Live! Tonight! Not Sold-Out!

A Decemberist steps out, musicians from across the globe, 21st century doo-wop and our other top concert picks for Sunday, Nov. 1.

By WW Staff

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

SUNDAY, NOV. 1

Jenny Conlee and Steve Drizos, Blue Cranes

[WHITEWATER INSTRUMENTALS] See our review of Jenny Conlee and Steve Drizos' new album, French Kayaking Music, here. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St. 8 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

OneBeat

[GLOBAL COLLABORATION] While the Trumpheads try to build walls, the 4-year-old OneBeat program, organized by NYC's Bang on a Can new music collective, brings young musicians from around the world to collaborate on original music, play it on tour, lead workshops with local audiences and "develop strategies for arts-based social engagement" when they return to their home countries. This year's lineup includes Cuban experimental electronic musician and producer Jorge Peña, aka GreenCh; Colombian circus performer and cumbia accordionist Katherine Suavita Niño, aka La Real Esa; Malaysian composer, sound designer and environmentalist Ng Chor Guan; Balkan singer Dragana Tomić, one of Serbia's first professional female kaval players; and Senegalese kora virtuoso Vieux Cissokho. BRETT CAMPBELL. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave. 8 pm. $15. 21+.

Shannon and the Clams, Shopping, Woolen Men, Gazebos

[NEW-WOP] Shannon and the Clams' latest LP, Gone by the Dawn, is a tale of two breakups. Like the majority of the Oakland-based group's previous releases, it's a retro-inspired sucker punch of emotion, effortlessly drawing upon '50s doo-wop and rolling surf rock while examining the respective heartache of Shannon Shaw and guitarist Cody Blanchard, who both had relationships end while writing the album. The swath of influences gives them room to breathe, though, rendering their bubbly sound more authentic than campy from the moment the plucky staccato and sliding bass kick in. The downside? The songs are so short you'll likely miss two or three before you even manage to get back from the bar. BRANDON WIDDER. Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave. 8 pm. $12. 21+.

Wooden Indian Burial Ground, Is/Is, the Tamed West

[OUT OF THE GARAGE] One of Portland's most raucous garage-rock bands, along with one of the dreamiest. A perfect way to beat back the post-Halloween hangover. Rontoms, 600 E Burnside St. 9 pm. Free. 21+.

Of Montreal, Diane Coffee

[WIDESCREEN ART-POP] It seems like Kevin Barnes and his kaleidoscopic pop crew come through Portland at least twice a year—but then again, it's hard to say that if you've seen one of their spectacles, you've seen them all. The band hits town this time in support of its 13th album, Aureate Gloom. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russeell St. 8:30 pm. $18. 21+.

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