THURSDAY 1/20

2 LOUIES BALLROOM, BLAINE -- Steve Riddler

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Reggae Night: Pure Water

700 CLUB -- Horns & Vinyl

AUBURN'S BEST ANNEX -- Everything Went Black, Drop Cry, Champion, Ad Conscientious Objector, Push Pin, $6

BAD ALBERT'S -- Annieville Blues with guest, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Inmemorium, Suicide Culture, Immoral Intent, $5

BALTIC ROOM -- La Movida, with Darek Mazzone, Amy Denio, Lawrence Martin, Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, $5

BOHEMIAN -- The Dream Band, Alex D & JB, Selector Raiford, $5

CENTRAL SALOON -- Waxie Maxi, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH -- Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Percy Francis & BOT

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Stesha Brandon, Joe Jencks

*CROCODILE -- Five Gears in Reverse, Marc Olsen, Congratulators, $6

FLOYD'S -- Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam

FLYING LEMON LOUNGE -- Open mic/jam session, free

GALWAY ARMS -- Leo McNamara

GIBSON'S -- 24 Robbers, Gun Bunny, Slimpickins

*GORDON BIERSCH -- Pete Krebs, free

HABANA -- Hadley Caliman Quartet

JAZZ ALLEY -- Kevin Eubanks Quartet

KELLS -- Corner Bhoys, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tim Turner

LITTLE RED HEN -- Los Orchids

MONA'S -- Fred Hoadley Trio

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Ham Carson Quintet

OK HOTEL -- Blue Glove Club, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Unfinished Business, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Emmanuel Louis

PINK DOOR -- Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Giant Harley Gathering

SCARLET TREE -- Z-Funk, $5

*SEATTLE ART MUSEUM -- Pop Art Night

SERAFINA -- Alex Guilbert

SHOWBOX -- Galactic, El Guzano Trio (Stanton Moore, Skerik, Joe Doria), $15

SIT & SPIN -- The Mad Tea Party: Rockin' Teenage Combo, Pauley Ethnic, $5

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

STARS BAR -- The Brian Nova Trio, free

STILL LIFE COFFEHOUSE -- Reggie Garrett, free

TIR NA NOG -- Blue Healers

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Chris Smither, $12

TULA'S -- Steve Griggs Quintet, $5

WILDHORSE CASINO, PENDLETON -- Chris Ward


FRIDAY 1/21

2 LOUIES BALLROOM, BLAINE -- The Walrus, $3

2ND AVENUE PIZZA -- Black Cat Orchestra

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Zero Down

700 CLUB -- Jumbalaya

BAIT-HOUSE -- The Mason Darnall Trio, free

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- 3 Minutes to Midnight

BITTERS CO. -- Seattle Classical Guitar Society, free

BOHEMIAN -- Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown, Selector Raiford, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE -- The Dreamband, Selector Soul 1, $10

BREAKROOM -- Caustic Resin, Swarming Hordes, Stagger Lee, $7

CENTRAL SALOON -- Mother Hips, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Loudon Wainwright III

CHEF WANG -- Brian Nova, free

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Hudson Blues Band

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Hanz Araki, $3

*CROCODILE -- Fastbacks, Minus 5, Rusty Willoughby, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Retros

FENIX ABOVE -- Hit Explosion, $10

FIDDLER'S INN -- Swingin' Doors

GALWAY ARMS -- Isla Ross & guests

GIBSON'S -- The Cripples, the Adding Machine, Tales from the Bird Bath

GRACELAND -- Slugger, Whole Bolivian Army, the Maniacs, $6

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- The Kareem Kandi Band

HIGHLINER -- Don Goodwin Jazz Trio, free

HOPVINE -- Johnny Ross

I-SPY -- Systemwide

JAZZ ALLEY -- Kevin Eubanks Quartet

KELLS -- Corner Bhoys, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- The Tim Turner Band

LATONA PUB -- Mark Graham, Orville Johnson, $2

LITTLE RED HEN -- Big Ed, Country Comfort

MELTING POT RESTAURANT -- The Glynn Brothers Quartet

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- The Brothers of Maximum Catharsis

OK HOTEL -- Rizzo, St John, the Pin-Ups, $6

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Unfinished Business, $10

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Dark Molly

PARADOX THEATER -- The Bixby's CD Release, $10

PINK DOOR -- Tony Yazzolino on accordion, free

*PLANET HOT ROD -- Dee Dee Ramone, Sexy Christ, Sea Jayne Tripp, $12

RAIN DANCER -- A Bird of Passage, M Set, Log Cabin, $8

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- J.R. & One Hit

RE-BAR -- 10th Anniversary Cabaret

RIDGE PUB -- Paula Maya & the Earth Tribe

SCARLET TREE -- Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve

SEATTLE CATCH -- Kalass

SERAFINA -- The Milo Petersen and Valerie Illman Chamber Jazz Dueo

SHOWBOX -- Left Hand Smoke, Brian Cohen and the AM Disasters, $10

SIT & SPIN -- Cookie, Megababe, Slit Liquors

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

TIR NA NOG -- Tiger Zane

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Wylie & the Wild West CD Release, $12

*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Split Lip Rayfield, Richmond Fontaine, $6

TULA'S -- Marc Seals Quintet, $10


SATURDAY 1/22

2 LOUIES BALLROOM, BLAINE -- The Walrus

2218 -- Hans Brehmer

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Zero Down

700 CLUB -- Digable

BAD ALBERT'S -- The Jellrollers, $2

BAIT-HOUSE -- The Mason Darnall Trio, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Heads above Water, Milk Boy, Gray Daisy, the Sexphiles, Jelly Neck, Cow-Hammer, Nude Guitars, Junktrain, 3 Day Notice, $7

BALTIC ROOM -- Hana, $6

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- 3 Minutes to Midnight

BOHEMIAN -- Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown, Selector Raiford, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE -- The Dreamband, Selector Gino, $10

BREAKROOM -- Acid King, Sludgeplow, $6

CENTRAL SALOON -- Tony Coleman, $10

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Hudson Blues Band

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Clay Pipe, $3

CORNISH COLLEGE -- Bill Frisell & Dale Bruning, $12

CROCODILE -- The Spores/The Bangs/The AUTOMATON Adventure Series/Cougar

DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Beatniks

EASY STREET PUB -- Potato Underground

ELLIOTT BAY BREWING -- Heather Banker, free

ELYSIAN -- Sheryl Wiser and Her All-Star Review, Rio Grande Nationals, $6

*FENIX ABOVE -- Dee Dee Ramone, Sexy Xrist, $10

FIDDLER'S INN -- Jim Page, Artis the Spoonman

GALWAY ARMS -- Orville Johnson & Mark Grahm

GIBSON'S -- Little Champions, Christiene Darling

GRACELAND -- SP Unlimited, Dinsdale, Lead Pipe Cinch, $7

*GROUND ZERO, BELLEVUE -- Jen Wood, Michael Compton, Amy Mahardy, Mike Turpen, Sarah Burgess

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- Sonado

HIGHLINER -- Happy Savage, free

HOPVINE -- Floyd Mountain Boys

ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY -- Kevin Eubanks Quartet

JULES MAE'S -- TheBrotherEgg, Jim Sykes

KELLS -- Corner Bhoys, $3

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Dr. Funk, $10

LATONA PUB -- Burning Plow, $2

LITTLE RED HEN -- Big Ed, Country Comfort

LOCK AND KEEL -- Shinola, $2

MONA'S -- Tenor Saxophonist Hadley Caliman and his Ensemble

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Peter Kardas

NIKO'S PLACE -- Live Bouzuki "Grecian Sounds" and bellydancing by "Zaphara," free

OK HOTEL -- Josh White, Mandarin, Automata

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Unfinished Business, $10

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Wendy Woo, Hott Funk

PANTAGES THEATER, TACOMA -- Mavis Staples (A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson), $32/$12

PARAGON -- Funky Lovebomb

PINK DOOR -- Tony Yazzolino on accordion, free

RAIN DANCER -- Woodard, Moderately Desperate, Easy Spin

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- The Heathen

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- The Variables

ROCKSPORT -- Atomic Punks, $10

SCARLET TREE -- Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve

SEATTLE CATCH -- Katherine Moore

SERAFINA -- The Aaron Parks Duo

SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE -- Laura Love Band

*SIT & SPIN -- Voyager One, the Drop, Fairgrove

SLIDERS -- 80 Something, $7

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Clumsy Lovers CD Release, the Sugar Beets, $8

TULA'S -- Clarence Acox Quartet, $10

TWO BELLS TAVERN -- Larry Van Over, free


SUNDAY 1/23

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- T-Town Blues Band

700 CLUB -- Suite 7

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- The Martin Ross Band

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- Flash Hevily Jam Session

CENTRAL SALOON -- Central Ska Hornfest, $5

CHINA JADE -- Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Irish Session, free

EASY STREET PUB -- Open mic with Ricky

FENIX ABOVE -- Six Feet Under, Emmolition, Hate Plow, $10

FIDDLER'S INN -- Stansilove

GALWAY ARMS -- Max Paul Schwennsen, J.P.

HOPVINE -- Keith Apgar, Christopher Blue

ICON GRILL -- Scot Ranney

JAZZ ALLEY -- Kevin Eubanks Quartet

KELLS -- Kellee Bradley Collection, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Roger Rogers Jam, $5

LITTLE RED HEN -- Salty Sunday Jams, with Big Daddy Fred

MADISON'S CAFE -- Open mic

MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY -- Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble, $10

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Lonnie Williams Quartet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- K.W. Miller

PARAGON -- Mambrasa

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- T-Town Blues Band

RUPERT'S -- Open mic, w/Michael Comiskey, free

SIT & SPIN -- The Tiger Show: The Kerry Lauder Band, Tiger Zane, Alicia Dara, $5

SPEAKEASY -- Poppy Moody, free

STARS BAR -- Andre Ferriante

THE VILLAGE INN PUB -- Open mic, free

TINI BIGS LOUNGE -- Myles Corbin, free

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Willy Porter, $10

*WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY -- Loudon Wainwright III, $19


MONDAY 1/24

700 CLUB -- 1-2-3 Jazz

AGUA VERDE CAFE -- Rez: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing, free

ART BAR -- Bare Knuckle Boxers

AXIS -- The Brian Nova Trio, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Jazz Jam with John Wicks, Geoff Harper, and Ryan Burns, $2

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- Brian Nova Trio -- Funk!

BOHEMIAN -- Straight Ahead, $5

CENTRAL SALOON -- Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Shannon Curfman, $10

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Karl Thurmond & 3 Piece Suit

FIDDLER'S INN -- Open mic

GALWAY ARMS -- Irish Traditional Music

HABANA'S LOUNGE, TACOMA -- Disciples of Sound

HOPVINE -- Songwriters Monday: J. Ackerman, V. D'Allessario, Carolyn Cruso

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

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Atomic Players

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Attention Deficit Disorder Ensemble

SIT & SPIN -- Crack Sabbath, $5

TULA'S -- Vocal Jam with Kat, $5


TUESDAY 1/25

2 LOUIES BALLROOM, BLAINE -- Leftover Salmon, $10

2218 -- H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers

700 CLUB -- Jive Turkey

CENTRAL SALOON -- New Music Spotlight Open Mic

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Pete Moceri Band

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Set Dancing

*CROCODILE -- Little Luann, Suitcase, City Of, $5

EASY STREET PUB -- Live jazz w/the Brad Pepineau Trio

GALWAY ARMS -- Liza Wardfeld

GORDON BIERSCH -- 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 -- Corey Harris

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

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Millennium Bug Review

PINK DOOR -- The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Nicole Fournier

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- The Heathen

SCARLET TREE -- Annieville Blues Jam, free

SHOWBOX -- Mean Jolly Green, Organika, Sucker, $5

SIT & SPIN -- Elemental, $5

STARS BAR -- Larry Fuller

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Dr. Tom's Cure for Evil CD Release, $4

TRAVELER'S PUB -- Open mic, with Phil Parsons, free

TULA'S -- Jim Knapp Orchestra, $7


WEDNESDAY 1/26

6TH & PROCTOR BAR & GRILL -- Karaoke

700 CLUB -- The King of Clubs

ADRIATICA RESTAURANT -- Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free

ART BAR -- Live jazz w/the Dan Heck Trio & Joe Doria

BAIT-HOUSE -- Up by Noon, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Jazz Bury Ram, $5

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Open mic with Martin, free

BOHEMIAN -- Alex D & Rude Boy, Selector Raiford, $5

CENTRAL SALOON -- Enemy Squad, $5

COLE'S TAVERN, TACOMA -- Jerry Miller & Daibando

*CROCODILE -- Hog Molly, Cookie, Our City's Finest

FENIX UNDERGROUND -- The Beatniks, $10

GALWAY ARMS -- Jon Parry, Orville Johnson

*GORDON BIERSCH -- Mike Nicolai, free

GRACELAND -- Epigene

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 -- Corey Harris

KELLS -- Oliver Mulholland, free

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

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Amanda Stark, Geoff Berner, Joey Kline

PARAGON -- The Jacks

PINK DOOR -- The Midnight Trio & opera singers, free

SCARLET TREE -- Emmanuel Louis

SHOWBOX -- Leftover Salmon, $14

SIT & SPIN -- SAMO, $5

STARS BAR -- June Tonkin

*TRACTOR TAVERN -- Hank Williams Revue, Buck-A-Roosters, $5

TULA'S -- Jay Clayton Vocal Showcase, $5

ZEITGEIST -- Resonant/Circuit, free