The no turkeys weekend music picks

As you get over your turkey hangover, I'll keep this short and cover tonight and tomorrow ...

Friday
It's the fourth Friday of the month, so that means the Texas roots rock of  Ron Rogers and the Wailing Wind will be at the Hawthorne Theater Pub .... and you can probably keep an eye on the Duck game at the same time. Hmmm, wonder if I can order up a Lone Star or Shiner Bock ... 6 pm, no cover.

Solid songwriting and rockin' Americana at the Laurelthirst with Morgan Geer and Root Jack sharing happy hour ... 6 pm, no cover

Lloyd Jones plays some fine Piedmont style pickin' solo at Vino Vixens in their continuing series of Friday night blues ... 8 pm, $5

Jazz pianist and composer Gordon Lee has a CD release show tonight at Jimmy Mak's.  Ben Darwish opens. Good interview and track from his new CD at Oregon Music News ... 8 pm, $10

The soulful voice of LaRhonda Steele can be heard at Clyde's Prime Rib ... 8:30 pm, no cover

The Bridgetown Sextet with vocalist Marilyn Keller bring some hot jazz and swing to Duff's tonight ... 9:30 pm, $7


The Freak Mountain Ramblers will do the late show at the Laurelthirst ... 9:30 pm, $6

Saturday
Big touring show tonight is The Frames at the Wonder Ballroom. Though band member Glen Hansard is probably better known by most as half of The Swell Season, The Frames are celebrating their 20th year of playing music together ... 8 pm, $25

Speaking of Ireland (yeah .. The Frames), the Secret Society Ballroom (right next door) will host Irish songwriter Susan McKeown. I recommend checking out her lasted release, Singing in the Dark ... 9 pm, $15

Fine night of songwriters at the Press Club with James Low, Kelly Blair Bowman, Duover, and Evan Way (of a band you need to check out - The Parson Red Heads) ... 8:30 pm, no cover

Rich Layton & the Troublemakers will help you dance off the weekend's extra calories at the White Eagle. Bradley Wik & the Charlatans will open ... 9 pm, $6

Up for some Gypsy jazz-folk-punk? Check out Chervona at the Alberta Street Pub ... 9:30 pm, $??

There's a fundraiser at Duff's to help send the Lisa Mann Band to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge in February .... 9:30 pm, $10

Billy D & the Hoodoos are out on the westside at the Rock Creek Tavern ... 9 pm, no cover