All dressed up and no place to go?
Thursday, Jan. 23
Dirty Vegas
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
503-225-0047
8 p.m.
$25 general ad.
All ages
www.danceonair.com
I’m sure you’ve all heard the obsessively-played song “Days Go By.” But does the Dirty have anything else? Find out tonight.
Bootcamp Clik, Buckshot & Cocoa Brovaz, Das EFX
Berbati’s Pan
231 S.W. Ankeny
503-248-4579
8:30 p.m.
$12 advance general ad.
21+
www.berbati.citysearch.com
Part of the Lyricist Lounge Club Series, this should be the good quality hip-hop show Portland has needed for a while now.
The Joey Porter Trio
Blue Monk
3341 S.E. Belmont
503-595-0575
9:30 p.m.
$5 general ad.
21+
This is the Trio’s debut performance! Porter on keys, Dan Gildea on guitar and Reinhart Melz on drums should give a good show.
John Hammond
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd
503-248-0163
5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
This blues man will be playing in Northwest for your enjoyment. He’s played with everyone from John Lee Hooker to Jimi Hendrix himself. He’s been around for a long time, and you must see him before he stops touring. *Highly recommended*
Friday, Jan. 24
Juliana Theory, Something Corporate, The Red West, Vendetta Red
B Complex
320 S.E. Second
7 p.m.
$12 advance general ad.
All ages
www.bherenow.net
Something Corporate’s got a piano-playing lead singer. Hmmm. Is this a Ben Fold’s Five in the making? It’s about time.
Jimmy Smith Group, Gary Beck Trio
Aladdin Theater
3017 S.E. Milwaukie
503-233-1994
7 p.m.
$20 advance general ad.
All ages
www.aladdin-theater.com
Jimmy Smith is said to be the best B3 player around. (It’s an organ. Like in church.) But here’s betting this’ll be more fun than the last wedding you went to.
Floater, Assisted Living
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
503-225-0047
9:30 p.m.
FREE
Limited all ages/rest 21+
www.danceonair.com
This is a fan appreciation show! There is an 8 p.m. VIP fan entry, check Web site for details.
Jason Mraz, Martina Sorbara
Dante’s
1 S.W. Third
503-226-6630
9 p.m.
$7 advance general ad.
21+
www.danteslive.com
Mraz plays mellow funk and is promoting his latest album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come. See the show or watch him for free at Music Millennium at 6 p.m., if you like.
Siamese, Systemwide
Fez Ballroom
316 S.W. 11th, third floor
503-226-4171
9 p.m.
$8 general ad.
www.jambase.com
Drums, keyboards and DJ Magento come together to put down some major bass. Co-headlining is Systemwide, a Portland band.
Saturday, Jan. 25
Nile, Napalm Death, Dark Tranquility, Strapping Young Lad, The Berserker
Roseland Theater
8 N.W. Sixth
503-224-2038
8 p.m.
$18 advance general ad.
All ages
www.doubletee.com
You want some more death metal, don’t you, kiddies? Here you go, talent tinged with the brutal playing of guitars. Plus screaming. Yay.
“Le Jazz Hot”
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway
503-796-9293
7:30 p.m.
$10-$51 general ad.
All ages
www.pcpa.com
Guest Murry Sidlin conducts this show to explore the ways in which American jazz influenced European classical composers. Mmm, culture.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Amelia/Jaycob Van Auken
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd
503-248-0163
3 p.m./ 5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
Amelia is a roots rock Portland band that has been touring for the last year and a half. Van Auken is a SoCal singer/songwriter who plays a mean guitar.
Katia & Marielle Labeque
PSU
Lincoln Performance Hall
503-725-3307
4 p.m.
$25 general ad. (Sold out, but limited standby tickets available at the door)
All ages
Part of the PSU Recital Series, these duo pianists play everything from Bach and Stravinsky to Gershwin. They are VERY, VERY good.
Monday, Jan. 27
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
503-225-0047
9 p.m.
$21 advance general ad.
All ages
www.danceonair.com
According to the Crystal, Earl plays “neo-rockabilly verging on outlaw country.” Sound good? Then go.
-J. Nikole Degan
