THURSDAY 8/17

700 CLUB--Soul Power: Al Rowe Project

BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free

BAIT-HOUSE--Julie Dee & guests, free

BALTIC ROOM--La Movida, $5

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Anthony B, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Shayar, $5

BREAKROOM--The Pinups, the Cinematics, Bite Size, $6

CATWALK--Agent Orange, $10/$12

CENTRAL SALOON--ATF, Munkafust, Radio Star, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

CONOR BYRNE'S--McSorley's Reeks, free

CROCODILE--Blue Spark, Great Lakes NW, Marigold, $6

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

*FOXES--Phó Bang: Hostess Ursula Android, $5

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

GORDON BIERSCH--Ponticello, free

*GRACELAND--Drunk Horse, USSR, Billy Shook, $6

HIGHLINER--Bigfoot Zoo, free

I-SPY--Electron Love Theory, $5

J&M CAFE--J. R. Boogie, free

*JAZZ ALLEY--Stanley Turrentine

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Walter "Wolfman" Washington, $8

LEO MELINA--Violetta

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Henry Cooper Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Maia Santell & House Blend

MADISON'S CAFE--Del Rey, Steve James, $8

MONA'S--Marco de Cavalho Trio

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Seattle Slim, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic with Tom Bennett, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Emanuel Louis

PALOMINO--Bob Heinemann Trio, free

PARADOX--Tiger Zane, Kerry Lauder, Alicia Dara, $6

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

PATTI SUMMERS'--Patti Summers

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Trio, free

*PLANET HOT ROD--Giant Harley Gathering

RAINBOW--Jupiter Hollow, $6

*SCARLET TREE--The Roots w/ Reggie Watts & P. K., $5

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--James Carter (5:30 pm)

SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Bubble, Post Stardom Depression, Last Call Romeos

*SHOWBOX--Aveo, Welcome, the Heroic Trio, $5

STAGE2 AT THE PIER--Indigo, $22

SUNSET TAVERN--Rock Star Karaoke w/ Pat Storey, free

TIR NA NOG--The Isms, free

*TRACTOR TAVERN--Damien Jurado, Rose Thomas, Shannon Stephens, $7

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Reptet, free

TULA'S--Megabopolis, $7

VOGUE--P.A.L., Klangstabil, Noizguild, Converter, $1

ZAK'S--Heavy Traffic, Y Dog, Phonk Butt, $3

FRIDAY 8/18

6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--Beat Seed

700 CLUB--Seraphonic

BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio

BAIT-HOUSE--Lien Menendez Quartet, free

BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, $6

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Red Fox, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Big Stars USA, $10

BREAKROOM--The Building Press, the Art of John Black, $6

CENTRAL LIBRARY--Valentine Killers, Pink Chihuahua, the Tripods, the Drove, Slavebang, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Honey Tongue, Scream Radio, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Cambalache, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Casey Neill Trio, $3

CONTOUR--Al Rowe Project w/ Doc Rhodes & Tony Coleman

*CROCODILE--Mountain Con CD release, Deathray, King Black Acid, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Johnny Astro, $10

EMERALD DOWNS--The Highrollers, $3

FENIX--Jumbalassy, $10

FIDDLER'S INN--Doug Schoolcraft

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALWAY ARMS--Max Paul Schwennsen & Marty Vadalabebe

GIBSON'S--Jodie Watts, Lee Rude

*GORGE--Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes, the Cult, $43.85

GRACELAND--Zeke, Bantam Rooster, RC5, $8

HIGHLINER--Beats Cookin', free

HOKUM HALL--Ragtime Nickelodeon Revue, $12

HOPVINE--Urban Oasis

*I-SPY--Carrie Akre, Acetylene, Firebrat, $8

*JAZZ ALLEY--Stanley Turrentine

KELLS--Tom Casey, $3

LAKEPOINTE--New American Standard, Windowpane, Reason for Ruin, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Walter "Wolfman" Washington, $10

LATONA PUB--Fletch & friends, $2

LEO MELINA--Povilas Stravinsky

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Henry Cooper Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Eight Second Ride

LOXSTOCK--Temperedcast, Peepshow, Patient Zero, $5

MADISON'S CAFE--Skip Peri, Alicia Wolf, $6

MELTING POT RESTAURANT--Glynn Brothers Quartet

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Michelle Smith, free

MURAL AMPHITHEATER--Zeke, the Catheters, the Briefs (6 pm), free

NEO BISTRO--Eric Madis Duo, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Maurice John Vaughn, $10

OK HOTEL--Bottle of Smoke, the Razor Babes, $6

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Expression Latina, $10

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

PARADOX--Home Alive benefit w/ Aiko Shimada Band, Lesli Wood, Blinder, Saeta, $8

PATTI SUMMERS'--Joshua Wolff Trio

PEARL COFFEEHOUSE--Carrie LaShelle

PLANET HOT ROD--Painted Window, Medicine Wheel, Y Dog, Zoe Imbiotic, $5

RAIN DANCER--The Subdwellers, the 100th Monkey, $8

RAINBOW--Zony Mash, $8

RC'S SPORTS BAR--Pre-Hempfest concert, $3

SCARLET TREE--Little Kings, $6

SEATTLE CATCH--Edmonia Jarrett, free

SERAFINA--Woody Woodhouse

SHARK CLUB--Afrodisiacs, $8

SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--The Fartz, Poppa Wheelie, Lopez, the Swinos

SHOWBOX--The Retros, $10

SIT & SPIN--North American Bison, Hog Molly, Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Caught Red-Handed, $7

STOREROOM TAVERN--Paul Diamond Blow & the Ace Diamond Bimbos, Jimmy Flame & the Sexy Boys, $3

*SUNSET TAVERN--Becker-Baldwin Record Drive w/ the Kwabs, Hell's Belles, $5

THIRD PLACE BOOKS--Scott Cossu Group, free

TIR NA NOG--Dakona, $2

TRACTOR TAVERN--Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks, the Buckaroosters, $7

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Furious Skills, free

*TULA'S--Don Lanphere Quintet w/ Ray Vega, $10

WORLD OF LEGENDS--Jive Bombers

ZAK'S--Ward A, Tickle, $3

ZOKA COFFEE HOUSE--The Chicago Seven

SATURDAY 8/19

6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--Grace DuBois

700 CLUB--Digable All-Stars

BAD ALBERT'S--Cooke & Green, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--Lien Menendez Quartet, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Change Daily

BALTIC ROOM--Big Stick, DJ Michael Allison, $6

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Blue Heater, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Red Fox, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Big Stars USA, $10

BREAKROOM--Bundle of Hiss CD release w/ Valis, Hog Molly, Love Battery, Kitty Kitty, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Ghetto Monks, Custom Hustler, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Dark Molly, $3

*CROCODILE--Nash Kato, Alien Crime Syndicate, Comb Over, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Retros, $10

ELYSIAN--Phat Sidy Smokehouse, Cornucopia, the Phat Phamily Phunktion, $10

EMP--The Spits, the Vaccines, North American Bison, Himsa, U.S. Bombs, Monkeywrench, JFA (11 am, all ages, free); 169ers, TSOL (9 pm; free w/ admission)

FENIX--KoolADE, $10

FIDDLER'S INN--Karma Sutra

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALWAY ARMS--J. J. Fontana

GIBSON'S--The Razorbabes, Pink Chihuahua, the Fire Ants

*GORGE--The Who, $53.85

GRACELAND--The Yo-Yo's, the Catheters, Post Stardom Depression, Bubble, $7

HIGHLINER--Hofnar, free

HOKUM HALL--Ragtime Nickelodeon Revue, $12

HOPVINE--Marc Smason, Jim Knockle, & Perry Robinson

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

*JAZZ ALLEY--Stanley Turrentine

KELLS--Tom Casey, $3

LAKEPOINTE--Garland Green, Little Brother Big, Mindfly, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--KDB, $10

LATONA PUB--Jim Page & Jim Hinde, $2

LEO MELINA--Povilas Stravinsky

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Henry Cooper Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Eight Second Ride

LOTTIE MOTTS--Open mic

MADISON'S CAFE--b. n. maya, $6

MONA'S--Tio Sutton Trio

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Fantuzzi, free

NEO BISTRO--Eric Madis Duo, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Maurice John Vaughn, $10

NIKO'S PLACE--Live Bouzuki "Grecian Sounds" and bellydancing by Zaphara, free

O'SHEA'S EASY STREET PUB--Three Martini Lunch

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Expression Latina, $10

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Thornton Creek, $5

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

PARADOX--Link 80, Instant Winner, Radio Unfriendly, Repose, $6

PARAGON--Ted Bellusci Band

PATTI SUMMERS'--Wonder Drug

PLANET HOT ROD--Swinos, the Deadletters, Sea Jayne Tripp, Last Call Romeos, $5

RAIN DANCER--Fresh Ground Joe, Lazy Boy Brown, Eric Webber, $6

RAINBOW--Zony Mash, $8

RC'S SPORTS BAR--Pre-Hempfest concert, $3

ROCKSPORT--Pine Ridge Relief benefit w/ Jumbalassy, $5

SEATTLE CATCH--Elizabeth Perrera, free

SERAFINA--Toby Schneider & Blake Anjelos

SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Hung, Room XIII, Feast of Friends

*SIT & SPIN--764-HERO, Enon, Love as Laughter, $7

*STAGE2 AT THE PIER--Spearhead, $19

SUNSET TAVERN--The Squirrels, $5

THIRD PLACE BOOKS--Alice Stuart Trio, free

TIR NA NOG--The Kennedy Brothers, $2

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Countrypolitans, Six String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, $7

TROLLEYMAN PUB--1-2-3, free

TULA'S--Jay Thomas Quartet, $10

VALDI'S BALLARD BISTRO--Tania Opland & Mike Freeman, $8

VHS THEATER--Tom Landa & the Paperboys, $13

WIT'S END--Baby Gramps, $10/$12

WORLD OF LEGENDS--Power House Band

ZAK'S--Positively Negative CD release, Apple, $4

ZOKA COFFEE HOUSE--Julie Dee, Lee Cronbach, Kirk Mattson, free

SUNDAY 8/20

6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--Casual Affair

700 CLUB--Slow Ride

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Irish Session, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Heather Banker

GRACELAND--Invisible Men, Drove, Gun Street Girls, $5

HOKUM HALL--Sunday Social, $7

HOPVINE--Pete Krebs

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

*JAZZ ALLEY--Stanley Turrentine

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers' Jam, $5

LEO MELINA--Violetta

MADISON'S CAFE--Open mic

MERTYLE EDWARDS PARK--Gruntruck, Zen Tricksters, Hanuman, Phad Sidy Smokehouse, Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Healer, Post Stardom Depression and more, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Edmonia Jarrett, $5

O'SHEA'S EASY STREET PUB--Open mic

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Banda, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Uptown Lowdown, $6

ON THE BOARDS--Llahngaelhyn Reunion

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jelly Rollers

PATTI SUMMERS'--Delvon Dumas Trio

PIER 62/63--The Manhattan Transfer, $30

RAINBOW--Hanuman, $7

RC'S SPORTS BAR--Hempfest concert, $3

*SHOWBOX--Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited, Alpha Yaya Diallo, $18.50/$20

SIT & SPIN--Sureshot Sundays (3 pm, all ages), $5

TINI BIGS LOUNGE--Lincoln Briney Trio, free

TULA'S--Jim Knodle & friends (3 pm); Marc Seals Jam Session (8 pm), $5

VILLAGE INN PUB--Open mic, free

MONDAY 8/21

700 CLUB--Norm Balles Project

AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui, free

ART BAR--Open mic, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Nail Soup Blues Band, Carnival 8, Dianne & the Groovehounds, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Jamie Sheets' Blues Jam, $5

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

HOPVINE--John Nelson, Rick Aydelott, Greg G.

I-SPY--SIL2K: Wesley Davis & John Schuller, Kid Lucky, X vs. Z, $5

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE--Henry Cooper All-Star Blues Jam, free

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE--The Jim Basnight Thing

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Tubby Meyers' Jazz Jam, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--K. W. Miller

RAINBOW--Jason Seed Trio, free

SIT & SPIN--Crack Sabbath w/ Skerik, Keith Lowe, Mike Stone, & Ron Weinstein, $6

SUNSET TAVERN--David Brewer, Daddy Treetops, $3

TULA'S--Don Lanphere Student Showcase, $6

ZIG ZAG CAFE--Living Spirit Trio

TUESDAY 8/22

6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--In Session

*700 CLUB--Bassackwards

ALIBI ROOM--Blue Glove Club, free

*ARO.SPACE--Wheatus, Zebrahead, $1.07

AVENUE ONE--Brian Nova, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mombius Hibachi, Slave Bang, Shake Fiend, Hatefist, NME, After School Special, Cow Hammer, Boy Next Door, Painted Window, Aftermath, Mule Skinner, Bent, Bead, Magic Cordoba, the John Benders, Electra, Band Camp, Drench, Mind Fly, Madison (6 pm), $3

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN--The Lazy J's Jam

*BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Israel Vibrations, $15

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Hybrid Storm, $5

CONTOUR--Big Bang Rhythm Society

*CROCODILE--The Blessed Light, X-Ray Fever, Fire Child, $6

GALWAY ARMS--Cameron & Aaron Donahue

GORDON BIERSCH--Robb Benson, free

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE--Doug Lynn Band, free

JAZZ ALLEY--Fantcha

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Scott Harris Band

LITTLE RED HEN--Steve Ridler's Piano Bar

LOCK AND KEEL--Open mic

MUDSHARK BAR--Smooth Groove

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OK HOTEL--New Foundations Trio, $3

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop Combo, $2

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Millennium Bug Revue

PARADOX--Persons, the Government, Five Good Reasons, Berzerk, $6

PARAGON--Lew Jones

PATTI SUMMERS'--Portage Bay Big Band

PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RAINBOW--Rising Lion, $6

SCARLET TREE--Annieville Blues Jam, free

SHOWBOX--The Prom, Sophie Tucker, Hiram Figg, $5

SLIDERS--Jumbalassy, $6

SUNSET TAVERN--Scott Everhardt, Peter Blackstock, free

TRAVELERS--Open mic with Phil Parsons, free

TULA'S--Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, $5

WEDNESDAY 8/23

700 CLUB--Nitty Gritty

ART BAR--Jason Seed Quartet

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Vox Dei, Jessie Smith, Sophit, $5

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Open mic, free

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Club Rubber, $10

CARINA--Open mic, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Overspeed Trip, Ivan, Patient Zero, $5

CROCODILE--Bang Over CD release, Lower 48, Essex Porter, $6

EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free

FLOYD'S PLACE--Monty Banks Ultra Rock Lounge, free

GALWAY ARMS--Hanz Araki & Finn McGinty

GORDON BIERSCH--Sean Bates, free

HOPVINE--Open mic

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY--Fantcha

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's Blues Jam, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--1-2-3, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE--Smooth Jazz

MUDSHARK BAR--Smooth Groove

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--R&B jam, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Oggmung, $2

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Crystal Radio

PARAGON--Eric "Two Scoops" Moore

PATTI SUMMERS'--Patti Summers

PINK DOOR--Los Nietos Del Son, free

RAINBOW--Phonk Butt, Room 0, $5

SHOWBOX--Dakona, Loni Rose, Under a Locomotive, $5

*SIT & SPIN--Eclectica: Two Loons for Tea, Jeff Grienke, Automaton, members of Ota Prota

TRACTOR TAVERN--Amelia White, Aiko Shimada, Laura Veirs, $5

TULA'S--Joshua Wolff, $5

*WOODLAND PARK ZOO--Michelle Shocked, $12

VALDI'S BALLARD BISTRO--Open Mic