The Postal Service, Cex, the FItness: Thurs May 1, Crocodile, 7 pm, $8/$10

Dehner Franks: Thurs May 1, Seattle Art Museum, 5:30 pm, free

LEVATOR, YAM: Thurs May 1, 2nd Avenue Pizza, 6:30 pm, free

FIGURE FOUR, SHATTERED REALM, MISERY SIGNALS, VENA CAVA, BLUE SKY MILE: Thurs May 1, Mars Hill, 8 pm, $8

Marc Seales & New Stories: Fri May 2, Barefoot, 7:30 pm, $5

Minus the Bear, Helio Sequence, Magic Magicians: Fri May 2, Graceland, 6 pm, $8

Harkonen, the Scheme, Nihilist, Karmenzito: Fri May 2, Old Fire House (Redmond), 8 pm, $6

Almost Transparent Blue: Fri May 2, Polestar Music Gallery, 8 pm, $7

THE BANGS, THE STUCK-UPS, MS. LED, THE CATCH: Fri May 2, Vera Project, 8 pm, $7

Discharge Information System, Free Verse, Gods Among Men, Labarynth and the Desert: Sat May 3, 2nd Avenue Pizza, 7 pm, $3

Instant WInner, FInding Zero Hour, Ladder: Sat May 3, Catwalk, 6 pm, $7

The Mu, Rosyvelt, the Graze: Sat May 3, Coffee Messiah, 8 pm, free

Noggin, Artie Smudges Trio: Sat May 3, Polestar Music Gallery, 8 pm, $7

ROADSIDE MONUMENT, VERMILION, THE RUM DIARY: Sat May 3, Vera Project, 8 pm, $8

BIZNAUTICS, TRANSLATED, THE CAUSE: Sat May 3, Studio Seven, 8 pm, $7

Broken Faces, Alf the Sacred Burro, the Uptowns, Translated, Plan Zero: Sun May 4, Ballard Firehouse, 6 pm, $8

Elliott, the Divorce, Mae: Sun May 4, Graceland, 8 pm, $8

SINI ANDERSON, OR-A-TRIX, GUESTS: Sun May 4, Vera Project, 8 pm, $7

Annie Lewandowski, Adam Diller: Mon May 5, CoCA, 8:30 pm, free

All-American Rejects, WakeFIeld: Mon May 5, Graceland, 7 pm, $10

Tomahawk, the Melvins, Skeleton Key: Mon May 5, Showbox, 8 pm, $20/$22

Casey McGill & His Blue 4: Mon May 5, Victrola Coffee & Art, 8 pm, free

Lamb of God, Chimaira, Atreyu, Eighteen Visions: Tues May 6, Graceland, 8 pm, $13

STEREO CRUSH, CROSSTIDE, THE DRAGONFLIES: Fri May 2, UW's North Den, $3/$6

ARTIS THE SPOONMAN, RIO COLE: Sat May 3, Seattle Circle Center (603 NW 65th), 8 pm, $10

SKA FEST 03 FEATURING MONIQUE POWELL (OF SAVE FERRIS), THE SKATALITES, THE TED DANCIN' MACHINE, THE DISLIKED, 10 MINUTES DOWN, THE KILLMENOTS: Sat May 3, UW's North Den, 6 pm, $4/$7

BAD RELIGION, THE CASUALTIES, HOTTY POTTY: Tues May 6, Moore Theatre, $21

VERACITY-ALL AGES OPEN MIC: Wed May 7, Vera Project, 7 pm, free