THURSDAY 7/26
ARROWSPACE (OLYMPIA)–Neurocide Messiah (9 pm, all ages) $5.
AVENUE ONE–Lisa de Costa
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BALTIC ROOM–La Movida, Omar Torres, DJ Darek Mazzone, $8
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Cultivators, $5
CATWALK–The Manatees
CENTRAL SALOON–Flowmotion, McGnarley’s Rant, $5
* CROCODILE CAFE–Mates of State, the Minders, Yam, $7
* EMP–Billy Bragg, Laura Veirs (8 pm, all ages), $20
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–Robert Elliot
GIBSON’S–Awkward Star, Anansi, Greg Sinibaldi Trio, $5
GORGE–Creation Festival
GRACELAND–Sound Tribe Sector 9, Systemwide, $10
HENRY ART GALLERY–Doug Theriault, Dennis Rea, Bill Horist (7 pm, all ages), $8/$10
HIGHLINER–Scott Law, free
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi Trio, free
* I-SPY–The Bangs, Gene Defcon, DJ Cherry Canoe, $7
IRISH EMIGRANT–Oliver Mulholland
JAZZ ALLEY–Stanley Jordan, $14.50/$18.50
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Nicole Campbell, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA’S–The Momentum Quartet, free
MOTION LOUNGE–Rockaraoke
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Kennedy Brothers, free
* PARADOX THEATER–Taken, This Day Forward, the Last of the Juanitas, Tourettes Lautrec (8 pm, all ages), $6
PARAGON–H. B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER–Forrest Kyle, Bandersnatch, Johnny Ross, Laguna, Paradym, free
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–The Sweet Science (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $6
* SHOWBOX–Home Alive Benefit w/ DJ Leslie $, the Gun Street Girls, She-Zam, $7/$10
* SIT & SPIN–Faux Bang!, $6
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
* SUNSET TAVERN–The Cannanes, the Prom, the Snakes, $5
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Brother, Omadhuan, $10
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
TROLLEYMAN PUB–1,2,3, free
TULA’S–James Dejoie Quartet, $7
VOGUE–Audra, Legion, Fear of Dolls
ZAK’S–Carnival of 8, Camel Toe, $5
FRIDAY 7/27
ADOBO LOUNGE–Edible Decibels: DJE (eclectic), free
* ARROWSPACE (OLYMPIA)–Mates of State, the Minders, Space Ballerinas, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (9 pm, all ages), $5
ARTSWEST–Dave Conant & the Crossroads Band, $10
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE–The Hep Tets, $3
BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON–David Brewer & the Intimidators, $2
BITTERS–Marco de Carvalho (8 pm), $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BLUE MOON TAVERN–PH Factor, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Inner Circle & Alex Duncan, $10
* BREAKROOM–Last of the Juanitas, Tourette’s Lautrec, Ex-Models, Black Noise Cannon, $6
CAFF: BRAZIL–Kiko Freitas (7pm, all ages), free
CENTRAL SALOON–Tanks of Zen, Jack the Hotrod, $10
CONTOUR–Peepshow
CROCODILE CAFE–Shinola, Red Neck Girlfriend, the Donetts, Joshua James & the Runaway Trains
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Beatnik’s, $10
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–Kimball & the Fugitives
GIBSON’S–The Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Lopez, Slit Liquor, GutBomb, $5
GORGE–Creation Festival
GRACELAND–Rorschach Test, Underride, Sludgeplow, $8
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Sing-a-Long w/ Oliver & Neil
JAZZ ALLEY–Stanley Jordan, $14.50/$18.50
LAKEPOINTE–Healer, Fame in Failure, Drop Six
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Aaron Black Band, $10
LATONA PUB–Akedeniz
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–John Stephan Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Northwest Stampede, free
* MARYMOOR PARK–WOMAD USA, $25
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–The Carolines
MOTION LOUNGE–Coolade
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Junkyard Jane, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Billy Finds a Hero, Kill Helen Keller, Weak Link, Vay (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Combustion Collective, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘N’ Thistle Band, $3
PARADOX–Vigilantes of Love, Suffering & the Hideous Thieves (8 pm, all ages), $12
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Shunt, Cripple, Seatown Manglers, Structure, $5
RAIN DANCER–Dana Osborn, $5
SCARLET TREE–Shades w/ Gloria, $7
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)–Room Zero, Feast of Friends, Subject
* SHOWBOX–Sir Mix-A-Lot, Outtasite, E-Dawg, $10
ST. CLOUDS–Paula Maya
* SUNSET TAVERN–Aveo, Alta May, Tot Finder, $5
THERMO’S–Emerald City Abortions, the Guzzlers
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Deep Banana Blackout, $10
TROLLEYMAN PUB–Mark Dufresne, free
TULA’S–Janis Mann Quartet, $10
ZAK’S–The Octabites, Blood Baby, Life Without Sun, Tarantulada, $5
SATURDAY 7/28
* ADOBE PLAZA–The Turn-Ons, Graig Markel & Verses on Venus (6 pm, all ages), free
ARROWSPACE (OLYMPIA)–Modus, Power Castle (9 pm, all ages), $5
BAIT-HOUSE–The Hep Tets, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Red Star Five, the Switch, Royal Flush, Heijera, Tut (3 pm, all ages), $7
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Uncle Leuscner & the Chris Complex, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Bongo Muffin, $10
* BOP STREET RECORDS–Millhouse, the Load Levelers, the Fucking Chachi’s (noon, all ages), free
* BREAKROOM–Ruston Mire, Gardener, Dear John Letters, $6
* CAFE VENUS–Saeta, Roxy, free
CAFF: BRAZIL–Paula Maya (7pm, all ages), free
CAPITOL THEATER (OLYMPIA)–Nevermore, Rorschach Test, Bile, Floater, Sludgeplow, The Braindead, Chief (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12
CENTRAL SALOON–Aaron Donahue’s Jam on White Bread, $10
CENTURY BALLROOM–DJ Jesse (swing)
CROCODILE–Spoon, John Vanderslice, Those Peabody’s, $8
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Afrodesiacs, $10
* ELYSIAN–Sinforosa, Alex Woodard, Sheryl Wiser, $7
EMP–Rod Price, Jim Wallace & the Lucky Devils (8 pm, all ages), $10
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–K.W. Miller
* GIBSON’S–Texas Funeral, the Boss Martians, the BackStabbers, CobraJets, $5
GORGE–Creation Festival
GRACELAND–Fear Factory, Puya, Prima 55, Dry Kill Logic (7 pm, all ages), $18/$20
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–The Tommies, free
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Sing-a-Long w/ Oliver & Neil
JAZZ ALLEY–Stanley Jordan, $14.50/$18.50
* KING CAT THEATER–Warren Zevon, $27.50
LAKEPOINTE–Patient Zero, Pyro Class Flow, the Want
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Dr. Funk, $10
LATONA PUB–Kevin Jones
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–John Stephan Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Northwest Stampede, free
LOCAL 46–Count Me Out, Time Flies, State of Grace, Staygold (8 pm, all ages), $5
* MARYMOOR PARK–WOMAD USA, $25
* MIDNIGHT SUN (OLYMPIA)–The Briefs, the Plath, OneStepShift (9 pm, all ages), $5
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Going South
MONA’S–The Circadian Rhythms, $2
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Two Scoops Moore, $10
O’SHEA’S–Skip Peri, Mark Kanning
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Peter Tammetta, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘N’ Thistle Band, $3
PARADOX–Spoon, Carissa’s Wierd, Those Peabodies (2 pm, all ages), $7
* PARADOX–Typical Cats, the Pacifics, DJ Scene 1, Abyssinian Knights (9 pm, all ages), $5/$8
* PIER 62/63–David Byrne, Ex-Centric Sound System, Les Yeux Noirs, Arthur Hull, $40
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Depth Charge Revolt, Painted Window, Slink, $5
RAIN DANCER–RAI, Happy Savage, $6
SCARLET TREE–Shades w/ Gloria, $7
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)–The Gar Hooker Project, Doctor Detroit
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Those Guys, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Zyah Ahmonuel, Carrie Clark, free
SUNSET TAVERN–Stumpy Joe, $10
THERMO’S–Intent, Fear Signal
TOMMY’S–Anger Management, Surreal Sutra, Room Zero, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Six-String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands (CD release), the Knocked-Outs, Tex Watson’s Swingers Convention, $5
TROLLEYMAN PUB–Mark Whitman Band, free
TULA’S–Larry Fuller Trio, $10
ZAK’S–Undercurrent, $5
SUNDAY 7/29
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Los Romers, Super Fandengo, $10
* BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Giles Peterson
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON–Silkroot, Gina Graziano & the Grappa Brothers, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM–DJ Jesse (swing)
CONOR BYRNE’S–Irish Session w/ Barry Foy, free
* GORGE–Depeche Mode, $50/$70
IRISH EMIGRANT–Folk Ballads w/ Oliver
JAZZ ALLEY–Stanley Jordan, $14.50/$18.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Pickin’ Bones Trio, free
* MARYMOOR PARK–WOMAD USA, $25
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Woody Woodhouse, $5
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Lou Watter’s Special Dixieland, $6
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Double Stop, free
* PIER 62/63–WAR, Super Rail Band, Tower of Power, Arthur Hull, $33
SAND POINT NAVAL BASE–West Seattle Big Band (2 pm, all ages)
SHOWBOX–Phil Vassar, $16/$18
SONIC BOOM RECORDS–The Lucksmiths (5 pm, all ages), free
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheatman
SUNSET TAVERN–Hammer of the Gods, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, $12
TULA’S–Quitevis Kirk (3 pm, $5); Marc Seales’ Jam Session (8 pm, $5)
MONDAY 7/30
ART BAR–Open mic, $1
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Straight Ahead, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Trolls Cottage, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Danny Godinez Band, $5
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
* I-SPY–SIL2K: Entropic Advance, Nequaquam, SIL2K Ensemble, $6
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Todd SquadSlow Groove, free
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN–Joe Doria & John Wicks, $5
THERMO’S–Open mic
TULA’S–Nudennudge Independent Guerilla Jazz, $5
TUESDAY 7/31
AVENUE ONE–Greta Matassa, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Zero Signal, Manna, $5
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Straight Ahead, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Hat and Beard, Outland (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic w/ Linda Lee, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Jonathan Richman, Pernice Brothers, $10
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Kimball & the Fugitives
* GIBSON’S–Benefit for Ben McMillan w/ the Gloryholes
* GRACELAND–Vision of Disorder, Nothingface, SP Unlimited, Himsa (7 pm, all ages), $10
* I-SPY–eXBeSTFRIeNDS, Pretty Girls Make Graves, $6
* JAZZ ALLEY–Willie and Lobo, $14.50/$18.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band w/ Danny Hull, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–BeeBop & Destruction, free
PARADOX–Good Clean Fun, No Return, To See You Broken, Cervisoris (8 pm, all ages), $6
PINK DOOR–Offshore Bookies, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
SUNSET TAVERN–Garth Reeves, the Brothers Friel, Rock Tim, $5
TULA’S–Magnolia Big Band, $5
WEDNESDAY 8/1
BIT SALOON–Ramblin’ Roberts Jam, free
* BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Thomas Mapfumo, $20
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Pue Water, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Pataha, Kingpin Hayes, Luna Park, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic, free
* CROCODILE–Jonathan Richman, Pernice Brothers, $10
* GRACELAND–The Business, Agnostic Front, the Nerve Agents, F-Minus, $12
* I-SPY–Post-Stardom Depression, Vendetta Red, the Lashes, Sons of Celebrity, $6
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
* JAZZ ALLEY–Willie and Lobo, $14.50/$18.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Blues Jam, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Tight, Pop Duo, free
PARADOX–The Icarus Line, Kill Sadie, Playing Enemy (8pm, all ages), $9
PARAMOUNT–Green Day, the Living End
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
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–Guilbert
* ST. CLOUDS–Barry Ingle
* SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys, Rural Pictures, $5
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2
* WOODLAND PARK ZOO–Leo Kottke, Kelly Joe Phelps, $12