Jenny Don't & The Spurs, Joey Briggs, Ryan Sollee, Ike Fonseca
Portland’s own Jenny Don’t and the Spurs are headlining this foot-stompin’ feel-good holiday show filled with punky Western-style get downs, and it’s for a good cause to boot! This fifth annual toy drive (titled Rock for Reason) will benefit Portland’s Ronald McDonald House, and will also feature the Builders and the Butchers’ Ryan Sollee, LA’s Joey Briggs, and local singer/songwriter Ike Fonseca—and all you have to do is bring a new, unwrapped toy, and a thirst for a good-time, downhome night of C&W fun. WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Dec 17, 8 pm, Doug Fir, $10

XRAY.fm Holiday Glam & Goth Ball
Join the great non-profit radio station for a non-lame holiday party in this season full of incredibly lame holiday parties. It’s time to get creative, too, as you’re encouraged to head to the Spare Room with some combination of, you guessed it, both colorful and non-gender-conforming glam and all-black goth styles. Think you can pull off Ziggy Stardust and Siouxsie Sioux, at the same time? DDDJJJ666 will be spinning records and Bowie cover band Boys Keep Swinging will be rocking out. It should be fun.
Dec 16, 8:30 pm, The Spare Room, $10

I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, The Angry Lisas, Chris Margolian, Bomf
It’s strange to think it’s been 15 years since the release of I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House’s Creepy Little Noises, but, as Stephen King writes, time is a face on the water, and we’re all tumbling toward our mortal coils one way or another. Creepy Little Noises was the Portland juggernaut’s ferocious country-punk debut, anointing frontman Michael Dean Damron as one of the city’s most fearless outlaw songwriters. The group practically lives at Dante’s when they’re in town, and even released a live album recorded at the venue in 2006, so it’s a fitting setting to celebrate the anniversary of their debut. The band’s last studio album, 2013’s Mayberry, was perhaps their finest yet, merging Mike D’s matter-of-fact political screeds with nostalgia for America of yesteryear. Expect a raucous sing-along with plenty of raised tallboys. RYAN J. PRADO
Dec 15, 9 pm, Dante's, $10

McTuff, Trio Subtonic
Seattle jazz trio McTuff’s organ-centric crew exhibits blistering chops, as heard on their most recent LP, Vol. 3: The Root, where their worldly musical muses traverse impressive realms on scorchers like “A Mendacious One” or the glittering dancehall jam “The Brat.” Those inclined to cut a rug had best be in attendance. RYAN J. PRADO
Dec 16, 10 pm, $10

Cabaret with a Q: Holiday Edition
The annual holiday cabaret-styled celebration benefitting Q Center—a showtune-focused party built around the joys of the sing-a-long, with a holiday twist. David's on piano, Jason's holding down the emcee duties.
Dec 15, 7 pm, Q Center, $5-10

Dim Wit, The Breathing Effect, Ackerman, Skelevision
The local duo spearheaded by singer/songwriter Jeff Tuyay and drummer Tyler Verigin bring their playful and shapeshifting blend of rock, pop, and post-punk to the Know for a hometown headlining show supporting their 2017 debut.
Dec 17, 8 pm, The Know, $8

Pwrhaus, Body Academics, Pregnant, Schaus
Portland songwriter Tonality Star and his band PWRHAUS bring their bright and shapeshifting indie rock and soulful pop sounds out to the Hawthorne Theatre Lounge for a hometown headlining show.
Dec 17, 7:30 pm, Hawthorne Theatre Lounge, $6-8

Feliz NaviDON: Don & the Quixotes, DJ Hwy 7
A holiday-flavored night of local surf-rock wonderfulness, led by the debauched style and slick tones of Don & the Quixotes.
Dec 16, 9 pm, (The World Famous) Kenton Club, $5

Nice Boys: Trivia and Comedy Showcase
Portland loves itself a pub quiz, and Portland also loves its comedy scene. The Bronze Broads loves the combination of the two, and presents this trivia night (Golden Girls-themed, even) followed up by comedy from Corina Lucas, Lydia Manning, Kat Buckley, and Amanda Lynn Deal.
Dec 17, 7:30 pm, Funhouse Lounge, $5

Rare Monk, Small Million, Tents
Experimental indie rockers Rare Monk round out an evening of local pop-leaning acts at the latest Rontoms Sunday Session.
8 pm, Rontoms, free

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