THURSDAY 8/9
BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free
* BALTIC ROOM--Maserati: Cherry Canoe, DJ El Toro, $5
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Cultivators, $5
* CATWALK--P.A.N.: Filastine, DJ Tactile, $5/$7
CENTRAL SALOON--Soul Sychadelics, High Profile, $5
* CROCODILE CAFE--Swords Project, Revolutionary Hydra, $6
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
GALAXY (KENT)--Kry, $7
GALWAY ARMS--K.W. Miller
GIBSON'S--Throat Mottle, Carnival of 8, Mdula Pinata, $5
* GRACELAND--764-HERO, Tristeza, the Mercury Program, $8
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Bill Chism
HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
* I-SPY--Melody Unit, Ruby Doe, Starfish Petting Zoo, $6
JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson, $14.50/$18.50
LARRY'S--Mark Whitman Big Band, Sweet Talkin' Jones, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Scott Lindenmuth
LITTLE RED HEN--Trivia Band, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA'S--The Josh Clifford Trio
MOTION LOUNGE--Rockaraoke
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson Quintet, $10
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Billy Moon
* PARADOX THEATER--The Casualities, Strap-Ons, Riffs, Positively Negative (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON--H. B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER--Bent Richard, Beautiful Soup, Kingpin Hayes, the Government, free
RAINBOW--94th Street, The Consul, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY--Superkali
* SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--intoning silence (5:30 pm, all ages), $5/$7
SEATTLE CENTER--Mahotella Queens, Mapathe Diop (7 pm, all ages), free
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Retros, $6
* SHOWBOX--Baaba Maal, $21/$23
* SIT & SPIN--Poseur, Kill Me Tomorrow
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes
SUNSET TAVERN--Eric Apoe, $5
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Marley's Ghost, $12
ZAK'S--Roark, Guzzlers, Zoriander, $5
FRIDAY 8/10
6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--Surrounded By Idiots, Cripple, Drown Mary, Family
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE--The Jimmy Vegas Show, $5
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON--David Brewer & the Intimidators, $2
BITTERS--Persephone's Circle, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free
BLUE MOON TAVERN--The Manhattans, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Yellow Man, $10
* BREAKROOM--Books to Prisoners Benefit w/ Swarming Hordes, Apes of Wrath, Teen Cthulhu, Himsa (all ages, 9 pm), $6
* CATWALK--Second Coming, Room XIII, $10
CENTRAL SALOON--Fame & Failure, Radio Star, M-Set, $8/$10
CONTOUR--Quasi Nada
* CROCODILE CAFE--BR-549, Dusty 45s, $15
DOC MAYNARD'S--Those Guys, $10
DRAKE'S--The Retros
EMERALD QUEEN CASINO--Mark Farner, $15
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
GALAXY (KENT)--Kry, $7
GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
* GIBSON'S--Eat the State Benefit w/ the Pinkos, Mea Culpa, August Spies, $6
* GORGE--Aerosmith, Fuel, $37.5/$73.5
* GRACELAND--Scared of Chaka, the Tight Bros From Way Back When, the Fatal Flying Guiloteens, Federation X, $7
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Slave Bang, the Tripods, Third
HOPVINE--Zac Borden
HURRICANE CAF:--Nothing Sacred, Structure, Kidd Kurry
* I-SPY--C.O.C.O., Plastiq Phantom w/ Andy, Diagram of Suburban Chaos, Aspects of Physics, $10
ISSAQUAH COMMUNITY CENTER GREEN--Issaquah Music Festival (2 pm, all ages)
JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson, $14.50/$18.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--L.J. Porter, $10
LITTLE RED HEN--Big Ed Country Steel Band, free
MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Ray Bone
MOTION LOUNGE--Coolade
MULLEADY'S PUB--Harmony Rockets, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--John Hodgkins Band, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Burbanks, Bitesize, Maurice's Little Bastards (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Combustion Collective, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
PARADOX--A Luna Red, the Nightmare Syndicate, Ghost Orchid, RX Bandits, Allister (8 pm, all ages), $7
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD--Suffergauge, Hurt, the Brain Dead, Immoral Intent, Riff Raff, $5
RAIN DANCER--Pop Interstate, Heavy Shetyl, Sweatshop Band, $5
* RAINBOW--Hempfest Benefit w/ Reggie Garrett & the Snake Oil Peddlers, Guardian Alien, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Mark Whitman Band
SCARLET TREE--Elite, $7
SERAFINA--Raymundo w/ Nixon
* SIT & SPIN--DODI, The Lawnmowers, Wonderful (CD Release)
ST. CLOUDS--Joe Miller & the Burly Roughnecks
STUDIO 321--Brian Allen, $5/$10
SUNSET TAVERN--Laguna, Susan Robkin, Honey Tongue, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Heather Duby, Spyglass (CD Release), Fairgrove, $6
ZAK'S--Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, 7 Letter Alphabet, Youth at Risk, Employables, $5
SATURDAY 8/11
BAD ALBERT'S--Kevin Guffy, $5
BAIT-HOUSE--Charisa Jazz Trio, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Grievance, Hate Fist (5 pm, all ages), $6
* BENAROYA HALL--David Lanz, E Timgstad, N Rumbel, $22.50/$28.50
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Jelly Rollers, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Sister Luv, $10
* BREAKROOM--Floater, Lennon, $7/$10
CAFE VENUS--Keeth Apgar & the Harmonica Pocket, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Retros, $8/$10
CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Gipsy Kings, $59.50/$89.50
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Strokes, the Turn-Ons, the Lashes, $10
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Afrodesiacs, $10
ELYSIAN--Down Pilot, Memphis Radio Kings, Hello from Waveland, $6
* EMP--Blackalicious, Lifesavas (all ages, 8 pm), $8/$10
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
GIBSON'S--T.A.M.F. Benefit w/ High Beams, Kill the Hippies, 7 Letter Alphabet, $5
* GORGE--John Mellencamp, $49.50/$70.50
GRACELAND--Drop Six
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HOPVINE--Vira Lata
* I-SPY--Peep Show, The Tremens, $8
ISSAQUAH COMMUNITY CENTER GREEN--Issaquah Music Festival (5:50 pm, all ages)
JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson, $14.50/$18.50
* KIRKLAND TEEN CENTER--The Prom, Wonderful, Dolour (5pm, all ages), $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Smokin' Gun, $10
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Little Bill & the Bluenotes (all ages, 9 pm)
LITTLE RED HEN--Big Ed Country Steel Band, free
LOCAL 46--The Hit (8 pm, all ages)
MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Bradford Press
MONA'S--Urban Oasis, $2
MONKEY PUB--Upwell, Bangover, $3
MULLEADY'S PUB--The Government, free
* NATION--IQU, DJ Suspence & K.O., $7
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Blues Orbiters, $10
O'SHEA'S--Karl Haug & Segrid Lee
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
* PARADOX--Punk Fest 2001 w/ the Unseen, Dr. Know, Lower Class Brats, Pistol Grip, Contingent, Desensitized, Spitting Teeth, Left With Nothing (noon, all ages), $10
PARAGON--Imaginaires
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD--Duff McKagen's Loaded, Jaded Mary, Fantastic Four, $10
RAIN DANCER--Ellen Says No, Ashley Flynn, Billy North, $5
* RAINBOW--Very Special Forces, Shorterbus, Bloodbunny, $8
RED ONION TAVERN--Pup Tent, Selector Raiford, free
REDHOOK BREWERY--1,2,3
RIVER ROCK ALEHOUSE--Dr. Kimball & the Fugitives
SCARLET TREE--Elite, $7
SERAFINA--Cheryl McLin
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Honey Tongue, Last of Our Tribe, Susan Robkin
SIT & SPIN--Moetet
SLIDERS (RENTON)--2000 Degrees, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Blue Gypsy, free
* SUNSET TAVERN--the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, $7
THE OFFBEAT (TACOMA)--Eyes of Autumn, Made in the Shade, Radio Maria, Sue No Hook, Lluminocity (5 pm, all ages)
TOMMY'S--Bambaji, the Jodie Watts, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Mountain Con, Evangeline, Iffy, $6
ZAK'S--Nearly Dead, Lead Baby, Octabites, Spicolis, $5
SUNDAY 8/12
BAD ALBERT'S--Ballard Blues Walk w/ Dan Page Trip
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Ballard Blues Walk, $5
* BALTIC ROOM--Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
BIT SALOON--Ballard Blues Walk w/ Jack Cook, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--The Pale, $5
CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Wynonna, $32.50/$49.50
CONOR BYRNE'S--Ballard Blues Walk w/ Junkyard Jane, $5
* GRACELAND--Glasstown, Mrs. America's Trash, Dizzy, $5
HOPVINE--Just Ahead
ISSAQUAH COMMUNITY CENTER GREEN--Issaquah Music Festival (2 pm, all ages)
JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson, $14.50/$18.50
* KEYARENA--Stevie Nicks, $39.50/$75
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Pickin' Bones Trio, free
LOCK & KEEL--Ballard Blues Walk w/ Anneville Blues
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Matt Garriety, $5
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
PARAGON--Phil Carrillo
RAINBOW--Cripplefish, Soup of the Day
RIVER ROCK ALEHOUSE--Dr. Kimball & the Fugitives
SAND POINT NAVAL BASE--Redmond Swinging Seniors (2 pm, all ages)
SIT & SPIN--Carissa's Wierd, Kill Me Tomorrow, $8
* SNOQUALMIE AMPHITHEATER--Poison, Warrant, Quiet Riot, Enuff Z 'Nuff (4 pm, all ages), $35
ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheatman
SUNSET TAVERN--Combo Craig, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--First Avenue Band, $5
MONDAY 8/13
ART BAR--Open mic, $1
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Graceful Chaos, Under Oath, First Dream, Fallen Skyward (5 pm, all ages), $7
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Danny Godinez Band & Friends, $5
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue
FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic
I-SPY--SIL2K: Kim Cascone, Brian Allen, Vance Galloway, $6
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free
PARADOX THEATER--Society's Finest, Himsa, Brutal Fight (8 pm, all ages), $8
RAINBOW--206 Ribshack Orchestra, $3
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
THERMO'S--Open mic
TUESDAY 8/14
AVENUE ONE--Woody Woodhouse, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Grunge, Sweat Shop, 100%, $5
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Trolls Cottage, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM--Rhiannon & Bowlful of Fire, $15
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Mutant Data Orchestra, Euphorbia (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic w/ Linda Lee, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--31 Knots, Marazene Heartbeat Clock, Fear of Little Men, $6
EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS--Open Mic
* I-SPY--Mr. Vegas, Excellency Hi Power, Al Cocain, $15
* JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui, $21.50/$25.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner Band w/ Danny Hull, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley Duo, free
MULLEADY'S PUB--Open Mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--BeeBop & Destruction
* PARADOX--90 Day Men, Joshua, the Big Collapse, ABC Trio (8pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON--Robert Stewart
PINK DOOR--Offshore Bookies, free
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Shakara, $5
SCARLET TREE--The Drift
* SHOWBOX--Merle Haggard (7 pm), $32.50/$35
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Rockaraoke, $3
SUNSET TAVERN--Liquid Sunset: DJs Care, Fjare, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--The Paladins, Sean Kennedy, $12
ZAK'S--DJ Papa Sylky, Solid Mold, $5
WEDNESDAY 8/15
BIT SALOON--Ramblin' Roberts Jam, free
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--August Spies, Sciflyer, Afro Chinstrap, $5
CHARLIE WONG'S--PMS, Sofa Kings, Wilderness Children, the Merchants
COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic, free
* CROCODILE--The Dirtbombs, the Intelligence, the Get Down Syndrome, $8
* GRACELAND--The Building Press, the Terror Sheets, Angel Drag, $6
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Kathy Moore
HOPVINE--Open Mic
IRISH EMIGRANT--Irish Session
* JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui, $21.50/$25.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Four Alarm, Damnaged, the Burbanks (7 pm, all ages), free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Fjere
* PARADOX--Bloodbrothers, Red Light Sting, True North, Akimbo, Caesura (7pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON--Ted Bellusci Band
* PIER 62/63--Erykah Badu (7 pm), $52
PINK DOOR--Julie Cascioppo, free
PIONEER SQUARE SALOON--Open mic, free
RAIN DANCER--Open mic, free
RAINBOW--Siamese, $3
SCARLET TREE--Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Danny Godinez
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Right in the Face, $3
* ST. CLOUDS--Barry Ingle
* SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5
* TACOMA DOME--Backstreet Boys, Shaggy, Krystal, $39/$101
TRACTOR TAVERN--Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $5
UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic
WIT'S END--Open mic, $2