THURSDAY 8/16
BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free
* BALTIC ROOM--Typing Explosion Documentary Benefit w/ Aveo, Sean & Aaron, DJs Spencer Esquire, Greasy, $10 donation
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Cultivators, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Dizzy, Superjaded, Face of Famine, Nyce, $5
* CROCODILE CAFE--Rose Thomas, Mike Johnson, Carrie Biell, $6
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
GALAXY (KENT)--Kry, $7
GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
GIBSON'S--Chief, Smokin' Halos, Nervous Tics, $5
* GRACELAND--Zeni Geva, the Heavy Johnston Trio, KK Null, Bill Horist, $8
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Bill Chism
HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
HURRICANE CAFE--Just Plain Bill, the Drews, the Chiggers
JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui, $21.50/$25.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LITTLE RED HEN--Penningtones, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA'S--Marco de Cavalho 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--Kennedy Brothers
* PARADOX THEATER--MF Doom, Oldominion, Prospect Champions (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12
PARAGON--Steve Adams & Kentucky Rain
PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free
RAIN DANCER--Consent for Care, Changes Daily, free
RAINBOW--Spirit Tuck, Los Valentines, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY--First Circle
* SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $5
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Love as Laughter (5:30 pm, all ages)
SEATTLE CENTER--Les Femmes d'Enfer (7 pm, all ages), free
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Retros, $6
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes
* SUNSET TAVERN--Awkward Star, Aiko Shimada, the Sweet Science, $5
The Offbeat--Divide, Liquid Energy, Patchouli, DJ Venus, Minifunk
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN--The Knocked-Outs, Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks (CD release), $6
TRAVELERS--Open mic, free
ZAK'S--Spec, Burbanks, Zero Signal, $3
FRIDAY 8/17
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE--Bob Early, $3
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON--David Brewer & the Intimidators, $2
BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Foundation, $10
BREAKROOM--Big John Bates, the Spectres, Reckless Bastards, Graveyard Shift, $6
CAFF: BRAZIL--Kiko Freitas, free
* CATWALK--Girl4Girl Party, Pleasure in Pink, $8/$15
CENTRAL SALOON--Surreal Sutra, Low End, Healer, $8/$10
* CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Moody Blues, $49.50/$79.50
* CONTOUR--Felicia Loud, Justin Emeka
CROCODILE CAFE--The Minus Five, Oranger, Once for Kicks, $8
DOC MAYNARD'S--2000 Degrees, $10
DOWNTOWN YMCA--Lodestone, the Mu, Leonard's Moped, Cyphen (8pm, all ages), $5
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
GALAXY (KENT)--Kry, $7
GALLAGER'S (KENT)--Whoa Mama, Late September Dogs, Liquor Box, Loophole, Electra & Nude Guitars, Down With Aristotle, the Bradbury Press, $6
GALWAY ARMS--Bread Line Blues
GIBSON'S--The Load Levelers, Amazombies, the Octabites, OTHA, $5
GORGE--Blink 182, New Found Glory, Jimmy Eat World, $19.99
* GRACELAND--Ugly Cassanova, Owls, the Get Hustle, Super Magnificent Action Trio, $8
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Rotaract Benefit w/ Rocky Votolato, Seldom, Lightheavyweight (7 pm, all ages), $5
HOPVINE--Pop Celtic
I-SPY--The New Digs, Manna, Zen Driver, $8
JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui, $21.50/$25.50
JIMMY Z'S (EVERETT)--Surrounded By Idiots, Drown Mary, Five Foot Thick
KELLS--St. James Gate
LAKEPOINTE--Ash Land, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Korla Wygal & her Private Reserve, $10
LATONA PUB--Chris Stevens
LITTLE RED HEN--Big Ed & 90 Proof, free
MOTION LOUNGE--Coolade
MULLEADY'S PUB--Bare Knuckle Boxers, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Studebaker John, $10
* NIPPON KAN THEATER--David S. Ware Quartet, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo Brown, $14/$16
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Akimbo, Drowning in Lethe, March Fifteenth, Vats of Blood (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Combustion Collective, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez Band
* PARADOX--Peter Parker, the Lure of the Animal, Castle, Cheswick (8 pm, all ages), $6
PLANET HOT ROD--Fury 161, MTF, Hatefist, Cripple, $5
RAIN DANCER--Awkward Star, Radio Star, Bleu, Peepshow, $5
RAINBOW--Rai, Chewy, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY--Hudson Blues Band
RENDEZVOUS--Climax Golden Twins, Tripod
SCARLET TREE--3D, $7
SERAFINA--Panni
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Biznautics, 100th Monkey, Organik
ST. CLOUDS--Sonya Joseph
SUNSET TAVERN--Deke Dickerson & the Eco-Fonics, Six String Eric & His Lazy Rand Hands, $10
THERMO'S--Idol Threats, Positively Negative
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Tom Landa & the Paperboys, $12
ZAK'S--Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Caught Red Handed, Tracker 8, Hot Rod Lunatics, $5
SATURDAY 8/18
6TH & PROCTOR (TACOMA)--Ronson Family Switchblade, Boss Martians, $5
BAD ALBERT'S--Eric Madis, $2
BAIT-HOUSE--The Hep Tets, $3
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Ellen Says No, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Foundation, $10
* BREAKROOM--Dolemite, Acacia, Tinn Lizzy, $15
CENTRAL SALOON--Civilized Animal, the Social Studies, $8/$10
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $10
EASY STREET RECORDS--Discohesive (all ages, 5 pm)
ELYSIAN--MOMO, Tagging Satellites, $6
* EMP--Skate Demonstration w/ Portrait of Poverty, Free Beer, Fluf, Los Olvidados, Drunk Injuns, U.S. Bombs, the Faction, JFA (all ages, 11 am), free
* EMP--X, Supersuckers, The Faction, $15/$17.50
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
FLAME--Satovan, Counterfist, $5
GALWAY ARMS--Dan McKinnis & Brian Marshall
GIBSON'S--Millhous, Flame Thrower, Gun Crazy, $5
GORGE--Barenaked Ladies, $31.50/$47.50
GRACELAND--Citizen Fish, Shit List, Youth at Risk (5 pm, all ages), $8
* GRACELAND--Juno, Ted Leo & the Pharmicists, the Standard, $8
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HOPVINE--Buckshot Jazz
HURRICANE CAF:--Neurocide Messiah, Mr Yuck, Zardu
* I-SPY--Poseur, Dolour, Hourglass Lake, Black Eyes, DJ Bobby Karate, $8
JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui, $21.50/$25.50
KELLS--St. James Gate
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Rusty Zinn, $10
LATONA PUB--Fletcher Stevens Band
LITTLE RED HEN--Big Ed & 90 Proof, free
* LOCAL 46--The Chris and Tad Show, Dolour, Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players (8 pm, all ages), $1/$5
MONA'S--Circadian Rhythms Quartet, $2
MULLEADY'S PUB--Eight Hands, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Studebaker John, $10
O'SHEA'S--Elvi's
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Peter Tometta Band
* PARADOX--Hangnail, Acceptance, Middle Dexter, the Hit (8 pm, all ages), $10
PARAGON--Lady A & the Baby Blues
PLANET HOT ROD--Duke McKabe, Sci-Flyer, Who Cares, $5
RAIN DANCER--Subdwellers, Most Chill Slackmob, $7
* RAINBOW--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Heavyweight Sound System, DJs Z and Ziggy, $8
* RED ONION TAVERN--Jessica Lurie, PK, free
REDHOOK BREWERY--Reptet
RENDEZVOUS--Casio City Murderers, Uncle Leuschner & the Chris Complex
ROCKSPORT--Crossfire, Freddy James, $8
SCARLET TREE--3D, $7
SERAFINA--Schneider, Blake Angelos
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Clatterbone, Trigger Happy Campers, Radiostar
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Kry, $7
ST. CLOUDS--Sheryl McLinn
SUNSET TAVERN--Girl Trouble, Head, the Wiretaps, DJ Baby J, $5
THERMO'S--Agent 86, Gluttons For Punishment
TOMMY'S--The Day I Fell Down, Custom Hustler, Monotone Pictures, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Tom Landa & the Paperboys, $12
ZAK'S--Orange Peeler, Blue Knights, $5
SUNDAY 8/19
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Foundation (all ages), $5
* BALTIC ROOM--Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
* BENAROYA HALL--Natalie Cole, $45/$52
CENTRAL SALOON--Cover, Kings of Spain, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Irish Session w/ Barry Foy, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--John Doe, ron & Eddie, $10
* EMP--Balkan Traditional Singing (3 pm, all ages)
* GRACELAND--Arab on Radar, Kill Sadie, the Chromatics (6 pm, all ages), $8
HOPVINE--Paul Benoit
JAZZ ALLEY--Keiko Matsui, $21.50/$25.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Pickin' Bones Trio, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Greta Matessa, $5
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
PARAGON--Phil Carrillo
* PIER 62/63--Judy Collins' Wildflower Festival w/ Roger McGuinn, Janis Ian, Richie Havens, $35
RAINBOW--Carolyn Wonderland, $6
SAND POINT NAVAL BASE--Cornucopia Concert Band
SEATTLE CENTER MURAL AMPHITHEATER--BrazilFest (11 am, all ages)
ST. CLOUDS--David Mahler, Julie Hanify
SUNSET TAVERN--James Whiton Ego Project, Three Legged Cat, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Willis Alan Ramsey, Larry Barrett, $10
MONDAY 8/20
ART BAR--Open mic, $1
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Rock Showcase
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Kenny Polson.com, $5
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue
FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic
GRACELAND--The Burbanks, Artist to Icon, Spec, Watch For Wires, $5
I-SPY--SIL2K: Knotty Ensemble, Brent Arnold's Thickness, Maximum Coherence During Flying (CD Release), $6
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett, the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--Joe Doria, John Wicks, DJ AMS, Steve Scalfati, $5
THERMO'S--Open mic
TULA'S--Mary Lofstrom, Dawn Clement, Heather Chriscaden, $5
TUESDAY 8/21
AVENUE ONE--Edmonia Jarrett, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Grand Hotel, Ryan T. Higgins, Bryan Fiest, $5
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Trolls Cottage, $5
BREAKROOM--Circus Contraption, Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum, $7
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Tokyo Sex Whale, Mark Schlipper (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic w/ Linda Lee, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Places, Figurine, Emily Falls, $6
EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS--Open Mic
* GRACELAND--Julee Cruise, Khan, Faith and Disease, $10
* JAZZ ALLEY--Mose Allison, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
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--The Balloons
PARAGON--Robert Stewart
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Shakara, $5
SCARLET TREE--The Drift
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Rockaraoke, $3
SUNSET TAVERN--Scott Law, Annie O'Neil & the Gold Indians, $5
WEDNESDAY 8/22
BIT SALOON--Ramblin' Roberts Jam, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Mutabaruka, $15
BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Touched, Coriander, Wes Dando, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic, free
* CROCODILE--Halcyon 5, Graig Markel, Hello from Waveland, $6
* EMERALD QUEEN CASINO--Engelbert Humperdinck, $32
GRACELAND--Tasty Gore, Satovan, Counter Fist, $6
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Melvin Peterson
IRISH EMIGRANT--Irish Session
* JAZZ ALLEY--Mose Allison, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Pat Buckley
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Mirah, the Pinkos, the Silly Hearts (7 pm, all ages), free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Sweet Juice
PARAGON--Ray Baldwin Trio
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--Guilbert
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)--Mike Cocoules
SHOWBOX--Dig This: DJs Mopho, DV One, Vital, free
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Right in the Face, $3
* ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes, Tom Bennett, the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5
UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic
WIT'S END--Open mic, $2