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Aug. 13, 16

Blazing new trails

Portland band Sabonis is Edward Beaudin on guitar and vocals, Michael Campbell on guitar and vocals, Roc12 on bass and vocals, Cyrus Lampton on drums and vocals, and Maya Stoner on guitar and vocals. Named after retired Portland Trail Blazer Arvydas Sabonis and made up of former members of Forest Park, Your Rival, The Bustling Townships and Zoogirl, the band is set to release its debut five-song EP on Good Cheer Records.

The cassette (remember those?) is definitely distinctive, with tunes like “More Time” combining elements of folk rock, prog rock and chamber pop. Another tune “Old Salt” sounds like a modern post-punk version of a Great Society or early Jefferson Airplane tune.

For an apparently young band, Sabonis sounds surprisingly old school, creating dreamy melodies and counter-melodies and playing with tempo shifts in a way many of their hypnotic dance music saturated peers no longer do. Hmmm. It will be interesting to see where this group goes — please, Gods of Rock, don’t let them collaborate with Iggy Azalea!

Nopes, Sabonis, Blowout, 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, The Know, 2026 N.E. Alberta St. $6. Info: 503-473-8729.

Sabonis 5 p.m. in-store, Sunday, Aug. 16, Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside St. Free. All ages. Info: 503-862-8826,

musicmillennium.com

Aug. 15-16

Montavilla melodies

If you’re looking to get your jazz fix this week, look no further than the Montavilla neighborhood, which hosts its annual Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16. Performers will play in Portland Metro Arts, 9003 S.E. Stark St. More than 500 people are expected to attend, and headliner Darrell Grant will debut “All 4 Naught,” an exploration of current popular music that mines the jazz tradition while exploring new improvisational forms. Here’s the lineup:

Saturday

2-2:55 p.m.: Rich Halley 4

3:10-4:05 p.m.: George Colligan Quartet

4:20-5:15 p.m.: Ryan Meagher

5:30-6:25 p.m.: Alan Jones Sextet

6:40-7:35 p.m.: Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble

8:00-9:25 p.m.: Darrell Grant All 4 Naught

9:40-10:35: Ian Christensen Quartet

11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. After-hours jam session at East Glisan Pizza Lounge, 8001 N.E. Glisan St.

Sunday

2-2:55 p.m. Ed Bennett Quintet

3:10-4:05 Tim Willcox’s Superjazzers*

4:20-5:15 p.m. Joe Manis Trio*

5:30-6:25 p.m. David Friesen Circle 3 Trio

6:40-7:35 p.m. John Gross Trio

8:00-8:55 p.m. Machete Order

A student stage will feature Burning Ants, as well as Dapper Drew N The Rugged Two from 3:30-8 p.m. Saturday, and the Innovation Project and Cary Miga Trio from 3-8 p.m. Sunday.

Proceeds will benefit the

Montavilla Schools Music Fund. Admission is $10 to $25. Info: montavillajazzfest.com.

Quick hits

Country-flavored roots-rockers American Aquarium nearly stole the show opening for Justin Townes Earle several months ago and are headed back our way for a 9 p.m. show Thursday, Aug. 13, along with Mission Spotlight and Hip Hatchet at Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi

Ave. $15. Info: 503-288-3895,

mississippistudios.com.

Chicago’s Haley Fohr, aka Circuit des Yeux, has one of the strangest, most compelling voices in contemporary music right now. The baritone goth rocker sounds more like an opera singer than a pop singer and may just become the new queen of prog rock depending on how her debut album, “In Plain Speech,” is received. She and her band share a bill with Marisa Anderson at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Info: 503-231-9663, dougfirlounge.com.

One of the secrets that we keep is the fact Mike Skill of the Romantics calls the Portland area home. His band doesn’t play here often, but you can catch the ‘80s hit makers, the men behind the anthemic rocker “What I Like About You,” at the Southwest Washington Fair, 2555 N. National Ave., Chehalis, Wash., at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. $10, $15. Info: 360-736-6072, southwest washingtonfair.net.


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