BAD ALBERT'S--Suprise Guest, free

BAIT HOUSE--J Hiram Boggs, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Faster Daddy, Laguna, Blue Oyster Conspiracy, $5

CATWALK--Madam Peabody's Dance Academy: Quint Eby, Ashley O'Day, Sweet Leilani Punani, and more, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--Slim Happy Jack, Warsaw, Los Kakadots, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Carl Funk, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Jon Auer, Panty Lions, Irving, Alarm Bell, $7

EMP--Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, $18/$20

GALWAY ARMS--The Aaron Donohue Band

* GRACELAND--Load Levelers, Throw Rag, Flamethrower, Jimmy & the Sexxy Boys, $8

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph

HELLS KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Portrait of Poverty

I-SPY--Water Kill the Sun, Chevron, Wet Confetti, 6 Minute Mile, $6

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Racket, Jesus Chords, Duck Butters, Lee Rude, $5

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Pearl Django, $11.50/$15.50

KELLS--Pat Buckley

LARRY'S--P.K.E. Meter, Fireside Syndicate, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Fakes, Watsonville Patio, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Los Orchids & the Valley Girls, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Chris Blue

MONA'S--The Melvin Peterson Quartet

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Dave Friesen Trio, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Al Rowe

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Three Legged Cat

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PIER 62/63--Burt Bacharach, Linda Eder, $50

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

RAINBOW--Ancestor Radio, Rafe, $5

* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!: Himsa, DJ Baby, $6

RENDEZVOUS--Rez Trio (10:30 pm), $5

SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6

SERAFINA--Woody Woodhouse

* SHOWBOX--Chris Robinson, $17.50/$20

* SIT & SPIN--Horrible, eXBeSTFRIeNDS, the Loveless & Goodnight Trail, $6

ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jimm McIver

STEEL SKY--Kalass

SUNSET TAVERN--Bearskin Rugburn, Beat Senseless, Spangler, $5

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TOST--Common Heroes, Luna Park, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Robin Holcomb, Sweet Than the Day, $12

WAZOBIA--Foul Play, Nothing for Now, Magnus Ver Magnuson, List, Faraday Cage, $5

FRIDAY 8/16

BAIT-HOUSE--Bob Early Trio, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Blackjack Betty, Winetime Funk, $7

* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, $10

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Coleman Brown, free

CAFE VENUS--Suicide Jack & the Believers, $5

CAFF: BRAZIL--Samia Panni & Jovino Santos Neto

CENTRAL SALOON--3 Degrees West, Surreal Sutra, Faceless, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Jodie Watts, DJ Nightbreed, the Gun St. Girls, $5

COMET TAVERN--The Dt's, the Make-Out Choir

CONOR BYRNE'S--Elaenor McEvoy, the Jelly Rollers, $3

CORNER INN--Nicole Fournier & Her 3lb. Universe, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Epoxies, the Glory Holes, the Wolfs, the Popular Shapes, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatnicks, $10

EN SEATTLE--Ty Bailie & Friends

FIDDLER'S INN--Toadjam, $2

GALWAY ARMS--Poker Face

* GRACELAND--Rye Coalition, Golden, the Blood Brothers, New Luck Toy, $8

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Jon Auer, Alarmbell, the New West Motels (9:30 pm), $5

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Midsummer Vaudeville Festival (8 pm), $12/$14

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Green Giant, Small Craft Advisory, Jesse Hiram & Satisfact, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Jacks

JAZZ ALLEY--Shirley Horn Trio, $21.50/$25.50

KELLS--Grafton Street, $4

KISMET--Paula Maya, free

LAKEPOINTE--Counterfist, Section 34, guest, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Easy Big Fella, Mercury 4, $10

LATONA PUB--The Arne Livingston Ensemble, $2

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Paul Whistler Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, free

LOCK & KEEL--Midwest

MARINA CANTINA--Right in the Face, $6

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MULLEADY'S PUB--HighRize, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Junkyard Jane, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--Kimball & the Fugitive Combo

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Hanz, $15

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jazzberry Ram

PARADOX THEATER--Cold Sweat, the Attack, Ripped to Shreds, Deconditioned, Blastfo-me (7 pm, all ages), $6

PATTI SUMMERS'--Patti Summers & Gary Steele Trio

PINK DOOR--Black Cat Duo, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Amy Denio, Gregory Reynolds (8 pm, all ages), $6

RAINBOW--Phat Sidy Smokehouse, Ten Ton Chicken, $8

REDHOOK BREWERY--Atomic Players, free

RENDEZVOUS--Corrinne Rose (10:30 pm), $5

SAFFRON COW--Joe Stanton (8 pm, all ages), free

SALTY'S ON ALKI--Korla Wygal

SCARLET TREE--Kool Aid, $7

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

* SHOWBOX--The Ants Invasion, DJ El Toro, guests, $7

* SIT & SPIN--Sweet Science, Saeta, Hypatia Lake, $6

STEEL SKY--Reptet, $3

SUNSET TAVERN--The Lawnmowers, Blue Spark, Electro Kitty, $5

* THE GORGE--Area2: David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes, guests (4:30 pm, all ages), $63

TOMMY'S--Madison, Alki Diggins, the Merchants

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics, the Bellfuries, the Roy Kay Trio, $10

WAZOBIA--The Jimmy Stewarts, Static Bloom, the Jon Woo Project, $7

ZAK'S--Third Rail Delivery, Hdartis, Master Defiance, Compound Fracture, $5

ZASU--Underground Jazz, free

SATURDAY 8/17

15TH AVE TAVERN--Train & Section One, $3

BAD ALBERT'S--Jeff & the Jet City Flyers, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--Jimmy Vegas Show, $5

* BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Michael Rose, Trolls Cottage, $20

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Space Groove Bridge, free

CAFE VENUS--Zaxou, the Cyclone Killers

CAFF: BRAZIL--Eduardo Mendonça & Marcos Barrao

CENTRAL SALOON--Flowmotion, Civilized Animal, $8/$10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Setanta, $3

CORNER INN--The Everett Gray Band, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Twangbangers Ball w/ Eddie Spaghetti, Deadwood, the Swains, the Believers, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Afrodisiacs, $10

* EMP--Turntables on the Hudson, Kings of Convenience, Darek Mazzone, $15/$17

EN SEATTLE--Ms. Flora McGill

EUROPEAN KITCHEN--Grey Beairde, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Annie O'Neill & Friends, $2

FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTER--Sabado Domingo: Freaky Shakra, DJs Jay Tripwire, Ravi, Schloe, Carlos Miguel, Paul Edward, Bradley Paul, Peter Madril, Kid Hops, and more, $15/$18

GALWAY ARMS--Rob & Curtis

GRACELAND--Enon, Blood Thirsty Lovers, TK Webb, $8

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Krush: DJ Sho Nuph, $5

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--UK Subs, the Amazombies, Bottles and Skulls (9:30 pm)

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Midsummer Vaudeville Festival (8 pm), $12/$14

HOPVINE--Orange, $2

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Logger Head, Hoovercain, Sole Moxie, $5

I-SPY--Memphis Bleek & Beanie Siegel, $20

JAZZ ALLEY--Shirley Horn Trio, $21.50/$25.50

KELLS--Grafton Street, $4

LAKEPOINTE--Peepshow, Ivan, Quickie, $5

LARRY'S--Bump City, $10

LATONA PUB--The Momentum Quartet, $2

LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, free

LOBO SALOON--Eskimo Joe's Birthday Bash!: Millhous, Hot Rod Lunatics, Beat Senseless, $5

LOCK & KEEL--The Bastards of Jazz & the Manatees

MARINA CANTINA--Right in the Face, $6

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MONA'S--Hadley Caliman Trio

MULLEADY'S PUB--The Brothers of Max Catharsis, free

MYRTLE EDWARDS PARK--Hempfest: visit www.seattlehempfest.com for line-up, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Carolyn Wonderland, $10

O'SHEA'S--Still House

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Big Hat No Cattle, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Passage

PATTI SUMMERS'--Birds May Bite, the Silver Kings, the Fakes

PINK DOOR--Fina Mente, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Greg Campbell, Bill Horist & Wally Shoup (8 pm, all ages), $6

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Mother's Milk, Nu Soltribe, $8

REDHOOK BREWERY--Soup O the Day, free

SAFFRON COW--Tom Melancon (8 pm, all ages), free

SCARLET TREE--3D, $7

SERAFINA--Vira Lata: the Choro Trio

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Hit Explosion, $8/$10

* SIT & SPIN--Peter Parker, Dorkweed, Dear John Letters, USDJ, $6

ST. CLOUDS--Mary Lydia Ryan

STEEL SKY--Reptet, $10

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Fall-outs, the Wiretaps, Popular Shapes, $6

TOMMY'S--Kingpin Hayes, Ellen Says No, Bradbury Press, $5

TOST--Das Rut Jr., $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Wayne "the Train" Hancock, Six String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, $10

ZAK'S--Cringe, Ballistics, Sasshole, Disgruntled Nation, $5

SUNDAY 8/18

ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton

BALTIC ROOM--Smack, $7

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON--Kingpin Hayes, Changing Planes, the Sins, $5

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Mangoson, $3

FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage, free

* GRACELAND--Kittie, Shadows Fall, Kill Switch Engage, Hotwire (6:30 pm, all ages), $17

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Blue Faces, Rosyvelt, Hang, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Shirley Horn Trio, $21.50/$25.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

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

* LE PICHET--John Roderick (2:30 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MARINA CANTINA--Private Stock, $6

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Karlton Haug (8 pm, all ages)

MYRTLE EDWARDS PARK--Hempfest: visit www.seattlehempfest.com for line-up, free

New Freeway Hall--Woman's Rights Day Celebration: Magdalen Hsu-Li, Ruth Fox, Reneene Robertson, $2

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Del Ray & Steve James, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Duwamish Dixieland Band, $6

PINK DOOR--Alison Wonderland Bacich

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Avram Fefer, Michael Bisio & Greg Campbell (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW--Ragga Soul Jah, Tiny Giants, $8

* SIT & SPIN--Cavity: the Chromatics, Monitor Bats, $4

ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman

SUNSET TAVERN--Erika Simonian (8 pm), $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Jive Turkey (10 pm), $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TosT--Holly Figueroa, Caroline Aiken, $6

TRACTOR TAVERN--Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, $15

MONDAY 8/19

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Slim Happy Jack, Bradbury Press, Kicked, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Only Human, Kaddisfly, Thaw, $5

CENTURY BALLROOM--Kepa Junkera, $15/$18

* GRACELAND--Monday-Funday!: Hint Hint, DJs Franki Chan & Red Leather Chapstick, guests, $4

HOPVINE--Jeff Knake, Mark Goldberg, Closed Caption

J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Private Stock, Discohesive, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--That, Social Studies, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Country Guitar Bar

SHOWBOX--Cornelius, South, $13/$15

SIT & SPIN--Dutch Flat, Bellini, 31 Knots, Vermilion, $6

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

SUNSET TAVERN--78 Nova: John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, Joe Doria, DJs Ams, Mug Frosty (d&b), $5

THE PENNY CAFE--Trio Viejo (7 pm, all ages)

TRACTOR TAVERN--Neko Case listening party

TULA'S--Kelley Johnson, John Hansen

TYPHOON RESTAURANT--Reggie Goings Group, free

TUESDAY 8/20

CATWALK--The Misfits 25th Anniversary Party featuring Jerry Only, Dez, & Marky Ramone, Himsa, Dirty Thieves, Youth at Risk (7:30 pm, all ages), $20

CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

CHOP SUEY--Loop Loop: Byron Vannoy, John Silverman, Jay Roulston, DJs Mark E Quark, Brian Lyons, Ken Wallace, J Justice, $5

* CROCODILE CAFE--Prosthesis, Plan B, Programmar, $6

GRACELAND--Feed, Cave 76, the Dirtmits, Neo, $6

IRISH EMIGRANT--Dark Molly, $2

I-SPY--Hello From Waveland, the Social Studies, the Girls, $6

JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson, $15.50/$21.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

KISMET--The 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

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Spirit Tuck (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends, free

NOC NOC--Lojique, Bullet, Khevlar, Jazz, Kaykay, X-Kid, DJ Vitamin D, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3

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

PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams

PATTI SUMMERS'--Chris Dover

PIER 62/63--Diana Ross, $56

PINK DOOR--Fina Mente, free

RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5

* RE-BAR--Local 101: Nerve Wheel, guests, $5

RENDEZVOUS--House Band w/ Uncle Steve (sit ins welcome), free

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3

STEEL SKY--Dan Covrett Quartet, free

TOST--Obelus

TRACTOR TAVERN--Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men, $15

WEDNESDAY 8/21

AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui

BAD ALBERT'S--Scotty Harris, free

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

CENTRAL SALOON--Fall City, Rik Avalos Band, $5

CHOP SUEY--Luster, Glitter Mini 9, the Catch, $5

* CROCODILE CAFE--Fiver, the Naysayer, the Downsound, $7

GRACELAND--Lloyd's Rocket, guests, $6

IRISH EMIGRANT--Leo McNamara & Friends

I-SPY--Dalek, Bad Wizard, the Fiendish Plots, Shake City, $8

JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson, $15.50/$21.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

KISMET--Paul Gabrielson Trio

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

MARINA CANTINA--Casual Rex, $5

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Bill LaVoie (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

PARAGON--The Imaginaires

PATTI SUMMERS'--Diane Fast Trio

* PIER 62/63--India.Arie, Maktub, $35

PINK DOOR--Nova, free

RAINBOW--Phat Phamily, $5

SAFFRON COW--Two Times Two Quartet (7:30 pm, all ages), free

SCARLET TREE--Downstroke, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Fokus, Killing Faith, $5

STEEL SKY--The Jason Parker Group, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Asylum Street Spankers, $12