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