BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free

BALTIC ROOM--Los Chucos Suaves

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Alex Duncan & Rude Boy, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Silkroot, $5

CROCODILE CAFE--The Fakes, Milhaus, Ronson Family Switchblade, $6

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

* GRACELAND--Control, Kinski, Swords Project, $7

GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Bill Chism

HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free

JAZZ ALLEY--Red Holloway Sextet, $15.50/$19.50

KELLS--Liam Gallager

LARRY'S--Mark Whitman Big Band, Sweet Talkin' Jones, $5

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, the Deere Johns, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Chris Mongillo Rockabilly Band, free

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

MOTION LOUNGE--Rockaraoke

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--KW Miller

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free

RAIN DANCER--Reflective MF, First Dream, Allen Carlsen, Paradym, free

REDHOOK BREWERY--Hutson & Dick Powell, free

ROCK BOTTOM--San Pedro Circus (5 pm, all ages)

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Anthony de Genera (5:30 pm, all ages)

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

* SHOWBOX--Pretty Girls Make Graves, $5

SLIDERS (RENTON)--Afrodisiacs, $6

ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes

* SUNSET TAVERN--Sludgeplow, Barbie Car, Golden Pig, $5

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TRACTOR TAVERN--Memphis Radio Kings, Chris McFarland, Scott Everhardt, $3

TRAVELERS--Open mic, free

FRIDAY 8/31

BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free

BAIT-HOUSE--The Jazz Committee, $3

* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya

BITTERS--Zac Borden, $5

BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--JR. Murvin, $10

* BREAKROOM--Lords of Altamont, Heavy Johnson Trio, $6

CAFF: BRAZIL--Julian Catford, free

CATWALK--Dowg House: E-Dawg & DJ Topspin

CENTRAL SALOON--Slink, Piss Ant, Brin Addison, $8/$10

CONTOUR--Reason for Ruin

* CROCODILE CAFE--Wellwater Conspiracy, Nebula, Sludgeplow, $10

DOWNTOWN YMCA--The Mu (8pm, all ages)

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GALLAGER'S (KENT)--Intent, Mushroom Planet, Vitamin Fat, Crash Landing, Lowride, Medusa, $6

GALWAY ARMS--Mummery

* GRACELAND--Heather Duby, Voyager One, the Lights, $8

HOPVINE--Carolyn Cruso, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Red Holloway Sextet, $15.50/$19.50

KELLS--Celtic Renaissance

LAKEPOINTE--5 Point, Tanks of Zen, Skinbag

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Linda Hornbuckle, $10

LATONA PUB--PH Factor

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Bluebird, free

LITTLE RED HEN--8 Second Ride, free

MOTION LOUNGE--Coolade

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Aiko Shimada Band, $5

MULLEADY'S PUB--Dr. Richard Kimball & the Fugitives, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Seattle Women in Rhythm & Blues, $10

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Combustion Collective, free

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

PLANET HOT ROD--Maiden Mine, Kid Kurry, Cypyn, Prozac Staple, $5

RAIN DANCER--Liquid Voodoo, Wilderness Children, Electric Orchid, Static Fugue, free

REDHOOK BREWERY--Atomic Players, free

SCARLET TREE--Shades, $7

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Landshark, Gift, Madison

* SHOWBOX--R.L. Burnside, Pete Droge, $13.50

* SIT & SPIN--The Minus Tad, Once for Kicks, Pure Joy, $7

ST. CLOUDS--Lisa Fox

* SUNSET TAVERN--Danny Barnes, the Agent Provacateur, Mike Stone, $5

THERMO'S--Ragamuffin, the Government

TOMMY'S--Run Down, Clay Daddey, Duke McKabe, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Flowmotion, Batum Schreg

SATURDAY 9/1

BAIT-HOUSE--John Kruger's Fairly Honest Jazz Band, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Free Confusion, Friend of Heroes, M.A.R.S., $5

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Alex Duncan & the Revolutionary Dream Band, $10

* BREAKROOM--Brad, $8

CENTRAL SALOON--The Fuse, Bambaji, $8/$10

* CROCODILE CAFE--No. 13 Baby, Spyglass, Dear John Letters, $7

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--Steve Trembley Band

GALWAY ARMS--Scott Law

GRATEFUL BREAD--Holly Figueroa, Colleen Sexton

HANA'S--Open mic, free

* I-SPY--DJs Lil' Ricky, Kutfather, Bulak, Pro Quick, $12

JAZZ ALLEY--Red Holloway Sextet, $15.50/$19.50

KELLS--Celtic Renaissance

* LAKEPOINTE--Moth, Ton, Ethyl

LARRY'S--Linda Hornbuckle, $10

LITTLE RED HEN--8 Second Ride, free

MULLEADY'S PUB--Mummery, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Tim Sherman Band, $10

O'SHEA'S--Dr. Richard Kimball & the Fugitives

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Bradbury Press, $5

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

PATTI SUMMERS'--Lucky Lucy

* PLANET HOT ROD--Tacomascene.com party w/ Neurocide Messiah, Fantastic 4, Section 34, Subject, free

RAIN DANCER--Upper, Creeping Time, Gray Daisy, $7

* RED ONION TAVERN--Jessica Lurie, PK, free

REDHOOK BREWERY--Jim Basnight Band, free

RENDEZVOUS--The Threefold Karma, Daffodill-11, Bastard Love Child

SERAFINA--Villegas

SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Butterface, Skinbag, Nectar

* SIT & SPIN--Stagger Lee, the Henchmen, Get Down Syndrome, Dark Places, $7

ST. CLOUDS--The Yes Yes Boys

* SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaroake w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, Marty Fever, $5

THERMO'S--Sludgeplow, Toti Moshi

TOMMY'S--Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Sol Duc, $5

* WALL OF SOUND RECORDS--Danny Barnes & Thee Old Codgers

SUNDAY 9/2

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Alpha Yaya Diallo, $10

* BALTIC ROOM--Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CATWALK--Livio, ShaQ Oneil (CD release)

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

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

* CROCODILE CAFE--The New Pornographers, Canned Hamm, The Battles, $10/$12

* GRACELAND--Recidivist, Trail Vs. Russia, Paloma, Watch for Wires, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Red Holloway Sextet, $21.50/$19.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

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

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Michael Williams Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Pickin Bones Country Trio, free

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

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Jazz Strings, $6

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Scott Law

SHOWBOX--Bumberbash w/ the Old 97's, the Posies, Pansy Division, $13/$15

* SIT & SPIN--Livelong AIDS Alliance Benefit w/ Bradberry Press, SLD, Montgomery, DJ Nori, Loudog, Tactile, $5

ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheatman

* TRACTOR TAVERN--The Shitkickers, Carolyn Mark, $5

TULA'S--Reggie Goings (3 pm), $7

MONDAY 9/3

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Pleasure Fuel, Remedy, Ellen Says No, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Porter House, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Danny Godinez Band, $5

CONTOUR--Urban Tongue

* CROCODILE CAFE--Nashville Pussy, Razorbabes, Cathoula Hounds, $10

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

GRACELAND--Looking for Sailors, Beautiful Soup, $5

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free

* SHOWBOX--Billy Idol, $32.50

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

SUNSET TAVERN--Joe Doria, John Wicks, Dan Heck, DJ AMS, $5

THERMO'S--Open mic

TRACTOR TAVERN--Slaid Cleaves, Beaver Nelson, $7

TUESDAY 9/4

AVENUE ONE--Edmonia Jarrett, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Subject to Change, Greedies, Sleep, $5

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Trolls Cottage, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Autumn Theory, Balsa, Cass Corridor (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic w/ Linda Lee, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Nina Hynes, High Violets

EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free

GALWAY ARMS--Open Mic

* GRACELAND--Wolf Colonel, Abigail Crush, Herbert Matthews Goes to the Sierra, $6

* JAZZ ALLEY--Oscar Peterson Quartet $55.50/$80.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner Band w/ Danny Hull, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley Duo, free

MULLEADY'S PUB--Open Mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Two Scoops Moore, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop Combo, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Balloons

PARADOX THEATER--Servlife Benefit w/ Mindhead, Team Strike, Late Tuesday (8 pm, all ages), $6

PINK DOOR--Brendan Wires, free

RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free

SLIDERS (RENTON)--Rockaraoke, $3

SUNSET TAVERN--Clay Barlett, Andy Davenhall, $5

WEDNESDAY 9/5

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Zuzu Pedal, Batter Dean, Shifter, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic, free

CROCODILE--Dickey Betts, $20

* GRACELAND--American Analog Set, Her Space Holiday, Automaton, the Dirtmitts, $7

IRISH EMIGRANT--Irish Session

* JAZZ ALLEY--Oscar Peterson Quartet $55.50/$80.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

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

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Whispering Johnson, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Robert Blake, Matt Matsuoka, Kenny Ball, Caligula's Revenge (7 pm, all ages), free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Rayburn, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Matt the Electrician

PARADOX--Reach the Sky, Rise Against, Sky Came Falling, Sante Sangre, Pile High Club (8 pm, all ages), $8

PIONEER SQUARE SALOON--Open mic, free

RAIN DANCER--Open mic, free

RAINBOW--Siamese, DJ Richmedic, $3

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

SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert

SIT & SPIN--Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4

SLIDERS (RENTON)--Right in the Face, $3

* ST. CLOUDS--Barry Igle

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

TRACTOR TAVERN--Tour Baby 2001: Straw Dogs, Liz Capra, Garrin Benfield, Sonya Kaye, David E. Carter, Nicola Gordon, SouthPaw Jones, Eric Muiderman

UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic

WIT'S END--Open mic, $2