THURSDAY 3/27
15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free

* BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Tregenza, DJ Master Stan, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Anything But Hip, Only One Ocean, M Blue, $5

BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Eric Lane Barnes (6 pm), free

CAFE VENUS--Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Rich Man's Burden, Fleeting Trance, the Purrs, $5

CHOP SUEY--Russian Bride, Peepshow, Pop Interstate, Love Hotel, Old Man Tast & Lords of the Future, $7

COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Joy Mills, Tom Parker, free

* CONSOLIDATED WORKS--Argo, Blood Red Oranges, Silver Surfer (8 pm, all ages), $2/$5

* CROCODILE CAFE--Rosie Thomas, Tara Jane O'Neil, Heather Duby, Jen Wood, Amy Blaschke, Andrea Maxand, Arkade (7 pm, all ages), $10

DUBLINER--MonoStereo, guests

FADO--Lil' Puddin'

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry

GRACELAND--Squad 5-0, Halo Friendlies, guests (8 pm, all ages), $9

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily, DJ T-Solo, $3

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Lee Ritenour (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $21.50/$25.50

LARRY'S--The Revolutionary Dream Band, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Lastdrop, Civilized Animal, $4

LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Bandwidth: the Catch, the Senate Arcade, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Stranger by the Minute

MONA'S--Hadley Caliman Trio, free

MOORE THEATRE--Dee Dee Bridgewater MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free

MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Rai

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

(8 pm, all ages), $27/$40

PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free

RAINBOW--Optimus Rhyme, Goondocks, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Paul Kukuchi, $6

ROMIO'S PIZZA--The Victuals (7 pm, all ages), free

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Roger Roger Band

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

* SHOWBOX--The Enemies, the Voids, Fitz of Depression, Mark Bruback (7 pm, all ages), $10

ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jimm McIver

SUNSET TAVERN--The More, Setting Sun, Joe Fisher, $5

TOST--Marmalade: Nu Sol Tribe featuring Piece, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Tim Easton, Happy Chichester, Michael Hill, $12

VERA PROJECT--Susie Blue, Captain Rock, the Jolenes, Kleveland, Storm and Balls, Bantam (6 pm, all ages)

* ZAK'S--The Charming Snakes, the Instants, the Sissy Jerks, $5

FRIDAY 3/28
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Deems Tsutakawa (9 pm), $6

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (midnight), $12

AURAFICE--Independents Day: Lila, Matt Menovcik (8 pm, all ages), free

BAIT-HOUSE--MJ Bishop Band, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Metal Boys, Black Vinyl All-Stars, Grunge, $8

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

BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Larry Knapp (6 pm), free

CAFE VENUS--The Socials, the Guest Stars, Elise, $5

CATWALK--The Briefs, the Hollowpoints, Amazombies, Kill the Precedent (7 pm, all ages), $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Drop 6, 40 Grit, Five Foot Thick, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Peanut Butter Wolf, Sharpshooters, Cherrywine, $10

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Jelly Rollers, $3

CONTOUR--Anyu (8 pm)

CORNER INN--Straight Shot, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Sara Dougher, Brandi Carlile, Laura Veirs, Alicia Dara (3 pm, all ages), $10

* CROCODILE CAFE--Fastball (special duo performance), Ramsey Midwood, Brandi Carlile (9 pm), $8/$10

DUBLINER--The Cyclone Killers

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FADO--Weatherheads

FIDDLER'S INN--Bigfoot Zoo, $2

FINN MACCOOL'S--Combustion Collective

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry

FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free

* GRACELAND--Idlewild, French Kicks, the Natural History, $10

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Blue Monday, the Damnage Done, Allegiance, Rosary (7 pm, all ages), $5

HIGHLINER--Mark Whitman Band, free

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Fallen Among Bandits, Sacred Cow, the New Death Show

JAZZ ALLEY--Lee Ritenour (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $21.50/$25.50

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Wack Job, Chief, Either, $3

LAKEPOINTE--Tremorcordis, M.T.F., Gravl Tung

LATONA PUB--Michael Gray and the Gypsy Collective

LEGENDS--Alice Stuart, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Jen Wood, guests, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Buckaroo Blues, $3

LOCK & KEEL--The Danny Godinez Band

LULU'S--Omar Torrez, guests, $10

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE--Jason Parker Quintet, $5

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Peter Yates, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Otha Major, guests (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Tim Sherman Band, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--Hans Araki & Finn McGinty

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARAGON--DJ Shawn Speed

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RAINBOW--Passage, Danny Godinez Band, Mr. Showbiz, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Sofa King, Spank Nasty, $5

SCARLET TREE--Limited Edition, $7

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Afrodisiacs, $8

SHOWBOX--Super Diamond, Sexy American Girlfriend, $16.50/$18

* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (CAPITOL HILL)--Idlewild (6:30 pm all ages), free

ST. CLOUDS--No Jive Five

STUDIO SEVEN--Fury 161, Miyadis, Calloused, Expiration Date (8 pm, all ages), $7

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Rotten Apples, the Ones, the Vexers, Bantam, $6

TOMMY'S--Hiphop Night: DJ Whatever

TOWN HALL--The Music and Dance of Java, $12/$15

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Be Good Tanyas, Old Crow Medicine Show, $10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Dan Sales Trio (9 pm, all ages), free

VERA PROJECT--Sicarii, Samus Aran, To See You Broken, Free Verse, Ludicra, Amber Asylum (8 pm, all ages)

WAZOBIA--Wad, Guilty as Hell, $7

* ZAK'S--The Triggers, the Dark Places, Deadly Weapons, the Husbands, $5

SATURDAY 3/29
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Henry Cooper Band, Mark Riley Group, $10

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (1:30 am), $12

BAIT-HOUSE--Charisa Martin Cairn, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Alpha Ya Ya Diallo, Ancestor Radio, $10

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Side Pocket, $3

BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Larry Knapp (6 pm), free

BOP STREET RECORDS--The Spectres (8 pm, all ages), free

CAFE VENUS--The Wishing Pills, 6 Minute Mile, $5

CATWALK--Northwest Royale, Painted Window, Only Human, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--The Dragonflies, Dr. Unknown, Negative 7, $8/$10

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Eri Maggie Show, $3

CORNER INN--Straight Shot, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Halou, Black Angel, Tagging Satellites, Spyglass, Carrie Clark (4 pm, all ages), $10

CROCODILE CAFE--Halou, Black Angel (10 pm)

EMP--Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Carolyn Mark (9 pm, all ages), $14/$16

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FADO--The Kennedy Brothers

FIDDLER'S INN--Heather Banker, $2

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry

GALWAY ARMS--Camille Bloom

* GRACELAND--Carissa's Wierd, Verona, Sick Bees, $8

HANA'S--Open mic, free

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Time To Fly, Kane Hodder, the Divorce, the Kid Crash (5 pm, all ages) $7

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Dirty Thieves, Severus, the Iotolas, the Filthy Animals (9:30 pm)

HIGHLINER--Robert Casey's Blues Party, free

HOKUM HALL--The Hokum Show, $12/$15

HURRICANE CAF:--Schmidtaholics, Really Rottens, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--Black Vinyl All-Stars

JAZZ ALLEY--Lee Ritenour (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $23.50/$25.50

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Tremorchordis, Umberhulk, Gravl Tung, $5

LAKE STREET GRILL--Quasi Nada, free

LAKEPOINTE--Three Degrees West, From the Icy Coast, Ivan

LARRY'S--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Talisman, $10

LEGENDS--Tim Turner Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Buckaroo Blues, $3

LOBO SALOON--Lethal Rejection, Cavity Creeps, Hang

LOCK & KEEL--The Band that Murdered Silence

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MEANY HALL--Women of the World: Yungchen Lhamo, Susan McKeown, Mah Damba, $28

MISTO CAFE--The Jeff Knake Quartet

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Peter Yates, free

MONA'S--Melvin Peterson Quartet, free

MONKEY PUB--Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, the Shakedowns, $3

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Marvin Glover, Brendan Kempt (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Tim Sherman Band, $10

O'SHEA'S--Mid West

OLD PEQULIAR--Josh Williamson Band

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Youssou N'Dour (8 pm, all ages), $30

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Zony Mash

RENDEZVOUS--In the Drink, Trick Sensei, Static Radio, $5

ROCKSPORT--Braindead, Jellyneck, Agony of Deceit, Euthanasia, $8

SCARLET TREE--3D, $7

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA--Ruthie Dornfeld, John Miller

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Hit Explosion, $10

SHOWBOX--Flogging Molly, the Supersuckers, Throwrag (6 pm, all ages), $15

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--The Be Good Tanyas (3 pm, all ages), free

ST. CLOUDS--Susanna Rojas & the Outskirts

STUDIO SEVEN--Bif Naked, Point 1, Drop Six (8 pm, all ages), $7/$10

SUNSET TAVERN--Biography of Ferns, the Lights, the Familiars, $6

TOMMY'S--Flasque, Surreal Sutra, Smash Velvet

TOST--FreeSchool, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Soundtribe Sector 9, Medicine Drum, $12.50

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Eva Tree Trio (9 pm, all ages), free

* VERA PROJECT--Schoolyard Heroes, Pom Pom Meltdown, Tart, the King Cobra, the Start, DJ Cherry Canoe (8 pm, all ages)

WAZOBIA--After-hours: DJ Will, $5

ZAK'S--The Stuck-Ups, the Eddie Haskills, the Low Rollers, $5SUNDAY 3/30
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Roban-Vaughn Quartet, $6

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON--Spiv, $5

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

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

* COCA--Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Anna Oxygen, Swastika Girls (8 pm, all ages), $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Grace on Tap IV, free

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FIDDLER'S INN--Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner, $1

* GRACELAND--The Plains, Apollo Generation, guests, $6

HOKUM HALL--The Hokum Show (3 pm), $12/$15

JAZZ ALLEY--Lee Ritenour (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $23.50/$25.50

LE PICHET--Reggie Watts, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Paul Fischer Trio (6 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--2 Scoops, guests, free

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.

PINK DOOR--Eve Gigliotti

RAINBOW--Open mic, free

RENDEZVOUS--Fablefactory, Birddog, Delorian, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Guitar Theater

SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert

SUNSET TAVERN--Grafton, Feed, Shot, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--Family w/Ty Willman, Droney Mitchells, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Clive Gregson, Nancy Dillon, $10/$12

* VERA PROJECT--Cober, Apocalypsticks, the Peels, Amazombies, the Stuck-Ups, Rotten Apples (7 pm, all ages)

ZEITGEIST--Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free

MONDAY 3/31
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Monday Metal Madness, $5

* CROCODILE CAFE--Superdrag, Ozma, the Paybacks (6:30 pm, all ages), $10

FADO--Mick Chegwidden

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

* GRACELAND--The Anniversary, the Lashes, the Arrivals, Houston (8 pm, all ages), $8

HOPVINE--Matt Philips, Amanda Haney, Leigh Wilkinson, free

J&M CAFE--The Henry Cooper Band, free

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Joe Houston, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Evil Little Men, Mighty Shiny, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Guitar Bar w/Billy and Jerry, free

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

ODDFELLOWS HALL--Sound of the Brush: Adam Diller, Jason Anderson, Stuart McLeod (8:30 pm, all ages)

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

SCARLET TREE--The Wonder Spot, $5

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TOST--Jude Bowerman, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Scott Amendola Band, Nels Cline, Jenny Scheinman, Todd Sikafoose

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Casey McGill & His Blue 4 (8 pm, all ages), free

TUESDAY 4/1
CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

CROCODILE CAFE--Enemy Kite, Skinjobs, Alan Wiley, Madame Morte, Touchdown (9 pm, 18+), $6

DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

FADO--Cooter Stew

* GRACELAND--The Movielife, Onelinedrawing, Vendetta Red, Static Lullaby (7 pm, all ages), $10

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

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Liquifi: Tommy Bravo, Woodrow Low, Cojo, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends, $10

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

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

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

* RE-BAR--Local 101: Mea Culpa, Snitches Get Stitches, the Hit, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--The Capillaries, the Crayons, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Jake London, Fred Speakman, Mark Pickeral, Bill Joe Huels, Micah Huschler, the Believers, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TRACTOR TAVERN--Adrian Legg, $16

ZAK'S--Believing in June, the Abodox, Scary Bear, the Arrivals, $5

WEDNESDAY 4/2
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--Track 9, None of Us, All But Screaming, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Menovcik and Kramer, Bill Horist, Asahi, $7

CROCODILE CAFE--United States of Electronica, the Catch, Tennis Pro, Mr. Pleasant, $6

FADO--Chris Stanley

GRACELAND--Swtichfoot, Noise Ratchet, Denison Marrs (8 pm, all ages), $14

HOPVINE--Open mic

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, $5/$7

PARAGON--Celia Chavez

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

RENDEZVOUS--Tonite's the Nite: DJ Elastica, $3

SCARLET TREE--Electro Lounge: DJ Brandy, $5

SHOWBOX--Guster, guests (7 pm, all ages), $20

TOST--The Digital Lounge: Kevin Sawka, Jeremy Lightfoot, guests, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Yerbabuena, $8