Airplay Cafe | 701 E Burnside St., 808-7908 | more info
[^^^]Brian Cutean and Jim Page
[MONSTERS OF NORTHWEST FOLK] Equally at home delivering a meticulously crafted protest song or a hilarious improvised ditty about the folks in the front row, Jim Page provides a master class in songwriting and folk singing every time he plays. Busking on Seattle’s streets since 1971, today he’s a revered veteran, the Northwest’s own Woody Guthrie. Brian Cutean (who sometimes spells his last name “QTN”), meanwhile, looks like Gandalf with a guitar, and crafts songs with thickets of wordplay that nonetheless cut a direct path to the heart. JEFF ROSENBERG. 8 pm. 701 E Burnside St., 808-7908. $10. All ages.

Alberta Street Public House | 1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665 | more info
[^^^]Suck My Open Mic W/ Tamara J. Brown
1036 NE Alberta St., 284-7665. All ages.

Andina | 1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535 | more info
[^^^]Toshi Onizuka
  1314 NW Glisan St., 228-9535. All ages.

Ash Street Saloon | 225 SW Ash St, 503-226-0430 | more info
[^^^]Bradley Wik And The Charlatans, Jeff Handley Trio, Groups Of III, James McFarland
  225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages.

Aura | 1022 W Burnside St., 597-2872 | more info
[^^^]DJ Sneakers
  1022 W Burnside St., 597-2872.

Backspace | 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900 | more info
[^^^]The Thing, The Naked Future
[FREE JAZZ MEETS PUNK] The latest Creative Music Guild ear test brings raucous Swedish extreme jazzers the Thing (saxman Mats Gustafsson, drummer Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bassist Paal Nilssen-Love), who’ve forged a molten confection of free jazz and punk rock. Avant-jazz fans will relish the band’s screechy covers of Don Cherry and David Murray, while adventurous listeners from the rock side of the aisle will dig their demolitions of tunes by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the White Stripes, PJ Harvey, and more. BRETT CAMPBELL. 8 pm. 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. $9. All ages.

Berbati’s Pan | 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579 | more info
[^^^]The Days The Nights, Sharpening Markers, Invisible Orchestra, Cap Ducal
  9 pm. 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $6.

Blue Monk | 3341 SE Belmont St, 503-595-0575 | more info
[^^^]Open Mic Poetry
  3341 SE Belmont St., 595-0575. All ages.

Buffalo Gap Saloon | 6835 SW Macadam Ave., 244-7111 | more info
[^^^]Open Mic With Chuck Warda
  6835 SW Macadam Ave., 244-7111. All ages.

C.C. Slaughters | 219 NW Davis St, 503-248-9135 | more info
[^^^]DJ Alex Hollywood
  219 NW Davis St., 248-9135.

Crown Room | 205 NW 4th Ave., 503-222-6655 | more info
[^^^]Crush: Drum and Bass
205 NW 4th Ave., 222-6655. 21+.

Crystal Ballroom | 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047 | more info
[^^^]Chris Cornell, Crash Kings
[THIS REINVENTED GRUNGE RELIC AIN'T A PART OF ME] One of the side benefits of growing older is that it’s harder and harder to get irked by the batshit stunts pulled by rock stars you idolized growing up. Like, say, hip-hop producer extraordinaire Timbaland and ex-Soundgarden/Audioslave singer Chris Cornell’s decision to step together into a size 62 pair of Bad Idea Jeans in the name of “bringing rock to the club,” or whatever. What’s weird about Scream—their collabo—is that it’s hardly terrible, so long as one approaches it as a WTF curio, in a detached, bemused way. But it’s not gonna be anybody’s favorite album ever. RAY CUMMINGS. 8 pm. 1332 W Burnside St., 225-0047. $37. All ages.

Dante’s | 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630 | more info
[^^^]Blag Dahlia, Michael Dean Damron
  1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630. $8.

Devils Point | 5305 SE Foster Road, 774-4513 | more info
[^^^]Ladies Night: DJ Kenoy
5305 SE Foster Road., 774-4513.

Doug Fir | 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663 | more info
[^^^]Maria Taylor, The Whispertown 2000, Matt Sheehy
[ON THE MEND] Matt Sheehy’s gorgeous folk-pop record Tigerphobia was just released on vinyl, and it’s a cause for celebration. Tigerphobia was one of the more overlooked albums of 2008, delicate electronics and acoustic guitar fare that sounds like Andrew Bird messing around in John Vanderslice’s kitchen. Sheehy’s since assembled a nice little backing band called the Menders, and I’ve heard nothing but great things about the group’s new songs. Tonight, though, is a special chance to see him solo, as he clicks, claps and loops his way straight to your heart. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER. 9 pm. 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $12. 21+.

Duff’s Garage | 1635 SE 7th Ave., 234-2337 | more info
[^^^]Suburban Slim’s Blues Jam
  1635 SE 7th Ave., 234-2337. All ages.

East Burn | 1800 E Burnside St., 236-2876 | more info
[^^^]Mara Levi
  1800 E Burnside St., 236-2876. All ages.

Goodfoot | 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292 | more info
[^^^]Empty Space Orchestra
  2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. All ages.

Groove Suite | 440 NW Glisan, 227-5494 | more info
[^^^]House Call
  440 NW Glisan., 227-5494.

Hawthorne Theatre | 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100 | more info
[^^^]Silversafe, Tea for Julie
  8 pm. 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. All ages.

Heathman Restaurant and Bar | 1001 SW Broadway, 790-7752 | more info
[^^^]Belinda Underwood And Steve Christofferson
  1001 SW Broadway., 790-7752. All ages.

Holocene | 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639 | more info
[^^^]Castanets, Michael Hurley, The Old Believers
[FREAKY FOLKY NOISEY] This is an extremely solid bill all the way through. Headliner Castanets—the project of occasional Portlander Raymond Raposa—creates waves of textured sound that morph in and out of structured form, his psychedelic, soul-searching folk songs dissolving as suddenly as they began; openers the Old Believers play digital-age folk-pop with the aching sweetness of lovers’ harmonies. The surprise here is Michael Hurley of Holy Modal Rounders fame. Portland-based Hurley writes sparse, sometimes funny and sometimes heartbreaking freak-folk tunes, though his legacy predates that genre tag by a long while. His recent rediscovery by Devendra Banhart has brought Hurley back into the national spotlight as of late, but the songwriter’s warmth and free-wheeling approach to songwriting are timeless qualities. CASEY JARMAN. 8:30 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. $7.

It’s a Beautiful Pizza | 3342 SE Belmont St. , 233-5444 | more info
[^^^]Arabesque
3342 SE Belmont St., 233-5444. All ages.

Jax | 826 SW 2nd Ave., 228-9128 | more info
[^^^]Portland Jazz Singers Showcase
826 SW 2nd Ave., 228-9128. All ages.

Jimmy Mak’s | 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542 | more info
[^^^]The Mel Brown Quartet
  221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages.

Kelly’s Olympian | 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669 | more info
[^^^]Swing Dance Lesson With Russ And Susan, Pete Krebs Trio
  8 pm. 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. FREE.

Krakow Koffeehouse | 3990 N Interstate Ave., 954-2200 | more info
[^^^]Gus Weaver (6 pm); Sean Frenette (Noon)
3990 N Interstate Ave., 954-2200.

LaurelThirst Public House | 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504 | more info
[^^^]Kate Mann, Sarah Gwen, Lewi Longmire (9 pm); Two Beers Veirs (6 pm)
2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. All ages.

London Grill | 309 SW Broadway , 228-2000 | more info
[^^^]Don Jansen
6 pm. 309 SW Broadway., 228-2000.

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern | 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, 645-3822 | more info
[^^^]Jon Koonce, One More Mile
  7 pm. 10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road., 645-3822. FREE.

Mississippi Pizza | 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231 | more info
[^^^]Commotion (9 pm); David Irelan Quartet (6 pm)
  3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. All ages.

Mississippi Studios | 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895 | more info
[^^^]Steve Poltz
  3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. All ages.

Moon & Sixpence | 2014 NE 42nd Ave., 288-7802 | more info
[^^^]Trashcan Joe
2014 NE 42nd Ave., 288-7802.

Mount Tabor Legacy | 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. , 232-0450 | more info
[^^^]Hip-Hop Wednesday
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-0450. All ages.

Music Millennium | 3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926 | more info
[^^^]Maria Taylor
  3158 E Burnside St., 231-8926.

O’Connor’s Vault | 7850 SW Capitol Highway, 244-1690 | more info
[^^^]Julie And The Boy
7:30 - 10:30. 7850 SW Capitol Highway., 244-1690. 5.00. 21+.

Red Room | 2530 NE 82nd Ave., 256-3399 | more info
[^^^]Box Modern
2530 NE 82nd Ave., 256-3399.

Roadside Attraction | 1000 SE Yamhill St , 503-233-0743 | more info
[^^^]Paper/Upper/Cuts, Travis Wiggins, Petoskey
1000 SE Yamhill St., 233-0743.

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery | 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739 | more info
[^^^]Redwood Sons And Stephen Ashbrook
206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. All ages.

Satyricon | 125 NW 6th Ave., 231-1606 | more info
[^^^]Wartorn, Guided Cradle, Nux Vomica, Choose Your Poison
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Sellwood Public House | 8132 SE 13th Ave., 736-0182 | more info
[^^^]Bridgetown Morris Men
  9 pm. 8132 SE 13th Ave., 736-0182. Free.

Slabtown | 1033 NW 16th Ave, 503-223-0099 | more info
[^^^]St. Frankie Lee, Shoeshine Blue, When the Broken Bow
[FOLK IMPLOSION] “The past has gone away,” croon Chelsea Campbell and Derrick Martin of St. Frankie Lee on “The Boom,” a darkly folky number from the local purveyors of prime Americana. As an assessment of St. Frankie, however, it’s wholly inaccurate. The group seems to have crawled through the jagged underbelly of America’s musical history and emerged bloodied and ready to teach lessons learned through its gritty brand of folk and country. The highly stompable sounds are punctuated with call-and-response choruses and amply off-kilter harmonization, the kind of music that has listeners dancing in the darkness. AP KRYZA. 9 pm. 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. Free. 21+.

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge | 510 NW 11th Ave, 221-2130 | more info
[^^^]Sutton Sorensen
  9 pm. 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No cover.

TeaZone and Camellia Lounge | 510 NW 11th Ave, 221-2130 | more info
[^^^]Sutton Sorensen
  9 pm. 510 NW 11th Ave., 221-2130. No cover.

The Coconut Cafe | 7631 NE Glisan, 317-6853 | more info
[^^^]DJ Shirley
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Tiga | 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534 | more info
[^^^]DJ King Bee
  1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. All ages.

Tony Starlight’s | 3728 NE Sandy Blvd. , 517-8584 | more info
[^^^]King Louie & Baby James
  3728 NE Sandy Blvd., 517-8584. All ages.

Twilight Cafe & Bar | 1420 SE Powell Blvd, 503-232-3576 | more info
[^^^]Rev.0, Rock N Roll Robot
  9 pm. 1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. FREE.

White Eagle Saloon | 836 N Russell St, 503-282-6810 | more info
[^^^]North Head
  8:30 pm. 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. FREE.

Wonder Ballroom | 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686 | more info
[^^^]Yann Tiersen, Asobi Seksu
[BITTERSWEET SYMPHONIES] Yann Tiersen is a French composer who deals in delicate minimalism and melancholy. His name will be known to most thanks to his romantic musical themes for the soundtrack to Amelie, but his body of work extends further back (film scores, early works) and forward (a rock phase, and a fantastic must-buy collaboration with singer Shannon Wright). Tiersen’s latest album is a soundtrack for a 2008 film based on the life story of the great French sailor Eric Tabarly. Unfortunately, that’s not what’s on offer tonight. Instead, Tiersen is in live rock band mode on this tour; the saddest music tonight will play on the heartstrings of fans who wait in vain for Amelie tunes that are relegated to the encores. NATHAN CARSON. 8:30 pm. 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. $15 advance, $17 day of show. All ages.