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Live Music Listings

by Megan Seling

BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Ton

BAIT HOUSE--Todd Hymus

CAFE VENUS--Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks

CENTRAL SALOON--Signor Groove, Monostereo, Northwest Contraband, $5

CHOP SUEY--Lloyd's Rocket, Beat Senseless, the Fakes, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Olsen Mattox Overdrive

* CROCODILE CAFE--Bonfire Madigan, Les Baton Rougue, Ms. Led, Enemy Kite (9 pm, 18+), $7

FADO--Author Unknown

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Janis Mann

* GRACELAND--Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Turn-Ons, the Love-Tones, $8

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--The Abodox, Science Victim, Gods Among Men, $3

IRISH EMIGRANT--PKE Meter

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Bill Bruford's Earthworks featuring Tim Garland (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $17.50/$21.50

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Just Karma, Nothing Sounds Good, Finding Zero Hour, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Danielli, $4

LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Speedles

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains

LOCK AND KEEL--Chad Hinman & Friends

MONA'S--One. Two. Three.

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages)

MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jive Turkey

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Robin Holcomb, Gust Burns w/Adam Diller (9 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW--Mango Son, Supersones, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Cloudtsu, Eleventh Hour, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Sated Solstice

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Ingrid Jensen & Jon Wikan Quartet (5:30 pm, all ages)

* SHOWBOX--Mudhoney, the King Cobra, Phalanx (7 pm, all ages), $12

SUNSET TAVERN--DC & the Washingtons, the Jesus Chords, Going South, $5

TOST--Marmalade: Piece, Bob Lovelace, DJ Shapeshifter, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Tableland, Trans-Atlantic Ice Floe

* ZAK'S--Snitches Get Stitches, Ambitious Career Women, the Bismark, $5

FRIDAY 5/9
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Straw Dogs (CD release), $6

BAIT-HOUSE--The Fairly Honest Jazz Band, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Rafe Pearlman, Ancestor Radio, Drizzell, $8

* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10

BENAROYA HALL--Harry Belafonte, $35/$65

CAFE VENUS--The Get Up, Motel 5, $5

CATWALK--I Can Lick Any Son of a Bitch in the House, Stereo Crush, Alkai Diggins, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--M-Set, the Northern Souls, Blurred Fixation, $8/$10

CHOP SUEY--Jenö, Wesley Holmes, Barett Paul, $10

CLEVER DUNNE'S IRISH HOUSE--Kimball & the Fugitives

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE'S--Creeping Time, $3

CONTOUR--Melanie Fernandi (8 pm)

CORNER INN--The Randy Oxford Band

CROCODILE CAFE--Redneck Girlfriend (CD release), the Jet City Fix, Kruzy, $7

DUBLINER--MidWest

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FADO--Them Blokes

FIDDLER'S INN--Jon Hamar Trio, $3

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Janis Mann

FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller

GALWAY ARMS--Jack Cook, John Moore

* GRACELAND--The Rapture, Hint Hint, DJ Franki Chan, $10

GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Subjekt 2 Change, the Pranks, Stailmate (7 pm, all ages), $6

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Valis, Argonaut, the Hitch, Ronson Family Switchblade

HOPVINE--Antony De Gennaro, $2

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

HURRICANE CAFE--Feral, Judy Hates the World, guests, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers

JAKE'S BAR & GRILL--Rainy City Riff Raff Swing Band

JAZZ ALLEY--Bill Bruford's Earthworks featuring Tim Garland (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $17.50/$21.50

KELLS--Grafton Street

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Raw One, Illizm, Rob Rolley, Young Getcha, Ice Water Black, Act One, $5/$7

LAKEPOINTE--Dorsoul, World 7, Cornerstone

LATONA PUB--The LHH Trio, Michael Gray and the Gypsy Collective, $3

LEGENDS--Blues Therapy

LITTLE RED HEN--Latigo Lace, $3

LOCK & KEEL--Hartwood

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE--Jason Parker Quintet, Sara McColloch

* MONKEY PUB--Dark Places, the Charming Snakes

* MOORE THEATRE--Dar Williams, Ben Taylor, $21/$23.50

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Royale (9:30 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Mark Hummel, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--Jamie Cribbs Band

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Town Pants

PARAGON--DJ Shawn Speed

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Daniel Carter, Reuben Radding, Gregg Keplinger (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW--Felicia Loud & the Soul, Scott Fisher, $5

RENDEZVOUS--The Feed, the Moore, $5

RIALTO THEATER (TACOMA)--Last of Our Tribe, MG the Visionary!, China Davis, the Whole Bolivian Army, $10

SERAFINA--Joey Bonin

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Afrodisiacs, $8

STUDIO SEVEN--Trana, guests (8 pm, all ages), $7

SUNSET TAVERN--Six String Eric, the Vinyl Avengers, guests, $6

TOWN HALL--A Night in Istanbul: Hakan Sensoy, $12/$15

TRACTOR TAVERN--Corey Harris (7 pm), $13/$15

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Danny Barnes Band, Hanuman Collective (9:30 pm), $10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Eva Tree Trio (9 pm, all ages)

VERA PROJECT--Load Levelers, the Braindead, Agony of Deceit (8 pm, all ages), $8

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--The Crown Hill Billies (8 pm, all ages)

ZAK'S--The Load Levelers, Rabid Dogs, the Insults, the Curses, $5

SATURDAY 5/10
* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Wormwood, Medlar Doss, High Priests of Panic, Lobe (7 pm, all ages)

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Dennis Blackmon Trio (9 pm), $6

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (1:30 am), $6

BAIT-HOUSE--The Hep Tets, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Reggae Sound Clash: Up Front Crew, Excellency Hi-Power Sound, Unity Tone, $10

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Heather Banker Blues Band, $3

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Monktail Music Collective

BOP STREET RECORDS--Django Twango (8 pm, all ages)

BRELLA'S BAR--Open mic

* CAFE VENUS--The Reluctants, the Plains, Allen, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Jasper the Cat, Six Foot Savage, Loophole, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Broadcast & Adult., Magas, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Splinters, $4

CORNER INN--The Randy Oxford Band

* CROCODILE CAFE--Kultur Shock, the Copper, Amazombies, Betty X, Lila, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Quickie, Poorsport

DUBLINER--The Swains

EMP--Yes, Yes, Ya'll Opening Party: DJs Grandmaster Caz, Busy Bee, Prince Whipper Whip, guess (7 pm, all ages), $7

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FADO--The Kennedy Brothers

FIDDLER'S INN--Eric Madis & Blue Madness, $3

FINN MACCOOL'S--Camille Bloom

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Janis Mann

GALWAY ARMS--Pokerface

GRACELAND--Drop 6, FMLY, Prozac Staple, Drown Mary, $8

HANA'S--Open mic

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Church of Hate, Five Foot Thick, Substance

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Pianomania!, $12/$15

HURRICANE CAF:--Slit Liquor, Beat Senseless, $5

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Jim Ragland, Peter Spotts, Jim & Pete Show, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Weatherheads

JAZZ ALLEY--Bill Bruford's Earthworks featuring Tim Garland (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $17.50/$21.50

KELLS--Grafton Street

LAKEPOINTE--The Doorz, the Overheads

LARRY'S--Jade Angel, Wand, $8

LATONA PUB--Deadwood Revival, $3

LEGENDS--Blue 55

LITTLE RED HEN--Latigo Lace, $3

LOBO SALOON--Drag Strip Riot, Trash Train, Slop Shot

LOTTIE MOTTS--PK Dwyer

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MASALISA TEA HOUSE--Silk Strings, $5

MISTO CAFE--Correo Aereo

MONA'S--Frank Clayton Trio

MONKEY PUB--Grown Up Trouble, Mayor West, Dos Perros, $3

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Forgotten Sol (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Nick Vigarina & Meantown Blues, $10

O'SHEA'S--Kimball & the Fugitives

* OLD PEQULIAR--Ever After

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Town Pants

PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER--Jenny Reynolds, Skip Peri (8 pm, all ages), $12

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Barre Phillips (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

PYRAMID BREWERY--Memphis Radio Kings, Jeff Fielder & Friends, $5

RAINBOW--David Russell & the Sideshow Symphonette, Kaz Murphy Band, Jon Hyde Band, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Susan Harper & the Unusual Suspects, Nature Boy Saints, Pelusa, $5

ROCKSPORT--The Retros

SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & her Private Reserve, $7

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Beatniks, $8

STUDIO SEVEN--Bif Naked, Gutbomb (8 pm, all ages), $7/$10

* SUNSET TAVERN--Third Annual Spring Opener: Huge Spacebird, School Yard Junkies, the Black Panties, Me Infecto, DJ MF Cake, $6

TOST--FreeSchool, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Ari Hest, Mark Geary (7 pm), $8/$10

TRACTOR TAVERN--Radio Nationals, Cowboy Nation, Memphis Radio Kings (9:30 pm), $7

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Joy Mills Trio (9 pm, all ages)

VERA PROJECT--Nova High School Matinee: the Lilim, Botox Aftermath, Washington State Legislature, Pederast, Johosephat (2 pm, all ages), $4

* VERA PROJECT--FCS North, the Vells, Chromatics, Plastiq Phantom (8 pm, all ages), $7

ZAK'S--Alta May, the Authorities, USS Horsewhip, Mang, $5

SUNDAY 5/11
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Roban-Vaughn Quartet

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Years to Zero, Fly by Night, Pro Bono, Gypsy Cab (6 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

C & P COFFEE--Supercandy (3 pm, all ages)

CENTRAL SALOON--Faster Disaster, Punchdrunk, $5

CHINA HARBOR--Maia Santell & House Blend, $7

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

CONOR BYRNE'S--Daddy Treetops

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FLOYD'S PLACE--Leanne Wilkins, Jennifer Savage

* GRACELAND--Loudermilk, Visqueen, New American Standard, Common Heroes (8 pm, all ages), $7

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Sunday Vaudeville, $12/$15

JAZZ ALLEY--Bill Bruford's Earthworks featuring Tim Garland (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $17.50/$21.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LE PICHET--Blisswater

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Paul Fischer Trio (6 pm, all ages)

NOISELAB--Black Mass, $5

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.

PINK DOOR--Eve Gigliotti

RAINBOW--Open mic

RENDEZVOUS--The Whitey Joe Dork Band, Gigantum, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Guitar Theater

SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert

SUNSET TAVERN--The Black Cat Orchestra, the Bado Band, Duck Duck Grey Duck, $7

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--Family w/Ty Willman, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--John Gorka, $18/$20

WAZOBIA--Lady A & the Funk

ZEITGEIST--Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages)

MONDAY 5/12
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mike McDaeth, Hippie Glipz, Open Choir Fire, One Wise Monkey, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Project Undead, Futile, Umberhulk, $5

* CHOP SUEY--United States of Electronica, Mister Pleasant, Entropic Advance, $6

CoCA--P.A.N. (8:30 pm, all ages)

FADO--Mick Chegwidden

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

* GRACELAND--Throwing Muses, Audio Learning Center, $17.50

HOPVINE--StanIsLove, Stephan Crow, Keeth Apgar

J&M CAFE--The Henry Cooper Band

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden, $20

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--BeeCraft, guests

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Green Destiny

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic

MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Jazz Suspenders featuring Reggie Goings

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Sean Philbin, Charles Been (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet

OLD PEQULIAR--The Colonel & Polly O'Keary

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Suffering Fuckheads

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW--Shot, $2

SCARLET TREE--The Wonder Spot, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Nathan Ryan, Benjamin Kennedy, Nathan Smurthwaite, $5

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

* STUDIO SEVEN--Ozma, Earlimart, Slowreader, Tennis Pro (8 pm, all ages), $8

TOST--Jude Bowerman, $5

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Casey McGill & His Blue 4 (8 pm, all ages)

TUESDAY 5/13
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Ginger

CAFE VENUS--Eric Apoe, They

CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Miss H's Variety Show

* CROCODILE CAFE--Busdriver & Radioinactive as the Weather, Awol One, Andre Afram Asmar, Bobby Karate, $8

DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

FADO--Twin

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

* GRACELAND--Death By Stereo, Western Waste, the Briggs, Sadie Hawkins Rejects (8 pm, all ages), $10

IRISH EMIGRANT--Paul Hanover

JAZZ ALLEY--Charlie Hunter Quintet (8 pm, all ages), $18.50/$20.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LAVA LOUNGE--Diatribe

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, Roger Grover

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Marc Smason & Friends (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends, $10

NOISELAB--Underground Science: Mantis, Urban Scribes Project, the Bee Hive, $3

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

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

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Carla Kihlstedt (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2

* RE-BAR--Local 101: Los Peligrosos, Marazene Heartbeat Clock, Blue Star Creeper, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Awnings for Eyelids, the Yawns, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SHONGO VILLAGE--Open mic

SHOWBOX--Twiztid, Fallguy, Mower (7 pm, all ages), $16/$18

SUNSET TAVERN--Carrie Clark, Brian Webb, Nathan Ryan, Charlie Spring, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

ZAK'S--Mico de Noche, Wadsworth, guests, $5

WEDNESDAY 5/14
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

BRELLA'S BAR--Marco de Carvalho, Tad Britton

CAFE VENUS--The Get Up

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--Two Camel Garage, Less Than Pure, Flingtoy!, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Friends for Heroes, One AM Radio, Aiko Shimada, $6

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Bios+A+Ic, Zapan (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Sean Philbin

* CROCODILE CAFE--Essex Green, the Preons, Brent Arnold, guests, $7

FADO--Chris Stanley

FU KUN WU AT THAIKU--Fu Kun Swingin': Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Reid Whitwell

* GRACELAND--Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, El Guapo, the Fitness (8 pm, all ages), $8

HOPVINE--Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY--Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, $5/$7

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON--Celia Chavez

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2

SCARLET TREE--Corporate Monkeys, the Family

SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM--Evan Parker, Alex von Schlippenbach, Paul Lytton (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Biography of Ferns, Familiars, $5

TOST--Loop Loop, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, $15

* VERA PROJECT--Veracity: Sam and Jherick (of the Dead Science), Roxy and Clark, Andrea Maxand, Ben Verdoes (8 pm, all ages)

* ZAK'S--Teen Cthulu, Electric Blanket, DJ Ken Dirtnap, $4

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