THURSDAY 12/30
*700 CLUB — SAMO: Live drum ‘n’ bass & jungle, DJ Mia
BAD ALBERT’S — Annieville Blues with guest, free
BALTIC ROOM — La Movida with DJ Colony & musicians playing Afro beats, salsa, mambo & samba, $5
BOHEMIAN — The Dream Band, $5
CENTRAL SALOON — Snoopy Lawrence & the Gruvbox, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH — Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free
COLE’S TAVERN, TACOMA — Percy Francis & BOT
CONOR BYRNE’S — McSorely’s Reeks, $3
*CROCODILE — Mountain Con, Saltine, Dorkweed, $6
FENIX ABOVE — Hit Explosion!
FLOYD’S — Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam
FLYING LEMON LOUNGE — Open mic/jam session, free
GALWAY ARMS — Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
*GORDON BIERSCH — Jen Wood, free
HABANA — Hadley Caliman Quartet
HOPVINE — 20lbs. Gumball
*JAZZ ALLEY — McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
LARRY’S GREENFRONT — Little Kings, $5
MONA’S — Marco de Cavalho & the Fatal Samba Ensemble
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — Ham Carson Quintet
OK HOTEL — Maurice Cauldwekk & J.R.
OLD TIMER’S CAFE — Open mic, R&B, & smooth soul with K.T.D.L., $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE — Dan Heck Trio & the Organ Grind
PINK DOOR — Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free
PIONEER SQUARE SALOON — Live music open mic, with Andrew Andrewson, free
*PLANET HOT ROD — Giant Harley Gathering
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL — Bubba’s Underground
SCARLET TREE — Z-Funk, $5
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM — Galen Green Quartet
SERAFINA — Alex Guilbert
*SHOWBOX — The Fastbacks, Shuggie, the Briefs, $5
SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM — Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free
STARS BAR — The Brian Nova Trio, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN — Bad Livers, guests
TULA’S — Gary Fukishima Trio, $5
FRIDAY 12/31
700 CLUB — Jumbalaya, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE — The Heats, $20
*BC PLACE, VANCOUVER — KISS!
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN — Flash Hevily & the Thundermen, $7
BOHEMIAN — Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $40
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE — The Dream Band, Sister I Live, N4SA, Unda-Privlege, $40
*BREAKROOM — Y2Karaoke, hosted by Wm. Steven Humphrey, $10
CENTRAL SALOON — Left Hand Smoke, $40
*CENTURY BALLROOM — Dinner, Dancing, and Romancing with DJ Hep Jen, King Solomon, Buddha Bounce, $50
CHEF WANG — Brian Nova, free
COLE’S TAVERN, TACOMA — The Steamers, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S — The Suffering Gaels
*CROCODILE — The Dusty 45’s, the Souvenirs, Larry Barrett, $25
DOC MAYNARD’S — The Beatniks
EASY STREET PUB — The Potato Underground
*ELYSIAN — Y2K All-Stars, featuring members of Rockin’ Teenage Combo, Living Daylights, Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet, Manah, and Tuatara, $15
EMERALD QUEEN CASINO — Paul Rogers, Spandex Ballet, the Drifter, the Platters, the Shirelles, $75
FENIX ABOVE — Jumbalassy, $40
FENIX UNDERGROUND — Kry, Six Degrees, $40
FREMONT (UNDER THE BRIDGE) — Center of the Universe Ball w/the Dudley Manlove Quartet, salsa, an Elvis Tribute, and more, $50/$60
*GRACELAND — The Supersuckers, New American Shame, RC 5, Speedtwin, $20
*I SPY — Alien Crime Syndicate, Speedtwin, Nebula
*JAZZ ALLEY — McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
LARRY’S GREENFRONT — Charles White Band, $40
*LAST SUPPER CLUB — This Is Planet Earth, with the Scratch Trio, DJ Donald Glaude, DJ Brian Lyons, DJ Topcat, $60
LITTLE RED HEN — Millennium Moosey, with Buckaroo Blues, $25
MELTING POT RESTAURANT — The Glynn Brothers Quartet
MONA’S — The Melvin Peterson Quartet
MURPHY’S PUB — Leif Thomas Quintet, $5
NEO BISTRO — Maia Santell & House Blend
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — Freddy James Rockin’ 88’s!, $40
OLD TIMER’S CAFE — Ready Made Family, $40
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE — Isaac Scott’s Millennium Blues Ball!, $20
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE — Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
PARAGON — The Jacks, the Melvin Petersen Quartet
PLANET HOT ROD — For the Love of Suffering, Resin Room, Medicine Wheel, guests, $1
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL — Freestyle Candela
ROCKSPORT — Lizard King, This May Sting, $10
SCARLET TREE — Certain Moves, $20
SERAFINA — The Midnight Trio
*SHOWBOX — New Year’s Eve, with Maktub, the Murder City Devils, Source of Labor, Pleaseeasaur, $45
SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM — Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free
*STADIUM EXHIBITION HALL, SEATTLE CENTER — The Last Call Millennium Ball, with Chris Isaak, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Robert Cray Band, the Jim Knapp Last Call Orchestra, Barbarito Torres & Friends
*TRACTOR TAVERN — The Picketts, The Pennintones, $20
TULA’S — Live Jazz New Year’s Eve Party
*UNION STATION — Pink Martini, Satan’s Pilgrims, the Lions of Batucada, DJ Aquaman & Brad Vachal
SATURDAY 1/1
2218 — Hans Brehmer
700 CLUB — Digable
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN — The Thundermen
CAPITOL THEATER, OLYMPIA — The Subdwellers, Maroon Colony, the Biznautics, $8
CENTRAL SALOON — Smokestack
COLE’S TAVERN, TACOMA — The Steamers
ELLIOTT BAY BREWING — Heather Banker, free
FENIX ABOVE — The Retros
ICON GRILL — Scot Ranney
*JAZZ ALLEY — McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
LITTLE RED HEN — Buckaroo Blues
MURPHY’S PUB — Emerald City Bards, $2
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — The Jax Band, $10
NIKO’S PLACE — Live Bouzuki “Grecian Sounds” and bellydancing by “Zaphara,” free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE — Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
PLANET HOT ROD — Guilty By Associatioin, Quick to Blame, guests, $5
SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM — Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN — The Paperboys, $12
SUNDAY 1/2
1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND — Gong Show Karaoke
700 CLUB — Kaya, with guest DJs, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS — The Martin Ross Band
BIG FOOT INN TAVERN — Flash Hevily Jam Session
CENTRAL SALOON — Skasmopolitan, $5
CHINA JADE — Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free
CONOR BYRNE’S — Irish Session, free
EASY STREET PUB — Open mic with Ricky
ICON GRILL — Scot Ranney
*JAZZ ALLEY — McCoy Tyner Trio, with Bobby Hutcherson
KELLS — Liam Gallagher, free
LARRY’S GREENFRONT — Roger Rogers Jam, $5
LAVA LOUNGE — Open mic, with MC Ty
LITTLE RED HEN — Salty Sunday Jams, with Big Daddy Fred
LIZZARD LOUNGE — Live jazz with 1-2-3
MADISON’S CAFE — Open Mic
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — Marc Smason
OLD TIMER’S CAFE — Lonnie Williams Quartet, free
*OWL ‘N’ THISTLE — Danny Barnes & the Heathen
RUPERT’S — Open mic, hosted by Michael Comiskey, free
SPEAKEASY — Poppy Moody, free
STARS BAR — Andre Ferriante
THE VILLAGE INN PUB — Open mic, free
TINI BIGS LOUNGE — Steve Gauci, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN — The Paperboys, $12
MONDAY 1/3
700 CLUB — 1-2-3 Jazz
AGUA VERDE CAFE — Rez: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing, free
AXIS — The Brian Nova Trio, free
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS — Brian Nova Trio — Funk!
BOHEMIAN — Straight Ahead, $5
CENTRAL SALOON — Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5
COLE’S TAVERN, TACOMA — Karl Thurmond & 3 Piece Suit
FIDDLER’S INN — Open mic
ICON GRILL — Scot Ranney
J&M CAFE — Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free
KELLS — Liam Gallagher, free
LARRY’S GREENFRONT — Tim Turner Band, free
LIZZARD LOUNGE — The Jim Basnight Thing
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — The New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE — Lonnie Williams Quartet, free
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL — A.D.D.
TUESDAY 1/4
2218 — H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers
700 CLUB — Jive Turkey
BALLARD FIREHOUSE — Hot Tuna, Derek Trucks Band, $20
CAFE PINCEAU — Open mic, with Steve Cearley, free
COLE’S TAVERN, TACOMA — Pete Moceri Band
CONOR BYRNE’S — Set Dancing
EASY STREET PUB — Live jazz with the Brad Pepineau Trio
GALWAY ARMS — Liza Warfel
GORDON BIERSCH — The Dan Heck Trio, free
HABANA’S LOUNGE, TACOMA — Classical Spanish Guitar
ICON GRILL — Scot Ranney
J&M CAFE — Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free
JAZZ ALLEY — Gerald Wiggins/Red Halloway Quartet, with David “Fathead” Newman
KELLS — Liam Gallagher, free
LARRY’S GREENFRONT — The Scott Harris Band
LOCK AND KEEL — Bushwhack Tuesday: Open mic with Evan Duke
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE — Bar Fly
PINK DOOR — The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free
SCARLET TREE — Annieville Blues Jam, free
STARS BAR — Larry Fuller
TRAVELER’S PUB — Open mic, with Phil Parsons, free
WILDROSE — Deborah Bartley
WEDNESDAY 1/5
1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND — Star Search
700 CLUB — The King of Clubs
ADRIATICA RESTAURANT — Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free
ART BAR — Live jazz with the Dan Heck Trio & Joe Doria
BAIT-HOUSE — Up by Noon, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE — Jane’s David, guests, $5
BLUE MOON TAVERN — Open mic with Martin, free
CENTRAL SALOON — Snoopy’s Urban Jam
COLE’S TAVERN, TACOMA — Jerry Miller & Daibando
FENIX UNDERGROUND — The Beatniks, $10
GORDON BIERSCH — Josh White, free
*HABANA — The Mad Tea Party, with Rockin’ Teenage Combo and Pauley Ethnic
HABANA’S LOUNGE, TACOMA — Comedy Club
HOPVINE — Open mic
ICON GRILL — Scott Ranney
JAZZ ALLEY — Gerald Wiggins/Red Halloway Quartet, with David “Fathead” Newman
LARRY’S GREENFRONT — Charles White All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIZZARD LOUNGE — “Smooth Jazz”
METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA — Swing Night, $4
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT — Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE — Seattle Slim
PINK DOOR — The Midnight Trio & the Baritone Kings, free
STARS BAR — June Tonkin
*TRACTOR TAVERN — Hank Williams Revue, $5
ZEITGEIST — Resonant/Circuit presents the Cogitation Trio, free