THURSDAY 11/29
ALADDIN ON THE SQUARE--May Palmer
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Echo System, Liquid Voodoo, Sacred Ground, $10
*BALTIC ROOM--Matt Corwine, Solenold, DJs Randy Jones, Eric Moon
CENTRAL SALOON--The Gar Hooker Project, Six Foot Savage, Luna Park, $5
EL GAUCHO--Daniel Davidson
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--Combo Craig
*GRACELAND--Hoobastank, Pressure 4-5, Earshot (7 pm, all ages), $7.50
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Bill Chism Trio
HUB BALLROOM--Jurassic 5, Binary Star, Onry Ozzborn, Juse Boogy & Twixx, DJ B-Mello (7 pm, all ages), $16/$22
HURRICANE CAFE--Lev'vella, Ted Wallis, $5
I-SPY--Flux Information Sciences, Marazene Heartbeat Clock, Language Arts, $6
JAZZ ALLEY--David Sanchez, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LA BODEGA--Eric Jaeger
LARRY'S--The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin' Jones, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Ashleigh Flynn, free
LITTLE RED HEN--The Penningtones, free
MEANY THEATER--Emerson String Quartet, $30
MONA'S--Teo Sutton Trio
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kennedy Brothers
*PARADOX THEATER--Stay Gold, Die Hard Youth, No Cheat, No Surrender, Sidetracked (8 pm, all ages), $6
*PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Luther Vandross, $52/$57
PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER--Hyoka, Little Big Men, DC & the Washingtons, Tilted Blue, free
RAINBOW--Oxygen Ensemble, the Combustion Collective, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Don Goodwin Group, free
ROCK BOTTOM--San Pedro Circus (5 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
SIT & SPIN--Peter Parker, guests
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Afrodisiacs, $6
*SUNSET TAVERN--Tres Pistolas
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
TOI--Danya, free
TRAVELERS--Open mic, free
WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free
ZAK'S--Brothers Justice, Sorry, Anasabin, Dyi Product, $4
FRIDAY 11/30
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
*BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON--Jeff & the Jet City Flyers
BITTERS--Children of the Revolution, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--The Mighty Diamonds, $10
*BREAKROOM--Tyco Party, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Vendetta Red, the Drop, Little Luann, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE'S--Danny O'Hanlon, $4
CORNISH COLLEGE--First Avenue, $6/$12
*CROCODILE CAFE--Ruston Mire, Spyglass, Suitcase (CD release)
DOC MAYNARD'S--Coolade, $10
EL GAUCHO--Billy Wallace Quartet
FIDDLER'S INN--Acoustic Zoo, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--Lonnie Williams, free
GALLAGER'S (KENT)--Shorty's Big Day, Artist to Icon, Crash Landing, Killing Faith, Men from Mars, Seatown Manglers, $5
*GRACELAND--Stagger Lee, the Get Down Syndrome, Ursula and the Androids, Jackie and the Control Tops, $7
HIGHLINER--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, free
HOPVINE--Buckshot Jazz Brigade
HURRICANE CAFE--Murder of Crows, 6FG, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--David Sanchez, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Corner Bhoys
LAKEPOINTE--Face Plant, Room Zero, Stella 7
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White Band, $10
LAST SUPPER CLUB--Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Great Guiness Toast, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Lee Anderson & 90 Proof, free
MOORE THEATRE--P.O.D., Fenix TX, Blindside, $20.50/$23
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Erin Rubin
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Junkyard Jane, $10
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Combustion Collective, free
*PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Shelby Lynne, Delbert McClinton, Ryan Adams, $30/$73
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD--Fake 1, Liquid Messiah, No. 9, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON--Los Orchids & the Valley Girls
RAIN DANCER--Single Wide, Super Locrian, Laguna, $5
RAINBOW--Sunday Morning Music, Primerose xo, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY--ESP, free
SCARLET TREE--Elite, $7
SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS--Celebrate Resistence w/ the Pinkos, Mea Culpa, the November Group, Walken, the August Spies, $3/$10
SERAFINA--Bonnie Birch
SHABBAZZ CAFE--Open mic, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Afrodisiacs, $8
SIT & SPIN--Crystal Radio, Down Pilot, Aiko Shimada Band, $8
*SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Lila (6 pm, all ages), free
SUNSET TAVERN--Radio Nationals, Firebrat, Jodie Watts, $5
TOMMY'S--Bicycle, June Detector, Going South, $7
*TRACTOR TAVERN--Shinola (CD release), Dusty 45s, Redneck Girlfriend, $8
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Na Hila Hila Boys, free
ZAK'S--Schmidtaholics, 26,000 Volts, Platonic Bondage, S.G.C., $5
SATURDAY 12/1
BAD ALBERT'S--Bill Chism, $2
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Alpha Yaya Diallo, $10
BENAROYA HALL--Roosevelt Jazz: Ellington Nutcracker (7:30 pm), $10/$15
BENAROYA HALL--Christmas at Benaroya w/ Seattle Choral Company, $15/$35
BIT SALOON--Toys for Tots benefit w/ Drag Strip Riot, Shinola
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--The Mighty Diamonds, $10
*BREAKROOM--The Lawnmowers, Down Pilot, Jupiter Crash, $6
BRECHEMIN AUDITORIUM--Music for Lute: the Cusp of the Baroque, $8/$10
CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING--Rickie Byars-Beckwith, $17/$20
CENTRAL SALOON--Get off the Stage, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE'S--Danny O'Hanlon, $4
CROCODILE CAFE--Actual Tigers, Dear John Letters, $10
EL GAUCHO--Billy Wallace Quartet
ELYSIAN--Mayfly, Alex Woodard, Roxy
FIDDLER'S INN--Rai, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS--Ray Carney
*GRACELAND--Tomahawk, DJ Swamp, $15
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HOPVINE--Creeping Time Contemporary
HURRICANE CAF:--Relic, Enkria, Artist to Icon, Fake One, $5
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Gloryholes, the Getdown Syndrome, the Lonesome Teardrops
*JAZZ ALLEY--David Sanchez, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Corner Bhoys
KORT-HAUS PUB--Dr. Richard Kimball & The Fugitives
LARRY'S--Linda Hornbuckle, $10
LEIF ERIKSON BALLROOM--Yerbabuena
*LOCAL 46--Alien Crime Syndicate, Vendetta Red (8 pm, all ages), $6
LULU'S--Club Jazz
MEANY THEATER--Chava Alberstein, $28
MONA'S--Urban Oasis w/ Kiko & Michael
MONKEY PUB--Yam, Jimmy Stuarts, $3
*MOORE THEATRE--Psychedelic Furs, Echo & the Bunnymen, $25
MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY--Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra, $3/$7.50
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Don Goodwin Group, $10
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Crooked Mile, Eight Hands, $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
*PARADOX THEATER--Brodie, Acceptance, Ruckus, Bad Apple, E.W.I. (8 pm, all ages), $7
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, free
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)--Los Orchids & the Valley Girls
RAIN DANCER--The Spinning Sun, Apriority, IPO, $5
RAINBOW--The Quick, Phonkbutt, Sunday Drivers, $6
RED ONION TAVERN--Glacier Blues
REDHOOK BREWERY--Zazou, free
SCARLET TREE--Elite, $7
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Me Infecto, Free Verse (9 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA--Alma Villegas
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Hit Explosion, $8/$10
SHORECREST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER--Magical Strings, $12/$15
*SHOWBOX--Dispach, Flowmotion, $12
*SIT & SPIN--Sanford Arms, No. 13 Baby, Kill Me Tomorrow
ST. CLOUDS--Blu Meadows
TOMMY'S--Bambaji, Six Foot Savage, free/$5
TOWN HALL--Elliot Bay Pipe Band, $7/$10
TRACTOR TAVERN--Wylie & the Wild West, $12
ZAK'S--Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Hot Rod Lunatics, Ample, Octabites, $5
SUNDAY 12/2
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Tremorcordis (all ages), $7
BALTIC ROOM--Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BASTYR UNIVERSITY--Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, $12/$17
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
BENAROYA HALL--Roosevelt Jazz: Ellington Nutcracker (2 pm), $10/$15
BENAROYA HALL--Christmas at Benaroya w/ Seattle Choral Company, $15/$35
CENTRAL SALOON--Who's Your Daddy, $5
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER'S INN--Heather Banker, $1
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage
GRACELAND--Poe, Think of England, $13/$15
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada
I-SPY--Pretty Girls Make Graves, Callisto, C.O.C.O. (2 pm, all ages), $7
I-SPY--Saul Williams, FCS North, DJ Riz, $13
*JAZZ ALLEY--David Sanchez, $15.50/$19.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry and the PhilBillys, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Big Band w/ Becca Duran, $5
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
PINK DOOR--The Itinerate Locals, free
QUEEN ANNE LUTHERAN CHURCH--Sorge dal Mar l'Aurora, $10/$14
RAINBOW--Paul Benoit Band, PK & David Katz, $5
SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE--Nichol Veneé Eskridge (CD release), $10
*SHOWBOX--Brad, guests, $12/$14
TOWN HALL--The Medieval Women's Choir
TRACTOR TAVERN--Martial Arts in the Public Interest benefit w/ No 226, Saeta, Dawn Jewel, $6
TULA'S--Reggie Goings & Hadley Caliman Quintet, $7
MONDAY 12/3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Icy Coast, Eugene Iowa, Pleasure of Feel, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
BREAKROOM--Duane Peters & the Hunns, Catahoula Hounds, $6
CENTRAL SALOON--Sid Law's Cirque Du Pop, $5
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue w/ Tiffany Wilson, Bill Yuns
EL GAUCHO--Daniel Davidson
FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic
*GRACELAND--Morbid Angel, Deicide, Zyclon, Soilent Green, Exhumed (7 pm, all ages), $25
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Barfly, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Pot Luck Orchestra, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free
RAIN DANCER--Madhouse Cabaret Party, free
RAINBOW--The Berry Bros, $3
*SHOWBOX--Slayer, Chimaira, American Headcharge (6 pm, all ages), $26.50
THERMO'S--Open mic
TULA'S--Carolyn Graye & Greta Matassa Vocal Jam
TUESDAY 12/4
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Sounds in My Head, Three Messiahs Three (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free
*CROCODILE CAFE--The Sunshine Fix, Call and Response, Microphones, $7
DUBLINER--Open mic
EL GAUCHO--Daniel Davidson
EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS--Open mic
GRACELAND--Texelvania, the Nerves, Dan Melchoir's Broke Revue, Alta May, $6
HURRICANE CAFE--Open mic, free
I-SPY--Eris, Erin McNamee, $7
JAZZ ALLEY--Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts, $15.50/$17.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Balloons
PARADOX THEATER--Converge, American Nightmare, the Hope Conspiracy, Thrice (8 pm, all ages), $10
PINK DOOR--Miles & Karina, free
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
RE-BAR--DJ Venom, transAtlantic iceFloe, Arama, $5
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Rockaraoke, $3
VOGUE--Vicious Dolls
WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 12/5
BENAROYA HALL--Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Hit Parade, $12/$50
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON--One Eyed Jack, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM--John Wesley Harding, David Lewis, $12
COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
CORNISH COLLEGE--Taneko, $5/$10
CROCODILE--Super Magnificent Action Trio, $6
EL GAUCHO--Daniel Davidson
FIDDLER'S INN--Seven Year Anniversary w/ All-Star Jam
*GRACELAND--Clutch, Biohazard, Candiria, Kidney Thieves, $18
HOPVINE--Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE--Frank Roberts Plus, $5
I-SPY--Tart, Hourglass Lake, Lila, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Irish Session
JAZZ ALLEY--Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts, $15.50/$17.50
*KEYARENA--Neil Diamond, $37.50/$57.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Mark Whitman Band, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Big Spoon
PINK DOOR--Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER--Open mic, free
*RAINBOW--Siamese, $5
SCARLET TREE--206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert
SIT & SPIN--Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
SLIDERS (RENTON)--Right in the Face, $3
*SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Airplane, $5
*TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Revue, $6
UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic
WIT'S END--Open mic, $2