Weekend Tempo 10/25/13

Portland alt pop/folk group brings its incandescent blend of guitar, autoharp, fiddle, banjo and upright bass to Hotel Oregon Friday night.

A fixture of local tasting rooms, farmers markets and coffee shops, Dante Zapata plays Cornerstone Friday evening.

Billie Dawn (Geri Greeno-Sanders) and Paul Verrall (Jeff Sanders) in Gallery Theater’s production of the comedy “Born Yesterday.”

Wendy DeWitt performs a mix of boogie and blues that is described as "Straight from the heart." The Horse Radish will be her stage Saturday.

Big Mama Gayle is ready set to headline "A Night of Halloween Revelry" Saturday night in Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon.
Performance
Gallery Theater presents “Born Yesterday”: Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m.; 210 N.E. Ford St;. Tickets $16, $14 for students and ages 62 and older; visit www.gallerytheater.com or call 503-472-2227. (Subscribers click here to read review)
Live Music
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
Dennis Brutke and the Country Gents: country-western; McMinnville Grange Hall; 7:30 p.m.; $5 cover
Dante Zapata: folk, rock, reggae; Cornerstone Coffee, McMinnville; 7 p.m.
The Moonshine: alt pop/folk; McMenamins, McMinnville; 7 p.m.
Leah & Andrew (Gravy): blues, soul; The Horse Radish, Carlton; 7 p.m.
Never 2 Late: classic rock; Spirit Mountain Sports Bar, Grand Ronde; 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies and Moody Little Sister (Halloween show): cabaret dance rock, pop/rock; McMenamins, McMinnville; 7 p.m.
Wendy DeWitt: queen of boogie woogie; The Horse Radish, Carlton; 7 p.m.
Never 2 Late: rock; Spirit Mountain Sports Bar, Grand Ronde; 9 p.m.
King Ghidora, with Whiskey's Lament and Cherry City Deadbeats (Halloween show): sonic surf rock, Irish punk, garage rock; The Deluxe, McMinnville; 10 p.m. (Subscribers click here to read story)
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