by Traci Vogel

THURSDAY 11/25

*700 CLUB--SAMO: Live drum 'n' bass and jungle

BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues with Nick Vigarino, free

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

CENTRAL SALOON--Tribute to Elvis with Jamie Sheets, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

*FLOYD'S--Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam

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

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

*HABANA--Horns & Vinyl

LARRY'S GREENFRONT--L.J. Porter's Annual Thanksgiving Bash

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

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

*PLANET HOT ROD--Giant Harley Gathering

RUPERT'S--Com Edy Show, free

SCARLET TREE--Johnny Keys & the Mosaic Montage, $5

SHOWBOX--Thanksgiving Day Party, w/DJ Funkdaddy and KUBE 93's "Hotmix" Pretty Little Ricky, $10

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

STARS BAR--The Brian Nova Trio, free

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

FRIDAY 11/26

700 CLUB--Jumbalaya, $5

ADOLFO'S--The Steele Grey Band

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Cube Earthquake Mix, $8

BENAROYA HALL--Andrienne Wilson, $20

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN--Scrimshaw

BOHEMIAN--Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown, $10

*BREAKROOM--JAMPAC Anti-WTO show: Christdriver, guests, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Plane Jiant, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Perla Batalla, $12/$15

CHEF WANG--Brian Nova, free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Cul an Ti, $3

*CROCODILE--Olivia Tremor Control, the Minders, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S--Hit Explosion, $8

DUBLINER--Evil Little Men

FENIX ABOVE --Sky Cries Mary, Dead Voices on Air, Not Breathing, King Black Acid, $12

FENIX ABOVE--Sky Cries Mary

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

GIBSON'S--The Mericans, the Remones, Fear of Little Men

HABANA--The Fitzgerald Wipe Down

HOPVINE--Paul Benoit & friends

*I SPY--Marshall Crenshaw

JAZZ ALLEY--Taj Mahal

KELLS--Grafton St, $4

LARRY'S GREENFRONT--Junkyard Janes, $10

LATONA PUB--Henry Cooper, $2

LITTLE RED HEN--Led Stetson

LOCK AND KEEL--Cuntry Joe & Slitliquor, Paul Diamond Blow & the Ace Diamond Bimbos

LOXSTOCK--World 7, the Road Sodas, the Dead Letters

MELTING POT RESTAURANT--The Glynn Brothers Quartet

NEO BISTRO--Guitar Slim Duo, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Blues & Brass,

$10

OK HOTEL--Project Cole, Kim Virant, Firebrat, Philip Van Seters, $6

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Memphis Test, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Ponticello Violin Heat

PARAMOUNT--Chris Cornell, $23.50

PINK DOOR--Accordion music, free

PLANET HOT ROD--For the Love of Suffering CD release, $5

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL--Chronically Strange, Porn Star Rodeo

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL--Glamslamm

REDHOOK BREWERY--Chris Stevens, free

RISTORTANTE SALUTE--Eric Reid

SCARLET TREE--Elite, $7

SERAFINA--The Steve Nowak Jazz Duo

*SHOWBOX--Maktub, Ponga, DJ Diskyze, $12

*SIT & SPIN--RC5, Speedball Racer, Richmond Fontaine, $6

SLIDERS--2000 Degrees

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

TIR NA NOG--Mission Incredible

TRACTOR TAVERN--New York Jimmy & the Jive 5, the Justin Curtis Show, $6

SATURDAY 11/27

2218--Hans Brehmer

700 CLUB--Digable

ADOLFO'S--The Steele Grey Band

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Carnival of 8, Tickle, Cow-Hammer, Diskonekt, Below Zero, Shaft Gasket, Good Gravey, Terra Firma, $7

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN--Scrimshaw

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Millennium Bug Review, free

BOHEMIAN--The Meditations, $10

*BREAKROOM--C Average, Dead & Gone, Billie Shook, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--Isaac Scott, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Zydeco, with Willis Prudhomme, $14

CONOR BYRNE'S--Dale Russ, $3

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $8

ELLIOTT BAY BREWING--Heather Banker, free

*ELYSIAN--Parini, the Droo Church, Butt Hutt, $6

FENIX ABOVE--Hit Explosion, $10

FOUR ANGELS CAFE--Khatala, free

*GIBSON'S--Benefit for Anti-WTO Activities: Shit List, Jehovas Gun, Hippies in Flames, Vanessa Velseka

HOPVINE--Antony DeGennaro

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY--Taj Mahal

JIMMY Z'S, EVERETT--Stumblebum CD release

KELLS--Grafton St, $4

LARRY'S GREENFRONT--Dr. Funk, $10

LATONA PUB--Orville Johnson & Mark Graham, $2

LITTLE RED HEN--Led Stetson

LOCK AND KEEL--D-Rangers

MEANY THEATER--Susana Baca, $24

NEO BISTRO--Maia Santell & House Blend, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Chris Stevens Band, $10

*OK HOTEL--Other Star People, Special Goodness, the Hulabees, Eureka Farm, $7

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Ponticello Violin Heat

PARAGON--The Nightcaps, free

PARAMOUNT--John Berry

PLANET HOT ROD--Brown Finger, Quick to Blane, Guilty by Association, USKC, $5

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL--Woody Russel, Janet Foos

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL--Glamslamm

REDHOOK BREWERY--Mark Whitman's Blues All Stars, free

ROCKSPORT--Afrodisiacs, $8

RUPERT'S--Six Degrees, Slow Gas Heater, Grindstone, $5

SCARLET TREE--Elite, $7

SEATTLE CATCH--Miles Corbin

SERAFINA--Ruthie Dornfeld, John Miller

*SHOWBOX--Papa M, Stereolab, $13

SIT & SPIN--Happy Stars, Brundle Fly, $6

SLIDERS--2000 Degrees, $7

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

THE MONKEY--Manatees, $3

TIR NA NOG--Justin Curtis

TRACTOR TAVERN--Lloyd Jones, $7

TUGBOAT ANNIE'S BAR & GRILL--Little Green Men, A Thousand Young, $2

TWO BELLS TAVERN--Ian Carrick, free

ZOKA'S COFFEE HOUSE--Hans Fahling Jazz Workshop

SUNDAY 11/28

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND--Gong Show Karaoke

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

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Leon Russell, $14.50

BANDOLEONE--Guitar Monks

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--The Martin Ross Band

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN--Flash Hevily Jam Session

*BREAKROOM--Papa M, Damien Jurado, Pleaseeasaur, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--Skasmopolitan, $5

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Irish Session, free

DUBLINER--J&R

*ELYSIAN--Blööd Hag, Valentine Killers, $5

FENIX ABOVE --Six Degrees, Slowrush, Gravity Check, $6

GALWAY ARMS--Hanz Araki & Friends

*GRACELAND--Unwound, Tight Bros From Way Back When, Calvin Johnson, the Bangs

*HOPVINE--Pete Krebs

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY--Taj Mahal

KELLS--Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT--Roger Rogers Jam, $5

LAVA LOUNGE--Open mic, with MC Ty

LITTLE RED HEN--Salty Sunday Jams, with Big Daddy Fred

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

MADISON'S CAFE--Open mic

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Big Band, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Soukous Stars

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Pearl Django, $2

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Heathens, Danny Barnes

PARAGON--Melvin Petersen Quartet, free

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

SHOWBOX--Zoot Suit Sunday, with the Ham Carsons & DJ Hubba Hubba, $6

SPEAKEASY--Poppy Moody, free

STARS BAR--Andre Ferriante

THE VILLAGE INN PUB--Open mic, free

TINI BIGS LOUNGE--Ben Black, free

MONDAY 11/29

*700 CLUB--Emmanuel Louis, Insult2Injury

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

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

BROADWAY BAR & GRILL--Gary Fukushima, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

*GALWAY ARMS--Leo McNamara & Bill Gallaway

HOPVINE--Baffled by Spoons, Karl Haug, Jarod Haney

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

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

JAZZ ALLEY--Nathan Hale High School Band

KELLS--Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT--Tim Turner Band, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE--The Jim Basnight Thing

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Blue Spark

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

*SCARLET TREE--"Special Guest," $5

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

TUESDAY 11/30

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

700 CLUB--Jive Turkey

ARO.SPACE--Shred Grrls Night Out

AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT--Kelley Johnson, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Face the Music, $3

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Set Dancing

CROCODILE--Welcome, Sub Debs CD Release, Little Champions, $5

GALWAY ARMS--Liza Warfel

GORDON BIERSCH--Dan Heck Trio, free

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

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

JAZZ ALLEY--Maynard Ferguson & his Big Bop Nouveau Band

KELLS--Liam Gallagher, free

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

LOCK AND KEEL--Bushwhack Tuesday: Open mic with Evan Duke

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OK HOTEL--The Curios Project, with Subminute:Radio, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Bar Fly

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Bebop & Destruction

PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RE-BAR--WTO: "World Transexual Oganization" Drag & Performance Show

REDHOOK BREWERY--Acoustic: Happy Stars, Jim Sykes, Kelly Blanchard, free

SCARLET TREE--Annieville Blues Jam, free

*SHOWBOX--Spearhead, WTO Band, $12

STARS BAR--Larry Fuller

TRACTOR TAVERN--Zak Borden CD Release, Out of the Blue, Hanz Araki, $7

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

WEDNESDAY 12/1

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

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--P.S. Wilkinson & Dim at Asia, $5

BALTIC ROOM--Jordan Corbin

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Open mic with Martin, free

BOHEMIAN--Alex D & friends, $4/$5

CENTRAL SALOON--Snoopy's Urban Jam

FENIX ABOVE --Ranking Roger's Allstars, $10

FENIX UNDERGROUND--The Beatniks, $10

*HABANA--To Witness and Adjust: Live Electronica

HOPVINE--Open mic

ICON GRILL--Scott Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY--Maynard Ferguson & his Big Bop Nouveau Band

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

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Seattle Slim

PINK DOOR--The Midnight Trio & the Baritone Kings, free

*SHOWBOX--Marc Olsen, Birddog, Jen Wood, Alan Charing, $5

SIT & SPIN--Premiere of film For The Cash

STARS BAR--June Tonkin

TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday, $5

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