THURSDAY 5/23

Aftermath Gallery–What’s Missing? (9 pm, all ages), $3

BAD ALBERT’S–Brian Butler, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Crossfire, Kite, Cavernous Groover, $5/$8

CENTRAL SALOON–Batter Dean, H is Orange, Wes Dando, $5

* CHOP SUEY–FCS North, Plastiq Phantom People, Sientific American, $6

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

CONOR BYRNE’S–Raybone Experience, free

CROCODILE CAFE–Tart, the Drop, Lesliwood, $6

DUBLINER–Slowfoot, free

GALWAY ARMS–Acoustic Blues Revue

* GRACELAND–Poison the Well, Glassjaw, Recover, Vex Red (6 pm, all ages), $10

GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–First Circle Trio

HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi Trio, free

* I-SPY–Fairgrove, Verona, $6

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–The Whores, One Time Through, Drew Victor, $5

J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, $3

LAKEPOINTE–Enkrya, Dope Smoothie, $3

LARRY’S–The Fakes, Shoogacar & Wand, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Stereo Crush, Mines, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Six String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, free

LOCK AND KEEL–Brian Kenney-Fresno

NATION–Colin Jessee Spring and Michael Hallet (7 pm)

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Kennedy Brothers

PARADOX THEATER–The Barbwire Cutters, the Richard Harleman Experience (8 pm, all ages), $7

PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PATTI SUMMERS’–Diane Fast Consort

PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Staggered Thirds, Vena Cava (8 pm, all ages)

RAINBOW–Decipher, Dead Stare, Section 34, $5

* RE-BAR–Pho Bang!: the Lights, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Charles White Band, $5

SAFFRON COW–Noches de Fiesta, free

SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6

SECOND AVENUE PIZZA–Peeking O, V.A.L.I.S., Enemy Kite, the Impulse Item (7:30 pm, all ages), free

SERAFINA–Woody Woodhouse

* SHOWBOX–Acoustic Poi Dog Pondering, Carrie Akre, $13/$15

SIT & SPIN–Bearskin Rugburn, the Loveless, Goodnight Trail, $6

* SUNSET TAVERN–Peter Parker, Dorkweed, Aaron Seemer, $5

THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free

TOST–Nature Boy Saints, $3

* TRACTOR TAVERN–Jay Bennett & Edward Burch, Virgil Shaw, the Believers, $8/$10

FRIDAY 5/24

BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Emperor Had No Brains, Patrick Bennion, $10

BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya, DJ Topspin

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Frankie Paul, $10

CAFE SOLSTICE–Kane Mathis (7:30 pm)

CAFE VENUS–Weary, Tiny Kings, $5

CAFE VITA–Jupiter Crash (8 pm, all ages), free

CATWALK–Tempered Cast, Surreal Sutra, Pyro Class Flow, $8

CENTRAL SALOON–Nu Balance, Bandersnatch, $8/$10

CENTURY BALLROOM–Dean Mora (swing), $15/$18

CHOP SUEY–Sasquatch! Search Party featuring members of Maktub, special guests, $10

CONOR BYRNE’S–Tiny Giants, $3

CONTOUR–Metropolis: Mother’s Milk (live jazz)

CORNER INN–Mary Hollingsworth, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–Acoustic Posies, Visqueen, the Popular Shapes, Tim Scanlin (of Actionslacks), $7

DOC MAYNARD’S–The Beatniks, $10

* DOWNTOWN YMCA–Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, the Downsound, Sole Moxie, Quiet After Nine (8 pm, all ages), $5

FADO–The Weatherheads

FIDDLER’S INN–Karma Sutra, $2

GALWAY ARMS–Tractor Beam

* GRACELAND–Mates of State, Appleseed Cast, Mirah (6 pm, all ages), $10

* GRACELAND–Mates of State, Appleseed Cast, Mirah (10:30 pm), $10

HIGHLINER–Blue Daddy, free

HOKUM HALL–The Three Ragtimers, $12/$14

HOPVINE–Don Goodwin Trio

HURRICANE CAFE–The Potty Mouth Society, KFR, 26000 Volts, Mind Candy, $5

* I-SPY–Carissa’s Wierd, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, Amy Blaschke, $8

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Texylvania, Radio Unfriendly, No Complaints, Danilli, $5

LAKEPOINTE–Nineteen5, Fantastic Four, $5

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner w/ Danny Hull, $10

LATONA PUB–Paul Benoit

LITTLE RED HEN–Shadrack, free

MARINA CANTINA–Hi Fi Hippies, $5

MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Carl Funk, free

* MOORE THEATRE–Garbage, Abandoned Pools, $29.50

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Brian Kenney Fresno (8 pm, all ages)

MULLEADY’S PUB–That, free

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

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Asahi, the Spit Licks, Steve Koozer, Primrosa (8 pm, all ages), $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Old Town Ball & Bucket Caps, $15

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Black Vinyl All Stars

PATTI SUMMERS’–Patti Sumers & Gary Steele Trio

PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Kallisti (8 pm, all ages)

PRESIDIO BAR & GRILL–PKE Meter, White Rhino, $7

RAINBOW–Nicole Campbell Band, Sugartown w/ Jimm McIver, $6

REDHOOK BREWERY–Gypsy Bluehand, free

SAFFRON COW–Sarah Severson, free

SCARLET TREE–Grรผvbox, $7

SECOND AVENUE PIZZA–Third Rail Delivery, guests (8 pm, all ages), free

SERAFINA–Seattle Express

* SHOWBOX–Frank Black and the Catholics, David Lovering, $15

SIT & SPIN–Crystal Radio, Hourglass Lake, the Blakely’s, $6

ST. CLOUDS–Jerry and the PhilBillys

STEEL SKY–Joanne Rand, Rye, $5

SUNSET TAVERN–The Model Rockets, Huge Spacebird, Small Change, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Cave Catt Sammy, the Donnettes, Saint Christopher & the Jet City Angels, $7

UNCOMMON GROUNDS–Eva Tree & Bill D

* UPTOWN ESPRESSO (BELLTOWN)–Peter Parker, the Ruby Doe, Enders of Ozone (7 pm, all ages), $5

ZAK’S–Dorgan Oner, Burning Alive, Agony of Defeat, $5

SATURDAY 5/25

BAD ALBERT’S–Nicole Fournier, $2

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Blanca Man, $10

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Rocker T, $10

CAFE VENUS–Wine, Women and Chocolate: Sarah Severson, Ivory Smith, Margo Lauritzen, $8

CATWALK–Apoptygma Berzerk, Be Born Beton, Computer Girl, $25

CENTRAL SALOON–Bambaji, Warsaw, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY–Cutthroats 9, Crictor, Alta May, $10

CONOR BYRNE’S–Clay Pipe, $3

CORNER INN–Mary Hollingsworth, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–Dear John Letters, Jon Auer, the Divorce, $7

* DOC MAYNARD’S–Grunge, $10

* DOWNTOWN YMCA–Aveo, Woke Up Falling, the Catch, Daniel G. Harmann (8 pm, all ages), $5

DUBLINER–Kaos Inc., free

* EMP–DJ Spooky (9 pm, all ages), $12/$15

FADO–The Kennedy Brothers

FIDDLER’S INN–Original Pot Belly Boys, $2

FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–The High Rollers, free

GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band

GORGE–Sasquatch! feat. the String Cheese Incident, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Galactic-Blackalicious, Soulive, Maktub (noon, all ages), $45.70

* GRACELAND–Dustin Diamond & His Circus of Freaks, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine (8 pm, all ages), $12

HIGHLINER–Carolyn Cruso, free

HOKUM HALL–The Three Ragtimers, $12/$14

HOPVINE–Sixth Monk

* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Billy Moon, Itzatomic Darling (Ana Saskia), $5

KOLBEH–Hejira w/ belly dancers

LAKEPOINTE–Liquid Messiah, Tremorcordis, NYCE, $5

LARRY’S–Dr. Funk, $10

LATONA PUB–Purple Martin

LITTLE RED HEN–Shadrack, free

LOBO SALOON–Wrekdefy, Graveyard Shift, the Republicans, Dr. Toms Cure for Evil

LOCK & KEEL–Mother’s Milk

MARINA CANTINA–Cool-Ade, $5

MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Michael Hill, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Paula Maya (8 pm, all ages)

MULLEADY’S PUB–Civilized Animals, free

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

O’SHEA’S–The Garhooker Project

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Lowgrounders, $5

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Black Vinyl All Stars

PATTI SUMMERS’–Drew Victor & Passing Friends, Daffodil 11, August Spies

PINK DOOR–Tamara the Trapeze Lady, free

RAINBOW–Phat Sidy Smokehouse, $5

REDHOOK BREWERY–Sister Guitar, free

SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve (CD release), $7

* SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS–The Typing Explosion, the Microphones, 33 Fainting Spells, Degenerate Art Ensemble, Ellen Forney, the Blow, and guests (4 pm, all ages), $5

SERAFINA–“Vira Lata” The Choro Trio

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Grรผvbox, $8/$10

* SHOWBOX–Pedro the Lion, Damien Jurado & Gathered in Song, T.W. Walsh (6 pm, all ages), $10/$12

SIT & SPIN–Point One (CD release), Underride (CD release), the Merchants, $5

ST. CLOUDS–Black Velvet

STEEL SKY–Willow, Tiger Zane, Kellee Bradly, $7

STELLA PIZZA–The Dirty Birds, Dragstrip Riot, Big John Bates Band, $5

SUNSET TAVERN–Flamethrower, Milhous, Section One, $5

THE FREMONT DOCK–Blues Croanies & Friends

THE HOLE (PORT ORCHARD)–New Realization, Bus 17, Safety Pin Included, Abrupt Edge (8 pm, all ages), $5

THEATER OFF JACKSON–The Sweet Science, Xui Xui, the Dutch Flat (8 pm, all ages), $6

TOMMY’S–The 100th Monkey, Optimus Rhyme, T-Macn

TOST–Siamese, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN–The Lawnmowers (CD release), John Hyde Band, $7

* VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players (8 pm, all ages), free

ZAK’S–Fartz, Stinky Punk Bitches (reunion), Old Man Smithers, $5

SUNDAY 5/26

ACORN–Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–The Empty Spaces, Trination, Phokus, Crash Avenue (2 pm, all ages), $8/$10

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–The Empty Spaces, Mama’s Head Trip, Fiction Moon (9 pm), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band

CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–Pinback, Crooked Fingers (5 pm, all ages), $10/$12

* CROCODILE CAFE–Pinback, Crooked Fingers, Maquiladora (8 pm), $12

FIDDLER’S INN–Jonathan DuPen, $1

FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage, free

GRACELAND–Tagging Satellites, Bugs in Amber, Picastro, Amy Blaschke, $6

HOPVINE–Marc Olsen

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–James Whiton & the Jazz Rednecks, $5

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Rogers Roger’s Invitational Jam, $5

LE PICHET–Charlie Spring (2:30 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Jazz Strings, $6

PARAGON–Park Olson

PARAMOUNT THEATRE–’70s Soul Jam w/ the Stylistics, the Chi-Lites, the Delphonics, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Cuba Gooding Sr. (8 pm, all ages), $37.50/$47.50

RAINBOW–Discohesive, Changes Daily, $5

* SIT & SPIN–Cavity: the Bronze, Severhead, $4

ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman

SUNSET TAVERN–This (8:30 pm), $5

SUNSET TAVERN–Jive Turkey (10 pm), $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Trio de Janeiro

THEATER OFF JACKSON–Infinite X’s, Usasexual, Neon Panda, Tami Hart (8 pm, all ages), $6

TOST–Jean Mann, Kym Tuvim, Claire Bard, $8

TRACTOR TAVERN–Das Booty, Nigel Mustafa Memorial Quartet, $5

MONDAY 5/27

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON–Monday Metal Madness, $5

* GRACELAND–Monday-Funday!: The Charming Snakes, New Luck Toy, DJ Sterling, $3

J&M CAFE–The Rubberband, free

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Enders Brothers, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Tom Parker (8 pm, all ages)

PARADOX THEATER–Piece by Piece, Skare Tactic, Fall From Grace (8 pm, all ages), $5

ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

SUNSET TAVERN–78 Nova: John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, Joe Doria, DJs Ams, Mug Frosty (d&b), $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Cash for Junkers, $5

TUESDAY 5/28

AVENUE ONE–Lisa de Costa, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Lise Nicole Band, guests, $5

CHINA HARBOR–Radio Rhythm Orchestra, DJ Nosey Joe, $5

* CHOP SUEY–Akimbo, Blรถรถdhag, guests, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Greg Headley, guests (8 pm, all ages), free

* CROCODILE CAFE–Track Star, Automaton, the Revolutionary Hydra, $7

* GRACELAND–The Distillers, Mea Culpa, the Hollow Points (8 pm, all ages), $8

IRISH EMIGRANT–Jam on White Bread

KISMET–Chris Spencer Trio

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Tim Turner Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free

LULU’S–Tim Friedlander Quartet

MEANY HALL–UW Percussion Ensemble, $5/$8

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Neon Brown (8 pm, all ages)

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–John Bishop, $3

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–B-Bop & Destruction

PARAGON–Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams

PATTI SUMMERS’–UW Jazz Ensemble

PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RAINBOW–Hair of the Dog, $5

RE-BAR–Local 101: the Psychotrophics, Little Luanne, $5

SCARLET TREE–Jam on White Bread, $3

SUNSET TAVERN–Garth Reeves, Deanna Knudsen, Gerald Collier, Jared Clifton, Amy Read, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho

VOGUE–The Viscious Dolls

ZAK’S–Los Gatos Locos, Slit Liquor, Dead Cats, Drag Strip Riot, Hung Dice, $5

WEDNESDAY 5/29

BAD ALBERT’S–John Parry, free

BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts

CENTRAL SALOON–The Diablotones, Los Gatos Locos, Los Kokadots, $5

CROCODILE CAFE–Notary Republic, Blue Spark, Jodie Watts, $6

GRACELAND–Brodie, 3 Story Head, Deception Pass, Ugly Duckling, $5

I-SPY–DMX Krew, Bogdan Racynski, Ovuca, Cylob, $10

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Peaches and Cream, $5

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White All Star Jam, $5

MARINA CANTINA–Marc Lagen, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Sam Lowry (8 pm, all ages)

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Eric Verindi Jazz Trio, $3

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Root Stand

* PARADOX THEATER–Rocky Votolato, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, 27, Amy Blashke (8 pm, all ages), $8

PARAGON–The Imaginaires

PATTI SUMMERS’–Ryan Burns Orchestra

PINK DOOR–The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RAINBOW–Kalass, Nabi, $5

ST. CLOUDS–Charlie Hiestand

SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Starship, $5

* TACOMA DOME–Britney Spears, Nikka Costa, $39.705/$75.50

TOI–Buckshot Jazz Trio, free

TRACTOR TAVERN–J Mascis, Mike Johnson, $15

UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic

WIT’S END–Open mic, $2

Megan Seling is The Stranger's managing editor. She mostly writes about hockey, snacks, and music. And sometimes her dog, Johnny Waffles.