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