THURSDAY 5/23
Aftermath Gallery--What's Missing? (9 pm, all ages), $3
BAD ALBERT'S--Brian Butler, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Crossfire, Kite, Cavernous Groover, $5/$8
CENTRAL SALOON--Batter Dean, H is Orange, Wes Dando, $5
* CHOP SUEY--FCS North, Plastiq Phantom People, Sientific American, $6
COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages)
CONOR BYRNE'S--Raybone Experience, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Tart, the Drop, Lesliwood, $6
DUBLINER--Slowfoot, free
GALWAY ARMS--Acoustic Blues Revue
* GRACELAND--Poison the Well, Glassjaw, Recover, Vex Red (6 pm, all ages), $10
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--First Circle Trio
HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi Trio, free
* I-SPY--Fairgrove, Verona, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Whores, One Time Through, Drew Victor, $5
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
LAKEPOINTE--Enkrya, Dope Smoothie, $3
LARRY'S--The Fakes, Shoogacar & Wand, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Stereo Crush, Mines, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Six String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Brian Kenney-Fresno
NATION--Colin Jessee Spring and Michael Hallet (7 pm)
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kennedy Brothers
PARADOX THEATER--The Barbwire Cutters, the Richard Harleman Experience (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PATTI SUMMERS'--Diane Fast Consort
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Staggered Thirds, Vena Cava (8 pm, all ages)
RAINBOW--Decipher, Dead Stare, Section 34, $5
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!: the Lights, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Charles White Band, $5
SAFFRON COW--Noches de Fiesta, free
SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Peeking O, V.A.L.I.S., Enemy Kite, the Impulse Item (7:30 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA--Woody Woodhouse
* SHOWBOX--Acoustic Poi Dog Pondering, Carrie Akre, $13/$15
SIT & SPIN--Bearskin Rugburn, the Loveless, Goodnight Trail, $6
* SUNSET TAVERN--Peter Parker, Dorkweed, Aaron Seemer, $5
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
TOST--Nature Boy Saints, $3
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Jay Bennett & Edward Burch, Virgil Shaw, the Believers, $8/$10
FRIDAY 5/24
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Emperor Had No Brains, Patrick Bennion, $10
BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Topspin
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Frankie Paul, $10
CAFE SOLSTICE--Kane Mathis (7:30 pm)
CAFE VENUS--Weary, Tiny Kings, $5
CAFE VITA--Jupiter Crash (8 pm, all ages), free
CATWALK--Tempered Cast, Surreal Sutra, Pyro Class Flow, $8
CENTRAL SALOON--Nu Balance, Bandersnatch, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Dean Mora (swing), $15/$18
CHOP SUEY--Sasquatch! Search Party featuring members of Maktub, special guests, $10
CONOR BYRNE'S--Tiny Giants, $3
CONTOUR--Metropolis: Mother's Milk (live jazz)
CORNER INN--Mary Hollingsworth, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Acoustic Posies, Visqueen, the Popular Shapes, Tim Scanlin (of Actionslacks), $7
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $10
* DOWNTOWN YMCA--Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, the Downsound, Sole Moxie, Quiet After Nine (8 pm, all ages), $5
FADO--The Weatherheads
FIDDLER'S INN--Karma Sutra, $2
GALWAY ARMS--Tractor Beam
* GRACELAND--Mates of State, Appleseed Cast, Mirah (6 pm, all ages), $10
* GRACELAND--Mates of State, Appleseed Cast, Mirah (10:30 pm), $10
HIGHLINER--Blue Daddy, free
HOKUM HALL--The Three Ragtimers, $12/$14
HOPVINE--Don Goodwin Trio
HURRICANE CAFE--The Potty Mouth Society, KFR, 26000 Volts, Mind Candy, $5
* I-SPY--Carissa's Wierd, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, Amy Blaschke, $8
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Texylvania, Radio Unfriendly, No Complaints, Danilli, $5
LAKEPOINTE--Nineteen5, Fantastic Four, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner w/ Danny Hull, $10
LATONA PUB--Paul Benoit
LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, free
MARINA CANTINA--Hi Fi Hippies, $5
MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Carl Funk, free
* MOORE THEATRE--Garbage, Abandoned Pools, $29.50
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Brian Kenney Fresno (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY'S PUB--That, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Asahi, the Spit Licks, Steve Koozer, Primrosa (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Old Town Ball & Bucket Caps, $15
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Black Vinyl All Stars
PATTI SUMMERS'--Patti Sumers & Gary Steele Trio
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Kallisti (8 pm, all ages)
PRESIDIO BAR & GRILL--PKE Meter, White Rhino, $7
RAINBOW--Nicole Campbell Band, Sugartown w/ Jimm McIver, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Gypsy Bluehand, free
SAFFRON COW--Sarah Severson, free
SCARLET TREE--Grüvbox, $7
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Third Rail Delivery, guests (8 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA--Seattle Express
* SHOWBOX--Frank Black and the Catholics, David Lovering, $15
SIT & SPIN--Crystal Radio, Hourglass Lake, the Blakely's, $6
ST. CLOUDS--Jerry and the PhilBillys
STEEL SKY--Joanne Rand, Rye, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--The Model Rockets, Huge Spacebird, Small Change, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Cave Catt Sammy, the Donnettes, Saint Christopher & the Jet City Angels, $7
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Eva Tree & Bill D
* UPTOWN ESPRESSO (BELLTOWN)--Peter Parker, the Ruby Doe, Enders of Ozone (7 pm, all ages), $5
ZAK'S--Dorgan Oner, Burning Alive, Agony of Defeat, $5
SATURDAY 5/25
BAD ALBERT'S--Nicole Fournier, $2
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Blanca Man, $10
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Rocker T, $10
CAFE VENUS--Wine, Women and Chocolate: Sarah Severson, Ivory Smith, Margo Lauritzen, $8
CATWALK--Apoptygma Berzerk, Be Born Beton, Computer Girl, $25
CENTRAL SALOON--Bambaji, Warsaw, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--Cutthroats 9, Crictor, Alta May, $10
CONOR BYRNE'S--Clay Pipe, $3
CORNER INN--Mary Hollingsworth, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Dear John Letters, Jon Auer, the Divorce, $7
* DOC MAYNARD'S--Grunge, $10
* DOWNTOWN YMCA--Aveo, Woke Up Falling, the Catch, Daniel G. Harmann (8 pm, all ages), $5
DUBLINER--Kaos Inc., free
* EMP--DJ Spooky (9 pm, all ages), $12/$15
FADO--The Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER'S INN--Original Pot Belly Boys, $2
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--The High Rollers, free
GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
GORGE--Sasquatch! feat. the String Cheese Incident, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Galactic-Blackalicious, Soulive, Maktub (noon, all ages), $45.70
* GRACELAND--Dustin Diamond & His Circus of Freaks, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine (8 pm, all ages), $12
HIGHLINER--Carolyn Cruso, free
HOKUM HALL--The Three Ragtimers, $12/$14
HOPVINE--Sixth Monk
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Billy Moon, Itzatomic Darling (Ana Saskia), $5
KOLBEH--Hejira w/ belly dancers
LAKEPOINTE--Liquid Messiah, Tremorcordis, NYCE, $5
LARRY'S--Dr. Funk, $10
LATONA PUB--Purple Martin
LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, free
LOBO SALOON--Wrekdefy, Graveyard Shift, the Republicans, Dr. Toms Cure for Evil
LOCK & KEEL--Mother's Milk
MARINA CANTINA--Cool-Ade, $5
MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Michael Hill, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Paula Maya (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY'S PUB--Civilized Animals, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10
O'SHEA'S--The Garhooker Project
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Lowgrounders, $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Black Vinyl All Stars
PATTI SUMMERS'--Drew Victor & Passing Friends, Daffodil 11, August Spies
PINK DOOR--Tamara the Trapeze Lady, free
RAINBOW--Phat Sidy Smokehouse, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY--Sister Guitar, free
SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve (CD release), $7
* SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS--The Typing Explosion, the Microphones, 33 Fainting Spells, Degenerate Art Ensemble, Ellen Forney, the Blow, and guests (4 pm, all ages), $5
SERAFINA--"Vira Lata" The Choro Trio
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Grüvbox, $8/$10
* SHOWBOX--Pedro the Lion, Damien Jurado & Gathered in Song, T.W. Walsh (6 pm, all ages), $10/$12
SIT & SPIN--Point One (CD release), Underride (CD release), the Merchants, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Black Velvet
STEEL SKY--Willow, Tiger Zane, Kellee Bradly, $7
STELLA PIZZA--The Dirty Birds, Dragstrip Riot, Big John Bates Band, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Flamethrower, Milhous, Section One, $5
THE FREMONT DOCK--Blues Croanies & Friends
THE HOLE (PORT ORCHARD)--New Realization, Bus 17, Safety Pin Included, Abrupt Edge (8 pm, all ages), $5
THEATER OFF JACKSON--The Sweet Science, Xui Xui, the Dutch Flat (8 pm, all ages), $6
TOMMY'S--The 100th Monkey, Optimus Rhyme, T-Macn
TOST--Siamese, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--The Lawnmowers (CD release), John Hyde Band, $7
* VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players (8 pm, all ages), free
ZAK'S--Fartz, Stinky Punk Bitches (reunion), Old Man Smithers, $5
SUNDAY 5/26
ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Empty Spaces, Trination, Phokus, Crash Avenue (2 pm, all ages), $8/$10
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Empty Spaces, Mama's Head Trip, Fiction Moon (9 pm), $8
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Pinback, Crooked Fingers (5 pm, all ages), $10/$12
* CROCODILE CAFE--Pinback, Crooked Fingers, Maquiladora (8 pm), $12
FIDDLER'S INN--Jonathan DuPen, $1
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage, free
GRACELAND--Tagging Satellites, Bugs in Amber, Picastro, Amy Blaschke, $6
HOPVINE--Marc Olsen
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--James Whiton & the Jazz Rednecks, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Rogers Roger's Invitational Jam, $5
LE PICHET--Charlie Spring (2:30 pm), free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Jazz Strings, $6
PARAGON--Park Olson
PARAMOUNT THEATRE--'70s Soul Jam w/ the Stylistics, the Chi-Lites, the Delphonics, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Cuba Gooding Sr. (8 pm, all ages), $37.50/$47.50
RAINBOW--Discohesive, Changes Daily, $5
* SIT & SPIN--Cavity: the Bronze, Severhead, $4
ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN--This (8:30 pm), $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Jive Turkey (10 pm), $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Trio de Janeiro
THEATER OFF JACKSON--Infinite X's, Usasexual, Neon Panda, Tami Hart (8 pm, all ages), $6
TOST--Jean Mann, Kym Tuvim, Claire Bard, $8
TRACTOR TAVERN--Das Booty, Nigel Mustafa Memorial Quartet, $5
MONDAY 5/27
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Monday Metal Madness, $5
* GRACELAND--Monday-Funday!: The Charming Snakes, New Luck Toy, DJ Sterling, $3
J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Enders Brothers, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Tom Parker (8 pm, all ages)
PARADOX THEATER--Piece by Piece, Skare Tactic, Fall From Grace (8 pm, all ages), $5
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--78 Nova: John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, Joe Doria, DJs Ams, Mug Frosty (d&b), $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Cash for Junkers, $5
TUESDAY 5/28
AVENUE ONE--Lisa de Costa, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Lise Nicole Band, guests, $5
CHINA HARBOR--Radio Rhythm Orchestra, DJ Nosey Joe, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Akimbo, Blöödhag, guests, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Greg Headley, guests (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Track Star, Automaton, the Revolutionary Hydra, $7
* GRACELAND--The Distillers, Mea Culpa, the Hollow Points (8 pm, all ages), $8
IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread
KISMET--Chris Spencer Trio
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
LULU'S--Tim Friedlander Quartet
MEANY HALL--UW Percussion Ensemble, $5/$8
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Neon Brown (8 pm, all ages)
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams
PATTI SUMMERS'--UW Jazz Ensemble
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
RE-BAR--Local 101: the Psychotrophics, Little Luanne, $5
SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3
SUNSET TAVERN--Garth Reeves, Deanna Knudsen, Gerald Collier, Jared Clifton, Amy Read, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
VOGUE--The Viscious Dolls
ZAK'S--Los Gatos Locos, Slit Liquor, Dead Cats, Drag Strip Riot, Hung Dice, $5
WEDNESDAY 5/29
BAD ALBERT'S--John Parry, free
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON--The Diablotones, Los Gatos Locos, Los Kokadots, $5
CROCODILE CAFE--Notary Republic, Blue Spark, Jodie Watts, $6
GRACELAND--Brodie, 3 Story Head, Deception Pass, Ugly Duckling, $5
I-SPY--DMX Krew, Bogdan Racynski, Ovuca, Cylob, $10
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Peaches and Cream, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White All Star Jam, $5
MARINA CANTINA--Marc Lagen, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Sam Lowry (8 pm, all ages)
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Eric Verindi Jazz Trio, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Root Stand
* PARADOX THEATER--Rocky Votolato, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, 27, Amy Blashke (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON--The Imaginaires
PATTI SUMMERS'--Ryan Burns Orchestra
PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free
RAINBOW--Kalass, Nabi, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Charlie Hiestand
SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Starship, $5
* TACOMA DOME--Britney Spears, Nikka Costa, $39.705/$75.50
TOI--Buckshot Jazz Trio, free
TRACTOR TAVERN--J Mascis, Mike Johnson, $15
UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic
WIT'S END--Open mic, $2