Thursday 12/7

Live

BLUE MOONThe Royal Bear, Xander

CAFE VENUSElba, The 39 Steps, Ospud, $6

CENTRAL SALOON—Ionesco, Liquid Courage, The Consequences, $5

CHOP SUEY—3rd Annual Laptop Battle National Championships: Squid Leader, Protman, Matthewmatics, Doormouse, Cygnus, Velapene Screen, guests, $8

CITY HALL—Seattle Choral Company (12 pm), free

COMET TAVERN—Goodbye Victoria, Hello Nocturne, Blue Star Creeper, guest

CONOR BYRNE—Songsalive Monthly Showcase

CROCODILE CAFECoho, With Friends Like These, eastern grip, $6

EGAN'S JAM HOUSE—Jack Straw Artist Showcase

EL CORAZÓN—Silent Civilian, Occams Razor, Left Alive, Violence Unfolds, Alone (7 pm, all ages), $10

FADO—Author Unknown

FU KUN WU @ THAIKU—Jon Alberts Trio

FUELBrandy Creek, Sister Hyde, Kobyn

recommended FUNHOUSE—The Clorox Girls, The Pharmacy, Royal Pains, Tv coahran, $6

GALLERY 1412—Marc Smason (8 pm, all ages), $5-$15

HELL'S KITCHENNever Quiet Never Still, Psycho 78, Sector 4, Tar Nation, $3

HIGH DIVEHot Rollers, Shorthand for Epic, $6

HIGHLINER—Invitational Showcase with John Weiss, free

HIGHLINER—Linda Seay and the Country Blue Rock Cabaret, free

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUBKim Archer Band, $5

JAZZ ALLEY—Mike Stern Band, Richard Bona, Bob Franceschini, Dennis Chambers, $24.50

JULES MAES SALOONThe Turn-Ons, Sharon, A Britpop Explosion, guests

KELLS—Liam & Bernie

recommended KEYARENA—Gnarls Barkley, My Chemical Romance, Angels N Airwaves, Jet, Snow Patrol, Taking Back Sunday, Pete Yorn, the Shins (5 pm, all ages), $37.50

LEGENDS—The Tim Turner Jam

LITTLE RED HEN—Buckaroosters, free

LOTTIE'S LOUNGE—Shotgun Lab, free

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Howard Bulson

MCMURPHY'S PUB—Thursday Night Jam

MR. SPOTS CHAI HOUSE—Scratching Post: Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free

NECTAR LOUNGE—Supersones, DJ Thomas, $6

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—Two Scoops More, free

PARAGON RESTAURANT & BAR—Goodybag

PINK DOOR—Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RENDEZVOUS—Bookstore Robbery, $5

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE—Drunken Masters

SERAFINA—Mark McMillan

recommended THE SHOWBOX—The Blood Brothers, . . .And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Celebration, Brothers and Sisters (7 pm, all ages), $20

SKYLARK CAFE AND CLUB—The All-Nighters, Dirty Martini, guests

SMOKIN' PETE'S BBQ—Gypsy Swing

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)—. . .And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead (6 pm, all ages), free

recommended SUNSET TAVERN—Norfolk & Western, The Stares, Laura Gibson, $7

TOST LOUNGE—Marmalade, $6

TRACTOR TAVERN—Jon Rauhouse & Friends, Jay Bennett, Death Ships, $10

TRIPLE DOOR—M-Pact, $18/$20/$22

TULA'S—Adrienne Wilson, $8

DJ

67 LOUNGE—DJ Drew Down

ALIBI ROOM—DJ Pauly D.

recommended BALTIC ROOM—Kitchen: AC Lewis, Kid Hops, DJ Riz

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—College Night: DJ O'Ryan

CHAPELThe EPOCHS

CLUB LAGOON—Out Thursdays: DJ Wasabi, DJ Julia

CLUB MANTRA—Ladies Night: DJ D, $5

COWGIRLS INC.—Ladies Night: DJ Tamm, free

DANTE'S—DJ Paul Perez, DJ Woodrow Low

DOWNUNDER—DJ Knight, DJ Kippy, Ryan Milano

ELEMENT—Honey: Chinky Eye, DJ Kidd, DJ Krayz, DJ Tone, DJ Tre, DJ Wax (9 pm, 18+), free

HAVANA—Nuyorica: DJ Greg Vandy

HEAVENS—Restless Thursdays: DJ Brett Michaels, free

IRISH EMIGRANT—DJ Baby Girl

KINCORA—Kult: DJ Scorpio, free

LAST SUPPER CLUB—Openhouse: Guest DJs

recommended LAVA LOUNGE—DJ & the Bear

MARCUS'—DJs Jamie Lynn, Johnny G

NEIGHBOURS—Rock Lobster: Billy the Kid, DJ Trent Von

NOC NOC—Merciless: DJ Naha

R PLACE—DJ Flo'w

SEATTLE EAGLE—Bareback Thursday: DJ Derek Jordan

SEE SOUND LOUNGE—Limelight: Four Color Zack, DJ Supreme

SEE SOUND LOUNGE—Limelight: DJ Supreme, DJ FourColorZack

SUGAR—Honey: Lady Jane DJ

TOI—DJ Greg J

TRINITY NIGHTCLUB—Cheese & Crackers: Guy, VSOP, free

recommended VICEROY—Vandy's Choice: DJ Greg Vandy, free

recommended WAR ROOM—Wicked & Wild: Soul One, Johnny Horn, $5

Friday 12/8

Live

BLUE MOONMulally, Hart and the Hurricane, Kill Cupid

CAFE VENUS—Ms. Led, Young Sportsmen, Rosyvelt, Downpilot, Bre Laughlin, Dept of Energy, Saeta, The graze, Daniel G. Harmann, Brent Amaker & the Rodeo, $5/$7

CENTRAL SALOON—Hartwood, Diesel Trukkers, Johnson County

COLUMBIA CITY THEATRE—Kimball & the Fugitives

COMET TAVERN—The High Violets, Black Watch, Palodine, Snowdrift

CONOR BYRNE—The Crying Shame, Darlings of the Lo-Fi

CROCODILE CAFE—Sub Pop/Barsuk Holiday Party and Karaoke Extravaganza: Jim Noir, Fruit Bats, Tiny Vipers, $10

DOWNTOWN YMCA—The Vera Project Presents: Mirah, Kimya Dawson, Teeth and Hair, The terrordactyls (7 pm, all ages), $6/$7

EGAN'S JAM HOUSEDas Vibenbass (10 pm)

EGAN'S JAM HOUSE—Ala Zingara (7 pm)

EL CORAZÓN—Himsa, Everything Went Black, The Helm, Lahar, Splatterhouse, Furious Styles, Almost Is Nothing (6 pm, all ages), $10

EL GAUCHO—Vinyl Avengers

FADO—Groovehouse

FUEL—The American Night, the Relay, $7

FUNHOUSE—Graveyard Shift, Dateless, Hard Money Saints, $5 or new unwrapped toy

HELL'S KITCHEN—Alien Ant Farm, Vains of Jenna, Top Heavy Crush, The URGENCY, $12.50

HIGH DIVEPleasurecraft, Argo, Transmissionary Six, Cantona, guests, $7

HIGHLINER—The Gospel Honkies, free

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB—Charmaine Neville & Reggie Houston's Crescent City Connection, $20

HIROSHI'S—Buddy Catlett Trio

JAZZ ALLEY—Mike Stern Band, Richard Bona, Bob Franceschini, Dennis Chambers, $24.50

JAZZBONES—Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $10

JULES MAES SALOONThe Snakebites, Sgt. Major, The Hacks

KELLS—St. James's Gate

L.A.B. (SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL)—Doom Cookie, Kill Kill Orchestra, Burning Washington (7 pm, all ages)

LITTLE RED HEN—Knut Bell & the Blue Collars, $5

LOBO SALOON—Pin Pon Dash, Bad Ghost, Thrieve, $5

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Joseph Rojo

NECTAR LOUNGE—Picoso, DJ Karlitos, $7

recommended NEUMO'S—Spank Rock, Pearl, $12/$15

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—Sonny Boy Andrew Jr, $12

O LOUNGE—Woodrush

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)—Rachel Wiegand, guests (8 pm, all ages), $6

RENDEZVOUS—Southside, $5

SERAFINA—Mark McMillan

THE SHOWBOXAll-Purpose, Entity, MIDSTOKKE, How and Lightning (7 pm, all ages), $7

SKYLARK CAFE AND CLUB—The Trucks, No-Fi Soul Rebellion, Team Gina

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)—Jim Noir (6 pm, all ages), free

STUDIO SEVEN—Voodoo Glow Skulls, Against All Authority, Time Again, The SLASHERS (7 pm, all ages), $10/$12

SUNSET TAVERN—Madraso, Black Elk, BloodHag, $7

TOMMY'S—Grieves

recommended TOWN HALL—Nelson Sings Nilsson: Sean Nelson, Awesome (7 pm, all ages), $10/$12

TRABANT CHAI LOUNGE—Mark Goldberg, Alex Khunprachansri (8 pm, all ages), free

TRACTOR TAVERN—Hot Buttered Rum, Deadwood Revival, $15

TULA'S—Greta Matassa, $12

DJ

ALIBI ROOM—DJ Same DNA, guests

BALLROOM—DJ Casio

BALTIC ROOM—Metro: Soul One, Timbo, $5

BARCA—DJ Tim Quigley, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—Flirt: DJ Elad

BESO DEL SOL—DJ Fernando (salsa), $6

CHAPEL—Red Pony with Rebecca West

CLUB LAGOON—Flava Fridays: DJ O'Rion, DJ Christyle, MC Loe

CLUB LAGOON—Flava Fridays: DJ O'Rion

CLUB MANTRA—Ballin' Fridays: DJ D'Doxx, $5

COWGIRLS INC.—F*ck the Rules: Jack Party Crew

DANTE'S—Full-Blown Fridays: DJ Benj, D-Twizzle

DOWNUNDER—Ladies Night: DJ Damon, DJ Elixer, DJ Protege

ELEMENT—MarcoV, DJ Sandman, $10/$15

recommended HAVANA—Rotating DJ: Curtis, Fourcolorzack, Nostalgia B, N8

HEAVENS—Rumors: DJ XTC, Ryan Milano, free before midnight

JAI THAI (BELLTOWN)—European Night

JILLIAN'S—DJ E, DJ BenJammin'

recommended KINCORA—The Cave: DJ Haak and the Reverend of Rock

LAST SUPPER CLUB—Above And Beyond

LAVA LOUNGE—DJ David James

NEIGHBOURS—Fatigues Friday: DJ Billy the Kid

NOC NOC—Definition: Das Kindt, DJ BPM, Eva

PARAGON RESTAURANT & BAR—DJ Decadance

recommended R PLACE—DJ Queen Lucky

ROCKSPORT—DJ Kenspiracy

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE—Pantheon: DJ Woogie D, $5

SEATTLE EAGLE—Skin Job: DJ Mr. Smith

SUGAR—The Sweet Spot: Guest DJs, $5

SUGAR—The SweetSpot: Guest DJs

TOI—DJ Christyle

TOST—Jsun, Kadeejah Streets, free

TRINITY NIGHTCLUB—Club Kiss: Tyler, DJ Phase, Miss Broadway, DJ No 1, $10

TRIPLE DOOR—DJ Tamara, free

UMI SAKE HOUSE—DJ Tone

VENOM—Toxic: DJ Tamm

VICEROY—DJ Sessions, free

VITO'S MADISON GRILL—Urbal Essence: Guest DJs

recommended WAR ROOM—Cherry: Guest DJs, $6 for girls (and guys with girls)/$20 for guys alone

recommended WHISKY BAR—DJ Lance Rock

Saturday 12/9

Live

BLUE MOON—Slackhabit, Indecisive Rhythm, Pretty Ugly

CAFE VENUS—Dept of Energy, Robb Benson, Lesli Wood, Dustin Lanker, Bre Laughlin, Levi Fuller, Louis O'Callahan, Ryan Maxwell & Wesley Nelson, $8

CENTRAL SALOON—Jar of Flies, Smoking Lounge

CHOP SUEY—A Very Groovy Christmas: Paul Mendez, DJ Prism, DJ MarQ, DJ Monkey, DJ Johnny Monsoon, Check 6, DJ Gabriel

CLUB IMPACT—Action Figure, Falling for July, Basic Radio, Sciatic Nerve (8 pm, all ages)

COMET TAVERN—Global Seepej 10 Year Anniversary: At the Spine, The Plains, Solyoni

CONOR BYRNECreeping Time, Axton Kincaid, The Starlings

DOWNTOWN YMCA—The Vera Project Presents: The Hollowpoints, Fall From Grace, The Insurgence, Last1Out (7 pm, all ages), $6/$7

EGAN'S JAM HOUSE—Quartetto de Roos and Vamola (7 pm)

EGAN'S JAM HOUSE—Manghis Khan Quartet (10 pm)

EL CORAZÓN—El Diablo Holiday in Hell: The Sacred Truths, The Histrionics, '63 Burnout, $10/$12

EL CORAZÓN—The Scene Aesthetic, From Aphony, Danger:Radio, Man Without Wax, Matt Bekker (4:30 pm, all ages), $12/$15

EL GAUCHO—Floyd Standifer

FADO—Kennedy Brothers

THE FENIX—Second Coming, $10

FUNHOUSE—The Fall Outs, Head, The Invisible Eyes, $6

GALLERY 1412—Jesse Canterbury (8 pm, all ages), $5-$15

GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)—You.May.Die.In.the.Desert, Gingerbread Patriots, And A Few to Break, Post Harbor (7 pm, all ages), $5/$6

HELL'S KITCHENSANCTION VIII, Universal Measure, 12 Gauge Breakdown (9 pm), $5

HELL'S KITCHEN—Castles in the Sky, The Ellis Armor, Alone, Crimson Skies (5 pm, all ages), $7

HIGH DIVEFeral Children (5 pm), $5

HIGH DIVEThe Ruby Doe, Young Sportsmen, guests (10 pm), $6

HIGHLINER—NW Zydeco

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB—Rose City Kings, $12

JAZZ ALLEY—Mike Stern Band, Richard Bona, Bob Franceschini, Dennis Chambers, $24.50

JAZZBONES—New Blues Brothers, $10

JULES MAES SALOONThe Zero Points, Red Jacket Mine, Burning Rivers

KELLS—St. James's Gate

recommended KEYARENA—Death Cab for Cutie, Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists (6:30 pm, all ages), $29.50

L.A.B. (SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL)DEK, guests (7 pm, all ages)

LITTLE RED HEN—Knut Bell & the Blue Collars, $5

LOBO SALOON—Slave Traitor, Paranut, The Left Hand Army, $5

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Larry Knapp

MR. SPOTS CHAI HOUSE—King Fuck You (11 pm, all ages), free

NECTAR LOUNGE—Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Selecta Raiford, $10

NEUMO'S—KEXP Yule Benefit: Juno, Ghostland Observatory, Junior Boys, Annuals, The Hands, $20

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—Sonny Boy Andrew Jr, $12

O LOUNGE—Carry Judd

recommended PARADOX—FCS North, BRONZE FAWN, Joy Wants Eternity, Cock & Swan (7:30 pm, all ages), $8

PARAGON RESTAURANT & BAR—Korla Wygal and Her Private Reserve

RENDEZVOUS—White Trash Whiplash, Rodeo Kill, White Knuckle Ride, $5

SEAMONSTER LOUNGEDas Vibenbass, $5

SERAFINA—Jazzukha

THE SHOWBOXEmblematic, The Quit, Fall City Shakedown, The Going Rate, Elba (7 pm, all ages), $10

SKYLARK CAFE AND CLUB—The Spoils, Diminished Men, The Black Crabs

STUDIO SEVEN— (7 pm, all ages), $10

recommended SUNSET TAVERN—The Cops, The Tripwires, The Beltholes, $7

TOMMY'S—Dirrty Dawgs Dialogue

TRABANT CHAI LOUNGE—Michael Trew (8 pm, all ages), free

TRACTOR TAVERN—Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Marshall Scott Warner, $12

TULA'S—Hadley Caliman Quartet, $12

DJ

67 LOUNGE—DJ Drew Down

recommended ALIBI ROOM—DJ Diskyze

ALIBI ROOM—Alternating Current: Rotating DJs, free

BALLROOM—DJ Pete Ditty

BALTIC ROOM—Bollywood: Manpreet, Peter Madril, Anup, William Gilchrist, Ravi, $10

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—DJ Elad

BESO DEL SOL—DJ Fernando (salsa), $6

CHAPEL—Flea Market: Rotating DJs

CLUB LAGOON—DJ Trent Von

CLUB LAGOON—DJ Brett Michaels

CLUB MANTRA—The Main Event: DJ D'Doxx, $5

COWGIRLS INC.—It's Not Going to Lick Itself: Guest DJs

DANTE'S—DJ Motor

DEEP DOWN LOUNGE—Onset: Guest DJs

DOWNUNDER—Rare Form: Guest DJs

ELEMENT—Urban Atmosphere: Chinky Eye, DJ Tre, DJ Krayz, $10

recommended HAVANA—Rotating DJ: Curtis, Fourcolorzack, Nostalgia B, N8

HEAVENS—Sexy: Guest DJs

JILLIAN'S—DJ BenJammin'

KINCORA—Harder: DJ Seth

LAVA LOUNGE—Cream on Wax

recommended LO_FI PERFORMANCE GALLERY—Emerald City Soul Club: Gene Balk, Kevin Jones, the Soulcial, Mike Nipper, $7

MARCUS'—DJs Jamie Lynn, Johnny G

NEIGHBOURS—White Party: DJ Randy Schlager

NOC NOC—Crucifixion: DJ Shane

recommended R PLACE—DJ Riz

SEATTLE EAGLE—DJ Funkybear

SUGAR—Rewind Party: DJ Brian Gorr

TOI—Resident DJs

TOST—Starkey, guests, free

TRINITY NIGHTCLUB—Guy, VSOP, DJ Niros, Jason Lemaitre, $15

recommended TRIPLE DOOR—DJ Greg J, free

VENOM—Sin City: Krayz, guests

VICEROY—DJ Sessions, free

VITO'S MADISON GRILL—Body Shot Saturdays: DJ Lovesick Larry, $10

VOGUE—Time Warp: DJ Evan Blackstone

recommended WAR ROOM—Yo Son!: B-Mello, Soul One, DJ DV-One, $5/$10 after 11 pm

recommended WHISKY BAR—DJ Lance Rock

Sunday 12/10

Live

BLUE MOON—Straight Ahead Free Jazz Jam Session

CAFE VENUS—Belle Eqoque, Hollis Brown, Adam Smith and Your Invisible Hands, $6

CENTRAL SALOON—Houndstooth Phoenix, Sub-Motive, Delaney

EL CORAZÓN—Left at the Castle, Left Lane, Sharper Than You, Dreamwright (6:30 pm, all ages), $8

EVERETT EVENTS CENTER—Guns & Roses, Sebastian Bach, Helmet, $39.50-$75

FADO—Irish Session

THE FENIX—Ron Jeremy Christmas Bash: Alien Ant Farm, Vains of Jenna (7 pm, all ages), $15

FUNHOUSE—Shredosaurus Rex, the Mortals, The Dead X's, Eurobots, $5

HELL'S KITCHEN—The Low Down On the High-Fi, Stonefield, Self Crowned Kings of Cancer, Paramita, Suicidal Rampage (5:20 pm, all ages), $7/$10

HIDMO—Atlantic Melody

HIGH DIVE—Lopez, The Fatigues, Four Counts Dirty, Grownup Trouble, $5

JAZZ ALLEY—Mike Stern Band, Richard Bona, Bob Franceschini, Dennis Chambers, $24.50

JAZZBONES—Maria Santell, House Blend, $10

KELLS—Liam & Bernie

LE PICHET—Laurie Katherine Carlsson

LITTLE RED HEN—The Davanos

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Howard Bulson

MOORE THEATRE—KMTT Winter Warmth: Atmos Lee, Mindy Smith, $30-$42

NECTAR LOUNGE—Benjamin Doerr, Matthew Lindley, free

recommended NEUMO'S—KEXP Yule Benefit: Juno, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Junior Boys, Cold War Kids (7 pm, all ages), $20

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—Pete Leinonen, John Holt Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

SERAFINA—Ann Reynolds, Tobi Stone

recommended THE SHOWBOX—Devotchka, My Brightest Diamond, Eric Bachman (8 pm, all ages), $13/$15

SUNSET TAVERNThe Suffering Fuckheads (9 pm), $5

SUNSET TAVERN—Holiday in Hell Party: Toe Tag, HELL PROMISE, Vs. the World, Neon Nights (4 pm), $6

SURESHOT CAFE—Tim Fantastic 7 the Styrofoam Meat Trays (2 pm, all ages), free

SUSAN'S 5100 BISTRO—Gary Hammon

TRACTOR TAVERN—The Duhks, Gran Bel Fisher, $15

TRIPLE DOOR—Praise: Bernadette Bascom, $20

TULA'S—Jazz Police Big Band (3 pm), $5

TULA'S—Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra (8 pm), $5

WALL OF SOUNDTyler Potts (6 pm, all ages), free

DJ

BALTIC ROOM—Sunday Night Beatdown

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—Industry Night: DJ Hernandez Hernandez

CAPITOL CLUB—Souled Out: DJ Joshua, free

CHAPEL—Ticklejunk All Stars

DEEP DOWN LOUNGE—DJ Mojo, DJ Jason H8e, DJ Raw B

ELEMENT—Fly Girls: Chinky Eye, DJ Krayz, The Fraggle Rock Crew, $5

recommended KINCORA—SkateVisions: DJ Bobcat

LAST SUPPER CLUB—Industry Night: Guest DJs

LAVA LOUNGE—DJ Jimi Crash

NEIGHBOURS—Nocha Latino: DJ Luis

NOC NOC—Resurrection: DJ Shane, $3

R PLACE—Lashes: Lady Chablis

recommended RE-BAR—Flammable: DJ Wesley Holmes

VOGUE—Fetish Night: DJ Eternal Darkness

WHISKY BAR—DJ Neil of Steel

Monday 12/11

Live

CAPITOL CLUB—Peter Cramer Trio featuring Mack Grout and Tim Carey

CENTRAL SALOON—Monday Metal Madness: Ashes Will Fall, Within Negatives

CONOR BYRNE—Bluegrass Jam

EL CORAZÓN—Firescape, Vindaloo, Out From Underneath, Wallpaper, 3 Inch Max (7 pm, all ages), $8/$10

GALLERY 1412—Workshop: Charity Chan (8 pm, all ages), $5-$15

THE GREEN ROOM—Days In Between, Mass Sugar, $5

HIGH DIVE—Ionesco, BC Campbell, Tommy Gunn and the Bourbon Cowboys, free

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB—Blue Monday, free

KELLS—Liam & Bernie

LATONA PUB—Gypsy Jazz Night with the Djangomatics, free

LITTLE RED HEN—The Wes Jones Band

LOWER LEVEL AT C.H.A.C.—Kevin Joyce, $10

MARQUEE MARTINI BAR—Songwriters Showcase Night: guests

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Ruby Bishop

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S—Open Mic

MR. SPOTS CHAI HOUSE—Snoose Junction (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—The New Orleans Quintet

PINK DOOR—Julie Cascioppo, free

STUDIO SEVEN—LA Guns, the Bullet Boys, Windowpane, Underride, $13/$15

recommended TRACTOR TAVERN—Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins, Los Flacos, $12

TRIPLE DOOR—Stan Kenton Big Band Christmas: Rich Wetzel's Groovin Higher Jazz Orchestra, $25

TULA'S—Darin Clendenin Trio, $7

DJ

recommended BAD JUJU LOUNGE—Shock therapy, free

BALTIC ROOM—Jam Jam: DJ Collage, Element

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—Game Night: DJ Hernandez Hernandez

BUS STOP—DJ Sleepdepdanceparty

CHAPELThe EPOCHS

recommended HAVANA—DJ Sad Bastard, free

KINCORA—Psychotropic: DJ Scorpio, Whiplash

LAVA LOUNGE—Rockabilly Night: DJ Johnabilly

NOC NOC—50 Cent Beer Night: DJ Shane

SEATTLE EAGLE—DJ TCTL

TOIDJ Sweet Chris Bell

TOST LOUNGE—the Existential Detective Agency: DJ Fauxfaux, DJ Genay Fav, DJ Stick Yo Hand in the Dirt, DJ Sweet Chris Bell, free

VICEROY—DJ Sad Bastard, free

VOGUE—Blue Monday: Guest DJs, free

recommended WAR ROOM—Soul City Mondays: Circle of Fire, Guest DJs, $5

Tuesday 12/12

Live

BALTIC ROOM—Oscillate: Roger O'Donnell, Christopher Willits, $15

CAN CAN—Blue Suede Tuesday: Open Mic Elvis Impersonation Night

CAPITOL CLUB—Eric Jaeger & Encarnacian

CENTRAL SALOON—Punks and Pints: The Them, Garagezilla, Ma-Shot-Pa, Bucklin

CHOP SUEY—Dressy Bessy, Bedroom Walls, Model Photographer, $7

CONOR BYRNE—Siren's Night

CROCODILE CAFESpook the Horse, Aaron Mannino, $6

EGAN'S JAM HOUSENorthwest Quintessence

EL CORAZÓN—Jacob Perkins, Zak Hughes, Tree Frog Culture, Pete Voss, Pseudo-Chrome, Haverly, Goldwood (6 pm, all ages), $10

FUNHOUSEUglyhead, the Nox Lords, Happy Dappy, $5 or Laser Dome ticket stub

GALLERY 1412—Charity Chan (8 pm, all ages), $5-$15

HIGH DIVEThe Limbs, Glassy Globe, Sumac, $5

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB—Justin KH & Good Chemistry, free

JAZZ ALLEY—Buster Williams Quartet, $23.50

KELLS—Liam & Bernie

LASER DOME @ PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTERUglyhead (7:30 pm, all ages), $8

LITTLE RED HEN—T&D Revue

LOTTIE'S LOUNGE—Varmint, Nova Devione, Arni Adler, Robin Holcomb, $5

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Howard Bulson

MCCAW HALL—A Rock and Roll Christmas: Flash Cadillac, $45

MR. SPOTS CHAI HOUSE—Gayle Cloud (8 pm, all ages), free

NECTAR LOUNGE—Eva Tree, Leanne Wilkins, free

NEUMO'S—KMRIA, The Girls, $8

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—Christmas Party: David Friesen, the Jazz Collective, $5

OWL N' THISTLE—Bebop & Destruction

PARAGON RESTAURANT & BAR—The Robert Stewart Fiasco

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE—Skerik, Joe Doria, Mike Stone, free

THE SHOWBOX—Senses Fail, Saosin, Bleeding Through, I Am the Avalanche (7 pm, all ages), $17

STUDIO SEVEN—Murphy's Law, Crucial Change, Bad Reaction, SLEDGEBACK, Marginal Way (6:30 pm, all ages), $8/$10

recommended TRACTOR TAVERN—Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins, Los Flacos, $12

TRIPLE DOOR—David Frishberg, $22.50/$25

TULA'S—Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, $5

UGLY MUG COFFEEHOUSE—Bob Antolin/Norm Bellas Duo

WINGMASTERS—Open Mic

DJ

BALTIC ROOM—Oscillate: Greg Skidmore, Electrosect, Paul Edwards

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—DJ Hernandez Hernandez

BLUE MOON—Railroad Pete, Royal Brohams

BUS STOP—Anal Sex Tuesday: Mark Mitchell

CLUB MANTRA—Open Mic Tuesday: DJ D, $5

COWGIRLS INC.—Wolf Night: Amy Lynn, free

recommended HAVANA—Pretty Titty, Sing Sing: DJs Fourcolorzack

IRISH EMIGRANT—DJ Baby Girl

KINCORA—Rock-A-Rolla: AJ/DJ

LAVA LOUNGE—Doctor Jonze

LO_FI PERFORMANCE GALLERY—Hideki, Kamui, Sage Nomad, Stop Biting: Bumblebee, $4

MARCUS'—DJs Jamie Lynn, Johnny G

NEIGHBOURS—Retrovenge: DJ Dana Dub

recommended NOC NOC—I Love the í80s: DJ Shane, free

SEATTLE EAGLE—Randy: DJ Toast

SEE SOUND LOUNGE—Couch: Guest DJs

SHORTY'S—1984:: DJ Decay, DJ 23rd Hour

TOI—Soul Strut: DJ MadMax

TRINITY NIGHTCLUB—Tastyhouse Tuesdays: DJ Lifeguard, Solitude, DJ Dark Mark, free

VICEROY—Blackout: Tigerbeat and DJ Hank, free

VITO'S MADISON GRILL—Deeper: DJ Aaron Camp, Travail, free

Wednesday 12/13

Live

BLUE MOON—Houston's Open Mic, free

CENTRAL SALOON—WTF Wednesdays: Thrust

CITY HALL—Duo En (12 pm), free

CROCODILE CAFECentral Services, Jon Auer, Collapsichord, $6

EGAN'S JAM HOUSE—Andy Shaw Vocal Jam

EL CORAZÓN—Off Centered, The Motives of Eric Zahn, Two Twenty Twos, The Heat Exchangers, Harsh (6 pm, all ages), $10

FADO—Justin & Ronin

FU KUN WU @ THAIKU—The Ron Weinstein Trio, free

FUEL—Royal Pains, Late September Dogs, Sea.Mine

recommended FUNHOUSEThe Old Haunts, The Charming Snakes, The Hands, $6

HELL'S KITCHEN—LA Guns, Atomic Outlaws, The OUTFIT, the Blackout Kings, $12.50

HIGH DIVEUPWELL, Reverse, The Oswald Effect, $5

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB—The Roy Kay Trio, $5

JAZZ ALLEY—Buster Williams Quartet, $23.50

KELLS—Peter Yeates

MARTIN'S OFF MADISON—Howard Bulson

MR. SPOTS CHAI HOUSE—A Wii for Fido (8 pm, all ages), free

NECTAR LOUNGE—Native Root, guests, $6

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE—Floyd Standifer

OWL N' THISTLE—Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON RESTAURANT & BARTwo Buck Chuck

PINK DOOR—Casey MacGill & the Blue 4 Trio, free

RENDEZVOUS—The BC Campbell Show, $5

SEAMONSTER LOUNGE—!Nepotistas!, free

THE SHOWBOX—Rock the Bells 2006: Redman, Raekwon, Keith Murray, MC Supernatural, DJ Supreme, $35

SUNSET TAVERN—Better World, $6

TOSTDarrius Willrich, free

TRACTOR TAVERN—Shawn McDonald, $15

TULA'S—Brian Kirk's SCCC Jazz Ensemble, $6

WHISKY BAR—Ronnie Pierce Ensemble

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recommended BALTIC ROOM—Ruff Jemz: DJ FUCKING IN THE STREETS, DJ Porq, Sam Rousso Sound System, $3

BARCA—Agenbite!: DJ Leopold Bloom, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS—Bliss: DJ Elad

BUS STOP—Guest DJs

CLUB LAGOON—Pink! Ladies Night:

CLUB MANTRA—Hiphop Party: DJ Puerto Roc, free

DEEP DOWN LOUNGE—9 to Bedtime: Guest DJs

DUBLINER—33 and a Thud: Dexter Fremont

ELEMENT—VIP Bracelet Party: DJ Phase

recommended HAVANA—Bananas: DJ Cherry Canoe, Dann Gallucci

KINCORA—Underlord's Den: DJ Seth

LAST SUPPER CLUB—Party Rock Wednesday: DJ Aaron, DJ Jolene

LAST SUPPER CLUB—The Bedroom Club: DJ Shifty Sands, guests, $10

LAVA LOUNGE—DJ Deutscher Meister

LOTTIE'S LOUNGE—DJ Whitey, free

NEIGHBOURS—Showtime: DJ Trent Von

NOC NOC—Deep House: DJ Doug Phillip Eno, Mat Anderson

SUGAR—Sex Shooter: DJ Andy J

TOI—Meditation Wednesday: Bishop, Miss Korin, Ronin, Nth, free

TRINITY NIGHTCLUB—Mixxt Messages: DJ Dev, DJ Brady K, guests, free

VENOM—Hype!: Chinky Eye, Chrystle, free before 11 pm

VITO'S MADISON GRILL—Salsa: DJ Nick, $5

VOGUE—Gothic Night: DJ Eternal Darkness