INDEPENDENTS DAY--THE MU, AMY MAHARDY, MIKE TURPEN: Fri Dec 13, Aurafice, 8 pm, free

SWEETLOU: Fri Dec 13, Borders (Downtown), 7 pm, free

TEEN CTHULHU, IRON LUNG, LANA DAGALES, TION: Fri Dec 13, Downtown YMCA, 8 pm, $5

FLOATER, THE JET CITY FIX: Fri Dec 13, Graceland, 5 pm, $8

SANTA'S SACK OF ROCK--ALIEN CRIME SYNDICATE, LOUDERMILK, THE SPECIAL GOODNESS, DOLOUR, DJ FRANKI CHAN: Fri Dec 13, Moore Theatre, 7 pm, $5

HARMONICA PROJECT: Fri Dec 13, Mr. Spot's Chai House, 8 pm, free

FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, THE HOPE CONSPIRACY, UNEARTH, STATIC LULLABY: Fri Dec 13, Paradox Theater, 8 pm, $12

LES VOIX VULGAIRES: Fri Dec 13, Polestar Music Gallery, 8 pm, $6CANYON, THE JOGGERS: Sat Dec 14, Paradox Theater, 2 pm, $6

INCANDESCENT: Sat Dec 14, 2nd Avenue Pizza, 8 pm, freeINSTANT WINNER, THE GEEKS, JET CITY FIX, PISTOL FOR A PAYCHECK: Sat Dec 14, Hell's Kitchen (Tacoma), 5 pm, $7

GATSBY'S AMERICAN DREAM, TIME TO FLY, DOLOUR, THE DIVORCE: Sat Dec 14, Paradox Theater, 8 pm, $2

SICKO, THE CRIPPLES, MEA CULPA: Sat Dec 14, Vera Project, 8 pm, $6

OPTIMUS RHYTHM, 100TH MONKEY, THE REBELS, SICK ONE, MAK ONE: Sun Dec 15, Ballard Firehouse, 5 pm, $8

THE ATARIS, RUFIO, AUTO PILOT OFF, THE GO REFLEX: Sun Dec 15, Graceland, 8 pm, $13

ESTOCAR: Sun Dec 15, Mr. Spot's Chai House, 6 pm, free

FIVE AND THE NECROPHILIACS: Mon Dec 16, Mr. Spot's Chai House, 8 pm, free

THE ALPHABET DUO: Tues Dec 17, 8 pm, free

THE LOCAL SHOW--OLD MAN TASTY, COBER, NINTEEN5, THE VALLEY: Wed Dec 18, Paradox Theater, 8 pm, $7