THURSDAY 8/1

BAD ALBERT'S--Mazzine Smith, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Custom Hustler, Peep Show, $7

BALTIC ROOM--Jon Auer, John Roderick, Robb Benson, Josh White, Aaron Sprinkle, $5

BORDERS--Andrea Maxand (noon, all ages), free

CENTRAL SALOON--Ashbury Par, Dusthorses, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern: Stephen Parris, John Ewing (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Joe Bowbeer Irish Experience, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Jill Sobule, Mary Kate O'Neill, $8/$10

DELUXE BAR & GRILL--Acoustic Soul, free

FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTER--Loadlevellers, Hot Rod Lunatics, Caught Red Handed, the Beat Senseless, $5

GALWAY ARMS--Charlotte Vanderwolf

* GRACELAND--Jody Hates the World, The Loveless & Goodnight Trail, the Sound of Sleep, 6 Minute Mile, $6

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph

* I-SPY--The Fakes, Alta May, Static Radio, $6

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Lights, Mimes, Dutch Flats, $5

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S--Wand, Faster Daddy, Trine, $5

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Pinehurst Kids, Pris, the Divorce, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Invisible Doctors

MONA'S--One.Two.Three. w/ Phil Sparks

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Al Rowe

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Alice Stuart Band

PATTI SUMMERS--Tiffany Little White Trio

PARADOX THEATER--Hero Killer King, Soon it Will Destroy Her (8 pm, all ages), $5

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

RAINBOW--Big Foot Zoo, PKE Meter, $5

* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!, $6

REDHOOK BREWERY--Late Tuesday, Orbiter, free

RENDEZVOUS--Blood Bunny (10:30 pm), $5

SAFFRON COW--Better Left Unsaid (8 pm, all ages), free

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

SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Dumbstruck, Capacity 3, EWI, Brodie (7 pm, all ages), free

SERAFINA--Woody Woodhouse

SIT & SPIN--Diva, $7

ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jimm McIver

STEEL SKY--Kalass

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TOST--The Silver Surfers, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Russ Bartlett & His Texas Band, Colin Gilmore, the Believers, $6

WAZOBIA--In Take, $5


FRIDAY 8/2

AURAFICE--Independent's Day: Robb Benson, Seth Howard, Louis O'Callaghan (8 pm, all ages), free

BAIT-HOUSE--Zazou, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Umberhulk, Kicked, Crushcoat, Civilized Animals, $8

* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya: Piece, Kylea, Reggie Watts, Darrius Willrich, CD Littlefield, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman, DJ Topspin, $10

BAREFOOT, USA--Gary Gibson Quartet, $5

CAFE VENUS--Badlands: Ford & the F250's, Black Pine, Arne Pihl, $5

CATWALK--Benefit for Musicwerks: Assemblage 23, Converter, SMP, Glis, Static Engine, Tau Factor, Manufactura, $10

CENTRAL SALOON--Jack the Hotrod, Ethyl, the Splinters, $8/$10

CENTURY BALLROOM--Children of the Revolution, $15

* CHOP SUEY--OK GO, Maroon 5, the New Mexicans, $7

COFFEE MESSIAH--Samantha Barrow, Lesliewood (8 pm, all ages), $4

CONOR BYRNE'S--J.L. Stiles, $3

* CROCODILE CAFE--Voyager One, the Warlocks, Wonderful, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Afrodisiacs, $10

EN SEATTLE--Ty Bailie & Friends

FIDDLER'S INN--Daryl Redeker & Red Pearl, $2

FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTER--The Aloha Bra Show: The Mercury Four, Das Rut, DJ Leslie, Los Peligrosos, the Speedles, B-Hives, Crack Sabbath, $10/$12

GALWAY ARMS--Rick Usleton

* GRACELAND--The Locust, the Blood Brothers, Lightning Bolt, Arab on Radar, the Get Hustle (8 pm, all ages), $8

HOPVINE--Akdeniz Guitar Trio, $2

I-SPY--Hello from Waveland, Tagging Satellites, High Dive (10 pm), $7

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Gleamers, Crack City Rockers, Granite Point, Muddy Rivers, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--John Pizzarelli Trio, $17.50/$21.50

KELLS--St. James Gate, $4

KISMET--Mike Kaminsky, free

LAKEPOINTE--SIK9, Liquorbox, Dollar Store Cowboys, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Charles White Band, $10

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Tullycraft, the Malinks, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MARINA CANTINA--The Rangehoods, $6

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

* MOORE THEATRE--Beck (8 pm, all ages), $31

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Thunder Child (8 pm, all ages)

MULLEADY'S PUB--Hathead, free

* MURAL AMPHITHEATER--Gas Huffer, Peter Parker, Aveo (5:30 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Eddie Cotton, $10

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Love!Gum!Pennies!, Barnyard Rebellion (8 pm, all ages), $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

* PARADOX THEATER--Laymans Terms, Mindhead, Stereo Crush, the Carolines (8 pm, all ages), $8

PATTI SUMMERS--Patti Summers & Gary Steele Trio

PINK DOOR--Black Cat Duo, free

RAINBOW--Sunday Morning Music, $8

RENDEZVOUS--Rome (10:30 pm), $5

ROCK BOTTOM--3 Martini Lunch, free

SAFFRON COW--Cooke and Green (8 pm, all ages), free

SALTY'S ON ALKI--Korla Wygal

SCARLET TREE--Lady A & the Funk, $7

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SIT & SPIN--Graham Haynes Broken Sound Barrier, $10/$12

ST. CLOUDS--Marc Smason, Tim Kennedy

STEEL SKY--Kimball & the Fugitives, $3

SUNSET TAVERN--Post Stardom Depression, the Apocalypsticks, Jimmy Flame & the SexXy Boys, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Meat Purveyors, Danny Barnes, the Tennessee Twin, $7

WAZOBIA--Revolving Jugglers, $7

ZAK'S--Eastwood 44, ASR, Tarantulada, Shark Pants, $5


SATURDAY 8/3

BAD ALBERT'S--Bill Chism, $2

BAIT-HOUSE--Zazou, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Lucky Dube, Trolls Cottage, $20

CAFE VENUS--Soltero, John Roderick, Lee Rude & the Trainwrecks

CENTRAL SALOON--Windowpane, Pyro Class Flow, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Kind of Like Spitting, Hint Hint, Verona, $6

COFFEE MESSIAH--Drew Victor, Away from Alcatraz (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Clay Pipe, $3

CROCODILE CAFE--Black Angel, Rockin Teenage Combo, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--The Retro's, $10

* DOWNTOWN YMCA--The Building Press, Lands Further East, Avenue of the Strongest (8 pm, all ages), $7

DUBLINER--Tiny Kings

EASY STREET (QUEEN ANNE)--Crack City Rockers (5 pm, all ages), free

EMP--Expansions Party: Amon Tobin, FCS North, DJ Riz, Kid Hops, DJ Maza, Eyvind Kang (8 pm, all ages), $13/$15

EN SEATTLE--Ms. Flora McGill

EUROPEAN KITCHEN--Grey Beairde, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Rod Cook & Jon Bayless, $2

GALWAY ARMS--The Lowgrounders

* GRACELAND--Second Coming, Bathtub Gin, $8

HOPVINE--Frank Clayton Trio, $2

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Hospitals, Popular Shapes, A Frames, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--John Pizzarelli Trio, $17.50/$21.50

KELLS--St. James Gate, $4

LAKEPOINTE--Sonafield, Jennifer Savage, Philo Beddo, $5

LARRY'S--Gruvbox, $10

LATONA PUB--Chris Stevens

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

LOBO SALOON--Third Rail Delivery, Bitter Pills, Formula X, Black Goat

MAPLE LEAF GRILL--Jean Mann, $5

MARINA CANTINA--The Rangehoods, $6

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MONA'S--Marco DeCavalho Trio

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Corey Small (8 pm, all ages)

MULLEADY'S PUB--Silver Surfer, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Emerald City Divas, $10

O'SHEA'S--Andrew McKaige, Lise Nikkole

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Dave Ellis & Friends, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARADOX THEATER--Black Cat Music, the Hollow Points, Sharpknife (8 pm, all ages), $8

PATTI SUMMERS--Nation of Two, Akka Shimoto

PINK DOOR--Fina Mente, free

RAINBOW--Crack Sabbath, $6

RENDEZVOUS--Anabret, Steven Martini (10:30 pm), $5

ROCK BOTTOM--Otis P & the Jivefunk, free

SAFFRON COW--Hopkins (8 pm, all ages), free

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

SERAFINA--Leo Raymundo

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--80 Something, $8/$10

SIT & SPIN--M-Set, Diablotones, Smooch Knob, $6

STEEL SKY--Magdalen Hsu-Li, $10

* SUNSET TAVERN--Sicko, the Radio Nationals, Mea Culpa, $7

THE FREMONT DOCK--Little Ray & the Uppercuts, Johnny Mercury, $5

TOST--Das Rut Jr., $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Fernando, the Lawnmowers, Sweet Lou, $6

ZAK'S--The Dead, Shunt, Hardship, Automatic Animal, $5


SUNDAY 8/4

ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton

BALTIC ROOM--Smack, $7

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON--Bionic Systems Go, Merenquetang, the Droids, $5

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Steve Lalor, $1

FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage, free

* GRACELAND--Natural History, eXBeSTFRIeNDS, Biography of Ferns, $6

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--One Time Through, Squak, Setting Son, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--John Pizzarelli Trio, $17.50/$21.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Rogers Roger's Invitational Jam, $5

LE PICHET--The Fabulous Street Band (2:30 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MARINA CANTINA--Private Stock, $6

MOORE THEATRE--Our Lady Peace, Greenwheel, $25

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Big Band, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Ain't No Heaven 7 Dixieland Band, $6

* PIER 62/63--Cake, Flaming Lips, De La Soul, Kinky (5 pm, all ages), $36

PINK DOOR--Alison Wonderland Bacich

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Omake & Johnson (8 pm, all ages), $6

* SIT & SPIN--Cavity: Trucker of the Sea, Sinestro, DJ Deutscher Meister, $4

SUNSET TAVERN--Christopher Blue, Michael Serpe (8 pm), $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Jive Turkey (10 pm), $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--Anne Heaton, Kym Tuvim, Holly Figueroa, $6

TRACTOR TAVERN--Lafleur et Basile, $10/$12

VOLUNTEER PARK--Bubble Rally!: Little Luanne, Lake City Orchestra, Perpetual Madness Machine (noon, all ages), free


MONDAY 8/5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Emery Cav, Sports Fan, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Structure, Section 34, Fatal Bus Wreck, $5

GRACELAND--Strung Out, Rise Against, Audio Karate, the Line (8 pm, all ages), $12

HOPVINE--Carrie Biell, Steve Ball Road Show, Wayne Roller, free

J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Humidiflyers, free

PARADOX THEATER--Kind of Like Spitting, Jen Wood, Amy Blashke (8 pm, all ages), $5

SCARLET TREE--Sol!, $5

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Carissa's Wierd CD release (11:20 pm, all ages), free

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee

SUNSET TAVERN--78 Nova: John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, Joe Doria, DJs Ams, Mug Frosty (d&b), $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--New West Records listening party, free

TYPHOON RESTAURANT--Reggie Goings Group, free


TUESDAY 8/6

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mother's Milk, DJ Kidd, $5

CENTURY BALLROOM--Hawaii Festival: George Kuo, Martin Pahinui, Aaron Mahi, $18.50/$20

CHOP SUEY--Loop Loop: Byron Vannoy, John Silverman, Jay Roulston, DJs Mark E Quark, Brian Lyons, Ken Wallace, J Justice, $4

* CROCODILE CAFE--Archer Prewitt, the Stratford 4, the Prom, $8

* EMP--Dead Prez, the Coup, Onry Ozzborn, Vitamin D (8 pm, all ages), $18/$20

* GRACELAND--Dillinger Four, Lawrence Arms, Toys that Kill, the Arrivals (7 pm, all ages), $10

JAZZ ALLEY--Jane Monheit, $17.50/$19.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band, free

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

LULU'S--Tim Friedlander Quartet

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Spirit Tuck (8 pm, all ages)

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction

PARADOX THEATER--Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Rufio, Gatsby's American Dream (8 pm, all ages), $9

PATTI SUMMERS--ESP

PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams

PINK DOOR--Fina Mente, free

RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5

* RE-BAR--Local 101: The Abodox, the New Mexicans, $5

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3

SHOWBOX--Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, L.A. Guns, Firehouse, $27.50/$30

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Carrie Akre (6 pm, all ages), free

STEEL SKY--Dan Covrett Quartet, free

SUNSET TAVERN--Dawn Jewell, Mia Boyle, Earl Brooks, Jen Wood, $5

* TACOMA DOME--Eminem, Papa Roach, Ludacris, Xhibit, the X-Ecutioners, $39.50


WEDNESDAY 8/7

BAD ALBERT'S--Paul Green, free

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

CENTRAL SALOON--Poleshift Trigger, Chango Malo, Humidiflyers, $5

CHOP SUEY--Goldenboy, Sterling, Blue Spark, $6

CONOR BYRNE'S--Cindy Kalmenson

* CROCODILE CAFE--Mars Accelerator, the Landing, Herzog, Ampbuzzz, $6

GRACELAND--Arlo, guests

* I-SPY--Automaton, Bandersnatch, Awkward Star, $6

JAZZ ALLEY--Jane Monheit, $17.50/$19.50

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

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--John Paul (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Little Big Man, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--The Eric Verlinde Jazz Trio, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Skerik

* PARADOX THEATER--Your Enemies Friends, the Cancer Conspiracy, Shattered Realm, Contingent (8 pm, all ages), $8

PARAGON--The Imaginaires

PIER 62/63--John Hiatt & the Goners w/ Jimmie Vaughan, $35

PINK DOOR--Nova, free

RAINBOW--One Drop, $5

SAFFRON COW--Jazz Strings (7:30 pm, all ages), free

SCARLET TREE--Downstroke, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--James Whiton, Taarka, $6

ZAK'S--Girlish Figure, guests, $4