THURSDAY 4/11

BAD ALBERT'S--Mark Whitman, free

CAFE VITA--Incandescent (8 pm, all ages), free

CENTRAL SALOON--Stella 7, Windowpane, Six Foot Savage, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Boss Martians, the Nighcaps, Repeat Offenders, $6

CONOR BYRNE'S--Charlie Post, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Church, Mark Kozelek, Saeta, $18/$20

DUBLINER--Ray Carney, free

GALWAY ARMS--Aaron Donhue Band

* GRACELAND--The Bend, Dorkweed, Yeek Yak Airforce, Monotone Pictures, $6

HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi w/ Will Blair & Jacques Willis

* I-SPY--Kid 606, Gold Chains, Lesser, Bobby Karate, $12

* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Midnight Evils, the Pist'uns, X-Nearly Deads, the Mexican Blackbirds, $5

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50

KELLS--Pat Buckely

LARRY'S--60 Cycle Hum, Trine, Ellen Says No, $5

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--No. 2, the Carolines, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Groovestock, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Kasey Anderson & Jeff Krebs

MONA'S--Urban Oasis

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Jean Mann

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Emanuel Lewis

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Trio, free

RAINBOW--Changes Daily, the Binge, Phrampton, $6

* RE-BAR--Pho Bang! w/ Best Revenge, IAMLOVED, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Kim Turner, $5

SERAFINA--Andrea Dupree

* SIT & SPIN--Varnaline, Centro-matic, the Long Winters, $8

ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jim McIver

STEEL SKY--Little Big Man, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Paula Maya Band w/ Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts, Alice Stewart, $6

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Urban Oasis (7 pm, all ages)

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TosT--Holly Figueroa, Anne Heaton, Kym Tuvim, $6

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Laura Veirs & Danny Barnes, Casey Neill, $7


FRIDAY 4/12

BAIT-HOUSE--Bob Early Trio

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mother, Ves-Pin, Static Bloom, $8

BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Brothers Balthazaar, Mike Dumovich, free

* BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Jah Mason, $10

CAFE VENUS--Jon Markel, Charlie Beck Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--Pataha, M-Set, Moc Moc, $8/$10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Casey Macgill & the Spirits of Rhythm

* CHOP SUEY--764-HERO, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Charming Snakes, $10

COFFEE MESSIAH--Drew Victor, Tomo, Kelly, Hope (8 pm, all ages), $2

CONOR BYRNE'S--Tom Creegan, $3

CORNER INN--Fat James, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Swords Project, Light Heavyweight, Tracker, $7

DOWNTOWN YMCA--Sophie Tucker, Nod to Smile, Rockstar Crush (8 pm, all ages), $5

EMP--Solomon Burke, $14/$16

FADO--Little Friend

FIDDLER'S INN--Rai, $2

* GALWAY ARMS--KW Miller

* GRACELAND--...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Bobby Conn, Crictor, $10

HIGHLINER--Virginia, free

HOPVINE--Hotclub Sandwich

* I-SPY--Halou, Plastiq Phantom People, $10

INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER--Phonographers Union 120402, $5

* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Carolines, Reflective MF, 3 Inch Max, the Daryls, $5

J&M CAFE--80 Something, $10

JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50

KELLS--Grafton Street

LAKEPOINTE--American School of Warsaw, Batter Dean, the Outfit

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Dan Page Trip, John Hodgkins Band, $10

LATONA PUB--Don Goodwin Quintet

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Michael Williams Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, free

LOCK & KEEL--First Name Last Name & Orange Balloon

MARINA CANTINA--Hi-Fi Hippies

MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Chris & Chris, free

* MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Aiko Shimada, Eric Apoe (8 pm, all ages)

MURPHY'S PUB--Alice Stuart, $3

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Hudson Blues Band, $10

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Carissa's Weird, Smokers Die Younger, Wonderful (8 pm, all ages), $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Old Town Ball & Bucket & Caps, $15

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARADOX THEATER--Harkonen, Curl Up and Die, the Firing Line, Dead Letter Auction (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW--Lev'vela, Mexmen Productions, $6

REDHOOK BREWERY--Mark Whitman Band, free

SCARLET TREE--Shades w/ Gloria, $7

SHORECREST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER--The Coats, Kickshaw, $12/$15

SIT & SPIN--Kim Virant, Honey Tongue, the Tremens, $6

ST. CLOUDS--Alice Stewart

STEEL SKY--The Springs, Awkward Star, Evil Little Men, $5

* SUNSET TAVERN--Zeke, Portrait of Poverty, Youth at Risk, $10

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Todd Snider (7 pm), $12

TRACTOR TAVERN--Shinola, Dirty Birds (10 pm), $6

* UNIVERSITY LIBRARY--The Cripples, Studfinder, Paxil Rose (8 pm, all ages), free

WAZOBIA--Endless Road, Private Stock, Par Corliss, Stink Foot, $7

ZAK'S--Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Quick 66, Thunderfist, $5

ZASU--Musician's Lounge, $10


SATURDAY 4/13

BAD ALBERT'S--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--Bait House Jazz All-Stars

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Dub Car, $10

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Tijuana Taxi, Upstate, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Jah Mason, $10

CAFE VENUS--F.M.O.B., Joey Pissdrunk

* CATWALK--The Bend, Lesliwood, Ripley, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Rai, Silkroot, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Robert Walters' 20th Congress, w/ Fred Wesley, $12.50

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Jelly Rollers, $3

CORNER INN--Al Rowe Project, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers, the Get Down Syndrome, C.O.C.O., $8

DUBLINER--Electric Ottoman, free

* EAST WEST BOOKS--Aiko Shimada, Elizabeth Falconer, $10

* EMP--Quasi, Sarah Dougher, Mountain Goats, $10/$12

EUROPEAN KITCHEN--Grey Beairde, free

FADO--Kennedy Brothers

FIDDLER'S INN--Kimball & the Fugitives, $2

FLAME--Little LuAnn, No Complaints, $5

* GRACELAND--The Shins, Fruit Bats, Busy Signals, Treasure State, $10

HOPVINE--Ethnic Underground

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Stereo Crish, the Mu, Los Peligrosos, Jesus Chords, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50

KELLS--Grafton Street

* KING CAT THEATER--Greg Brown, Garnet Rogers, Karen Savoca, $25

LAKEPOINTE--Gar Hooker Project, DC & the Washington's, Going South

LARRY'S--Linda Hornbuckle, $10

LATONA PUB--Momentum

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Robb Benson, Dear John Letters, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

LOCK & KEEL--Kindred & Big Hat No Cattle

MARINA CANTINA--Casual Rex

MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Carl Funk, free

MONKEY PUB--Zen Driver

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Nervous Neptune (8 pm, all ages)

MURPHY'S PUB--1-2-3, $2

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Nick Vigarino, Meantown Blues, $10

O'SHEA'S--Daddy Treetops

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Braburn, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

* PARADOX THEATER--Minus the Bear, Piebald, Sundays Best, Audio Learning Center (8 pm, all ages), $10

PARAGON--Tim Turner Band

* PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Lucinda Williams (8 pm, all ages), $33.50

PINK DOOR--Miles and Karina, free

RAIN DANCER--Laguna!

RAINBOW--Sunday Morning Music, Discohesive, $6

RED ONION TAVERN--Happy Savage, free

REDHOOK BREWERY--Blues Orbiters, free

ROCKSPORT--Black Vinyl All-Stars, $7

SCARLET TREE--In Black and White, $6

SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Milhous, Third Rail Delivery, the Reactors (8 pm, all ages), free

* SHOWBOX--Left Hand Smoke, Sweet Lou, the Clintons, $10/$12

* SIT & SPIN--Captured! by Robots, Bearskin Rugburn, Crictor

ST. CLOUDS--Black Velvet

STEEL SKY--Bench Grinder, Ollie Byrd is the Moth, Mile 40, 3 Story Head, Stamad, $5

* STELLA PIZZA--Girl Trouble, Del Lagunas, $6

SUNSET TAVERN--Lila, Tagging Satellites, Zero Station, $6

* THEATER OFF JACKSON--Pretty Girls Make Graves (CD release), guests (8 pm, all ages), $7

TosT--The Flood, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Fernando, Going South, Jeff Krebs, $6

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Dredge and Lyons

ZAK'S--Drag Strip Riot, Hung Dice, $5


SUNDAY 4/14

ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Liquorbox, Short Bus, Mnemonics, Killing Faith and guests (4 pm, all ages), $7

BALTIC ROOM--Smack

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Sub Pop Anniversary Party, $8

FIDDLER'S INN--Karl Haug, $1

FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage, free

* GRACELAND--The Shins, Fruit Bats, Busy Signals, Treasure State (6 pm, all ages), $6

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada

HOPVINE--Paul Benoit

* I-SPY--The Hit, Heavier on Jupiter, Sorry, Ripley, $6

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Blue Lotus, Anna Sabin, Kevin, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Rogers Roger's Invitational Jam, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the Philbillys, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Ain't No Heaven 7 Dixieland Band (6 pm), $6

PARAGON--Phil Carrillo

RAINBOW--The Berry Brothers, $5

ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman

* SUNSET TAVERN--Once For Kicks, All Night Party Time, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Trio de Janeiro

TosT--PK's Jazz (x), $5


MONDAY 4/15

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Probono, Hung, TWF, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CONOR BYRNE'S--Volunteer Muse, free

CONTOUR--Urban Tongue, DJ Rockaphella

* GRACELAND--Firewater, St. Bushmill's Choir, Gun St. Girls, $10

HOPVINE--Cathouse, Camille Bloom, Steve Ball Road Show, $2

* I-SPY--Ladybug Transistor, Essex Green, James William Hindel, Wimbledon, $8

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Octane, Daytime Hero, Danilli, $5

J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Enders Brothers Band, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Brazilian Jazz Collective, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug's Open mic

RAINBOW--Oxygen Lounge: Oxygen Ensemble, Cocktoasten Duo, Mark Schlipper, $5

* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Pedro the Lion (CD release party, 11 pm, all ages), free

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

SUNSET TAVERN--Nova (d&b), $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Alix Olson, Holly Figuero, $8


TUESDAY4/16

AVENUE ONE--Edmonis Jarrett, free

CHINA HARBOR--Radio Rhythm Orchestra, DJ Nosey Joe, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Grunk?, Peter Comley (8 pm, all ages), free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Of Montreal, Marshmellow Coast, the Minders, $7

* GRACELAND--Mice Parade, Wonderful, $7

IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread

JAZZ ALLEY--Gato Barbieri, $20.50/$24.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free

LULU'S--Tim Friedlander Quartet

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Andrew Beitmen (8 pm, all ages)

NATION--Futomaru (live triphop), $5

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Acoustic All-Star Tuesday w/ Marlee Walker, Alice Stewart, John Parry, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction

PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino & Steve Kemke, free

RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free

RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3

STEEL SKY--Victor Noriega Ensemble, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Dan Bern, Stew, $13/$15

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Jose Gonzales Trio (8 pm, all ages), free

VOGUE--The Viscious Dolls


WEDNESDAY 4/17

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

BOHEMIAN CAFE--15 Minutes of Fame Talent Search

CENTRAL SALOON--Mother, Last of Our Tribe, Ripley, $5

* CROCODILE--The Building Press, Vermillion, Aoede, $7

* GRACELAND--Edith Frost, Carissa's Wierd, Central Falls, $10

* I-SPY--Rockstar Crush, the Catch, the Pale, Dolour, $6

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Kimball & the Fugitives, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Gato Barbieri, $20.50/$24.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Chris White All Star Jam, $5

MARINA CANTINA--Marc Lagen

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--John Wu Project (8 pm, all ages)

* NATION--AM/FM: Roman w/ DJ Colin, Jeremiah Green

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Lowgrounders, free

PARAGON--The Imaginaires

PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RAINBOW--Troll's Cottage, PKE Meter, $5

SCARLET TREE--Expanse & Paul Kemmish, $5

ST. CLOUDS--Jamil Scherief

SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Starship, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Sien, Rural Pictures, $4