THURSDAY 10/25
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
CAFE VENUS–Country Joey Piss Drunk
CENTRAL SALOON–Infinite Kid, Left to Roam, the Janeways, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–Cathie Ryan
* CROCODILE CAFE–31 Knots, Chris Lee, Christina Rosenvinge, $7
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
GRACELAND–Suicide Machines, Ensign, Big Wig (7 pm, all ages), $12
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Bill Chism
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi, Julian MacDonough, Will Blair, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Static Fugue, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band, $22.50/$26.50
KELLS–Pat Buckley
LARRY’S–The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Tracy Reynolds & Kellee Bradley, free
LOCK AND KEEL–Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2
MONA’S–The Blue Arc Trio
MOTION LOUNGE–Rockaraoke
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
NANA’S SOUP HOUSE–Marc Smason Trio
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic
* ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Tribute to Don Lanphere, $13/$15
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Peep Show
* PARADOX THEATER–Styles of Beyond, Lexicon, 4-Zone, DJ Cheapshot, Evil One (8 pm, all ages), $12
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAINBOW–Earshot Jazz Festival: Wayne Krantz Trio, Living Daylights, $12/$14
REDHOOK BREWERY–Java Trio, free
ROCK BOTTOM–San Pedro Circus (5 pm, all ages)
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–j.r. (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–The Retros, $6
* SIT & SPIN–Von Bondies, the Get Down Syndrome, $7
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Afrodisiacs, $6
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
STILL LIFE COFFEEHOUSE–Liquid Voodoo, Jean Mann, free
* SUNSET TAVERN–The Bra Show w/ Bill Stanton, DJ Leslie $, the Yeah Oh Hell Yeahs, the Social Studies, $10
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TRACTOR TAVERN–The Tannahill Weavers, $20
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
* TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: Aaron Parks Trio, $8/$10
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
FRIDAY10/26
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BALLARD EAGLES–Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners, $14
* BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON–Mike Lynch w/ the Tim Sherman Band
BITTERS–Mark Hansen (CD release), $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Bushmen, Norris Man, Iley Dread, Chrisinti, $10
* BREAKROOM–The Black Halos, Post Stardom Depression, Supagroup (9 pm, all ages), $7
* BRECHEMIN AUDITORIUM–Earshot Jazz Festival: Aaron Parks, $12/$14
CAFE VENUS–Amy Denio, Mia Boyle, Sheryl Diane
CENTRAL SALOON–Low End, Surreal Sutra, Shifter, free/$10
COFFEE MESSIAH–Shallow Grave Party III w/ Little LuAnn, Aaron Mannino, Jesse Boggs
CONOR BYRNE’S–Conor Byrne
* CONTOUR–Mother’s Milk
* CROCODILE CAFE–Pernice Brothers, Swords Project, the Long Winters, $10
* CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER–Earshot Jazz Festival: Don Lanphere Quartet, free
DEXTER & HAYES–Dr. Richard Kimball & the Fugitives
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Beatniks, $10
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
* EMP–Juno, eXBeSTFRIeNDS, $6/$8
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K. W. Miller
Bastard Sons of Nuge, $6
GALWAY ARMS–Mayfly
* GRACELAND–Preston School of Industry, the Shins, the Standard, Holiday Flyer, $10
GRATEFUL BREAD–Lowry Olafson, $8/$10
HIGHLINER–Carolyn Cruso, free
HOPVINE–Barbie Anaka
HURRICANE CAFE–Sol Negro, Scorched Earth, Semesus, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band, $22.50/$26.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–Prodd, M.T.F., Room Zero
LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE–Square Dance: Carthy & the Sisco Kids, $6
MOTION LOUNGE–Coolade
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Bare Knuckle Boxers, free
NEW HOLLY LIBRARY TEEN CENTER–Candidt, Boom Bap Project, Pale Soul, Vitamin D (7:45 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Junkyard Jane, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Akimbo, Vermilion, Vonbondies, Ambitious Career Woman (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR–Moss Bay
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–The Combustion Collective, free
ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Don Byron’s Music for Six Musicians, Odean Pope Trio, $16/$18
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Trip Wire, Drown Mary, Fury 161, Suffer Gauge, A.O.D., $5
RAINBOW–Hillpeople, Relco, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY–Atomic Players, free
* RENDEZVOUS–Ghidra, Mothra, $5
RIVER ROCK ALEHOUSE–Dr. Kimball & the Fugitives
SCARLET TREE–Shades w/ Gloria, $7
SEATTLE CENTERHOUSE–Eduardo Mendonca, Show Brazil!, Michael Shrieve, YATMA (6 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA–Milo Peterson, Val Illman
* SHOWBOX–Stereolab, Fugu, $15
* SIT & SPIN–Redneck Girlfriend, Graig Markel, Radio Nationals, Rick Miller, $7
* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)–The Shins (5 pm)
ST. CLOUDS–Zhaoui
TOMMY’S–Subdwellers, 94th St, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Dudley Manlove Quartet’s Sixth Annual Spooktacular, $10/$12
TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: Kenny Werner Trio, $12/$14
ZAK’S–Octabites, Orange Peeler, Blue Knights, Wadsworth, $5
SATURDAY 10/27
BAD ALBERT’S–Henry Cooper, $2
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Halloween Costume Party: DJ Tripp, Liquor Box, Killing Faith, Flask
BIT SALOON–Billy Budd
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Bushmen, Norris Man, Iley Dread, Chrisinti, $10
BREAKROOM–Dragons, RC5, Boss Martians, $6
CAFF: BRAZIL–Vilson Zattera & Nilza Lessa, free
CENTRAL SALOON–Sunday Morning Music, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM–Karla Bonoff, $22.50/$24
CONOR BYRNE’S–PH Factor
* CROCODILE CAFE–The Breeders, Poseur, Catahoula Hounds, $15
CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER–Earshot Jazz Festival: Continued in the Underground, free
DOC MAYNARD’S–Coolade, $10
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
ELYSIAN–Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band, $7
EMP–Broomstick Boogie, $10
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)–The High Rollers, free
GALWAY ARMS–K. W. Miller
GRACELAND–Nuf’ Said, $8
GRATEFUL BREAD–Al & Emily Cantrell, $10
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Blues Pack, free
HOPVINE–Steve Ball Roadshow
HURRICANE CAFE–Artist to Icon, Mr. Yuck, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band, $22.50/$26.50
KELLS–Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE–Sick Things, Tinn Lizzy
* LOCAL 46–Schoolyard Heroes, Slumber Party (8 pm, all ages), $1/$5
LULU’S–House Jazz Band, $5
MONA’S–Bosa Nova & Samba Fatale, Urban Oasis, $2
MULLEADY’S PUB–Ray Carney, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Mark Dufresne, $10
O’SHEA’S–Last Call
OLD PEQULIAR–The Bradbury Press
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Bood Boy, Bren!, $5
ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Richard Bona Group, Amizade, $16/$18
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Bird of Passage
PARADOX THEATER–Jason Webley (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON–Blues Orbiters
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, free
PLANET HOT ROD–Vitamin Fat, Drug Related, the Brain Dead, $5
RAINBOW–Garaj Mahal, Rockin Teenage Combo, $13
RED ONION TAVERN–Jerry Miller
REDHOOK BREWERY–Freestyle Candela, free
ROCKSPORT–The Beatniks Halloween Party, $8
SCARLET TREE–Society’s Child, $7
SERAFINA–Andrea Dupree
SIT & SPIN–Cookie, Suggie, Seawolf, $7
SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)–Lanterna (5 pm)
ST. CLOUDS–Yes Yes Boys
* SUNSET TAVERN–Danny Barnes & Thee Old Codgers, Ty North, $10
TOMMY’S–The Jodie Watts, Pataha, Optimus Rhyme, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Christopher Williams (7 pm), $10
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Dear John Letters, the Lawnmowers, Down Pilot (CD release) (10 pm), $7
TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: Kenny Werner Trio, $12/$14
UW BRECHEMIN AUDITORIUM–Earshot Jazz Festival: Aaron Parks, $12/$14
ZAK’S–Northwest Breeders, Hog Molly, Schmidtaholics, Rumblefish, $5
SUNDAY 10/28
* BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON–Gift, Ragamuffin, $5
CENTURY BALLROOM–Swing: Hot Town Jubilee (8:30 pm, all ages), $10
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
CROCODILE CAFE–The Big Wu, $10
* EMP–Earshot Jazz Festival: Bill Frisell & Boubacar Traore, $19/$22
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
* GRACELAND–Halloween Costume Party w/ Pleaseeasaur, Plastiq Phantom’s DJs on Strike, Thrones, $6/$8
* HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
HOPVINE–Marc Olsen
* I-SPY–Wimbledon, Recidivist, Trucker of the Sea, $6
JAZZ ALLEY–Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band, $22.50/$26.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LITTLE THEATRE–Mike Marlin (CD release), $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ochopies, $5
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Ain’t No Heaven Seven, $6
ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Myra Melford’s Crush Trio, Reuben Radding & Daniel Carter, $14/$16
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Danny Godinez
PARAGON–Phil Carrillo
PINK DOOR–The Itinerant Locals
RAINBOW–Joga, $5
RAINIER VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER–Earshot Jazz Festival: Floyd Standifer Quartet, $6/$8
* SIT & SPIN–Sureshot Sundays: AWOL One, Circus, Oraclez Creed, Onry, Pale, Sleep, Sensimilla, DJ Topspin (3 pm, all ages), $5
* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)–Dear John Letters (5 pm)
SPACE NEEDLE–Earshot Jazz Festival: Kenny Werner (3 pm), $11
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN–The Yes Yes Boys & Del Rey, Craig Flory, Matt Weiner, Mike Daugherty, the Mud Bay Jug Band, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Lanterna, $6
TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: Kenny Werner Trio, $12/$14
WATERTOWN–Prescription
MONDAY 10/29
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Hurricanes, the Swains, Forrest Lee Jr., $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
BLUWATER BISTRO–LaMovida, free
* BREAKROOM–Heroine Sheiks, Hogmolly, the Ruby Doe, $6
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue w/ Tiffany Wilson, Bill Yuns
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
* GRACELAND–Angel Drag, the Downers, Agent 86, Me Infecto, $5
HOPVINE–Jon Nelson, Andrew Kerr, Christina & Dan
* I-SPY–SIL2K: Takagi Masakatsu, the Nudge, Dave Gross & Jason Glover, Tucker Dulin & Michael Bullock, $8
JAZZ ALLEY–Vanessa Rubin
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Rhumba Abierta, free
* ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Maybe Monday, Stackpole, $13/$15
PARADOX THEATER–Grade, Zao, Fairweather, Sheilbound (8 pm, all ages), $8/$10
RAINBOW–The Berry Bros, $3
* RAINIER VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER–Earshot Jazz Festival: Fred Anderson w/ William Parker & Hamid Drake, $8/$10
* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–All Things to All People: Shawn Smith, Jon Auer, Chris Von Sneidern, Aaron Huffman, Sgt. Rigsby & His Amazing Silhouettes, hosted by Sean Nelson, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN–Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, Ryan Taylor, DJ AMS, $5
THERMO’S–Open mic
TRACTOR TAVERN–Bill Morrissey, $12
TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: Continued in the Underground, $8/$10
ZIG ZAG CAFE–Living Spirit Trio
TUESDAY 10/30
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–J.J. Velmar Superforce, Jamie Love Band, the James and David Band, $5
CAFE VENUS–Weird Science
CENTURY BALLROOM–Tommy Castro, $15
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: All Lotus’ Nightmares, Dr. Precarious (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic
CROCODILE CAFE–And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Attack Formation, Charming Snakes, $8
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open Mic
GRACELAND–Dypak, Satovan, Not in the Face, $5
HURRICANE CAFE–Steel Band, free
I-SPY–Pop Spoiler & His Dead Beats, Sugarmama, Uncle Leuschner & the Chris Complex, $6
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
NATION–Spirit Tuck, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–John Bishop, $3
* ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Fred Anderson w/ William Parker & Hamid Drake, $8/$10
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–B-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON–Robert Stewart
PINK DOOR–Brendan Wires, free
RAINBOW–Oxygen Ensemble, $5
RENDEZVOUS–Don Glenn, Daddy Treetops, Failure to Disperse, Uranus Moses, SLS, the Mindless Thugs
SCARLET TREE–The Drift, $3
SHOWBOX–107.7 The End’s Halloween Party w/ Nickleback, Default, $16.50/$18
* SUNSET TAVERN–Carrie Akre, Garth Reeves, Deanna Knudsen, Sean Bates, Andy Davenhall, $5
TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: David Mariott Ensemble, $6/$8
VOGUE–Legion Within, Deep Eynde, $5
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
ZAK’S–Schmidaholics, Big Bubba, Amazombies, $4
WEDNESDAY 10/31
BOHEMIAN CAFE–Revolutionary Dream Band, $10
CAFE VENUS–Electrochakra
* CENTRAL SALOON–Bastard Sons of the Nuge, Mandonna, Tres Ambres, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Retros
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FADO–The Kennedy Brothers
GALLAGER’S (KENT)–Hatefist, Shunt, Axis, Section 34, Enkrya, $5
* GRACELAND–Halloween Tribute Spooktacular: Sick Things, the Undertaker & His Pals, Crictor, $8
HOPVINE–Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE–Expiration Date, Formula X, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LAST SUPPER CLUB–Freak Night Costume Contest w/ King of Clubs, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Ham Carson Quintent, free
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Heavy Metal Halloween: Damnaged, Count Grisnach, Graceful Chaos, free/$5
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Cathy Flood’s Halloween Costume “Blues Bash”
* ON THE BOARDS–Earshot Jazz Festival: Bill Frisell & Jack DeJonette, $16/$18
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–the Clintons
PARADOX THEATER–Paradox benefit w/ Champion, Breathe In, Acceptance, Contingent, All Wound Up (8 pm, all ages), $7
PARAGON–Halloween Howl
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
SCARLET TREE–206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
* SHOWBOX–Murder City Devils (final show), Botch, American Steel (6 pm, all ages), $15
* SHOWBOX–Visqueen, the Ho-Ho’s, DJs Cherry Canoe, French Fillup, $5
SIT & SPIN–Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Right in the Face, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Halloween Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Rod Lavers, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Yonder Mountain String Band, $10
* TULA’S–Earshot Jazz Festival: Von Freeman, $12/$14
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2
ZAK’S–Costume Party w/ Graveyard Shift, Hung Dice, the Deep One, $5