THURSDAY 12/6
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BAIT HOUSE–Open mic, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Enkria, $5
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Sofa King
CENTRAL SALOON–Ashbury Park, Organica, $5
CORNISH COLLEGE–Scores of Sound (4 pm, all ages), free
CROCODILE CAFE–Trucker of the Sea, Lamplighter, Lover Adapter, Deception Pass, $6
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–Jack Cook, Mick Night
* GRACELAND–The Ataris, All, Diesel Boy (7 pm, all ages), $10
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Bob Early Trio
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Open mic (6:30 pm, all ages), free
HURRICANE CAFE–Dirty Beggar, Michele Molner, Three Inch Max, Ward A, Fist Full, $5
* I-SPY–Thunderball, DJ Desmond Williams, $10
J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, free
JAZZ ALLEY–Kurt Elling, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Pat Buckley
* KEYARENA–Neil Diamond, $37.50/$57.50
LARRY’S–The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Tiger Zane, free
LITTLE RED HEN–James w/ the Shifters, Elvis Show, free
MEANY THEATER–Contemporary Group, $5/$8
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
MULLEADY’S PUB–Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Hello from Waveland
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER–Joshua is Drowning, Lev’vela, Bendt, Every Last One, free
RAINBOW–Homonicasters, $6
ROCK BOTTOM–San Pedro Circus (5 pm, all ages), free
SAFFRON COW–Joanne Klein, Marc Smason, Greg Robinson
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Total Experience Gospel Choir (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHOWBOX–Not So Silent Night Afterparty w/ P. Diddy, $20/$25
SIT & SPIN–Particle, 94th Street, $7
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TOI–Danya, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Stacey Earle, Mark Stuart, $12/$14
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
FRIDAY 12/7
2 LOUIES BALLROOM–John Hiatt & the Goners, $25
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE–Bob Early, $3
BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BENAROYA HALL–Beverly Graham, Tina Lear, Joe Carolus, $10/$20
BIT SALOON–Blumeadows
BITTERS–Zhaoui, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Rocky Dawun, $10
* BREAKROOM–Experience Nuge Project, Tinn Lizzy, $6
CAFE VENUS–Machete
CENTRAL SALOON–M-Set, the Dragonflies, 6fg, $8/$10
* CENTURY BALLROOM–Jane Siberry, Aiko Shimada, $20/$22
CONOR BYRNE’S–Ravensreel, $4
CORNISH COLLEGE–Scores of Sound (4 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Rock *A* Teens, the Turn-Ons, the Get Down Syndrome, $7
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Retros, $10
DOWNTOWN YMCA–DJ DCYPOL (8pm, all ages), $5
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
* EMP–John Hiatt & the Goners w/ Sonny Landreth, $27.50/$29.50
FIDDLER’S INN–Reggie Garrett, Gary Westcott, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–The Hi-Fi Hippies, free
GALLAGER’S (KENT)–40 Foot Fakeout, Landshark, $5
GALWAY ARMS–KW Miller
* GRACELAND–The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Rival Schools, the Hives, One Time Angels (6 pm, all ages), $10
HIGHLINER–Heather Banker, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Laguna, Fire Crotch, Jaded 52, the Kaleidoscope Project, Crimany, Old Man Smithers, $5
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Home Alive benefit w/ the Bad Girls, Studfinder, Tales from the Birdbath
J&M CAFE–The Beatniks, $8
JAZZ ALLEY–Kurt Elling, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–Counterfist, Slow Gas Heater, Ethyl
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Aaron Black Band, $10
LAST SUPPER CLUB–Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Cooke & Greene Quartet, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Latigo Lace (CD release), free
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Karl Funk, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Bill Wolford
MULLEADY’S PUB–Knox, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Blood Alley Accident, Flying or Falling, Empathy for Arms, Steve Koozer (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR–Combustion Collective
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Scott Law Trio
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Weight of the World, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON–Too Slim & the Taildraggers
RAINBOW–Mamasutra, Toxic Funk
* RE-BAR–Mandonna, the Razorbabes, Gun Street Girls, DJ Robyn, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY–Mark Dufresne, free
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
* SEATTLE MENNONITE CHURCH–Seattle Composers Salon w/ Christopher DeLaurenti, Matt Marth, Doug Palmer, $5
SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS–Elysian (CD release), Beat Reduction, Lee Rude, $3
SERAFINA–Woody Woodhouse
SHABBAZZ CAFE–Open mic, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Afrodisiacs, $8
ST. MARK’S CATHEDRAL–Handel’s Messiah (1743 London revival edition), $20/$35
TOMMY’S–Subdwellers, Ragamuffin, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Evangeline, Deer Whistle, Going South, $6
ZAK’S–6 Beer Bladder, Big Bubba, Cringe, Chump Change, $5
SATURDAY 12/8
BAD ALBERT’S–Chris Stevens, Greg Roberts, $2
BAIT-HOUSE–Bob Early, $3
BIT SALOON–Blumeadows
BITTERS–Orchestra Halam
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Rocky Dawun, $10
BREAKROOM–Victim’s Family, Removal, $7
BRECHEMIN AUDITORIUM–Vocal Jazz, $5/$8
* CAFE VENUS–Jessica Lurie, $5
CATWALK–VNV Nation, $20/$25
CENTRAL SALOON–Shuggie, Once for Kicks, Miller Lane, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Suffering Gaels, $4
* CROCODILE CAFE–Mermen, Stradhoughton Echo, the Stares, $10
DOC MAYNARD’S–Gruvbox, $10
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
ELYSIAN–Kim Virant, Deerwhistle, Susan Robkin, $6
FIDDLER’S INN–Toad Jam, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–Mary McPage, free
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* GRACELAND–Angels of Light, Virgil Shaw, Carissa’s Wierd, Suffering & the Hideous Theives, $10
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HAPPY PALACE–Heather Graham is Hot
HIGHLINER–The Tommies, free
HURRICANE CAF:–Northwest Unity Jam: Static Fugue, Ediadio, Painted Window, Hoo Head John, Brother Justice, Rezzin, $5
* I-SPY–DJ Food, Four Tet, Bonobo (10 pm), $12
* I-SPY–eXBeSTFRIeNDS, Evan Johansen, Chevron, Mine Thirty-Seven (4 pm, all ages), $8
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Eat the State benefit w/ Zillionaires, the Valley, Me Infecto, St. Louis Smiles
JAZZ ALLEY–Kurt Elling, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–Liquor Box, Underride, the Merchants
LARRY’S–Dr. Funk, $10
LEGENDS–Wand, Shoogacar, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Cooke & Greene Quartet, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Latigo Lace (CD release), free
LOBO INN–Playland, Slitliquor
LOCAL 46–Jamnesty: Krystal Radio, Layman’s Terms, the Spitlicks (8 pm, all ages), $5
LULU’S–Club Jazz
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Charlie Spring, free
MONKEY PUB–Hillbilly Shrome, Spider Music Orchestra, $3
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Neon Brown, free
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Podunk Monks, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Mark Dufresne, $10
O’SHEA’S–Tiny Giants
OLD PEQULIAR–Sunday Morning Music
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Bradbury Press, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Scott Law Trio
PARADOX THEATER–Visionaries, Beat Junkies, Copywrite, DJ B-Mello (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAMOUNT THEATRE–Trans-Siberian Orchestra, $28/$31
PARK PUB–Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo, free
* PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH— The Esoterics: Stellarum
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–6fg, Lazy Plain & the Dragonflies, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)–Trouble Boys
RAIN DANCER–Changes Daily, $5
RAINBOW–Rai, Happy Savage
REDHOOK BREWERY–Hudson Blues Band, free
ROCKET SCIENCE STUDIOS–Uncle Leuschner & the Chris Complex, DJs CTRL, Tawny, the Rev, $3
ROCKSPORT–The Shitkickers
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SERAFINA–Cheryl McLin
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Those Guys, $8/$10
* SIT & SPIN–Ponga, $10
ST. MARK’S CATHEDRAL–Handel’s Messiah (1743 London revival edition), $20/$35
ST. MARK’S CATHEDRAL–Peter Phillips & the Tudor Choir, $15/$18
* STELLA PIZZA–Gas Huffer, Right On, $6
STILL LIFE COFFEEHOUSE–Karin Blaine, Raconteur, Barton Cole, $9
TOMMY’S–Jam on White Bread, Silkroot, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Jesse Dayton (7 pm), $7
TRACTOR TAVERN–Omar Torrez (CD release) (9:30), $10
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–The Roy Kay Trio, free
ZAK’S–Mindshaker, DXD, Enkrya, Chiefs, $5
SUNDAY 12/9
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
BENAROYA HALL–Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Hit Parade, $12/$50
BREAKROOM–Nobody Wins, Jetlag, Downway (8 pm, all ages), $6
CENTRAL SALOON–Clatterbone, Trigger-Happy Campers, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER’S INN–Steve Lawlor, $1
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
GALWAY ARMS–Ember Swift, Lesliwood
GRACELAND–Roots of Orchis, Evan Johansen, $6
HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
HURRICANE CAFE–High Profile, Room Zero, Pris, Hippies in Flames, Gluttons for Punishment, the Mu, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Kurt Elling, $17.50/$21.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry and the PhilBillys, free
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Uptown Lowdown Dixieland Band, $6
PINK DOOR–The Itinerate Locals, free
RAINBOW–Olli Klomp & PK, Bantam Duo, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Carlos Washington & Giant People, $6
WASABI BISTRO–Zhaoui
MONDAY 12/10
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–James David Band, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
BENAROYA HALL–Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Hit Parade, $12/$50
* BLUWATER BISTRO–La Movida, DJs Darek Mazzone, Amy Denio, Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, Lawrence Martin, free
CENTRAL SALOON–Sid Law’s Cirque Du Pop, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM–Lisa Koch
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue w/ Tiffany Wilson, Bill Yuns
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
* EMP–Pigface, Gravity Kills, Godhead, Meg Lee Chin, Chris Connelly, $12/$15
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
GRACELAND–Everyone Gets Laid, Harkonen, DJ Red Leather Chapstick, $3
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Barfly, $5
MEANY THEATER–University Chorale & Chamber Singers’ Christmas Fantasy, $5/$8
MEANY THEATER–UW Percussion Ensemble, $5/$8
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Ember Swift
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Rumba Abierta, free
RAIN DANCER–Chris Stanley Band, free
RAINBOW–The Berry Bros, $3
* SIT & SPIN–Biography of Ferns, Fruit Bats, Terror Sheets, $7
THERMO’S–Open mic
TUESDAY 12/11
* CAFE VENUS–Weird Science
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Springtrap-Hum, Troy Swanson (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic, free
CROCODILE CAFE–Lisa Loeb, Phil Cody (7 pm, all ages), $15
DUBLINER–Open mic
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE–Open mic, free
I-SPY–The Fakes, Ronson Family Switchblade, Millhous, $6
JAZZ ALLEY–Jacky Terrasson & Stefon Harris, $16.50/$20.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
MEANY THEATER–University Symphony, $5/$8
* MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
NATION–Eryn Young, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–John Bishop, $3
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–B-Bop & Destruction
PINK DOOR–Miles & Karina, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW–Hair of the Dog, $5
SCARLET TREE–DJ Violate (old skool, funk), $3
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Rockaraoke, $3
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–The Jose Gonzalez Trio, free
VOGUE–Vicious Dolls
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 12/12
AGUA VERDE CAFE–Zhaoui
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Enkria, $5
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON–Liquorbox, Murder of Crows, Ladyslipper, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE–Jon Auer, Centromatic, $7
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FLAME–San Pedro Circus, $5
GALWAY ARMS–Heather Banker
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Bob Early Trio
HOPVINE–Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE–Frank Roberts Plus, $5
I-SPY–Dan Bern, $12
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
JACK STRAW PRODUCTIONS–Carolyn Graye
JAZZ ALLEY–Jacky Terrasson & Stefon Harris, $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Passage, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Lance Hofstad
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Michelle Dedman Trio, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Bee Craft
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
RAINBOW–Siamese, $5
SCARLET TREE–206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
SIT & SPIN–Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Right in the Face, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Airplane, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Hank Williams Revue, $6
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2