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Music calendar Listings

For the week of Wednesday September 3rd thru Tuesday September 9th

To be considered for listings, send information at least two weeks in advance to:

    Music calendar, c/o Willamette Week
    2220 NW Quimby, Portland, OR 97210.
    Phone: 503 243-2122. Fax: 503 243-1115.


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Wednesday September 3

Aladdin Theater

Tyrone Wells, Jason Reeves, Justin Klump Map

Ash Street Saloon

The Line, Matthew Lindley and Troubadour Deluxe, Joshua Polk, Sean Wagner Map

Benson Hotel

Neil Masson Trio Map

Berbati's Pan

Musicfest NW: Old 97's, Langhorne Slim, Norfolk & Western, The 1900s Map

Biddy McGraw's

Nancy Conescu and Geraldine Murray Map

Bishop Creek Cellars/Urban Wineworks East

Noir Notes (6 pm) Map

Buffalo Gap

Open Mic with Chuck Warda Map

Crystal Ballroom

Musicfest NW: Xavier Rudd, Griffin House Map

Dante's

Vinsantos, Kitten on the Keys Map

East Burn

Moreland and Arbuckle Map

East End

WW PickWitch, Earthless, Assemblehead Map

Goodfoot Lounge

Quick and Easy Boys, Ike Holmund Map

Halibut's

Thad Beckman Map

Hawthorne Theatre

Farewell, My Lovely; Laura McGreevy; Pearl District; Raydyx; Join the Masses; Gordon Avenue; Queen Anne's Revenge Map

Holocene

Tender Forever, bangsandblurry, Explode Into Colors, Janet Pants, Jenny Hoyston, Modou Dieng, Million Brazillians Map

It's a Beautiful Pizza

Arabesque Map

Jax

Hank Hirsh Jazz Jam (7:30 pm) Map

Jimmy Mak's

The Mel Brown Quartet w/ Mimi Fox Map

Kells Irish Pub

Peter Yeates Map

Kelly's Olympian

Sean Brooks, Ocean Floor, Drew Danburry Map

LaurelThirst Public House

Billy Kennedy & Tim Acott host: Jimmy Boyer (6 pm); Bon Ton Roulet (9 pm) Map

McMenamins Edgefield

Ehren Ebbage (7 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Lincoln Crocket (6 pm); Hutson, Brian Arden (9 pm) Map

Mock Crest Tavern

Lew Jones (7 pm) Map

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern

Papagiayo, Fruition (6 pm) Map

Roseland

Musicfest NW: Mogwai, Fuck Buttons Map

Rotture

WW PickDaffodils, Lake, Ohioan Map

Satyricon

Ill Intent, Conquer, Passing in Dreams Map

Siam Society

Adam Hurst Gypsy Cello (7 pm) Map

Tony Starlight's

Mitzi Zilka's Jazz Vocalist Showcase (7:30 pm) Map

White Eagle

Poncho Luxurio, The Rocktet Map

Wilf's Restaurant

Ron Steen Trio Map

Thursday September 4

Bar Mestizo at Andina

Pete Krebs Map

Berbati's Pan

Musicfest NW: Nada Surf, Pseudosix, Port O'Brien, Love As Laughter Map

Biddy McGraw's

John Ross Map

Crystal Ballroom

Musicfest NW: M Ward, Calvin Johnson Map

Dante's

Musicfest NW: The Whigs, The Blakes, Sleepercar, Richmond Fontaine, Ian Moore Map

Doug Fir

Musicfest NW: Steel Pole Bath Tub, Red Fang, Iommi Stubbs, The Thrones, Hungry Ghost Map

East Burn

Caught in Motion, Taming Marazul Map

Eugenios

Jon Koonce Map

Goodfoot Lounge

Rogue Motel Map

Ground Kontrol

WW PickStrategy Map

Halibut's

Terry Robb Map

Hawthorne Theatre

Almost is Nothing, The Days the Nights, The Un, Critical, EyesLikeMine Map

Holocene

Musicfest NW: Deerhunter, Starfucker, Bodies of Water, Oxford Collapse, Silver Summit Map

Imbibe

Session Thursdays Map

Jax

Portland Jazz Singers Showcase Map

Jimmy Mak's

The Mel Brown B3 Organ Band Map

Kells Irish Pub

Peter Yeates Map

Kelly's Olympian

Portland Radio Authority Presents Map

Kennedy School

Reina G. Collins & the Saloonatics (7 pm) Map

Know

The Texecutioners Map

LaurelThirst Public House

Lewi Longmire (6 pm); Fractal Quintet, Nathaniel Talbot, Celilo (9:30 pm) Map

McMenamins Edgefield

James Faretheewell (7 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Loose Change and Friends (6:30 pm) Map

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern

FENBI International Superstars Map

Red Room

Aaron Baca, Dos Sorella, The Little Brothers Band, Ben Ballinger Map

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza

Zimmers Hole, Northwest Royale, Kapuda, Regiment 26, Tallboy Shotgun, Ditch Dagger Map

Roseland

Musicfest NW: Del The Funky Homosapien, The Cool Kids, Cool Nutz & DJ Fatboy, Animal Farm, DJ Kez Map

Rotture

Neon Trees, Weight of Atlas, The Singing Knives, The Gentry Map

Satyricon

Rum Rebellion, Officer Down, Idol Threats, Hot Rod Carl Map

Show and Tell Gallery

Gatos/Ponderosa Map

Slabtown

VJ Norto and the Phantom Hillbilly Map

Someday Lounge

The Jones Map

The Heathman

Johnny Martin Duo (7 pm) Map

Tonic Lounge

Tiger House, Pill Thief, The Hyenas Map

Tony Starlight's

Linda Lee Michelet "Big Band Peggy Lee" Map

Towne Lounge

The Goodwill River, Low Red Land, The Oregon Donor, The Mission Orange Map

White Eagle

Colin Lake & Wellbottom, Trina Hamlin (9:30 pm); Will West & The Friendly Strangers (5:30 pm) Map

Wonder Ballroom

Musicfest NW: Battles, No Age Map

Friday September 5

Airplay Cafe

Alan Bennett, Lane Mikels Lewis Map

Aladdin Theater

WW PickBill Evans Soulgrass feat. Sam Bush Map

Alberta Street Public House

Celilo (6:30 pm) Map

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Antony and the Johnsons in concert with the Oregon Symphony Map

Backspace

Musicfest NW: Matt and Kim, Best Fwends, Typhoon, Southern Belle, The Rainy States Map

Bar Mestizo at Andina

JB Butler Map

Berbati's Pan

Musicfest NW: The Builders and the Butchers, Langhorne Slim, Alela Diane, Portugal. The Man, Nick Jaina Map

Biddy McGraw's

Billy Kennedy (6 pm); Drunken Prayer, Rollie Tussing (9:30 pm) Map

Branx

Twitchdoctor, Ryan Organ, Monkeytek, Terra Rise Map

Buffalo Gap

X-Angels Map

Clyde's Prime Rib

Ocean 503 Map

Crystal Ballroom

Musicfest NW: Vampire Weekend, John Vanderslice, Lackthereof Map

Dante's

Musicfest NW: The Night Marchers, These Arms Are Snakes, Colour Revolt, The Muslims, Rapids Map

Doug Fir

Musicfest NW: Crooked Fingers, Death Vessel, Dolorean, Laura Gibson, Micah Blue Smaldone Map

East Burn

Princess Ricochet Map

East End

MusicFest NW: Cafeteria Dance Fever, Hey Lover, The Bugs, The Whips and the Whales Map

Halibut's

Ellen Whyte Map

Hawthorne Theatre

Musicfest NW: Jedi Mind Tricks, Sandpeople, Living Proof, Gray Matters Map

Holocene

Musicfest NW: U.S.E., Throw Me the Statue, Truckasauras, Pwrfl Power, Dyme Def, Joshua Morrison Map

Imbibe

Little Sue (6 pm); The Freak Mountain Ramblers (9:30 pm) Map

Jimmy Mak's

Musicfest NW: Rupa and the April Fishes, Velella Velella, Trio Subtonic, DJ Santo Map

Kells Irish Pub

The Chancers Map

Kelly's Olympian

Monstrous Map

Know

White Lightning, Headless Pez, Motorthrone Map

LaurelThirst Public House

Spoonshine (6 pm); Baby Gramps (9:30 pm) Map

Leftbank Building

Ice Rod Map

Mark's On the Channel

Lloyd Jones Map

McMenamins Edgefield

WW PickThe Black Crowes (6:30 pm); Jack McMahon (7 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Industrial Jazz Group Map

Nine Muses Acoustic Tavern

Bethany and Sarah Map

Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Reggie Watts - Transition Map

Red Room

Presh, Bruhn, Flickering Starlet Map

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza

Creature Feature, Tub Ring, Schoolyard Heroes, Toxic Zombie, Venicular Paranoia Map

Rontoms

Musicfest NW: Oh Captain, My Captain, The Mommyheads, Anders Parker, The Love Language, Kurt Hagardorn, Autopilot is for Lovers, Little Pieces, Invisible Rockets, The Skinnyz, Dakota Slim, Team Evil, Blue Horns Map

Roseland

Musicfest NW: TV on the Radio, Jaguar Love, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Map

Rotture

Musicfest NW: Explode Into Colors, Hockey, Swim Swam Swum, Black Whales, Sunday Night Blackout, Stauffer Map

Satyricon

Musicfest NW: Monotonix, Old Time Relijun, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, Eat Skull, White Fang, Colt Vista Map

Slabtown

Musicfest NW: Boy Eats Drum Machine, Jared Mees & the Grown Children, Finn Riggins, Super XX Man, Gratitillium Map

Someday Lounge

Musicfest NW: Stiffwiff, Wow & Flutter, Kaia, Kelly Blair Bauman, The Valiant Arms, Tractor Operator Map

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge

Mary Anna Gordon (CD Release) Map

Tonic Lounge

Search Party, Triple Threat Quartet, Crudelaque Map

Tony Starlight's

Deanna & the Downbeats Map

Towne Lounge

Musicfest NW: BOAT, World's Greatest Ghosts, Andy Combs and the Moth, The Old Believers Map

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Saudade, Shermstixx, The Golden Hours Map

White Eagle

Reverb Brothers (5:30 pm) Map

Wonder Ballroom

Musicfest NW: Built To Spill, Britt Daniel Map

Saturday September 6

Aladdin Theater

Dwight Slade Map

Backspace

Musicfest NW: Mirah, A Weather, We're from Japan, Monica Nelson, Strangers Die Every Day Map

Bar Mestizo at Andina

Toshi Onizuka Map

Berbati's Pan

Polvo, Trans Am, The Joggers, Black Elk Map

Biddy McGraw's

The Texecutioners Map

Buffalo Gap

Russell Stafford, Macadam Band, the Breakfast Club Map

Clyde's Prime Rib

Cool Breeze Map

Crystal Ballroom

Musicfest NW: The Helio Sequence, Menomena, Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Mimicking Birds Map

Dante's

Musicfest NW: Seaweed, Supernova, Fireballs of Freedom, The Fucking Eagles, Looker Map

Doug Fir

Musicfest NW: Centro-Matic, Bobby Bare Jr., Fernando, Loch Lomond, Weinland, Matt Sheehy Map

Dunes

Stephen Quirke, Nathan Detroit, Allan Wilson Map

East Burn

Eve's Dilemma Map

East End

MusicFest NW: The Upsidedown, Hazelwood Motel, Logan Lynn, Monstrous Map

Fez Ballroom

Musicfest NW: Sir Mix-A-Lot, Outtasite, Hypatia Lake, Blind Pilot, The Slants, Freddie Steady Map

Goodfoot Lounge

Skerik/Radioactive, Luminous Fog Map

Halibut's

Richard Arnold Map

Hawthorne Theatre

Musicfest NW: Dan Deacon, Copy, Dykeritz, Dirty Mittens Map

Holocene

Musicfest NW: Thao with Get Down Stay Down, The Shaky Hands, Panther, Horse Feathers Map

Imbibe

Blue Cranes Curate Map

Jimmy Mak's

The Devin Phillips Band, Copacrescent, Barry Hampton & The Triple Grip, Tony Ozier Map

Kells Irish Pub

The Chancers Map

Kelly's Olympian

The Strange Effects, Beyond Veronica, The Neat Map

LaurelThirst Public House

Little Sue Band (6 pm); James Low, Mike Coykendal, Miss Michael Jodell (9:30 pm) Map

McMenamins Edgefield

G Love & Special Sauce, The John Butler Trio, Tristan Pretty man (6 pm); Hale Lupe (7 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Uncle B & Auntie E & J-Dog (4 pm); Barons in Trees (6 pm); Brandy Lyn, Dos Sorella (9 pm) Map

Out of the Blues

Everyday People Map

Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Reggie Watts - Transition Map

Red Room

So/So-Ceity, Gryphon, Uglyhead Map

Rock 'N' Roll Pizza

Tragedy 503 Map

Roseland

Musicfest NW: Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, Bitchin Summer Map

Rotture

Musicfest NW: Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Morgan Grace, Lael Alderman, The Wherewithals, Carrie Clarke & The Lonesome Lovers Map

Satyricon

Musicfest NW: Fucked Up, Sex Vid, Past Lives, Crystal Antlers, The Strange Boys, Street Plant Map

Slabtown

Musicfest NW: Chris Robley & the Fear of Heights, Rachel Taylor Brown, Hillstomp, Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards, The Dry County Crooks, Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags Map

Someday Lounge

Musicfest NW: Caves, Another Cynthia, Please Step Out Of The Vehicle, The Retrofits, Flaspar, Iretsu Map

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge

Reed Wallsmith Map

Tonic Lounge

WW PickCrazy Train, Fruit of the Legion of Loom, Lopez Map

Tony Starlight's

Dean Martin Tribute Map

Towne Lounge

Musicfest NW: Chicharones, Eskimo and Sons, Atole, Paper/Upper/Cuts Map

Twilight Cafe & Bar

Howie and the Hot Knifes, The Wilde Angels, DTSS, The Wittdrawls Map

White Eagle

Mood Area 52 (9:30 pm); Matt Hazelrig's Crazy Hazy Funk Hour feat. The Crazy Hazy House Band (4:30 pm) Map

Wonder Ballroom

Musicfest NW: Les Savy Fav, Ratatat Map

Sunday September 7

Aladdin Theater

Hanson, Everybody Else Map

Alberta Street Public House

Ali Wesley, Annie Vergnetti, Alan Kanning Map

Ash Street Saloon

Fly By Bombers, Secnd Best, The New Urban Decay Map

Bar Mestizo at Andina

Greg Wolfe Map

Biddy McGraw's

Irish Circle feat. Hanz Araki & Cary Novotny Map

Dante's

Sinferno Cabaret, The Whipsaws, The Peculiar Pretzelmen Map

Dunes

Nomi Song Map

Hawthorne Theatre

Stillfire, Goodbye Galaxy, The Awful Din, Melee Nova Map

Kelly's Olympian

Misery Science, Ruby Hill, Neo Culpa Map

LaurelThirst Public House

Lisa & Her Kin (6 pm) Map

Leftbank Building

Parenthetical Girls Map

London Grill

Jean Ronne (9:30 am - 1:30 pm); Eli Reischman (5:30 pm) Map

McMenamins Edgefield

Jon Koonce (5 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Aguamiel (6 pm); Trio Subtonic (9 pm) Map

Muddy Rudder Public House

Irish Jam Map

Papa G's Vegan Deli

Billy Kennedy & Paul Brainard (noon) Map

Portland Center for the Performing Arts

Reggie Watts - Transition Map

Roseland

WW PickBrian Wilson Map

Satyricon

Pmo Slim, Hazardous Ways, Paper Posse, Bryan Gudda, Jom Rapstar Map

White Eagle

Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase Map

Monday September 8

Ash Street Saloon

Meyercord, Jump Back Heart Attack, Fatigo Map

Bar Mestizo at Andina

Sambafeat Map

Kells Irish Pub

Pat Buckley Map

Kelly's Olympian

New Band Night Map

Know

Horikadu Map

Ladd's Inn

Organ Leroi & the Donors Map

London Grill

Don Jansen Map

McMenamins Edgefield

Skip VonKuske (7 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Portland Spelling Bee (7 pm); Andrea Algieri (9 pm) Map

Pub at the End of the Universe

Open Mic w/ Punkbaba Map

Satyricon

Blowupnihilist, Dopesmoker Map

Slabtown

Roy Smallwood Map

White Eagle

Mya Elaine Map

Tuesday September 9

Aladdin Theater

Lydia Pense & Cold Blood Map

Ash Street Saloon

Tribe of the Outcast, Rock Haven, Keel Over Map

Bar Mestizo at Andina

Toshi Onizuka Map

Benson Hotel

Bill Beach & Brasil Beat Map

Dante's

The Ed Forman Show Map

Dunes

God Of Shamisen, Shat Map

Hawthorne Theatre

Finntroll, Warbringer, Ealdath Map

Kells Irish Pub

Pat Buckley Map

Kelly's Olympian

All Girl Songwriter Showcase Map

LaurelThirst Public House

Jackstraw (6 pm); Tree Frogs (9 pm) Map

Mark's On the Channel

Duo Conroy-Debrie Map

McMenamins Edgefield

Caroline Oakley & Pete Leone (7 pm) Map

Mississippi Pizza

Pass the Mic! with Tracy Klas, Jill Trenholm, Angie Davise (6 pm) Map

Satyricon

Dirty Frances, Neon Trees, Bill Skins Fifth Will Punch You Right In The Face, Bedside Bakers Map

Towne Lounge

WW PickThe Rosewood Thieves, The Dead Trees, Slow Fires Map

White Eagle

Alpaca! and Friends Map
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