Live
THURSDAY 12/21
5TH AVENUE THEATER–Smooth Jazz Christmas w/ Dave Koz, Rick Braun, Peter White, Brenda Russel, $30/$44
700 CLUB–Soul Power: Al Rowe Project
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Flairophonic Velvets, $5
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Five Footers, $5
BREAKROOM–Frail, Moc Moc, the Government, $6
CATWALK–Symptoms, Fingered, Family, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Swift Albro, Radio Star, Whileaway, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Conor Byrne, free
*CROCODILE–Plastiq Phantom, Computer Impossible, Malaise, $5
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
*FOXES–Phó Bang: Ursula Android w/ DJ Baby J, $5
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
J&M CAFE–J. R. Boogie, free
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs, $13.50/$17.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Little Kings, $5
LEGENDS–Alice Stuart
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Mirah, Dennis Driscoll, Get the Hell Out of the Way of the Volcano, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA’S–Tio Sutton Trio, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ham Carson Quintet, $5
*OK HOTEL–Juke, Brian & Ryan of the A.M. Disasters, $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Lea Krueger
PALOMINO–Bob Heinemann Trio, free
PARAGON–Imagineers
PATTI SUMMERS’–Patti Summers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams Trio, free
*PLANET HOT ROD–Giant Harley Gathering (4 pm)
RAINBOW–Troll’s Cottage, Paradigm, $5
*RENDEZVOUS–Stranger Opposition™ Unofficial and Entirely Unsanctioned Holiday Party w/ Starfish Petting Zoo, the Cripples, $3
SCARLET TREE–The Root w/ Reggie Watts & P. K., $5
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
*SUNSET TAVERN–Duff McKagan’s Loaded, Nitrous Foxide, the Simians, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Fossils, Williams & Bray, $5
TROLLEYMAN PUB–Pearl Django, free
FRIDAY 12/22
700 CLUB–Seraphonic
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Nude Guitars, Brown Eye #5, Camel Toe, Dirge Palace, Slim Pickens, Spirit Device, NW Breeders, Mentors Tribute, Abadox, $7
*BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
*BARGE INN–Eddie Spaghetti & Ron Heathman, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Andy O, $10
*BREAKROOM–St. Bushmills’ Choir, $8
CATWALK–Jodie Watts, Monotone Pictures, Cober, $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Windowpane, Dead Letters, Speed Twin, $10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Pete Yeates & Mikey Beglan, $3
*CROCODILE–No. 13 Baby, Jason Trachtenburg, In Color, $6
FENIX–The Retros, $10
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–Mummery
GRACELAND–Seamless, Yellow Second, A Man Called Sun, $6
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs, $13.50/$17.50
LAKEPOINTE–Scream Radio, RadioStar, Madison, $5
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Little Kings, $10
LATONA PUB–Orville Johnson & Scott Law, $2
LEGENDS–Breadline Blues
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Butterbean w/ Rich Dangel, free
LOCK & KEEL–The Penningtones, $2
MELTING POT RESTAURANT–Glynn Brothers Quartet
NEO BISTRO–Henry Cooper, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Cash McCall, $10
OK HOTEL–Frances Nash, Orange Peeler, $6
*OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–March 15, Hollywood Mike Miranda, Cry of the Banshee, November Group, Powers of Darkness…, V.F.W. (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Cambalache, $10
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘N’ Thistle Band
PARADOX–Bugs in Amber, the Sweet Science, Land Further East, Building Press (8 pm, all ages), $6
PLANET HOT ROD–Hollow, Sea Jayne Tripp, Ph 70, Duff McKagan & Loaded, $10
RAINBOW–Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $7
ROYAL CASINO–Expertease, free
SCARLET TREE–Shades, $7
SERAFINA–Marc Smason Duo
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)–An Unkind Christmas Party
*SHOWBOX–Big Star, Death Cab for Cutie, Acoustic Posies, $20
SIT & SPIN–Healer, For the Love of Suffering, DXD, $8
SUNSET TAVERN–“Kwanzaa at the Sunset” w/ Freestyle Candela, Rumba Dancing, $5
*TRACTOR TAVERN–Dusty 45’s, the Dempseys, $10
TROLLEYMAN PUB–Hudson Blues Band, free
TUGBOAT ANNIE’S (OLYMPIA)–Little Green Men, $2
ZAK’S–Third Rail Delivery
SATURDAY 12/23
700 CLUB–Digable All-Stars
BAD ALBERT’S–Bailey’s Blues, $2
BARGE INN–Jacques Willis Combo, free
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Girls Night X-Mas Party, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Alpha Yaya Diallo, $10
*BREAKROOM–C-Average, Swarming Hordes, Bacchus, Cry of the Banshee, $6
CONOR BYRNE’S–Pete Yeates & Mikey Beglan, $3
*CROCODILE–Radio Nationals, Lower 48, Steprocket, $6
ELYSIAN–Blue Collar Love, A.D.U.M., Brendt Andersen, $6
FENIX–’80s Something, $10
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–K. W. Miller
GO CLUB (OLYMPIA)–The Mendoza Family, $3
*GRACELAND–Old Man Smithers, the Razorbabes, the Fartz, Quick 66, $6
*I-SPY/NATION–Super Deluxe, Harvey Danger, Stocking Stuffers, $10
ICON GRILL–Scot Ranney
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs, $13.50/$17.50
KORT-HAUS PUB–Dr. Richard Kimball & the Fugitive Combo
LAKEPOINTE–Harry Canyon, Tyler, $5
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White Band, $10
LATONA PUB–Fletch’s X-Mas Extravaganza, $2
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Butterbean w/ Rich Dangel, free
MONA’S–Leif Totuschek, Freestyle Candela, $2
NEO BISTRO–Henry Cooper, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Cash McCall, $10
NIKO’S PLACE–Grecian Sounds Bouzouki Trio w/ bellydancer Zaphara, free
O’SHEA’S EASY STREET PUB–Bradbury Press
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Cambalache, $10
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘N’ Thistle Band
PARAGON–Lady A & the Baby Blues Band
PINK DOOR–Ensemble Sub Masa, free
RAINBOW–Aaron Donahue Band, Chocolate Washcloth, $6
ROCKSPORT–Those Guys, $7
ROYAL CASINO–Afrodisiacs, free
SCARLET TREE–In Black & White, $7
SERAFINA–Milo Peterson & Valerie Illman
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)–Hollis, Oto Pokt, Aggressive Nature
SHOWBOX–Hit Explosion, the Retros, $10
SIT & SPIN–One Against Five, Patient Zero, Butt Hutt, $7
*SUNSET TAVERN–“Country Christmas” w/ Ray Condo & the Ricochets, Six-String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, $8
TOMMY’S–Boys Next Door, Smack Daddy, the John Benders
TRACTOR TAVERN–RAI, $6
TROLLEYMAN PUB–Momentum Quartet, free
TULA’S–Septology, $10
TWO BELLS TAVERN–Joey Kline, free
*ZAK’S–Infect Records First Annual Christmas Party w/ Portrait of Poverty, Mihous, Lopez, Quick to Blame, $5
SUNDAY 12/24
700 CLUB–Slow Ride
ARISTOCRAT’S–Clockwork (trance, house), $10
*BARGE INN–Gerald Collier, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON–X-Mas Eve Bash w/ China Davis, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Irish Session, free
ICON GRILL–Scot Ranney
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers’ Invitational Jam, $5
O’SHEA’S EASY STREET PUB–Open mic
*SIT & SPIN–Sureshot Sunday (3 pm, all ages), $5
TINI BIGS LOUNGE–Lincoln Briney Trio, free
TULA’S–Marc Seals’ Jam Session, $5
VILLAGE INN PUB–Open mic, free
MONDAY 12/25
700 CLUB–Norm Balles Project
AGUA VERDE CAFE–Zhaoui, free
ART BAR–Open mic, free
BARGE INN–Open mic, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON–24th Annual Anti X-Mas Party w/ Nine Below Zero Blues Jam, $5
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
ICON GRILL–Scot Ranney
J&M CAFE–Henry Cooper All-Star Blues Jam, free
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Band, free
LIZZARD LOUNGE–The Jim Basnight Thing
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax, free
TUESDAY 12/26
*700 CLUB–Bassackwards
AVENUE ONE–Lisa de Costa, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Mistletoe Fire (18+), $10
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN–The Lazy J’s Jam
CROCODILE–Betty Ford’s Falcon, Reckless Bastards, Nimh, $5
DUBLINER–Open mic, free
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Josh Kramer
ICON GRILL–Scot Ranney
J&M CAFE–Doug Lynn Band, free
JAZZ ALLEY–Ernestine Anderson & the Rich Dangel Big Band
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Scott Harris Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Rockin’ Country Piano Bar, free
MUDSHARK BAR–Smooth Groove
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Barfly, $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–John Bishop Combo, $2
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Bebop & Destruction
PINK DOOR–Black Cat Duo, free
SCARLET TREE–Annieville Blues, free
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Ragamuffin, $2
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
WEDNESDAY 12/27
700 CLUB–Get Back Play’az
ART BAR–Diversity (deep house)
BARGE INN–Carvalho Brothers, free
CENTRAL SALOON–EV, Beecraft, $5
CROCODILE–Assai (CD release), Common Heroes, $6
FIESTA MEXICANA–Immaculate Flave Hiphop Showcase
FLOYD’S PLACE–Open mic, free
GALWAY ARMS–Danny Godinez Band
GRACELAND–Benefit for K.A.S.A. w/ the Kerry Lauder Band
HOPVINE–Open mic, free
I-SPY/NATION–Monty Banks & the High Rollers, $7
ICON GRILL–Scot Ranney
JAZZ ALLEY–Ernestine Anderson & the Rich Dangel Big Band
LA SPIGA–Rumba Abierta
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Jam, $5
LEGENDS–The Trouble Boys
LIZZARD LOUNGE–Smooth jazz
MUDSHARK BAR–Smooth Groove
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OK HOTEL–Crack Sabbath, $5
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Seattle Slim, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Scott Law
PARAGON–Ted Bellusci Band
PATTI SUMMERS’–Patti Summers
PINK DOOR–Marco de Carvalho, free
PIONEER SQUARE SALOON –Open mic w/ C. A. Sinatra
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
RAINBOW–Transmutations, $5
SCARLET TREE–Ernest Humphrey, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, and Davy C, $5
SERAFINA–Michelle Smith
SUNSET TAVERN–Ween Night, $5
*TRACTOR TAVERN–Hank Williams Wednesday, $6
VALDI’S BALLARD BISTRO–Open mic, $3