THURSDAY 8/1
BAD ALBERT'S--Mazzine Smith, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Custom Hustler, Peep Show, $7
BALTIC ROOM--Jon Auer, John Roderick, Robb Benson, Josh White, Aaron Sprinkle, $5
BORDERS--Andrea Maxand (noon, all ages), free
CENTRAL SALOON--Ashbury Par, Dusthorses, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern: Stephen Parris, John Ewing (8 pm, all ages)
CONOR BYRNE'S--Joe Bowbeer Irish Experience, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Jill Sobule, Mary Kate O'Neill, $8/$10
DELUXE BAR & GRILL--Acoustic Soul, free
FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTER--Loadlevellers, Hot Rod Lunatics, Caught Red Handed, the Beat Senseless, $5
GALWAY ARMS--Charlotte Vanderwolf
* GRACELAND--Jody Hates the World, The Loveless & Goodnight Trail, the Sound of Sleep, 6 Minute Mile, $6
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph
* I-SPY--The Fakes, Alta May, Static Radio, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Lights, Mimes, Dutch Flats, $5
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S--Wand, Faster Daddy, Trine, $5
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Pinehurst Kids, Pris, the Divorce, free
LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Invisible Doctors
MONA'S--One.Two.Three. w/ Phil Sparks
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Al Rowe
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Alice Stuart Band
PATTI SUMMERS--Tiffany Little White Trio
PARADOX THEATER--Hero Killer King, Soon it Will Destroy Her (8 pm, all ages), $5
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free
RAINBOW--Big Foot Zoo, PKE Meter, $5
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Late Tuesday, Orbiter, free
RENDEZVOUS--Blood Bunny (10:30 pm), $5
SAFFRON COW--Better Left Unsaid (8 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Dumbstruck, Capacity 3, EWI, Brodie (7 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA--Woody Woodhouse
SIT & SPIN--Diva, $7
ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jimm McIver
STEEL SKY--Kalass
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
TOST--The Silver Surfers, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN--Russ Bartlett & His Texas Band, Colin Gilmore, the Believers, $6
WAZOBIA--In Take, $5
FRIDAY 8/2
AURAFICE--Independent's Day: Robb Benson, Seth Howard, Louis O'Callaghan (8 pm, all ages), free
BAIT-HOUSE--Zazou, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Umberhulk, Kicked, Crushcoat, Civilized Animals, $8
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya: Piece, Kylea, Reggie Watts, Darrius Willrich, CD Littlefield, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman, DJ Topspin, $10
BAREFOOT, USA--Gary Gibson Quartet, $5
CAFE VENUS--Badlands: Ford & the F250's, Black Pine, Arne Pihl, $5
CATWALK--Benefit for Musicwerks: Assemblage 23, Converter, SMP, Glis, Static Engine, Tau Factor, Manufactura, $10
CENTRAL SALOON--Jack the Hotrod, Ethyl, the Splinters, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Children of the Revolution, $15
* CHOP SUEY--OK GO, Maroon 5, the New Mexicans, $7
COFFEE MESSIAH--Samantha Barrow, Lesliewood (8 pm, all ages), $4
CONOR BYRNE'S--J.L. Stiles, $3
* CROCODILE CAFE--Voyager One, the Warlocks, Wonderful, $8
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Afrodisiacs, $10
EN SEATTLE--Ty Bailie & Friends
FIDDLER'S INN--Daryl Redeker & Red Pearl, $2
FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTER--The Aloha Bra Show: The Mercury Four, Das Rut, DJ Leslie, Los Peligrosos, the Speedles, B-Hives, Crack Sabbath, $10/$12
GALWAY ARMS--Rick Usleton
* GRACELAND--The Locust, the Blood Brothers, Lightning Bolt, Arab on Radar, the Get Hustle (8 pm, all ages), $8
HOPVINE--Akdeniz Guitar Trio, $2
I-SPY--Hello from Waveland, Tagging Satellites, High Dive (10 pm), $7
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Gleamers, Crack City Rockers, Granite Point, Muddy Rivers, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--John Pizzarelli Trio, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS--St. James Gate, $4
KISMET--Mike Kaminsky, free
LAKEPOINTE--SIK9, Liquorbox, Dollar Store Cowboys, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Charles White Band, $10
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Tullycraft, the Malinks, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
MARINA CANTINA--The Rangehoods, $6
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
* MOORE THEATRE--Beck (8 pm, all ages), $31
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Thunder Child (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY'S PUB--Hathead, free
* MURAL AMPHITHEATER--Gas Huffer, Peter Parker, Aveo (5:30 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Eddie Cotton, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Love!Gum!Pennies!, Barnyard Rebellion (8 pm, all ages), $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
* PARADOX THEATER--Laymans Terms, Mindhead, Stereo Crush, the Carolines (8 pm, all ages), $8
PATTI SUMMERS--Patti Summers & Gary Steele Trio
PINK DOOR--Black Cat Duo, free
RAINBOW--Sunday Morning Music, $8
RENDEZVOUS--Rome (10:30 pm), $5
ROCK BOTTOM--3 Martini Lunch, free
SAFFRON COW--Cooke and Green (8 pm, all ages), free
SALTY'S ON ALKI--Korla Wygal
SCARLET TREE--Lady A & the Funk, $7
SERAFINA--Seattle Express
SIT & SPIN--Graham Haynes Broken Sound Barrier, $10/$12
ST. CLOUDS--Marc Smason, Tim Kennedy
STEEL SKY--Kimball & the Fugitives, $3
SUNSET TAVERN--Post Stardom Depression, the Apocalypsticks, Jimmy Flame & the SexXy Boys, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Meat Purveyors, Danny Barnes, the Tennessee Twin, $7
WAZOBIA--Revolving Jugglers, $7
ZAK'S--Eastwood 44, ASR, Tarantulada, Shark Pants, $5
SATURDAY 8/3
BAD ALBERT'S--Bill Chism, $2
BAIT-HOUSE--Zazou, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Lucky Dube, Trolls Cottage, $20
CAFE VENUS--Soltero, John Roderick, Lee Rude & the Trainwrecks
CENTRAL SALOON--Windowpane, Pyro Class Flow, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--Kind of Like Spitting, Hint Hint, Verona, $6
COFFEE MESSIAH--Drew Victor, Away from Alcatraz (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Clay Pipe, $3
CROCODILE CAFE--Black Angel, Rockin Teenage Combo, $10
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Retro's, $10
* DOWNTOWN YMCA--The Building Press, Lands Further East, Avenue of the Strongest (8 pm, all ages), $7
DUBLINER--Tiny Kings
EASY STREET (QUEEN ANNE)--Crack City Rockers (5 pm, all ages), free
EMP--Expansions Party: Amon Tobin, FCS North, DJ Riz, Kid Hops, DJ Maza, Eyvind Kang (8 pm, all ages), $13/$15
EN SEATTLE--Ms. Flora McGill
EUROPEAN KITCHEN--Grey Beairde, free
FIDDLER'S INN--Rod Cook & Jon Bayless, $2
GALWAY ARMS--The Lowgrounders
* GRACELAND--Second Coming, Bathtub Gin, $8
HOPVINE--Frank Clayton Trio, $2
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Hospitals, Popular Shapes, A Frames, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--John Pizzarelli Trio, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS--St. James Gate, $4
LAKEPOINTE--Sonafield, Jennifer Savage, Philo Beddo, $5
LARRY'S--Gruvbox, $10
LATONA PUB--Chris Stevens
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
LOBO SALOON--Third Rail Delivery, Bitter Pills, Formula X, Black Goat
MAPLE LEAF GRILL--Jean Mann, $5
MARINA CANTINA--The Rangehoods, $6
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MONA'S--Marco DeCavalho Trio
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Corey Small (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY'S PUB--Silver Surfer, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Emerald City Divas, $10
O'SHEA'S--Andrew McKaige, Lise Nikkole
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Dave Ellis & Friends, $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
PARADOX THEATER--Black Cat Music, the Hollow Points, Sharpknife (8 pm, all ages), $8
PATTI SUMMERS--Nation of Two, Akka Shimoto
PINK DOOR--Fina Mente, free
RAINBOW--Crack Sabbath, $6
RENDEZVOUS--Anabret, Steven Martini (10:30 pm), $5
ROCK BOTTOM--Otis P & the Jivefunk, free
SAFFRON COW--Hopkins (8 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SERAFINA--Leo Raymundo
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--80 Something, $8/$10
SIT & SPIN--M-Set, Diablotones, Smooch Knob, $6
STEEL SKY--Magdalen Hsu-Li, $10
* SUNSET TAVERN--Sicko, the Radio Nationals, Mea Culpa, $7
THE FREMONT DOCK--Little Ray & the Uppercuts, Johnny Mercury, $5
TOST--Das Rut Jr., $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Fernando, the Lawnmowers, Sweet Lou, $6
ZAK'S--The Dead, Shunt, Hardship, Automatic Animal, $5
SUNDAY 8/4
ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton
BALTIC ROOM--Smack, $7
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON--Bionic Systems Go, Merenquetang, the Droids, $5
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER'S INN--Steve Lalor, $1
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage, free
* GRACELAND--Natural History, eXBeSTFRIeNDS, Biography of Ferns, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--One Time Through, Squak, Setting Son, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--John Pizzarelli Trio, $17.50/$21.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Rogers Roger's Invitational Jam, $5
LE PICHET--The Fabulous Street Band (2:30 pm), free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
MARINA CANTINA--Private Stock, $6
MOORE THEATRE--Our Lady Peace, Greenwheel, $25
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Big Band, $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Ain't No Heaven 7 Dixieland Band, $6
* PIER 62/63--Cake, Flaming Lips, De La Soul, Kinky (5 pm, all ages), $36
PINK DOOR--Alison Wonderland Bacich
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Omake & Johnson (8 pm, all ages), $6
* SIT & SPIN--Cavity: Trucker of the Sea, Sinestro, DJ Deutscher Meister, $4
SUNSET TAVERN--Christopher Blue, Michael Serpe (8 pm), $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Jive Turkey (10 pm), $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio
TOST--Anne Heaton, Kym Tuvim, Holly Figueroa, $6
TRACTOR TAVERN--Lafleur et Basile, $10/$12
VOLUNTEER PARK--Bubble Rally!: Little Luanne, Lake City Orchestra, Perpetual Madness Machine (noon, all ages), free
MONDAY 8/5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Emery Cav, Sports Fan, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Structure, Section 34, Fatal Bus Wreck, $5
GRACELAND--Strung Out, Rise Against, Audio Karate, the Line (8 pm, all ages), $12
HOPVINE--Carrie Biell, Steve Ball Road Show, Wayne Roller, free
J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Humidiflyers, free
PARADOX THEATER--Kind of Like Spitting, Jen Wood, Amy Blashke (8 pm, all ages), $5
SCARLET TREE--Sol!, $5
SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Carissa's Wierd CD release (11:20 pm, all ages), free
SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee
SUNSET TAVERN--78 Nova: John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, Joe Doria, DJs Ams, Mug Frosty (d&b), $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--New West Records listening party, free
TYPHOON RESTAURANT--Reggie Goings Group, free
TUESDAY 8/6
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mother's Milk, DJ Kidd, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM--Hawaii Festival: George Kuo, Martin Pahinui, Aaron Mahi, $18.50/$20
CHOP SUEY--Loop Loop: Byron Vannoy, John Silverman, Jay Roulston, DJs Mark E Quark, Brian Lyons, Ken Wallace, J Justice, $4
* CROCODILE CAFE--Archer Prewitt, the Stratford 4, the Prom, $8
* EMP--Dead Prez, the Coup, Onry Ozzborn, Vitamin D (8 pm, all ages), $18/$20
* GRACELAND--Dillinger Four, Lawrence Arms, Toys that Kill, the Arrivals (7 pm, all ages), $10
JAZZ ALLEY--Jane Monheit, $17.50/$19.50
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--Spirit Tuck (8 pm, all ages)
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
PARADOX THEATER--Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Rufio, Gatsby's American Dream (8 pm, all ages), $9
PATTI SUMMERS--ESP
PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams
PINK DOOR--Fina Mente, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
* RE-BAR--Local 101: The Abodox, the New Mexicans, $5
SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3
SHOWBOX--Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, L.A. Guns, Firehouse, $27.50/$30
SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Carrie Akre (6 pm, all ages), free
STEEL SKY--Dan Covrett Quartet, free
SUNSET TAVERN--Dawn Jewell, Mia Boyle, Earl Brooks, Jen Wood, $5
* TACOMA DOME--Eminem, Papa Roach, Ludacris, Xhibit, the X-Ecutioners, $39.50
WEDNESDAY 8/7
BAD ALBERT'S--Paul Green, free
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON--Poleshift Trigger, Chango Malo, Humidiflyers, $5
CHOP SUEY--Goldenboy, Sterling, Blue Spark, $6
CONOR BYRNE'S--Cindy Kalmenson
* CROCODILE CAFE--Mars Accelerator, the Landing, Herzog, Ampbuzzz, $6
GRACELAND--Arlo, guests
* I-SPY--Automaton, Bandersnatch, Awkward Star, $6
JAZZ ALLEY--Jane Monheit, $17.50/$19.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White All Star Jam, $5
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--John Paul (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Little Big Man, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Eric Verlinde Jazz Trio, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Skerik
* PARADOX THEATER--Your Enemies Friends, the Cancer Conspiracy, Shattered Realm, Contingent (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON--The Imaginaires
PIER 62/63--John Hiatt & the Goners w/ Jimmie Vaughan, $35
PINK DOOR--Nova, free
RAINBOW--One Drop, $5
SAFFRON COW--Jazz Strings (7:30 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE--Downstroke, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--James Whiton, Taarka, $6
ZAK'S--Girlish Figure, guests, $4