THURSDAY 2/21
AURAFICE--Multi-media open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--3D, $5
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Bob Marley Festival: Gregory Isaacs, $20
CENTRAL SALOON--Pataha, the Northern Souls, Ultrafind, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Charlie Post, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Kasey Chambers, Matthew Ryan, $15
DUBLINER--Cameron, Wayne Roller, free
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS--Rick Usleton
* GRACELAND--Biography of Ferns, Volta Du Mar, guests, $6
HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi w/ Will Blair & Julian MacDonough, free
HURRICANE CAFE--Paddle Wack, Chaos Inc, $5
I-SPY--The Bend, Black Eagle, Ripley, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Son of Andrew, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, free
JAZZ ALLEY--Pat Martino Trio, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Cronin Tierney
KEYARENA--DC Talk, $21.50/$37.50
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Terry Robb, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Little Ray & the Uppercuts, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Kasey Anderson, $10
MONA'S--The Fred Hoadley Trio
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Scott Law
PARADOX THEATER--Layman's Terms, the Myriad, the Humidflyers (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers, free
RAIN DANCER--Down With Aristotle, the Conversation, Ashland, free
RAINBOW--Otis P & the Jivefunk, Beecraft, $5
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang! w/ the Intelligence, DJ Hott Carla, $6
SAFFRON COW--Pine Ridge Native American Reservation benefit w/ Looking For Sailors, $10
SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
* SHOWBOX--The Yonder Mountain String Band, $12/$14
SIT & SPIN--J.R., Willow, Aiko Shimada, $6
ST. CLOUDS--The Ptarmigans
* SUNSET TAVERN--Studfinder (video release), Tales From The Birdbath, $5
TOI--Moodswings: Danya w/ DJ Killabee, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts, Ray Carney Band, Setanta (8 pm), $10
ZAK'S--Circle Sky, Burbanks, guests, $4
FRIDAY 2/22
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE--The Kevin McCarthy Trio, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Bob Marley Festival: The Revolutionary Dream Band w/ Alex D, JB, ERE, $10
BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Space Groove Bridge RDM, Wailing Souls, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Bob Marley Festival: Tony Rebel, Morgan Heritage, $10
CENTRAL SALOON--Bambaji, Who's Your Daddy, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Robert Earl Keen, Ashleigh Flynn, $22.50/$25
COFFEE MESSIAH--Drew Victor, Quiet After Nine (8 pm, all ages), $2
CONOR BYRNE'S--Lil' Puddin, $4
CONTOUR--Tommy Martin, Tor Dietrichson, Liquid Voodoo
CORNER INN--Nicole Fournier Band, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Violet Indiana, guests, $12
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $10
* EMP--Death Cab for Cutie, the Dismemberment Plan, Aveo (8:30 pm, all ages), $13/$15
FADO--Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER'S INN--Acoustic Bigfoot Zoo, $2
FLOYD'S PLACE--K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--Zeus Storage, free
GALWAY ARMS--KW Miller
* GRACELAND--The Letter E, Building Press, Mines (10 pm), $8
GRACELAND--Anti-Flag, Against All Authority, Thrice, Pipedown, Virus*Nine (5 pm, all ages), $10
HOPVINE--Urban Oasis
HURRICANE CAFE--Amazombies, $5
* I-SPY--Brainstorm Emcee Battle: One Man Army, DJs Abilities, Sayeed, 64 Emcees (6 pm, all ages), $10
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Combustion Collective, 3 Legged Cat, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver & Neil
JAZZ ALLEY--Pat Martino Trio, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--St James Gate
LAKEPOINTE--M.T.F., Aggression Core, Fury 161, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Mark Whitman Band w/ Sweet Talkin' Jones, $10
LATONA PUB--Mike Hill, Nancy Dillon
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Butterbean, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Latigo Lace, free
LOCK & KEEL--Bare Knuckle Boxers & Little Big Man
MARINA CANTINA--The Believers
* MOORE THEATRE--Sno Core Icicle Ball Tour w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Blackalicious, Saul Williams, $25
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Lonnie Williams, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Monstrawtikuss Frankentienikuss, Afterdust, Point Defect, Fontinelle (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR--The Colville Melody
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kennedy Brothers
* PARAMOUNT THEATRE--George Jones, Mustang Sally, $27/$44
RAIN DANCER--Bandersnatch, Spinning Sun, $5
RAINBOW--Instant Winner, Mayfly, Firstname Lastname, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Atomic Players, free
ROCK BOTTOM--Susan Robkin
SCARLET TREE--Groove Box, $7
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Noggin (8 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA--Milo Peterson
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Afrodisiacs, $8
SIT & SPIN--Blue Collar Love (CD release), $6
ST. CLOUDS--Looking For Sailors
* SUNSET TAVERN--Ruston Mire, Dear John Letters, Suitcase, $7
TOMMY'S--Zen Tricksters, $10
TRACTOR TAVERN--Tom Landa & the Paperboys, $12
TULLY'S HEADQUARTERS--Seattle Labor Chorus 2002 Family Sing-A-Long, free/$10
ZAK'S--Three Found Dead, the Adhesives, Klad, $5
SATURDAY 2/23
BAD ALBERT'S--Miles From Chicago, $2
BAIT-HOUSE--The Kevin McCarthy Trio, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Bob Marley Festival: Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $10
BENAROYA HALL--Shawn Colvin, $29/$34.50
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH--The Son of Smoke and Blisters, $15/$20
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Infernal Combustion, Contraption, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Bob Marley Festival: Vission, JB & the Revolutionary Dream Band, $10
CADDYSHACK--Stickshift Annie & the Overdrive
* CAFE VENUS--Wine Women & Chocolate: Susan Harper, Carrie Biell, Loa Allebach
CENTRAL SALOON--Rubberneck, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE'S--Raybone (CD release), $3
CORNER INN--Nicole Fournier Band, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Damien Jurado, Gathered in Song (CD release), Owen, Kyle Fisher (5 pm, all ages), $8
* CROCODILE CAFE--Damien Jurado, Gathered in Song (CD release), 764-HERO, Seldom (9 pm), $10
DOC MAYNARD'S--Grunge, $10
DUBLINER--Electric Ottoman, Fading Collection, free
ELYSIAN--Winter Beer Festival w/ Banjovi, free
* EMP--Sound Off! Finals: Aaron Richner & the Blues Drivers, the Spit Licks, TBD (8:30 pm, all ages), $5/$10
FADO--Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER'S INN--Country Dave, Western Dave, $2
FLAME--Dope Smoothie, the Whores, $5
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--The High Rollers
GALWAY ARMS--The Owl 'n' Thistle Band
* GRACELAND--Drop 6, SP Unlimited, Pointe One, $8
GRATEFUL BREAD--Reggie Garrett, Richard Middleton, Marjorie Richards
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HIGHLINER--Silk Root, free
HOPVINE--The Chicago 7
* HUB BALLROOM--Brainstorm Emcee Battle: Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Binary Star, DJ Phrikshun, Massive Monkeys, 16 Emcees (7 pm, all ages), $15
HURRICANE CAF:--Platonic Bondage, Dogs Playing Poker, $5
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Amazombies, Lonesome Teardrops, the Midriffs, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver & Neil
JAZZ ALLEY--Pat Martino Trio, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--St James Gate
LAKEPOINTE--American School of Warsaw, The Janeways, Andrews-Kiive, $5
LARRY'S--Bob Marley Festival, $10
LATONA PUB--Better Left Unsaid
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Butterbean, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Latigo Lace, free
LOCK AND KEEL--3 Story Head, the Social Studies
MONA'S--Urban Oasis, free
MONKEY PUB--Lev'vela
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Lonnie Williams, $10
O'SHEA'S--Chuck Van Norman
OLD PEQULIAR--Side Pocket
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Bradbury Press, $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Dark Mo
PINK DOOR--Shoehorn, free
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)--Nick Vigarino
RAIN DANCER--Shunpike Follies, $5
RAINBOW--Troll's Cottage, Dubcar, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY--Momentum Quartet, free
ROCKSPORT--Doctor Funk, $5
SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Akoma Ensemble, Yaw Amponsah (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--GruvBox ('80s), $8
* SIT & SPIN--Pinehurst Kids, Quickie, Moc Moc, $6
ST. CLOUDS--Zhaoui
ST. MARK'S CATHEDRAL--The Mystical Chant, $12
ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH--Capella Romana: Grace, Mystery, Transformation, $15
* SUNSET TAVERN--Alta May, Pure Joy, the Pinkos, $7
* THEATER OFF JACKSON--Blöödhag, Bobbitt, Me Infecto (8 pm, all ages), $6
TOMMY'S--Windowpane, Low End, Face Plant, $5
TosT--Grand Opening w/ Rai, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Tom Landa & the Paperboys, $12
* YAK ROOM--The Blood Brothers, Cephied, Ambitious Career Woman (8 pm, all ages), $6
ZAK'S--Dorgan Oner, Myiasis, Suffergauge, Agony Of Deceit, $5
SUNDAY 2/24
ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Raskolnikon, Advocate, Mindless Thugs, the Something Tons, Shiver (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALTIC ROOM--Smack
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON--Pillsplitter, NW Breeders, Grind Ring, $5
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Broadside Songwriters Gathering
FADO--Traditional Irish Session
FIDDLER'S INN--Val D'Alessio, Jim Nasons, $1
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage
* GRACELAND--Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, Darkest Hour, All Else Failed, Playing Enemy, $10
GRACELAND--Bongzilla, Wormwood (10:30), $5
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada
HOPVINE--Paul Benoit & Hugh Sutton
* I-SPY--Pris, Yellow Second, Fear of Little Men, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Alice Stuart, Frayed Edge, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver
JAZZ ALLEY--Pat Martino Trio, $15.50/$19.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Carolyn Wonderland, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the Philbillys, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Ain't No Heaven 7, $6
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez
PARAGON--Rick Uselton, free
PINK DOOR--Shoehorn, free
RAIN DANCER--Run For Cover, $2
RAINBOW--Los Malos del Son, $5
* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--David Garza, Ken Stringfellow (2 shows at 6, 9:30 pm), $5
* SIT & SPIN--Brainstorm Emcee Battle: C-Rayz Walz, iCON the Mic King, Educated Consumers, Presence, the Infamous MC (3 pm, all ages), $5
* SIT & SPIN--Lesser, Electric Birds, Blevin Blectum, Bobby Karate (8 pm) $6
SOJOURNER TRUTH UNITY FELLOWSHIP--The Truth Singers
ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN--Jive Turkey: Ty Willman, Ron Weinstein, Mike Stone, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
TosT--Don Goodwin Jazz Trio, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Susan Werner, $15
MONDAY 2/25
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Haley Van Meter, Argumental Wailing Souls, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
BLUWATER BISTRO--Bluspin: LSDJ (downtempo), free
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue, DJ Rockafella
* CROCODILE CAFE--South, Elbow, Mellowdrone, $10/$12
GRACELAND--Remote Control Yeti, Ultra Find, Bionic Systems Go, $5
HOPVINE--The Steve Ball Roadshow, $2
I-SPY--Kingpin Hayes, Ultra Find, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Vena Cava, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--Hank Jones Duo, $14.50/$16.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Enders Brothers Band, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Amizade, free
PARAMOUNT THEATRE--311, Hoobastank, $27
RAIN DANCER--Cris Stanley Band, free
RAINBOW--Oxygen Lounge: Oxygen Ensemble, Gravity, Grunk, $5
SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS--Neo, Lago Volunteers, Lands Farther East
* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--All Things to All People: Jon Auer, Daniel Harmann, Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, Stephen Hando, JP Hasson, $5
SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--South (6 pm, all ages), free
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, John Wicks, Ron Weinstein, Delvon Dumas, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Matt Haimovitz, $12
ZIG ZAG CAFE--Zia Washington w/ Blue Gypsies
TUESDAY 2/26
AVENUE ONE--Lisa de Costa, free
CENTURY BALLROOM--Mofro, $10
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Slaymobil, Hillbilly Chrome (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Dirtbombs, the Go, C.O.C.O., $10
EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free
* I-SPY--Pass Tha Mic: Open mic w/ DJs B-Mello, Mr. Supreme
IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread
J&M CAFE--Rockaraoke, free
JAZZ ALLEY--Roy Hargrove Quintet, Hank Jones, $18.50/$22.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
NATION--The Jazz Room: ESP, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams, free
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino & Steve Kemke, free
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
* RE-BAR--Local 101: The New Mexicans, Fey Rey, Trans Atlantic Ice Floe, $5
SCARLET TREE--Momo, $3
SUNSET TAVERN--Garth Reeves, Deanna Knudson & Danny Newcomb, Kim Virant, Juanita Clemente, $5
VOGUE--The Vicious Dolls
WEDNESDAY 2/27
1516 2ND AVE--DownStroke
AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui
BAD ALBERT'S--Mark Riley, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Syndicate Recording, $4
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON--Third Agent 86, the Fakes, $5
* GRACELAND--Magic Magicians, Matt Pond PA, Light Heavyweight, $8
HURRICANE CAFE--Frank Roberts Plus, free
I-SPY--Lojique, Nuffsed, Rebelz, $6
IRISH EMIGRANT--Leo McNamara
* JAZZ ALLEY--Roy Hargrove Quintet, Hank Jones, $18.50/$22.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Chris White All Star Jam, $5
MARINA CANTINA--Groovestock
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Crazy Go Toy, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Silk Root
* PARADOX THEATER--The Good Life, Azure Ray, Rosie Thomas (8 pm, all ages), $8
PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free
RAINBOW--Siamese, Chola, $5
SCARLET TREE--206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, Mark Cardenas, $3
SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert
* SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Starship, $5
TOI--Buckshot Jazz Trio, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday, $6
