Saturday, October 20
The California Honeydrops deliver easy swingin’ R&B at Portland House of Music (25 Temple St.) at 8 p.m. Tix: $15-$20 (21+). 805-0134. portlandhouseofmusic.com. Honky-tonk outlaw Elizabeth Cook has established her bad-girl cred with songs like “Heroin Addict Sister,” “Sometimes It Takes Balls to Be a Woman” and her cover of the Dead Kennedys’ “Too Drunk to Fuck.” She’s at One Longfellow Square (181 State St., Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $20 (all ages). 761-1751. onelongfellowsquare.com.