15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free
BAD JUJU LOUNGE--High Point Project, free
BAIT HOUSE--Ben Kennedy, Nathan Smurthwaite
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Wild Kingdom, $5
CAFE VENUS--Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Marangatang, 10 Minutes Down, Sofie Tucker, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Ruston Mire, Graig Markel, Six Minute Mile, $6
* CoCA--Cass McCombs, the Anchors, Amy Blaschke (8 pm, all ages), $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages)
CONOR BYRNE'S--Nibbs Menard, free
CROCODILE CAFE--The Bronze, Actual Technology, Argonaut, Tot Finder, $6
FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry
* GRACELAND--Lungfish, Juno, the Tiny Kings (9:30 pm, all ages), $10
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver Mulholland
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
JAZZ ALLEY--Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50
LARRY'S--Tinn Lizzy, Symptom
LAST SUPPER CLUB--Natalie Wouldn't, Little Big Man, $4
LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Common Heroes, DC & the Washingtons, free
LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Dani Linnetz, Chris Blue
MONA'S--Marco de Carvalho Trio, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free
MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY--Lucky Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, $18/$20
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Rai
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Wolfgang Fuchs w/Reuben Radding & Greg Campbell (8 pm, all ages), $8
RAINBOW--Mother's Milk, Changes Daily, $5
* RENDEZVOUS--Bobby Karate, Lamplighter, $5
SCARLET TREE--Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Kinski (5:30 pm, all ages), free
SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Night on Earth, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--The Rockfords, Kim Virant, $8
TOST--Marmalade: Piece, Bob Lovelace, DJ Shapeshifter, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Bitch & Animal, guests, $12
ZAK'S--Fear the March of Flames, Anatomy of a Ghost, SlimPickins, Vaddict, $5
FRIDAY 5/16
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka & Group, free
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Sonando, $6
AURAFICE--Independents Day: Dani Linnetz, Amy Mahardy, Shelley Dael Walker (8 pm, all ages), free
BAIT-HOUSE--The Jimmy Vegas Show, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Vanderhoof, Late September Dogs, Surreal Sutra, Fling Toy, $8
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10
CAFE VENUS--Roxy and Clark, Andrea Maxand, Binary Dolls, Revolutionary Hydra, $5
* CATWALK--Agallock, In Memorium, Antimatter, Virgin Black (8 pm, all ages), $8
CENTRAL SALOON--Ethyl, Honeytongue, Trana, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--The Makers, the Turn Ons, Holy Ghost Revival, $8
COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein
CONOR BYRNE'S--Blue Spark, $3
CORNER INN--Mary Holdworth, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Dirtnap Records Night: the Cripples, the Cinch, the Pulses, guests, $7
* DOC MAYNARD'S--Pris, the Fever Pitch, the Senate Arcade
* DUBLINER--Dear Darling, the Dance Imperative, Transistor Heart
EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends
FIDDLER'S INN--The Suffering Fuckheads, $3
FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry
FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free
GALWAY ARMS--Ordinary State
GRACELAND--Swingin' Utters, Youth Brigade, Pistol Grip (6 pm, all ages), $12
* GRACELAND--The Posies, the Oranges Band, Heather Duby (10 pm), $10
HOPVINE--The Jelly Rollers, $3
HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE--Six Beer Bladder, Baby Drops, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver Mulholland
JAZZ ALLEY--Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50
KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Spring Fling: Urbanotic Soul, Big DJ Sig, $10
LAKEPOINTE--Inruin, Beat Senseless, Intake
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Soul's Gate, Lyft, $10
LATONA PUB--The LHH Trio, $3
LEGENDS--Blues Attitude, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Leon Berman, free
LITTLE RED HEN--8 Second Ride, $3
LOCK & KEEL--White Noise, Proper Stranger/$3
LOTTIE MOTTS--Anna Coogan, $3
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
* MONKEY PUB--The Midriffs
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--PK & What Army! (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Crossroads Band, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Rosie Thomas, Jason Webley, Suffering & the Hideous Thieves, Life in a Blender (8 pm, all ages), $7
OLD PEQULIAR--Josh Williamson Band
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Otomo Yoshihide (8 pm, all ages), $8
Q CAFE--Jean Mann, Patrick Bennion (8:30 pm, all ages), $5
RAINBOW--Scott Law Band, Strungover, $8
RENDEZVOUS--The Crown Hill Billies, the Scenic Wonders, $5
SCARLET TREE--Limited Edition, $7
SERAFINA--The Choro Trio
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Afrodisiacs, $8
SHOWBOX--Left Hand Smoke, Will Wakefield & the Congress Hotel, $10/$12
STUDIO SEVEN--Long Beach Shortbus, Millhous, Viscid (8 pm, all ages), $10
* SUNSET TAVERN--Dorkweed, Dear John Letters, the Capillaries, $6
TOMMY'S--Private Stock, Ragamuffin, Civilized Animal
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Christy McWilson, guests, $10
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Conlin Roser Jazz Trio (9 pm, all ages), free
* VERA PROJECT--Pleasure Forever, Hint Hint, Cobra High (8 pm, all ages), $8
* ZAK'S--The Fireballs of Freedom, the Gloryholes, Ronson's Family Switchblade, the Shackles, $5
SATURDAY 5/17
BAIT-HOUSE--The Bait-House All Star Band, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Talismen, $10
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--The Westside Players, $3
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Cavity Creeps, Hang, free
* CAFE VENUS--Momo, Emblematic, Argo, Trevor Hesse, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Tempered Cast, Esitu, Enkrya, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--No. 13 Baby, Brandi Carlisle, Reclinerland, $8
* CoCA--Degenerate Art Ensemble, The Planet The, D&D Yellow Swans (9 pm, all ages), $6
* COMET TAVERN--Midnight Thunder Express, Stagger Lee, $3
CONOR BYRNE'S--Tom Creegan, Seamus Egan, Cary Novotny, $3
CORNER INN--Mary Holdworth, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Michelle Shocked, Peter Bergman, Mary Edith Burrell, $22
DOC MAYNARD'S--Luna Park, Little LuAnn, H.A.D., $10
DUBLINER--Mystery Girl
EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist
FIDDLER'S INN--Bobcat Bob & Frisko Charlie, $3
FINN MACCOOL'S--Sleep
FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry
GALWAY ARMS--Camille Bloom
* GRACELAND--The Catheters, the Thermals, the Lashes, Empire of Man, $8
* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Stay Gold, To See You Broken, guests (8 pm, all ages), $5
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Pianomania!, $12/$15
HOPVINE--Green Tea, $3
HURRICANE CAF:--Three Found Dead, the Octabites, Botox Aftermath, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver Mulholland
JAZZ ALLEY--Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50
LAKEPOINTE--Zero Down, Defect, Algorithm
LARRY'S--Dr. Funk, $10
LATONA PUB--One. Two. Three., $3
LEGENDS--The Trouble Boys, free
LITTLE RED HEN--8 Second Ride, $3
LOBO SALOON--Green River Thrillers, Kled
LOCK & KEEL--The Nathan Ryan Band, Dr. Hell No & the Yes Men/$3
LOTTIE MOTTS--Bill Lavoie, free
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MONA'S--Reptet, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Crossroads Band, $10
O'SHEA'S--The Fugu
* OLD PEQULIAR--Massive Habit
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Wally Shoup Trio (8 pm, all ages), $8
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)
RAINBOW--Nuffsed, Serotonin, $7
RENDEZVOUS--Free Verse, Phalanx, $5
ROCKSPORT--Magnificent Cell, Hustler AMX, Room Zero
SCARLET TREE--Funkalicious featuring Romalis, $7
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian
SERAFINA--Leo Raymundo
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Retros, $8
SHONGO VILLAGE--Grand Splash!: Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Ras Bongo & the Wise Ones, Ezra McIntosh & Donovan, $10
SHOWBOX--Peepshow, Skip Peri, Ellen Says No, Common Heroes, $5/$10
STUDIO SEVEN--Long Beach Shortbus, the Braindead, Austin America (8 pm, all ages), $10
* SUNSET TAVERN--Water Kill the Sun, In Praise of Folly, Saeta, Asahi, $6
TOMMY'S--Subdwllers, the Goondocks, Optimus Rhyme
TOST--FreeSchool: Christa Wells, Darrius Willrich, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Barbed Wire Cutters (CD release)
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Anita Culver (9 pm, all ages), free
VERA PROJECT--Unexpected Arrival, Pleasurecraft (8 pm, all ages), $5
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--2X2 Quartet (8 pm, all ages), free
ZAK'S--Pornstore Janitors, the Hellside Stranglers, the Diskords, the Dirty Needles, $5
SUNDAY 5/18
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Shoreline Community College Jazz Band (4 pm)
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Roban-Vaughn Quartet (9 pm)
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Improbable Cause, Roundabout, Brodie, the Morning After, E.W.I. (6 pm, all ages), $8
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON--Fading Collection, Emma's Mini, $5
CHINA HARBOR--Maia Santell & House Blend, $7
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher
* CoCA--Theory of Ruin, guests (8 pm, all ages), $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Daddy Treetops, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Michael, Sin Ropas, Sara Jaffe, Sofie Drinker, $8
EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3
FIDDLER'S INN--Don Baragiano, $1
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH--Zazou (6 pm, all ages), free
FLOYD'S PLACE--Night on Earth, Jennifer Savage, free
GRACELAND--Levelers, Peter Stuart, St. Bushmill's Choir, $10
HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Sunday Vaudeville, $12/$15
JAZZ ALLEY--Tower of Power (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50
LE PICHET--The Believers, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Open mic, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Paul Fischer Trio, Message Machine (6 pm, all ages), free
NOISELAB--Black Mass, $5
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.
PINK DOOR--Eve Gigliotti
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Mikro Propaganda, Sorelle (8 pm, all ages), $8
RAINBOW--Open mic, free
RENDEZVOUS--Fricker's Follies, $10
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Guitar Theater
SERAFINA--Anne Reynolds, Tobi Stone
SHOWBOX--Point One, Utterance, Kauwa, FMLY (6 pm, all ages), $10/$12
SUNSET TAVERN--Lucy Lunchmouth, Django Twango (6 pm), $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Symptom, DJ Jason Knowles, guests (9 pm), $5
* SURE SHOT--The Girls, the Authorities, the Hollowpoints, Mea Culpa (noon, all ages), free
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio
TOST--Family w/Ty Willman, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Erin Corday, Kym Tuvim, $10
* VERA PROJECT--Against Me!, These Arms Are Snakes, Fifth Hour Hero, Pipsqueak (8 pm, all ages), $8
WAZOBIA--Lady A & the Funk, free
ZEITGEIST--Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free
MONDAY 5/19
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Green Light, Anxiety, 1300 South, Orizon, Promethean Monk, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Irate, Prozack Staple, Expiration Date, $5
CHOP SUEY--Prefuse 73 and RJD2, A Grape Dope, $12
* CoCA--Black Eyes, KRMTX, A Luna Red (8 pm, all ages), $7
FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free
GRACELAND--The Rotten Apples, the Curses, guests, $6
HOPVINE--Cristina Orbe, Jennifer Erb, Cat Kinsey, free
J&M CAFE--The Henry Cooper Band, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Revolutionary Dream Band, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Nigel Mustafa Memorial Quartet, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic
MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Jazz Suspenders featuring Reggie Goings, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Your Favorite Book! (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD PEQULIAR--Otis P. & the Jive Funk
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Suffering Fuckheads
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio
RAINBOW--Soup of the Day, $2
SCARLET TREE--The Wonder Spot, $5
SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo
TOST--Jude Bowerman, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Haley Bonar, Rivulets, Euclid, $7
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Casey McGill & His Blue 4 (8 pm, all ages), free
TUESDAY 5/20
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Ginger
CAFE VENUS--Eric Apoe, They, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5
CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5
* CHOP SUEY--The Gift Machine, Slomorabbit Kick, Sean Nelson, $6
CONOR BYRNE'S--Miss H's Variety Show, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Hello From Waveland, the New Candidates, Half Light, $6
DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie
GALWAY ARMS--Open mic
GRACELAND--Verbena, Alta May, Trana, $8
IRISH EMIGRANT--Will Wakefield and the Congress Hotel
JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui (8 pm, all ages), $21.50/$25.50
KING CAT THEATER--Richard Thompson Band, Lynn Miles, $32.50/$35
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, Roger Grover, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends, $10
NOISELAB--Underground Science: JB, Isangmahal, Red Eye Light, $3
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Be-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco
PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free
RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2
RENDEZVOUS--Houdini's Antiques, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats
SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian
SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Scott Kennedy, Chouette, $5
* SUNSET TAVERN--Steve Mack, Ben London, John Ramberg, Jon Auer, guests, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
TRACTOR TAVERN--John Renbourn & Jaqui McShee, $20
ZAK'S--Mindless Thuggs, Runghole Eyesore, Amish Armada, Skull Sucker, $5
WEDNESDAY 5/21
ALL AMERICAN SPORTS BAR & GRILL--Soul Searching: Urban Child, free
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
BOP STREET RECORDS--Phil Parisot Quintet, free
BRELLA'S BAR--Marco de Carvalho, Tad Britton, free
CAFE VENUS--The Get Up, free
CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio
CENTRAL SALOON--Omni, Comes with the Fall, Buzzfactor, $5
CHOP SUEY--Rudda, M-Set, Northern Souls, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Dark Data, XI S IX (8 pm, all ages)
CONOR BYRNE'S--Matt Jorgensen + 451, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Daniel Johnson, Panty Lions, Down Pilot, $10
FENIX--Windowpane, None of Us, $5
FU KUN WU AT THAIKU--Fu Kun Swingin': Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Reid Whitwell
* GRACELAND--Calla, FCS North, the Stares, $8
HOPVINE--Open mic
JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui (8 pm, all ages), $21.50/$25.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Charles White All-Star Jam & Showcase, $5
LOCK & KEEL--Christian Eckert, Gary Versace, Steve Korn
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Val Dalessio (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, $5/$7
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Ben Thomas Trio
OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers
PARAGON--Celia Chavez
PINK DOOR--Tango Twins
RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2
RENDEZVOUS--The Brothers of Max Catharsis, $5
* STUDIO SEVEN--Give Up the Ghost, Everytime I Die, the Suicide File, Gatsbys American Dream (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12
TOST--John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, PK, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Origin Über Band, $15
* ZAK'S--The Amazombies, the Hollowpoints, the Familiars, DJ Ken Dirtnap, $4
