Lovin’ and Listenin’

Tuesday, May 31

The Motels
Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave.
$14.50, $17, all ages
Put on your leg warmers and thin black ties – Martha Davis and company are set to croon their way through new-wave ballads like it’s 1982.

Wednesday, June 1

Marc Broussard, Josh Kelley
Dante’s, 1 S.W. Third Ave.
$14/$16, 21+
Marc Broussard brings his bayou-drenched blues rock to Dante’s. Fellow southern singer/songwriter and golf star Josh Kelley joins him.

Thirsty, Attack Ships On Fire, Pretty Monster
Ash Street Saloon, 225 S.W. Ash St.
$5, 21+
Punk-infused metal from the musicians behind Las Vegas’ Blue Man Group. Unfortunately no one will be covered in blue paint and the music is solidly amateur.

Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
$15, all ages
Having largely reinvented themselves with this year’s classic rocking “The Woods,” Sleater-Kinney still fucking rock. Mary Timony from Helium opens.

Thursday, June 2

Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
$15, all ages
The second night of unshaved armpits, riot grrrl punk and that skeezy guy who thinks this is a great place to pick up chicks.

Kasabian, Mad Action
Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.
$10, 21+
Equal parts Rolling Stones and DJ Shadow, Kasabian isn’t afraid of mining the world of electronica to help their britpop swagger along.

Easy Action, The Hunches, Fireballs of Freedom, Typhoon Killer
Dante’s, 1 S.W. Third Ave.
$5, 21+
The garage punk of Easy Action is supported by the deafening rawk of Portland’s own The Hunches.

Friday, June 3

Sidestar, Last Stand, Justin Hopkins, Blacklist 40
Roseland, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave.
$12, all ages
A night of local bands led by the radio-friendly Sidestar. Be warned, your “hip” uncle might be at this show hitting on your friends.

Kathleen Edwards
Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave.
$15, all ages
A good show if you want to like the textured alt-country of Lucinda Williams but worry that she rocks a little too hard.

Athlete
Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.
$8, 21+
Watered-down indie rock from England.

The Presidents of The United States of America
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
$17/$20, 21+
Kinda like your 28-year-old older brother who still gives you wet willies and builds forts in the living room.

Kaiser Chiefs
Berbati’s Pan, 231 S.W. Ankeny St.
$9.47, 21+
With synthesizers filling out their lo-fi aesthetic, the Kaiser Chiefs want to live in that moment when punk gave birth to new wave.

Saturday, June 4

Satan’s Pilgrims
Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.
$10
Portland’s kings of surf punk are back and ready to kick your ass into overdrive.

Floater
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
$12, 21+
Art-metal trio and Eugene natives Floater will either bore you or blow your eardrums out with their heavy-bass stoner metal.

Hell’s Belles
Dante’s, 1 S.W. Third Ave.
$10, 21+
An all-female AC/DC tribute band. Fuck yeah!

Sunday, June 5

Porcupine Tree, That 1 Guy, The Magic Pipe
Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave.
$20/$25, all ages
Prog rock in an ex-porn theater.

Interpol, The Bravery
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
This show is sold out, but you could always stay home, get drunk and listen to old Joy Division records.

50 Foot Wave
Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.
$10, 21+
Damn fine grunge led by a kick-ass frontwoman, but 10 years too late to be interesting.