live
* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Mae-Shi, Channels 3 and 4, Fuck Me USA, Ophelia and the Great Idea (6 pm, all ages), $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Hoist, Lobe, Hayina, $5
BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC--Kari Gafney (6:30 pm, all ages), free
CAFE VENUS--Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Hex County, Johnson County, I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, $5
CHOP SUEY--Valis, Bad Wizard, Speedealer, Boulder, $8
COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Barleycorn, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Peepshow, DC & the Washingtons, Common Heroes, the Geeks, $7
FADO--Author Unknown
FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--Fu Kun Gruvin: Ron Weinstein, guests
* GRACELAND--Neil Hamburger, Canned Hamm, Dr. El Suavo, $8
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
JAI THAI (FREMONT)--Ryan Burns Trio, free
JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Combustion Collective, $5
KELLS--Grafton Street
LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Proper Stranger, Zen Roulette, free
LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains
LOCK AND KEEL--Jacob Van Aucken, free
* LUSCIOUS STUDIOS--Glass Candy and the Shattered Theatre, Display, $7
MEANY HALL--Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (7 pm, all ages)
MONA'S--Dina Blade Trio, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Atma
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
* PIER 70/OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK-- Damien Jurado, Arts Corp Hiphop MCs, the Lashes, DJ Ms Margie (5 pm, all ages), free
PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free
RAINBOW--Evergreen Playground (8 pm), $3
RAINBOW--Stingshark, Farewell to Spring (10 pm), $3
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!: Mr & Mr & Mr & Mr Evil, Dynasty, Ursula Android, Jackie Hell, $7
* SCARLET TREE--Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
ST. CLOUDS--St. Cloud's 3rd Anniversary Bash
* STUDIO SEVEN--Throwdown, Everytime I Die, Terror, Comeback Kid (8 pm, all ages), $10
* SUNSET TAVERN--Fatal Flying Guilloteens, Snitches Get Stitches, the Blank-Its, the Fuse, $6
TOST--Marmalade: Piece, Bob Lovelace, DJ Shapeshifter, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Otis Taylor, $12
VOGUE--Abney Park, Elektronica, $5 dj
67 LOUNGE--'80s Night: DJ Diskyze
* ARISTOCRAT'S--Bent: DJs Terso, Xanen, iMonk (jungle, techno), $3
BALTIC ROOM--Wicked & Wild: Soul 1, guests
BARÇA--Corrida: DJ Sheriff (downtempo, groove), free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--DJ T-Bone
BESO DEL SOL--Thrusty Thursdays: DJ D'Lemma (hiphop, top 40)
BOHEMIAN NIGHTCLUB--R&B Ladies Night w/resident DJs, free/$5
BONZAI BISTRO--Service: DJs Naha, Delerium, Travis, Jean, Paul, free
CLUB MEDUSA--Skin: LSDJ, MC Jamal
CONTOUR--House-Warming: DJs Kippy, Sean Majors; After-hours: LSDJ, MC Jamal
DEEP DOWN LOUNGE--Soul Sauce: DJ Sho-Nuff, guests, $3
DOC MAYNARD'S--'80s Night: DJ Shane, free/$3
DOWNUNDER--DJs Knight, Ryan Milano, Kippy
HONEYHOLE--DJs spinning punk, new wave
JAI THAI (BELLTOWN)--DJ Mr. Paul (downtempo), free
KING ST. BAR & OVEN--State of Mind: DJs Rev.Illusion, Dakota Honor, the Prophecy
LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Cherry Canoe
MARCUS'--Astray: Michiko (idm, electro), free
* MERCHANTS CAFE--Vinyl Lounge (deep house, hiphop)
MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Reincarnation: DJ Pollo
NEIGHBOURS--Rock Lobster: Trent Von and Hostess Vesta Buhle
* NINE 16--Noc on Wood
* NOC NOC--Wicked & Wild: DJ Soul One, $5
NOISELAB--4 Tha Headz: DJs Supa Sam, Funkdaddy, Christyle, Krayz, $5
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Colossus w/ Goldmund (groove)
R PLACE--DJ Freddy
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!: DJ Baby J, $7
SAFARI CLUB--Ladies Night: guest DJ
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Guest DJ
* SEATTLE EAGLE--Bareback Thursday: DJ Mr. Smith (rock, soul)
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Ladies Night: DJs Pete, VinneB
THE BALLROOM--DJ Pete Betty
TOI--DJ N8, Bronze FM (hiphop), free
TOMMY'S--DJs Christina Childs, Superstar, Kamea (house, trance), free
VAIN--DJs Recess, Mat Anderson (7 pm, all ages), free
VITO'S--Thizzle: DJ RJDUB (old skool), $5/$10
WATERTOWN--Ghetto Blasters FRIDAY 8/22
live
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka & Group, free
AURAFICE--Independents Day: Matt Duss, Greg "Red" Lehman, Dave Young (8 pm, all ages), free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Tempered Cast, Erraknid, Counterfist Drop, $8
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10
CAFE VENUS--Danielli, Colin Spring, $5
CATWALK--Subjekt 2 Change, Slop Shot, Shift Man Shift, $2
CENTRAL SALOON--Trine, Defame, All But Screaming, $8/$12
* CHOP SUEY--MJ Cole, Vsop, Rama, Tom Swift, Insight, $10/$12
COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein
CROCODILE CAFE--The Ones, the Black Furies, Frie Ups, $6
DOC MAYNARD'S--Killing Faith, Northwest Royale, Sporicyde
EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends
FADO--Weatherheads
FIDDLER'S INN--Michael Iris Band, $3
* GRACELAND--Pansy Division, Sgt. Major, Studfinder, Dealership, $8
* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Union 13, the Briggs, Worthless, D.E.K. (6 pm, all ages), $8
HOKUM HALL--Heather Hawkins, Jay Weinland, Ellen McClain
HOPVINE--Village Jazz, $3
HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic
JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Girls Night Out: Curtis Salgodo, $6/$12
KELLS--Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE--Medusa, DXD, Ton, $5
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Those Guys, Marshal Coltman Band, $5/$12
LATONA PUB--Uptown Expressions in Jazz w/Barrie (5:30 pm), free
LEGENDS--Blue 55, free
LOCK & KEEL--Sue Quigley Band & Strange Jerome, $3
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MONKEY PUB--Manikin, Tractor Sex Fatality, $5
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Jessie McKenna (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Harmonica Playboy & the Midnight Movers
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Damien Jurado, Hidari Mae, Supine to Sit, Two Gallants (8 pm, all ages), $7
OLD PEQULIAR--Curb Dusters
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Moses Guest
PARAGON--Billy Brandt (5 pm)
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free
RAINBOW--Zony Mash, $10
RENDEZVOUS--Absolute XTC: Subpoenaed Lemur, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Afrodisiacs, $8
SHOWBOX--Benefit for the Layne Staley Fund: Second Coming, KLM, guests, $15
* SIAM--Nikola, Eric Andrew, guests
ST. CLOUDS--Stickshift Annie w/ Kimball and the Fugitives
STUDIO SEVEN--Seattle Metal Fest: Headdirt, Scorched Earth, Blackgoat, Myiasis, Hyperthermia, Serpens Aeon, Soultorn, Drawn & Quartered, Dragonlord, guests (noon, all ages), $30/$32
* SUNSET TAVERN--Jon Auer & Ken Stringfellow (6 pm), $7
SUNSET TAVERN--WC Clark Blues Review (9 pm), $10
TOMMY'S--The Outfit, Soblivios, Sparrow's Point
TRACTOR TAVERN--Deadbolt, Dragstrip Riot, the Dirty Birds, $10
DJ
ADOBO LOUNGE--Edible Decibels: DJE (eclectic), free
ALIBI ROOM--Mixed Greens: Gavin, guests
BAD JUJU LOUNGE--DJ Mike, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Ben "Jammin," DJ Elad
BESO DEL SOL--DJ Fernando (salsa), $5
BLUE PLATE BISTRO--The Oasis Lounge (hiphop, r&b), $5
BOHEMIAN NIGHTCLUB--Top 40 R&B dance party w/resident DJs, $10
CLUB EXPO--Ladies Night (top 40, dance)
CLUB FX--Hyper: Mark E.G., Capital J, Flave AKA the Funkist, MC Emotionz (10 pm), $15/$20
CLUB MEDUSA--DJ Haperfunk
COBALT LOUNGE--DJ Brandy Westmore
CONTOUR--Boudoir: DJs Misha, Jeff Samuel, Kristina Childs; After-hours: DJs Alexander Bernard, Eva
CUFF--Cuff Complex, $3
DOWNUNDER--Ladies Night: DJs Elixer, Damon, Protege
FENIX UNDERGROUND--DJ Trent Von
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Force: DJs Lefty, Conspiracy, Phix, Karlo, $3
JAI THAI (BELLTOWN)--Brian Lyons
KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--DJ Curtis, Infomatik, Pleasurecraft, Ph.DJ Eugene, $5
KING ST. BAR & OVEN--State of Mind: DJs Rev.Illusion, Dakota Honor, the Prophecy
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Latin Nite: MC Gustavo, Rumbeggae, free
LIZZARD LOUNGE--DJ John England (R&B, hiphop), free
MARCUS'--Hit Girl Productions, free
MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--DJs B-Mello, Funk Daddy
NIKO'S PLACE--Club --: DJ Poder (Latin house, vallenato), $7
NINE 16--Invert: Jeff & Hung
* NOC NOC--Definition
PARAGON--DJ Cactus (10 pm)
R PLACE--VJ Freddy, DJ Floyd
* RE-BAR--Flammable: DJ Riz (phunky house), $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--DJ E-Dub (top 40), $5
SCARLET TREE--JBs Friday Night House Party, $5
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Guest DJ
* SEATTLE EAGLE--Mr. Smith (rock, funk), $2
SONYA'S BAR--Bamboo: DJs Jonlee, Ryno, Ryan Ackerman, free
THE BALLROOM--Bounce: DJ Kasio (soul, funk, hiphop)
TOST--Planet Beat: DJs Darek Mazzone, DJ Manpreet, James Whetzel, $5
VOGUE--Treatment: DJ Krass
WATERTOWN--Club Kiss SATURDAY 8/23
live
2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Charming Snakes, Thee Flying Dutchmen, the Curses, the Shackles (7 pm, all ages), free
AURAFICE--Open mic (9 pm, all ages)
BAIT-HOUSE--Paula Maya, Jen Wood, Sugar Town (8 pm, all ages), $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Go Ahead, Roundabout, Morning After, EWI (6 pm, all ages), $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Cruise Johnson, Red X, Non Zero Sum, One Wise Monkey (10 pm)
BRELLA'S BAR--Open mic
CAFE VENUS--Porter Harp, Motel 5, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Ragamuffin, Warsaw, $8/$12
CONOR BYRNE'S--The Gaels, $3
CORNER INN--Straight Shot, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Nebula, Bellrays, Post Stardom Depression, $10/$12
CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER--Dromedary, free
DOC MAYNARD'S--Alkai Diggins, From the Icy Coast, Enkrya
EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist
FADO--The Kennedy Brothers
FENIX UNDERGROUND--Kry
FIDDLER'S INN--The Suffering Pukeheads, $3
FINN MACCOOL'S--Cast of the Akwada
* GRACELAND--Dead Meadow, Sinski, the Turn-Ons, $8
HANA'S--Open mic, free
* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Kane Hodder, Dirty Thieves, the Unit Breed, Morse Code Heartbeat (5 pm, all ages), $7
HOKUM HALL--Heather Hawkins, Jay Weinland, Ellen McClain
HOPVINE--Kim Townsend & Jon Morris, $3
JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Charlamagne's Kids, $10
KELLS--Grafton Street
KIRKLAND TEEN CENTER--Glitta 7: b-boy/rap competition (5 pm, all ages)
LAKEPOINTE--XXX Audio, Andrea Maxand, the Safety Skirts, Jen Wood, $5
LEGENDS--Roger Rogers Band, free
LOCK & KEEL--Sean Philbin & Alisa Wolfe, $3
LOTTIE MOTTS--Karin Blaine, free
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MONA'S--Urban Oasis
MONKEY PUB--Sexy American Girlfriend, Subpoenaed Lemur, $3
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Rent Collectors, $10/$12
O'SHEA'S--Jim Hinde
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Bane, the Promise, Suicide File, 14 Days of Terror (8 pm, all ages), $10
OLD PEQULIAR--Beloved Binge
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
PARAGON--Tim Turner Band
PIER 62/63--Earth, Wind & Fire, $53
PINK DOOR--Allison Wonderland Bacich, free
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)
RAINBOW--New Monsoon, PKE Meter, $8
ROCKSPORT--Black Vinyl Allstars, $8
SCARLET TREE--Funkilicious, $10
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Beatniks, $8
* SHOWBOX--Joe Jackson Band, David Mead, $29.50
ST. CLOUDS--James Bernhard & Friends
STUDIO SEVEN--Seattle Metal Fest: Pure Hatred, Stonecreep, Drown Mary, Agony of Deceit, Skinlab, Strapping Young Lad, Death Angel, guests (noon, all ages), $30/$32
SUNSET TAVERN--Reckless Kelly, Eddie Spaghetti, $8/$10
TOMMY'S--Stingshark, Bambaji
TOST--FreeSchool, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Will Wakefield & the Congress Hotel, Sweet Lou, Skip Peri, $8
DJ
67 LOUNGE--DJ Diskyze w/Christa Wells
* ALIBI ROOM--Robo.Trash: Guest DJs (electro, techno), $3
BAD JUJU LOUNGE--DJ Mike
BALTIC ROOM--Nasty: J.T. Donaldson, Jon Lee, Ryno
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Ben "Jammin," T-Bone
BESO DEL SOL--DJ Fernando (salsa), $5
BOHEMIAN NIGHTCLUB--Top 40 R&B dance party w/resident DJs, $10
BONZAI BISTRO--Get Sake'd, $10
* CHOP SUEY--DJ Spooky, Sientific American, Mr. Piccolo, DJ Vital, $12
CLUB MEDUSA--Wesley Holmes
CONTOUR--Europa: DJs Paulina, Misha, Igor; After-hours: DJs Speedbump, Naha
* DEEP DOWN LOUNGE--Motobooty DJs & MCs (d&b), $3
DES AMIS--Soul Supreme: Soul One, Mr. Supreme, free
DOWNUNDER--DJs R Tyler, Josh, Yossi
FENIX UNDERGROUND--DJ Trent Von
HIDMO--DJ OneLove, Kwatay (dancehall), $5
HONEYHOLE--DJs spinning punk to hiphop
JAI THAI (BELLTOWN)--DJ Brandy Westmore, guests
KING ST. BAR & OVEN--State of Mind: DJs Rev.Illusion, Dakota Honor, the Prophecy
LARRY'S--DJ D, guests, $5/$12
LARRY'S--The Oasis: DJs Mike Stevens, Nobel, Cactus, NAHA, Mercury, and more (6 am till noon), $5
LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Paul T
LIZZARD LOUNGE--DJ John England, free
MARCUS'--Hit Girl Productions, free
MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Plush: guest DJs
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Billy Moon (8 pm, all ages), free
NEIGHBOURS--Power Mix: C89's Randy Schlager, $5
NIKO'S PLACE--Club 315: DJ Poder (top 40), $7
NINE16--KUBE Bobby O
NOC NOC--Crucifixion: DJ Shane (9 pm), $5
NOC NOC--EDM After-hours: guest DJs, $5
NOISELAB--Saturday Night Jams, $10
R PLACE--VJ Freddy, DJ Floyd
* RE-BAR--Get Lucky: Queen Lucky, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--DJ E-Dub (top 40), $5
SAFARI CLUB--African Night
SEATTLE EAGLE--DJs Danger, Lonnie Devine, $2
TAPS 'N' TABS (KIRKLAND)--DJs Scott E "B" (hiphop, old skool), free
THE BALLROOM--Whiplash (disco, '80s, house)
THE STANDARD--Taboo After-hours: Jon Lee, Ryno, DJ Expo, Partrick Kelly, guests, $5
TOI--DJ Tone, free
VITO'S--Hollywood Nights: Damon Knight, Lil Ricky, Supa Sam, $10/$15
VOGUE--Time Warp: DJ Evan Blackstone (new wave)
WATERTOWN--DJ Yossi (top 40)
SUNDAY 8/24
live
* AFTERMATH GALLERY--Friends Forever, Doomsday 1999 (6 pm, all ages), $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Follow Through, MCA, Orizon, 11 Estate (6 pm, all ages), $8
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON--Submotive, the Geeks, $5
CHINA HARBOR--Maia Santell & House Blend, $7
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher
CONOR BYRNE'S--Jazz Jam: DMW, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Northern State, Norman, Anna Oxygen (18+), $10
EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3
EMP--Vertical Horizon, guests, $15
FIDDLER'S INN--Correo Aereo, $2
* GRACELAND--Akimbo, Unit Breed, the New Mexicans, Channels 3 and 4, United, $6
JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Honey Tongue, Warsaw Poland Brothers (6 pm, all ages), $7
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--3-D, free
LE PICHET--Javier Anderson, free
LEGENDS--Heather Banker, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Anna Coogan (2 pm), free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
MARYMOOR PARK--A Prairie Home Companion: Garrison Keillor
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Joe's Horn System, $5
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
PARAGON--The Brandi Carlile Band
* PIER 62/63--Earth, Wind & Fire, $53
PINK DOOR--Dark Carny
RAINBOW--Open mic, free
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Guitar Theater
SHOWBOX--Brotha Lynch Hung, Emoe, Cos, Loki, Zagg, Phonk Beta, Tallcann, Dr. Dub, Doomsday Prodcutions, guests, $20/$25
ST. CLOUDS--Susanna Rojas & the Outskirts
SUNSET TAVERN--The Boss Martians, the Mexican Blackbirds, Manikin, the Jailbirds (4 pm), $5
* SUNSET TAVERN--Jen Wood, Drew Victor, Amy Blashke (9 pm), $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio
TOST--Graig Markel + Verses on Venus, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, $15/$17
VOLUNTEER PARK--Two Loons for Tea, Beecraft, Kickshaw, Flowmotion (noon, all ages), free
* WHITE RIVER AMPHITHEATER (AUBURN)--Lollapalooza: Jane's Addiction, A Perfect Circle, Audioslave, the Donnas, Jurassic Five, guests (12:30 pm, all ages), $53/$70
ZEITGEIST--Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free
DJ
BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Twang: Staab, Thermogenesis (industrial, dark electro), free
BALTIC ROOM--D Double
CAPITOL CLUB--Soul Seduction: DJ Saul T, free
* CHOP SUEY--Yo, Son!: DJs Scene, DV One (hiphop), $7
CONTOUR--Broken Grooves: DJs Kippy, Mercury, Bullfrog, $5
CULTURE CLUB--DJ Marquee, DJ Tamm (18+), $10
FENIX UNDERGROUND--'80s Underground: DJ Trent Von
KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--DJ Brandon, free
LARRY'S--The Oasis: DJs Mike Stevens, Nobel, Cactus, NAHA, Mercury, and more (6 am till noon), $5
LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Justin Case
* LULU'S--Hush: DJ Jonlee, Ryno, $3/$5
MERCURY--Punk & Disorderly: DJ Panix, $3
NEIGHBOURS--iNoche Latina!: DJ Luis (Latin house)
NINE 16--BLK Productions
NOC NOC--Resurrection: DJ Shane (9 pm), $5
NOC NOC--Naked (2 am), $5
NOISELAB--Solid Sundays: Guest DJs, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Malay, DJ Topspin (neo soul), $5
* RE-BAR--Flammable: Brian Lyons, guests, $6
SAFARI CLUB--Dancehall Night
SCARLET TREE--Fat Sunday: One Love Production, $5
SEATTLE EAGLE--Euro-File: DJs KC (Brit pop), Lonnie Devine
TAPS 'N' TABS (KIRKLAND)--Industry Night: DJ Scott E "B" (hiphop, old skool), free
VOGUE--Fetish Night: DJ Eternal Darkness
WATERTOWN--Open Turntable Night
MONDAY 8/25
live
* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--The Unit Breed, Solaris/Morse Code Heartbeat, Teen Cthulhu, Gods Among Men (6 pm, all ages), $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Subpoenaed Lemur, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Ground Level, Tremorcordis, $5
* CHOP SUEY--The Exploding Hearts Benefit: The Briefs, the Girls, Rotten Apples, the Charming Snakes, Rabid Dogs, the Stuck Ups, the Earaches, the Heart Attacks, the High Beams, the Unemployables, $6
COBALT LOUNGE--Bourbon, Brass, and Guitars: The Two-Fifths
* CoCA--Sound of the Brush: Htoot, guests (8:30 pm, all ages)
EMP--Cheap Trick, guests, $15
FADO--Tom O'Brien
* GRACELAND--Hot Water Music, These Arms Are Snakes, Dead in Hollywood (8 pm, all ages), $10
HOPVINE--Unknown Factor, Willow, Matt Stoops, free
J&M CAFE--The Henry Cooper Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Red Fish Blue Fish (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD PEQULIAR--English Paul
PIER 62/63--Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, $32
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio
RAINBOW--Moses Guest, $2
SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo
TOST--Jude Bowerman, $5
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Casey McGill & His Blue 4 (8 pm, all ages), free
dj
ADOBO LOUNGE--DJ Salinger (downtempo)
ALIBI ROOM--Aperitif: Pauly D
BAD JUJU LOUNGE--DJ Naha (metal, indie, punk)
BALTIC ROOM--I ™ Shiva: Peter Madril, DJ Manpreet, Anthony Angel, $5
BLUWATER BISTRO--Bluspin: LSDJ (downtempo), free
BRASA--DJR (dub, downtempo), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--The General, free
CONTOUR--Genesis: DJ Rockaphella
* DEEP DOWN LOUNGE--Fourthcity Weekly: Plastiq Phantom, PushPush, Balsa, Zapan, free
HURRICANE CAFE--DJ Royal Brohamms, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--DJ Redman & friends, free
LAVA LOUNGE--DJ Louis
MARCUS'--Indie Music Night: DJ Aaron Park
MICHAEL'S PIZZA--Click: Misha (techno, electro), (8 pm, all ages), free
NEIGHBOURS--'90s & Beyond: DJ Dana Dub
NOC NOC--DJ Guy, $5
RE-BAR--Throwback Monday: '70s and '80s soul
SEATTLE EAGLE--DJ Danger (rock)
TOMMY'S--Dub: DJ Fountainhead, free
VOGUE--High Octane Low Life: Vortexan, free
WATERTOWN--Nasha: DJ Anshul, William Gilchrist, free TUESDAY 8/26
live
BEACON PUB--The Broken Fours Quartet, $3
CAFE VENUS--Rik Wright 4tet, James DeJoie Quartet, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5
CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Miss H's Variety Show, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Water Kill the Sun, guests, $6
DUBLINER--Open mic
EMP--Nickelback, $15
FADO--Swamiko
FENIX UNDERGROUND--Trepan, Wand, $5
GRACELAND--Starlight Mints, Steve Burns, Treasure State, $8
JAZZ ALLEY--Peter Cincotti
JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Dirty Dozen Brass Band, $15
KEYARENA--American Idols Live, $25/$45
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, Roger Grover, free
MEYDENBAUER CENTER (BELLEVUE)--China Crisis, guests
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Davis (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Be-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco
RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian
* SHOWBOX--Mum, Animal Collective (8 pm, all ages), $12
SILVER PLATTERS (NORTHGATE)--The Headhunters (3 pm, all ages), free
SUNSET TAVERN--Steve Poltz, Jud Neucomb, the Places, Tim Bluhm, $7
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
TRACTOR TAVERN--Black Nite Crash, Waterline Drift, In the Drink, $5
dj
67 LOUNGE--DJ Diskyze
ALIBI ROOM--Skull Full of Soul: DJ Chilly
BALTIC ROOM--Slantooth & Demo B2B, Zacharia, Nitsuj, $5
COBALT LOUNGE--DJ Zac & Nate
CONTOUR--Heliotrope: DJs Vegan, guests, free
FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--Selector Lopaka
KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--DJ Brandon, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--DJ D, free
MARCUS'--Nightshades: DJs Kevin Chills, Osiris Indriya, free
MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Tango: DJ Evan Wallace
* NEIGHBOURS--Classic Retro-Disco: DJ Retrovenge Von (aka Trent Von), $2
NOC NOC--Voltaire: DJ Trent Von, $3
NOISELAB--MC Battle: DJ B-Mello
SEATTLE EAGLE--El Toro (funk, soul)
TOI--Planet Beat
TOST--DJ Spark, DJ Gringo Star, Quasi Nada, $5
VITO'S--DJ B and Larry Metro (r&b, hiphop)
WATERTOWN--Presence: guest DJs, free
VOGUE--DJ Ogre WEDNESDAY 8/27
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ALL AMERICAN SPORTS BAR & GRILL--Soul Searching: Urban Child, Rob C, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Bounty Killer, Soul 1, Roots in Rhythm, $15
BAR AT OLIVE AND DENNY--Motel 5, free
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Victor Janusz (6 pm), free
BRELLA'S BAR--Marco de Carvalho, Tad Britton, free
CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio
CENTRAL SALOON--Stamad, Goondocks, Lucky for Nothing, $5
CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--k.d. lang, E.S.T, $40.50/$50.50
* CHOP SUEY--Kid 606, DJ Rupture, Dwayne Sodahburk, Kremlin DJs, $10
COBALT LOUNGE--Simeon Sjoberg Trio featuring Joe Doria and John Wicks
CONOR BYRNE'S--Stranger by the Minute, Andrew Norsworthy, $12
CROCODILE CAFE--Supagroup, guests, $6
FADO--Jennifer Savage
FENIX UNDERGROUND--Lucid Liquid, Ivan
FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--Fu Kun Swingin': Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Reid Whitwell
* GRACELAND--Andrew W.K., High on Fire, Vaux (8 pm, all ages), $15
HOPVINE--Open mic
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Charles White All-Star Jam & Showcase, $5
LEGENDS--The Matrix Brothers & Donna Marie
MARYMOOR PARK--The Gypsy Kings
McCAW HALL (SEATTLE CENTER)--Olivia Newton-John (7:30 pm, all ages)
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Neon Brown Presents: Chili Cheesecake (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers
PARAGON--Brooke Pennocke Band
PINK DOOR--Javier
RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2
REDMOND TOWN CENTER--Two Scoops Combo, free
SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Michael John Serpe, Christopher Blue, $5
TOST--Oxygen Ensemble, Chemtrails, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Moonraker, guests, $7
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67 LOUNGE--DJ Diskyze
* BALTIC ROOM--Make Out!: DJs Naha, Lil Mz Booty, Amateur Youth, Master Stan, $5
* BARÇA--Soulcialite: DJ Sureshot, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Ladies Night: DJ Ben "Jammin"
CLEVER DUNNE'S IRISH HOUSE--Soul Components: DJ Paulish, Variform, Sean C, Elad
CONTOUR--Northern Exposure, free
FENIX UNDERGROUND--American Idol: DJ Chance, Taylor
HURRICANE CAFE--DJ Feast of the Macabre, free
J&M CAFE--DJs Tamm, Brett Michaels, Shelby Leyson
KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--DJ Brandon, free
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Siren's Echo, DJ E-Rok, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Karaoke: DJ Nathan, free
LIZZARD LOUNGE--DJ John England (hiphop), free
MARCUS'--Alchemy: DJML, free
MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--House Arrest: LSDJ, Victor Menagaux, Speedy G
NEIGHBOURS--Mama's House: DJ Trent Von, Hostess Mark Finley (dance)
* NOC NOC--Right: Doug, Mat Anderson, Philip Eno, free
PIKE PUB & BREWERY--Graham Jennings, Gabe Spiel, Mike Musselwhite, Cylc (progressive house)
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Eros w/ Goldmund (downtempo)
* RE-BAR--D.A.I.S.Y. Age: DJ Riz, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Girls Nite Out: E-Dub
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Guest DJs
SEATTLE EAGLE--Ph.DJ Eugene (rock, soul)
TOMMY'S--DJ Whatever (old skool), $5
VITO'S--Ladies Night: DJ Manny, $5
VOGUE--Gothic Night: DJ Eternal Darkness
