THURSDAY 12/13
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BAIT HOUSE–Open mic, $3
* BREAKROOM–Right On, the Stuckups, the Instants, $5
CENTRAL SALOON–Liquid Messiah, the Mu, Moc Moc, $5
* CROCODILE CAFE–The Lashes, the Cripples, Cobra High, $6
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* GRACELAND–Zebrahead, Handsome Devil, Peter Parker (7 pm, all ages), $15
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Acoustica
HURRICANE CAFE–La’vela, $5
* I-SPY–Neo, Saeta, Emma’s Mini, $6
J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, free
JAZZ ALLEY–Jacky Terrasson & Stefon Harris, $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LAKEPOINTE–NY Fireman’s Fund benefit w/ Susan Robkin, Katie Cornell
LARRY’S–The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Psychobilly 9 PM, free
MEANY THEATER–Konstantin Lifschitz, $30
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic, free
MULLEADY’S PUB–Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–David Friesen, Jeannie Hoffman, Jerry Hahn, Al Pimentel, $7
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–Seratonin, Enders Brothers, free
RAINBOW–Soup of the Day, Beecraft, $5
REDHOOK BREWERY–Brian Kent Quartet, free
ROCK BOTTOM–San Pedro Circus (5 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
* SHOWBOX–Warren G, guests, $20/$25
SIT & SPIN–Upwell, Nu Soul Tribe, Drizzle, DJ Groovesmith, $8
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
* SUNSET TAVERN–Wayne “The Train” Hancock, $10
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TOI–Danya, free
TRACTOR TAVERN–Laura Love Band, $12/$14
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
ZAK’S–Schmidtaholics, the Mob Forties, Ward A, Pistol Grip, $4
FRIDAY 12/14
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE–Karin Kaji, Kevin Guffy, $3
BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
BENAROYA HALL–The Coats, $16.50
BIT SALOON–Jelly Rogers
BITTERS–Casey Neil Trio, $5
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Sister Carol, $10
* BREAKROOM–Christmas Drag Show, $6
* CAFE VENUS–Saeta X-mas Show, $3/$5
CATWALK–A.R.S. Christmas Party
CENTRAL SALOON–Bambaji, Ragamuffin, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Lil’ Puddin’, $4
CROCODILE CAFE–Dudley Manlove Quartet, Batum Schrag, $8/$10
DOC MAYNARD’S–Rockaroake, $10
* DOWNTOWN YMCA–Black Swan Foundation (8pm, all ages), $5
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
FIDDLER’S INN–Don Goodwin Trio, The! M Dudes, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K.W. Miller
GALLAGER’S (KENT)–Girls Rock #4: Liquorbox, Slink, Late September Dogs, Sullen-Bliss, Lucid, Flask, $5
* GALWAY ARMS–Bread Line Blues
GRACELAND–Team Sleep, Fallacy (6 pm, all ages), $12
GRACELAND–SP Unlimited, Drop 6, Eris, Esina (10 pm), $7
HIGHLINER–Owl, free
HOPVINE–Zazou
HURRICANE CAFE–Subject to Change, Greedies, $5
* I-SPY–Dishwalla, Alien Crime Syndicate (7 pm, all ages), $10
I-SPY–DJ Lil’ Ricky, Pro Quick, Bulak (10 pm), $12
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–The Wire Taps, New Luck Toy, Charming Snakes, $5
J&M CAFE–The Beatniks, $8
JAZZ ALLEY–Jacky Terrasson & Stefon Harris, $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Corner Bhoys
LAKEPOINTE–Tremorcordis, Mindshaker, Rucker’s Tomb
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–T-Boy Neal Band w/ Becky Sue, $10
LAST SUPPER CLUB–Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10
LATONA PUB–Don Goodwin Quintet
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Nick Vigarino, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Big Ed, free
* MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Aiko Shimada, Kaitlyn ni Donovan, $6
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Government, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Hardesty, the November Group, Cepheid, the Science (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR–The Shiners
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
* PARADOX THEATER–X-mas Special: Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas, Luke Abrams (8 pm, all ages), $7
PLANET HOT ROD–Little Ray & the Uppercuts, the Swains, Heartwood, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON–Jim Basnight
RAINBOW–Liquid Quartet, Amy Denio y Las Machas, $10
REDHOOK BREWERY–Mark Whitman Band, free
ROCK BOTTOM–Susan Robkin
SCARLET TREE–3D, $7
* SECOND AVENUE PIZZA–Dosed Bernie, Mad Man Jo Smitty, Steel Pole Bath Tub, Darren Mor-X (9 pm, all ages), free
SHABBAZZ CAFE–Open mic, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Afrodisiacs, $8
* SHOWBOX–Sleater-Kinney, Pretty Girls Make Graves (9 pm, 21+), $10
* SIT & SPIN–Fauxbang! w/ the Epoxies, Ursula & the Androids, Jackie & the Control Tops, DJ Baby J, $7
ST. CLOUDS–Alice Stuart
* SUNSET TAVERN–45s, A-Frames, Popular Shapes
TOMMY’S–Slow Gas Heater, Roxy Lopez Experience, Victim By Design, $5
TOWN HALL–Seattle Children’s Chorus, $9/$12
TRACTOR TAVERN–Flowmotion, Alligator Wine, $7
ZAK’S–Agent 86, Mea Culpa, Tarantulada, Octabites, Brown Finger, $5
* ZEITGEIST–Black Cat Orchestra (8 pm, all ages), $6
SATURDAY 12/15
BAD ALBERT’S–Eric Madis, $2
BAIT-HOUSE–Phil Brooks, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Victims, Nol Katomi Plaza, Late Summer Purple, Nail Soup Blues Band, Severed Head, and more (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Bradbury Press, Ellen Says No, World 7, Half Track (10 pm), $7
BENAROYA HALL–Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Hit Parade, $12/$50
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH–B.O.M.B. Holiday Blast: (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque), $15/$20
BIT SALOON–Buzz Monkey
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Sister Carol, $10
* BREAKROOM–Hogmolly, RC5, Dirty Birds, $6
CENTRAL SALOON–Ivan, Windowpane (CD release), Six Foot Savage, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE’S–Dark Molly, $4
* CROCODILE CAFE–Mudhoney, the Spits, Leatherboy, $10/$12
DOC MAYNARD’S–Black Vinyl Allstars, $10
EL GAUCHO–Billy Wallace Quartet
ELYSIAN–Crop Circles (CD release), Tiny Kings, the Chiggers, $6
* FABULOUS FIRWOOD–Hell’s Belles, Just Dirt
FIRESIDE ROOM–Overton Berry, free
* GRACELAND–Man…Or Astro-Man?, Zero Zero, the Pattern, $10
GRATEFUL BREAD–Edie Carey, Andrew Kerr, $10
* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)–Waxwing, Aveo, Minus the Bear, Woke Up Falling (8 pm, all ages), $5
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Kevin Jones Band, free
HOPVINE–Better Left Unsaid
HURRICANE CAF:–Number 9, Structure, Corrupt, A Bitter Man, $5
* I-SPY–Gun Street Girls, Girl Trouble, the Invisible Men, the Boss Martians, DJ Dan Gallucci, $8
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Static Fugue, Rural Pictures, Willie Johnson, the Purrs, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Jacky Terrasson & Stefon Harris, $16.50/$20.50
KELLS–Corner Bhoys
LARRY’S–Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $10
LATONA PUB–Purple Martin
LITTLE RED HEN–Big Ed, free
LOBO INN–Beat Reduction, Elysian, In the Drink, free
* LOCAL 46–Peter Parker, Polecat, Lure of the Animal (8 pm, all ages), $6
LULU’S–Club Jazz
MONKEY PUB–Ample, Positively Negative, $3
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Elizabeth Carpenter, Jill Cohn, Willow
MULLEADY’S PUB–Sunday Drivers, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin’ Jones, $10
O’SHEA’S–Toad Jam
OLD PEQULIAR–The Podunk Monks
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Thornton Creek & MJ Bishop Band, $5
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Owl ‘n’ Thistle Band
PARAGON–Imaginaires
PLANET HOT ROD–Plain Jane, Fantastic 4, the Highsiders, $5
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)–Charles White Band
RAIN DANCER–Single Wide, Alligator Wine, $5
RAINBOW–Lloyd’s Rocket, Bandersnatch
RED ONION TAVERN–Combustion Collective
REDHOOK BREWERY–BeeCraft, free
ROCKSPORT–Rockaroake
SCARLET TREE–206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, Mark Cardenas, $7
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Retros
* SHOWBOX–Sleater-Kinney, Tracy & the Plastics (7 pm, all ages), $10
* SIT & SPIN–Loveless Records 2 Year Anniversary w/ Man of the Year, Vendetta Red, Orbiter, the Drop, $7
* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)–Man…Or Astro-Man?, DJ Zeph (4 pm, all ages), free
* SUNSET TAVERN–The Fells, the Fallouts, Head
* TRACTOR TAVERN–The Squirrels 12th Annual X-mas X-travaganza w/ Henry Boy & His Band, $7/$6
ZAK’S–Organ Donor, Semesus, One Less Human, Sod Hauler, $5
SUNDAY 12/16
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Bent Richard, Subject 117, Never Again, First Time Felon, West of Waco, Greedies (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALTIC ROOM–Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
* BENAROYA HALL–Holiday Organ Sing-Along, $16/$51
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH–B.O.M.B. Holiday Blast: (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque), $15/$20
CENTRAL SALOON–Common Heroes, the Pale, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER’S INN–Jim Page, $1
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
GRACELAND–Ms. America’s Trash, Sophie Tucker, Agent 86, $6
HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
HOPVINE–Bob Heinemann
I-SPY–Schoolyard Heroes, In the Drink, Firstname Lastname (9 pm, all ages), $6
* JAZZ ALLEY–Jacky Terrasson & Stefon Harris, $16.50/$20.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry and the PhilBillys, free
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Ain’t No Heaven 7, $6
PARAGON–Rick Uselton
RAINBOW–Spider Music Orchestra, Joga, $5
* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–All Things to All People w/ Sean Nelson: The Long Winters, the Prom, David Schmader, the Silver Bells, Tamara Paris, Harvey Danger, $10
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman
ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL–Joyous Nativity: A Croatian Cantata
TRACTOR TAVERN–Washington Blues Society Party, $10
UNITED METHODIST–Rainbow City Band w/ David Di Fiore
MONDAY 12/17
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Optimus Rhyme, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
BENAROYA HALL–Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Hit Parade, $12/$50
BLUWATER BISTRO–DJ Kevin Chills, Eddie, Peter Vintico, free
CENTRAL SALOON–Sid Law’s Cirque Du Pop, $5
CHINA HARBOR–Anthony Cordova Band, $5
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue w/ Tiffany Wilson, Bill Yuns
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic
* GRACELAND–Saves the Day, Hey Mercedes, Thursday, $15
HOPVINE–Volunteer Muse, J Hiram Boggs, Jared Haney
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Barfly, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Special Guests, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–New Orleans Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Rumba Abierta, free
RAIN DANCER–Tribalicious, free
RAINBOW–The Berry Bros, $3
* SHOWBOX–Jaguares (6:30 pm, all ages), $25/$30
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
STADIUM EXHIBITION CENTER–106.1 Jingle Bell Bash w/ Barenaked Ladies, Train, Jessica Simpson, Lifehouse, $35
THERMO’S–Open mic
TUESDAY 12/18
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Montgomery Burns, Beautiful Soup, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Matt Marth, Keith McKenney, John Cocktoastin’ Trio minus 2 (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–El Vez X-mas Show, King of Hawaii, $12/$14
DUBLINER–Open mic
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
* GRACELAND–Graceland/Singles Going Steady X-mas Party w/ the Briefs, the New Town Animal, DJ Cherry Canoe, free
I-SPY–Tagging Satellites, Michael John Serpe, Daniel Harmann (CD release), $6
IRISH EMIGRANT–Jam on White Bread
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs, $15.50/$19.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Steelhead
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–Tony Yazzolino, Steve Kemke, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW–Hair of the Dog, $5
SLIDERS (RENTON)–Rockaraoke, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Laura Veirs, Danny Barnes
VOGUE–Vicious Dolls
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 12/19
AGUA VERDE CAFE–Zhaoui
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON–The Northern Souls, Touched, the Bend, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Jeremy Fisher
* CROCODILE–Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hot Hot Heat, $6
EL GAUCHO–Daniel Davidson
FIDDLER’S INN–Hot Pony, $2
GRACELAND–The Kottonmouth Kings, Primer 55, Bionic Jive, Mix Mob, $13
GREENLAKE BAR & GRILL–Bob Early Trio
HOPVINE–Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE–Frank Roberts Plus, Last Name First, $5
I-SPY–Aoede, Ambitious Career Woman, Tableland, $6
IRISH EMIGRANT–Irish Session
JAZZ ALLEY–The Bobs, $15.50/$19.50
KELLS–Liam Gallagher
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Charles White’s All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Narcotik (CD release), free
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–The Stockton Syndrome
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Rayburn, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Rubber Band
PARAGON–Urban Improv
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
RAINBOW–Siamese, $5
SCARLET TREE–206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, Mark Cardenas, $3
SHOWBOX–Mark Lanegan, Mike Johnson, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, $15
SIT & SPIN–Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
* SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Airplane, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Hank Williams Revue, $6
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2