Saturday, January 22, 2011

Saturday and Sunday picks

Too nice outside ... hope you're enjoying the sunshine ...will make this really fast so I don't stay in house a minute longer ...

There's a fundraiser at Mississippi Studios tonight with the Corin Tucker Band (and an opportunity to watch the show online) for the Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School ... read the story here from Ryan White at the Oregonian .... 8:30 pm, $25

Colleen Raney has a CD release show at the Secret Society.  Colleen is a wonderful singer and interpreter of Irish and Scottish music.  She'll be backed by some of the best of Portland's Celtic crew including Hanz Araki, Ezra Holbrook, and Casey Neill ... 9 pm, $5

The Bay Area's Red Hot Blues Sisters are at Duff's tonight - check 'em out ... looks like a really fine vocals, guitar and horn-driven blues band ... 9:30 pm, $10?

Mary Flower is doing a songwriter's circle with Jack McMahon and Gregg Stockert at O'Connors .... 8 pm, $5

Reggie Houston is a Brasserie Montmartre ... 9 pm, no cover

Need a little Zydeco? ...  the New Iberians are at the Cider Mill .... 8 pm, no cover

Devin Phillips and the Quick and Easy Boys will keep everyone on the goodfoot at The Goodfoot ... 9 pm, $7

Fine acoustic bluesman, James Clem, is at the Muddy Rudder ... 8 pm, no cover

Lincoln Crockett is at Vino Vixens ... 8 pm, $5

and on Sunday, for something a bit different, check out Tuvan throat singing with Huun Huur Tu and soRIAH at the Alberta Rose  .... 7:30 pm, $20

okay ... the sunshine is calling ...

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