THURSDAY 5/15
15TH AVE TAVERN–Open mic (9 pm), free

BAD JUJU LOUNGE–High Point Project, free

BAIT HOUSE–Ben Kennedy, Nathan Smurthwaite

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Wild Kingdom, $5

CAFE VENUS–Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks, free

CENTRAL SALOON–Marangatang, 10 Minutes Down, Sofie Tucker, $5

* CHOP SUEY–Ruston Mire, Graig Markel, Six Minute Mile, $6

* CoCA–Cass McCombs, the Anchors, Amy Blaschke (8 pm, all ages), $5

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

CONOR BYRNE’S–Nibbs Menard, free

CROCODILE CAFE–The Bronze, Actual Technology, Argonaut, Tot Finder, $6

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)–Overton Berry

* GRACELAND–Lungfish, Juno, the Tiny Kings (9:30 pm, all ages), $10

IRISH EMIGRANT–Oliver Mulholland

J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY–Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50

LARRY’S–Tinn Lizzy, Symptom

LAST SUPPER CLUB–Natalie Wouldn’t, Little Big Man, $4

LEGENDS–The Tim Turner Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Common Heroes, DC & the Washingtons, free

LITTLE RED HEN–The Swains, free

LOCK AND KEEL–Dani Linnetz, Chris Blue

MONA’S–Marco de Carvalho Trio, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free

MULLEADY’S PUB–Open mic, free

MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY–Lucky Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, $18/$20

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Ham Carson Quintet, free

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Rai

PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR–Mike Bisio Trio, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Wolfgang Fuchs w/Reuben Radding & Greg Campbell (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW–Mother’s Milk, Changes Daily, $5

* RENDEZVOUS–Bobby Karate, Lamplighter, $5

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

* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Kinski (5:30 pm, all ages), free

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–Night on Earth, $5

SUNSET TAVERN–The Rockfords, Kim Virant, $8

TOST–Marmalade: Piece, Bob Lovelace, DJ Shapeshifter, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Bitch & Animal, guests, $12

ZAK’S–Fear the March of Flames, Anatomy of a Ghost, SlimPickins, Vaddict, $5

FRIDAY 5/16
67 LOUNGE–Barbie Anaka & Group, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC–Sonando, $6

AURAFICE–Independents Day: Dani Linnetz, Amy Mahardy, Shelley Dael Walker (8 pm, all ages), free

BAIT-HOUSE–The Jimmy Vegas Show, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Vanderhoof, Late September Dogs, Surreal Sutra, Fling Toy, $8

* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10

CAFE VENUS–Roxy and Clark, Andrea Maxand, Binary Dolls, Revolutionary Hydra, $5

* CATWALK–Agallock, In Memorium, Antimatter, Virgin Black (8 pm, all ages), $8

CENTRAL SALOON–Ethyl, Honeytongue, Trana, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY–The Makers, the Turn Ons, Holy Ghost Revival, $8

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE–Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE’S–Blue Spark, $3

CORNER INN–Mary Holdworth, free

* CROCODILE CAFE–Dirtnap Records Night: the Cripples, the Cinch, the Pulses, guests, $7

* DOC MAYNARD’S–Pris, the Fever Pitch, the Senate Arcade

* DUBLINER–Dear Darling, the Dance Imperative, Transistor Heart

EN SEATTLE–Kareem & Friends

FIDDLER’S INN–The Suffering Fuckheads, $3

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)–Overton Berry

FLOYD’S PLACE–KW Miller, free

GALWAY ARMS–Ordinary State

GRACELAND–Swingin’ Utters, Youth Brigade, Pistol Grip (6 pm, all ages), $12

* GRACELAND–The Posies, the Oranges Band, Heather Duby (10 pm), $10

HOPVINE–The Jelly Rollers, $3

HOUSE OF PIZZA–Open mic

HURRICANE CAFE–Six Beer Bladder, Baby Drops, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT–Oliver Mulholland

JAZZ ALLEY–Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50

KIM’S NIGHTCLUB–Spring Fling: Urbanotic Soul, Big DJ Sig, $10

LAKEPOINTE–Inruin, Beat Senseless, Intake

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Soul’s Gate, Lyft, $10

LATONA PUB–The LHH Trio, $3

LEGENDS–Blues Attitude, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Leon Berman, free

LITTLE RED HEN–8 Second Ride, $3

LOCK & KEEL–White Noise, Proper Stranger/$3

LOTTIE MOTTS–Anna Coogan, $3

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz

* MONKEY PUB–The Midriffs

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–PK & What Army! (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Crossroads Band, $10

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Rosie Thomas, Jason Webley, Suffering & the Hideous Thieves, Life in a Blender (8 pm, all ages), $7

OLD PEQULIAR–Josh Williamson Band

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl & Thistle Band

PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Otomo Yoshihide (8 pm, all ages), $8

Q CAFE–Jean Mann, Patrick Bennion (8:30 pm, all ages), $5

RAINBOW–Scott Law Band, Strungover, $8

RENDEZVOUS–The Crown Hill Billies, the Scenic Wonders, $5

SCARLET TREE–Limited Edition, $7

SERAFINA–The Choro Trio

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Afrodisiacs, $8

SHOWBOX–Left Hand Smoke, Will Wakefield & the Congress Hotel, $10/$12

STUDIO SEVEN–Long Beach Shortbus, Millhous, Viscid (8 pm, all ages), $10

* SUNSET TAVERN–Dorkweed, Dear John Letters, the Capillaries, $6

TOMMY’S–Private Stock, Ragamuffin, Civilized Animal

* TRACTOR TAVERN–Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Christy McWilson, guests, $10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS–Conlin Roser Jazz Trio (9 pm, all ages), free

* VERA PROJECT–Pleasure Forever, Hint Hint, Cobra High (8 pm, all ages), $8

* ZAK’S–The Fireballs of Freedom, the Gloryholes, Ronson’s Family Switchblade, the Shackles, $5

SATURDAY 5/17
BAIT-HOUSE–The Bait-House All Star Band, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Talismen, $10

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB–The Westside Players, $3

BLUE MOON TAVERN–Cavity Creeps, Hang, free

* CAFE VENUS–Momo, Emblematic, Argo, Trevor Hesse, $5

CENTRAL SALOON–Tempered Cast, Esitu, Enkrya, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY–No. 13 Baby, Brandi Carlisle, Reclinerland, $8

* CoCA–Degenerate Art Ensemble, The Planet The, D&D Yellow Swans (9 pm, all ages), $6

* COMET TAVERN–Midnight Thunder Express, Stagger Lee, $3

CONOR BYRNE’S–Tom Creegan, Seamus Egan, Cary Novotny, $3

CORNER INN–Mary Holdworth, free

CROCODILE CAFE–Michelle Shocked, Peter Bergman, Mary Edith Burrell, $22

DOC MAYNARD’S–Luna Park, Little LuAnn, H.A.D., $10

DUBLINER–Mystery Girl

EN SEATTLE–Sasha & Vocalist

FIDDLER’S INN–Bobcat Bob & Frisko Charlie, $3

FINN MACCOOL’S–Sleep

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)–Overton Berry

GALWAY ARMS–Camille Bloom

* GRACELAND–The Catheters, the Thermals, the Lashes, Empire of Man, $8

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Stay Gold, To See You Broken, guests (8 pm, all ages), $5

HANA’S–Open mic, free

HOKUM HALL–Hokum’s Pianomania!, $12/$15

HOPVINE–Green Tea, $3

HURRICANE CAF:–Three Found Dead, the Octabites, Botox Aftermath, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT–Oliver Mulholland

JAZZ ALLEY–Tower of Power (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50

LAKEPOINTE–Zero Down, Defect, Algorithm

LARRY’S–Dr. Funk, $10

LATONA PUB–One. Two. Three., $3

LEGENDS–The Trouble Boys, free

LITTLE RED HEN–8 Second Ride, $3

LOBO SALOON–Green River Thrillers, Kled

LOCK & KEEL–The Nathan Ryan Band, Dr. Hell No & the Yes Men/$3

LOTTIE MOTTS–Bill Lavoie, free

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)–Victor Janusz

MONA’S–Reptet, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Crossroads Band, $10

O’SHEA’S–The Fugu

* OLD PEQULIAR–Massive Habit

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl & Thistle Band

PINK DOOR–Tango Twins, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Wally Shoup Trio (8 pm, all ages), $8

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW–Nuffsed, Serotonin, $7

RENDEZVOUS–Free Verse, Phalanx, $5

ROCKSPORT–Magnificent Cell, Hustler AMX, Room Zero

SCARLET TREE–Funkalicious featuring Romalis, $7

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA–Leo Raymundo

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $8

SHONGO VILLAGE–Grand Splash!: Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Ras Bongo & the Wise Ones, Ezra McIntosh & Donovan, $10

SHOWBOX–Peepshow, Skip Peri, Ellen Says No, Common Heroes, $5/$10

STUDIO SEVEN–Long Beach Shortbus, the Braindead, Austin America (8 pm, all ages), $10

* SUNSET TAVERN–Water Kill the Sun, In Praise of Folly, Saeta, Asahi, $6

TOMMY’S–Subdwllers, the Goondocks, Optimus Rhyme

TOST–FreeSchool: Christa Wells, Darrius Willrich, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Barbed Wire Cutters (CD release)

UNCOMMON GROUNDS–Anita Culver (9 pm, all ages), free

VERA PROJECT–Unexpected Arrival, Pleasurecraft (8 pm, all ages), $5

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–2X2 Quartet (8 pm, all ages), free

ZAK’S–Pornstore Janitors, the Hellside Stranglers, the Diskords, the Dirty Needles, $5

SUNDAY 5/18
ABOUT THE MUSIC–Shoreline Community College Jazz Band (4 pm)

ABOUT THE MUSIC–Roban-Vaughn Quartet (9 pm)

BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Improbable Cause, Roundabout, Brodie, the Morning After, E.W.I. (6 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON–Fading Collection, Emma’s Mini, $5

CHINA HARBOR–Maia Santell & House Blend, $7

CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE–Micah Hulcher

* CoCA–Theory of Ruin, guests (8 pm, all ages), $5

CONOR BYRNE’S–Daddy Treetops, free

CROCODILE CAFE–Michael, Sin Ropas, Sara Jaffe, Sofie Drinker, $8

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN–The Electrodes, $3

FIDDLER’S INN–Don Baragiano, $1

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH–Zazou (6 pm, all ages), free

FLOYD’S PLACE–Night on Earth, Jennifer Savage, free

GRACELAND–Levelers, Peter Stuart, St. Bushmill’s Choir, $10

HOKUM HALL–Hokum’s Sunday Vaudeville, $12/$15

JAZZ ALLEY–Tower of Power (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $26.50/$28.50

LE PICHET–The Believers, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Open mic, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the PhilBillys

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Paul Fischer Trio, Message Machine (6 pm, all ages), free

NOISELAB–Black Mass, $5

O’SHEA’S–Open mic

PARAGON–Brandi Carlile and Co.

PINK DOOR–Eve Gigliotti

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY–Mikro Propaganda, Sorelle (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW–Open mic, free

RENDEZVOUS–Fricker’s Follies, $10

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Guitar Theater

SERAFINA–Anne Reynolds, Tobi Stone

SHOWBOX–Point One, Utterance, Kauwa, FMLY (6 pm, all ages), $10/$12

SUNSET TAVERN–Lucy Lunchmouth, Django Twango (6 pm), $5

SUNSET TAVERN–Symptom, DJ Jason Knowles, guests (9 pm), $5

* SURE SHOT–The Girls, the Authorities, the Hollowpoints, Mea Culpa (noon, all ages), free

TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST–Family w/Ty Willman, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Erin Corday, Kym Tuvim, $10

* VERA PROJECT–Against Me!, These Arms Are Snakes, Fifth Hour Hero, Pipsqueak (8 pm, all ages), $8

WAZOBIA–Lady A & the Funk, free

ZEITGEIST–Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free

MONDAY 5/19
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Green Light, Anxiety, 1300 South, Orizon, Promethean Monk, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON–Irate, Prozack Staple, Expiration Date, $5

CHOP SUEY–Prefuse 73 and RJD2, A Grape Dope, $12

* CoCA–Black Eyes, KRMTX, A Luna Red (8 pm, all ages), $7

FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic, free

GRACELAND–The Rotten Apples, the Curses, guests, $6

HOPVINE–Cristina Orbe, Jennifer Erb, Cat Kinsey, free

J&M CAFE–The Henry Cooper Band, free

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Revolutionary Dream Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–The Nigel Mustafa Memorial Quartet, free

LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley

MOLLY MAGUIRE’S–Open mic

MR. LUCKY LOUNGE–Jazz Suspenders featuring Reggie Goings, free

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Your Favorite Book! (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD PEQULIAR–Otis P. & the Jive Funk

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Suffering Fuckheads

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA–Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW–Soup of the Day, $2

SCARLET TREE–The Wonder Spot, $5

SORRY CHARLIE’S–Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TOST–Jude Bowerman, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Haley Bonar, Rivulets, Euclid, $7

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–Casey McGill & His Blue 4 (8 pm, all ages), free

TUESDAY 5/20
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Ginger

CAFE VENUS–Eric Apoe, They, free

CENTRAL SALOON–Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

CHINA HARBOR–John Holte’s Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

* CHOP SUEY–The Gift Machine, Slomorabbit Kick, Sean Nelson, $6

CONOR BYRNE’S–Miss H’s Variety Show, free

CROCODILE CAFE–Hello From Waveland, the New Candidates, Half Light, $6

DRAGONFISH CAFE–Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

GALWAY ARMS–Open mic

GRACELAND–Verbena, Alta May, Trana, $8

IRISH EMIGRANT–Will Wakefield and the Congress Hotel

JAZZ ALLEY–Keiko Matsui (8 pm, all ages), $21.50/$25.50

KING CAT THEATER–Richard Thompson Band, Lynn Miles, $32.50/$35

LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, Roger Grover, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ham Carson & Friends, $10

NOISELAB–Underground Science: JB, Isangmahal, Red Eye Light, $3

OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Barfly

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Be-Bop & Destruction

PARAGON–The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR–Tango Twins, free

RAINBOW–The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2

RENDEZVOUS–Houdini’s Antiques, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)–Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE–Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR–Klaus Lendzian

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–Scott Kennedy, Chouette, $5

* SUNSET TAVERN–Steve Mack, Ben London, John Ramberg, Jon Auer, guests, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho

TRACTOR TAVERN–John Renbourn & Jaqui McShee, $20

ZAK’S–Mindless Thuggs, Runghole Eyesore, Amish Armada, Skull Sucker, $5

WEDNESDAY 5/21
ALL AMERICAN SPORTS BAR & GRILL–Soul Searching: Urban Child, free

BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts

BOP STREET RECORDS–Phil Parisot Quintet, free

BRELLA’S BAR–Marco de Carvalho, Tad Britton, free

CAFE VENUS–The Get Up, free

CAMPAGNE–The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON–Omni, Comes with the Fall, Buzzfactor, $5

CHOP SUEY–Rudda, M-Set, Northern Souls, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Dark Data, XI S IX (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE’S–Matt Jorgensen + 451, free

CROCODILE CAFE–Daniel Johnson, Panty Lions, Down Pilot, $10

FENIX–Windowpane, None of Us, $5

FU KUN WU AT THAIKU–Fu Kun Swingin’: Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Reid Whitwell

* GRACELAND–Calla, FCS North, the Stares, $8

HOPVINE–Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY–Keiko Matsui (8 pm, all ages), $21.50/$25.50

LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Charles White All-Star Jam & Showcase, $5

LOCK & KEEL–Christian Eckert, Gary Versace, Steve Korn

MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Val Dalessio (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, $5/$7

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Ben Thomas Trio

OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON–Celia Chavez

PINK DOOR–Tango Twins

RAINBOW–Dub Championz, $2

RENDEZVOUS–The Brothers of Max Catharsis, $5

* STUDIO SEVEN–Give Up the Ghost, Everytime I Die, the Suicide File, Gatsbys American Dream (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12

TOST–John Wicks, Steve Scalfati, PK, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN–Origin Über Band, $15

* ZAK’S–The Amazombies, the Hollowpoints, the Familiars, DJ Ken Dirtnap, $4

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