Aladdin-Long Beach Short Bus, No Red Flags, 9 pm, $15
Alberta St Pub-Monty Green's Bluegrass Invite, 9 pm, free
Arnada-Electric Band Jam w/Mark
Ash St. Saloon-Phorx, Clockwerk, Yamio 263, B.Y.E., The Transparent Crew w/DJ Delay, $5
Beale Street NW-Kinzel & Hyde
Berbati's Pan-Rita Chiarelli, Lew Jones, 9:30 pm, $10-12
Biddy McGraw's-Mars Retrieval Unit
Bitter End-Mira Flores, The Mellow Outs
Blue Monk-Triclops Organ Trio, 9:30 pm
Boons Treasury-John Shipe, 8 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Everything's Jake
Buffalo Gap-Adam & Kris and Friends
C-Bar-Sara Shansky
Clyde's Prime Rib-Jim Mesi, Steve Bradley
Crystal Ballroom-Evan Dando, Tea For Julie, Chris Tsefalas (Lola's), 9 pm, $15
Dante's-Hana's Hiphop Happy Hour, 4 pm, free; Fistful of Cash, Dry County Crooks, Muddy River Nightmare Band, 9:30 pm, $5
Doug Fir-Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons, 9 pm, $10-12
Duff's Garage-Rip Carson w/Skirt Chasers
Eastbank Farmers' Market-Earl White, Adrienne Davis, 3:30 pm; Government Issue Orchestra, 5:30 pm
Edgefield-The Moon Mountain Ramblers, 5:30 pm, free
Fez-Taarka, Aphrodesia, 9 pm, $10
goodfoot-Fractal, Apehouse
Grand Lodge-Slipjig, 6 pm, free
Green Room-Jaycob Van Auken, 6 pm; Earl & The Reggae All Stars, 9 pm
WOW!
The Caribbean
AT HOLOCENE
Featuring a couple of reps from mid-'90s D.C. popsters the Townies, the Caribbean rock an altogether inoffensive blend of indiepop for the Death Cab contingent--come on now, don't be shy. Ain't no shame in it.
w/Alan Singley & the Pants Machine, DJ Tan't, Matt Sheehy Hood-Mikaela's Fiend, Hustler White, We Quit, Clap Amp, 8 pm, $3-5 donation
Hoppers-Tony Coleman Band
Imbibe-Andrew Norsworthy, 9 pm
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Grant Richards & Friends, 7 pm
Kells-Tom May, 9 pm
Laurelthirst-Lewi Longmire, 6 pm
Mississippi Pizza-Wazn a-Sharq, The Martindales
Mississippi Studios-Klezmocracy, free
Mock Crest-Mike Danner Jam, 8:30 pm
Monty's-Kenny Lee and the Sundowners' Open Jam
Music Millennium NW-Matthew Von Doran, 6 pm; Brandi Carlile, 7 pm, free
Parallel 45 Wine Bar-Kirk Duncan, 7 pm
Poor Richards-Will West
Red & Black Cafe-John Twist, 8 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-John Bunzow, 8 pm, free
Rock N Roll Pizza-The Jack, $5
Roseland-Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Tom Freund, 8 pm, $30
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Manntis, Severus, Kapuda, Baronness
Sapphire Hotel-Gypsy Jazz Guitar Duo, 8 pm, free
Sweet Oregon Grill-Jon Koonce, 6 pm
The Steinhaus-Haus Cats
Three Friends Coffeehouse-Suck My Open Mic w/Tamara J. Brown, 7 pm, All Ages
TLC Alberta-Andrew Rafo Dewar w/B. Eubanks, David Hirvonen, Leif Sundstrom, 9 pm, $5
Tonic-Almost Is Nothing, Alliance, 9:30 pm, $4
White Eagle-The Odditors, TPS Report, 8:30 pm, $4
World Forestry Center-Piano Festival Northwest: Christopher Taylor, 7:30 pm, $24-30
Acme-Twist & Play Karaoke Party
Albina Press Coffee House-Mais Que Samba w/Newel Briggs, 8 pm, $5
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam w/Rebecca Kilgore, Dave Frishberg, Ed Bennett, 8 pm, free
Arnada-Selah PR, Red Field, Sick Ever Since
Ash St. Saloon-Assisted Living, Supernaut, Element 57, $7
Beale Street NW-Danny Hay Davis, noon; Terry Robb CD Release Party, 9 pm
Berbati's Pan-The '80s Experience: Black Celebration, Love Vigilantes, Fascination Street; King Fader, 9:30 pm, free (barside), $7-8
Biddy McGraw's-Billy Kennedy Happy Hour w/Lynn Conover, 5:30 pm; Funk Shui, 9:30 pm
Billy Reed's-Chata Addy, Shidah, 7:30 pm
Bitter End-Rokopolis, Lucky Lucy
Blue Monk-Farnell Newton, Marcus Reynolds
Boons Treasury-Mark Ransom Trio, 9 pm, free
Bossanova-The Neins, The Fe Fi Fo Fums, The Pets, Hello, 9 pm, $5
Brasserie Montmartre-Chris Parker Trio
Buffalo Gap-The Dimes
C-Bar-Alexa Marmon
Cathedral Park-Jazz Festival w/DJ Stewart & the DK-4, W.C. Clark, 6 pm
Clyde's Prime Rib-Richard Arnold Band
Corner Saloon-Life On Mars
Dante's-Lucero, The Honorary Title, The Glass, 9:30 pm, $10
Devils Point-Velabonz, Lovely, 9 pm, $5
Doug Fir-Talkdemonic, Nice Nice, Prime Meridian, 9 pm, $7; Chop Shop w/DJ Izm, DJ Evil One, midnight-3 am, $5
Duff's Garage-Surf Night w/Ignitrons, 9:30 pm; Trudie Falls, 10:30 pm
Edgefield-Mark Alan, 7 pm, free
Food Hole-Green Milk From The Planet Orange, Friday Group
Gemini-Lloyd Jones Trio
Grand Lodge-The Moon Mountain Ramblers, 6 pm, free
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook, Sylvie Lewis, 9:30 pm
Grolla-Jim Soloway
Holocene-Glass Candy, Dance Disaster Movement, Kill Me Tomorrow, Secret Puppets, 9 pm, $7-8
Hoppers-Tony Coleman Band
Imbibe-Happy Hour w/Little Sue, 6 pm; The Highsteppers, Barbara Lusch, 9:30 pm, $5
Jackpot Records Downtown-The Caribbean, 6 pm, free; Green Milk From The Planet Orange, 7 pm, free
Kells-Culann's Hounds, 9:30 pm, $5
Kelly's Olympian-Eric Allen Band
Liberty Hall-999 Eyes Ov Endless Dream Travelling Carnival Sideshow, 8 pm, $5-13
LV's Uptown-Art Lillard, Dave Valdez Trio, 7 pm, free
Mississippi Pizza-Blue Cranes, 6 pm; Vagabond Opera, 9:30 pm
Music Millennium NW-Sylvie Lewis, 5 pm; Honorary Title, 6 pm, free
Night Light Lounge-The Criminal Justi System, 10 pm, free
Oregon Zoo-Chris Isaak, Brandi Carlile, $26
Paragon-Bullykiller, Statch & The Rapes, The Culprits, 9:30 pm, free
Paris Theater-Dexter Danger, 7 pm
Poor Richards-Neil Gilpin
Portland Spirit-Storm Large & The Balls, 11 pm, $16-20
Red & Black Cafe-Leigh Marble, Jigsaw Gentlemen, 8 pm
Red Room-Roanoke, Damn Weavil
Rock Creek Tavern-Intervision 5, 9 pm, free
Rock N Roll Pizza-Falling Closer, The Battle of the Bands Finals w/Stellar Hero, City Vien, A Divided Dream, 5 pm, $12
Roseland-Kings of Leon, Secret Machines, Shout Out Louds, 8 pm
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Lance's B-Day Bash, Black Out Radio
Slabtown-Zonk, Harmony Machine, DJ noFader, 10 pm
The Steinhaus-Chris Mayther Band
Tonic-Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Wow & Flutter, L Mix R, 9:30 pm, $5
White Eagle-Johnnie Ward & The Eagle Ridin' Papas, 5:30 pm, free; Thamusemeant, 9:30 pm, $6
Wilf's Piano Bar-Patrick Lamb Funk Band
Wine Down-Dale Morris, 7:30 pm, free
World Forestry Center-Piano Festival Northwest: Marilyn Nonken, 7:30 pm, $24-30
Acme-Ainu, Cancer Fags, DJ Yard, DJ Rex Parker, 9 pm, $4 donation
Aladdin-Low Dough: Rye Hollow, Stephen Ashbrook, $5
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam w/Rebecca Kilgore, Dave Frishberg, Ed Bennett, 8 pm, free
Arnada-Rubber Burning Hod Rods, Pongoo, Downrite Walnut
Ash St. Saloon-Vinegar w/Arroyo, Woke Up Falling, The Film, $5
Berbati's Pan-Federation X, Drunk Horse, Last of The Juanitas, Black Elk, 9:30 pm, $7
Biddy McGraw's-Rouge Motel
Billy Reed's-Linda Hornbuckle, 7:30 pm
Bitter End-Ether Glow, False Positive
Blue Monk-The Original Cats w/Mario DePriest
Boons Treasury-Red Rose Girls, 9 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Chris Parker Trio
Buffalo Gap-Jacob Merlin Band
Clyde's Prime Rib-Ronnie Esconde
Corner Saloon-Life On Mars
Dante's-I Can Lick Any SOB in the House, Hex County, Wigmen, Pat McDonald, free
Doug Fir-Elliott Sharp & the Boodlers, 3 Leg Torso, Scuffle & Dustcough, 9 pm, $10-12; Knotty Disco w/DJs Mr MuMu, Barrett Paul, midnight-3 am, $5
Duff's Garage-Kindling
Edgefield-Garrett Brennan & The EBGBs, 7 pm, free
Fez-Train Go Sorry, Bryan Free, Careen, Derby, 8 pm, $6
FIX Gallery-Daniel Menche, Janice McKeachern, Genevieve Dellinger w/ JP Jenkins, 10 pm, $3
goodfoot-Arisawkadoria
WOW!
Free Fair Five
AT FREE GEEK
With this, their fifth annual salute to unmitigated geekdom (shudder), the helpful folks at Free Geek celebrate a shit ton of endeavors enjoyed by the socially awkward--video games, eco-awareness, interest in the film Office Space, etc--set to the tune of decidedly un-geeky rock 'n' roll music.
w/ The Bad Mintons, The Black Peppercorns, Dorado Grand Lodge-Jeff Haigerty Band, 6 pm, free
Green Room-Sambusa, J Matter, 9:30 pm
Hayden's Lakefront Grill-Trio w/Melody Guy
Holocene-PolitiCorps Benefit: The Snuggle Ups, Portland General Electro, DJ Stay in School, DJ Disco Mode, 8 pm
Hoppers-Ellen Whyte Bend
Jolly Inn-The Kronk Men, Larry & His Flask, Alterboys
Kells-Culann's Hounds, 9:30 pm, $5
Kelly's Olympian-Nordic, Charm Particles
the know-Paper Tiger, Giant Baby
Loveland-The Aquabats, The Epoxies, The Phenomenauts, 8 pm, $12
LV's Uptown-Art Lillard, Dave Valdez Trio, 7 pm, free
Memorial Coliseum-Beck, Le Tigre, McRorie, 7:30 pm, $37.50
Mississippi Pizza-Sylvie Lewis, 6 pm; Jessie Rae, 9 pm
Mississippi Studios-Geoff Muldaur, $20
Mock Crest-Johnnie & Whit, 8 pm
Music Millennium NW-Elliott Sharp, 1 pm; Chris Cotton, 5 pm, free
Ozone 03-Elliot Sharp, 4 pm
Paris Theater-The Ghouls, Rejected Dead, Belial 7 pm, All Ages
Poor Richards-Sig Paulsen
Red & Black Cafe-Travis Hartnett, 8 pm
Rock Creek Tavern-The Moon Mountain Ramblers, 9 pm, free
Rock N Roll Pizza-Scum of the Earth, Society1, Brand New Sin, SYX, Temujin, 7 pm, $12-15
Roseland-Rumble at the Roseland, 7 pm
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Baby Shakes, Beat Beat Beat, The Nice Boys, The Ones, Pure Pop for Now People; Comedy Night: Lonnie Bruen, Joe Fontineau, Susanna Lee (Sideshow Lounge), 9 pm, $8
The Steinhaus-Aaron Black
Tonic-The Verbtones, The Stood Ups, Amadan, 9:30 pm, $5
TOwne Lounge-Rose For Bohdan, Sex With Girls, Ghost to Falco, Wet Confetti, 9 pm, $5
Viper Room-Roots Reggae: Everyday Prophet, Jaga w/Eternal Vibration, NW #1 Riddim Keepers, Trinity Soundz w/Small Axe, 9 pm
White Eagle-Intervision 5, Acoustic Minds, Raina Rose & The Free Radicals, 9:30 pm, $6
Wilf's Piano Bar-Storm Large
Wonder Ballroom-Amber Martin w/DJ Andrew Ox, 8 pm, $12-15
World Forestry Center-Piano Festival Northwest: Michael Roll, 7:30 pm, $24-30
Babalu-Border Patrol, 7:30 pm
Berbati's Pan-The ShapeShifters, 2 Mex, Supreeme, Brother Reede, DJ Wicked, 9:30 pm, $8-10
Brasserie Montmartre-Creighton McGrath
C-Bar-Iron Wade
Cathedral Park-Jazz Festival w/Bobby Torres Ensemble
Clyde's Prime Rib-Ron Steen Jazz Jam w/Greg Goebel, Kevin Deitz, 8 pm, free
Dante's-Kuma, Zonk, 9 pm; Sinferno Cabaret, 11 pm, $6
Devils Point-Stripparaoke w/KJ Caution, free
Doug Fir-BBQ Sundays: The Dickel Brothers, Tom Heinl, 3 pm, free
Edgefield-Matt Cadenelli, 5 pm, free
Imbibe-The Right Reverend's Gospel Revue, 8 pm
Kells-Pat Buckley, 9 pm
Mississippi Pizza-Ken Reaume, Jana Hunter, 7 pm
Mississippi Studios-Geoff Muldaur Guitar Workshop
Mock Crest-KC Murphy, Dave Martin, 8 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Foghorn String Band, free
Nocturnal-Swing Dancing, 7 pm, $6
Noir-The Subterranean Beat Revival: Mr Romo, Tomo Nori, Chris Cottrell, 7 pm, free
WOW!
Apeshape
AT TOWNE LOUNGE
Fresh (relatively) from their no doubt triumphant (do these guys roll any other way?) West Coast tour with their brethren in Built to Spill, Apeshape show off what they learned from the road. Let's pray to Christ that it's not a three-hour version of "Cortez the Killer." Oregon Zoo-Indigo Girls, Girlyman, $26
River Roadhouse-Sinners Club Open Jam
Sapphire Hotel-The 12th Avenue Hot Club Jazz Quartet, 6 pm, free
Solid State-Ten Times a Day, Phillips 33 LP, 7 pm, $8
Stumptown Division-The Dickel Brothers, 9 am
The Steinhaus-Kinzel & Hyde
Tonic-The Get Me Downs, The DTs, Cathole, 9:30 pm
Wax-The Cypher: All Element Freestyle and Emcee Battles
World Forestry Center-Piano Festival Northwest: Jon Kimura Parker, 4 pm, $24-30
Biddy McGraw's-Lowell J. Mitchell Trio, 5:30 pm
Bossanova-Argentine Tango, 7 pm, $8
Brasserie Montmartre-Lee Reinoehl
Candlelight-D.K. Stewart & the DK4, 9 pm, free
Dante's-Storytellers w/Dave Queen, 6 pm, free; Karaoke From Hell, 10 pm, $2
Doug Fir-Climber, Diamond Nights, Spacemountain, 9 pm, free
Edgefield-Rachel Taylor Brown, 7 pm, free
Fez-Shannon McNally, Todd Thibeaud, 9 pm, $10
Imbibe-Solovox, 9 pm, free
It's A Beautiful Pizza-City of Gypsies, 8 pm
Kells-Pat Buckley, 9 pm
Loveland-Simon Dawes, Mt. Egypt, Nicky P, 7 pm, $6
Moon & Sixpence-Johnny B. Connolly, free
Produce Row-Ron Steen Jazz Jam w/Phil Goldberg, Dave Captein, 9 pm, $3
Red & Black Cafe-Campo Bravo, Amy Rude, 8 pm
Rock N Roll Pizza-Kamikaze Karaoke w/Circle The Lights, 8 pm, free, All Ages
Solid State-Hello Goodbye; Mondo Bizarro Open Mic
The Steinhaus-Lloyd Jones
Tonic-Matt Machine, 9:30 pm
White Eagle-Little Sue, Lynn Conover, 8:30 pm, free
Arnada-Jordon Feahers & Acoustic Knights
Artichoke-Portland Flamenco Festival
Ash St. Saloon-The Mixed Social: Serpentone, Fall of Transition, DeadEye, free
Berbati's Pan-Adelaide, Autumn Project, Bright Red Paper, $6
Biddy McGraw's-Dylan Thomas Vance, Griff Bear
Bitter End-Larry May, The Collective, 8 pm
Blue Monk-Ramsey's Groove Trio, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Chris Parker Duo
Clyde's Prime Rib-Johnny Martin
Dante's-Ground Zero Lounge w/Clyde Lewis, 6 pm, free; Iron City Jazz, 9:30 pm
H2O Martini Bar-The Session: Open Mic, Live Improv Jazz, Urban Spoken Word, DJ OG 1, 8 pm, $5
Imbibe-Sarah Bettens, Ashleigh Flynn, 9 pm, $10
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Balkan Music & Dance, 9 pm
Kells-Pat Buckley, 9 pm
Loveland-Cigarette, Emaneht, Livitz Livitz, 7 pm, $6
Mississippi Pizza-The RCMP, 7 pm
Mississippi Studios-Rani Arbo, Daisy Mayhem, Adam Sweeney, $12
Mock Crest-Johnnie Ward & Eagle Ridin Papas, 8 pm
Moon & Sixpence-Kung Pao Chickens, free
Nocturnal-Blues Practica, 7 pm, $5
Old Town Pizza-Acoustic Songwriter Spotlight
Parallel 45 Wine Bar-Kirk Duncan, 7 pm
Produce Row-Bluegrass Jam
Sabala's Mt Tabor-The Flairs, Morgan Grace, Pretty Monster
Slabtown-Gosling, Spacemountain, Ex Loudermilk, 9:30 pm
The Steinhaus-Haus Cats
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-Joe McMurrian's Acoustic Review, 8:30 pm, free
Wilf's Piano Bar-Ron Steen Jazz Jam w/Randy Porter, Ed Bennett, 7:30 pm, free
Alberta St Pub-Zydeco Dance Party
Alexander's Lounge-Ron Steen Jazz Jam w/Mike Horsfall, Dan Presley, 8 pm, free
Arnada-Songwriter's Round w/Shina
Ash St. Saloon-El Pollo Diablo, Blood Alley, The Marks, $5
Berbati's Pan-A Benefit for the Independent Publishing Resource Center: Menomena, Point Juncture, WA, Sexton Blake, $7
Biddy McGraw's-Elizabeth Nicholson
Bitter End-West Side Jazz Jam
Blue Monk-Pendar i Paya
Boons Treasury-Mark Parrish, Steve Dexheimer, 8 pm, free
Brasserie Montmartre-Charlie Doggett Duo
Buffalo Gap-Brian Copeland Band
C-Bar-Beth Willis
Dante's-Famous Mysterious Actor Show, 7 pm, free; Thrill Billy, Mission 5, Storm & The Balls, $5, 9 pm
devils point-Faun Fables
Doug Fir-Weird War, The Volumes, 9 pm, $8-10
Dunes-Bush-Wacked: Mark Whitecage, Rozanne Levine, Tres Gone, 9 pm, free
Food Hole-We Quit, Abiku, 2% Majesty, Certain Death
Gemini-Morrison Bridge Blues Jam, 8:30 pm, free
goodfoot-African Showboyz
Green Room-Stephen Ashbrook, 9 pm
Holocene-Ingredients: Copy, Ainu, World, Glomm, Koto y Soto, Dizzystarhouse, White Rainbow, Office Products, Jesus Burger, Let's Go Outside, 9 pm, free
Hoppers-Deep Wood
It's A Beautiful Pizza-Arabian Music & Dance, 8:30 pm
Kells-Pat Buckley, 9 pm
Level-Jonene
Loveland-Need New Body, Pit Er Pat, Level Anchorage, 8 pm, $8
Mississippi Pizza-Kentucky Junction, 7 pm
Mississippi Studios-Pierce Pettis, Laura Gibson, $15
Moon & Sixpence-Trashcan Joe, 8:30 pm, free
Night Light Lounge-Atomic Jazz Ensemble, 9pm, free
Paola's-Ezra Meredith, 9 pm
Red & Black Cafe-Against The Wall Benefit: Jordon Feathers Presents, 8 pm
Sabala's Mt Tabor-Combichrist, Glis w/Manufactura, Synchronicity Frequency
Solid State-A Fragile Shade, Remembering the Forgotten, O Captain My Captain, 7 pm, $5
Sweet Oregon Grill-Rogue Bluegrass Band, 6 pm, free
Tonic-Facepilot, Norska, The Autumn Project, 9:30 pm, $5
Twilight Cafe-Acoustic Minds w/Stevie "B"
U&I Tavern-Open Mic
Urban Wineworks-Fluid Measure w/DJ Mr Romo
Wallbangers-Dueling Pianos, 8 pm
White Eagle-The Juanita Family, 8:30 pm, free
Wilf's Piano Bar-Patrick Lamb Band
Wine Down-Dale Morris, 8 pm, free
Wired Coffee-Open Mic, 7 pm