THURSDAY 10/4
AURAFICE–Licorice Ice Cream Open Mic (8 pm, all ages), free
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Club Kiss: DJs Alex D, Rude Boy, $5
BREAKROOM–Acacia, $6
* CATWALK–Red Cross Benefit: Bobbitt & Ronica Sanyal, $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Pataha, Plug Spark Sanjay, Luna Park, $5
COMET TAVERN–RC5, The Glory Holes, free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Patrick Weathers
* CROCODILE CAFE–Hanuman, $10
El Gaucho–Daniel Davidson
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* GRACELAND–Stadhoughton Echo, the Nervous Ticks, Buckfast Superbee, Half-Track, $5
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Lav’vela
* JAZZ ALLEY–Jessica Williams, $17.50/$21.50
* KING CAT THEATER–Moe, $20
LARRY’S–The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Roger Fisher, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MOTION LOUNGE–Rockaraoke
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Kennedy Brothers
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAINBOW–Danny Godinez, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY–Romales, free
RENDEZVOUS–Black Star Line, Hailee, Judo for the Blind, free
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $5
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Josephine (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $6
* SIT & SPIN–American Red Cross Liberty Fund benefit w/ Tart, Automaton, Hello from Waveland
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
SUNSET TAVERN–Costeau, $6
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Amy Denio Project, Jessica Lurie Ensemble, Aiko Shimada, $5
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
FRIDAY 10/5
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BITTERS–Skip Healy
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Michael Rose, $10
* BREAKROOM–UK Subs, Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, 8 Bucks Experiment, $7
CENTRAL SALOON–Zen Driver, Jack the Hotrod, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM–Sultans of Swing, $15
CONOR BYRNE’S–PH Factor Jug Band
CONTOUR–Xoos
* CROCODILE CAFE–Death Cab for Cutie, the Prom (5:30 pm, all ages), $10
* CROCODILE CAFE–Death Cab for Cutie, the Prom, Aveo (9 pm), $10
DOC MAYNARD’S–Those Guys, $10
DOWNTOWN YMCA–Leigh, Slavebang, No Decision, Units of Mass Production (8pm, all ages), $5
El Gaucho–Billy Wallace Quartet
EMP–MXPX, Green13, $6/$8
FALLOUT RECORDS–Lindsey Kuhn
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–Little Bill & the Blue Notes, free
GALLAGER’S (KENT)–Halftrack, Radio Star, Bendt, Red Star 7, $5
* GALWAY ARMS–Bread Line Blues
GRACELAND–Southern Culture on the Skids, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, $13
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Monstrawtikuss Frankensteinikuss, Gonken, No Outlet, Catalyst (7:30 pm, all ages), $5
HIGHLINER–Kevin Jones Band, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Red Hour Glass, Soul Broke, Pyramid Scream
* I-SPY–Breakestra, DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Amad Jamal, E-Rule, Boom Bap Project, John Doe, DJ Five, $14
* JAZZ ALLEY–Jessica Williams, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Liam Gallager
LAKEPOINTE–Liquor Box, Ivan, the Merchants
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Aaron Black Band, $10
LITTLE RED HEN–The Boxcar Tramps, free
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Darran & Dave, free
MOTION LOUNGE–Coolade
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Podunk Monks, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Tim Sherman Band, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Damaged, Mayday, Nexus 1, Zero Hour (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR–The Janeways
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
PARADOX THEATER–Dead and Gone, Wormwood, the Last Great Liar (8 pm, all ages), $7
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Brody, High Siders, Duckies Dilemma, $5
RAIN DANCER–Ellen Says No, Apriori, the All American Playboys, $5
RAINBOW–Organica, Ediadio, Combustion Collective, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY–Mark Whitman Band, free
SCARLET TREE–Elite, $7
SERAFINA–Woody Woodhouse
* SIT & SPIN–Gas Huffer, Girl Trouble, The Pulses, $7
ST. CLOUDS–Joe’s Horn System
* SUNSET TAVERN–Richmond Fontaine, Kim Virant, Lee Rude & the Trainwrecks, $5.
TOMMY’S–Red Cross benefit w/ Drop 6, Left to Roam, Men from Mars, Ashland, the Social Studies, $6
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Sanford Arms (CD release), the Lawnmowers, Long Winters, $7
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–Drew Victor (CD release), free
ZAK’S–Log Hog, Jesus Chords, Shunt, $5
SATURDAY 10/6
BAD ALBERT’S–Bill Chism, $2
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Who’s Your Daddy, Big Hippy Love Buckle, Saint Sophia, Sik Room, No End (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–King Pin Hays, Loop Hole, Big Hippy Love Buckle, Who’s Your Daddy (10 pm), $7
BITTERS–Grey Larson, Paddy League
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Michael Rose, $10
* BREAKROOM–Thalia Zedek, Tara Jane O’Neil, Sam Jayne (9 pm, all ages), $7
CAFF: BRAZIL–Eduardo Mendonca & Jeff Busch, free
CATWALK–Starvox Anniversary II, Cruxshadows, Bella Morte, $10/$12
* CENTRAL SALOON–Kultur Shock, Bambaji, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Ravensreel
* CROCODILE CAFE–Apples In Stereo, the Minders, Call and Response, $8
DOC MAYNARD’S–2000 Degrees, $10
El Gaucho–Billy Wallace Quartet
ELYSIAN–Guardian Alien, Banjovi, $7
EMP–James Talley, $8/$12
FALLOUT RECORDS–The Mistreaters, Bleed
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–Hi-Fi Hippies, free
GALWAY ARMS–K W Miller
GRACELAND–Southern Culture on the Skids, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, $13
GRATEFUL BREAD–Mark Erelli
GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Champion, Stay Gold (CD release), Left with Nothing, No Return (8 pm, all ages), $5
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Chick ‘n’ Sticks, free
HURRICANE CAF:–Rorke
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–American Deathray, the Stuck-Ups, Eddie Haskils, the Zillionairs, $5
* JAZZ ALLEY–Jessica Williams, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Liam Gallager
* KEYARENA–Bob Dylan, $35/$45
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Cook & Greene Quintet, free
LITTLE RED HEN–The Boxcar Tramps, free
MOLLY McGUIRE’S–Joe Gould’s Secret, free
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Colville Melody, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ted Belluci Band, $10
O’SHEA’S–The Garhooker Project
OLD PEQULIAR–Rezzin
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Bradbury Press, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* PARADOX THEATER–The Convocation Of…, Glass Candy & the Shattered Theatre, Showpony (2 pm, all ages), $6
PARADOX THEATER–DS13, Spitting Teeth, Ripped to Shreds, Fever Pitch (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON–Sonny Byers’ Motown Revue
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Ex-Con, Surrounded by Idiots, Family & Suffergauge, $5
RAIN DANCER–Changes Daily, Bijou, $5
RAINBOW–Michael Williams Band, $7
REDHOOK BREWERY–Three Sisters Guitar Band, free
ROCKSPORT–The Retros, $10
SAFFRON COW–Holly Figueroa, Erika Luckett, Liz Queler, Kellee Bradley, Stacey Board
SAKYA MONASTERY OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM–Samsara Meditation Ensemble, $10/$12
SCARLET TREE–Elite, $7
SERAFINA–Alma Villegas
* SHOWBOX–Pedro the Lion, Starflyer 69, Seldom (6 pm, all ages), $10
* SIT & SPIN–Ma’Chell’s Birthday w/ the Ruby Doe, the Charming Snakes, the Darlings, Ms. Connie Merlot, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Danny Wheelman
SUNSET TAVERN–Dorkweed, Hello from Waveland, Peter Parker, $7
TOMMY’S–Low End, Surreal Sutra, Stella 7, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Ian Moore (7 pm), $10
TRACTOR TAVERN–Curt Kirkwood, Jerry Joseph (10 pm), $10
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART–Anna Whitte, free
ZAK’S–Thurd Rail Delivery, Agent 86, Shickshadel, the Accidentals, $5
SUNDAY 10/7
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Red Cross benefit w/ Brian Moritz Band, White Rabbit, Pneuma (4 pm, all ages), $5
* BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
BITTERS–Jean-Michel Veillon, Stanley Greenthal, $12
CATWALK–DJ Funkdaddy, Rockaphella
CENTRAL SALOON–The Pale, Cober, Duke McKabe, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM–Brother Red (8:30 pm, all ages), $10
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
CROCODILE CAFE–John Mayer, Shea Segar, $12.50
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
* HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
* JAZZ ALLEY–Jessica Williams, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Conor Bhoys
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry and the PhilBillys, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Jay Thomas Big Band w/ Becca Duran, $5
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Uptown Lowdown, $6
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo
SAKYA MONASTERY OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM— Vira-Lata, $10/$12
SIT & SPIN–Dave Douglas’ Witness, $12
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN–Be Good Tonyas, Oh Susanna, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Dave Van Ronk, $14
WATERTOWN–Prescription
MONDAY 10/8
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Formula X, Moses Doe, Black Jack Betty, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON–Sid Law’s Cirque De Pop, $5
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue
El Gaucho–Daniel Davidson
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
GRACELAND–Tim Reynolds, Elise Coakley (9:30 pm, all ages), $12
I-SPY–SIL2K: P.A.N., Yeek Yak Air Force, Palace of Labor, $6
JAZZ ALLEY–Soul Manifesto, $17.50/$19.50
KELLS–Conor Bhoys
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Crazy Go Toy, free
RAINBOW–The Berry Bros, $3
* SHOWBOX–The Old 97s, Minibar, Ken Stringfellow, $13/$15
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN–Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, Ryan Taylor, DJ AMS, Rick Mandyke, $5
THERMO’S–Open mic
TRACTOR TAVERN–Rocket 350, $5
ZIG ZAG CAFE–Living Spirit Trio
TUESDAY 10/9
AVENUE ONE–Woody Woodhouse, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–E.P.W.A. Wrestling, Section 34 (8 pm, all ages), $8
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Straight Ahead, $5
BREAKROOM–Phantom Rockers, Graveyard Shift, Hung Dice, $6
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: The Aelix (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic, free
CROCODILE CAFE–The Tim Reynolds Trio, Elise Coakley, $12/$14
El Gaucho–Daniel Davidson
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open Mic
GRACELAND–The Nobodys, the Fartz, the Stuck Ups, the Daryls, $6
* I-SPY–The Faint, Now It’s Overhead, Soiled Doves, $8
JAZZ ALLEY–Dave Holland Quintet, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
NATION–Hammer of the Gods, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–John Bishop, $3
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Balloons
PARAGON–Robert Stewart
PINK DOOR–Brendan Wires, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW–Shakara, $5
SCARLET TREE–The Drift, $3
* SHOWBOX–Dilated Peoples, Mix Master Mike, Swollen Members, $20
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Rockaraoke, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Jake London, Grant Johnson, Mike Katell, John Shaw, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Paddy Keenan & Tommy O’Sullivan, Kevin Burke, $12
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 10/10
CAFF: BRAZIL–Jovino Santos Neto
CENTRAL SALOON–Radio Star, Asa Cruz, Slink, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE–Bent Queer Rock Festival w/ El Vez “Boxing With God”, the Plus Ones, $12/$14
El Gaucho–Daniel Davidson
I-SPY–Atlee, N8, Bronze FM (6 pm, all ages; 10 pm, 21+), free
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
JACK STRAW PRODUCTIONS–Koo Nimo, free
JAZZ ALLEY–Dave Holland Quintet, $17.50/$21.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LAST SUPPER CLUB–King of Clubs, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Passage, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Green Tea, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–K.W. Miller
* PARADOX THEATER–Lovelife, Get Hustle, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, Onalaska (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON–Rumba Abierta
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
SCARLET TREE–Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
* SHOWBOX–Ben Folds, Citizen Cope, $20.50
SIT & SPIN–Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Right in the Face, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Rod Lavers, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Deep Banana Blackout, $10
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2