BAIT HOUSE--The Yes Yes Boys, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Clintons, Bijou, $5

CATWALK--Tamara, Aaron Simpson, kBot, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Ellen Says No, Valhere, J. Hiram Boggs & Satisfaction, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Electric Birds, Module, CNSE, $6

CONOR BYRNE'S--Barleycorn, free

CROCODILE--Antiquark, Display, Models Own, Rizzudo, $7

FADO--Slim Happy Jack

GALWAY ARMS--Heather Banker

* GRACELAND--Cynthia Dall, Suffering & the Hideous Thieves, Amy Blaschke, $7

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

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Matt Price & Rebecca Cohen, free

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers, $8

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--George Duke (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $18.50/$22.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LITTLE RED HEN--Los Orchids, free

MONA'S--Melvin Peterson Jazz Trio, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages)

NANA'S SOUP HOUSE--Odd Man In

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Three Legged Cat

RAINBOW--Changes Daily, Soup of the Day

RENDEZVOUS--Annie O'Neil (10:30 pm)

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Ron Cook

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--The Classical Saxophone Quartet, free

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Laura Veirs, guests, $5

SIT & SPIN--Walking on Sunshine: A tribute to Women in Rock '72-'02

STEEL SKY--Middle Passage, $3

SUNSET TAVERN--Sucka Night, $7

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Urban Oasis, free

TOST--Zulu, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Ellis Paul, $15

ZAK'S--Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, the Hitch, the Deefs, free

FRIDAY 12/13
15TH AVE TAVERN--Tarantulada, Racket, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Friday Groove Night: Marcus Eaton & the Lobby, Dim at Asia, $7

AURAFICE--Independents Day: The Mu, Amy Mahardy, Mike Turpen (8 pm, all ages), free

BAIT-HOUSE--The Densmore Jazz Concern, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Aquarium, $35

* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10

BENAROYA HALL--The Grace Experimental Orchestra, $8/$10

BORDERS--Sweetlou (7 pm, all ages), free

CAF: VENUS--Fishy's Holiday Extravaganza: Ms. Led, Dorkweed, Tart, Lila, Pris, Studfinder, Andrea Maxand, Silver Belles, members of Peter Parker (discount on admission if donating a new toy), $3/$5

CAMPAGNE--Anna Witte, free

CENTRAL SALOON--3 Inch Max, Jodie Watts, Pop Interstate, $8/$10

CHOP SUEY--Andy Caldwell, Kaskade, Quazar, Jeromy Nails, $10

COFFEE MESSIAH--Sameer Shukla (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--The EriMaggie Show w/Hanz Araki, $3

CROCODILE CAFE--Black Frames, Two Loons for Tea, Rockin' Teenage Combo, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--Dragstrip Riot, the All American Playboys, Saint Christopher

* DOWNTOWN YMCA--Teen Cthulhu, Iron Lung, Lana Dagales, Tion (8 pm, all ages), $5

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FADO--Weatherheads

FIDDLER'S INN--Ari Zucker & Friends, $2

FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free

GALWAY ARMS--Jen Savage

GRACELAND--Floater, the Jet City Fix (5 pm, all ages), $8

GRACELAND--Floater, the Jet City Fix (9 pm), $8

* HELLS KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Gift, Windowpane, High Plains Drifter, $5

HIGHLINER--Jive Turkey

HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15

HOPVINE--Pearl Django, $2

I-SPY--Fitz of Depression, C Average, oslo, $7

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Hot Club Sandwich, free

IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers

JAZZ ALLEY--George Duke (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $18.50/$22.50

KELLS--Rogues

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--3D, $10

LATONA PUB--Pat Reardon, $2

LEGENDS--Brian Feist, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Broken Trail, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--R.U.R., the Malinks, free

MARINA CANTINA--Esitu, $7

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Kyle Asplund, free

* MOORE THEATRE--Santa's Sack of Rock: Alien Crime Syndicate, Loudermilk, the Special Goodness, Dolour, DJ Franki Chan (7 pm, all ages), $5

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Harmonica Project (8 pm, all ages), free

MULLEADY'S PUB--The Combustion Collective, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--The Band that Murdered Silence

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARADOX THEATER--From Autumn to Ashes, the Hope Conspiracy, Unearth, Static Lullaby (8 pm, all ages), $12

PARAGON--Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt

PINK DOOR--Sogni Doro w/ Tony Yazzolino, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Les Voix Vulgaires, (8 pm, all ages), $6

RAINBOW--Live Edge TV: Omni, Saqqara, Two Loons for Tea, White Rabbit, Ashland

SCARLET TREE--Koolade, $7

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Poplife, $8

SIT & SPIN--The Drop, Orange, Electrokitty, $6

STEEL SKY--Layla Angulo, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Sucka Night, $7

TOMMY'S--Bijou, Bradbury Press

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Squirrels' 13th Annual XXX-Mas X-Travaganza: Guardian Alien, $6/$7

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Anita Culver

WAZOBIA--Know Domain, Underground, Split Farmers, American School of Warsaw, $7

ZAK'S--Billy Dwayne & his Creepers, Konny Kindlund, the Bad Things, $5

SATURDAY 12/14
2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Incandescent (8 pm, all ages), free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Ravi Coltrane (9 pm, all ages), $20/$25

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--The Itals, Little Big Men, $10

BENAROYA HALL--Northwest Chamber Orchestra, $25/$30

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo, $3

CAF: VENUS--Menagerie of Extravagance

CATWALK--FMLY, Agony of Deceit, Fury 161, Braindead, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Flowmotion, PKE Meter, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Winter White Party: DJs Miss A, LadyJane, $10

COFFEE MESSIAH--Skate Band (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Suffering Gaels, $4

* CROCODILE CAFE--Kultur Shock, Sleepytime Guerilla Museum, Skeleton Key, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--Custom Hustler, Kingpin Hayes, Haggis

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FADO--The Kennedy Brothers

FIDDLER'S INN--Karma Sutra, $2

FINN MACCOOL'S--Counterfist, $4

GALWAY ARMS--The Danny Godinez Band

GRACELAND--Kinski, Sword's Project, Paik, $7

HANA'S--Open mic, free

* HELLS KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Instant Winner, the Geeks, Jet City Fix, Pistol for a Paycheck (5 pm, all ages), $7

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Alien Crime Syndicate, Visqueen, the Brats (9 pm), $7

HIGHLINER--Heather Banker

HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15

HOPVINE--Paul Benoit and Hugh Sutton, $2

I-SPY--Jackpot, Graig Markel, Hello From Waveland, $8

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Red Emma's Dance Band, free

JAZZ ALLEY--George Duke (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $18.50/$22.50

KELLS--Rogues

KING CAT THEATER--Smooth Christmas Holiday Jam: Gerald Albright, Chris Botti, Jeff Lorber, $27.50/$32.50

LAKE STREET GRILL--Saturday Groove: Omaya, free

LARRY'S--3D, $10

LATONA PUB--Eric Madis, $2

LEGENDS--Tim Turner Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Broken Trail, free

LITTLE THEATRE--Ultra Music Night: Steve Hise, Office Products, Mutant Data Orchestra (7 pm, all ages), $8

LULU'S--HoneySpot: DJ Lu Ying, $7/$14

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Carl Funk, free

MONA'S--One. Two. Three., $2

MONKEY PUB--Plasticene, guests, $3

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Art Walk (8 pm, all ages)

NANA'S SOUP HOUSE--Stella Rossa

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10

O'SHEA'S--Fire Crotch

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Love Music's 10th Anniversary: Building a Rocket, Middle Dexter, Cepheid, March15th (7 pm, all ages), free

OLD PEQULIAR--The Bradbury Press

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

* PARADOX THEATER--Canyon, the Joggers, guests (2 pm, all ages), $6

* PARADOX THEATER--Gatsby's American Dream, Time to Fly, Dolour, the Divorce (8 pm, all ages), $2

PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER--Father Peter Bowes, $7/$10

PINK DOOR--Shoehorn, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band

ROCKSPORT--Slave to the System, Soulbender, $10

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

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA--The Choro Trio

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

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Catheters, the Holy Ghost Revival, Broadcast Oblivion, $7

THUMPER'S--Jeannette w/Jeff Caldwell, $12

TOMMY'S--Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, the Fucking Chachis, the Dry County

TOST--Das Rut Holidaze, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Sheila's Annual Christmas Party: The Scott Law Band, Sunday Morning Music, $10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Andy Shaw Quartet

* VERA PROJECT--Sicko, the Cripples, Mea Culpa (8 pm, all ages), $6

* ZAK'S--The Flip Tops, the Stuck-ups, the Hollow Points, $5

SUNDAY 12/15
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Ravi Coltrane (8 pm, all ages), $20/$25

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Optimus Rhythm, 100th Monkey, the Rebels, Sick One, Mak One (5 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

BENAROYA HALL--Northwest Chamber Orchestra (2:30 pm), $25/$30

CENTRAL SALOON--Epigene, Leghorn, $5

CHINA HARBOR--Maia Santell & House Blend, $7

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

FIDDLER'S INN--The Dukes & the Diva, $1

* GRACELAND--The Ataris, Rufio, Auto Pilot Off, the Go Reflex (8 pm, all ages), $13

HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Carolyn Currie, free

JAZZ ALLEY--George Duke (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $18.50/$22.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LE PICHET--Bob Antone (2:30 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Estocar (6 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Bob Nixon Group, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Evergreen Classic Jazz Band, $6

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The One Tons

PINK DOOR--Shoehorn

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Sounding "Paintings with Strings" (4 pm, all ages), free

* RE-BAR--Phoenicia & Vic at the Holiday Lounge, $13

SERAFINA--Anne Reynolds w/ Toby Stone

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--The Guests Stars, the Stares, guests, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Harry Pierce, guests, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

THUMPER'S--Jeannette w/Jeff Caldwell, $12

TOST--Extreme Leisure: Michael Manahan, Kevin Chills, Osiris, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Laura Love, $12/$14

MONDAY 12/16
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Umberhulk, Black Diamond, Mr. C & Double Shot, Outfit, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Sod Hauler, Formula X, CrawlStaggerFall, $5

FADO--Chris Stanley

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

GRACELAND--Monday-Funday!: Thrones, Crictor, DJs Franki Chan, Red Leather Chapstick, $4

HOPVINE--Denise Drake, J. Hiram Boggs & Satisfaction, free

J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

* KEYARENA--Cher, Cyndi Lauper (7:30 pm, all ages), $34.75/$79.75

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Lion of Judah, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--New Music Night: Anna Oxygen, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Billy & Jerry Counry Duo

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Five and the Necrophiliacs (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug's jam session

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RE-BAR--Phoenicia & Vic at the Holiday Lounge, $13

SCARLET TREE--Sol!, $5

* SHOWBOX--Xzibit, Master P, guests, $20/$25

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TULA'S--Kelley Johnson

TUESDAY 12/17
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Candid Jazz Collective (8 pm, all ages), $6

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Adv, Tobias, Dange, DJ Kid, $5

CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

* CHOP SUEY--The Final Loop Loop featuring Christa Wells, Jay Roulston, PK, Byron Vannoy, Beck Henderer, Brian Pamintuan, DJ Kenichi Wallace, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free

CROCODILE CAFE--When You Wish Upon a Star: The Terror Sheets, Built Like Alaska, Shoes for December, $6

FADO--Cooter Stew

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

GRACELAND--The Bronze, Sludgeplow, Argonaut, $6

IRISH EMIGRANT--Jennifer Savage

JAZZ ALLEY--The Bobs (8 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

KEYARENA--Growing Up Tour featuring Peter Gabriel, $40/$97

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Corporate Monkeys, free

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

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--The Alphabet Duo (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--David Friesen, Jeannie Hoffman, Jerry Hahn, Gary Hobbs, free

NOC NOC--Live Tues, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Don Elgood and the Offshore Bookies, free

* RE-BAR--Local 101, $5

RENDEZVOUS--The Furies & the Haywire Hobos, free

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats, $5

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

STEEL SKY--Dan Covrett Quartet, free

* SUNSET TAVERN--Gerald Collier, Sean Nelson, Jon Auer, Mark Pickeral, Purty Mouth, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TOST--The Skylounge: Obelus, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Happy Savage, River Route, guests, $10

WEDNESDAY 12/18
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Marcus Printup (8 pm, all ages), $20/$25

BAIT HOUSE--Vocal Jam w/ Karin Kajita

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Unity Jam: Deus Sex, Formula X, High Profile, Jaded 52, Brother Justice, Wild Kingdom

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

CAF: VENUS--The Broadville Carnival: Annaliese, Carolyn Ziegler, Daisy, free

CHOP SUEY--Snowboard Connection Customer Appreciation Party: DJs N8, Atlee, guests, free

COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Urban Outcasters, Betsy Olson, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--When You Wish Upon a Star: The Divorce, the Catch, United State of Electronica, the Silver Bells, Rock Star Crush, Wonderful, guests, $7

GRACELAND--Archenemy, guests (8 pm, all ages), $12

HOPVINE--Open mic

I-SPY--Revolver, Rock Indie Mod, the Girls & DJs Jezze, BBG, $7

JAZZ ALLEY--The Bobs (8 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50

LAKE STREET GRILL--Ron Weinstein Trio

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

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

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

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Alice Stuart

PARADOX THEATER--The Local Show: Old Man Tasty, Cober, Ninteen5, the Valley (8 pm, all ages), $7

PARAGON--The Jacks

PINK DOOR--Brendan Wires

SCARLET TREE--Downstroke, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Jen Wood, Drew Victor, Ashanti, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday: The Honky-Tonk Revue, $7

ZAK'S--The Weaklings, the Gays, Fist City, DJ Ken Dirtnap, $5