WEDNESDAY 11
20TH CENTURY THEATER – Theo Katzman with Rett Madison. 8:30 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. $20.
BLIND LEMON – Thom Stephenson. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Phil DeGreg Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
*MADISON THEATER – Pigeons Playing Ping Pong with GOOSE. 8 p.m. Rock/Jam/Various. $27, $30 day of show.
*MEMORIAL HALL – Ladysmith Black Mambazo. 8 p.m. African. $26-$42.
MOTR PUB – MammaBear with Fycus and Hyssop. 9 p.m. Pop/Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Year of October, JV Golf and American Summer. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Reggae Night with Fyakey. 9 p.m. Reggae. $5.
THURSDAY 12
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Philip Paul Trio. 7:30 p.m. Jazz. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Billy Otten. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Caffè Vivace Jam Session. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Jennifer Hartswick and Nick Cassarino. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Emily Jordan with Brad Myers Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
LUDLOW GARAGE – Melvin Seals & JGB. 8:30 p.m. Rock/Jam. $25, $30 day of show.
*MOTR PUB – Death Hags with Brindle. 9 p.m. Noise Pop. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Black Tractor with IRATA. 10 p.m. Hard Rock. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Open Mic. 7 p.m. Various. Free.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Po-Jazz with A. Haug. 8:30 p.m. Jazz/Poetry. Cover.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Sarah Asher with Phil Cotter. 9:30 p.m. Indie/Folk/Pop. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Fea with Patsy and Megahussy. 8 p.m. Rock. $10, $12 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – The Qtet. 9 p.m. Funk/Jazz/Fusion. Free.
TAFT THEATRE – Whiskey Myers with The Steel Woods. 7:30 p.m. Country/Americana/Rock. $25-$38.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Wavelette with Sad Baxter, Pretty Matty and Pony. 8 p.m. Rock/Various.
FRIDAY 13
BIG ASH BREWING – Twig&Leaf. 8 p.m. Acoustic.
BLIND LEMON – Michael J. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – KISS Army. 7 p.m. KISS tribute.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Mandy Gaines and the Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Eric Lechliter’s EWI Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz.
*THE COMET – Mother Runway, Brooklyn Rae and Bershy. 9 p.m. Indie/Pop/Various. Free.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – Easter Rising. 8 p.m. Irish Folk. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Ron Jones Quartet. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – The Remains. 9:30 p.m. Rock. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Danny Frazier. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
THE MAD FROG – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. 7 p.m. Blues. $20.
*MADISON THEATER – CAAMP with Bendigo Fletcher. 9 p.m. Indie Folk. $25, $27 day of show.
*MOTR PUB – Culture Queer with Disaster Class and Quotah. 10 p.m. Indie Pop/Rock. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Go Go Buffalo, Streetlamps for Spotlights and Oregon Space Trail of Doom. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – Raggedy Edge. 7:30 p.m. Free.
THE REDMOOR – Soul Pocket. 8 p.m. Dance/Pop/R&B. $10.
RIVERFRONT LIVE – Bad Omens with Oh Sleeper, Thousand Below, Bloodline and The Catalyst. 7 p.m. Metalcore/Various. $15.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Pat Kelly Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SILVERTON CAFE – Basic Truth. 8:30 p.m. R&B/Soul/Funk. Free.
SORG OPERA HOUSE – Etta At Last: A Tribute to Etta James. 8 p.m. Jazz. $10-$50.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – The Banjo Joe Show. 9:30 p.m. Folk/Bluegrass. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Motherfolk with Bad Bad Hats. 8 p.m. Alt/Indie Rock. $20.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Lost Dog Street Band with The Hill Country Devil. 9 p.m. Roots. $18, $20 day of show.
*STANLEY’S PUB – Tribute to Bob Marley with Andy Shaw Band. 10 p.m. Reggae. $10.
*TAFT THEATRE – Tommy Emmanuel with Sierra Hull. 8 p.m. Acoustic/Various. $45-$55.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – R.A.P. Ferreira. 9 p.m. Alt/Hip Hop. $14, $18 day of show.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Matt Tolentino Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
*WOODWARD THEATER – of Montreal with Lily And Horn Horse and Automagik. 9 p.m. Indie Pop. $17, $20 day of show.
SATURDAY 14
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Moonshine Drive. 8 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Jim Conway. 9 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BLUE NOTE HARRISON – Supertzar: An Evening of Black Sabbath with Vinny Appice. 6 p.m. Rock. $15-$25.
BOGART’S – Minnesota with Thelem, EastGhost and Thook. 8 p.m. EDM. $18.50.
BROMWELL’S HÄRTH LOUNGE – Steve Schmidt Trio. 9 p.m. Jazz. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Saba Smith’s Smooth Quartet. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
FRETBOARD BREWING COMPANY – The Ark Band. 8 p.m. Reggae. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Mambo Combo. 9 p.m. Latin Jazz. Free.
JAG’S STEAK AND SEAFOOD – My Sister Sarah. 9:30 p.m. Rock/Pop/Dance. Cover.
JIM AND JACK’S ON THE RIVER – Michelle Robinson Band. 9 p.m. Country. Free.
*LUDLOW GARAGE – Kasim Sulton’s Utopia. 8:30 p.m. Rock. $25-$45.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Templin Road. 8 p.m. Rock. Free.
*MEMORIAL HALL – Guster: An Evening of Acoustic Music and Improv. 4 p.m. Rock/Comedy/Various. $30-$5 (shows at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.)
*MOTR PUB – Carriers. 10 p.m. Indie Pop/Rock. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – The AmpFibians Surf Series. 9 p.m. Surf Rock. Free.
PLAIN FOLK CAFE – John Ford Blues Society. 7:30 p.m. Blues/Roots. Free.
RICK’S TAVERN – Templin Road. 9 p.m. Rock. Cover.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Erwin Stuckey Trio. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. Cover.
SORG OPERA HOUSE – Night Fever. 8 p.m. Bee Gees tribute. $30, $35 day of show.
SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds with Nic Allen and California Howdy. 9:30 p.m. Roots Rock. Free.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – Smoke Healer. 9 p.m. Hard Rock. $5.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – The Nude Party with Boa. 9 p.m. Indie Rock. $13, $15 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Beasts of Joy and Rubix Wheel. 10 p.m. Jam. $5.
TAFT THEATRE – Dermot Kennedy with SYML. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock/Folk. $27.50-$35.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Marbin. 8:30 p.m. Jazz/Rock. $10, $15 day of show.
WASHINGTON PLATFORM – Eugene Goss & Billy Larkin. 8:30 p.m. Jazz. $10 (food/drink minimum).
WIEDEMANN BREWERY AND TAPROOM – Jet Pack Academy. 8 p.m. Country/Rock/Dance. Free.
SUNDAY 15
THE COMET – Comet Bluegrass All-Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass. Free.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Rob Allgeyer. 10:30 a.m. Jazz. Free.
LATITUDES BAR & BISTRO – BlueBirds. 8 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – Deb Ohlinger Open Mic. 9 p.m. Blues. Free.
NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Erin Locke & the Pocket Doors. 9 p.m. Americana. Free.
SCHWARTZ’S POINT – Ricky Nye with Bekah Williams. 6 p.m. Blues/Jazz. Cover.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (SANCTUARY) – Tiny Moving Parts with Belmont, Capstan and Jetty Bones. 7 p.m. Indie Rock. $18, $20 day of show.
URBAN ARTIFACT – Tweed with Electric Orange Peel. 8 p.m. Alt/Electro Rock. $8, $12 day of show.
WESTSIDE VENUE – Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
MONDAY 16
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Nick Fryer Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free.
MANSION HILL TAVERN – John Redell and Friends. 9 p.m. Open mic. Free.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Open Jam with Sonny Moorman. 7 p.m. Blues/Various. Free.
*MOTR PUB – Fairmount Girls with The Perfect Children. 9 p.m. Indie Pop. Free.
STANLEY’S PUB – Jazz Jam with The Stanleyband. 9 p.m. Jazz/Improv. Free.
*URBAN ARTIFACT – Valdrin with Tomarum, Hate Icon and The Vile Doctrine. 8:30 p.m. Metal. $10, $12 day of show.
TUESDAY 17
ARNOLD’S BAR AND GRILL – Cheryl Renée. 7 p.m. Blues. Free.
BLIND LEMON – Nick Tuttle. 8:30 p.m. Acoustic. Free.
BREWRIVER CREOLE KITCHEN – The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Classic Pop/Standards. Free.
CAFFÈ VIVACE – Mandy Gaines & Steve Schmidt. 7:30 p.m. Jazz.
HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Jeni Balcom and The Roving Rogues. 9 p.m. Irish. Free.
MCCAULY’S PUB – Stagger Lee. 3 p.m. Country. Free.
*NORTHSIDE TAVERN – Atomic Love with Automaton and Similar. 9 p.m. Rock/Various. Free.
*RICK’S TAVERN – St. Patrick’s Day with Naked Karate Girls, Whiskey Daze, Bad Habit, Black Bone Cat and 3 Day Rule. 6 a.m. Rock/Pop/Various. $10.
*SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (REVIVAL ROOM) – The Dollyrots. 7 p.m. Pop Punk Rock. $12, $15 day of show.
STANLEY’S PUB – Trashgrass Troubadours with Nick Blasky and Brian Johnson. 9 p.m. Bluegrass. $5.
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This article appears in Mar 4-17, 2020.