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
