ANNALISA TORNFELT WITH THE SOUND OUTSIDE, MICHAEL HURLEY
(Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta) Annalisa Tornfelt is well known as the vocalist and fiddle player for Black Prairie, the dark folk-bluegrass band she joined in 2007, with Jon Neufeld and four-fifths of the Decemberists. On her new solo album, The Number 8, the songs are simple and unadorned, accompanied only by her voice and her 1930s Arch Kraft guitar, named Black Beauty. SANTI ELIJAH HOLLEY Read the full article on Annalisa Tornfelt.

TWEEDY, THE MINUS 5
(Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) In some ways, Tweedy—the latest project from Jeff Tweedy and his 19-year-old drummer son, Spencer—seems uncharacteristically vain for the Wilco frontman. But once you get over the fact that this is a family band (and present-day family bands are invariably weird), Tweedy starts to feel more familiar. Debut Sukierae isn't flawless or consistently spectacular (it contains a whopping 20 songs), but some of these cuts stand among their creator's finest compositions—most notably the Anglophilic Summerteeth throwback "Low Key" and the gorgeous "Summer Noon," which boasts one of Tweedy's most memorable melodies in recent memory. Also performing tonight are Scott McCaughey's the Minus 5, whose 2003 collaboration with Wilco, Down with Wilco, is one of the most unfairly under-discussed indie-rock albums of the last 20 years. McCaughey and his crew—which more often than not includes REM's Peter Buck—have a new album called Dungeon Golds at the ready. It's a 12-track distillation of the five-LP box set the Minus 5 released last year for Record Store Day, called Scott the Hoople in the Dungeon of Horror, and contains appearances by Jeff Tweedy and the late, great Ian "Mac" McLagan of Small Faces (and its later incarnation, Faces), who died on December 3. MORGAN TROPER Also see My, What a Busy Week!, andAll-Ages Action!

DOGHEART, THE HUGS, SHADOWHOUSE
(Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water) Though the recording period for the tracks on Dogheart's debut album, What Burns the Best, covered a lot of ground, the songs are poised and polished garage-pop gems thanks to a ruthless vetting process. Tracking some 40 tunes while recording in summer 2014 with Portland engineer Jeff Bond, the trio trimmed down the fruits of their fledgling labor to a lean 10-song, 30-minute snapshot of slacker-y guitar-rock à la Pavement, peppier pop fare, and perfect summertime serenades, like the readymade radio track "Lose Me" and the infectious Malkmusian "Jawbone." Dogheart celebrates the official release of the record tonight at Bunk Bar. Bring cash and throw it at the band while they play, or pick up a copy of their great new record. Your choice. RYAN J. PRADO

DESTINATION ELEVATION: COAST2C, BREAK MODE, DANIELA KARINA, KITCHEN DJ, COLE BABY
(The Liquor Store, 3341 SE Belmont) Portland might finally have a dance music venue where the sound is really dialed in, giving people the chance to enjoy the music as it's meant to be heard. Thanks to their high-end Funktion One soundsystem, the newly renovated Liquor Store on SE Belmont is shaping up nicely. Performing this week is Mexico City transplant Coast2C (Sofía Acosta), who's been making waves with her signature style of Latin-inspired DJ selections. She also draws from the house and disco era of the '80s and '90s for a retro feel full of flair and attitude. This ability to mix dance music from past and present marks the sign of a DJ who really knows her stuff. CHRISTINA BROUSSARD

M.O.D. CLUB PDX: RAF, THE COOL WHIPS, DJ HIPPIE JOE
(The Secret Society, 116 NE Russell) The Cool Whips don't just offer up retro sounds—their new album, Goodies, is a full-fledged, Farfisa-dipped immersion in nostalgia, from the Archies/Andy Kim-style bubblegum melodies to the decidedly childlike point-of-view in songs like "Tickle Me with a Featherduster" and "Pink Lemonade." In fact, "On the Seesaw" is, literally, a playground romp, including the telling lines, "I'm gonna make her mine as quickly as I can/But first I gotta grow up and turn into a man." Goodies evokes a bright, sunshiny day somewhere around the dawn of the 1970s, when youngsters were inheriting their older siblings' hand-me-down Monkees 45s as the big kids went off to smoke grass and listen to Sabbath. Tonight the Portland four-piece celebrates the release of the effervescent album, which was named "album of the week" by a Swedish internet radio show called Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More. And if there's anything the Swedes know, it's pop music. (Tonight's M.O.D. Club show serves as a makeup date for the Cool Whips' originally scheduled record-release show on January 9, which was postponed due to illness.) NED LANNAMANN

DOG THIEVES, SIOUX FALLS, ROBOT BOY
(Winch Hall at Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock) Incipient bedroom indie-rock project Dog Thieves is the solo moniker for Garrett Linck, whose upcoming EP, Adult Dog, sounds like the perfect marriage of early Built to Spill and the Appleseed Cast. In other words, it rules. MORGAN TROPER See All-Ages Action!

FRINGE CLASS, GOLD CASIO, DOUBLEPLUSGOOD
(S1, 4148 NE Hancock) Electro-pop outfit (and all-ages staple) Fringe Class celebrate the release of their second official EP, Begins, tonight at S1. If the sultry, unfairly terse 35-second YouTube trailer is anything to go off of, Begins is bound to be cool and catchy in equally high doses (which, as they are surely aware, is the secret to success). MORGAN TROPER See All-Ages Action!

CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE
(Yale Union, 800 SE 10th) Charlemagne Palestine is known for a few things: his colorful outfits, the stuffed animals he brings with him everywhere, and his infectious, playful spirit. But the 67-year-old will undoubtedly be best remembered for his efforts as a composer and a performer. We'll get a taste this weekend when Palestine makes a rare visit to Portland to perform with piano and voice at the Yale Union on Friday, and on the pipe organ at Lewis & Clark's Agnes Flanagan Chapel on Sunday. On Saturday, he'll show some performance videos and engage in a discussion of his work at the Yale Union space. ROBERT HAM Read the full article on Charlemagne Palestine.

THE GUTTERS, DEFECT DEFECT, SAD HORSE
(The Know, 2026 NE Alberta) Portland Anglophiles the Gutters have clanged and banged their way through a handful of 7-inches with enough sneer and piss to bring Nikki Sudden back from the dead (they released a 7-inch called Should We Make a 7-Inch?, for chrissakes). Jokes aside, the Gutters make serious racket in the spirit of Pink Flag-era Wire and the afore-hinted-at Swell Maps. As a two-piece they more than fill up the space, while occasionally tripping into uncharted territory. Sure, there are plenty of bands pulling from the same sources, but the Gutters do it with style and bite. MARK LORE

JOHN CRAIGIE
(Alberta Street Pub, 1036 NE Alberta) Portland-based folksinger John Craigie has released 10 albums since 2003, but his new one, Working on My Farewell, is the first to feature electric guitar, and his current tour is his first ever backed by a band. Don't be fooled, though: None of the above means the man's two-night stand at Alberta Street Pub will be a rollicking affair. Craigie has always spun magic using only an acoustic guitar, a well-worn voice, wonderful stories, and a sharp sense of humor, but on Farewell, he pairs downcast lyrics about love, loss, and life with the kind of moody reverberance you only get out of a guitar by plugging it in. The results are indeed not at all rollicking, but slow and sparse and sad. And beautiful. BEN SALMON