THURSDAY 12/30
*700 CLUB -- SAMO: Live drum 'n' bass & jungle, DJ Mia
BAD ALBERT'S -- Annieville Blues with guest, free
BALTIC ROOM -- La Movida with DJ Colony & musicians playing Afro beats, salsa, mambo & samba, $5
BOHEMIAN -- The Dream Band, $5
CENTRAL SALOON -- Snoopy Lawrence & the Gruvbox, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH -- Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free
COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Percy Francis & BOT
CONOR BYRNE'S -- McSorely's Reeks, $3
*CROCODILE -- Mountain Con, Saltine, Dorkweed, $6
FENIX ABOVE -- Hit Explosion!
FLOYD'S -- Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam
FLYING LEMON LOUNGE -- Open mic/jam session, free
GALWAY ARMS -- Owl 'n' Thistle Band
*GORDON BIERSCH -- Jen Wood, free
HABANA -- Hadley Caliman Quartet
HOPVINE -- 20lbs. Gumball
*JAZZ ALLEY -- McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Little Kings, $5
MONA'S -- Marco de Cavalho & the Fatal Samba Ensemble
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Ham Carson Quintet
OK HOTEL -- Maurice Cauldwekk & J.R.
OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Open mic, R&B, & smooth soul with K.T.D.L., $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Dan Heck Trio & the Organ Grind
PINK DOOR -- Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free
PIONEER SQUARE SALOON -- Live music open mic, with Andrew Andrewson, free
*PLANET HOT ROD -- Giant Harley Gathering
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Bubba's Underground
SCARLET TREE -- Z-Funk, $5
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM -- Galen Green Quartet
SERAFINA -- Alex Guilbert
*SHOWBOX -- The Fastbacks, Shuggie, the Briefs, $5
SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free
STARS BAR -- The Brian Nova Trio, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Bad Livers, guests
TULA'S -- Gary Fukishima Trio, $5
FRIDAY 12/31
700 CLUB -- Jumbalaya, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- The Heats, $20
*BC PLACE, VANCOUVER -- KISS!
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- Flash Hevily & the Thundermen, $7
BOHEMIAN -- Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $40
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE -- The Dream Band, Sister I Live, N4SA, Unda-Privlege, $40
*BREAKROOM -- Y2Karaoke, hosted by Wm. Steven Humphrey, $10
CENTRAL SALOON -- Left Hand Smoke, $40
*CENTURY BALLROOM -- Dinner, Dancing, and Romancing with DJ Hep Jen, King Solomon, Buddha Bounce, $50
CHEF WANG -- Brian Nova, free
COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- The Steamers, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S -- The Suffering Gaels
*CROCODILE -- The Dusty 45's, the Souvenirs, Larry Barrett, $25
DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Beatniks
EASY STREET PUB -- The Potato Underground
*ELYSIAN -- Y2K All-Stars, featuring members of Rockin' Teenage Combo, Living Daylights, Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet, Manah, and Tuatara, $15
EMERALD QUEEN CASINO -- Paul Rogers, Spandex Ballet, the Drifter, the Platters, the Shirelles, $75
FENIX ABOVE -- Jumbalassy, $40
FENIX UNDERGROUND -- Kry, Six Degrees, $40
FREMONT (UNDER THE BRIDGE) -- Center of the Universe Ball w/the Dudley Manlove Quartet, salsa, an Elvis Tribute, and more, $50/$60
*GRACELAND -- The Supersuckers, New American Shame, RC 5, Speedtwin, $20
*I SPY -- Alien Crime Syndicate, Speedtwin, Nebula
*JAZZ ALLEY -- McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White Band, $40
*LAST SUPPER CLUB -- This Is Planet Earth, with the Scratch Trio, DJ Donald Glaude, DJ Brian Lyons, DJ Topcat, $60
LITTLE RED HEN -- Millennium Moosey, with Buckaroo Blues, $25
MELTING POT RESTAURANT -- The Glynn Brothers Quartet
MONA'S -- The Melvin Peterson Quartet
MURPHY'S PUB -- Leif Thomas Quintet, $5
NEO BISTRO -- Maia Santell & House Blend
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Freddy James Rockin' 88's!, $40
OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Ready Made Family, $40
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Isaac Scott's Millennium Blues Ball!, $20
OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Owl 'n' Thistle Band
PARAGON -- The Jacks, the Melvin Petersen Quartet
PLANET HOT ROD -- For the Love of Suffering, Resin Room, Medicine Wheel, guests, $1
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Freestyle Candela
ROCKSPORT -- Lizard King, This May Sting, $10
SCARLET TREE -- Certain Moves, $20
SERAFINA -- The Midnight Trio
*SHOWBOX -- New Year's Eve, with Maktub, the Murder City Devils, Source of Labor, Pleaseeasaur, $45
SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free
*STADIUM EXHIBITION HALL, SEATTLE CENTER -- The Last Call Millennium Ball, with Chris Isaak, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Robert Cray Band, the Jim Knapp Last Call Orchestra, Barbarito Torres & Friends
*TRACTOR TAVERN -- The Picketts, The Pennintones, $20
TULA'S -- Live Jazz New Year's Eve Party
*UNION STATION -- Pink Martini, Satan's Pilgrims, the Lions of Batucada, DJ Aquaman & Brad Vachal
SATURDAY 1/1
2218 -- Hans Brehmer
700 CLUB -- Digable
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- The Thundermen
CAPITOL THEATER, OLYMPIA -- The Subdwellers, Maroon Colony, the Biznautics, $8
CENTRAL SALOON -- Smokestack
COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- The Steamers
ELLIOTT BAY BREWING -- Heather Banker, free
FENIX ABOVE -- The Retros
ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney
*JAZZ ALLEY -- McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
LITTLE RED HEN -- Buckaroo Blues
MURPHY'S PUB -- Emerald City Bards, $2
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- The Jax Band, $10
NIKO'S PLACE -- Live Bouzuki "Grecian Sounds" and bellydancing by "Zaphara," free
OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Owl 'n' Thistle Band
PLANET HOT ROD -- Guilty By Associatioin, Quick to Blame, guests, $5
SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN -- The Paperboys, $12
SUNDAY 1/2
1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Gong Show Karaoke
700 CLUB -- Kaya, with guest DJs, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- The Martin Ross Band
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- Flash Hevily Jam Session
CENTRAL SALOON -- Skasmopolitan, $5
CHINA JADE -- Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free
CONOR BYRNE'S -- Irish Session, free
EASY STREET PUB -- Open mic with Ricky
ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney
*JAZZ ALLEY -- McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free
LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Roger Rogers Jam, $5
LAVA LOUNGE -- Open mic, with MC Ty
LITTLE RED HEN -- Salty Sunday Jams, with Big Daddy Fred
LIZZARD LOUNGE -- Live jazz with 1-2-3
MADISON'S CAFE -- Open Mic
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Marc Smason
OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Lonnie Williams Quartet, free
*OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Danny Barnes & the Heathen
RUPERT'S -- Open mic, hosted by Michael Comiskey, free
SPEAKEASY -- Poppy Moody, free
STARS BAR -- Andre Ferriante
THE VILLAGE INN PUB -- Open mic, free
TINI BIGS LOUNGE -- Steve Gauci, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN -- The Paperboys, $12
MONDAY 1/3
700 CLUB -- 1-2-3 Jazz
AGUA VERDE CAFE -- Rez: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing, free
AXIS -- The Brian Nova Trio, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- Brian Nova Trio -- Funk!
BOHEMIAN -- Straight Ahead, $5
CENTRAL SALOON -- Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5
COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Karl Thurmond & 3 Piece Suit
FIDDLER'S INN -- Open mic
ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney
J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free
KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free
LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tim Turner Band, free
LIZZARD LOUNGE -- The Jim Basnight Thing
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- The New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Lonnie Williams Quartet, free
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- A.D.D.
TUESDAY 1/4
2218 -- H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers
700 CLUB -- Jive Turkey
BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Hot Tuna, Derek Trucks Band, $20
CAFE PINCEAU -- Open mic, with Steve Cearley, free
COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Pete Moceri Band
CONOR BYRNE'S -- Set Dancing
EASY STREET PUB -- Live jazz with the Brad Pepineau Trio
GALWAY ARMS -- Liza Warfel
GORDON BIERSCH -- The Dan Heck Trio, free
HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- Classical Spanish Guitar
ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney
J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free
JAZZ ALLEY -- Gerald Wiggins/Red Halloway Quartet, with David "Fathead" Newman
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
OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Bar Fly
PINK DOOR -- The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free
SCARLET TREE -- Annieville Blues Jam, free
STARS BAR -- Larry Fuller
TRAVELER'S PUB -- Open mic, with Phil Parsons, free
WILDROSE -- Deborah Bartley
WEDNESDAY 1/5
1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Star Search
700 CLUB -- The King of Clubs
ADRIATICA RESTAURANT -- Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free
ART BAR -- Live jazz with the Dan Heck Trio & Joe Doria
BAIT-HOUSE -- Up by Noon, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Jane's David, guests, $5
BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Open mic with Martin, free
CENTRAL SALOON -- Snoopy's Urban Jam
COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Jerry Miller & Daibando
FENIX UNDERGROUND -- The Beatniks, $10
GORDON BIERSCH -- Josh White, free
*HABANA -- The Mad Tea Party, with Rockin' Teenage Combo and Pauley Ethnic
HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- Comedy Club
HOPVINE -- Open mic
ICON GRILL -- Scott Ranney
JAZZ ALLEY -- Gerald Wiggins/Red Halloway Quartet, with David "Fathead" Newman
LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIZZARD LOUNGE -- "Smooth Jazz"
METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA -- Swing Night, $4
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Seattle Slim
PINK DOOR -- The Midnight Trio & the Baritone Kings, free
STARS BAR -- June Tonkin
*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Hank Williams Revue, $5
ZEITGEIST -- Resonant/Circuit presents the Cogitation Trio, free