SLEATER-KINNEY, NO. 2: Thurs May 4, all ages; Fri May 5, 21+, Showbox

DIMITRI FROM PARIS: Thurs May 4, I-Spy

HOUSE OF LARGE SIZES, RUSTON MIRE, THE FONGS: Fri May 5, Graceland

JONATHAN RICHMAN: Fri May 5, King Cat Theatre

VIOLENT FEMMES: Fri-Sat May 5-6, Moore Theatre

WIRE, HOVERCRAFT: Sat May 6, Showbox

VOGUE, VUE: Sat May 6, Graceland

CAT POWER: Sun May 7, Crocodile

ROLLINS BAND: Mon May 8, Showbox

THIRD EYE BLIND: Tues May 9, Paramount

EX-GIRL: Tues May 9, I-Spy

WESLEY WILLIS, PLEASEEASAUR: Thurs May 11, Graceland

THE THE: Fri May 12, Showbox

TINA TURNER, LIONEL RICHIE: Fri May 12, Tacoma Dome

BLUE SPARK, RADIO NATIONALS, PETE DROGE: Sat May 13, Crocodile

ORCHESTRA MORPHINE: Sat May 13, Showbox

STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, SURVIVOR: Sat May 13, Gorge Amphitheatre

SPORES, THE RAPTURE: Sun May 14 (early), Graceland

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, ELEVEN: Mon May 15, Showbox

JOE SATRIANI: Fri May 19, Moore Theatre

MARY TIMONY, MOUNTAIN CON.: Fri May 19, I-Spy

L7, NASH KATO: Sat May 20, Graceland

BOSS HOG: Wed May 24, Showbox

FOO FIGHTERS, KOOL KEITH, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: Sat May 27, Gorge Amphitheatre

SUPERGRASS: Sat May 27, Showbox

RAY CHARLES: Sun May 28, Paramount

MOTÖRHEAD, NASHVILLE PUSSY, FU MANCHU: Mon May 29, Showbox

ELLIOTT SMITH, THE MINDERS: Wed May 31, 21+; Thurs June 1, all ages, Showbox

STEELY DAN: Sat June 3, Gorge Amphitheatre

MURDER CITY DEVILS: Sat June 10, 21+; Sun June 11, all ages, Graceland

'N SYNC: Tues June 13, Tacoma Dome

BLINK-182, BAD RELIGION: Sat June 17, Gorge Amphitheatre