THURSDAY 8/23
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Faster Pussycat & Liquor Box, $15
* BALTIC ROOM–Marc Olsen, Treasure State, Popstar Assassin
BIT SALOON–Peaches & the Boyz
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Alex D & Rude Boy, $5
BREAKROOM–Acacia, $6
CENTRAL SALOON–Big Foot Zoo, $5
* CROCODILE CAFE–Carolyn Mark & Her Room-mates, Jon Hyde, Upsoyo, $6
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GRACELAND–Cuthroats 9, Himsa, Harkonen, the Lure of the Animal, $7
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Bill Chism
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
* JAZZ ALLEY–Mose Allison, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Pat Buckley
LARRY’S–Mark Whitman Big Band, Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–The Shiners, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA’S–The Reptet Quartet
MOTION LOUNGE–Rockaraoke
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Alberta Adams, $10
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Silk Root
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
* PIER 62/63–Los Lobos, Maceo Parker w/ DJ Logic & Project Logic, $35
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER–Hundred Thousand Down, Poison Ivy League, Skip Peri, Burbanks, free
REDHOOK BREWERY–Furious Skills, free
ROCK BOTTOM–San Pedro Circus (5 pm, all ages)
* SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $5
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Reuben Radding (5:30 pm, all ages)
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $6
SIT & SPIN–Carmine, Lila, Fear of Little Men, $6
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS–Barry Ingle
STILL LIFE COFFEEHOUSE–Jeff Johnson Trio, free
* SUNSET TAVERN–The Lawnmowers, $5
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Iguanas, $10
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
VOGUE–Entropic Advance, Logic Probe, DJ Fountainhead, $6
FRIDAY 8/24
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE–Phil Brooks Trio, $3
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON–David Brewer & the Intimidators
BITTERS–Akideniz, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Apple Gabriel, $10
* BREAKROOM–Pleasure Forever, the Prom, the Lost Kids (9 pm, all ages), $6
CAFF: BRAZIL–Marco de Carvalho, Nilza Lessa, free
CENTRAL SALOON–Gravity Check, Hell Monkey’s Pyro Cass Flow, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–The PH Factor Jug Band
* CONTOUR–Bored Stiff
CORNER INN–Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo
CROCODILE CAFE–The Delusions, Visqueen, Vendetta Red, $7
DOC MAYNARD’S–Dr. Funk, $10
DOWNTOWN YMCA–Daddy’s Girl Productions hiphop & spoken word (8pm, all ages), $5
* EMERALD QUEEN CASINO–Willie Nelson, $42
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–Mummery
GORGE–Dave Matthews Band, $40.50/$52.50
* GRACELAND–Conflict, Against All Authority, the Fartz, Resist and Exist (8 pm, all ages), $10
HOPVINE–Kellee Bradley
I-SPY–Adema (7 pm, all ages)
* I-SPY–Naked Music 2001: Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw, Mauricio Aviles, Joaquin Garcia, $12
* JAZZ ALLEY–Mose Allison, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–The Merchants, Room XIII, Slink
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner, Danny Hull, $10
LATONA PUB–Ramales
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Subconscious, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Latigo Lace, free
MOTION LOUNGE–Coolade
MULLEADY’S PUB–Knox, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Vipers, $10
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Combustion Collective, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Jazzberry Ram
* PARADOX–Raft of Dead Monkeys, Polecat, New Brutalism, Hit Self-Destruct (8 pm, all ages), $7
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
* PLANET HOT ROD–Faster Pussycat, Black Halos, Drunk as Usual, $15
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)–Powerhouse Blues Band
RAIN DANCER–Delbert, $5
RAINBOW–Pigpen, $10
REDHOOK BREWERY–Dangerous Brain Clinic, free
RENDEZVOUS–Tarantulada, the Capitals, the Divorce
SAFFRON COW–Holly Figueroa
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SERAFINA–Milo Peterson, Val Illman
SIT & SPIN–Easy Big Fella
ST. CLOUDS–Zhaoui
SUNSET TAVERN–Starfish Petting Zoo, the Lashes, DJ Tony T, $5
TOMMY’S–Fighting Machinists, Windowpane, Better Dean, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Hanuman (10 pm), $10
TRACTOR TAVERN–Andy Sheldon (7 pm), $8/$10
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY–The Glory Holes, Right On!, the Bad Girls, Bangover, Flipstick (8 pm, all ages)
ZAK’S–Vandemonium, Freeverse, Amazombies, Liquor Box, $5
SATURDAY 8/25
BAD ALBERT’S–Cooke & Green, $2
BAIT-HOUSE–Phil Brooks Trio, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Hailiye
BIT SALOON–Reason for Ruin
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Rock Star Crush, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Apple Gabriel, $10
* BREAKROOM–Girl Trouble, the Manatees, Crack, $8
CENTRAL SALOON–Rubberneck, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Setana
CORNER INN–Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo
* CROCODILE CAFE–Kultur Shock (CD release), Hana, $10
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Retro’s, $10
ELYSIAN–Mango Son, Smoke Shack Okiestra, $6
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
GALWAY ARMS–Mayfly
GORGE–Dave Matthews Band, $40.50/$52.50
GRACELAND–FCS North, Him, Dave Pavkovic’s Exciting Trio, $8
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HOPVINE–Karma Sutra
* I-SPY–NW Reggaefest w/ Norris Man, Jah Mason, Ras Shiloh (2:30 pm, all ages), $8
* JAZZ ALLEY–Mose Allison, $15.5/$19.5
* KBS SKATEPARK (BREMERTON)–Caught Red Handed, Rewind, Bilbo, and 9 other bands (12 pm, all ages), $5
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–M-Set, Clay Daddey, Steven Dark
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White Band, $10
LATONA PUB–Vira Lata
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Paul Whistler Band & Miss Nora Michaels, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Latigo Lace, free
* LOCAL 46–Spectra Music Conference w/ The Lashes, Jen Wood, Schoolyard Heros (6 pm, all ages), $1/$5
* MURAL AMPHITHEATER–Superchunk, the Promise Ring, Love as Laughter (1 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Vipers, $10
O’SHEA’S–Sunday Drivers
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Clintons
PARADOX–Pleasure Forever, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, the Lost Kids (2 pm, all ages), $6
* PARADOX THEATER–Nomad da Nomadic, the Outfitaz, Livio, Funk Daddy; DJs Kutfather, Pryme Tyme (8 pm, all ages), $9
PARAGON–The Tim Turner Band
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
* PLANET HOT ROD–Seattle Metal Online Festival w/ 15 bands (noon, all ages), free
RAIN DANCER–Nickie Duncan, $7
* RAINBOW–Suicide Jack, Danny Barnes & Mike Stone, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY–Mark Dufresne, free
* Rendezvous–the Lost Sounds, 10-4 Backdoor, the Girls
ROCKSPORT–Cool-Ade, $6
SCARLET TREE–In Black & White, $7
SEACREST BOATHOUSE–Silhouettes
SEATTLE CENTER MURAL AMPHITHEATER–Swamp Guise
SERAFINA–Andrea Dupree
SHOWBOX–Fenix TX, Lefty, Ten Times a Day (6 pm, all ages) $12/14
SIT & SPIN–Room XIII, Underride, Ivan, $6
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodesiacs, $7
ST. CLOUDS–Blue Gypsy
SUNSET TAVERN–Samo: Kid Hops, Diskyze (CD release), $5
TOMMY’S–Flowmotion, Aaron Donohue’s Jam on White Bread, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Preston Mill, $6
ZAK’S–Load Levelers, Old Man Smithers, 6 Beer Bladder, Schmidtaholics, $5
SUNDAY 8/26
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Bongo & the Wise Men (all ages), $5
* BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
BIT SALOON–Doug Lynn Band
CENTRAL SALOON–Otis P & the Jive Funk, 3 Legged Cat, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Irish Session w/ Barry Foy, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Jack Johnson, Ben Lee, $15
EMP–Del Rey
GORGE–Dave Matthews Band, $40.50/$52.50
GRACELAND–Bent, Stay Mad, Alkai Diggins, $5
HOPVINE–Marc Olsen
* JAZZ ALLEY–Mose Allison, $21.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Pickin Bones Country Trio, free
* LOCAL 46–Spectra Music Conference w/ Scared of Chaka, Shiloh (6 pm, all ages), $5/$1
MOLLY MCGUIRE’S–Samina Memorial Foundation Benefit w/ Zak Murphy, Sid St. Ange, Janet Ashman, Inthedrink, $10
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Rene Strange, $5
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Duwamish, $6
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo
RAINBOW–Carolyn Wonderland, Melissa Reaves, Holly Figueroa, $6
* SIT & SPIN–Barbara Manning, Sarah Dougher, price TBA
SUNSET TAVERN–Hammer of the Gods, $5
THE OFFBEAT (TACOMA)–Jazz Jam
TRACTOR TAVERN–Solas, $20
TULA’S–Nicholas Quitevis/Chris Fagan Ensemble (3 pm), $5
VOLUNTEER PARK–Seattle Peace Concert (6 pm, all ages), free
MONDAY 8/27
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Advocates, Ricky Rebel Band, Full On, Pervert Hero, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Nabi, $5
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
GRACELAND–Black Powder Pinups, No. 266, Touched, $5
I-SPY–SIL2K: Byron Au Young, Hat & Beard, SIL2K Ensemble, $6
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Todd Squad, free
PARADOX THEATER–Michael John Serpe, Greg Markel, Jesse Boggs (8 pm, all ages), $8
SHOWBOX–Red Eye to Tokyo, Ben Gibbard, I, Clone, the Family Circus, Herbert Matthews Goes to the Sierra, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN–Joe Doria, John Wicks, DJ AMS, Dan Heck, $5
THERMO’S–Open mic
TRACTOR TAVERN–Split Lip Rayfield, Bocephus King, $8
TUESDAY 8/28
AVENUE ONE–Lisa de Costa, free
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Trolls Cottage, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Michael Riccardi & Ffej, Greyhound Kenny Is Dead (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic w/ Linda Lee, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Rebecca Gates, Barry Ingle, $8
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open Mic
GRACELAND–Nervous Ticks, Evil Robots, Blood Bunny, $6
* JAZZ ALLEY–Red Holloway Sextet, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band w/ Danny Hull, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley Duo, free
MULLEADY’S PUB–Open Mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Phillip Walker, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–BeeBop & Destruction
PARAGON–Robert Stewart
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
* SHOWBOX–Gillian Welch, David Rawlings
SIT & SPIN–Blue Glove Club, $4
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Rockaraoke, $3
SONIC BOOM RECORDS–Rebecca Gates (7 pm, all ages), free
SUNSET TAVERN–Blue Spark, Cyclone Killers, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Reckless Kelly, Alex Woodard, $7
WEDNESDAY 8/29
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Straight Ahead, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Mystic Pop, Roark, Ripley, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic, free
* CROCODILE–Saeta, Hyapatia Lake, Mines, $6
GRACELAND–Fairgrove, Polecat, All About Lupo, $6
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Melvin Peterson
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
* JAZZ ALLEY–Red Holloway Sextet, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Blues Jam, $5
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–DJs Topspin, Vitamin D; MC Narcotik, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The P.H. Factor, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Lea Krueger
* PARADOX–Endless Struggle, Clip 45, Rabid Dogs (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON–Frank Roberts Quartet
PIONEER SQUARE SALOON–Open mic, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
RAINBOW–Siamese, DJ Richmedic, $3
SCARLET TREE–Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
SHOBOAT (TACOMA)–Woody Russell & Summer Mayne
SHOWBOX–Velvet: DJ XTC (10 pm, all ages), $10/$15
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Right in the Face, $3
ST. CLOUDS–Barry Igle
SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5
THE OFFBEAT (TACOMA)–Money Maintain N, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN–Aiko Shimada, Willow, Paula bn Maya, Jennifer Terran, Lesliwood, $8
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2