Among a lot of things happening on a soaking wet Saturday night is the return of Portland's Norfolk & Western to the Doug Fir. After laying low for much of 2007, the band gigged around a bit in the latter part of the year, and also traveled to Spain for work on their upcoming album, which should see the light of day sometime in the summer or fall of 2008. They headline the bill tonight that also includes Point Juncture, WA and Bark, Hide and Horn. Elsewhere tonight, Langhorne Slim and his band continue their run as part of the McMenamin's Great Northwest Music Tour at the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove. In case you missed it, Langhorne's been putting it on the line all over the area lately, including to packed houses at Edgefield and Kennedy School over the past couple of nights. In short, if you've missed him, you've missed out. Tonight's show is the second to last as part of the tour-- he closes out tomorrow night at 7:00 (FREE, all ages) at the Crystal Ballroom. Speaking of which, the Ballroom's 94th birthday celebration tomorrow boasts a bunch of great acts in one convenient location. The bill includes The Renegade Saints, The Builders & the Butchers, Bobby Bare, Jr., The Long Winters, Nick Jaina, Autopilot, Little Pieces, and more.

As for our show tonight, we'll hear new and upcoming music from Nada Surf, Throw Me the Statue, Fergus McCormick, Barton Carroll, British Sea Power, and more.

As always, we'd love to hear from you, even if it's just to say that you can't get enough of this rain. The thread is open, tell us all about it....

Posted by jpetersen on Saturday, January 26 at 9:04pm