Music picks for Oct 12 . . .

Hey all . . .

If you didn't catch it, I posted my recommendations on weekly free music to check out on Wednesday . . .

here's my recommendations for the next week . . . .

Saturday
Greg Brown is at the Aladdin (Greg seems to come round at least once, if not twice a year), but it's a sold out show.

A fine local blues band, The Troublemakers is at Duff's Garage. I like these guys, mostly because of their fine lead singer/harmonica player Rich Layton . . . check 'em out. (9:30 PM, probably $5)

Over at the Roseland will be the first annual induction ceremony and show for the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Looks to be one of those Portland music events where we get to recognize and congratulate each other on what a fine scene it has been over the years . . . and raise money for music education too. Performers will include Mark Lindsay, Everclear, The Kingsmen, Mason Williams, Jon Koonce, and Billy Rancher’s Unreal Gods . . . plus there'll be an allstar blues jam (wouldn't be complete without one) thrown in. (7:30 PM, $25)

Sunday
Michelle Shocked at Berbati's . . . Michelle is a really intense and joyful performer -- in concert she'll knock you out . . . really. Should be a great show. (9:30 PM, $25)

Monday
The Stolen Sweets at the Alberta Street Pub (6:30, FREE) . . . it may be free, but all of the tips generously offered to the tip jar will help send the Sweets to New Orleans . . . . creatively meeting the expense of putting six people with a musical story to tell on the road!

Lilly Wilde's 17 Piece Swing Band at Duff's Garage (8 PM, $5) . . . the only question I have is how they fit 17 pieces at Duffs! But definitely put on your dancing shoes . . . and the music will be smokin' but not the audience (it's a no-smoking show at Duff's)

Next week . . .

Here's my pick show of the week . . .

Wednesday and Thursday - Tom Russell at Mississippi Studios (8 PM, $20) . . .
“Tom Russell is Johnny Cash, Jim Harrison, and Charles Bukowski all rolled into one. I feel a great affinity with Tom Russell’s songs, for he is writing from the wounded heart of America." --Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Musican, writer, storyteller, artist and astute commentator on life in America, particularly that place we refer to as "the West," Tom Russell is a performer not to be missed . . . particularly in the intimate confines of Mississippi Studios. The Wednesday show was added because Thursday is just about sold out.
"One day the greatness of Tom Russell will surely be fully recognized and if the big names populating this powerhouse collection help make it come sooner, then we should all celebrate." (Colin Irwin -Mojo, October 2007 - referring to Tom's latest CD, Wounded Heart of America)

Here's Tom performing on David Letterman . . .

Tom Russell


Also on Thursday at the Aladdin is a rare opportunity to catch The Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans. Unless you're headed to the French Quarter, this is your chance to see a group that helps keep alive some of the earliest and distinctive forms of jazz. (8 PM, $25)