CAFE VENUS--Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks, free

CALABRIA PIANO BAR--The Side Projects, free

CENTRAL SALOON--The Red Note, CCCP, $5

CHOP SUEY--Jaccuzzi, OEJ, Mystic Pop, the Mellors, $6

CONOR BYRNE'S--Pete Hopkins, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Swarming Hordes, Plaster, Murdock, Marginal Way, $7

FADO--Author Unknown

FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--Fu Kun Gruvin': Ron Weinstein Trio, free

GRACELAND--The Uptowns, Botox Aftermath, Jackmove, Agent Apathy, the Untouchables, Seven for the Kill (7:30 pm, all ages), $6/$8

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Xanther, In Lunar Blue, Before Blue, $5

HIGHLINER--John Weiss, free

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB--Roger Rogers Band

JAI THAI (FREMONT)--Ryan Burns Trio, free

JAZZ ALLEY--Tower of Power (7:30 and 9:30 pm, all ages), $31.50/$33.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LEMIEUX'S--Sitka Tex, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Bandwidth: Lazy Bones, the Panda Conspiracy, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks, free

MARCO POLO--Dennis Ryans NW Blues Jam, $5

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free

MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free

NECTAR--Bradbury Press, Below Average Productions, $5/$7

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson Quintet, $7

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Robert Stewarts Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Michael Bisio Trio, free

* RAINBOW--Specs One, Silent Lambs, DJ Sean Malik, $5

SEAMONSTER MUSIC--Red Eye Flight, $3

SMOKIN' PETE'S BBQ--Holiday Blues Fest: Johnny Broomdust, guests, free

STEEL PIG--Salsariba, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke, $7

TOST--Marmalade: Piece, DJ Shapeshifter, guests, $6

* TRACTOR TAVERN--The Minus 5, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Mike Dumovich, Larry Barrett, $8/$10

TRIPLE DOOR--Ben Roseth/Tatum Greenblatt Quintet, $12

TULA'S--Hal Sherman and the BCC Jazz Band, $5

DJ
67 LOUNGE--DJ Drew Down

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Thursty Thursdays: DJ Hitmann (neo-soul, hiphop, reggae), free

BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Deep Cuts: DJ Scorpio (indie, classic punk), free

BADA LOUNGE--Ladies Night: DJ Tone, DJ One

BALLROOM--Crackin': DJ Sessions, Sorin, Indica Jones, free

BALTIC ROOM--Wicked & Wild: Soul 1, guests, $7

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--DJ Guy (Top 40, old school), free

BESO DEL SOL--Thrusty Thursdays: DJ D'Lemma (hiphop, Top 40)

BONZAI BISTRO--DJs Mykee & Jordan P (house, techno), free

CAPITOL CLUB--DJ Advent

CHAPEL--DJ Zac

DES AMIS--Phonkbutt

DRIFT ON INN CASINO--DJ Gus Andrews

ELEMENT--Dream Nights

JAI THAI (BELLTOWN)--DJ Mr. Paul (downtempo), free

JAI THAI (CAPITOL HILL)--DJ Joseph Lyons (hiphop, house), free

JUAN O'RILEY'S--College Night, free

KING ST. BAR & OVEN--State of Mind: DJs Rev.Illusion, Dakota Honor, the Prophecy

LARRY'S--Ladies Night: DJ Roc'phella, Taylor, free

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Donald Glaude, free

LAVA LOUNGE--NYC Brian

MANTRA LOUNGE--Hyperfunk, Flave, $5

MARCUS'--DJ DCAF, free

* MERCHANTS CAFE--Vinyl Lounge (deep house, hiphop)

MICHAEL'S PIZZA--DJ Matt (7:30 pm, all ages), free

MIRABEAU ROOM--Groove (Top 40, funk), free

NEIGHBOURS--Rock Lobster: Trent Von, $3

NOC NOC--Thirsty: Naha, Mercury, Space DJ, $3

PIKE PUB & BREWERY--Reggae Night: DJs Highlife, Duncan, free

R PLACE--DJ Flo'w

* RE-BAR--Rehab: DJ Baby J (punk, new wave), $3

RENDEZVOUS--Wall of Sound Party, $5

SCARLET TREE--Reggae Fest

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Ladies Night: DJs VinneB

SUITE G--White Trash Thursdays, free

TOI--Dope: DJ Mullet

VOGUE--Clown College: DJ Ogre ('80s, new wave)

FRIDAY 12/24

LIVE
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Midnight Mass at the Blue Moon Tavern, free

CALABRIA PIANO BAR--Arel Thomas, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Wayne Roller & Friends

CORNER INN--Blue 55's, free

HOTWIRE COFFEEHOUSE--Oceana Vok (7 pm, all ages), free

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Hanz Araki, free

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

DJ
ALIBI ROOM--Lowbrow: Gavin, Doug, free

BALTIC ROOM--Metro: Soul One, N8, $5/$10

CHAPEL--DJ Zac, guests

LARRY'S--Ex'capade: DJ D, $3/$10

LAST SUPPER CLUB--DJs Speedbump, T

LAVA LOUNGE--MOJO: DJ Gort, Chrispo, E-Z Action

MARCUS'--fnkDJ, free

NECTAR--DJ Rob Moscovitz, free

NEIGHBOURS--DJ Billy the Kid

R PLACE--DJ Queen Lucky

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Christmas Eve Party: Guest DJs

VOGUE--The Dark Age: DJ Coldheart

WATERTOWN--Matzo Ball 2004, $20/$25

SATURDAY 12/25

LIVE
CENTRAL SALOON--Central's Annual Anti-Xmas Party: Sambusa, $8

* CHOP SUEY--Glimpse, DJ Risk, $10

GRACELAND--3 Inches of Blood, Book of Black Earth, Six Demon Bag (8 pm, all ages), $8

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--A Splendid Axemas w/ Splendid Vengence, guests, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Knut Bell & the Blue Collars, $3

RENDEZVOUS--dePANDable Services, $5

DJ
* ALIBI ROOM--Spy vs. Spy: DJs Shortnin', Little Jeans, free

BAD JUJU LOUNGE--DJ John Purkey (rock, punk), free

BALTIC ROOM--Bollywood: Manpreet, Peter Madril, William Gilchrist, Ravi, guests, $10

CATWALK--Industrial Christmas Night (18+), $2

ELEMENT--Latkepalooza, $20/$25

JUAN O'RILEY'S--DJs Daniel, Poder Musical, $10/$12

LARRY'S--The Dance Oasis (4 am), $5

LARRY'S--Ex'capade: DJ D, $3/$10

LAST SUPPER CLUB--DJ Phase

LAVA LOUNGE--DJ David James

MARCUS'--DJ Harke, guests, free

* MIRABEAU ROOM--Bollywood on Christmas: DJ Anshul, guests, $6

NEIGHBOURS--Power Mix: C89's Randy Schlager

* NEUMO'S--Yo Son!: DJ Scene, Soul One (10 pm), free

R PLACE--DJ Riz

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Christmas Bash: Guest DJs

* SUNSET TAVERN--Guest DJs, free

VOGUE--DJ Evan Blackstone

SUNDAY 12/26

LIVE
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--The Greg Roberts, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Orange Peel, $5

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

* GALLERY 1412--Big A Little A (7 pm, all ages), $5

GRACELAND--Mono in VCF, Mousheart Factor, Wallpaper, American Cinema (7 pm, all ages), $8

J&M CAFE--The Scotty Harris/Mark Whitman Jam

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

* KEYARENA--Trans Siberian Orchestra (7:30 pm, all ages), $28/$43

LE PICHET--The Fred Roth Revue, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Open mic, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MERCURY--Sledgeback, the Suzis, Mind Candy, DJ Son-of-Panix (8 pm, all ages), $6

* MIRABEAU ROOM--Howard Bulson, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Two Scoops More, $5

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

PINK DOOR--Brendan Wires

RAINBOW--Open mic, free

SCARLET TREE--Footnote (6 pm), free

SCARLET TREE-- Funk Jam w/members of NuSol Tribe and Marmalade (9:30 pm), free

STEEL PIG--Rib Shack Orchestra, $5

SURE SHOT--Justin Foulkes (2 pm, all ages), free

* TRIPLE DOOR--The Bobs, $20

TULA'S--Fairly Honest Jazz Band (3 pm), $5

TULA'S--Bill Ramsay & the Hip Shakers (8 pm), $12

ZEITGEIST--Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free

DJ
BADA LOUNGE--DJs Ted Dancin', Lincolnup (soul), free

BALLROOM--Bubble Up: Selectah CIDE

BALTIC ROOM--Sunday Sessions: Dirk, Chris Tremens, Jerick, Subconscious, $5

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Grateful Dead Night, free

BONZAI BISTRO--Ting Ppem (house, techno)

CAPITOL CLUB--The Sheriff (electro, jazz), free

* CHOP SUEY--Juicy: DJs Scene, Tone, Sabzi, Marc Sense (10 pm), $3

DEEP DOWN LOUNGE--DJs Mojo, Jason H8e, Raw B (house), free

DES AMIS--All Star Sunday: Guest DJs

ELEMENT--Sunday Social: DJs Victor Menegaux, Tamm (hiphop), $10

FENIX UNDERGROUND--DJ Trent Von, $5

JAI THAI (BELLTOWN)--Temple: DJ Peter (downtempo), free

JAI THAI (CAPITOL HILL)--DJ Joseph Lyons, guests, free

JILLIAN'S--DJ T-Bone, free

JUAN O'RILEY'S--Club Tropix: DJ Daniel

LARRY'S--The Dance Oasis (4 am), $5

LARRY'S--Throwback Sundays: DJs D'Doxx, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--All Request DJ

LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Justin Case, $5

MANTRA LOUNGE--DJ Nobel, Maxamp

NEIGHBOURS--Nocha Latino

NOC NOC--Resurrection: DJ Shane (9 pm), $3

* RE-BAR--Flammable: DJs Brian Lyons, guests (house)

SEATTLE EAGLE--Sunday Bloody Sunday: DJ KC

SEE SOUND LOUNGE--DJ Chris (noon)

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--All-Request Dance Party: DJ Vinnie B, J Boogie

SUITE G--Old Skool Sunday: DJ Buck Wiley, free

VOGUE--Fetish: DJ Eternal Darkness

WATERTOWN--Flirt

WAZOBIA--Goove Planet: DJ OneLove, CIDE

ZIG ZAG CAFE--DJ Maud'deep, Blair Miller

MONDAY 12/27

LIVE
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69, free

CAPITOL CLUB--Micah Hulscher, Peter Cramer, Brittanya Rodriguez

CENTRAL SALOON--Monday Metal Madness, $5

CHOP SUEY--The Grazy, Rosyvelt, Juhu Beach, Wynford Hall, $6

CONOR BYRNE'S--Bluegrass Jam, free

FADO--Roots Rock Night

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

GRACELAND--Phonkbutt, Mean Recess, Reverse, $6

HOPVINE--Nancy K. Dillon, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LITTLE RED HEN--Jenny & the Tom Cats, free

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

* PUNKIN HOUSE--Aa (Big A Little a), Whales (7:30 pm, all ages), $3/$5

RAINBOW--Jazzukla Trio, $5

RENDEZVOUS--New Music Monday, $5

TRABANT CHAI LOUNGE--Open mic, free

* TRIPLE DOOR--The Bobs, $20

TULA'S--Eric Verlinde Band, $6

DJ
ALIBI ROOM--Apertif: DJ Pauly D, free

BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Hangover: DJs Fucking in the Streets, Cool Runnings, free

BADA LOUNGE--DJ Sheriff

BALTIC ROOM--Fusion: Manpreet, Peter Madril, William Gilchrist, guests, $5

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Opera night, free

J&M CAFE--DJs Sessions, Sorin, $5

LARRY'S--Monday Night Reggae: Fantasy Sound & DJ Cide, free/$5

LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Louis

MARCUS'--DJ Scorpio

MIRABEAU ROOM--Octane: DJ Hubba Hubba, free

NOC NOC--DJ Kippy, $5

SCARLET TREE--Monday Madness, free

SEATTLE EAGLE--School Night Out: DJ Tactile

SEE SOUND LOUNGE--Guest DJs

TOMMY'S--Dub: DJ Fountainhead, free

WATERTOWN--DJ Pooh (reggae)

ZIG ZAG CAFE--DJ Brian Jensen, free

TUESDAY 12/28

LIVE
CENTRAL SALOON--Pin-Pon Dash, $5

CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

* CHOP SUEY--The Preons, Argo, Pleasurecraft, DJ Colin, $6

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Conversation Heart, Math & Physics Club, Treasure State, $6

DUBLINER--Open mic

FUN HOUSE--The Rehabs, Seldgeback, Scheizegeist, $5

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

GRACELAND--Kruize, Left Hand Army, Outro, Chinese Finger Cuffs, $6

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB--Annieville Blues

JAZZ ALLEY--Ernestine Anderson, Houston Person (7:30 pm, all ages), $20.50/$24.4

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy, Nathan, Roger, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Holo Trad Jazz

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Be-Bop & Destruction

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--The Two Fifths, free

RAINBOW--Spot Lite Hiphop: O'Deezie, $3

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--The Pop Offs

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Beakers vs. Blackouts, DJ Selector Dub Narcotic, Steve Fisk, free

* TRIPLE DOOR--The Bobs, $20

TULA'S--Milo Peterson Group, $7

VOGUE--Roxy, East of the Equator, Jodie Watts, $7

DJ
67 LOUNGE--DJ Drew Down

ALIBI ROOM--Skull Full of Soul: DJ Chilly, free

BALTIC ROOM--Drum & Bass: Kid Hops, Slantooth, Roddimus, $7

CAPITOL CLUB--Eric Jaeger & Encarnacian, free

CLUB MEDUSA--Latin Vibe: DJs Manny, Mateo

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Deja Vu Tuesdays: DJ Taylor (Top 40), $5

FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--DJ Selector Lopaka (exotica), free

KINCORA PUB--Rock-A-Rolla: DJ AJ, Lars

LARRY'S--White T: DJ D'DOXX, free

LAVA LOUNGE--DJ 88 (rock)

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Liquifi: Flave, Hyperfunk, Subconscious, free

LO_FI PERFOMANCE GALLERY--Stop Biting: Hideki, Kamui, Bumblebee, $3

MARCUS'--DJ Manos, free

NECTAR--Ramiro, Jeromy Nails, free

NEIGHBOURS--Backspin: DJ Billy the Kid, free

NOC NOC--I Love the '80s: DJ Shane, free

SEE SOUND LOUNGE--Oscillate: Electrosect, Paul Edwards, Greg Skidmore, guests

SHORTY'S--War at 33 1/3: DJs C.T.A., free

VITO'S--DJ Chinky Eye (hiphop), free

WEDNESDAY 12/29

LIVE
ALL AMERICAN SPORTS BAR & GRILL--Soul Searching: Urban Child, Rob C, free

BARANOF--Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo, Stick Shift Annie

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Open mic, free

CAFE VENUS--DJ Curtis, free

CALABRIA PIANO BAR--Pianomoso: Arel Thomas, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Midstokke, Fingered, $5

CHOP SUEY--The New Year's Resolution: Audition Series, $3

CONOR BYRNE'S--Adhere, Eb Boesel, free

CROCODILE CAFE--The Jezebel Diary, Oswald Effect, Open Choir Fire, $6

FADO--Justin and Nabil

FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--Fu Kun Swingin': Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Tad Britton, free

FUN HOUSE--From the Fall, Humidiflyers, the Marks, $5

GRACELAND--Benchgrinder, Up Falls Down, Sometimes Why, Pistol for a Paycheck, the Annex, Exocet (6:30 pm, all ages), $8

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Tympanum, the Daryls, free

HIGHLINER--Hank Williams Revue w/Ron Bailey, free

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB--Zydeco Locals

HOPVINE--Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY--Ernestine Anderson, Houston Person (7:30 pm, all ages), $20.50/$24.4

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Cerebral Tone (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON--Two Buck Chuck

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RENDEZVOUS--Helvetia, guests, $5

SCARLET TREE--Paula Maya, Pat Hewitt, guests, free

SEAMONSTER MUSIC--Stankevicious, $3

* SHOWBOX--Bo Diddley, guests, $17.50/$20

TRACTOR TAVERN--Pistol Star, $5

* TRIPLE DOOR--The Bobs, $20

TULA'S--Jay Thomas/Tatum Greenblatt/Ben Roseth Sextet, $10

DJ
67 LOUNGE--DJ Drew Down

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Exotic Wednesday: DJs Hitmann, Illusion

BADA LOUNGE--DJ Ryan Milano

* BALTIC ROOM--Spectrum: DJ Airlok, guests, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Ladies Night: Guest Elad (Top 40, old school), free

BONZAI BISTRO--DJ Cali Mike (disco, funk), free

CHAPEL--DJ Ryno

CLUB MEDUSA--Dirty: Dioney

DEEP DOWN LOUNGE--9 to Bedtime: Guest DJs, free

DES AMIS--Grown and Sexy: S Malik

ELEMENT--Grand Theft '80s

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Infused: DJ Casey O, Scott Keith, DJ13, $5

J&M CAFE--Ladies Night: DJ Tamm, $7

JAI THAI (CAPITOL HILL)--Funk Flight: E. Torrez, J-Sun (house), free

JILLIAN'S--DJs BenJammin', Soonami, free

JUAN O'RILEY'S--Offset, free

KINCORA PUB--Underlord's Den: DJ Seth

LARRY'S--Booty Poppin': DJs Roc'phella, Taylor, free

LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Deutscher Meister

LITTLE RED HEN--Karaoke: DJ Nathan, free

MANTRA LOUNGE--Funk Station, free

MARCUS'--DJ Sean C, free

MERCHANTS CAFE--'80s Revival: DJs Cali Mike, Ron Rourke, Mark M

MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Crush: DJs Scene, B-Mello, Big Mike, XTC

NEIGHBOURS--DJ Trent Von, free

PIKE PUB & BREWERY--The Positive Charge: The Progressive Tendencies Crew, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Eros w/ Goldmund (downtempo)

R PLACE--Wet: DJ E

RAINBOW--DJ Josh, Justin King, free

RE-BAR--Le Vide!: Eric Lanzilotta, Gust Burns, DJ William F. Buckley Jr., $3

SEATTLE EAGLE--Shake Your Booty: Ph.DJ Eugene (rock, soul)

SEE SOUND LOUNGE--Grace: Hyasynth, Brandy Westmore, Beatrice, Erin O'Connor

TOI--DJs N8, Bronze FM, guests

TOMMY'S--DJ Whateva Druha (old skool), $5

VICEROY--D Booty, Johnny Merlot, Nostalgia B

VOGUE--Gothic Night: DJ Eternal Darkness

WATERTOWN--KiNETIC (progressive)