Friday, February 19, 2010

Quick weekend picks

The Portland Jazz Festival begins on Sunday with a week of fine local and imported jazz around town. The big shows are next weekend, but lots going on that you might want to check out. Here's an interview from Oregon Music News with festival founder Bill Royston. Check it out ...

Friday
The aforementioned James McMurtry will be at the Aladdin tonight ... 8 pm, $16

LiveWire Radio tapes tonight at the Mission Theater. Guests include actor Daniel Stern, the writers from The Family Guy, Holcomb Waller and Haley Bonar ... 7:30 pm, $20

Bingo's in town and that means The Bingo Band at the Laurelthirst ... 9:30 pm, $6

Saturday
At the Crystal Ballroom Music Millennium presents the reunion show of The Dharma Bums to celebrate 40 years of MM. Special guests The Young Fresh Fellows and Derby too ... 8 pm, $17

It's traditional Celtic music at the Aladdin with Solas ... 8 pm, $25

The Thad Beckman Trio will be at O'Connors ... 8 pm, $5

James Low and band will be at the Laurelthirst ... 9 pm, $5

Sassparilla will be at the Alberta Street Pub ... 9 pm, $??

The Troublemakers and the Robbie Laws Trio join forces at the Trails End Saloon for what they're calling Trouble With the Law ... no trouble here creating a bluesy, swampified musical collaboration .... 9 pm, $8

It's time for the monthly Miz Kitty's Parlour Vaudeville review at the Mission Theater. Guests this month include cellist Gideon Freudmann, the Bridgetown Sextet, and Lauren Sheehan ... 7 pm, $12

Visqueen, Hey Marseille and Black Whales are at Mississippi Studios ... 9 pm, $ 9

... and Loch Lomond's Ritchie Young is doing a solo show at the Press Club ... 8:30 pm, no cover

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