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Live Music Listings

by Jason Pagano

700 CLUB--A Bird of Passage, $5

BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Straight Ahead, $6

BALTIC ROOM--The Shitkickers

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Giant People, $5

CATWALK--Honest Fiction, 16 Penny, Chief, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Swift Albro, Tamaras, Alder Underground, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Raybone Carney, free

*CROCODILE--Placebo, Idlewild, $15

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'N' Thistle Band

GIBSON'S--Ms. America's Trash, Mindfly, Circle Sky, $5

*GRACELAND--Bobby Conn, 31 Knots, the Nervous Ticks, $7

HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi Trio, free

*I-SPY--Prince Paul, Sofcon, Shyan Selah, $10

IRISH EMIGRANT--Tom Cregan

J&M CAFE--Sid Lay, Mayfly, Bangover, Peepshow, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Sphere, $16.50/$20.50

LARRY'S--Tim Turner Band, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Caleb Klauder, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2

MONA'S--Melvin Peterson Quartet, free

MOTION LOUNGE--Rockaraoke

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson Quintet, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Kennedy Brothers, free

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

PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Trio, free

RAINBOW--Blue Glove Club, the Consul, Neon Brown, $5

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Aaron Parks Trio (5:30 pm, all ages), $7

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Retros, $6

*SHOWBOX--Frank Black & the Catholics, David Lovering, $15

SLIDERS (RENTON)--Afrodisiacs

*SONIC BOOM RECORDS--Idlewild (8 pm, all ages), free

ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes

SUNSET TAVERN--The Swains, the Memphis Radio Kings, Toxique, $5

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TRACTOR TAVERN--Jazzberry Ram, Sugarbeets, $6

TRAVELERS--Open mic, free

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Lou Jones, free

TULA'S--Jay Clayton Vocal Showcase, $5

VOGUE--Abney Park, Luminous Flux, Sin Forosa

ZAK'S--The Schmidtaholics, Gluttons for Punishment, $5

FRIDAY 5/11

700 CLUB--Seraphonic

ARTSWEST--Rouge, $10

BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free

BAIT-HOUSE--The Heptets, $3

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Jason Bonham, Humboldt, Jaded Mary, $10/$15

BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya

BARGE INN--The Gar Hooker Project, free

BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Leaky Sneakers, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Sister Carol, Sister Luv & J.B., $10

BREAKROOM--Valentine Killers, the Loudmouths, Hatch Backs, Catahoula Hounds, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--JAMPAC benefit w/ Windowpane, Radio Star (CD release), Men From Mars, $10

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

CORNER INN--Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo

*CROCODILE--Mudhoney, Right On!, Old Man Smithers, $12/$15

DOC MAYNARD'S--Hit Explosion, $10

EASY STREET RECORDS (WEST SEATTLE)--The Cinematics (7 pm, all ages), free

*EMP--Souls of Mischief, DJ Flair, DJ SwiftRock, Cocoa Bruvaz, DJ B-Mello, DJ Kutfather (8 pm, all ages), $15

FIDDLER'S INN--Double Stop

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALWAY ARMS--K.W. Miller

*GIBSON'S--Glory Holes, the Cripples, Tales From the Birdbath, $5

*GRACELAND--Anti-Flag, One Man Army, the Unseen, Jersey (5:30 pm, all ages, $10); Hells Belles, Steven Dark, Amy Stolzenbach (10 pm, 21+, $10)

HIGHLINER--Little Bill & the Blue Notes, free

HOKUM HALL--The Three Ragtimers (8 pm), $12

HOPVINE--Ethnic Underground, $2

*I-SPY--Apes of Wrath, Swarming Hordes, Blöödhag, $7

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers

J&M CAFE--Gruvbox

JAZZ ALLEY--Sphere, $16.50/$20.50

KISMET--Elizabeth Carpenter, free

LAKEPOINTE--IVAN, Sweet Tea, the Agents of Change, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Danny Hull, Tim Turner Band, $10

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Al Rowe Project, $10

LATONA PUB--Chris Stevens, $2

LOCK & KEEL--Ramblin' Roberts, $2

MOTION LOUNGE--CoolAde

NEO BISTRO--Bill Chism Trio, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Ed & the Blues Imperials, $5

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Ghetto Children, Down Since Day One, Rick Flavor, Tribal Conflict, MC Drea (8 pm, all ages), $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'N' Thistle Band, $3

*PARADOX--Raft of Dead Monkeys, Peter Parker, the Prom, Vendetta Red (8 pm, all ages), $7

PHO SAIGON--Alik Aladdin

PINK DOOR--Tony Iazzolino, free

PLANET HOT ROD--Myiasis, Brain Dead, the Almighty Punch-Drunk, Unkle Betty, $5

RAIN DANCER--Stranger Neighbor, Carlos Lantz, $5

*RAINBOW--Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited, $20/$22

RENDEZVOUS--Yeek Yak Airforce, Space Ballerinas, J-Justice, $3

SERAFINA--Leo Raymundo Trio

*SIT & SPIN--Bachir Attar, Skerik, Matt Chamberlin, Mike Dillon, DJ Darek Mazzone, $10

ST. CLOUDS--Sonya Joseph

SUNSET TAVERN--The Purdins, the Green Pajamas (CD release), the Super Champs, $7

THE VINEYARD--Rebecca Riots (8 pm), $10

THERMO'S--The Victor Matures, the Bad Girls

TRACTOR TAVERN--Kim Virant, the Band That Made Milwaukee Famous, Going South, $6

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Mark Dufresne, free

TULA'S--Dorothy Rhodes Quartet, $10

ZAK'S--Bottles & Skulls, the Schmidtaholics, $5

ZOKA COFFEE HOUSE--Marc Smason

SATURDAY 5/12

700 CLUB--Digable All-Stars

BAD ALBERT'S--Chris Stevens Duo, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--The Heptets, $3

*BALLARD FIREHOUSE--NW Rock Showcase

*BALTIC ROOM--Bachir Attar, DJ Cheb I Sabbah, $12

BARGE INN--The Shades, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Sister Carol, Sister Luv & J.B., $10

*BREAKROOM--The Come-Ons, the Diapers, the Fuzz, $5

CAFE VENUS--The Harmonica Pocket, Buddy Wakefield, Laurie Bricker, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Get Off the Stage, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Afro-Shillelagh, $3

CONTOUR--Al Rowe Project

CORNER INN--Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo

*CROCODILE--Kultur Shock, Rubberneck, $8

DEXTER & HAYES--Sons of Oblivion, free

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $10

ELYSIAN--Manah, Stephen Gauci & Andrew Greenwald, Bebop and Destruction, $7

*EMP--Jerry Lee Lewis, Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks (8 pm, all ages), $20

FIDDLER'S INN--Mitee Martians

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALWAY ARMS--Moss Bay

GIBSON'S--Load Levelers, Texas Funeral, Liquorbox, $5

*GORGE--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Wallflowers, $33.50/$52.50

*GRACELAND--The Weakerthans, Dashboard Confessional, Rocky Votolato (6 pm, all ages, $8); House of Large Sizes, the Delusions, Alta May (10:30 pm, 21+, $8)

GRATEFUL BREAD--Jenny Reynolds (8 pm), $8

GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--X-Kid, Metaphoric, Smooth Ace, Deez, Dank P, Freeze, DJ Godie (8 pm, all ages), $5

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HIGHLINER--The Tommies, free

HOKUM HALL--The Three Ragtimers (8 pm), $12

HOPVINE--Randy Holmes & Kevin Dillon, $2

IRISH EMIGRANT--Dark Molly

JAZZ ALLEY--Sphere, $16.50/$20.50

KISMET--Cane, free

LAKEPOINTE--The Napoleon Blown Aparts, Slink, the F-Words, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Casey Band, $10

LATONA PUB--1-2-3, $2

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Evangeline, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Johnny Deluxe, $5

MONA'S--Reptet Quartet, $2

MONKEY PUB--Yam, the Jimmystuarts, $3

MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY--Benefit for PCC Farmland Fund w/ Linda Waterfall, the Righteous Mothers, University Congregational Choir (8 pm), $12/$14

NEO BISTRO--Bill Chism Trio, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Rent Collectors, $10

O'SHEA'S--John Hylton & Steve Taylor

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Blind Alley Blues Band, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'N' Thistle Band, $3

PARADOX--The Last Great Liar, the Ruby Doe, Anti Freeze, Lure of the Animal (8 pm, all ages), $6

PINK DOOR--Tony Iazzolino, free

PLANET HOT ROD--Division 9, the Marginal Profits, Surrounded By Idiots, Hatefist, $5

RAIN DANCER--100th Monkey, Going South, $5

*RAINBOW--Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited, $20/$22

ROCKSPORT--Crossfire, Shinola, $8

SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7

SERAFINA--Cheryl McLin

*SHOWBOX--The Melvins, Hank Williams III (6 pm, all ages), $12.50

SHOWOFF GALLERY (BELLINGHAM)--Champion, Breaker Breaker, Ripped to Shreds (8 pm, all ages), $5

SIT & SPIN--Dr. Didj, 94th Street

SLIDERS (RENTON)--Kry

ST. CLOUDS--Blue Gypsy

SUNSET TAVERN--Motorcycle Spring Season Opener w/ the Bastard Sons of the Nuge, Tres Hombres, Shuggie, $5

THERMO'S--Betty Ford Falcons, the Fucking Chachis

TOMMY'S--Custom Hustler, High Siders, Sodajerk, $5

*TRACTOR TAVERN--Peter Case (7 pm, $10); Voyager One, Crystal Radio (10 pm, $6)

TROLLEYMAN PUB--Creeping Time, free

TULA'S--Jay Roberts Quartet, $10

TWO BELLS TAVERN--Cyclone Killers, free

ZAK'S--Braindead, Barbie Car, Unkle Betty, Puwg Drunks, $5

SUNDAY 5/13

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Double Fink, the New Avenues, Real Life Hero, Brody, K-6, Hat Trick (4 pm, all ages), $7

*BALTIC ROOM--Smack: DJs Killa B, Misskick, Vitamin D w/ Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Sizzla, $25

CENTRAL SALOON--Bone Daddies, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Irish Session w/ Barry Foy, free

*CROCODILE--Captured By Robots, Pleaseeasaur, Plastiq Phantom, $7

EL DIABLO COFFEE--Marc Smason

FIDDLER'S INN--Jake Thompson

GIBSON'S--Human Error, Crash and Burn, Maurice's Little Bastards, $5

GRACELAND--Deicide, Marduck, Gore Guts, All Out War (6 pm, all ages), $20

IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver Mulholland

JAZZ ALLEY--Sphere, $16.50/$20.50

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

LITTLE RED HEN--Bucky's Blues Jam, free

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Uptown Lowdown Dixieland Band, $6

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Josh Kramer, free

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

SLIDERS (RENTON)--Rockaraoke

SUNSET TAVERN--Chromatic Jones, $5

SWINGSIDE CAFE--Stephen Gauci (7:30 pm), $10

TRACTOR TAVERN--Gregg's Eggs, $10

TULA'S--Marc Seales' Jam Session, $5

ZAK'S--Phem, Them Wranch, $5

MONDAY 5/14

700 CLUB--Blue Glove Club, $5

ART BAR--Open mic, $1

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--John Fox, Vitamin Fat, Red Hour Glass, $5

BARGE INN--Open mic, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

BENAROYA HALL--Mark Knopfler, $49.50/$69.50

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Super Dave, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Clockwise, $5

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

GALWAY ARMS--Heather Banker

HOPVINE--Songwriters Showcase: Vanessa Trien, Jenny Reynolds, Tracy Reynolds, free

I-SPY--SIL2K: Boris Hauf, Clocked Out, Moon Babies, Philip Gayle, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Roosevelt High School Jazz Band

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez, free

PARADOX--Countless Sins, xstepx, City of Caterpillar (8 pm, all ages), $6

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Mad Ronas

SUNSET TAVERN--Organically Groan Duo, $5

TULA'S--Vocal Jam w/ DJ Kat, $5

TUESDAY 5/15

700 CLUB--Open mic, free

AVENUE ONE--Edmonia Jarrett, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Moth People, Mule Skinner, Grand Hotel, $5

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5

*BREAKROOM--Couch, Dub Narcotic Sound System (8 pm, all ages), $6

CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free

*CROCODILE--Starlight Mints, $7

EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free

GALWAY ARMS--Danny Godinez Band

IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread

JAZZ ALLEY--Charlie Hunter, $15.50/$19.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--206 Rib Shack Orchestra, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop Combo, $2

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Balloons, free

*PARADOX--Grade, the Impossibles, Movielife, Not Even Close (8 pm, all ages), $8

PARAGON--Robert Stewart

*SHOWBOX--Badly Drawn Boy, $12.50

*SIT & SPIN--The Bevis Frond, eXBeSTFRIeNDS, thebrotheregg, $8/$10

SUNSET TAVERN--Henry Cooper, Mark Dufresne, Darren Loucas, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Honeydogs, Shuggie, $7

TULA'S--Roadside Attraction Big Band, $5

ZAK'S--Crash & Burn, Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Six Beer Bladder, the Schmidtaholics, $5

WEDNESDAY 5/16

AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui, free

ART BAR--Identity: DJ Foolchild, Untamed Minds, $1

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Al Rowe Project, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Sofa King, Nature Boy Saints, Left to Roam, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic, free

CONTOUR--Seraphonic, Digable All-Stars, DJ Rockafella, DJ Woogie

*CROCODILE--Duncan Sheik, Amy Correia, $15/$17

GALWAY ARMS--Action Jack & Blind Stauff

GRACELAND--Jessie Dayton, the Foot Stompin' Trio, Hicky, $8

HOPVINE--Open mic, free

IRISH EMIGRANT--Leo McNamara, Randall Bays & Friends

*JAZZ ALLEY--Charlie Hunter, $15.50/$19.50

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Little Big Band, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Big Spoon, free

PARADOX--Ensign, Embrace Today, Left With Nothing (8 pm, all ages), $7

PARAGON--Ray Baldwin Trio

PINK DOOR--Julie Cascioppo, free

PIONEER SQUARE SALOON --Open mic, free

RAIN DANCER--Open mic, free

RAINBOW--Bigfoot Zoo, $5

SCARLET TREE--Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner & Davy C, $3

SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert

*SHOWBOX--Autechre, $15

ST. CLOUDS--Barry Ingle

*SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5

TULA'S--Ben Thomas Quartet, $5

WIT'S END--Open mic, $2

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