THURSDAY 10/28

700 CLUB -- SAMO

BAD ALBERT'S -- Annieville Blues w/Mark Dufresne, free

BAIT-HOUSE -- Monk Explosion, free

BALTIC ROOM -- La Movida with DJ Colony & musicians playing Afro beats, salsa, mambo & samba; Hollis Golightly & Maurice Montana, $5

BOHEMIAN -- Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band, $5

CARINA BAR & GRILL -- Joanne Klein, Marc Smason, & Nelda Swigget

CENTRAL SALOON -- Michael Powers CD Release, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH -- Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Dale Russ, $3

CROCODILE -- Pete Droge, Ian Moore, $7

FENIX ABOVE -- Outload (early show), Fighting Machinists, Silver Dollar, Suitcase (at 9:30), $5

*FLOYD'S -- Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam

FLYING LEMON LOUNGE -- Open mic/jam session, free

GIBSON'S -- Lift, 3SKS

*GORDON BIERSCH -- Ken Stringfellow, free

HABANA -- Horns & Vinyl

JAZZ ALLEY -- Who's On First, starring Dave Frishberg & Bob Dorough

KELLS -- Oliver Mulholland, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $5

LITTLE RED HEN -- Darrell Data

MONA'S -- The Hadley Caliman Trio

*OK HOTEL -- Dave Douglas & his Tiny Bell Trio, Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Boom-Talli Posse

*OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Gerald Collier

PARAMOUNT -- Steven Curtis Chapman, $21/$41

PINK DOOR -- Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

PIONEER SQUARE SALOON -- Live music open mic, with Andrew Andrewson, free

*PLANET HOT ROD -- Giant Harley Gathering

RAIN DANCER -- Player King, Jason Webley, $4

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Root Jooce, Xoos

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Omar Torrez Trio, free

RUPERT'S -- Bot, Ton, Brethren, $3

SCARLET TREE -- Elite, $5

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM -- Shimmering Fishbelly Trio, $7

SERAFINA -- Jeff Ziontz

*SHOWBOX -- Zap Mama, Maktub, $18

SIT & SPIN -- Dynasonics, $5

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

STARS BAR -- Brian Nova, free

STILL LIFE COFFEHOUSE -- Pearl Django, free

TIR NA NOG -- Mayfly

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Bread Alone Project: The Whole Bo- livian Army, Stop That, Matt Bruno, Juxtapose, Anubis, $5

TULA'S -- Mid-Eastern music & belly dancing, $5


FRIDAY 10/29

700 CLUB -- Jumbalaya, $5

*ARO.SPACE -- Torchbearers CD Release, Jacob London, DJ Brian Beck, free

BAIT-HOUSE -- Fairly Honest Jazz Band, free

BIG PICTURE -- SAMO

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- The Shmoes, free

BOHEMIAN -- Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band, $10

*BREAKROOM -- Distortion Felix, Closed Caption Radio

CELLOPHANE SQUARE, UNIVERSITY -- Banbury Cross

CENTRAL SALOON -- DJ Herbal and the Reggae Sound System, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Swing This!, $10

CHEF WANG -- Brian Nova, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Hanz Araki, $3

*CROCODILE -- Pedro the Lion, Juno, Mars Accelerator, $8

DEXTER HAYES PUBLIC HOUSE -- The Thundermen, free

DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Machine, $8

DUBLINER -- Steve Gauchi Band

FIDDLER'S INN -- Orville Johnson, $2

GIBSON'S -- Ton, Park, State of the Union

HABANA -- Ota Prota

HIGHLINER -- Julie D. & Norm Bellas Trio, free

JAZZ ALLEY -- Who's On First, Starring Dave Frishberg & Bob Dorough

JULES MAE'S -- The Donettes, the Boxcar Tramps, Johnny Astro

KELLS -- Oliver Mulholland, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tim Turner Band, $10

LATONA PUB -- Darryl Redeker & Sarah Perlman, $2

LITTLE RED HEN -- Velvacious

LOXSTOCK -- Dick Mitchells

MELTING POT RESTAURANT -- The Glynn Brothers Quartet

MOORE THEATER -- John Prine, $33

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Bakshish, $3

NEO BISTRO -- Guitar Slim Duo, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Rent Collectors, $10

OK HOTEL -- Nevada Bachelors, Lolly, Jill Cohen, $6

OLD REDMOND FIREHOUSE -- Cookie, the Manatees, Hafacat, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Boom-Talli Posse

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Owl 'N' Thistle Band

*PARAMOUNT -- James Brown, $43

PINK DOOR -- Accordion music, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Ten Band Jam, $5

RAIN DANCER -- Banbury Cross, Gray Daisy, $5

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Hello, Storm Kings, Roger Nusic

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- Playmates

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Milwaukee All Stars, free

RKCNDY -- 7 Seconds, Snapcase, Kid Dynamite, Buried Alive, $8

SCARLET TREE -- Society's Child, $7

SEATTLE CATCH -- John Miller & Ruthie Dorn

SERAFINA -- Bijou

*SHOWBOX -- Sky Cries Mary, Voyager One, Riveroots

SIT & SPIN -- Mona Diesel, 60 Second Buffer Zone CD release, the Dead Letters CD release, $6

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

TIR NA NOG -- Oliver, Darby O'Gill

*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Gerald Collier, the Band That Made Milwaukee Famous, Blue Spark, $6


SATURDAY 10/30

2218 -- Hans Brehmer

700 CLUB -- Digable

ARO.SPACE -- William Cepede's AfroRican Jazz, $16

BAD ALBERT'S -- John Hodgkin's Trio, $2

BAIT-HOUSE -- Fairly Honest Jazz Band, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Dred Zeppelin

BALTIC ROOM -- Wayne Horvitz & Briggen Krauss

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Dustcover, free

*BREAKROOM -- Dead Moon, Bangs, the Catheters, $7

CENTRAL SALOON -- Smokin Gun, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Swing This!, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S -- The Suffering Gaels, $3

*CROCODILE -- Man or Astro-Man?, Bob Log of Doo-Rag, the Causey Way, $10

DEXTER HAYES PUBLIC HOUSE -- Maia Santell and House Blend, free

DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Beatniks, $8

DULCE'S LATIN BISTRO -- Jef Busch, Jesse Stern

ELLIOTT BAY BREWING -- Heather Banker, free

*ELYSIAN -- Veal, Oh Susanna, Bugs In Amber, Acetylene, $7

FENIX ABOVE -- Dudley Manlove, $10

FIDDLER'S INN -- Reggie Garrett & Gary Westcott, $2

FOUR ANGELS CAFE -- Michael Comisky, free

GIBSON'S -- Cringe, Filberty, P.V.C., Milhous, Old Man Smithers

GRACELAND -- Cherry Hill High, Post-Stardom Depression, $6

GRATEFUL BREAD -- Lui Collins, $9

HABANA -- Bonfire Madigan, Fitzgerald Wipedown, Magma Vox, $5

JAZZ ALLEY -- Who's On First, Starring Dave Frishberg & Bob Dorough

JULES MAE'S -- Doghouse Peepshow, Poly Plush Cats

KELLS -- Oliver Mulholland, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White Band, $10

LATONA PUB -- Reggie Miles, $2

LITTLE RED HEN -- Halloween Party with Velvacious

*METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA -- SubDebs record release, Evil Tambourines, Parini, $5

MONA'S -- Hans Frahling Trio

MOORE THEATER -- John Prine, $33

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- 98% Chimp

NEO BISTRO -- Costume Contest, w/Henry Cooper, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Chris Stevens Band, $10

*OK HOTEL -- Dodi, Rizzo, Nikol Kollars, $7

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Soukous Stars

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Owl 'N' Thistle Band

PINK DOOR -- The Gypsy Caravan folk & bellydance, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Bastard Sons of the Nuge & No Quarter, $5

RAIN DANCER -- Duotone Colorfast, Sweet Tea, Credos Hat, $5

*RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Hillpeople, Hilltop Watch, Mud Bug

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- Playmates

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Urban Oasis, free

*RKCNDY -- Final RKCNDY Show: Botch, Blood Brothers, Playing Enemy, Killsadie, $8

ROCKSPORT -- Afrodisiacs, $8

RUPERT'S -- Godot, Loser, Scream Radio, $5

SCARLET TREE -- Entourage, $7

SEATTLE CATCH -- Miles Corbin

SERAFINA -- Ruthie Dornfeld, John Miller

SHOWBOX -- John Popper, $25

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

THE MONKEY -- The Valentine Killers, the Briefs, the Spits, $3

TIR NA NOG -- Darby O'Gill

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Bill Morrissey (early show), Omar Torrez, Kerosene Dream, $10/$7

TWO BELLS TAVERN -- Nicholas Vroman, Adam Griffen, free

VALDI'S BALLARD BISTRO -- The Archtops, $10


SUNDAY 10/31

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Gong Show Karaoke

700 CLUB -- Kaya, with guest DJs, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Good Question

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- The Martin Ross Band

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Devilbones, free

CARINA BAR & GRILL -- Marc Smason Quartet

CENTRAL SALOON -- Skasmopolitan, $5

CHINA JADE -- Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Irish Session, free

DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Retros

DUBLINER -- Evil Little Men

ELYSIAN -- Ghoulbooty IV: Devil Child, with Skerik and guests, $10

FENIX ABOVE -- Hit Explosion

GALWAY ARMS -- Owl 'N' Thistle Band

GIBSON'S -- Salvation, Swarming Hordes, Stagger Lee, $5

JAZZ ALLEY -- Who's On First, Starring Dave Frishberg & Bob Dorough

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Roger Roger's Invitational Jam, $5

LAVA LOUNGE -- Open mic, with MC Ty

LITTLE RED HEN -- Country Comfort Jam, with Big Daddy Fred

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- Live jazz with 1-2-3

MADISON'S CAFE -- Open mic

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Jax Band, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Soukous Stars

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Pearl Django, $6

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Grace W & Peter Cornell

RAIN DANCER -- Left Hand Smoke, M set, $8

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Mean Jolly Green, Force Plane Giants

RUPERT'S -- Open mic, hosted by Michael Comiskey, free

*SHOWBOX -- Halloween Super Rock Extravaganza, with secret guests, $10

SPEAKEASY -- Poppy Moody, free

TINI BIGS LOUNGE -- Gil Menendez Trio, free

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Preston Mill CD Release, Bee Craft CD Release, $5

VOGUE -- All Hallows Eve Fetish Night


MONDAY 11/1

*700 CLUB -- Emmanuel Louis, Insult2Injury

AGUA VERDE CAFE -- Rez: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing, free

ART BAR -- Roedelius North American Tour

AXIS -- The Brian Nova Trio, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Jazz jam with John Wicks, Geoff Harper and Ryan Burns, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- Brian Nova Trio -- Funk!

BOHEMIAN -- Straight Ahead, $5

*BREAKROOM -- Shiner, Slow Gas Heater, Mindset, $6

CENTRAL SALOON -- Monday Music Showcase, $5

FIDDLER'S INN -- Open mic

*GALWAY ARMS -- Leo McNamara & Bill Gallaway

J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free

*JAZZ ALLEY -- Patricia Barber

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tim Turner Band, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- The Jim Basnight Thing

*MOORE THEATER -- Joe Strummer, $25

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Travis Strah et al

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Dr. Sax

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Rob Blakeslee Quintet, $5

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Dan & Pam's Invitational

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Cindy Bullens, $7

TULA'S -- Kelley Johnson Vocal Showcase, $5

VITO'S -- Artindapop


TUESDAY 11/2

2218 -- H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers

700 CLUB -- Jive Turkey

AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT -- Greta Metassa, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Face the music, $3

BOHEMIAN -- Dream Band, with Gerold Gipson, $4/$5

CAFE PINCEAU -- Open mic, with Steve Cearley, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Set Dancing

*CROCODILE -- UZ Jsme Doma, For Sale, $6

GALWAY ARMS -- Liza Warfel

GORDON BIERSCH -- The Dan Heck Quartet, free

J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free

JAZZ ALLEY -- Richard Bona Quintet

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

KING CAT THEATER -- Luscious Jackson, Ben Lee

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Sweet Tweety & the Band of America

LAST SUPPER CLUB -- Mission Control, with Tae Jazz Odessey

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Bar Fly

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- The John Bishop Jazz Combo, $2

PINK DOOR -- The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- A.D.D.

*RE-BAR -- Corissa's Weird, Ambulance, Not the Pilot

SCARLET TREE -- Annieville Blues Jam, free

*SHOWBOX -- The Cramps, Fabulous Monsters, $13

TRACTOR TAVERN -- 78 RPM CD Release, Fidelity Grange, Lonesome Ridge, $6

TRAVELER'S PUB -- Open mic, with Phil Parsons, free


WEDNESDAY 11/3

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Star Search

700 CLUB -- The King of Clubs

ADRIATICA RESTAURANT -- Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free

ART BAR -- Live Jazz with the Dan Heck Trio & Joe Doria

BAIT-HOUSE -- Up by Noon, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Jordan Corbin

CENTRAL SALOON -- Snoopy's Funk Jam

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Swing , $5

CROCODILE -- Second Nature, Sixapeal, $6

GORDON BIERSCH -- Cory Larson, free

*HABANA -- To Witness and Adjust: Live Electronica

HOPVINE -- Open mic

*JAZZ ALLEY -- Eartha Kitt

KELLS -- Dale Morris, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White All-Star Blues Jam, $5

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- "Smooth Jazz"

METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA -- Swing Night, $4

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Floyd Standifer, free

OK HOTEL -- Diamond Fist Werny, the Drop, Little Green Men, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Seattle Slim

*PINK DOOR -- Janet Raynor, "Rouge: French Bistro", free

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Bubba's Underground and Groove Packet

TOWN HALL -- Ray Barretto & Kenny Burrell

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Ladies Don't Drum, $7

VITO'S -- Furious Skills

ZEITGEIST -- Resonant/Circuit, w/music & mayhem, free