• HOT TICKET

Hello, Marcy Playground

WAS “SEX AND CANDY” by Marcy Playground really more than 13 years ago? It was — but you can catch up with what the band’s been doing since at a Friday show at Port City Music Hall.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday

WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $13 to $28

INFO: 899-4990; portcitymusichall.com

• CHEAP THRILL

Little bit country (a lot, actually)

THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE in Portland isn’t about one kind of music; it’s about musicians appreciating all types of sound. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that local musicians will be playing country music — both originals and covers — at “Country Night” Saturday at Mayo Street Arts.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $5

INFO: 615-3609; www.mayostreetarts.org