THURSDAY 1/3
BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Jaded Lane, Yakov, Pop Interstate, $5
* BENAROYA HALL--Seattle Symphony w/ Kathleen Battle, $26/$80
CENTRAL SALOON--Little Big Man, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--McSorely's Reeks, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Kwabs, the Pharmacy, $6
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--Combo Craig
GRACELAND--All About Lupo, Ambitious Career Woman, Black Eagle, $6
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Open mic (6:30 pm, all ages), free
HURRICANE CAFE--La'vela, $5
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Anna Sabin, the Whores, $5
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, free
JAZZ ALLEY--Jim Ferguson Trio, $15.50/$17.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S--The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin' Jones, $5
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Willie Vlautin, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the Philbillys
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quartet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Bee Craft
PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER--Eaton Hay, Manik, free
RAINBOW--Hot Pony, Paul Benoit Band, $7
ROCK BOTTOM--San Pedro Circus (5:30 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Total Experience Gospel Choir (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes
* SUNSET TAVERN--Monty Banks & the Highrollers, DJ Leslie $, $7
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
TOI--Danya, DJ Killabee, free
TRACTOR TAVERN--Jerry Joseph, Drive-By Truckers, $8
TRAVELERS--Open mic, free
WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free
FRIDAY 1/4
ARTEMIS GALLERY--Peter Mulvey
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
* BENAROYA HALL--Seattle Symphony: Beethoven's Ninth, $10/$64
BIT SALOON--Dana Lupinacci & the Jive Guys
BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Apple Gabriel w/ Katt, $10
BOHEMIAN CAFE--DJ D (R&B), $10
* BREAKROOM--The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Jodie Watts, $6
CAFE VENUS--Joey Piss Drunk Rock Opera, $3
CENTRAL SALOON--Point One, Face Plant, Room Zero, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE'S--Rick May & Gil Yslas, $3
CONTOUR--5 Senses: Liver B, Mother's Milk
* CROCODILE CAFE--2002 Elvis Invitationals, $12/$14
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $10
FADO--The Superficial
FIDDLER'S INN--Danny Godinez Band, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--K.W. Miller
* GRACELAND--Ron Jeremy w/ Drop Six, DJ Cherry Canoe, $12
* I-SPY--Home Alive CD II release w/ the Gossip, Carrie Akre, the Pinkos, Lesliwood, Going South, Graig Markel, Sanford Arms, $7
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Kled, Luster Coat, Komatsu Blue, Hailee, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--Winard Harper Sextet, $15.50/$17.50
KELLS--Corner Bhoys w/ Michael Chang
LAKEPOINTE--Liquor Box, Underride, the Merchants
LAST SUPPER CLUB--Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--John Stephan Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--The Wild Turkeys
MULLEADY'S PUB--Reason for Ruin, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Don Goodwin Band, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Unexpected Arrival, Byrdie, Terry Cerillo, Non Pareilyx, Mr. Dog (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR--Combustion Collective
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'n' Thistle Band
PARADOX THEATER--Havalina Rail Co., Suffering & the Hideous Thieves, Saeta (8 pm, all ages), $7
* PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Mandy Patinkin, $29.50/$49.50
PLANET HOT ROD--Suffergauge, Hate Fist, Seatown Manglers, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON--John Hodgekins
RAINBOW--Michael Williams Band, Tyler Allen, $8
REDHOOK BREWERY--Romales, free
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Planet Pop (7 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA--Woody Woodhouse
SHABBAZZ CAFE--Open mic, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Afrodisiacs, $8
* SIT & SPIN--Sweet Science, Super Magnificent Action Trio, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Looking For Sailors
* SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaroake w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Airplane, $5
TOMMY'S--M-Set, Ragamuffin, Gas Kings, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday (Friday Edition), $8
ZAK'S--Idol Threats, 26,000 Volts, Sickness, $5
SATURDAY 1/5
BAD ALBERT'S--The Alice Stuart Band, $2
* BENAROYA HALL--Seattle Symphony: Beethoven's Ninth, $10/$64
BIT SALOON--Blumeadows
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Rant 'n' Raven, $3
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Apple Gabriel w/ Katt, $10
BOHEMIAN CAFE--DJ D (R&B), $10
* BREAKROOM--Mandonna, The Ho-Ho's, $6
CAFE VENUS--Sinvitational Music Night, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Stranger Neighbor, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Salsa
CONOR BYRNE'S--John Weiss & Reggie Miles, $3
* CROCODILE CAFE--Sanford Arms, the Walkabouts, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, $8
DOC MAYNARD'S--Crossfire, $10
ELYSIAN--The Souvenirs, Dead Wood, $6
* EMP--Joanne Brackeen, $18/$20
FADO--Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER'S INN--Blue Madness w/ Eric Madis, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
GALWAY ARMS--John Shipe
* GRACELAND--Botch, Himsa, Vendetta Red, Hardesty, $8
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HURRICANE CAF:--Soul Nagro, Morge, Semesus, $5
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Rotton Apples, guests, $5
* JAZZ ALLEY--Winard Harper Sextet, $15.50/$17.50
KELLS--Corner Bhoys w/ Michael Chang
LAKEPOINTE--Liquid Messiah, IVAN, SixFootSavage
LITTLE RED HEN--The Wild Turkeys
LOBO INN--Slop Shot, Apiori, free
LULU'S--Fyckl, Robby Durham, Sol Calderon, Speedbump
MONA'S--Urban Oasis, free
MONKEY PUB--Optimist Rhyme, 100th Monkey, $3
MULLEADY'S PUB--Fading Collection w/ Electric Ottoman, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Blues Orbitors, $10
O'SHEA'S--Dave Hates Chico
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Good Boy Bren, $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez Band
PARADOX THEATER--Defiance, Virus 9, Wormwood, Freeverse (8 pm, all ages), $7
PLANET HOT ROD--Last of Our Tribe, Who Cares?, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)--Hudson Blues Band
RAIN DANCER--Single Wide, Optimus Rhyme, $5
RAINBOW--Michael Williams Band, Bandersnatch, $8
REDHOOK BREWERY--Freestyle Candela, free
ROCKSPORT--Rockaroke, $5
SERAFINA--Alma Villegas
* SIT & SPIN--The Tremens, Dorkweed (CD release), Lesliwood, $6
ST. CLOUDS--Susanna Rojas & the Outskirts
ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL--Capella Romana: Music for the Fall of Constantinople, $15/$18
* STELLA PIZZA--The Lashes, the Popular Shapes, Cavity Creeps, $5
* SUNSET TAVERN--Boss Martians, the Stuck Ups, the Girls, $6
TOMMY'S--Men From Mars, Slink, the Mu, $5
TOWN HALL--Bach Family Chamber Music, $11/$21
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Rai, Organica, $6
ZAK'S--Hot Rod Lunatics, Mad Bombers, Short Fuse, Hung Dice, Slop Shot, $5
SUNDAY 1/6
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Rocket In My Pocket (4 pm, all ages), $5
* BALTIC ROOM--Smack
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON--SMO Showcase w/ One Less Human, Bobbitt, Metal Leviathan, Static Bloom (3 pm)
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER'S INN--Tom Parker, Joy Mills, $1
FLAME--San Pedro Circus, Shelix, $3
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage
* GRACELAND--The Bronze, Charming Snakes, the Divorce, $6
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Age of Reason
IRISH EMIGRANT--McGnarley's Rant
* JAZZ ALLEY--Winard Harper Sextet, $15.50/$17.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry and the PhilBillys
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Dan Greenblatt Band, $5
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez Band
RAINBOW--The Berry Brothers, $3
ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN--Crack Sabbath, $7
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Hepititis C benefit w/ Jr. Cadillac, the John Hodgkins Band, Timothea, $15/$20
* TULA'S--Reggie Goings & Hadley Caliman Quintet, $7
ZAK'S--The Adhesives, Under Fire, Final Submission, $4
MONDAY 1/7
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Aaron Semer, Charlie Spring, Lil' Puddin', Leane Wilkins Band, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CAFE SOLSTICE--Chris Harrington
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue
FIDDLER'S INN--Open Mic, free
* GRACELAND--The Blood Brothers, Pretty Girls Make Graves, DJ Franki Chan, $3
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug
RAINBOW--Oxygen Lounge, $3
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, John Wicks, $5
THERMO'S--Open mic
TOMMY'S--Dub: DJ Engage, free
TUESDAY 1/8
AVENUE ONE--Woody Woodhouse, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Accidentals, Amazon Beast, Ambitious Woman, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Catahoula Hounds, Midnight Thunder Express, High Beams, $6
DUBLINER--Open mic
EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS--Open mic
* GRACELAND--Feed, guests, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, Steve Kemke, free
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
* RE-BAR--Local 101: The Whores, Schoolyard Heroes, $5
* SUNSET TAVERN--The Alternative Health Care Access Campaign Fundraiser w/ Larry Barrett, Jessee Sykes, guests, $5/$10
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--The Yes Yes Boys, free
WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free
ZAK'S--Human Error, Scarp, Peppermint, $4
WEDNESDAY 1/9
AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Otis P. & the Jive Funk, the Troy Spence Project, $5
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Rant 'n' Raven
CENTRAL SALOON--Last of Our Tribe, Honey Hush, Loophole, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--The Blues Society, free
CROCODILE--Ghostman on Third, the Marazene Heartbeat Clock, Winter in August, $6
GRACELAND--No Complaints, By-Product, guests, $5
HURRICANE CAFE--Frank Roberts Plus, $5
* I-SPY--Loveage: Dan the Automator, Mike Patton, Kid Koala, Jennifer Charles, $16
JAZZ ALLEY--John Patitucci, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS--Liam Gallagher
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Pacific Lutheran University Jazz Combo, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Sweet Juice
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, Mark Cardenas, $3
SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert
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
TULA'S--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein
UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic
WIT'S END--Open mic, $2