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THURSDAY 2/24

700 CLUB-Horns & Vinyl

ARO.SPACE-Night Fantasia's One Year Anniversary Celebration; in the Lounge: Experimental, with the Zion's Gate Crew, $7/$5

BAD ALBERT'S-Annieville Blues with guest, free

BAD JUJU LOUNGE-Son of a Bitch, w/DJ XCO, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE-Cenebus, $5

BALTIC ROOM-Hollis Golightly & Maurice Montana

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS-Sheryl Wiser Group

BOHEMIAN-Alex D & Rude Boy, Selectors Z & Zuggy, $5

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE-Culture, Temple Yard, Selector Easy Man, $10

CARINA BAR & GRILL-Joanne Klein, Marc Smason, Beth Chandler

CENTRAL SALOON-Jamie Sheets & the Sheetrockers

COFFEE MESSIAH-Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

CONOR BYRNE'S-Benefit for the Irish Reels Film Festival

CONTOUR-Jive Turkey, $3

CROCODILE-Brain Dead, Unkle Betty, Barbie Car, $1

*FIFTH AVENUE THEATER-Weird Al Yankovic, $25

FLOYD'S-Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam

FOXES LOUNGE-Pho Bang, hosted by Ursula Android, with Jackie Hell & special guests, $3

GALWAY ARMS-Owl 'n' Thistle Band

*GORDON BIERSCH-Marc Olsen, free

HABANA-Hadley Caliman Quartet

IRISH EMIGRANT-Oliver

J&M CAFE-Rockin' Blues, with J.R. Boogie, free

JAZZ ALLEY-Spyro Gyra

LARRY'S GREENFRONT-Junkyard Jane, $5

LITTLE RED HEN-The Shiners

MONA'S-The Fred Hoadley Trio

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT-Ham Carson Quintet

OK HOTEL-J.R., Willow, Rebecca Pearcy, $6

OWL 'N' THISTLE-Dave Conant & the D-Rangers

PANTAGES THEATER, TACOMA-Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, $39/$15

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

PINK DOOR-Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

PIONEER SQUARE SALOON-Spoken word open mic

PLANET HOT ROD-Giant Harley Gathering

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL-Minus, Elaine Di Falco, Fabric

SERAFINA-Alex Guilbert

*SHOWBOX-Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer, Heather Duby, Damien Jurado, $8

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

STILL LIFE COFFEHOUSE-Rebecca Rosenberg Quartet, free

TACOMA DOME-The Judds, Jo Dee Messina, $65/$28

TACOMA SHERATON-Wintergrass Bluegrass Festival

TIR NA NOG-Tiger Zane

TRACTOR TAVERN-Danny O'Keffe, Carla Togenson, Axolotl

TULA'S-Jim Sisko Quartet, $6


FRIDAY 2/25

700 CLUB-Jumbalaya

AUBURN'S BEST ANNEX-Fingered, Anger Management, Torrent

BAIT-HOUSE-Phil Brooks Trio, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE-Escape Goat, Lust Puppy, Boogy Squid Boggy Dismal, $7

BALTIC ROOM-Monty Banks, Mark Mitchell, $5

BOHEMIAN-Alex D & JB, Dreamband, Kabisco, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE-Culture, Temple Yard, Selector Geno, $10

BREAKROOM-"So Long Sucker": a Night to Say Goodbye, with Megababe, Guardian Alien, Suicide Jack, appearances by Veronica 6, Get It Girl, Drag Queens, Mayhem, $6

CATWALK-The Vile Advance: A Fetish Ballet Fashion Display, $12

CENTRAL SALOON-Skasmopolitan, Diablotones, $10

CHEF WANG-Brian Nova, free

CONOR BYRNE'S-Suffering Gaels, $3

CONTOUR-Jet Set, $5

*CROCODILE-Road Kings, Minus 5, Mini Picketts, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S-The Retros

FENIX ABOVE -The Beatniks, $10

FIDDLER'S INN-Jim Page

GALWAY ARMS-Isla Ross & guests

GIBSON'S-North Seattle Grass Roots Radio Benefit Show: Consume, Shithaus, the Cripples

GRACELAND-Backyard Babies, Yo-Yos, Speedtwin, $6

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA-The Kareem Kandi Band

HIGHLINER-Heather Banker, free

HOKUM HALL-Musica Curiosa 2, $12

HOPVINE-Urban Oasis

*I-SPY-Mary Lou Lord, Willy Vlautin, Graig Markel

IRISH EMIGRANT-Traditional Music

JAZZ ALLEY-Spyro Gyra, $21.50

KELLS-Grafton Street, $4

LATONA PUB-Scott Law & Orville Johnson, $2

LITTLE RED HEN-Big Ed & the Steel Country Band

LOCK AND KEEL-Larry Barrett & Mark Pierce, $2

MELTING POT RESTAURANT-The Glynn Brothers Quartet

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE-Timothy & A Nat Hema

NEO BISTRO-Dan Heck & Rebecca Richardson

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT-Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang Blues, $10

OK HOTEL-Travis Shredd, Hicky, $6

OLD TIMER'S CAFE-Kofy Brown, $10

OWL 'N' THISTLE-Dark Molly

*PARADOX THEATER-Discount, Soundracks for Scenery, Kind of Like Spitting, $6

PARKER'S CASINO-Curtis Salgado, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, $18

PINK DOOR-Tony Yazzolino on accordion, free

PLANET HOT ROD-Ton, the Brain Dead, For the Love of Suffering, Aggressive Nature, $5

RAIN DANCER-Trick Purpose, Kofy Brown, $7

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL-X-ray and the Way Milky Trio

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL-Groove Thang

SCARLET TREE-Korla Wybal & her Private Reserve

SEATTLE CATCH-Cindy Hughen & Rick Mandyk

SERAFINA-The Bottom Line Due

SHOWBOX-Jungalize, Diesel Boy, Donald Glaude, $10

*SIT & SPIN-Les Savy Fav, Love as Laughter, Stagger Lee (5 pm all ages, then 9 pm 21+), $7

SLIDERS-Funky Divas, $5

TIR NA NOG-The Kennedy Brothers, $2

TRACTOR TAVERN-Swamp Mama Johnson, Furious Skills, $8

TULA'S-Don Lanphere Quartet, $10


SATURDAY 2/26

2218-Hans Brehmer

700 CLUB-Digable

BAD ALBERT'S-Bill Chism, $2

BAIT-HOUSE-Phil Brooks Trio, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE-Tempered Cast, Carnival of 8, Strap on Poodle, Zoeimbiotic, 40 Foot Steakout, $7

BALTIC ROOM-SAMO, Manalive, DJ Diskyze, Mark Mitchell, $6

BOHEMIAN-African Beat, Kabisco & Z, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE-Alex D & JB, Dreamband

*BREAKROOM-Kent 3, Fireballs of Freedom, Duradelinquent, $6

CENTRAL SALOON-Get off the Stage, $10

COFFEE MESSIAH-Ol Time Relijun, Get Down Syndrome

CONOR BYRNE'S-Suffering Gaels, $3

CONTOUR-Casbah, with members of Kultur Shock

*CROCODILE-Juno, Dismemberment Plan (6 pm all ages show); Juno, Dismemberment Plan, Blue Bird (9 pm 21+ show), $7

DOC MAYNARD'S-Kry

EASY STREET PUB-Scott Law

ELLIOTT BAY BREWING-Heather Banker, free

ELYSIAN-Kultur Shock, La Movida, $8

EMERALD QUEEN CASINO-Air Supply, $20

FENIX ABOVE-Dudley Manlove Quartet, $10

FIDDLER'S INN-Bigfoot Zoo

GALWAY ARMS-Owl 'n' Thistle Band

GIBSON'S-Cabrini-Green, Battle Star Spastica, Ambulance

*GRACELAND-Richmond Fontaine

*HI*SCORE ARCADE-Gas Huffer, the Dirty Looks, $4

HIGHLINER-Jeff & the Jet City Flyers, free

HOKUM HALL-Musica Curiosa 2, $12

HOPVINE-Johnny Ross

ICON GRILL-Scot Ranney

IRISH EMIGRANT-Oliver

JAZZ ALLEY-Spyro Gyra, $21.50

KELLS-Grafton Street, $4

KING CAT THEATER-Children of the Revolution, $17.50/$14

LATONA PUB-Rockin' Teenage Combo, $2

LITTLE RED HEN-Big Ed & the Steel Country Band

LOCK AND KEEL-Johnny Deluxe, $2

MONA'S-The Larry Vincent Jones Jazz Ensemble

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE-Seattle Guitar Circle

NEO BISTRO-Dan Heck & Rebecca Richardson, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT-Eddie Shaw & the Wolfgang Blues, $12

*OK HOTEL-Carmine, Ruston Mire, Pris, $6

OLD TIMER'S CAFE-Kofy Brown, $12

OWL 'N' THISTLE-Third World County

PARADOX THEATER-Big Spoon, Jonathan Kingham, $8

PARAGON-Funky Lovebomb

*PARAMOUNT-Ruben Gonzalez, Ibrahim Ferrer, $37.50/$28

PATTI SUMMER'S CABARET-Deborah Bartley, Firebrat, $3

PINK DOOR-Tony Yazzolino on accordion, free

PLANET HOT ROD-Saqqura, Sea Jayne Tripp, PH70

RAIN DANCER-Delbert, Nicole Amphell, $8

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL-Nels Cline & Gregg Bendian with Project W, $7

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL-Elektronika

SCARLET TREE-Korla Wybal & her Private Reserve

SEATTLE CATCH-Elizabeth Perrera

SERAFINA-The Steve Nowak Jazz Duo

*SIT & SPIN-Source of Labor, Black Anger, Ghetto Children, Piece of Soul, $8

SLIDERS-Spandex Ballet, $5

THE MONKEY-Sumatra Dragons, Rockin' Joe Foucalt Trio, $3

TIR NA NOG-David Brewer, $2

*TRACTOR TAVERN-Folk Implosion, Lou Barlow, $12/$10

TULA'S-Jay Thomas Quartet, $10

TWO BELLS TAVERN-Lesli Wood, free


SUNDAY 2/27

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL-T-Town Blues Band

700 CLUB-Suite 7

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS-The Martin Ross Band

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN-Flash Hevily Jam Session

CARINA BAR & GRILL-Marc Smason Quartet

CENTRAL SALOON-Ska Rock Night, $5

CENTURY BALLROOM-Joe Louis Walker & Mighty Mo Rogers, $14

CHINA JADE-Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S-Irish Session, free

EASY STREET PUB-Open mic with Ricky

FIDDLER'S INN-Carolyn Cruso

GALWAY ARMS-Owl Band

GRACELAND-Soul Brains, Fitz of Depression (6 pm all ages show), $12

HOPVINE-Pete Krebs

*I-SPY-764-HERO, Aislers Set, Dressy Bessy, Dear Nora, $7

ICON GRILL-Scot Ranney

IRISH EMIGRANT-Oliver

JAZZ ALLEY-Spyro Gyra, $21.50

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

MUCKLESHOOT CASINO, AUBURN-Primo Kim, City Zu, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT-Edmonia Jarrett, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE-Lonnie Williams Quartet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE-The Scott Law Band

PARAGON-Urban Improv

PARKER'S CASINO-Latin Night, with lessons, $5

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL-T-Town Blues Band

SPEAKEASY-Poppy Moody, free

SWINGSIDE CAFE-Left Field, $6

THE VILLAGE INN PUB-Open mic, free

TINI BIGS LOUNGE-Henry Cooper, free

TRACTOR TAVERN-Martin Carthy, $12

TULA'S-Tap Jam, Beth Winter Vocal Showcase, $5

WILD SPIRITS BAR-Open jam


MONDAY 2/28

700 CLUB-1-2-3 Jazz

AGUA VERDE CAFE-Zhaoui: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing

ART BAR-Oggmung

AXIS-The Brian Nova Trio, free

BALTIC ROOM-Jazz Jam with John Wicks, Geoff Harper, and Ryan Burns, $3

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS-Brian Nova & Funk 69

BOHEMIAN-Reggae Jam: Straight Ahead, $5

*BREAKROOM-Elliott Smith, Larry Yes and the Psychedelic Tambourine, $14

CENTRAL SALOON-Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5

FIDDLER'S INN-Open mic

GALWAY ARMS-Joe Jenks

HOPVINE-Songwriters Monday: Jay Munson, Chris Fick, Kurt Myhaver

ICON GRILL-Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE-Rockin' Blues Jam, with J.R. Boogie, free

KELLS-Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT-Tim Turner Band, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE-The Jim Basnight Thing

*MERCURY (old MACHINEWERKS)-Intonarumori

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT-The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE-Lonnie Williams Quartet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE-Orville Johnson & Mark Grahm

PARAMOUNT-Brian McKnight, $45/$25

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL-Attention Deficit Disorder Ensemble

SIT & SPIN-Crack Sabbath, $3

TULA'S-Live Jazz Vocal Jam, $5

WILD GINGER-Steve Griggs, Milo Petersen and the Jazz Disciples


TUESDAY 2/29

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

700 CLUB-Jive Turkey

AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT-Willette, free

BOHEMIAN-Fully Loaded Tuesdays: Top Jugglin' Machines X-Caliba & Uproar, $5

CENTRAL SALOON-New music spotlight open mic

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA-Pete Moceri Band

CONOR BYRNE'S-Equation, $5

CROCODILE-Let's Go Bowling, Skasmopolitan, $7

GALWAY ARMS-Liza Warfeld

GORDON BIERSCH-Mike Nicolai, free

*GRACELAND-Two Dollar Guitar, with Steve Shelly of Sonic Youth & members of Cat Power, $7

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA-Classical Spanish Guitar

ICON GRILL-Scot Ranney

J&M CAFE-"Jazzy Blues," w/the Aaron Donahue Band

JAZZ ALLEY-Lionel Hampton Orchestra

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-Juke, $3

OLD TIMER'S CAFE-Bar Fly

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE-The John Bishop Jazz Combo

OWL 'N' THISTLE-Bebop & Destruction

PARADOX THEATER-Alkaline Trio, Honor Systems, $6

PINK DOOR-The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL-Nicole Fournier

SCARLET TREE-Annieville Blues Jam, free

SHOWBOX-Phat Sidy Smokehouse, Third World County

SIT & SPIN-Elemental: Electronic & Subsonic Grooves, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN-Celtic Fiddle Festival, $18

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

TULA'S-New Stories Trio, $5


WEDNESDAY 3/1

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL-Karaoke

700 CLUB-The King of Clubs

ADRIATICA RESTAURANT-Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free

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

BAD ALBERT'S-Annieville Blues with guest, free

BLUE MOON TAVERN-Open mic with Martin, free

BOHEMIAN-Dancehall reggae, w/X-Caliba & Uproar

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE-Steel Pulse, Rustic Overtones, $17

BREAKROOM-Wesley Willis, Today Is My Superspaceout Day, $7

CENTRAL SALOON-3D, $5

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA-Jerry Miller & Daibando

CONTOUR-Combo Craig, Ron Weinstein, $3

FENIX ABOVE -Jampac Benefit Night, $5

*GORDON BIERSCH-Willy Vlautin, free

HOPVINE-Open mic

I-SPY-Sil2K Showcase: Elaine di Falco's Fabric, Soultheft, SIL2K, $5

ICON GRILL-Scott Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY-Lionel Hampton Orchestra

KELLS-Oliver Mulholland, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT-Bluesharp, $5

LIZZARD LOUNGE-"Smooth Jazz"

METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA-Swing Night, $4

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT-Mr. No Fat, free

OK HOTEL-New open mic, with cash prizes

OLD TIMER'S CAFE-Seattle Slim

PARAGON-Sonny Byers' Motown Review

PINK DOOR-The Midnight Trio & opera singers, free

*SIT & SPIN-SAMO: DJ inspired live drum 'n' bass, $5

TIR NA NOG-Traditional Irish music

TRACTOR TAVERN-Kila, $10