THURSDAY 9/27
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
* BALTIC ROOM–Los Chucos Suaves: Darek Mazzone, Zion 12, Michael Antonia
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Club Kiss: DJs Alex D, Rude Boy, $5
* BREAKROOM–Arlo, the Pinehurst Kids, Electric Eel Shock, the Get Go (8 pm, all ages), $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Gnu, Mothers Milk, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Danny O’Hanlon w/ Conor Byrne
* CROCODILE CAFE–Rose Thomas, Saeta, Treasure State, $6
* FABULOUS FIRWOOD–Ratt
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* GRACELAND–Alta May, the Lashes, Hypatia Lake
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
JAZZ ALLEY–Clayton Brothers Quintet w/ Jane Monheit, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Liam Gallager
LARRY’S–The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Chris Cline & Jennifer Potter, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MOTION LOUNGE–Rockaraoke
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Billy Moon
* PARADOX THEATER–John Vanderslice, New End Original, the Long Winters (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAINBOW–Cronk, Subdwellers, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY–Java Trio, free
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $5
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Shimmering Fishbelly Trio (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $6
* SHOWBOX–Motörhead, Catheters, Loaded, $20
* SIT & SPIN–Shake City, the Shrinks, Sherry Manilow
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
SUNSET TAVERN–The Knocked Outs, Little Ray and the Upper Cuts, Marshall Scott Warner, $5
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TRACTOR TAVERN–Tiny Kings, Ray’s Vast Basement, $5
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
FRIDAY 9/28
2 LOUIES BALLROOM–Ratt
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE–Phil Brooks, $3
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BITTERS–Children of the Revolution, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
* BREAKROOM–Stuck on Evil, Kommunity FK, Black Noise Cannon, $10/$15
* CAFE VENUS–Barry Ingle, Carrie Biell
CATWALK–DJs Peter Madril, Slowdive, Mistress Catherinna, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Tinn Lizzy, Cherry Bomb, Used Cars, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Danny O’Hanlon w/ Dale Russ
CONTOUR–Quasi Nada
* CROCODILE CAFE–Ruston Mire, the Push Kings, Sushi Robo, $7
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Beatniks, $10
EMP–Rail, TKO, $6/$8
FADO–St. James Gate
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–Toast, free
GALLAGER’S (KENT)–Potty Mouth Society, Steel of Deal, Enders Thing, Liquor Box, Ellen Says No, Wilderness Children, Brian Moritz Band, $6
GALWAY ARMS–Mayfly
* GRACELAND–Ex-Girl, Pleaseeasaur, Automaton, the Dirtmits, $8
HIGHLINER–Owl, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Hate Fist, Section 24, One Shot One Kill
JAZZ ALLEY–Clayton Brothers Quintet w/ Jane Monheit, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Corner Bhoys
LAKEPOINTE–Northern Souls, Fame in Failure, Soul Sychedelics, $5
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tony Coleman, $10
LATONA PUB–Don Goodwin Trio
LITTLE RED HEN–The Souvenirs, free
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Rick & Gil, free
MOTION LOUNGE–Coolade
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Bare Knuckle Boxers, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–George Griffin, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Botch, Blood Brothers, Teen Cthulhu, Super Magnificent Action Trio (8 pm, all ages), $6
OLD PEQULIAR–Moss Bay
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Suicide Jack
* PARADOX THEATER–Cannibal Ox, Eyedea & Abilities, Aesop rock, Mr. Lif, DJ King Otto, Oldominion (5 pm, all ages), $15
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Needle Dick, Sea Town Manglers, Barbie Car, MTF, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON–Chris Stevens Band w/ Les
RAIN DANCER–D-Iz-Ill, $5
RAINBOW–Particle, Cronk, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY–Gypsy Bluehands, free
SAFFRON COW–Hot Club Sandwitch, $7
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SERAFINA–Milo Peterson, Val Illman
* SIT & SPIN–Skerik, Mike Dillon, Brad Houser, Matt Chamberlin, Bachir & Mustapha Attar, $12
* SUNSET TAVERN–Evangeline, the Believers (CD release), the Bob and Neil Show, $5
THERMO’S–Circle of Willis
TOMMY’S–Three Degrees West, Clay Daddey, Alkai, $6
* TRACTOR TAVERN–The 14th Annual Rockabilly Ball w/ Dusty 45s, Rockin’ Lloyd Tripp & the Zipguns, the Lucky Stars, $10
* UNIVERSITY LIBRARY–Peter Parker, Herbert Matthews Goes to the Sierra, Dolour, Paxil Rose (8 pm, all ages), free
ZAK’S–Filthy Jim, Possession of Vultures, Tarantulada, $5
SATURDAY 9/29
BAD ALBERT’S–Cooke & Green, $2
BAIT-HOUSE–Phil Brooks, $3
* BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Guardian Alien, Out of Blue, Organica (noon, all ages)
* BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Guardian Alien, Out of Blue, Organica, Violet Noise (9 pm), $8
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Zazou, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–DJ Felix (r&b), $10
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Alex D & Aizeem, $5
* BREAKROOM–Stuck on Evil, Kommunity FK, Rorschach Test, $8
CAFE VENUS–Johnny Mercury, Maria Mabre
CELLOPHANE SQUARE, U-DISTRICT–Remote Control Yeti (3 pm)
CENTRAL SALOON–Too Slim & the Taildraggers, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Danny O’Hanlon w/ Leo McGuigan, Dale Russ
* CROCODILE CAFE–Ivy, Clem Snide, $15
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Retros, $10
* ELYSIAN–Exotic Dancers Union benefit w/ the Gossip, Bamboo Clan, Bobbit, Shezam, Pink Chihuahua, Gretta Harley, $6
FADO–The Kennedy Brothers
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–The High Rollers
GALWAY ARMS–The Danny Godinez Band
* GRACELAND–Carrisa’s Wierd, Aveo, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, $8
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Last Call, free
HURRICANE CAF:–Robot God, Erraknid, Mister Yuck
* I-SPY–Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, Eyedea & Abilities, $12
JAZZ ALLEY–Clayton Brothers Quintet w/ Jane Monheit, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Corner Bhoys
LAKEPOINTE–Loaded, Ivan, the Merchants
LATONA PUB–Vira Lata
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–DJ Riz, free
LITTLE RED HEN–The Souvenirs, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Tiny Kings
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Dave Hates Chico, free
MULLEADY’S PUB–Highrize, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–George Griffin, $10
OLD PEQULIAR–The Bradbury Press
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Suicide Jack
* PARADOX THEATER–Countervail, Himsa, Entropy Project (6 pm, all ages), $7
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Pitch Fork, One Shot One Kill, Aggression Core, Hate Fist, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)–Blue House
RAIN DANCER–Ashland, $5
RAINBOW–Sweet Science, Xiu Xiu, the Birthday Machine, $7
RED ONION TAVERN–No Jive Five
REDHOOK BREWERY–Morris Can Fly, free
ROCKSPORT–The Afrodesiacs, $7
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA–Robert Jenkins, Sue Ann Harkey, free
SERAFINA–Ann Reynolds, Toby Stone
* SIT & SPIN–2001 GoGirlsMusic.com Festival benefit for Music Cares (noon, all ages), $10
ST. CLOUDS–Looking for Sailors
* SUNSET TAVERN–Scared of Chaka, Cathhoula Hounds, Seawolf, $5
THERMO’S–Filthy Jim, the Goddam Gentlemen, the Amazombies, Petty Wage
TOMMY’S–Bicycle, Blue Detector, Little Luann, $7
* TRACTOR TAVERN–The 14th Annual Rockabilly Ball w/ Paul Galaxy & the Galactix, the Three Bad Jacks, Starlight Drifters, $10
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–Dina Blade & Barrie Vye
ZAK’S–Braindead, Semesus, Immortal Intent, $5
SUNDAY 9/30
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Grievance, Section 34, Switch, Ten Die, Axis, Liquor Box (noon, all ages), $8
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Liquor Box, Anger Management, Axis, $8
* BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON–Silkroot, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
CROCODILE CAFE–Rock Solid: NW Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund benefit
FADO–Traditional Irish Session
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
* HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
* HURRICANE CAFE–Red Cross benefit w/ Painted Window, Victims
JAZZ ALLEY–Clayton Brothers Quintet w/ Jane Monheit, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Pickin’ Bones Country Trio, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Tracy King, $5
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo
RAINBOW–Highrize, Blind Spot Trio, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman
* SUNSET TAVERN–Black Cat Orchestra, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Clive Gregson, $12
TULA’S–Nicholas Quitevis & Chris Fagan Ensemble, $5
MONDAY 10/1
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–100 Percent, Upstate, Bad Boy Blues, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON–Sid Law’s Cirque De Pop, $5
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
GRACELAND–No Complaints, $5
I-SPY–SIL2K: Blind Spot Trio, Normal Man, SIL2K Ensemble, $6
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Electro-Magnetic Potluck Orchestra, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
RAINBOW–The Barry Bros, $3
SHOWBOX–A.F.I., No Motiv, Thrice (7 pm, all ages), $10
SUNSET TAVERN–Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, Ryan Taylor, DJ AMS, $5
THERMO’S–Open mic
TULA’S–Jim Knapp, Rob Scheps, John Stowell, Chuck Deardorf, Byron Vannoy, $7
TUESDAY 10/2
AVENUE ONE–Pearl Django, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Killing Faith, Throat Mottel, Havona, $5
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Trolls Cottage, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Vance Galloway, Noancer (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Sunset Valley, Popstar Assasins, $6
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open Mic
GRACELAND–Custom Hustler, Monotone Pictures, Half Acre Day, Steven Dark, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Jessica Williams, $17.50/$21.50
* KING CAT THEATER–Sigur Rós, the Album Leaf, $19.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley Duo, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
* PARADOX THEATER–The Rapture, Supine to Sit, Minus the Bear, (8 pm, all ages), $7
* PARAMOUNT THEATER–Gordon Lightfoot, $24.50/$42.50
PINK DOOR–Brendan Wires, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW–Rebirth Brass Band, Jive, $12
SCARLET TREE–The Drift, $3
SHOWBOX–Angelique Kidjo, DJ Derek Mazzone, $20/$22
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Rockaraoke, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Liquid Sunset, DJ Care, Momo, Saba, Smithdaddy, HPX, $5
WEDNESDAY 10/3
* CATWALK–My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, $15/$17
CENTRAL SALOON–Moses Dole, One Eyed Jack, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE–Cure Tribute Night w/ Heather Duby, Death Cab for Cutie, Dear John Letters, Graig Markel, Tagging Satellites, Jodie Watts
* EMP–Analog Brothers, $15/$20
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
JAZZ ALLEY–Jessica Williams, $17.50/$21.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Blues Jam, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
RAINBOW–Siamese, $5
SCARLET TREE–Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
SHOWBOX–Jim Bruer & the Brew Crew
SIT & SPIN–Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Right in the Face, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2