THURSDAY 10/18
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BALTIC ROOM–Sofcon w/ DJs Naha, Aaron B.
CATWALK–Metallennium: Six Feet Under, Dimmu Borgir, Napalm Death, Witchery, Lamb of God, Soilent Green, God Forbid, Darkest Hour
CENTRAL SALOON–The Malinks, Ravenna, Tart, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Charlie Post
CROCODILE CAFE–Unsmashable Riffbrokers, Juke, Number 5 Orange, $6
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
GRACELAND–Starlight Mints, the Incredible Moses Leroy, the Mines, Light Heavyweight, $7
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Scotty Harris Trio
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–New Luck Toy, the Bad Girls, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Acoustic Alchemy, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallager
LARRY’S–The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the Philbillys, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA’S–One. Two. Three.
MOORE THEATRE–Tesla, $25
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–Sweet Juice
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER–By Product, First Dream, free
RAINBOW–High Profile, Colville Melody, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY–Brian Kent Quartet, free
* SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $5
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $6
SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–RadioStar, Six Foot Savage, Phokus
* SIT & SPIN–Verona, Terror Sheets, Shoes for December, $6
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
* SUNSET TAVERN–The Red Elvises, $10
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Derailers, the Lazy Boys, $15
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
* TULA’S–Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic benefit w/ Reginald Pinckney Quartet, $35
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
FRIDAY 10/19
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON–Jeff & the Jet City Fliers
BITTERS–Machete, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Frankie Paul, $10
* BREAKROOM–The Spitfires, Red Planet, Once for Kicks, Slender, $7
CAFE VENUS–Johnny Mercury Quintet, Corrine Rose
CENTRAL SALOON–The Dragonflies, M-Set, Custom Hustler, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM–Mambo 9
CONOR BYRNE’S–Li’l Puddin’
* CONTOUR–Quasi Nada
* CROCODILE CAFE–Track Star, No. 2, True Love Always, $7
DOC MAYNARD’S–Coolade, $10
DOWNTOWN YMCA–Pris, Nod & Smile, Yellow Second, the Divorce (8pm, all ages), $5
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
EMP–Groundwork 2001: Shawn Smith, the Gents, Ann & Nancy Wilson, $25
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–This May Sting, free
GALLAGER’S (KENT)–Sweet Root, Damaged, the Burbanks, Dead But Dreaming, Mind Shaker, $5
GALWAY ARMS–Karl Haug
* GRACELAND–Visqueen, Hypatia Lake, the Goodnight and the Loveless Trail, $7
GRATEFUL BREAD–Straw Into Gold, $8/$10
HIGHLINER–Heather Banker, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Enkrya, $5
* I-SPY–Jon Auer, Spyglass, Sushi Robo, Sanford Arms, $7
JAZZ ALLEY–Acoustic Alchemy, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallager
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Hudson Blues Band, $10
LITTLE RED HEN–Buckaroo Blues, free
LOCK & KEEL–RadioStar, $2
MOTION LOUNGE–Coolade
MULLEADY’S PUB–Danny Godinez Band, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–John Hodgkins Band, $10
NOVA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BATHROOM–Cunt Rags (8 pm, all ages), free
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Lip Sych Contest (8 pm, all ages), free
OLD PEQULIAR–Knox
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Combustion Collective, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
PARADOX THEATER–DJ Boss Royal (8 pm, all ages), $7
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Chiaroscuro, Morella Ropella, Gift, $5
RAIN DANCER–Millers Lane, Zen Driver, Loser, $6
RAINBOW–Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $8
REDHOOK BREWERY–BeeCraft, free
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SERAFINA–Ruthie Dornfeld & John Miller
SHOWBOX–Left Hand Smoke, Evangeline, Bijou, $10/$12
* SIT & SPIN–Orbiter, the Lawnmowers, Ravenna
ST. CLOUDS–Sheryl Wiser
TOMMY’S–Batter Dean, Jack the Hotrod, Kingpin Hayes, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Derailers, the Lazy Boys, $15
ZAK’S–Hot Rod Lunatics, Flamethrower, Short Fuse, Cruel & Unusual, $5
SATURDAY 10/20
* BALLARD FIREHOUSE–The Bradbury Press, Ellen Says No, Halftrack, Mindome, $7
BALTIC ROOM–Truby Trio
BIT SALOON–Blue Meadows
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Frankie Paul, $10
* BREAKROOM–Porch Ghouls, Big John Bates, the Midnite Choir, $7
CAFE VENUS–The Cho Show, Entopic Advance, Gary Reynolds
CAFF: BRAZIL–Eduardo Mendonca’s Trio String, free
CENTRAL SALOON–Bicycle, RadioStar, Touched, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM–Loudon Wainwright III, $17.50/$20
CONOR BYRNE’S–Midlife Chrysler
* CROCODILE CAFE–Richard Buckner, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Rose Thomas, $10
DOC MAYNARD’S–Beyond the Fringe, $10
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
* ELYSIAN–Lesliwood, Vandemonium, Ripley, $5
* EMP–Chocolate Genius, Joe Henry, Michael Franti & Spearhead, $25
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–Johnny Ross, free
GALWAY ARMS–Mayfly
* GRACELAND–Ruston Mire, Poseur, Terror Sheets, Suitcase, $7
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Hutson-Powell Blues Band, free
HURRICANE CAF:–Soft Core, Amazombies, Petty Wage, Third Rail Delivery, $5
* I-SPY–Blackalicious, Lifesavas, Boom Bap Project, DJ Tre, $13
JAZZ ALLEY–Acoustic Alchemy, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallager
LAKEPOINTE–Ashland, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Buckaroo Blues, free
* LOCAL 46–Mudhoney, the Catheters, Blood Brothers (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12
LOCK AND KEEL–Memphis Radio Kings, the Chiggers
MONA’S–The Circadian Rhythms Quartet, $2
MULLEADY’S PUB–M-Set, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–John Hodgkins Band, $10
O’SHEA’S–Colville Melody
OLD PEQULIAR–Podunk Monks
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Thorton Creek & MJ Bishop Band, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* PARADOX THEATER–Waxwing, the Dutch Flat, Nod and Smile, Super Magnificent Action Trio (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON–Lady A & the Baby Blues Band
PARK PUB–Nora Michaels & Paul Whistler, free
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Five Point, Seatown Mangler, Drunk as Usual, $5
RAIN DANCER–Shunpike Follies benefit w/ Maximum Coherence During Flying, Social Studies, $5
RAINBOW–William Hooker & Eyvind Kang, Bill Horist, Climax Golden Twins, Charlie Gocher & Pint-Size Sparticus, $8
RED ONION TAVERN–Jessica Lurie
REDHOOK BREWERY–Blues Orbiters, free
RENDEZVOUS–Recidivist, Deception Pass, the Stockton Syndrome, free
ROCKSPORT–Randy Linder Band, $8
SCARLET TREE–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SERAFINA–Toby Schneider
* SIT & SPIN–Jenny Toomey, guests, $8
ST. CLOUDS–Luna Nueva
SUNSET HILL COMMUNITY CLUB–Kathleen Tracy & Linda Severt (CD release), $10
* SUNSET TAVERN–Cat Box Night: Rock Fight of the Century, $5
TOMMY’S–Ivan (CD release), Windowpane, Fame in Failure, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Red Elvises, the Donettes (9:30 pm), $10
TRACTOR TAVERN–Omar Torrez (7 pm)
ZAK’S–Quick 66, 6 Beer Bladder, the Insults, Ward A, $5
SUNDAY 10/21
* BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
CATWALK–Nocturnal Rage
CENTRAL SALOON–Pillsplitter (CD release), Nyce, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM–Swing: DJ Tonya (8:30 pm, all ages), $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
* GRACELAND–Building Press, Richmond Sluts, Trail Vs. Russia, Inner, $6
* HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
I-SPY–Ms. America’s Trash, Counterfist, Lure of the Animal, $6
JAZZ ALLEY–Acoustic Alchemy, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry and the PhilBillys, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Balloons, $5
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Evergreen Classic Dixieland Band, $6
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Danny Godinez
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo
PARAMOUNT THEATER–Oysterhead, North Mississippi All Stars, $28
PINK DOOR–The Itinerant Locals
* SIT & SPIN–The Moetet, $8
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN–William Hooker, Eyvind Kang, the Wally Shoup Trio, $7
TRACTOR TAVERN–Johnny B. Connolly & Aidan Brennan, Casey Neill Trio (CD release), $10
WATERTOWN–Prescription
MONDAY 10/22
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Late Summer Purple, Josh Williams Band, By Product, Tri-Nation, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON–Sid Law’s Cirque De Pop, $5
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue w/ Tiffany Wilson, Bill Yuns
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
* GRACELAND–Embryo Concept, Softcore, Tight, $5
I-SPY–SIL2K: Dennis Rea & Pete Comley, Motorbison, Michael Manring & Evan Schiller, $6
KELLS–Grafton Street
* KEYARENA–Groundwork 2001: Femi Kuti, Mana, Alanis Morissette, Pearl Jam, R.E.M.
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
PARADOX THEATER–Sweep the Leg Johnny, Raft of Dead Monkeys, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Lure of the Animal (8 pm, all ages)
RAINBOW–The Berry Bros, $3
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN–Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, Ryan Taylor, DJ AMS, Brian Kent, $5
THERMO’S–Open mic
ZIG ZAG CAFE–Living Spirit Trio
TUESDAY 10/23
AVENUE ONE–Lisa de Costa, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–N.P.W.A. Wrestling (7 pm, all ages), $5
CAFE VENUS–Weird Science
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Greg Sinibaldi (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic
DUBLINER–Open mic, free
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
GRACELAND–The Abodox, Lure of the Animal, $6
HURRICANE CAFE–Steel Band, free
I-SPY–Zeke (CD release), $6
JAZZ ALLEY–Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band, $22.50/$26.50
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
PARAGON–Robert Stewart
PINK DOOR–Brendan Wires, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
SCARLET TREE–The Drift, $3
SHOWBOX–American Red Cross Liberty Fund benefit w/ the Retros, the Bicycles, DJ Herrera, $40
SIT & SPIN–High Violets, Tagging Satellites, Man of the Year, $6
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Rockaraoke, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Bill Wolford’s Head, the Penningtones, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, $10/$12
VOGUE–Vicious Dolls, $5
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 10/24
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
CAFF: BRAZIL–Jovino Santos Neto
CENTRAL SALOON–Tut, the Merchants, Travis Shredd & the Good Ol’ Homeboys, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE–Smog, Neil Michael Hagerty, Dave Bazan, $10
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
* GRACELAND–American Hi-Fi, Phantom Planet (8 pm, all ages), $11.50
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Green Tea
HURRICANE CAFE–Frank Roberts Plus, $5
I-SPY–Halou, Heather Duby, Velvet Space String Quartet, DJ Stephan, $8
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
JAZZ ALLEY–Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band, $22.50/$26.50
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–Insult2Injury, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Chris Gregonis Group
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–The Balloons
PARAGON–Chris Stromquist Trio
PARAMOUNT THEATRE–Brian McKnight, Tyrese, $28/$48
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
SCARLET TREE–206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
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–Steve Forbert, $12
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2