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

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