Friday and Saturday music choices

Here's a few for the weekend:

Friday
Big show at Jimmy Mak's for Lloyd Jones - a dance floor (unusual at JM's), opening short acoustic set previewing his new CD, then the full band with the Atlas Horns ... few artists in town (or anywhere) match Lloyd for pure entertainment value. More at Oregon Music News ...8 pm, $12 reserved/$10 general

The Pete Krebs Trio will be at the Press Club ... 8:30 pm, no cover

There's a double album release show at The Woods with Leonard Mynx and St. Even. Leonard is a seriously good songwriter you should check out ... 9 pm, $6

Speaking of songwriters, over at the Aladdin are a couple fine ones - Iris Dement and Rachel Harrington ... 8 pm, $28

Billy D & the Hoodoos, winner of a Muddy Award for Best New Act, will be at Duff's Garage ... 9:30 pm, $??

The Quadraphones bring their sax attact to The Blue Monk ... 9 pm, $5

LaRhonda Steele is at Clyde's Prime Rib ... 9 pm, no cover

Rob Stroup &; The Blame are at Biddy McGraw's ... 9:30 pm, no cover

The Scott Law & Ty North Duo will be at the Laurelthirst ... 9:30 pm, $7

Saturday
If you've never heard Jill Sobule or heard of the Jill & Julia Show, you should head to the Alberta Rose Theatre.  Jill and Julia (Sweeney - who you might remember from SNL), do a show that combines song and stories into a smart, sweet, and funny package  ... here's a taste of them from a TED conference ... I had the chance to hear and meet Jill on Delbert's cruise and was knocked out by her lyric sensibility and delightful delivery ...  7:30 pm, $20

Matt Brown, Michael Jodell, and Mary Tebs are at the Press Club ... 8:30 pm, no cover

It's the Portland Country Underground with Michael Hurley, Morgan Geer, Darin Craig, Lewi Longmire, and more at the Laurelthirst ... 9:30 pm, $10

The Eastern European rock mashup sounds of Chervona can be heard tonight at the Secret Society in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day (really!) - this sounds like a pretty interesting party  ... 9 pm, $15 (discount if you wear a mask)

Sunday
It's the Country Side of Sunday at O'Connor's with Jon Koonce, Jeff Woodcock,Thad Beckman , Bob Love, and Kurtis Piltz ... always fun ... 7:30 pm, $5

There are going to be a few opportunities this week to hear Doug MacLeod - a very fine blues-based guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. The first opportunity might the the coolest, as he'll be "In the House" at Jim Flynn's and supported by Lloyd Jones and Jimi Bott ... contact Jim for details - 503-784-6824.  6 pm