THE ASCENSION: GOTH INDUSTRIAL DANCE: Thurs March 14, Paradox Theater, 8 pm, $5

LE TIGRE, CHICKS ON SPEED, TAMMY HART: Thurs March 14, Showbox, 7 pm, $12/$14

THE BINGE: Fri March 16, Coffee Messiah, 8 pm, $4

THE BUILDING PRESS, VERMILION, DECEPTION PASS: Fri March 16, Downtown YMCA, 8 pm, $5

CANOOFLE: Fri March 16, Mr. Spot's Chai House, 8 pm, donation

THE VELVET TEEN, HOURGLASS LAKE, BRAS LUX, DOLOUR: Fri March 15, Old Fire House, 8 pm, $5

CARRIE BEIL (CD RELEASE), BIOGRAPHY OF FERNS, ALLISON WILLIAMS, DANIEL REED: Fri March 15, Paradox Theater, 7 pm, $7

HIPPIES IN FLAMES: Fri March 15, Second Avenue Pizza, 8 pm, free

HARUM SCARUM, FREE VERSE, DEAD BY DAWN, HIGH PRIESTS OF PANIC: Fri March 15, The Flophaus, 7:30 pm, $3

POSEUR, CHARMING SNAKES, THE TURN-ONS: Fri March 15, Theater Off Jackson, 8 pm, $6

THE TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS: Sat March 16, Coffee Messiah, 8 pm, free

DIMMU BORGIR, CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN, DIABOLIC, DJs SKULL & BONES: Sat March 16, Graceland, 5:30 pm, $15

1st PLATOON, 500 YEARS: Sat March 16, Ground Zero (Bellevue), 7 pm, $5

ROCKY VOTOLATO, ENGINE DOWN, TROOPS, SMOKERS DIE YOUNGER: Sat March 16, Paradox Theater, 8 pm, $8

LEIGH WILKINSON: Sat March 16, Second Avenue Pizza, 8 pm, free

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, THE ANNIVERSARY, BEN KWELLER, LEGENDS OF THE RODEO: Sat March 16, Showbox, 6 pm, $12.50

HOME ALIVE BENEFIT w/ TART, SINESTRO, OLIVIA MENDEZ: Fri March 15, Theater Off Jackson, 8 pm, $6

CHINA DAVIS, NIGEL & MUSTAFA, SUB-MOTIVE: Sun March 17, Ballard Firehouse, 4 pm, $7

CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE, JOHN HAMMOND, LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS: Sun March 17, EMP, 8 pm, $20/$22

POLYGRAPHIC: MUSCHI, GENERIC, WAATER: Tues March 19, Aurafice, 9 pm, free

COGNITIVE DISSIDENTS: LOCUS PRODUCTIONS ENSEMBLE, PAUL HOOD: Tues March 19, Coffee Messiah, 8 pm, free

HOT ROD CIRCUIT, FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER, VENDETTA RED, THE SUPER MAGNIFICENT ACTION TRIO: Tues March 19, Graceland, 6 pm, $10

JOY MILLS: Tues March 19, Mr. Spot's Chai House, 8 pm, donation