Live! Tonight! Not Sold-Out!

Our top concert picks for Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Want to see some live music tonight? Here are your best options, curated by the Willamette Week music staff.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30

Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Denver

[TROUBADOR FOLK] Jack Elliott is the dude who inspired the likes of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. He's the guy who befriended and later moved in with Woody Guthrie, while also learning guitar from Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt. Folk is what it is because of Ramblin' Jack. As he continues to play his traditional cowboy songs and nomadic blues at 77 years old, Elliott still exerts an influence on the folk music of today. HILARY SAUNDERS. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. 8 pm. $16 advance, $20 day of show, $25 preferred seating. Under 21 permitted with legal guardian.

Moniker, Johanna Warren, Absent Iris

[EXPERIMENTAL FOLK] A night of ethereal folk from two of Portland's finest in that realm. Here our profile of Moniker here, and of Johanna Warren here. Alberta Street Pub, 1036 NE Alberta St. 8:30 pm. $5. 21+.

And And And, Calisse, Times Infinity

[BASEMENT POP] Portland's most tireless troupe—our Best New Band of 2011—is turning 6, and to celebrate, it's issuing a free, (very) limited edition cassette of remakes and outtakes, which you can get tonight at its tour kickoff. Go here to hear a new song, and here to read drummer Bim Ditson's recollections on the band's first year. Dante's, 350 W Burnside St. 9 pm. $8. 21+.

Fog Father, Small Skies, Salon

[ART-POP] A free (free!) bill of rising local acts, topped by Fog Father's bleary-eyed Beach Boys harmonies. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. 8:30 pm. Free. 21+.

My Morning Jacket, Strand of Oaks

[ALT-GLORY] Don't cry for My Morning Jacket. While the online cognoscenti largely abandoned the group once its bandwagon was boarded by jam-band dudes andRolling Stone subscribers, the band is still capable of awe-inspiring work. Take this year's The Waterfall. Produced by Portland's own Tucker Martine, it's as much of a towering, glistening creation as its namesake, less reliant on big-ass guitars (though they still show up from time to time) than Jim James' choir-boy falsetto. So keep the dad-rock jokes to yourself, at least for a while longer. MATTHEW SINGER. Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St. 7 pm. $41.50 advance, $46.50 day of show.

Holly Miranda, Gracie and Rachel

[NEW AGE FOLK] A decade of touring has done wonders for Holly Miranda. Whether supporting Karen O, releasing music alongside Scarlett Johansson or performing solo, her greatest ability is balancing the natural with the ethereal, which she does splendidly on her most recent work, Holly Miranda. It's a graceful interplay, lifting Miranda's fragile voice above percussive strumming and trickles of synth, with climatic results. The intimacy of her writing grants the music more emotional weight, even if the themes are as common as unrequited love. BRANDON WIDDER. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave. 9 pm. $12. 21+.

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