THURSDAY 1/30
15TH AVE TAVERN–Open mic (9 pm), free

2ND AVENUE PIZZA–Headache Jackson, People We Hate, Knockout (7 pm, all ages), free

BAIT HOUSE–La Lucia Naga, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Loot, Spall, the Taints, Otis P & the Jive Funk, Umberhulk, $5

BLU VIDEO BAR–Piano Bar: Eric Lane Barnes (6 pm), free

CAFE VENUS–Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks

CENTRAL SALOON–The Vacants, Loom, Revolving Jugglers, $5

* CHOP SUEY–Sub_Sonic, Plan B, Amy Blaschke, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH–Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE’S–Joy Mills and Tom Parker

CROCODILE CAFE–Electrokitty, Steve Okimoto, the Big O Gang, Batum Schrag, $15

EARTH RIVER RECORDS/BLUE NOTE ESPRESSO–Heyoke, free

FIDDLER’S INN–Dustin Rickman, $2

* GRACELAND–Gerrald Collier, Marc Olsen, Steve Turner, $7

HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Carolyn Currie, free

IRISH EMIGRANT–The Kennedy Brothers

J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY–Freddy Cole Quartet featuring Eddie Henderson (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50

KELLS–Pat Buckely & Mick Chegwidden

LAST SUPPER CLUB–X-Setra, DC & the Washingtons, Fry (9 pm), $4

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Bandwith: Glimpse, Peepshow, Common Heroes, free

LITTLE RED HEN–The Electrodes, free

MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Steve Moselle, free

MONA’S–Phil Sparks Trio, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free

MULLEADY’S PUB–Open mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Winard Harper Sextet, $7

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Camilla Bloom

PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR–Mike Bisio Trio, free

RAINBOW–Bandersnatch, $5

RENDEZVOUS–The Capillaries (CD release)

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Charles White Band

SCARLET TREE–Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Paul Rucker Ensemble (5:30 pm, all ages), free

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–Rosie Thomas, Sour Milk Sea, Dear Darling, $6

SUNSET TAVERN–Juke, Jodie Watts, Sweet Lou, $6

TOST–Marmalade: Nu Sol Tribe featuring Piece, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Tracy Grammer, $12/$14

ZAK’S–Kled, Sexually Active Corpse, Mr. Plow, $5FRIDAY 1/31
2ND AVENUE PIZZA–Ophelia & the Greta Idea, Blood Alley, the New Mexicans (8 pm, all ages), free

67 LOUNGE–Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC–R&R Trio, DJ KunLuv, Reminisce, $15

AURAFICE–Independents Day: Jim Roth, Dave Keppel, the Graze (8 pm, all ages), free

BAIT-HOUSE–Shakin Josie, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Lil’ Puddin’, Rai, White Rhino, $8

* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10

BAREFOOT, USA–Jovino Santos Neto (7 pm, all ages)

BLU VIDEO BAR–Piano Bar: Larry Knapp, free

CAFE VENUS–Jon Markel Three Plus One

CAMPAGNE–Anna Witte, free

CENTRAL SALOON–The Northern Souls, Cober, 6fg, $8/$10

CHOP SUEY–Robert Walters 20th Congress, Jive Turkey, Jeremy Lightfoot, $12.50

CONOR BYRNE’S–Jerry & the Philbillys, $3

CONTOUR–Blumeadows (8 pm)

CORNER INN–The Mark Whitman Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–The Briefs, the Stuck Ups, the Exploding Hearts, free

EMP–Nnenna Freelon (8 pm, all ages), $23/$25

EN SEATTLE–Kareem & Friends

FIDDLER’S INN–Acoustic Bigfoot Zoo, $2

FLOYD’S PLACE–KW Miller, free

* GRACELAND–Zen Guerilla, Jet City Fix, Heavy Johnson Trio, $8

* HELL’S KITCHEN (TACOMA)–Myiasis, In Memorium, BlรถรถdHag, Agony of Deceit, free

HIGHLINER–Cast of the Akwada, free

HOKUM HALL–The Hokum Show: Pianomania!, $12/$15

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Forgotten Sol, free

JAZZ ALLEY–Freddy Cole Quartet featuring Eddie Henderson (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50

KELLS–Grafton Street

LAKEPOINTE–Chemistry, Faceless, Jaded Mary

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Gruvbox, DJ D, $10

LEGENDS–Enders Brothers Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Michael Williams Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Broken Trail, free

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE–Jason Parker Quintet featuring Sarah McCulloch, $5

MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Eight Hands, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–The Rad Dyke Plumber and guests (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Winard Harper Sextet, $10

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–The Pranks, the Swineholes, Your T.O.L.L. (8 pm, all ages), $5

OLD PEQULIAR–The Fathers

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Black Vinyl All Stars

* PARADOX THEATER–Damien Jurado and Gathered in Song, the Prom, Dear Darling, Euclid, the Ben Kennedys (8 pm, all ages), $12

PARAGON–Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt

PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RAINBOW–Zony Mash, $12

RENDEZVOUS–3 Inch Max, One Wise Monkey

SCARLET TREE–JB’s Funkalicious, Nu Sol Tribe, guests, $7

SERAFINA–The Choro Trio featuring Jovino Santos Neto

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Afrodisiacs, $8

SIT & SPIN–Liquorbox, Spiral, the Sins, $6

ST. CLOUDS–Celia Chavez

STEEL SKY–Cubata, $5

* SUNSET TAVERN–Danny Barnes, Foghorn Leghorn String Band, Dirk Powell, Riley Baugus, $10

THIRD PLACE BOOKS–Grupo Amoroso, free

* TRACTOR TAVERN–Drive-By Truckers, the Load Levelers, $10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS–Jamie Zyskowski

* VERA PROJECT–Juno, Aveo, Asahi (8 pm, all ages), $8

WAZOBIA–Uncle Fiesta, Trillion, Rift, Peanut Butter Slut, $7

* ZAK’S–Deadly Weapons, Positively Negative, Sadie Hawkins Rejects, PVC, $5

SATURDAY 2/1
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Dennis Blackman Trio, DJ KunLuv, Reminisce, $12

BAIT-HOUSE–High Dive, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Frankie Pall, Little Big Man, $10

BARANOF–The Jesuschords, the Swains, Chris Sands

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB–Jill Cohn, $3

* CAFE VENUS–Jupiter Crash, DC and the Washingtons

CENTRAL SALOON–Too Slim & the Traildraggers, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY–DJ Disciple, Vixens of Vinyl, $10

CINERAMA–The Blind Boys of Alabama, the Electrifying Mighty Warriors Spiritual Singers (8 pm, all ages), $20/$22

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE–Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE’S–The Gaels, $3

CONTOUR–Interzona, MiruMir (8 pm)

CORNER INN–The Mark Whitman Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–Division of Laura Lee, the Catheters, Burning Brides, the Ruby Doe, $10/$12

* EMP–Sound Off!: Bench Grinder, Royale, the Spit Licks (8 pm, all ages), $7/$10

EN SEATTLE–Sasha & Vocalist

* FALLOUT RECORDS–Viva L’American Death Ray (3 pm, all ages), free

FIDDLER’S INN–Scott Law Electric Trio, $3

GALWAY ARMS–Karl Haug

GRACELAND–G.B.H., Toxic Narcotic, the Amazombies (5 pm, all ages), $13

* GRACELAND–Juno, These Arms Are Snakes, Automaton, $8

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Tragedy, the November Group, Divinity of Truth, March 15 (8 pm, all ages), $5

HANA’S–Open mic, free

HELL’S KITCHEN (TACOMA)–Sub-Motive, I Defy, Veron Porter, Abident (5 pm, all ages), $7

HIGHLINER–Mellisa Fankhauser, free

HOKUM HALL–The Hokum Show: Pianomania!, $12/$15

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–The Psychotropics, Shots, $5

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Pat Cook and Paradise, free

JAZZ ALLEY–Freddy Cole Quartet featuring Eddie Henderson (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50

KELLS–Grafton Street

* KINCORA PUB–Panther, Anna Oxygen, DJ Angie Hart, free

LAKE STREET GRILL–Danny Godinez Band, free

LAKEPOINTE–PUG, Listen, XXL

LARRY’S–Dr. Funk, DJ D, $10

LEGENDS–Author Unknown, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Broken Trail, free

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz

MEANY HALL–Chris Norman Ensemble, $24

MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Carl Funk, free

MONA’S–Urban Oasis, $2

MONKEY PUB–The Daryls, the John Benders, the Republickends, $3

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Willow, Persephone Circle (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Winard Harper Sextet, $10

* NORTHGATE THEATRE–Insane Clown Posse, 2 Live Crew (8 pm, all ages), $22.50/$27.50

O’SHEA’S–Stuart Davis

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Crosstide, Emery, Take One for the Team (8 pm, all ages), $5

OLD PEQULIAR–Otis P. & the Jive Funk

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Black Vinyl All Stars

* PARADOX THEATER–Gatsby’s American Dream, Rocky Votolato, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, 14 Days of Terror, the Sweet Science (7 pm, all ages), $10

PINK DOOR–Tango Twins, free

* POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Switch, this uncommon light bears a host of pale forms (8 pm, all ages), $6

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW–Phat Sidy Smokehouse, $8

RENDEZVOUS–The Earaches, the Wanna-Bes

ROCKSPORT–The Retros, $7

SCARLET TREE–Mo Funk featuring Romalus, $7

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA–Leo Raymundo Jazz Trio

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–2000 Degrees, $8/$10

SIT & SPIN–The Drop, Saeta, Tagging Satellites, $6

ST. CLOUDS–Eye Level

STEEL SKY–MangoSon, $5

* SUNSET TAVERN–The A-Frames, Viva L’American Death Ray, Killers Kiss, $7

TOST–FreeSchool, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Al Stewart (7 pm), $21/$23

TRACTOR TAVERN–Barbed Wire Cutters, the Reeltime Travelers (9:30 pm), $8

TULA’S–Phil DeGreg, Chuck Deardorf, Gary Hobbs

ZAK’S–Schmidaholics, Me Infecto, Audio Infidels, $5

SUNDAY 2/2
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–54543, Gift, Pro Bono, EWI, Uptown, Slim Pickins (6 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON–Private Stock, Little Big Man, $5

CHINA HARBOR–Maia Santell & House Blend, $7

CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE–Micah Hulcher

FIDDLER’S INN–Steve Lalor, $1

HOKUM HALL–The Hokum Show: Pianomania!, $12/$15

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Matt Price & Rebecca Cohen, free

JAZZ ALLEY–Freddy Cole Quartet featuring Eddie Henderson (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50

KELLS–Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LE PICHET–Annie O’Neill, free

LEGENDS–Heather Banker, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Open mic, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

O’SHEA’S–Open mic

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–One Tons

PARAGON–The Brandi Carlile Band

PINK DOOR–Eve Gigliotti

RAINBOW–Peace Concert Benefit (4 pm), free

RAINBOW–Open mic (8 pm), free

* RENDEZVOUS–The Gunstreet Girls

SERAFINA–Anne Raynolds, Toby Stone

* SIT & SPIN–Cavity: Tart, Hello From Waveland, the Capillaries, $4

SUNSET TAVERN–Willow, Michael Hill (6 pm), $3

SUNSET TAVERN–Bossa Canova, Cast of the Akwata (9 pm), $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST–Ty Willman & the Family Band, guests, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN–Jonathan Kingham, Skip Peri, $10

TULA’S–Matt Jorgensen Trio

* VERA PROJECT–Kylesa, Artimus Pyle, Guyana Punchline, Teen Cthulhu, Iron Lung (8 pm, all ages), $6

ZEITGEIST–Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free

MONDAY 2/3
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON–Metal Monday: Corrupt, Underdose, Colloused, $5

FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic, free

* GRACELAND–Anabret, Electra, guests, $5

GRAND ILLUSION CAFE–Matt Jorgensen+451

HOPVINE–Arunas Bura, Adam Marsland, Ethan Daniel Davidson, free

J&M CAFE–The Rubberband, free

KELLS–Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Lil’ Puddin’

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Slowfoot, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Guitar Bar w/Billy and Jerry

MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Open mic

ODDFELLOWS HALL–Sound of the Brush: Jonas Tauber, Jesse Canterbury, Gust Burns, Adam Diller (8 pm, all ages)

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Skerik

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Andy Coe Trio

SCARLET TREE–The Wonder Spot, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–The Lights, the Bismarck, $5

SORRY CHARLIE’S–Scot Lee Jazz Duo

ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

TOST–Open mic

TUESDAY 2/4
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Sam’s All-Star Jam Band (9 pm, all ages), free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Granola Funk Express, DJ B-Mello, $10

CENTRAL SALOON–Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

CHINA HARBOR–John Holte’s Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

CHOP SUEY–Coulter, Vegas In Flames, Plains of Abraham

DRAGONFISH CAFE–Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

GALWAY ARMS–Open mic

GRACELAND–Nuclear Assault, Crematorium, All That Remains, Myiasis, $13.50

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Tuesday Play-Off, free

J&M CAFE–Rockaraoke, $3

JAZZ ALLEY–Terri Lyne Carrington (8 pm, all ages), $16.50/$18.50

KELLS–Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, free

OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Barfly

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Be-Bop & Destruction

PARAGON–The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR–Miles and Karina, free

* RE-BAR–Local 101: Nervewheel, She Level, $5

SCARLET TREE–Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–The Malinks, Ravenna, $5

* SUNSET TAVERN–John Ramberg and Jake London, Braden Blake, Steve Mack, Paul Hiraga, Tim Holleran, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho

TOST–Superkali and Superfiends w/ DJs Zarembo, Selector Raiford, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN–The John Hyde Band, the Scholars, guests

WEDNESDAY 2/5
BAIT HOUSE–Jazz Jam w/ Karin Kajita Trio

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–College Night: The Casual Plaids, Verdigris, $5

* BALTIC ROOM–Double Trouble One-year Anniversary Party: Crictor, DJs Master Stan, Fig 1

BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts

CENTRAL SALOON–Benefit for NW Food Bank, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Rose for Bohdan, Books on Tape (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE’S–Blues Jam, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–The Lashes, Pris, New American Standard, $6

GRACELAND–Sophie Tucker, Kato, the Dobbs, $6

HOPVINE–Open mic

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY–Terri Lyne Carrington (8 pm, all ages), $16.50/$18.50

KELLS–Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LAKE STREET GRILL–MangoSon, free

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White All Star Jam, $5

MOORE THEATRE–Morcheeba (8 pm, all ages), $25

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Nancy Boys

PARAGON–Celia Chavez & Los Gringos

PINK DOOR–Brendan Wires

RENDEZVOUS–Cloudtsu, Eleventh Hour, $6

SCARLET TREE–Cast of Akwada, Felicia Loud, $5

* SHOWBOX–Dirty Vegas, Donald Glaude, DJ Salinger (9 pm, 18+), $20/$22

ST. CLOUDS–Stainless Steele

TRACTOR TAVERN–Hank Williams Wednesday w/the Honky-Tonk Revue, $7

ZAK’S–DJ Ken Dirtnap, free

Megan Seling is The Stranger's managing editor. She mostly writes about hockey, snacks, and music. And sometimes her dog, Johnny Waffles.