THURSDAY 5/1
15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free

2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Levator, Yam (6:30 pm, all ages), free

* BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Black Nite Crash, free

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

CENTRAL SALOON--The Speedles, Lucky Stiff, $5

CHOP SUEY--Nuffsed

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Crown HillBillies, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Postal Service, Cex, the Fitness (7 pm, all ages), $8/$10

FIDDLER'S INN--Scott Law, $3

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Correo Aereo

* GRACELAND--Cober, Hypatia Lake, the Lights, $6

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Chuck Mangione (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $19.50/$23.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Spyplane, Evil Little Men, Civilized Animals, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Ernest Taluka Trio, $4

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Peepshow, Hustler AMX, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free

MONA'S--Little Big Man, free

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

MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free

NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM--Karin Krong, $15

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free

POLLY ESTHER'S--Zac Jenckes, $5

RAINBOW--Bargain Music, Sound of Urchin, $5

* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!: Ziegenbock Kopf, Panther, DJ Baby J, $7

RENDEZVOUS--Danielli, Fire Pit Belly, $5

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

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Dehner Franks (5:30 pm, all ages), free

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Mines, Treasure State, $5

* SUNSET TAVERN--Get Smart!: Right On!, the Victor Mature, $6

TOST--Marmalade: Piece, Bob Lovelace, DJ Shapeshifter, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Believers, An American Starlet, A.J. Roach, $5

ZAK'S--KnockOut, Blurred Fixation, Peleo, Wilderness Children, $5

FRIDAY 5/2
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (1:30 am), $6

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mother's Milk, Sting Shark, Marmalade, $8

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

BARANOF--Pops Spoiler & His Deadbeats, the Gavin Guss Experience, free

BAREFOOT--Marc Seales & New Stories (7:30 pm, all ages), $5

CAFE VENUS--Badlands

CATWALK--Lloyd's Rocket, Maker, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Jodie Watts, Comb Over, Pop Interstate, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Hell's Belles, Dirty Power, $10

CoCA--May Sound Tag: The Killing Dot That Lies Beneath the Hum, Ficus Trio, the Lights, Cytology, $5/$10

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE'S--Dave Cory & Friends, $3

CORNER INN--The Blu 55's, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--RC5, the Earaches, the Heart Attacks, Gun Street Girls, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Kingpin Hayes, 3 Inch Max

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FIDDLER'S INN--Rai, $3

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Correo Aereo

FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free

* GRACELAND--Minus the Bear, Helio Sequence, Magic Magicians (6 pm, all ages), $8

* GRACELAND--Minus the Bear, Helio Sequence, Magic Magicians (10 pm), $8

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

HUB BALLROOM--Stereo Crush (7 pm, all ages), $3/$6

HURRICANE CAFE--Chief, the Shorter Bus, $5

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Death Letter, Muckner, Daniel Thrall, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Chuck Mangione (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $19.50/$23.50

KELLS--The Rogues

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Mo7, the Slap Happy Jokers, Crazy Nigga Glasscutters, Bent at Bent, Libido, $4

KING CAT THEATER--Greg Brown, Jim Brunberg (8 pm, all ages), $25

LAKEPOINTE--Metal Boyz, $6

LATONA PUB--The LHH Trio, $3

LEGENDS--The Brian Feist Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, $3

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE--Jason Parker Quintet, $5

MONKEY PUB--Fifth City, the Riff Brokers

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

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Harkonen, the Scheme, Nihilist, Carmenzito (8 pm, all ages), $6

OLD PEQULIAR--The Revolving Jugglers

PARAGON--DJ Shawn Speed

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Almost Transparent Blue (8 pm, all ages), $7

RAINBOW--Guardian Alien, Two Loons for Tea, $6

RENDEZVOUS--The Yes Yes Boys, the Foghorn Stringband, $10

SCARLET TREE--Andy Stokes Band, $7

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

* SHOWBOX--Dirty Three, Laura Veirs, Nate Denver's Neck, $12/$14

* SUNSET TAVERN--No. 13 Baby, Zero Station, Society Club, $7

TOMMY'S--Maiden Seattle, Trigger Point Therapy

TRACTOR TAVERN--Clumsy Lovers, Life After Liftoff, $10/$12

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--James "Curley" Cooke (9 pm, all ages), free

* VERA PROJECT--The Bangs, the Stuck Ups, Ms. Led, the Catch (8 pm, all ages), $7

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Open Fire Choir (8 pm, all ages), free

* ZAK'S--Sicko, Amazombies, Mea Culpa, Cootie Platoon, $5

SATURDAY 5/3
* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Discharge Information System, Free Verse, Gods Among Men, Labarynth and the Desert (7 pm, all ages), $3

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Mach One Jazz Orchestra (9 pm), $6

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (1:30 am), $6

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mutha Knows Best, $8

BALLARD ODD FELLOW'S LODGE--Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, DJ Tony Fan, $15

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Big Spoon, $3

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Tijauna Taxi, Upstate, free

* CAFE VENUS--Tart, Dorkweed, Enemy Kite, $5

CATWALK--Instant Winner, Finding Zero Hour, Ladder (6 pm, all ages), $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Soul's Gate, the Dragonflies, Flywheel, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Pajama Party: DJ Miss A, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--The Mu, Rosyvelt, the Graze (8 pm, all ages), free

* COMET TAVERN--The Ones, Once For Kicks, $3

CORNER INN--The Blu 55's, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Wimbledon, Via, Lamplighter, the Dutch Flat, Mines, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Kellee Bradley, Pale Green Pants, VooDoo Lounge

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FIDDLER'S INN--Ian McFeron, $3

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Correo Aereo

* GRACELAND--Zeke, Camarosmith, the Jet City Fix, Dirty Power, $8

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--RoundAbout, Go Ahead, Rookie Alliance, Chasing Tomorrow (8 pm, all ages), $5

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Pianomania!, $12/$15

HURRICANE CAFE--Gutbomb, Don't Panic, $5

JAZZ ALLEY--Chuck Mangione (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $19.50/$23.50

KELLS--The Rogues

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Raw One, MD5050, Illizm, $6/$7

KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER--Euge Groove (8 pm, all ages)

LAKEPOINTE--Not Davis, Red X, Victim By Design

LARRY'S--Those Guys, $8

LATONA PUB--Purple Martin, $3

LEGENDS--Author Unknown, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, $3

LOBO SALOON--The Daryls, Quick 66, Dragstrip Syndicate

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE--Zazou

MONA'S--Urban Oasis, free

MONKEY PUB--Media Darlings, Ellen Says No, $3

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

O'SHEA'S--The Dusthorses

PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER--Setanta, $12

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Noggin, Artie Smudges Trio (8 pm, all ages), $7

PONCHO CONCERT HALL--The Deardorf/Peterson Group, the Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto (8 pm, all ages), $12

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Van Winkle, Drizzle, Trist Tristofferson & the Puget Sound Machine, $6

RAVENNA-ECKSTEIN COMMUNITY CENTER--Jason Webley (8 pm, all ages), $8

RENDEZVOUS--The Spoils, Kled, $5

SCARLET TREE--Andy Stokes Band, $7

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SEATTLE CIRCLE CENTER--Artis the Spoonman, Rio Cole (8 pm, all ages), $10

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

STUDIO SEVEN--Biznautics, Translated, the Cause (8 pm, all ages), $7

SUNSET TAVERN--Zero Down, Friends with Benefits, the More, $6

TOMMY'S--The Lawnsharks, the Jimmy Stuarts, Spyplane

TOST--FreeSchool, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Alix Olson, Pamela Means (7 pm), $10/$13

TRACTOR TAVERN--Clumsy Lovers, A Bird of Passage (9 pm), $10/$12

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Anita Culver (9 pm, all ages), free

* VERA PROJECT--Roadside Monument, Vermilion, the Rum Diary (8 pm, all ages), $8

* ZAK'S--A-Frames, FM Knives, the Pulses, $5SUNDAY 5/4
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Olympic College Jazz Band (4 pm)

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Roban-Vaughn Quartet (7:30 pm), $6

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Broken Faces, Alf the Sacred Burro, the Uptowns, Translated, Plan Zero (6 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

C & P COFFEE--Jamtime (4 pm)

CENTRAL SALOON--Leghorn, Fourteen, $5

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

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

* CROCODILE CAFE--I Heart Rummage (noon), free

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FIDDLER'S INN--Eshleman, $1

FLOYD'S PLACE--Darren Golden, Jennifer Savage, free

* GRACELAND--Elliott, the Divorce, Mae (8 pm, all ages), $8

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Sunday Vaudeville, $12/$15

JACK STRAW PRODUCTIONS--Adam Guettel, free

JAZZ ALLEY--Chuck Mangione (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $19.50/$23.50

LE PICHET--The Outskirt, free

LEGENDS--Heather Banker

LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Open mic, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys

NOISELAB--Haiku d'etat (7 pm), $10

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.

PINK DOOR--Eve Gigliotti

SHOWBOX--Talib Kweli, Boom Bap Project, $17.50/$20

SUNSET TAVERN--Baby Gramps, the Crown HillBillies, $6

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--Family w/Ty Willman, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Jamie Laval, Hannsjoerg Sheid, Jam Hamar, guests, $10

UNIVERSITY UNITARIAN--George Mann, Julius Margolin (7 pm, all ages), $5/$10

* VERA PROJECT--Sini Anderson, Ora-Trix, guests (8 pm, all ages), $7

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

MONDAY 5/5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Rockaway, Lyckittysplit, Boogie Squid, L.S.D., $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Gravl Tung, Mindshaker, Lyranthe, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Expression Latina, DJ Manny, $10

CoCA--Annie Lewandowski, Adam Diller (8:30 pm, all ages)

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

* GRACELAND--All-American Rejects, Wakefield (7 pm, all ages), $10

HOPVINE--Damon Thompson, Paul Breslin, Kurt Myhaver, free

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

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--BeeCraft, guests, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Open Choir Fire, Blanc Froid, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW--X-Ray, Paul Benoit, Juke, $2

RENDEZVOUS--The A-V Club

SCARLET TREE--The Wonder Spot, $5

* SHOWBOX--Tomahawk, the Melvins, Skeleton Key (8 pm, all ages), $20/$22

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TOST--Cuchata, $5

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

TUESDAY 5/6
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Ginger

CAFE VENUS--Eric Apoe, They, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

* CHOP SUEY--Mr. Lif, Norman, Quivah, DJ Kitman, $10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Miss H's Variety Show, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--They Might Be Giants, Amy Miles, $20

DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

GRACELAND--Lamb of God, Chimaira, Atreyu, Eighteen Visions (8 pm, all ages), $13

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

MOORE THEATRE--Bad Religion, the Casualties, Hotty Potty (8 pm, all ages), $21

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

NOISELAB--Underground Science: Prophetics, WiseProof, guests, $3

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

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

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2

* RE-BAR--Local 101: Entopic Advance Ensemble, Canopy, Oxygen Thieves, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Transmissionary Six (CD release), $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Broadcast Oblivion, Charming Snakes, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Jake London, John Ramberg, Jared Clifton, Rick Miller, Jeff Fielder, Steve Turner, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TOWN HALL--Romantic Cabaret: Francine Kay, $10/$12

TRACTOR TAVERN--Chris Whitley, Johnny Society, Gus Black, $15

WEDNESDAY 5/7
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

BRELLA'S BAR--Marco de Carvalho, Tad Britton, free

CAFE VENUS--The Get Up, free

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--Poleshift Trigger, Beef Kurtain, Entity, $5

* CHOP SUEY--The Girls, DJ Jesse, BBG, DJ Johnny Mayday, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Lullabelle, Window of Society (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Broomdust Blues Jam, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--They Might Be Giants, Amy Miles, $20

FU KUN WU AT THAIKU--Fu Kun Swingin': Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Reid Whitwell

* GRACELAND--Unsane, the Whip, JJ Paradise Players Club, Your Cell: Yourself, $8

HOPVINE--Open mic

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

MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Status: Sharpshooters, $5

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

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON--Celia Chavez

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2

RENDEZVOUS--James Whiton, guests, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--The Dead Science, Ghost of Falco, $5

TOST--The Digital Lounge: Rockin' Teenage Combo, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Sadies, Lizzie West, Gerald Collier, $7

VERA PROJECT--VERAcity: Open mic (7 pm, all ages), free

ZAK'S--New Luck Toy, the Pranks, DJ Ken Dirtnap, free