2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Never Again (7 pm, all ages), free
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Claudia Acuna Quintet (8 pm, all ages), $20/$25
BAIT-HOUSE--The Mu, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Unity Jam: Trination, Only Human, Plow, Close Caption (7 pm, all ages), $8
CENTRAL SALOON--Ethyl, Skylab, From the Icy Coast, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Jaycob Van Auken, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Glass Candy & the Shattered Theatre, 90 Day Men, Sick Bees, the High Strung, $8
FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTRE--The Urban Music Mixer: Super Candy, Rice 60/40, DJ B-Girl, $20/$25
GALWAY ARMS--Christopher Blue
* GRACELAND--Plan B, Grand Buffet, Lovemakers, $7
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph
* I-SPY--Aaron Sprinkle, Serene, Jodi Hates the World, $7
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
KELL'S--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chigwidden
LARRY'S--3D
MONA'S--Teo Sutton Trio
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages)
NANA'S SOUP HOUSE--Al Walker Project
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jennifer Savage
PARADOX THEATER--The Local Show: Trination, Kane Hodder, Loom, the SwimHoles (8 pm, all ages), $7
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Wally Shoup Trio, Herzog (8 pm, all ages), $6
RAINBOW--Jim Page, Myshkin, $6
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang
RENDEZVOUS--Gully Jumpers (10 pm)
SCARLET TREE--Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P. K., $6
STEEL SKY--Christian & Miho's Mallet Jazz, $3
SUNSET TAVERN--Hem, the Blessed Light, $7
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Urban Oasis, free
TOST--Zulu, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Lucy Kaplansky, Bob Hillman, $14/$16
ZAK'S--Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, the Load Levelers, Ding Dang, Rodeo Kill, $5
FRIDAY 12/6
2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Monster Defiance Headquarters, Dypak, the Quarterhorse (8 pm, all ages), free
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Friday Groove Night: Rubberneck (CD release), Otis P. & the Jive Funk, $7
AURAFICE--Independents Day: Rosyvelt, Finn Parnell, Tim Enloe (8 pm, all ages), free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Eric McFadden, Dexter Grove, $10
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10
BAREFOOT--Pearl Django, $5
CAFE VENUS--Badlands: Lee Rude and the Trainwrecks, Andras Jones, $5
CAMPAGNE--Anna Witte, free
CATWALK--Right in the Face, Seatown Manglers, $10/$13
CENTRAL SALOON--Saqqara, Subject, Negative 7, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--The Long Winters, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Winfred E. Eye, Amy Blaschke, $8
COFFEE MESSIAH--All Lotus Nightmares (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Barbed Wire Cutters, $3
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Turn-Ons, Ms. Led, Peter Parker, the Peels, $7
EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends
* EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (Olympia)--The Coup, Bahamadia, Medusa, $11/$14
FIDDLER'S INN--Dave Ellis Trio, $2
FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free
GALWAY ARMS--Owl & Thistle Band
* GRACELAND--Planet X, guests, $15
* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Mind Candy, Poorsport, Shift Man Shift, Bent Kactis (7 pm, all ages), $5
HIGHLINER--Owl
HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
I-SPY--Point One, Drop Six, Point Defiance, Soblivios $7
KELL'S--Grafton Street
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Kool Ade, $10
LATONA PUB--Chris Stevens Band, $2
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Klondike 5, the Raybone Experience, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Susan Harper (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Mark Whitman Big Band featuring Sweet Talkin' Jones, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Hardcore 4 Homeless: To See You Broken, Rosary, Vats of Blood, Drowning in Lethe (8 pm, all ages), free w/ toys, clothing, or food donation, $5
OLD PEQULIAR--Roger Rogers Band
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kennedy Brothers
PARADOX THEATER--Defiance, Broken Society, the Hollow Points (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON--Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt
PINK DOOR--Sogni Doro w/ Tony Yazzolino, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Arrington de Dionyso, When Bells Breathe (8 pm, all ages), $6
RAINBOW--Stradhouton Echo, Ghidra, John Schuller, Phil Petrocelli, $6
RENDEZVOUS--Joe Abrams, guests (10 pm)
SCARLET TREE--Lady A & the Funk, $7
SERAFINA--Seattle Express
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Ology, $8
SIT & SPIN--No. 13 Baby, Blood Red Oranges, Anabret
STEEL SKY--Orbit 3 Forum, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Damien Jurado & Gathered in Song, Hidari May, the Weather Report, $6
TOMMY'S--Medusa, Faceless, Nineteen5
TRACTOR TAVERN--The Motet, Flowmotion, $10
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--MJ Bishop Band
* VERA PROJECT--Blood Brothers, Red Light Sting, Death From Above, Ophelia and the Great Idea (8 pm, all ages), $6
WAZOBIA--Surgical Chaos, Andrew Rivera, Men Named Guy, Old Man Tasty & the Lords, Blurred Fixation, South Fountain, Reflective MF, Roosevelts, Lazy Comet, Not Davis, Say Never, Cell Flight, Steel Dragon, Elk Fish, Mushroom Planet, $5
ZAK'S--Remains of the Day, Skarp, Free Verse, Gods Among Men, $5SATURDAY 12/7
2ND AVENUE PIZZA--The Wild Hairs, the Loss Leaders, Buried in the Desert, Wet Spot (7 pm, all ages), free
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Bobby Shew w/New Stories Trio (9 pm, all ages), $18/$23
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Frankie Paul, $10
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Kevin Jones Band, $3
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Marangatang, Brothers of Max Catharsis, free
CAFE VENUS--Ember Swift, Roxy & Clark, Christopher Blue
CENTRAL SALOON--Too Slim & the Taildraggers, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Greta Matassa's Jazz Christmas, $22/$25
* CHOP SUEY--Saul Williams, Midnight Eclipse, Youth Speaks, Flood/Inquales, DJ Vitamin D (5 pm, all ages), $10
CHOP SUEY--Saul Williams, Urban Scribes Project, Felicia V. Loud and the Soul, Reggie Watts, DJ Vitamin D (10 pm), $10
COFFEE MESSIAH--Monster Defiance Headquarters (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--The Raybone Experience, $3
* CROCODILE CAFE--Dudley Manlove Quartet Christmas Show, $8/$10
EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist
FIDDLER'S INN--Ron Weinstein Trio, $2
FINN MacCOOL'S--The Humidiflyers, $4
FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTRE--Tchkung!, the Infernal Noise Brigade, Quilombo do Queimado, DJs Maga Bo, Tawney, GQ, (9:30 pm, all ages), $9/$12
GALWAY ARMS--Bread Line Blues
* GRACELAND--One Man Army, the Explosion, Mad Cap, Amazombies (6 pm, all ages), $8
GRACELAND--Redneck Girlfriend, the Swains, Deadwood (10 pm), $8
* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Asahi, Blood Alley, Rob Benson, Tennis Rules (8 pm, all ages), $5
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HIGHLINER--Carolyn Cruso
HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
* I-SPY--Pete Krebs, Mia Doi Todd, Saeta, $8
KELL'S--Grafton Street
LARRY'S--Phat Sidy Smokehouse, $10
LEGENDS--The Trouble Boys, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Arlene Grover's Birthday Party, free
MARINA CANTINA--All American Playboys
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Heath & Graham, free
MONA'S--Hadley Caliman Trio
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Image (8 pm, all ages)
NANA'S SOUP HOUSE--Lost in the Fog
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Fat Cat, $10
O'SHEA'S--The Riff Brokers & Small Change
OLD PEQULIAR--Combustion Collective
ORPHEUM RECORDS--The Fakes (5 pm, all ages)
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Peep Show
PINK DOOR--Shoehorn, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Threshold of Hearing (8 pm, all ages), $7
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)
RAINBOW--Supersones, Mango Son, $6
ROCKSPORT--Grunge, Fry, Josh Williams Band, $8
SCARLET TREE--Shades, $7
SERAFINA--Leo Raymundo
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Those Guys, $8
* SHOWBOX--Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sleep, Sons of the Ghetto, guests (6 pm, all ages), $25/$28
* SIT & SPIN--The Charming Snakes, Sick Bees, DJ El Toro
STEEL SKY--Midnite Walk, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Tony Furtado, $12
TOMMY'S--Jack the Hotrod, Memphis Radio Kings, Slowfoot
TOST--Das Rut Holidaze, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Left Hand Smoke, Sweet Lou, $12
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--John Morris
* VERA PROJECT--BlöödHag, Free Verse, guests (8 pm, all ages), $6
WAZOBIA--Sublyminal, Mettasin, Last Man Standing, Danger, $7
* ZAK'S--High Beams, the Hospitals, Midriffs, $5
SUNDAY 12/8
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Bobby Shew w/ Emerald City Jazz Orchestra (8 pm, all ages), $18/$23
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Downside, Knockout (6 pm, all ages), $7
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
BENAROYA HALL--Seattle Men's Chorus: Snowglobe (7:30 pm)
CENTRAL SALOON--Laymen's Terms, $5
CHINA HARBOR--Maia Santell & House Blend, $7
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Team Bent: V for Vendetta, Family Outing, King Cobra, the Dark Places, Enemy Kite, Kremlin, $7
FIDDLER'S INN--Jon Weiss, $1
* GRACELAND--Ladyfest Benefit: New Mexicans, Akimbo, Automaton, Blue Sky Mile, $6
HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas (3 pm), $12/$14
LE PICHET--The Outskirts (2:30 pm), free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Big Band featuring Becca Duran, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band, $6
OWL 'N' THISTLE--The One Tons
PINK DOOR--Shoehorn
RAINBOW--Global Funk Council, $6
* RE-BAR--Phoenicia & Vic at the Holiday Lounge, $13
RENDEZVOUS--Sofa King & Jackie Rome
SERAFINA--Anne Reynolds w/Toby Stone
* SIT & SPIN--Cavity: the Fakes, Beat Senseless, Bearskin Rugburn, $4
SUNSET TAVERN--The More, Ruby Minor, the Loveless & Goodnight Trail, $6
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio
TOST--Extreme Leisure: Michael Manahan, Kevin Chills, Osiris, $3
* TOWN HALL--A Celtic Christmas, $18/$21
TRACTOR TAVERN--Paul Green & Straight Shot, Mark Riley & Bill Stapleton, $5
ZAK'S--Luster, Capillaries, freeMONDAY 12/9
BADA LOUNGE--The Hypnotic: Open mic
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Sea Monkeys, Gypsy Cab, Loot, Ease of Bliss, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Futile, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Rhett Miller, Earlimart, $10
CONTOUR--Genesis: Urban Tongue
FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free
* GRACELAND--Wesley Willis, U.S.E., Young Heart Attack (8 pm, all ages), $8
HOPVINE--Ed Zincavage, Russ McRee, Greg Spence Wolf, free
I-SPY--Riddlin Kids, Allister, Don't Look Down (8 pm, all ages), $8
J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Adrian Xavier, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Christopher Blue, the Hopeful, free
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Bob Dinardo (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug's jam session
PARADOX THEATER--The Local Show: Mother, X-setra, Spanish for 100, Omni (8 pm, all ages), $7
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio
RE-BAR--Phoenicia & Vic at the Holiday Lounge, $13
SCARLET TREE--Sol!, $5
SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo
TRACTOR TAVERN--Ian Tyson, $20
TUESDAY 12/10
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Stinkhorn, Anansi (8 pm, all ages), $7
CENTURY BALLROOM--Keola Beamer, $18/$20
CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free
CROCODILE CAFE--The Blasters, Laura Minor, $20/$25
GALWAY ARMS--Open mic
I-SPY--Kutcrome, Unexpected Arrival, Foreign Language, 3 Mysterious, the Rebelz (8 pm, all ages), $8
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, Don Pawlik, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Jeff Hanson (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends, free
NOC NOC--Live Tues, $5
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
* PARADOX THEATER--Himsa, Avenged Sevenfold, Streyu, Hopesfall (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco
PINK DOOR--Don Elgood and the Offshore Bookies, free
RAINBOW--Flowmotion, $5
* RE-BAR--Local 101, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats, $5
SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3
* SHOWBOX--Ozomatli, Slowrider, DJ Vitamin D, $16.50/$18
SUNSET TAVERN--Marc L. Olsen, Rosey, Matt Keating, $6
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
TOST--The Skylounge: Obelus, Insexts, $3
WEDNESDAY 12/11
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Mike Stern (8 pm, all ages), $20/$25
BAIT-HOUSE--Jazz vocal jam
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Clintons, Bijou, $5
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
CAFE VENUS--The Broadville Carnival, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Jasper the Cat, Blurred Fixation, Haggis, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Ben Guernsey, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Alice Peacock, Brandi Carlile, Loni Rose, $5
GRACELAND--Blind Guardian, Symphony X, guests (8 pm, all ages), $20
HOPVINE--Open mic
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White All Star Jam, $5
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Neon Brown (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Little Big Man, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Skerik
* PARADOX THEATER--Nerf Herder, Ultimate Fake Book, Fairview (8 pm, all ages), $10
PARAGON--The Jacks
PINK DOOR--Brendan Wires
RAINBOW--One Drop w/Dub Championz, $5
RENDEZVOUS--Spy vs. Spy, Sasha vs. Monktail, Weary, Spinset by Osiris
SCARLET TREE--Downstroke, $5
STEEL SKY--Barbie Anaka w/David Low, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday: The Honky-Tonk Revue, $7