THURSDAY 12/27

BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Radio Unfriendly, American School of Warsaw, $5

* BREAKROOM--Vampire Lezbos, the Fongs, Horrible, $6

CATWALK--Ragamuffin, Subdwellers, Bambaji

CENTRAL SALOON--Sullen Bliss, Phokus, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Raybone Experience, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Steve Okimoto & the O-Rings, Liquid Voodoo, Roger Fisher, $6

FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free

FLOYD'S PLACE--Combo Craig

GALWAY ARMS--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL--Pre Bop All-Stars

HURRICANE CAFE--La'vela, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--Setanta

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, free

JAZZ ALLEY--Ernestine Anderson & the Rich Dangel Big Band, $16.50/$115.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S--The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin' Jones, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Casey Neill Trio, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Penningtones, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quartet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez Band

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams, free

* RAINBOW--Matt Jorgensen + 451, Gregg Keplinger Trio, $5

REDHOOK BREWERY--Bigfoot Zoo, free

ROCK BOTTOM--San Pedro Circus (5:30 pm, all ages), free

SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--James Whetzel (5:30 pm, all ages), $7

* SIT & SPIN--Jessica Lurie Ensemble, Las Machas, $7

ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TOI--Danya, free

* TRACTOR TAVERN--One-Eyed Jack, the Rimrockers, $5

WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free


FRIDAY 12/28

BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free

BAIT-HOUSE--The Hep Tets, $3

BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya

BIT SALOON--Little Ray & the Uppercuts

BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Rankin' Screw & Ginger, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--DJ D (R&B), $10

* BREAKROOM--Motor Girl, the Gloryholes, Go Fight Win!, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--3 Inch Max, the Jodie Watts, Mulligan Men, $8/$10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Danny O' Hanlon, $3

CONTOUR--5 Senses: Sic Puppet

* CROCODILE CAFE--Lila, Pris, Yellow Second, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Gruvbox, $10

FIDDLER'S INN--Micadelic, $2

FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free

FLOYD'S PLACE--K.W. Miller

FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--Mark DuFresne, free

GALWAY ARMS--Mummery

HOPVINE--Kat Spitz

HURRICANE CAFE--Dorgon Owner, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers

* JAZZ ALLEY--Ernestine Anderson & the Rich Dangel Big Band, $16.50/$115.50

KELLS--Grafton Street

LAKEPOINTE--DC & the Washingtons

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10

LATONA PUB--Dave Conant & Mark Dalton

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Henry Cooper Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Northwest Stampede, free

MULLEADY'S PUB--The Bradbury Press, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Chris Stevens Band, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--HighRize

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

PLANET HOT ROD--One Less Human, Aggressive Nature, Cyphyn, Totalisti, $5

RAINBOW--Mango Son, Maya Soleil, $6

REDHOOK BREWERY--Morris Can Fly, free

SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygall & Her Private Reserve, $7

SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--The Strap Staps (9 pm, all ages), free

SERAFINA--Milo Petersen & Valerie Illman

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Afrodisiacs, $8

* SIT & SPIN--The Living Daylights

ST. CLOUDS--Danny Wheetman

TOMMY'S--Underride, Point Defiance, the Merchants, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Actual Tigers, Suitcase, Firebrat, $8

ZAK'S--Gluttons for Punishment, U-93, All American Playboys, $5


SATURDAY 12/29

BAD ALBERT'S--Rod Cook, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--The Hep Tets, $3

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Jaded 52, Knockouts, No End, Oneaway, Subject 117, Killing Faith (4 pm, all ages), $7

BIT SALOON--Blumeadows

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Rankin' Screw & Ginger, $10

BOHEMIAN CAFE--DJ D (R&B), $10

BREAKROOM--The Dickel Brothers, the Midnight Choir, Memphis Radio Kings, $6

CAFE VENUS--Wine, Women, Chocolate: Deeja, Roxy, Sheryl Diane, $8

CAFF: BRAZIL--Jovino Santos Neto, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Jam on White Bread, $8/$10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Salsa

CONOR BYRNE'S--Danny O' Hanlon, $3

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Ho-Ho's, guests

DOC MAYNARD'S--Beyond the Fringe, $10

* DOWNTOWN YMCA--Vendetta Red, Blood Brothers, the Lashes (8pm, all ages), $6/$5

ELYSIAN--Holly Figueroa, Sheryl Wiser, Jen Wood, Paula Maya, Susan Robkin, $6

FIDDLER'S INN--Rai, $2

FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free

FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--The High Rollers, free

GALWAY ARMS--Scott Law

* GRACELAND--Heather Duby, Dear John Letters, the Terror Sheets, $8

GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--The Sutek Conspiracy, the November Group, Left with Nothing, Cephied (8 pm, all ages), $5

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HOPVINE--Katatonics

HURRICANE CAF:--Element 114, Zero One, Hate Fist, Section 34, $5

* I-SPY--Blackalicious, Lifesavas, Boom Bap Project, Pale Soul, DJ Tre, $13

* JAZZ ALLEY--Ernestine Anderson & the Rich Dangel Big Band, $16.50/$115.50

LAKEPOINTE--Friend of Mind, Sullen Bliss, Alkai Diggins

LARRY'S--LJ Porter & the Vampin Hos, $10

LATONA PUB--Tor Liza Dietrichson

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Henry Cooper Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Northwest Stampede, free

LOCAL 46--Whorehouse of Representatives, Razed, Cold Sweat, Vile (6 pm, all ages), free/$6

LOCK AND KEEL--Tiny Kings

LULU'S--Alexander Barnard, Fabian Luna

MONKEY PUB--Reason for Ruin, $3

MULLEADY'S PUB--Going South, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Chris Stevens Band, $10

O'SHEA'S--Eric Eshlemon, Steve Lalor

OLD PEQULIAR--Side Pocket

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Memphis Test, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

PLANET HOT ROD--My Invention, Brother Justice, Murder of Crows, $5

RAIN DANCER--The Binge, $5

RAINBOW--Improv w/ Bongo Todd, Chad Redlight, Mike Maffei, Chris Ehrmen, $5

REDHOOK BREWERY--Don Goodwin Group, free

ROCKSPORT--Hit Explosion, $10

SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygall & Her Private Reserve, $7

SERAFINA--Ann Reynolds

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--2000 Degrees, Pop Life, $8/$10

* SIT & SPIN--Kultur Shock, Guardian Alien

* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--The Kent 3 (6 pm, all ages), free

ST. CLOUDS--Black Velvet

ST. MARK'S CATHEDRAL--In Dulci Jubilo: Renaissance Christmas, $15/$18

STADIUM EXHIBITION CENTER--Blyss: Black Eyed Peas, Paul van Dyk, $35/$45

* SUNSET TAVERN--Little LuAnn, Bicycle, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

TOMMY'S--Boy Next Door, Crushcoat, Jupiter Crash, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Kim Virant, Christy McWilson, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, $6

ZAK'S--Old Man Smithers, Northwest Breeders, the Insults, Ornery, $5


SUNDAY 12/30

* BALTIC ROOM--Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman; DJs Killabee, Misskick

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

FLAME--San Pedro Circus, Adan's Jazz Band, $3

FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada

IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver

* JAZZ ALLEY--Ernestine Anderson & the Rich Dangel Big Band, $16.50/$115.50

KELLS--Grafton Street

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Band, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry and the PhilBillys, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Greta Mettasa, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez Band

PARAGON--Rick Uselton

RAINBOW--3 Legged Cat, PK & James Whiton, $5

* SIT & SPIN--Unexpected Arrival (3 pm, all ages), $5

ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman


MONDAY 12/31

BALLARD ODD FELLOW'S LODGE--DJ Tony Fan (tango, salsa, swing) w/ dancers, $20/$25

BELL HARBOR INT'L CONFERENCE CENTER--Dudley Manlove Quartet, Yerbabuena, Cambalache, MC Queen Lucky, $45/$50

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

BIT SALOON--Les Thangud Trio, Muddy

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Sofa King, free

BLUWATER BISTRO--La Movida, DJ L.S., MC Jamal, $22.50

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Rankin' Screw & Ginger, $30

* BREAKROOM--Zeke, Cookie, Dirty Birds, Federation X, $10

CAFE VENUS--Corrine Rose, Johnny Mercury Quintet, Slitliquor, $3/$5

CENTRAL SALOON--Honey Tongue, $5

* CENTURY BALLROOM--Swing vs. Salsa: Casey MacGill w/ Miss Lee Lee & Latin Expression, $40

COLLEGE INN PUB--Tarantulada, Me Infecto

* COMET TAVERN--The Kent 3, RC5, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Setanta, $10

* CONSOLIDATED WORKS--Heaven & Hell Ball: IQU, Kinski, the Gun Street Girls, DJ Suspence, $30/$40

DOC MAYNARD'S--Coolade, $30

ELYSIAN--Easy Big Fella, Baby Gramps, $18/$20

* EMP--New Year's Eve Electronica Bash: Roy Davis Jr., Czech, Peter Christianson, DJ Smile (9 pm, all ages), $10/$15

FIDDLER'S INN--Danny Godinez Band

* GRACELAND--The Shins, the Standard, Minus the Bear, $12

HURRICANE CAFE--Liquor Box, Late September Dogs, Enkrya, $5

* I-SPY--Maktub, Shawn Smith, Piece of Sol; DJs Killa B, Vitamin D, DV-1, $25

IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver & Neil

KELLS--Grafton Street

KORT-HAUS PUB--Kimball & the Fugitives

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Casey & the Blues Cats, DJ Ronell, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Afrodesiacs

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, free

MAXIMILIEN'S FRENCH RESTAURANT--Rouge Cabaret

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Jax Band, $30

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band

PIER 70--Swank Sensuous 1930s Party, free

PLANET HOT ROD--Hate Fist, Drunk As Usual, Fury 161, the Seatown Manglers, Aggression Core, $5

RAIN DANCER--Miller Lane, Six Foot Savage, Zen Driver, $15

RAINBOW--The Berry Brothers, $3

REDHOOK BREWERY--BeeCraft

SCARLET TREE--Elite, $30

SEATTLE CENTERHOUSE--Happy Savage, Dr. Funk (5 pm, all ages), free

SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS--The Fakes, Fraid Edge, Anasabin, $15/$20

SERAFINA--Andrea Dupree

* SIT & SPIN--Fauxbang!

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Urban Oasis

TOMMY'S--Low End, Surreal Sutra, $10/$15

TRACTOR TAVERN--Left Hand Smoke, $15/$20

TULA'S--The Marriott Brothers Quintet

* VETERENS OF FOREIGN WARS HALL--Balkan New Year's Eve: Balkanarama


TUESDAY 1/1

EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free

IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner Band, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free

PARADOX THEATER--Rambo, From Ashes Rise, Atrocious Madness, Spitting Teeth (8 pm, all ages), $7

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, Steve Kemke, free

RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free

RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5

WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free


WEDNESDAY 1/2

AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Crash Avenue, High Profile, $5

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

CENTRAL SALOON--Pataha, Track 9, Ultrafind, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Single Wide, free

* CROCODILE--The Bend, No. 226 (CD release), Saeta, $6

* GRACELAND--The Lashes, Neb, $6

HURRICANE CAFE--Frank Roberts Plus, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--Leo McNamara

JAZZ ALLEY--Jim Ferguson Trio, $15.50/$17.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax

PINK DOOR--Julie Cascioppo, free

RAINBOW--Siamese, White Rhino, $5

SCARLET TREE--206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, Mark Cardenas, $3

SIT & SPIN--Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4

* SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Airplane, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Revue, $6