THURSDAY 8/31

700 CLUB--Soul Power: Al Rowe Project

BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free

BAIT-HOUSE--Bait House House Jazz Band, free

BALTIC ROOM--La Movida, $5

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Hurricane Gilbert & Majestic, $5

*BREAKROOM--Pris, Carmine, Sweet Tea, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Bambaji, Bare Knuckle Boxers, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Carey Novotny, free

*CROCODILE--Nebula, Brotherhood of the Electric, the Heads, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Men from Mars, $5

*EMP--The Presidents of the United States of America, free w/ admission

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

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

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

GORDON BIERSCH--Ponticello, free

GRACELAND--The Cinematics, Adding Machines, the Malinks, $5

HIGHLINER--Bigfoot Zoo, free

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

JAZZ ALLEY--Willie & Lobo

KELLS--Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Dean Riekert Band, $5

LEO MELINA--Violetta

LIQUID LOUNGE AT E.M.P.--Bebop & Destruction, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Boxcar Tramps

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--Odd Men Out

PALOMINO--Bob Heinemann Trio, free

PARADOX--Muy Triste, Transmarine, Ukiah, Labrea, $5

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--Windowpane, the Captain's Log, $5

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Oggmung (5:30 pm), $7

*SHOWBOX--Tiger Zane CD release, Willow, Kerry Lauder, Mary Shokes, Nikol Kollars, Holly Figueroa, Alicia Dara, Sarah McCulloch, Kellee Bradley, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Mojo Big Band, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Crystal Radio, Blue Collar Love, $4

TROLLEYMAN PUB--First Circle, free

*TULA'S--SCCC Vox Vocal Workshop/Showcase, $5

VOGUE--Lilly White, Aelixisland, Vamp Variety Show

FRIDAY 9/1

700 CLUB--Seraphonic

BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio

BAIT-HOUSE--Bait House House Jazz Band, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Cannibal Lunchbox, Life Without Sun, Hung, Aggressive Nature, Afterfist, $6

BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, $6

BITTERS--Zhaoui, $5

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Foundation, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--The Groove, $10

*BREAKROOM--Valentine Killers, RC5, Three

Years Down, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--Isaac Scott Band, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Yerba Buena,

DJ Cebrina, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Cúl An Tí, $3

CONTOUR--J. Smoothe & the Sweet LDs

*CROCODILE--Orbiter, Spyglass, Sushi Robo

DOC MAYNARD'S--Disco Inferno, $10

EMP--Jr. Cadillac, Los Orchids, free w/ admission

EVERGREEN STATE FAIR--Def Leppard, $27.50

*EYE & EAR CONTROL RECORDS--Wally Shoup, Michael Bisio (8 pm, all ages), free

FIDDLER'S INN--Bigfoot Zoo

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

*GIBSON'S--Empty Records benefit w/ the Rookies, the Recordbreakers, Tales from the Birdbath, $6

*GRACELAND--C Average, Blöödhäg, Turbo Lovers, Paul Diamond Blow & the Ace Diamond Bimbos, $6

HOKUM HALL--Ragtime Nickelodeon Revue, $12

JAZZ ALLEY--Willie & Lobo

KELLS--Corner Bhoys, $4

LAKEPOINTE--Slink, Last Call Romeos, Misconseption, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White Band, $10

LATONA PUB--Odd Men Out, $2

LEGENDS--John Stephan Band

LEO MELINA--Povilas Stravinsky

LIQUID LOUNGE AT E.M.P.--Whispering Johnson, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Big Ed & the Steel Country Band

MELTING POT RESTAURANT--Glynn Brothers Quartet

NEO BISTRO--Chris Stevens & Bill Burns, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Junkyard Janes, $10

*OK HOTEL--YWCA Domestic Violence Prevention benefit w/ Lodi, Player King, Ruby Darby, $8

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Nueva Era, $10

PARADOX--Paul Plumeri Band, Shallow Water

PEARL COFFEEHOUSE--Carrie LaShelle

PLANET HOT ROD--Amtal Ruin, Surreal Sutra, Evl Projects, Atomic Squid, $5

RAIN DANCER--Happy Savage, Tart, Aura, $5

RAINBOW--Bigfoot Zoo, $5

SCARLET TREE--Elite, $6

SEATTLE CATCH--Valerie Illman, free

SERAFINA--Urban Oasis

SHARK CLUB--Afrodisiacs, $8

SIT & SPIN--Easy Big Fella, the Drove

*SUNSET TAVERN--Tot Finder, the Simiens, $5

TIR NA NOG--Mayfly, $2

TRACTOR TAVERN--My Old Drunk Friends from Louisville, Larry Barrett, $7

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Mark Whitman Band, free

SATURDAY 9/2

*700 CLUB--Digable All-Stars

BAD ALBERT'S--The I.O.U.'s, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--Bait House House Jazz Band, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Urban Uprising, Hero Machine, West of Here, Chris Cogswell & Custom Made, $5

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Wonderful, the Computer Impossible, A Trip to the Subatomic Zoo, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Foundation, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--African Roots, $10

*BREAKROOM--The Spits CD release, the A-Frames, the Briefs, the Pulses, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Aaron Donahue Band, $10

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Celtic Festival, $30/$49

CONOR BYRNE'S--Clay Pipe, $3

*CROCODILE--The John Doe Thing, Onelinedrawing, Matt Nathanson, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Afrodisiacs, $10

ELYSIAN--LOAM, Lesli Wood, Mike Jaworski, $6

EMP--Jumbalassy, free w/ admission

FIDDLER'S INN--Owl

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

*GRACELAND--Patient Zero, Me First, Transmarine, $5

HOKUM HALL--Ragtime Nickelodeon Revue, $12

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY--Willie & Lobo

KELLS--Corner Bhoys, $4

LAKEPOINTE--MFM, Skywind, Peepshow, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White Band, $10

LATONA PUB--Henry Cooper, $2

LEGENDS--Variables

LEO MELINA--Povilas Stravinsky

LIQUID LOUNGE AT E.M.P.--Whispering Johnson, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Big Ed & the Steel Country Band

LOTTIE MOTTS--Open mic

NEO BISTRO--Dana Luppinacci Trio, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Paul Plumerie Band, $10

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

O'SHEA'S EASY STREET PUB--Terry Day Band

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Nueva Era, $10

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Don't Ask!, $5

*PARADOX--Waxwing, Kind of Like Spitting, the Prom, $6

PARAGON--The Imagineers

PLANET HOT ROD--Misconception, Aggressive Nature, Kidd Kurry & Nothing Sacred, $5

RAIN DANCER--Escapology, Monotone Pictures, Undercurrent, $5

RAINBOW--Upsoyo, $5

RC'S SPORTS BAR--Bone Orchard, $3

SCARLET TREE--Elite, $6

SEATTLE CATCH--Vida Lata, free

SERAFINA--Milo Petersen & Valerie Illman

*SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Valentine Killers, Ronson Family Switchblade, the Blow Up

*SIT & SPIN--C Average, ABC & Def G

TIR NA NOG--Delbert, $2

*TRACTOR TAVERN--Six-String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, Three Bad Jacks, Domini Canes, $6

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Rockin' Daylights, free

SUNDAY 9/3

6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--Casual Affair

700 CLUB--Slow Ride

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

BOHEMIAN CAFE--R&B Extravaganza, $10

CENTRAL SALOON--Assai, SFO, Madison, $5

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Irish Session, free

EMP--Freddie & the Screamers, the New Strychnines, free w/ admission

FIDDLER'S INN--Klaus Lenozian

HOKUM HALL--Sunday Social, $7

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

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

LEO MELINA--Violetta

LIQUID LOUNGE AT E.M.P.--Whispering Johnson, free

MADISON'S CAFE--Open mic

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Band, $5

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

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Banda, $5

RAINBOW--Kate Brown, Clay Rosenthal, $5

*SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Nebula, the Heads, Argonaut, Sludgeplow

*SHOWBOX--Bumberbash: Ozomatli, La Movida, $15/$18, $10 w/ Bumbershoot stub

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

SUNSET TAVERN--Chrome Dome & the Poon-Tang Clan, the Donettes, $7

TINI BIGS LOUNGE--Lincoln Briney Trio, free

TRACTOR TAVERN--South Mouth, Evangeline, $6

VILLAGE INN PUB--Open mic, free

MONDAY 9/4

700 CLUB--Norm Balles Project

AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui, free

ART BAR--Open mic, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5

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

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Roberta Flack, Joe Sample, George Duke Orchestra, $57.50/$99

EMP--Unified Theory, free w/ admission

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

*I-SPY/NATION--SIL2K: Cathy Sorbo, DJ K.O., DJ Aaron

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

PARAMOUNT--A Perfect Circle, Sunna, $23.50

RAINBOW--Juke, free

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

TRACTOR TAVERN--Split Lip Rayfield, $7

ZIG ZAG CAFE--Living Spirit Trio

TUESDAY 9/5

6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--In Session

*700 CLUB--Bassackwards

ALIBI ROOM--Blue Glove Club, free

AVENUE ONE--Urban Oasis, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Cabrini Green

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

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Yeke Yeke, $5

*BREAKROOM--The Glands, Combover, the Last Great Liar, $6

CONTOUR--Al Rowe Project

*CROCODILE--Quasi, 764-HERO, $8

DUBLINER--Open mic, free

GALWAY ARMS--Cameron & Aaron Donahue

GORDON BIERSCH--Scott Everhardt, free

GRACELAND--Autumn Poetry, Kilmer, Seldom, $5

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE--Doug Lynn Band, free

JAZZ ALLEY--Hugh Masekela

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--"Two Scoops" Moore, free

*NIPPON KAN THEATER--ICP Orchestra

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop Combo, $2

PARAGON--Phil Carrillo

PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RAINBOW--Electric Ottoman, Corey Larson, $5

SCARLET TREE--Annieville Blues Jam, free

SHOWBOX--Weary, Victory Lap, $5

SLIDERS--Jumbalassy, $6

*SUNSET TAVERN--Gerald Collier, Peter Blackstock, free

*TRACTOR TAVERN--Richard Buckner & Eric Haywood, Pinebox, $10

TRAVELERS--Open mic, free

WEDNESDAY 9/6

700 CLUB--Nitty Gritty

ART BAR--Black Jack Bettie, donation

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Open mic, free

BREAKROOM--The Ruby Doe, the Blow Up, Our City's Finest, $5

CARINA--Open mic, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Nojo on the Rojo, Aaron Sprinkle, Blue Collar Love, $5

*CROCODILE--Tahiti 80, Sumack, $7

EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free

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

*GORDON BIERSCH--Jon Auer, free

HOPVINE--Open mic

ICON GRILL--Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY--Hugh Masekela

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

LIZZARD LOUNGE--Smooth jazz

MUDSHARK BAR--Smooth Groove

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

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

PARAGON--Sonny Byers' Motown Revue

PATTI SUMMERS'--Patti Summers

PINK DOOR--Los Nietos Del Son, free

RAINBOW--Futuretro, $4

SCARLET TREE--Lodi, $5

*SONIC BOOM RECORDS--Tahiti 80 (4 pm, all ages), free

TRACTOR TAVERN--Thee Heathen, Tiny Kings, $6

VOGUE--Super Secret