rsvp only riverboat gamblers at satyricon

As you've likely heard, Portland's famed scummy rock 'n' roll club Satyricon is closing it's doors. This time for good as it is destined to be demolished by the neighboring MacDonald Center, which plans to build new facilities for our city’s disadvantaged.

But before it disappears, Satyricon has planned one hell of a month of goodbye gigs in October including intimate--we mean less than 300 person--performances from The Dandy Warhols rocking with original drummer Eric Hedford plus other shows from Richmond Fontaine, Quasi, and Pierced Arrows. Get the complete schedule here.

Starting the celebration a bit early this Sunday, September 19th, you can get in to see the Riverboat Gamblers and Authority Zero for free by RSVP only. Do it now.

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free, live music bonanza : mar 22-28 : portland cello project, mattress, chrome wings, neon trees, marv ellis

Issue No. 29 : March 22 – 28, 2010

This is all that's on my radar.

22 Monday
Fail.

23 Tuesday
Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

24 Wednesday
Portland's folk queen Little Sue at Biddy McGraw's, 6 PM. 21 and over.

25 Thursday
The Portland Cello Project is making their rounds on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour at McMenamins Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Carpet Culture at Holocene with psych-jazz from Evolutionary Jass Band, indie-electro Mattress, and Golden Retriever, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

26 Friday
Poppy Neon Trees at The Woods, 6 PM. 21 and over.

27 Saturday
The Portland Cello Project makes more rounds on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour at McMenamins Grand Lodge, 7 PM. All ages.

28 Sunday
Electro-experimental with ASSS, Chrome Wings, Moonlandings, and Poltern at Rontoms, 9 PM. 21 and over.

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Too busy.

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free, live music bonanza : mar 15-21 : portland cello project, disc jockey gregarious, the new americans, bombs into you, st. patty's day, marv ellis

Issue No. 28 : March 15 – 21, 2010

Get high on PCP.

15 Monday
Portland Cello Project's Skip vonKuske hosts his weekly The Guest List at McMenamins Edgefield featuring folky accompaniment from Seth Bernard and Daisy May, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Loud rock from A Place To Bury Strangers at The Woods, 6 PM. 21 and over.

16 Tuesday
Country rock with Huge Sally in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

17 Wednesday : St. Patrick's Day
So much St. Patty's Day action at all the McMenamins locales. Try Edgefield, Grand Lodge, Hotel Oregon, and Kennedy School for big parties or general consumption and music at Rock Creek Tavern or White Eagle Saloon. Starting as early as 4 PM, mostly 21 and over.

Punky, pop, rock with The Middle Ages, Therapists, and The Chemicals at Kelly's Olympian, 10 PM. 21 and over.

18 Thursday
The Portland Cello Projects starts making their rounds on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour with the gymnasium at the Kennedy School, 7 PM. All ages.

Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Lotta electro dance beats at the Afterlife Dance Party with DJ Deafchild, Quillan, Miss Margo, and Mortal Grey at The Woods, 9 PM. 21 and over.

19 Friday
Quirky rock with Miss Massive Snowflake at Music Millennium, 6 PM. All ages.

Bluesy rock with The New Americans and Stuck Runnin' at Sana's Bar and Grill, 7 PM. All ages.

20 Saturday
Pure, unadulterated 80's with Disc Jockey Gregarious at Berbati's Back to the Future, 10 PM. 21 and over.

Funky rock with Break As We Fall at Jolly Roger, 10 PM. 21 and over.

Folky acoustics with James Faretheewell at East Burn, 10 PM. 21 and over.

21 Sunday
Indie stuffs with Bombs Into You, Iretsu, and Grey Anne at Rontoms, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Wrapping up an Irish week, McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern brings you Irish Music Sunday with Hanz Araki and Cary Novotny at 6 PM. All ages. Followed by the same duo at Biddy McGraw's, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

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Go green.

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free, live music bonanza : mar 8-14 : noah gundersen and the courage, p-lux, skip vonkuske, marv ellis, the fix djs

Issue No. 27 : March 8 – 14, 2010

Come inside, calm down, settle in.

08 Monday
Portland Cello Project's Skip vonKuske hosts his weekly The Guest List at McMenamins Edgefield featuring himself... aka Cellotronik... this week, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Latin rock with Caguama and psych rock Cloud of Suns at Kelly's Olympian, 9 PM. 21 and over.

09 Tuesday
Mixed Social with electro-folk and rock from Dead Peasant, Has-Been Corner, and William Carpenter’s Towering Trees at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

10 Wednesday
Swingin' rockabilly with Lisa and Her Kin at LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by freewheelin' americana from Piano Throwers at 9 PM. 21 and over.

Acoustic folk that rocks with Noah Gundersen and the Courage and Adam Sweeney at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

11 Thursday
Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Formerly Poncho Luxurio, get your funky jam on with P-LUX and The Way Downs at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

12 Friday
Happy Endings to your week at Holocene with DJs Tyler Stone, Patrick Hinds (Sutro) and visuals from Briana Bononcini, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Scat, blues, roots, americana and The Reverb Brothers at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 5:30 PM. All ages.

13 Saturday
Rock, rock, rock at Ella St. Social Club's Rock and Roll Karaoke with Chariots of Rubber and Jeffrey Wonderful, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Country folk with Southern Skies at East Burn, 10 PM. 21 and over.

14 Sunday
Eye Candy with VJ Norto and The Phantom Hillbilly spinning classic MTV videos and dance at Beulahland, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Celtic folk with Nancy Conescu and Bonny Griffin at McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 6 PM. 21 and over.

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Unwind.

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free, sunday gig: the pack a.d. + sex life at rontoms

Put two loud girls in a small space like Rontoms and let ‘er rip.

A female Black Keys pulsing with crude bluesy energy and endlessly crashing cymbals, drummer Maya Miller puts Meg White to shame while singer, guitarist Becky Black drawls and hauls with the best male garage rockers.

The blues stompin’, rhythm rockin’ Vancouver-duo The Pack A.D. comes to Portland on Sunday, March 7th rocking a free gig at Rontoms alongside dance-makers Sex Life and a disco DJ set from Maxx Bass at 9 PM.

There’s no reason to spar with words here, just one quick listen and you’ll understand. (Download their single “Crazy” here.)

Three guys, a girl, and percussionary dance vibes...

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free, live music bonanza : mar 1-7 : pegasus dream, the pack a.d., sex life, danceahol, wide eye panic, michael hurley, mississippi studios

Issue No. 26 : March 1 – 7, 2010

March babies, spring ladies.

01 Monday
Jazz guitar with Dan Balmer at Jimmy Mak's, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Portland Cello Project's Skip vonKuske hosts his weekly The Guest List at McMenamins Edgefield featuring singer-songwriter Chris Kokesh, 7 PM. 21 and over.

02 Tuesday
Rock 'n metal at Mixed Social with Tool-esque, Olympians Wide Eye Panic and indie-alt, jammy Marca Luna at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

03 Wednesday
Legendary, songwritin' troubadour Michael Hurley at LaurelThirst Public House, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Holocene brings the second edition of FIN de Cinema with three short films by director Kenneth Anger paired with a live score composed and performed by Purple Rhinestone Eagle, Eternal Tapestry, and Wilderness. Be prepared for psychedelic tastiness, oddball nastiness, homoeroticism, and stunning sonics at 8:30 PM, $2 donation suggested. 21 and over.

04 Thursday
Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Boot-stomping, mule-slapping bluegrass and old time with Whiskey Puppy at McMenamins Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

05 Friday
David Ornette Cherry lounges at East Burn, 10 PM. 21 and over.

Scat, blues, roots, americana and The Reverb Brothers at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 5:30 PM. All ages.

06 Saturday
Solid Gold 5 sir!!! With electro-dance-love at Berbati's with Nathan Detroit, Pegasus Dream, and DJ Danceahol, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Swellebration: Mississippi Studios One Year Anniversary with PDX indie, acoustic, rock love from :
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
Dirty Mittens
Yeltsin
Matt Sheehy & The Menders
Run On Sentence
Tahoe Jackson
Sean Flinn & The Royal We
Holcombe Waller
Adam Shearer
Justin Power
Laura Gibson
And many more special surprises and treats! Doors at 7 PM, show at 8 PM. 21 and over.

Portland's folk princess Little Sue with Lynn Conover at the LaurelThirst Public House, 6 PM. 21 and over.

07 Sunday
Sunday nights are for Vancouver, B.C. garage rock from The Pack A.D. and dancing in the Sex Life along with a disco DJ set from Maxx Bass at Rontoms, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

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Happy birthday Mississippi Studios.

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hey champ, download me

For months I've told everyone but my blog to download the Hey Champ Remix-Tape--featuring one of 2009's best remixes, Passion Pit's "Little Secrets (Hey Champ Remix)," as well as The Sounds, a little re-vanitized Carly Simon, and The Cool Kids.

What are you waiting for?

free, live music bonanza : feb 22-28 : quasi, mattress, tan sister radio, ben darwish, laura ivancie, tony ozier, james faretheewell, parson red heads

Issue No. 25 : February 22 – 28, 2010

Indie rock and cassette tapes.

22 Monday
Jazz guitar with Dan Balmer at Jimmy Mak's, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Indie-folkers The Parson Red Heads continue their February Monday residency at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon with Ezra Carey and Cabinessence, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

23 Tuesday
PDX indie darlings Quasi celebrate their album release with an in store performance at Jackpot Records Downtown, 6 PM. All ages.

Female vocalists rock as the Ash Street Saloon brings indie alt with Tan Sister Radio, power pop from Minty Rosa, and something punky from Thundering Asteroids!, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

24 Wednesday
Whiskey stomp, indie folk with The Ascetic Junkies as they play their final February Wednesday residency at LaurelThirst Public House with special guests Leigh Marble and Ezra Carey, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Tony Ozier's Dookie Jam with funk-rock-soul-jazz-blues-impromptu at Someday Lounge, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Acoustic seamstress Laura Ivancie brings her Her Baaad Lambs for an evening Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

25 Thursday
Tapefest 2010... a celebration of cassette tapes at Holocene featuring:
White Fang
Mattress
Hammer of Hathor
Strategy (tape set)
Pete Swanson
DJ Hostile Tapeover
And tapes for sale from Portland's booming tape industry, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Roots with Blue Turtle Seduction as they make the rounds when McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour comes to the Kennedy School, 7 PM. 21 and over.

26 Friday
The Cowboys From Sweden playing the classy classics at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Scat, blues, roots, americana and The Reverb Brothers at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 5:30 PM. All ages.

27 Saturday
James Faretheewell & The Foolhardy tell folky, poppy stories at McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Rock, rock, rock at Ella St. Social Club's Rock and Roll Karaoke with Chariots of Rubber and Jeffrey Wonderful, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Portland's folk princess Little Sue at the LaurelThirst Public House, 6 PM. 21 and over.

28 Sunday
Intimate jazz stuffs--indie jazz, experimental jazz--at Rontoms with Joe Manis Trio, Why I Must Be Careful, and Lindsey Stormo with Ben Darwish, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

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Sparks.

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free, live music bonanza : feb 15-21 : ro sham bos, angry orts, pine language, david ornette cherry, remy + lamar, nucular animals, marv ellis

Issue No. 24 : February 15 – 21, 2010

This is too easy. All you gotta do is show up.

15 Monday
Indie rock with The Greater Midwest and The Ro Sham Bos at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Indie-folkers The Parson Red Heads hold down their February Monday residency at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon with The Olive Grove and Eric Earley (Blitzen Trapper), 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Portland Cello Project's Skip vonKuske holds down McMenamins Edgefield with Charlie Nanos, 7 PM. 21 and over.

16 Tuesday
Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Funky jam band rock with Tree Frogs at at LaurelThirst Public House at 9 PM. 21 and over.

17 Wednesday
Whiskey stomp, indie folk with The Ascetic Junkies as they continue their February Wednesday residency at LaurelThirst Public House with special guest The Glyptodons, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Unfiltered: Indie-Rock Showcase with Pine Language, A Season of Tanagers, and Dust Bowl Holler (All-Star Tribute to Tom Waits featuring members of The Breeders, Drunken Prayer and Buoy LaRue) at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

18 Thursday
Carpet Culture at Holocene with indie stuffs from Nucular Aminals, The Angry Orts, and Total Noise, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Dance to the darkwave at the Fez Ballroom's Shadowplay while DJ Ghoulunatic, DJ Horrid, and DJ Paradox spin starting at 9 PM. 21 and over.

19 Friday
Roots with Blue Turtle Seduction as they make the rounds when McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour comes to Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Night Shift 70's, 80's and on... DJ dance party with Remy the Restless, Lamar Leroy, Standing 8, and with special guest Moonchild at Someday Lounge, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

20 Saturday
Pure, unadulterated 80's with DJ Gregarious at Berbati's Back to the Future, 10 PM. 21 and over.

Roots country with The Low Bones at East Burn, 5 PM. All ages.

21 Sunday
David Ornette Cherry lays down an intimate set at Music Millennium at 3 PM. All ages.

Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

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¡Vamanos!

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free, live music bonanza : feb 8-14 : atole, laura gibson + ethan rose, p-lux, the greater midwest, ro sham bos, woodbrain

Issue No. 23 : February 8 – 14, 2010

Wake up. Music's calling.

08 Monday
Indie-folkers The Parson Red Heads hold down their February Monday residency at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon with Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, and Marty Marquis, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Indie rock with The Greater Midwest and The Ro Sham Bos at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

09 Tuesday
Electro-acoustic with Laura Gibson & Ethan Rose at Music Millennium before their album release party at Holocene on Friday, 7 PM. All ages.

Just for rockin' at Mixed Social with Parents and The Camerata at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

10 Wednesday
Whiskey stomp, indie folk with The Ascetic Junkies as they continue their February Wednesday residency at LaurelThirst Public House with special guest Sam Cooper of Horse Feathers, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Alt-country with Lex Browning at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

11 Thursday
Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Ohmega Watts, Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Formerly Poncho Luxurio, get your funky jam on with P-LUX and The Way Downs at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

12 Friday
House par-tay at Dekum Manor with rock and nonsense from Cat Stalks Bird, Girls On Da Side, Mustaphamond, and Kotten-dik, 9 PM. All ages.

Raw, bluesy rock at LaurelThirst Public House from Woodbrain, 6 PM. 21 and over.

13 Saturday
UFO #4 dance, dance, dance party at East End with Atole, Coronation (featuring members of Ra Ra Riot and Plants), and Joey Casio, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Nashville acoustic alternative with Dave Rawlings Machine at Music Millennium before his gig at the Roseland, 5 PM. All ages.

14 Sunday
Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Acoustic, blues and horns with Gil Reynolds & Deep Blue at McMenamins Edgefield, 5 PM. 21 and over.

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Wonderful.

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free, live music bonanza : feb 1-7 : ascetic junkies, jeffrey jerusalem, parson red heads, jaguar love, logan lynn, fight...delay

Issue No. 22 : February 1 – 7, 2010

It's been a warm winter.

01 Monday
Indie-folkers The Parson Red Heads kick off their February Monday residency at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon with Norman and Joel Swensen, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Community Day & Songwriter's Circle at Music Millennium brings together Lisa Mann, Steve Hefter, and Jarad Miles at 7 PM. All ages.

02 Tuesday
The Rumble: Portland is back at Holocene with an electro riot from Jaguar Love, Logan Lynn, and DJ A Train Alternative, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Celebrate a record release with faithful garage punk, PDX-metro mainstays Pierced Arrows at the always intimate Music Millennium, 7 PM. All ages.

03 Wednesday
Whiskey stomp, indie folk with The Ascetic Junkies as they kick off their February Wednesday residency at LaurelThirst Public House with special guest St. Frankie Lee, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Psychedelic space funk from Mars Retrieval Unit at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

04 Thursday
Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Ohmega Watts, Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Funky, jazzy, reggae-fused Seven Year Tango jam at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

05 Friday
Lewi Longmire Band plays folk rock at Biddy McGraw's, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Scat, blues, roots, americana and The Reverb Brothers at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 5:30 PM. All ages.

06 Saturday
Solid Gold 4 flies on with electro-dance-love at Berbati's with Nathan Detroit, Jeffrey Jerusalem, and Lion's Den, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Intimate rock from Diamonds Under Fire in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Glammy eletro at The Know with Mannequinhead, Neapolitan Beard, and Fight...Delay, 7 PM. 21 and over.

07 Sunday
Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Guitar and machines from 6bq9 with Sean Patrick at Coffee Lovers, 3 PM. All ages.

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Super.

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free, live music bonanza : jan 25-31 : wampire, celilo, tony ozier, future historians, little sue, marv ellis

Issue No. 21 : January 25 – 31, 2010

Grand, folky, rocky celebrations on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.

25 Monday
Jazz guitar with Dan Balmer at Jimmy Mak's, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Roots rock with Patina at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

26 Tuesday
Alternative, americana stuff PDX bands The Goodwill River, The Mermaid Problem, and Dust Bunny Nation at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

27 Wednesday
Electro-rock at Carpet Culture with Wampire, Tunnels, and Golden Retriever Moody at Holocene plus the premiere episode of Into the Woods (featuring Wampire) where Portland bands march out to a cabin in the wilderness of Mt. Hood to perform an intimate concert, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Portland's folk queen Little Sue at Biddy McGraw's, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Tony Ozier's Dookie Jam with funk-rock-soul-jazz-blues-impromptu at Someday Lounge, 9 PM. 21 and over.

28 Thursday
Folk from Future Historians and jazzy lounge with Egg Plant at Kelly's Olympian, 8 PM. 21 and over.

Plucking banjos, mandolins, stand up bass, and violin strings are the bluegrassy boys from Head for the Hills on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour at Kennedy School at 7 PM. All ages.

29 Friday
Fiddle 'n steel country with Flash Flood & The Dikes at Slabtown, 6 PM. 21 and over.

Folk tinging with Celtic influence from Sky in the Road at McMenamins Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

30 Saturday
HaléLupé and her acoustic guitar at McMenamins Edgefield, 7 PM. 21 and over.

Or acoustic americana with Tyler Stenson at McMenamins Grand Lodge, 7 PM. All ages.

31 Sunday
PDX Unplugged 2010 is an acoustic folk showcase at the Hawthorne Theatre and holy crap there's too many artists to even think about listing here. Over 30 acts, happening in the lounge and main stage. Check it out!!! Starts at 3:45 PM, 21 and over.

Crystal Ballroom 96th Birthday Free-For-All starts at 1 PM and is spreads down Burnside with the Ballroom all ages and Lola's Room and Ringlers Annex 21 and over. Performances from Langhorne Slim, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Celilo, The Maldives, Head for the Hills, '80s Video Dance Attack, and a ton more.

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free, live music bonanza : jan 18-24 : au, alps of new south wales, white hinterland, world's great ghosts, housefire, rey villalobos, akron/family

Issue No. 20 : January 18 – 24, 2010

Bars and houses, acoustic, indie and experimental. Beauty and noise.

18 Monday
Mellow acoustic at at Valentine's with Galveston, Lindsay Clark, and Rey Villalobos, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Garage punk with The Schills at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

19 Tuesday
Austin's Toast brings jam-band funk alongside metal from PDX's Wuzzard and experimental from Guyve at the Ash Street Saloon, 9:15 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

20 Wednesday
Moody, mellow indie from Housefire, Ocean Age, and Billygoat at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

Portland's folk queen Little Sue at Biddy McGraw's, 6 PM. 21 and over.

21 Thursday
Genre-bending electro with Linger & Quiet at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Cheesy and catchy, a live 80's cover band The Breakfast Club rocks Bon Jovi, Adams, Springfield, Loggins, Jett, et al. at McMenamins Kennedy School at 7 PM. All ages.

22 Friday
Beautiful experimental, minimalist stuff with White Hinterland, Tiger Saw, and Alps of New South Wales at The Wail, 7 PM. All ages.

Plucking banjos, mandolins, stand up bass, and violin strings are the bluegrassy boys from Head for the Hills on McMenamins' Great Northwest Music Tour at Edgefield, 7 PM. All ages.

Apple Jam from Seattle plays The Beatles at Music Millennium, 6 PM. All ages.

23 Saturday
Portland Folk Festival presents buzzworthy experimental bands Akron/Family, Au, and Wow & Flutter at Holocene at 6:30 PM. All ages.

Original jazz from the trio of David Friesen, John Gross, and Greg Goebel at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

24 Sunday
Indie rockers The Soft Pack play Music Millennium at 6 PM before opening for Phoenix at the Crystal. All ages.

World's Greatest Ghosts, Tempo No Tempo, and The Angry Orts bring supremely stellar indie rock to Rontoms at 9 PM. 21 and over.

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Beautiful noise.

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free, live music bonanza : jan 11-17 : deelay ceelay, nurses, jeffrey jerusalem, root beer and french fry, rob walmart, adam miller, non sequitur

Issue No. 19 : January 11 – 17, 2010

This'll be a good week.

11 Monday
Industry Night at Berbati's Pan with no bullshit punk rock from LSD&D, Lucky Thirteens, Aapoaa, and DJ Nightmoves, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

Country twang and songs about drinkin' from Brad Creel & The Reel Deel with Don Bellairs and the folky Snapdragon at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

12 Tuesday
Glorious electro-smash-trash at Valentine's with Root Beer and French Fry and Rob Walmart, 10 PM. 21 and over.

Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

The Sale strum pop at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

13 Wednesday
Indie folk with Adam Miller at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

Blake Mackey gets acoustic, bluegrassy at Berbati's Pan, 10 PM. 21 and over.

14 Thursday
Holocene brings the experimental FIN de Cinema – a screening of the Czech 1970 vampire film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders featuring a live score composed and performed by Nurses, Gulls, and The Slaves at 8:30 PM, $2 donation suggested. 21 and over.

Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Ohmega Watts, Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Formerly Poncho Luxurio but still funky jam shizz with P-LUX at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 8:30 PM. 21 and over.

15 Friday
Even though it's 2010, Willamette Week Give Guide 2009 presents drums-drums-drums Deelay Ceelay, indie-folk-lore Weinland, and electr0-acoustic Matt Sheehy at Berbati's Pan, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Sleek, poppy singer-songwriter Andrew Seistrup plays Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone with mellow indie from Non Sequitur, 9 PM. All ages.

16 Saturday
Booty shakin', slammin' dance with Jeffrey Jerusalem and DJ Vision Quest at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Alt-country from sexy Catherine & Strawberry Roan at Camellia Lounge @ TeaZone, 9 PM. All ages.

17 Sunday
Sunday means there's a Fire In My Bones: A Celebration of Gospel Music by DJ Yeti, DJ Beyonda, and DJ Hwy 7 at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

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It is my mission to provide a comprehensive listing of free, local performances in Portland. Please help this compilation grow by contributing your favorite free shows and by spreading this list around.

For more free shows check out the Portland Concert Co-Op.

Drums.

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free, live music bonanza : jan 4-10 : wayne gacy trio, leonard mynx, hello morning, fix djs, marv ellis

Issue No. 18 : January 4 – 10, 2010

Bringin' it anew in 2010.

04 Monday
Indie folk with The Albuquerque Boys Choir, Trevor Giuliani, and Leonard Mynx at Valentine's, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Indie americana with Amy Bleu at Twilight Cafe, 9 PM. 21 and over.

05 Tuesday
Northwest Fresh hip hop fusion with Marv Ellis and his live band The Platform along with guest rappers, DJs, live painting, and more at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Open Mic & Artist Showcase in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

06 Wednesday
Creepy, murder rock from the Wayne Gacy Trio, indie-electro with Hello Morning, and "American" music from Rob Stroup & The Blame at the Doug Fir, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Reggae Night at Mt. Tabor Theater, 8 PM. 21 and over.

07 Thursday : First Thursday
Someday Lounge presents The Fix with DJs Ohmega Watts, Lifesavas' Rev. Shines, DJ Kez, and DJ Dundiggy, 9 PM. 21 and over.

DJ BJ and Nate C host Let's Go Crazy (80's Dance Night) at Berbati's Pan, 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

08 Friday
Say-lem rap from Mob Royalle at Music Millennium, 6 PM. All ages.

Acoustic rock from Steve Franssen and strumming from Joshua Du Chene in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

09 Saturday
Dance baby at Sonic Refuge Electronic Party at Mt. Tabor Theater, 9 PM. 21 and over.

Folky stylings from Brain Bailey and friends in the lounge at the Hawthorne Theatre, 8 PM. 21 and over.

10 Sunday
Freak Mountain Ramblers jam at the LaurelThirst Public House at 6 PM. Followed by folk from Billy Kennedy with Tim Acott at 9:30 PM. 21 and over.

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It is my mission to provide a comprehensive listing of free, local performances in Portland. Please help this compilation grow by contributing your favorite free shows and by spreading this list around.

For more free shows check out the Portland Concert Co-Op.

Elementary, my dear.

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