THURSDAY 1/13

700 CLUB -- SAMO: Live drum 'n' bass & jungle, DJ Mia

BAD ALBERT'S -- Annieville Blues with guest, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Hunting Humans, $5

BALTIC ROOM -- La Movida, with Darek Mazzone, Amy Denio, Lawrence Martin, Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH -- Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Percy Francis & BOT

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Hanz Araki

CROCODILE -- Spyglass, No. 13 Baby, Tuffy, $6

FLOYD'S -- Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam

FLYING LEMON LOUNGE -- Open mic/jam session, free

GALWAY ARMS -- Owl 'n' Thistle Band

GIBSON'S -- Mechakucha, Person

HABANA -- Hadley Caliman Quartet

HOPVINE PUB -- Chris Von Sneidern

I SPY -- Skyward, with Joe Bass

JAZZ ALLEY -- Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Hudson Blues Band

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Ham Carson Quintet, $8

OK HOTEL -- Blue Glove Club, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Open mic, R&B, & Smooth Soul with K.T.D.L., $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Blue Cats

PANTAGES THEATER, TACOMA -- The Drummers of West Africa, $32/$12

PINK DOOR -- Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Giant Harley Gathering

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Reggae Night with Russ

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Axolotl

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Julie Dee & Norm Bellas, free

SCARLET TREE -- Certain Moves, $5

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM -- Art of Jazz, featuring Connie Evingson

SERAFINA -- Alex Guilbert

SIT & SPIN -- The Mad Tea Party: Rockin' Teenage Combo, Pauley Ethnic, $5

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

STARS BAR -- The Brian Nova Trio, free

STILL LIFE COFFEHOUSE -- Little Bill and the Blue Notes, free

TIR NA NOG -- Justin Curtis

*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Johnny Dowd, Corn Sisters, $7

TULA'S -- Carrie Clark Quartet, $5

FRIDAY 1/14

2 LOUIES BALLROOM, BLAINE -- Honey Tongue, $3

700 CLUB -- Jumbalaya

BAIT-HOUSE -- Creation City, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Monty Banks, Mark Mitchell, $5

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Charlie Spring, free

BOHEMIAN -- Yoka Enzenze, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE -- Jah Mark, Selector Soul 1, $10

*BREAKROOM -- Kent 3, Leatherboy, Heroic Trio, the Congratulators, $6

CHEF WANG -- Brian Nova, free

THE CENTRAL -- Peep Show

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Loose Gravel

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Moss Bay, $3

*CROCODILE -- Alien Crime Syndicate, Mountain Con., Hulabees, Hafacat, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S -- Hit Explosion

FENIX ABOVE -- The Specials, $40

FENIX UNDERGROUND -- The Retros

FIDDLER'S INN -- Skandia Kapell

GALWAY ARMS -- Isla Ross & guests

GIBSON'S -- The Wreckless Bastards, the Reds

GRACELAND -- Grace, Once For Kicks, $7

HIGHLINER -- Henry Cooper, free

HOPVINE -- Deb Bartley

I SPY -- Post Stardum Depression, guests

JAZZ ALLEY -- Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band

JIMMY Z'S, EVERETT -- Testament, $20/$18.50

KELLS -- The Rouge, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tony Coleman Band

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

MELTING POT RESTAURANT -- The Glynn Brothers Quartet

MOORE THEATER -- Megadeth, $26.50

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Bill Wolford & Head

MURPHY'S PUB -- Justin Curtis, $3

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Etoufee Zydeco Band

*OK HOTEL -- Radio Nationals (formerly Haywire), $6

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

PARADOX THEATER -- Himsa, Kill Sadie, the Blood Brothers

PINK DOOR -- Tony Yazzolino on accordion, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Super Truck, Surreal Sutra, Sativa, $5

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Nicole Fournier

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Laud, Millennium Bug Revue

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- The Toyz

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Mark Dufresne Band, free

SCARLET TREE -- Certain Moves, $10

SEATTLE CATCH -- Tom Armstrong

SERAFINA -- The Leo Raymundo Trio, with Sue "Nixie" Nixon on vocals

*SHOWBOX -- Jon Auer, Marigold, Chris Von Sneidern

SIT & SPIN -- Easy Big Fella, Mean Jolly Green, Bubble & Squeak

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Lil' Malcolm & the House Rockers

TULA'S -- Greta Matassa Quartet, $10

SATURDAY 1/15

2 LOUIES BALLROOM, BLAINE -- Flashback

2218 -- Hans Brehmer

700 CLUB -- Digable

BAD ALBERT'S -- Chris Stevens, $2

BAIT-HOUSE -- Creation City, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Grace, Mark Mitchell, $6

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- The Warthog, free

BOHEMIAN -- Reggae Angels, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE -- Jah Mark, Selector Gino, $10

*BREAKROOM -- Two Shows with the Murder City Devils: 4 pm show is all ages, $8

THE CENTRAL -- Seattle Slim

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Loose Gravel

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

*CROCODILE -- Seam, Silkworm, the Radar Brothers, Grand Rapids, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S -- Jumbalassy

ELLIOTT BAY BREWING -- Heather Banker, free

ELYSIAN -- Blue Spark, Kim Virant, Dead Wood, $7

EMERALD QUEEN CASINO -- Rain, $15

FENIX ABOVE -- The Specials

FIDDLER'S INN -- Scott Law

GALWAY ARMS -- Rod Cook & Max Paul Schwennsen

*GIBSON'S -- Mega Babe, the Vaccines, the Excesses

GRACELAND -- Kultur Shock, Guardian Alien, Johnny Astro, $8

HIGHLINER -- Larry & the Lizzards, free

HOPVINE -- Woody Woodhouse

HUB BALLROOM -- Mos Def

ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY -- Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band

JULES MAES -- No Soap, guests

KELLS -- The Rouge, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- The Little Kings

LATONA PUB -- PK & Dara acoustic duet (members of Rockin' Teenage Combo), $2

*MEANY THEATER -- Margaret Cho, $29/$24

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Eva Tree & Bill D.

MURPHY'S PUB -- Cast of Characters, $2

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Etoufee Zydeco Band

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

OK HOTEL -- Slow Rush, Speed Twin, Wit Woo, $6

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

PARADOX THEATER -- Mary Lydia Ryan, Nikol Kollars, $5

PARAGON -- Baldwin Verion, with Loretta Jones

PINK DOOR -- Tony Yazzolino on accordion, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Fantastic 4, First Thing Tomorrow, Point No Point, $5

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Nicole Fournier

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Sadhappy

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- The Toyz

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Reckless Pedestrian, free

ROCKSPORT -- Afrodisiacs, $8

SCARLET TREE -- Z-Funk, $10

SERAFINA -- Anne Reynolds, Toby Stone

SIT & SPIN -- Lucky Me, Mathcless, Vera

SLIDERS -- Funky Divas, $6

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

TINI BIGS LOUNGE -- Steven Gauci, free

TIR NA NOG -- Justin Curtis

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Ray Condo & the Ricochets, Johnny Dilks & his Visitacion Valley Boys, GI Blues, $8

TULA'S -- Don Lanphere Quartet, $10

TWO BELLS TAVERN -- James Scott Peters, free

SUNDAY 1/16

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Gong Show Karaoke

700 CLUB -- Suite 7

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- The Martin Ross Band

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- Flash Hevily Jam Session

CENTRAL SALOON -- Central Ska Hornfest, $5

CHINA JADE -- Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Irish Session, free

EASY STREET PUB -- Open mic with Ricky

FIDDLER'S INN -- Kim McMartin

HOPVINE -- Vincent Gates Trio

ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY -- Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Roger Rogers Jam, $5

LITTLE RED HEN -- Salty Sunday Jams, w/Big Daddy Fred

MADISON'S CAFE -- Open mic

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Lonnie Williams Quartet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Sweet Juice

PARAGON -- Ray Baldwin Trrio

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- T-Town Blues Band

RUPERT'S -- Open mic, w/Michael Comiskey, free

SPEAKEASY -- Poppy Moody, free

STARS BAR -- Andre Ferriante

THE VILLAGE INN PUB -- Open mic, free

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Claudia Schmidt, Peter Ostroushka, Peter Dean, $14

MONDAY 1/17

700 CLUB -- Portland's Powerhouse Quartet, Insult 2 Injury

AGUA VERDE CAFE -- Rez: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing

ART BAR -- Oggmung

AXIS -- The Brian Nova Trio, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Jazz jam with John Wicks, Geoff Harper, and Ryan Burns, $2

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- Brian Nova Trio -- Funk!

BOHEMIAN -- Straight Ahead, $5

CENTRAL SALOON -- Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Karl Thurmond & 3 Piece Suit

FIDDLER'S INN -- Open mic

GALWAY ARMS -- Irish Traditional Music

HOPVINE -- Songwriters Monday: Karl Haug, Kelley Bradley, Steven Taylor

ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tim Turner Band, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- The Jim Basnight Thing

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Lonnie Williams Quartet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Atomic Players

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Attention Deficit Disorder Ensemble

SIT & SPIN -- Crack Sabbath, $5

TULA'S -- Alex Guilbert Trio, $5

TUESDAY 1/18

2218 -- H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers

700 CLUB -- Jive Turkey

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Pete Moceri Band

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Set dancing

CROCODILE -- Dinsdale, Felt 45, $5

EASY STREET PUB -- Live jazz with the Brad Pepineau Trio

GALWAY ARMS -- Liza Wardfeld

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- Classical Spanish Guitar

ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free

*JAZZ ALLEY -- Hasidic New Wave, $13.50/$11.50

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- The Scott Harris Band

LOCK AND KEEL -- Bushwhack Tuesday: Open mic with Evan Duke

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OK HOTEL -- The Curious Project, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Bar Fly

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Bebop & Destruction

PINK DOOR -- The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Nicole Fournier

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Iamic

SCARLET TREE -- Annieville Blues Jam, free

SHOWBOX -- Alta May, the Tremens, the Adding Machine, $5

SIT & SPIN -- Elemental, $5

STARS BAR -- Larry Fuller

TRAVELER'S PUB -- Open mic, with Phil Parsons, free

TULA'S -- Roadside Attraction, $5

WEDNESDAY 1/19

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Star Search

700 CLUB -- The King of Clubs

ADRIATICA RESTAURANT -- Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free

ART BAR -- Live jazz with the Dan Heck Trio & Joe Doria

BAIT-HOUSE -- Up by Noon, free

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Open mic with Martin, free

CENTRAL SALOON -- Snoopy's Urban Network, $5

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Jerry Miller & Daibando

CROCODILE -- Lloyds, Lower 48, Junk Train, $6

FENIX UNDERGROUND -- The Beatniks, $10

GALWAY ARMS -- Rod Cook & Max Paul Schwennsen

HABANA -- The Mad Tea Party, with Rockin' Teenage Combo and Pauley Ethnic

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- Comedy Club

HOPVINE -- Open mic

ICON GRILL -- Scott Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY -- Kevin Eubanks Quartet

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White All-Star Blues Jam, $5

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- "Smooth Jazz"

METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA -- Swing Night, $4

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Seattle Slim

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Third World Country

PARAGON -- Eric Reed's Latin All-Stars

PINK DOOR -- The Midnight Trio & opera singers, free

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- 4 Out of 5 Doctors

SCARLET TREE -- Manteca

SHOWBOX -- Stroke 9, Vertical Horizon, $10

SIT & SPIN -- SAMO, $5

STARS BAR -- June Tonkin

*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Hank Williams Revue, $5

TULA'S -- Jim Noriega Trio, $5

ZEITGEIST -- Resonant/Circuit presents Greg Campbell solo drumset, free