THURSDAY 12/19
2ND AVENUE PIZZA–Mind Candy (7 pm, all ages), free
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Marcus Printup (8 pm, all ages), $20/$25
BAIT HOUSE–Casual Prads, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Simply Easy Meets a Boy in the Machine, American Tourist, the Eric Scott Band, Nyce, Socials, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Francis Nash, Real Live Hero, StripMall SideShow, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Nibbs Menard, free
* CROCODILE–“Feed Me with Your Kiss”: Voyager One, Black Nite Crash, the High Violets, Saturna, the Silver Surger, Nordic, Hypatia Lake, guests, $7
FADO–Lil’ Puddin’
FIDDLER’S INN–Scott Law & Friends, $2
GALWAY ARMS–Jen Savage
* GRACELAND–Vendetta Red, Himsa, Vaux (8 pm, all ages), $8
HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Chasen, free
IRISH EMIGRANT–The Kennedy Brothers, $8
J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, $3
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Pat Buckley & Mick Chegwidden
LARRY’S–3D
LITTLE RED HEN–The Penningtones, free
MONA’S–The Blue Arc Trio, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic (8 pm, all ages)
NANA’S SOUP HOUSE–The Steve Griggs Group, Valerie Joyce, Milo Petersen
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Ham Carson Quintet, $10
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Life After Liftoff
PARADOX THEATER–Midian: Gothic, industrial dance night (8 pm, all ages), $5
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Eso Steel, Climax Golden Twins (8 pm, all ages), $7
RAINBOW–Oxygen Lounge: Oxygen Ensemble, Wally Shoup Trio, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Blues Torpedos
SCARLET TREE–Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Heather Duby, free
* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–Plan B, DJ Kento, $5
STEEL SKY–Darrius Willrich, $3
SUNSET TAVERN–Slow Boys, Faster Daddy, Blue Dots, $5
TOST–Zulu, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Shitkickers’ Country Christmas: Robert Stewart Fiasco, $7
ZAK’S–Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, Tarantulada, Black Phantom Railroad, freeFRIDAY 12/20
* 2ND AVENUE PIZZA–The Diskords, the Stuck-Ups, the Hunches (8 pm, all ages)
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Friday Groove Night: Porterhouse, Al Rowe Project, $7
BAIT-HOUSE–Fairly Honest Jazz Band Holiday Show, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Pirax, Braindead, Agony of Deciet (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Francis Nash, Cats from Dog Mountain, Hellbilly & Betty Mayhem (10 pm), $7
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10
BAREFOOT, USA–Guitar Monks, $5
* BORDERS–Dear John Letters (7 pm, all ages), free
CAFE VENUS–Corinne Rose, Unsanctified Gospel, $3/$5
CAMPAGNE–Anna Witte, free
CATWALK–DJs Drew, Hana Solo, $10/$15
CENTRAL SALOON–Point 1, TV616, the Outfit, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY–FCS North, the Make-Out Choir, MC Ian Bell, $8
COFFEE MESSIAH–Blue Tarp (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–John Weiss & Reggie Myles, $3
CONTOUR–Metropolis: Trio de Janeiro
CORNER INN–The Mark Whitman Band, free
* CROCODILE–Loveless Records Christmas/ Anniversary Show: Voyager One, Neo, the Drop, $7
DOC MAYNARD’S–M-Set, Sugarbang, Life Without Sun
EN SEATTLE–Kareem & Friends
FADO–Them Blokes
FIDDLER’S INN–ToadJam, $2
FLOYD’S PLACE–KW Miller, free
GALWAY ARMS–Les Thangud Quartet w/Muddy
* GRACELAND–Graceland’s Christmas Party!: The Whip, Visqueen, David Dondero, Popular Shapes, free
* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Gods Among Men, Afterdust, Monstrawtikuss Frankenstienikuss (7 pm, all ages), $5
HIGHLINER–Owl
HOKUM HALL–A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi Trio, $2
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Rio Cole, Five Philpin & Sam Lett, free
IRISH EMIGRANT–The Kennedy Brothers
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–Medusa, Counterfist, Soul’s Gate
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–2000 Degrees, $10
LATONA PUB–Momentum Quartet, $2
LEGENDS–Blues Attitude, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Jet City Stranglers, free
MARINA CANTINA–Cool-Ade, $7
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Dustin, the Raybone Experience, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Joran (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Guitar Slim, $10
OLD PEQULIAR–Pokerface
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl & Thistle Band
* PARADOX THEATER–Paradox Christmas Party: The Blood Brothers, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, Akimbo, Murdered House Wives (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt
PINK DOOR–Sogni Doro w/ Tony Yazzolino, free
POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss Duo (8 pm, all ages), $8
RAINBOW–Hanuman Collective, Mercury Skin, $8
RENDEZVOUS–Laguna! (11 pm)
SERAFINA–Seattle Express
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Afrodisiacs, $8
SIT & SPIN–The Dusty 45s, Suicide Jacks, the Big Wheel Club, $8
SUNSET TAVERN–Red Dress, Electro Kitty, $10
* TACOMA DOME–Destiny’s Child, Eve, Lifehouse, Default, Avril Lavigne, Kylie Minogue, Simple Plan, Daniel Bedingfield, Nick Carter, Kelly Osbourne (4 pm, all ages), $35/$45
TOMMY’S–The Jimmy Stuarts, Static Radio, Spyplane
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Clumsy Lovers, Barbed Wire Cutters, $10/$12
UNCOMMON GROUNDS–Ron Peter, Greg Glassman
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH–Corelli, $22/$27
* VERA PROJECT–Night of the Living Vera (8 pm, all ages), $6
WAZOBIA–IC3, Rundown, Vacants, Dead but Dreaming, $7
ZAK’S–The Weaklings, Short Fuse, El Revengo, $5
SATURDAY 12/21
* 2ND AVENUE PIZZA–Paxil Rose, Cardinal, Tinklepotty (8 pm, all ages), free
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Brent Jensen w/New Stories Trio, Crosscurrent (8 pm, all ages), $12/$17
BAIT-HOUSE–Charisa Martin Cairn, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–The Revolutionary Dream Band, JB & Ire, $10
CAFE VENUS–Evil Little Men, Kevin Rexroat, Kamikaze Butterfly
CATWALK–Girl4Girl: DJ Stacy, $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Bambaji, Warsaw, $8/$10
COFFEE MESSIAH–Carla Ravencroft (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Clay Pipe, $4
CORNER INN–The Mark Whitman Band, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Singles Going Steady Christmas Party: The Spits, the Skulls, the New Town Animals, guests, $7
DOC MAYNARD’S–Mindset, Ragamuffin, DC and the Washingtons
* DOWNTOWN YMCA–The Milkbar Christmas Spectacular!: Luna Park, the Mu, Pris, New American, Standard, Quiet After Nine, guests (6 pm, all ages), $1
EN SEATTLE–Sasha & Vocalist
FADO–The Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER’S INN–Bobcat Bob & Frisko Charlie, $2
FINN MacCOOL’S–Bradbury Press, $4
* GRACELAND–A Very Posies Christmas: The Posies, Golden Boy, $10
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Point 1, Flasque, guests (8 pm, all ages), $5
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Robert Casey’s Blues Party
HOKUM HALL–A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
HOPVINE–Correo Aero, $2
* I-SPY–J-Live, Wordsworth, Lifesavas, One Man Army, Vitamin D, the Wonder Twins (5 pm, all ages), $11
I-SPY–The Building Press, Eyes of Autumn, the Lights (9 pm), $7
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Paul Hanover & Friends, free
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LARRY’S–Gruvbox, $10
LATONA PUB–Orville Johnson & Mark Graham, $2
LITTLE RED HEN–Jet City Stranglers, free
LOBO SALOON–The Wanna-Be’s, Lonesome Teardrops, All American Playboys
MARINA CANTINA–Those Guys
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Klondike 5, free
MONA’S–Marco de Carvalho Trio, $2
MONKEY PUB–Neb!, the Droney Mitchells, $3
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Alazingara (8 pm, all ages)
NANA’S SOUP HOUSE–TJ Read
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Guitar Slim, $10
O’SHEA’S–The Les Thangud Quartet
OLD PEQULIAR–The Fathers
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Carolines
PARADOX THEATER–The Local Show: Teenage Puberty, Straight Line, Charged Threat, Bent Kactis (2 pm, all ages), $7
PARADOX THEATER–The Local Show: Room Zero, Alkai Diggins, the Brandon Keeley Project, 30 Years War (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON–Kahler
PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER–Stanley & Kip Greenthal, Joel Bernstein, $12
PINK DOOR–Shoehorn, free
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Liz Proios (Greek music)
RAINBOW–White Rhino, Smith Daddy, $6
ROCKSPORT–Killing Faith, Late September Dogs, $7
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian
SERAFINA–Leo Raymundo
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Beatniks, $8
* SHOWBOX–Modest Mouse, MC Fred Armisen, DJ Kento, $17.50/$20
SIT & SPIN–Dorkweed, Dear John Letters, Ripley, $6
SOUTH LAKE UNION COMPLEX–Nocturnal Rage, Mad Ro, Sunny Bonoho, DJs Kutfather, D-Doxx, $5/$3 w/ canned food donation
STEEL SKY–Barbie Anaka & Group, $6
SUNSET TAVERN–Baby Gramps, the Dolamites, Rubber Chicken Lollipops, Royal Famille Ducaniveax, $8
THUMPER’S–Jeannette w/Jeff Caldwell, $12
TOMMY’S–The Subdwellers
TOST–Das Rut Holidaze, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Das Booty, $7
UNCOMMON GROUNDS–James “Curley” Cooke
* UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH–Sacred Music by Duke Ellington featuring the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, $19/$23
VERA PROJECT–107.7 the End’s Seattle Music Night w/ secret suprise guests, $1.07
ZAK’S–Pist’uns, the Make Out Choir, Mexican Blackbirds, $5
SUNDAY 12/22
ABOUT THE MUSIC–The Marriott Brothers Quintet, Matt Jorgensen + 451 (8 pm, all ages), $12/$17
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
BENAROYA HALL–Seattle Men’s Chorus present Snowglobe
CENTRAL SALOON–New American Standard, Humidiflyers, Sole Moxie, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
* GRACELAND–The Lashes, Roy, guests, $6
HOKUM HALL–A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Scott Law & Mary Maas, free
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
LE PICHET–The Gumbo Twins (2:30 pm), free
LITTLE RED HEN–Okie Doke, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Two Scoops More, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Ain’t No Heaven 7 Dixieland Band, $6
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The One Tons
PINK DOOR–Shoehorn
* RE-BAR–Phoenicia & Vic at the Holiday Lounge, $13
SALUTE RISTORANTE–Pete Vogel, free
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
* SHOWBOX–Modest Mouse, Swarming Hordes, DJ Kento (7 pm, all ages), $17.50/$20
* SIT & SPIN–Cavity: The Make Out Choir, the Holy Ghost Revival, the Beautiful Mothers, $4
SUNSET TAVERN–Manatees Holiday Bash (5 pm), $3
SUNSET TAVERN–Sunset Bloody Sunday: Mirrella Ropella, Just Karma, N.O.M., DJ Jason Knowles (9 pm), $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho Trio
THUMPER’S–Jeannette w/Jeff Caldwell, $12
TOST–Extreme Leisure: Michael Manahan, Kevin Chills, Osiris, $3
MONDAY 12/23
BADA LOUNGE–The Hypnotic: Open mic featuring Michael Powers (7 pm, all ages), $8
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
BENAROYA HALL–Seattle Men’s Chorus present Snowglobe
CENTRAL SALOON–Metal Monday: Draghead, Killing Faith, Blunt Force Trauma, $5
FADO–Chris Stanley
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic, free
* GRACELAND–A Nightmare Before Christmas: All-Star Misfits Cover Band, American School of Warsaw, the Hollow Points, $5
HOPVINE–Papa Judd, John Nelson, Kurt Myhaver, free
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–The Brasseur Ensemble, free
J&M CAFE–The Rubberband, free
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Eric Scott, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–New Music Night: Anabret, free
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Open mic
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Karl Haug’s jam session
PARADOX THEATER–The Local Show: Everything is Meaningless, Pataha, Apperception, Sylphid (8 pm, all ages), $7
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Andy Coe Trio
SCARLET TREE–Sol!, $5
SORRY CHARLIE’S–Scot Lee Jazz Duo
TUESDAY 12/24
CHINA HARBOR–John Holte’s Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic, free
FADO–Cooter Stew
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
IRISH EMIGRANT–Jennifer Savage
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Corporate Monkeys, free
NOC NOC–Live Tues, $5
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Barfly
* RE-BAR–Local 101, $5
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian
STEEL SKY–Dan Covrett Quartet, free
WEDNESDAY 12/25
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON–Annual Anti-X-Mas Party!: Ragamuffin, $5
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White All Star Jam, $5
