Aladdin Theater | 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 233-1994 | more info
[^^^]CéU
8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 233-1994. $20 in advance, $25 at door.

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

Ash Street Saloon | 225 SW Ash St, 503-226-0430 | more info
[^^^]Galaxy Farm, Voxhaul Broadcast, The Heirs Of Eiffel Tower
225 SW Ash St., 226-0430. All ages.

Berbati’s Pan | 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579 | more info
[^^^]Ben Lee, Low vs. Diamond, Dawes
[PETA SOUNDS] It’s been 15 years since a tweener antipodean’s cutesy jingle ’bout Evan Dando envy won flickering proto-indie amusement, but indulging in the same hook-strewn shambling cleverness and ever-more-creepy resistance to age, Ben Lee has somehow squeezed out a genuine career. The, ahem, World’s Sexiest Vegetarian (he was nominated by PETA) toured with Bens Kweller and Folds, traded up from Claire Danes to marry Ione Skye, and continues to record albums both helplessly catchy and irritatingly content. In retrospect, that initial novelty tune—“I Wish I Was Him”—seems less sarcastic or wistful than a frank statement of intent. When life gives you Lemonheads… JAY HORTON. 9 pm. 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. $14 advance, $16 day of show. 21+.

Dante’s | 1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630 | more info
[^^^]Karaoke From Hell, Ground Zero Lounge
1 SW 3rd Ave., 226-6630.

Doug Fir | 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663 | more info
[^^^]Spectrum, This Blinding Light
[HIGHS, LOWS AND HEAVENLY BLOWS] Pete Kember, known to music geeks as Sonic Boom, returns to the States with his band Spectrum on the heels of the band’s new EP, War Sucks. It’s a record that sees him delving deeper into the world of psychedelia (and his never-ending supply of psychedelics). It includes the frightening title track, a cover of a Red Crayola anthem that features the sounds of a nebelwerfer, a rocket launcher used by the Germans in World War II that U.S. troops not-so-affectionately called “The Screaming Meemie.” ROBERT HAM. 9 pm. 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. $12 advance, $14 day of show. 21+.

Dunes | 1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., 493-8637 | more info
[^^^]Prismatic Spray: Pompoir, Stamina Mantis
  1905 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., 493-8637. All ages.

Goodfoot | 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292 | more info
[^^^]Sonic Forum Open Mic Night
2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. All ages.

Jimmy Mak’s | 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542 | more info
[^^^]A Benefit For Minds Matter Of Portland: Dan Balmer
221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. All ages.

Kells | 112 SW 2nd Ave, 227-4057 | more info
[^^^]Pat Buckley
112 SW 2nd Ave., 227-4057. All ages.

Kelly’s Olympian | 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669 | more info
[^^^]42 Below Presents: New Band Nite
9 pm. 426 SW Washington St., 228-3669. FREE.

Ladd’s Inn | 1204 SE Clay St., 235-7831 | more info
[^^^]Organ LeRoi And The Donors
  9 pm. 1204 SE Clay St., 235-7831. 21+.

LaurelThirst Public House | 2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504 | more info
[^^^]Kung Pao Chickens
2958 NE Glisan St., 232-1504. All ages.

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

Moon & Sixpence | 2014 NE 42nd Ave., 288-7802 | more info
[^^^]Johnny B. Connolly
2014 NE 42nd Ave., 288-7802.

O’Connor’s Vault | 7850 SW Capitol Highway, 244-1690 | more info
[^^^]Dave Fleschner Trio
8:30 - 11:30 PM. 7850 SW Capitol Highway., 244-1690. 5.00. 21+.

Produce Row Cafe | 204 SE Oak St., 232-8355 | more info
[^^^]Ron Steen Jazz Jam
204 SE Oak St., 232-8355.

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery | 206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739 | more info
[^^^]Open Mic: Will West & The Friendly Strangers
206 SW Morrison St., 796-2739. All ages.

Satyricon | 125 NW 6th Ave., 231-1606 | more info
[^^^]The Goodwill River, Neal Burton, John Heart Jackie
125 NW 6th Ave., 231-1606. All ages.

Slabtown | 1033 NW 16th Ave, 503-223-0099 | more info
[^^^]Quizzy with Roy Smallwood
8 pm. 1033 NW 16th Ave., 223-0099. FREE.

The Know | 2026 NE Alberta St., 473-8729 | more info
[^^^]DJ JD
2026 NE Alberta St., 473-8729. All ages.

Tiga | 1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534 | more info
[^^^]DJ Valkyrie
1465 NE Prescott St., 288-5534. All ages.

Twilight Cafe & Bar | 1420 SE Powell Blvd, 503-232-3576 | more info
[^^^]Open Mic with Eric Allen
1420 SE Powell Blvd., 232-3576. FREE.

Valentine’s | 232 SW Ankeny St., 248-1600 | more info
[^^^]Nurses, White Hinterland, Tunnels
[NATIVE TRANSPLANTS] As proof the Portland music scene is a magnet for a certain kind of attitude, consider that bearded weirdos Nurses migrated from Idaho to Colorado and Southern California before landing here last year, and yet the band sounds as if it were born in a dilapidated shack somewhere on the outskirts of town. Working in the same amorphous vein as current indie heroes like Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, the group crafts quirky, vaguely folky tunes sharpened by an odd sense of melody. Imagine a rustic Beach Boys, and you’re partially there. MATTHEW SINGER. 9 pm. 232 SW Ankeny St., 248-1600. Free. 21+.

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