The Portland Tribune will have some picks each month on who to go watch and hear and enjoy in the Portland-area live music.

Check websites for details, links below, tickets available as of first day of month:

Thursday, May 1

Joshua Josue, Edna Vazquez, Delgado y Los Conejos de Amor, 7 p.m., Mission Theater

Monday, May 5

Jim Messina and The Road Runners, 7 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre

Wednesday, May 7

Disturbed, 6:30 p.m., Moda Center

Saturday, May 10

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 8 p.m., Moda Center

Wednesday, May 14

Alison Moyet, 8 p.m., Crystal Ballroom

Thursday, May 15

Blind Boys of Alabama, 8 p.m., Aladdin Theater

Friday, May 16

The Talbott Brothers, 9 p.m., Mississippi Studios

Simple Minds, 7 p.m., Cascades Amphitheater

Saturday, May 17

“Sunshine & Stars,” Portland Cello Project, Maiah Wynne, 8 p.m. Revolution Hall

Monday, May 19

Diana Krall, 8 p.m., Keller Auditorium

Tuesday, May 20

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, 8 p.m., Keller Auditorium

Friday, May 23

Rilo Kiley, 6:30 p.m., McMenamins Grand Lodge (opening concert, sold out)

Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom (“The Professional Entertainer” EP release), 9 p.m., Mississippi Studios

James Taylor and His All-Star Band, 7:30 p.m., Cascades Amphitheater

Saturday, May 24

Outlaw Music Festival, starring Willie Nelson and Family, Bob Dylan, Billy Strings, Lake Street Dive, Sierra Hull, Lily Meola, 2:40 p.m., Cascades Amphitheater

Jack White, 6:30 p.m., McMenamins Edgefield (opening concert, sold out)

Monday, May 26

John Craigie performs The Beatles’ “A Lonely Magical Mystery Tour,” 8 p.m., Mississippi Studios

Tuesday, May 27

John Craigie performs The Beatles’ “A Lonely Magical Mystery Tour,” 8 p.m., Mississippi Studios

Wednesday, May 28

Leon Bridges, 6:30 p.m., McMenamins Edgefield (season’s second concert, sold out)

John Craigie performs The Beatles’ “A Lonely Magical Mystery Tour,” 8 p.m., Mississippi Studios (sold out)

Saturday, May 31

Hardy, 6:30 p.m., Cascades Amphitheater