THURSDAY 12/26
CENTRAL SALOON–Jacob’s Lie, Soul’s Gate, the Lawnsharks, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Mark Fitzsimons, $3
* CROCODILE CAFE–‘Twas the Night After Christmas: Mike Johnson, Tiffany Anders, Lazy, Jan & Jason, $6
GALWAY ARMS–Camille Bloom
GRACELAND–All American Playboys, Dragstrip Riot, the Nigel Mustafa American Quartet, $6
HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph
I-SPY–The Wives, Tot Finder, Pussy Chop Banana, $6
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Red Emma’s Dance Band, free
J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, $3
KELLS–Pat Buckley & Mick Chegwidden
LARRY’S–3D
LITTLE RED HEN–Once, free
MONA’S–Fred Hoadley Trio, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Ham Carson Quintet, $10
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Balloons
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PINK DOOR–Michael Bisio’s Jazz Trio, free
RENDEZVOUS–Syncopated Taint Septet, $7
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Roger Rogers
SCARLET TREE–Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
SUNSET TAVERN–Bandersnatch, Mother, Suncrusher, $5
TOST–Zulu, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–The All-American Playboys, Footstompin’ Trio, guests, $6
ZAK’S–Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, Rabid Dogs, Sissy Jerks, free
FRIDAY 12/27
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Friday Groove Night: BeeCraft, Neon Brown, $8
AURAFICE–Independents Day w/Marc Calhoun, the Graze, Jeff Janis (8 pm, all ages), free
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10
CAFE VENUS–The Broadville Carnival: Feral, Red Fish Blue Fish, SteKara
CAMPAGNE–Anna Witte, free
* CATWALK–The Hollowpoints, Graveyard Shift, the Amazombies, the Greedie$ (18+, 9 pm), $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Monotone Pictures, Late September Dogs, Nineteen5, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–The Lowgrounders, $3
CORNER INN–Mary Holdsworth, free
CROCODILE CAFE–Point Defiance, Camarosmith, Dollar Store Cowboys, $3
DOC MAYNARD’S–Alki Diggins, Trana, World 7
EN SEATTLE–Kareem & Friends
FIDDLER’S INN–Double Cookin’ w/ Rod Cook, James “Curly” Cook, $2
FLOYD’S PLACE–KW Miller, free
GALWAY ARMS–Poker Face
GRACELAND–Mulligan Men, Flamethrower, guests, $5
HIGHLINER–Stickshift Annie w/ Kimball & the Fugitives
HOKUM HALL–A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
HOPVINE–Summer Mayne, Mark Goldberg, the Dolly Lemon, $2
I-SPY–Black Vinyl All Stars, Static Radio, $8
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–MJ Bishop Band, Thornton Creek, free
KELLS–Grafton Street
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–3D, $10
LEGENDS–Tim Turner Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
MARINA CANTINA–Cool-Ade, $7
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Acoustic Moods, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Changes Daily (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Frank Roberts, $10
OLD PEQULIAR–Liquorbox
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl & Thistle Band
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt
PINK DOOR–Sogni Doro w/ Tony Yazzolino, free
RAINBOW–Rai, Alligator Wine, $8
RENDEZVOUS–Audio Endurance Test Part One: Sproadik No Gunri, DJ Spit
SCARLET TREE–The Andy Stokes Band, $10
SERAFINA–Seattle Express
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–2000 Degrees, $8
* SIT & SPIN–Jodie Watts, Purty Mouth, DJ Deutscher Meister, $8
ST. CLOUDS–Tim Kennedy and Friends
SUNSET TAVERN–Jimmy Flame and the Sexxy Boys, Milhous, Slitlicker, $5
TULA’S–Septology
WAZOBIA–Last of Our Tribe, Pokaela Street Band, Verdigris, $7
* ZAK’S–The Apocalypsticks, the Ones, the Swinos, Manuela, $5
SATURDAY 12/28
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Rob Scheps Core-tet (9 pm, all ages), $14/$19
CATWALK–Severus, Weight of the World, Dorgan Owner, Minkor, $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Surreal Sutra, Underride, Stella 7, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Hanz Araki & Dave Cory, $3
CORNER INN–Mary Holdsworth, free
CROCODILE CAFE–Model Rockets, Pure Joy, the Minus Five, Once For Kicks, Sgt. Major, $5
DOC MAYNARD’S–Common Heroes, Stereo Crush, New American Standard
EN SEATTLE–Sasha & Vocalist
FIDDLER’S INN–The One Tons, $2
FINN MACCOOL’S–Camille Bloom, $4
GALWAY ARMS–Swamp Rock
* GRACELAND–Cobra High, Hint Hint, the Dance Disaster Movement, $7
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Purple Martin
HOKUM HALL–A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
* I-SPY–Blöödhag, the Bronze, Doomsday 1999, $7
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Skip Peri, guests, free
IRISH EMIGRANT–Jennifer Savage
KELLS–Grafton Street
LARRY’S–Dr. Funk, $10
LATONA PUB–Anne Reynolds Trio, $2
LEGENDS–Kimball & the Fugitives, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
LOBO SALOON–Shift Man Shift, the Greedie$
MARINA CANTINA–Right in the Face
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Ian McFeron, free
MONA’S–Urban Oasis “Som Brasil,” $2
MONKEY PUB–Brodie, 3 Inch Max, $3
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Shane Coleman (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Tim Sherman (CD release), $10
O’SHEA’S–Midlife Chrysler
OLD PEQULIAR–Amy Cortes
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Susan Harper and the Unusual Suspects, Ricky Lee Bob, Detective Honey, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl & Thistle Band
PARAGON–Lady A & the Baby Blues Funk Band
PINK DOOR–Shoehorn, free
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Liz Proios (Greek music)
RAINBOW–Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss Quintet, $8
RENDEZVOUS–Lawlor Ball: Studfinder, Ms. Led, the Flaming No-No’s, Los Panchos, the Diplomats, Gary Mula, $5
ROCKSPORT–Herding Cats, $7
SCARLET TREE–The Andy Stokes Band, $10
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian
SERAFINA–The Choro Trio
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Afrodisiacs, $8
* SHOWBOX–Bo Diddley, guests, $17.50/$20
* SIT & SPIN–The Makers, Alarmbell, the Jet City Fix, $6
ST. CLOUDS–Tim Kennedy and Friends
STEEL SKY–Tim Turner Band, $5
SUNSET TAVERN–Layla Angulo Sextet w/ Machete, $8
TOMMY’S–Black Vinyl Allstars
TOST–Das Rut Holidaze, $5
TOWN HALL–Seattle Sings Messiah, $9/$10
TRACTOR TAVERN–Geno Delafose & Frensh Rockin’ Boogie, $15/$17
* ZAK’S–New Luck Toy, Mercury 4, Blank-Its, $5
SUNDAY 12/29
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Rob Scheps Big Band (8 pm, all ages), $14/$19
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Brebax, Roundabout, Hungry for Colors, Morning After, Soybomb (7 pm, all ages), $6
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON–Edisyn, Trine, Enkrya, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER’S INN–Don Baragiano, $1
FIESTA MEXICANA–Peanut Butter Slut, Table Dancing with Betty, Narcotic Lollipop (4 pm, all ages), $7
GRACELAND–The Whores, Civilized Animal, the Jeff Tobin, $5
HOKUM HALL–A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR–Lamar Lofton Trio, free
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LE PICHET–The Fred Roth Revue (2:30 pm), free
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Jazz Strings Dixieland Band, $6
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The One Tons
PINK DOOR–Shoehorn
RAINBOW–Open mic, free
SERAFINA–Aaron Mesaros
SUNSET TAVERN–Erron Olive, the Jellyrollers (acoustic), $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho Trio
TOST–Extreme Leisure: Michael Manahan, Kevin Chills, Osiris, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN–Higher Ground, the Flying Other Brothers, $8
ZAK’S–Old Rawler, Peyote Calamity, Blight, $5
MONDAY 12/30
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON–Metal Monday: Tremorcordis, Umberhulk, Project Undead, $5
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic, free
* GRACELAND–Monday Funday!: These Arms are Snakes, DJs Franki Chan, Red Leather Chapstick, $4
J&M CAFE–The Rubberband, free
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–B-Craft, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Okie Doke
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Open mic
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The New Orleans Quintet, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Karl Haug’s jam session
PARADOX THEATER–The Local Show: The Hollow Points, American School of Warsaw, Double Bluff, White Rabbit (8 pm, all ages), $7
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Andy Coe Trio
SCARLET TREE–Sol!, $5
SIT & SPIN–Trolls Cottage, Pi, $6
SORRY CHARLIE’S–Scot Lee Jazz Duo
TUESDAY 12/31
ABOUT THE MUSIC–New Year’s Bash: Mike Keneally Band, Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Yogi & Half Zaftig, $30/$35
CATWALK–Das Ich!, $7
CHINA HARBOR–John Holte’s Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Setanta, $10
* CROCODILE CAFE–The Presidents of the United States of America, the Divorce, the Fitness, Anna Oxygen, $20
DOC MAYNARD’S–Left Hand Smoke, Sunday Morning Music, $25
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
* GRACELAND–Les Savy Fav, Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Vells, DJ Dann Gallucci, $15
J&M CAFE–Rockaraoke, $3
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Gruvebox w/DJ D, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Buckaroo Blues, free
MONA’S–Guido Perla Trio, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Mark Whitman All-Stars w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $25
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Barfly
* PARADOX THEATER–Paradox Theater’s New Year’s Eve Party: Problem with Heroes, Alternate 85, 14 Days of Terror, guests (8 pm, all ages), $6
PARAGON–The Robert Stewart Fiasco
PINK DOOR–Don Elgood and the Offshore Bookies, free
RAINBOW–Michael Williams Band, Toxic Funk-a-tude, $15
* RE-BAR–Pho Bang New Year’s Bash!, $6
RENDEZVOUS–L.A. Kendall, Ginger Vaughn, Julie Herrera, Aundroid w/ Colby, Chocha Fresca, free
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Herding Cats
SCARLET TREE–A Das Rut Masquerade Ball, $20
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Those Guys
* SHOWBOX–Super Diamond, Ants Invasion, $30/$45
ST. MARK’S CATHEDRAL–Christmas in Rome: Ingrid Matthews, $18/$22
SUNSET TAVERN–Christy McWilson, the Lowebeats, the Kwabs, $10
TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho
TOST–The Skylounge: Siamese, JUS-10, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Living Daylights, guests, $20
TULA’S–The Marriott Brothers Quartet, $5/$7
WAZOBIA–New Year’s Eve Rock Party, $7
WEDNESDAY 1/1
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON–Windowpane, $25
CONOR BYRNE’S–Blues Jam, free
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White All Star Jam, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
PARADOX THEATER–Endor, Vadict, Loiter Cognition (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON–Celia Chavez & Los Gringos
SCARLET TREE–Downstroke, $5
* ZAK’S–DJ Ken Dirtnap, free
