THURSDAY 1/31
BAD ALBERT’S–Annieville Blues, free
BAIT HOUSE–Open mic, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Crash Avenue, Mail Order Bride, the Faster Daddies, $5
BIT SALOON–Optimus Rhyme
CENTRAL SALOON–Comfort Station 22, Epigene, Track 9, $5
CONOR BYRNE’S–The Raybone Experience, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–eE, Charming Snakes, the Getter Flash, $7
DAKOTA CREEK ROADHOUSE–Blue Oyster Cult, $22.50
DUBLINER–Jive Turkey w/ Ron Weinstein & Mike Jones, free
FIRESIDE ROOM–Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS–KW Miller
* GRACELAND–Neb, Hypatia Lake, Yeek Yak Airforce, Jettison, $6
HOPVINE–Kareem Kandi w/ Will Blair & Julian MacDonough, free
HURRICANE CAFE–Paddle Wack, $3
* I-SPY–Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hot Hot Heat, Crictor, Neon Panda, $7
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Peace and Justice Alliance/Quantum benefit w/ The Believers, the Pinkos, Deborah Bartley, $5
J&M CAFE–Herding Cats, free
JAZZ ALLEY–Pancho Sanchez, $20.50/$24.50
LARRY’S–Devil’s End Drivers, Momma’s Head Trip, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Sean Croghan, free
LITTLE RED HEN–The Shiners
LOCK AND KEEL–The Tangents, $10
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Open mic (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY’S PUB–Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE–Open mic
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Kennedy Brothers
PARADOX THEATER–Vendetta Red, Teen Chtulu, the Super Magnificent Action Trio, Sophie Tucker (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAGON–HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PEACE CAFE–Open mic, free
PEARL COFFEEHOUSE–Floss (9 pm, all ages)
PINK DOOR–Lonnie Williams, free
RAINBOW–Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, Om Trio, $10
ROCK BOTTOM–San Pedro Circus (5:30 pm, all ages), free
SCARLET TREE–Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM–J Hiram Boggs, Satisfaction (5:30 pm, all ages), $7
SHOWBOX–Leftover Salmon, Porterhouse, $15/$17
SIT & SPIN–The Bend, Shoes for December, Jodi Hates World, the Divorce, $6
ST. CLOUDS–The Electrodes
SUNSET TAVERN–Erin’s Birthday, Ota Prota, Sherri Manilow, Kaleb Hagen-Kerr, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Urban Oasis
THOMPSON’S–Blue Gypsies, free
TOI–Moodswings: Danya w/ DJ Killabee, free
TRACTOR TAVERN–Monte Montgomery, $12
TRAVELERS–Open mic, free
TULA’S–Our House Jazz Quartet
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
FRIDAY 2/1
BACCANO–Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE–Matt Lee & the Hep Tets, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–The Michael Williams Band, Shoogacar, $8/$10
BALTIC ROOM–Jumbalaya
* BENAROYA HALL–Carole Terry organ recital, free
BLACK LAB GALLERY–Open mic, free
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Spinning Sun, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Michael Rose, $10
BOHEMIAN CAFE–DJ D (R&B), $10
CADDYSHACK–Los Orchids, Valley Girls
CAFE VENUS–Spider Music Orchestra
CENTRAL SALOON–Ethyl, Underride, the Merchants, $8/$10
COFFEE MESSIAH–Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, Little LuAnn (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Setanta, $4
CONTOUR–Tommy Martin, Tor Dietrichson, the Combustion Collective
CORNISH COLLEGE–Brooklyn Saxophone Quartet (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12
* CROCODILE CAFE–No. 13 Baby, Lila, Dyna Girl
DOC MAYNARD’S–The Beatniks, $10
FIDDLER’S INN–Danny Godinez Band, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM–Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD’S PLACE–K.W. Miller
* FREMONT UNCONVENTIONAL CENTER–DJs Vital, Claude Money, Levy LEE w/ Shizam, Digital Space Monkeys, $10
GALWAY ARMS–Chris Stanley Band
* garde rail GALLERY–Project W (9 pm, all ages)
* GRACELAND–Shuggie, Shinola, RC5, Dollar Store Cowboys, $8
HOPVINE–Antony Degenaro
HURRICANE CAFE–Switch, Enkrya, Advocate, Slop Shot, $5
* I-SPY–Neo, Wonderful, Wimbledon, the Drop, $8
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–All About Lupo, the Racket, Tiny Kings, the Whores, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Pancho Sanchez, $20.50/$24.50
LAKEPOINTE–Devils End Drive, Structure, Decipher, $5
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Aaron Black Band, $10
LAST SUPPER CLUB–Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Ruston Mire, Popstar Assassins, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Bodacious
LOCAL 46–Zeke, Youth at Risk, RC5, Schoolyard Heroes (8 pm, all ages), $5
LOCK & KEEL–Hicky & Colville Melody
MEANY THEATER–David Di Fiore, $8/$10
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Aiko Shimada, Spirit Tuck (8 pm, all ages), $5
MULLEADY’S PUB–The Bradbury Press, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Harmonica Playboy & His Midnight Movers, $10
NOVA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BATHROOM— Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Ana Saskia (1 pm, all ages), free
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Akimbo (record release), Drowning in Lethe (record release), Teen Cthulhu, Blöödhag, Ahisma (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR–The Nancyboys
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Stephanie Schneiderman
PARADOX THEATER–764-HERO, Minus the Bear, the Loveless and the Goodnight Trail (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAMOUNT THEATRE–The Temptations, $29/$46
RAGING RIVER SALOON–Trouble Boys
RAINBOW–Going South, Sunday Drivers, Ravenna, $5
SALTY’S ON ALKI–Korla Wygal
SCARLET TREE–Kool Aid, $7
SEATTLE HOLISTIC CENTER WALLINGFORD–Kane Mathis, $5/$10
* SECOND AVENUE PIZZA–Planet Pop (6 pm, all ages), free
SERAFINA–Woody Woodhouse
SHABBAZZ CAFE–Open mic, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)–Afrodisiacs, $8
SIT & SPIN–Nu Soltribe, 94th Street, Sho-Nuff, $8
* ST. CLOUDS–The Magic of Makini
SUNSET TAVERN–Weary, Toothpaste 2000 (cd release), Mighty Shiny, $5
TOMMY’S–Point 1, Surreal Sutra, Repeater, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Lunasa (7 pm), $18/$20
TRACTOR TAVERN–Deer Whistle, the Crop Circles (10 pm), $6
WAZOBIA–Kalass
ZAK’S–Idol Threats, Midnight Thunder Express, Schmidtaholics, Horsehedd, $5
SATURDAY 2/2
BAIT-HOUSE–Matt Lee & the Hep Tets, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Complex Numbers, Bradbury Press, Pains Run, Nameless, $7
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB–Kuli Loach, $3
BLUE MOON TAVERN–Pataha, guests, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE–Michael Rose, $10
BRECHEMIN AUDITORIUM–Marimba & Piano Jazz Classics: Tom Collier, Marc Seales, $8/$10
CADDYSHACK–Fat Cat
* CAFE VENUS–Barking Bards, $5
CAFF: BRAZIL–Eduardo Mendonca, free
CENTRAL SALOON–Zen Driver, Paisley Sin, Ivan, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM–Salsa Band
CONOR BYRNE’S–Ravensreel, $4
CROCODILE CAFE–Vendetta Red, Arlo, French Kicks, $8
DOC MAYNARD’S–Those Guys, $10
DUBLINER–Whiskey for the Devil
ELYSIAN–Rusty Willoughby, free
EMP–Sound Off!: Aaron Richner & the Blues Drivers, Asahi, Magnetic North (8:30 pm, all ages), $5/$7
ESSENTIAL BAKERY–Wallingford Office Arts benefit w/ Sierra Nelson, Encarnation w/ Eric Jager, $10
* FABULOUS FIRWOOD–Hotter than Hell
FIDDLER’S INN–Johnny & the Tri-Tones, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM–Mike Strickland, free
FLAME–Mulligan Men, the Whores, Roosevelts, $5
GALWAY ARMS–KW Miller
* GRACELAND–Fu Manchu, Loaded, Injected, Headstrong, $10
HANA’S–Open mic, free
HIGHLINER–Little LuAnn, Revolving Jugglers, free
HOPVINE–Tor Dietrichson
HURRICANE CAF:–A Bitter Mahn, Shik Shadale, NW Breeders, $5
* I-SPY–SkyLobby, Sofcon, DJ NAHA, Ota Prota, $7
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–The Unnatural Helpers, Dark Places, Popular Shapes, Crash Avenue, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Pancho Sanchez, $20.50/$24.50
LAKEPOINTE–Slink, the Prom Kings, Lucky Stiff, $5
LARRY’S–Junkyard Jane, $10
LITTLE RED HEN–Bodacious
LOBO INN–The Fuckin’ Chachis, Load Levelers, Milhous, Undisputed Heavyweight Champions
* LOCAL 46–Vera Project birthday party w/ Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, the Pinkos, Paxil Rose, (8 pm, all ages), $5/$6
LOCK AND KEEL–Fresh Mint & Mother’s Milk
MONKEY PUB–Late Nite Menu, Shelix
* MOORE THEATRE–Suzanne Vega, $25/$29.50
MR. SPOT’S CHAI HOUSE–Lisa B., Kat Terran (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY’S PUB–Ray Carney, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Harmonica Playboy & His Midnight Movers, $10
O’SHEA’S–The Garhooker Project
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)–Botch, the Bloodbrothers, Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Love Punch (8 pm, all ages), $7
OLD PEQULIAR–The Podunk Monks
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Emanuel Lewis
* PARADOX THEATER–Aveo, 20 Minute Loop, the Drama, That One Guy (8 pm, all ages), $8
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)–Roger Rogers
RAIN DANCER–Eaton Hogg, Ellen Says No, Blue Water Band, $5
RAINBOW–Agua Dulce, $6
ROCKSPORT–Rockaroake, $5
SCARLET TREE–Kool Aid, $7
SERAFINA–Seattle Express
* SIT & SPIN–The Diablotones, Crystal Radio, Laymans Terms (5 pm, all ages), $6
SIT & SPIN–The Diablotones, Crystal Radio, Laymans Terms (9 pm), $9
ST. CLOUDS–The Donettes
* STELLA PIZZA–Chief, DirtyBirds, C–Average, $5
SUNSET TAVERN–Razorbabes, the Stuck–Ups, the Gun St. Girls, DJs Lazey Panties, Ruby Knuckles, $7
TOMMY’S–The Company, Six Foot Savage, Men from Mars, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Preston Mill, the Clintons, $6
SUNDAY 2/3
ACORN–Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Epigee, guests (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALTIC ROOM–Smack
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Martin Ross Band
BLUE MOON TAVERN–“The Look of Success” w/ N. Ron DeBacle, Don Glenn & Friends, Angela Forest, Happy Savage (2 pm)
CENTRAL SALOON–The Pale, Common Heroes, $5
CHINA JADE–Dennis Shadduck, free
FIDDLER’S INN–Steve Lalor, $1
FLOYD’S PLACE–Jennifer Savage
* GRACELAND–H2O, Mest, Bigwig, Instant Winner (7 pm, all ages), $12.50
HABANA’S RESTAURANT–Quasi Nada
HOPVINE–Ron Weinstein Trio
I-SPY–Axolotl, Beecraft, transAtlantic iceFloe, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE–Whiskey & the Devil, $5
JAZZ ALLEY–Pancho Sanchez, $20.50/$24.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Roger Rogers Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN–Jerry & the Philbillys
O’SHEA’S–Open mic
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Danny Godinez
RAINBOW–The Berry Brothers, $5
SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–David Garza, Robb Benson, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Trevor Wheetman
TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho
TRACTOR TAVERN–Sex Mob, $10/$12
* VITAL 5–Absurd Music: Elders of Zion, Lori Goldston, Robert Jenkins w/ Jessika Kenney, Lloyd Center (8 pm, all ages), $3
MONDAY 2/4
* BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Squat, Still House, Eleventh Hour, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS–Brian Nova & Funk 69
CONTOUR–Urban Tongue, DJ Rockafella
FIDDLER’S INN–Open mic, free
* GRACELAND–Teen Cthulhu, Akimbo, DJ Spencer Moody, $3
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–The Enders Brothers Band, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–The Pot Luck Orchestra, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–The New Orleans Quintet, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Karl Haug
RAIN DANCER–Madhouse Cabaret, free
RAINBOW–Oxygen Lounge w/ Super Unity Band & Eveline Muller-Graf, $5
ST. CLOUDS–Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN–Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, John Wicks, Michael Stegner, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN–Kris Delmhorst, Holly Figueroa, $10/$12
TUESDAY 2/5
AVENUE ONE–Pearl Django, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–Baby, Yeek Yak Airforce, Gonken, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Cognitive Dissidents: Super Unity, Amy Denio (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE’S–Open mic, free
* CROCODILE CAFE–Tart, Carrie Biell, Lesliwood, $6
DUBLINER–Open mic
EL NI–O–Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS–Open mic
GRACELAND–The Bend, Feed, Comfort Station 22, $5
* I-SPY–Marazene Heartbeat Clock, Deception Pass, Jettison, $6
IRISH EMIGRANT–Jam on White Bread
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Tim Turner Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN–Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Two Scoops Moore, free
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–B-Bop & Destruction
PINK DOOR–Tony Yazzolino, Steve Kemke, free
RAIN DANCER–Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW–Hair of the Dog, $5
SCARLET TREE–B Craft, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN–Jake London, John Ramberg, John Von Feldt, Mark Olson, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL–Marco de Carvalho
TRACTOR TAVERN–Susan McKeown & the Chanting House, $13
VOGUE–The Vicious Dolls
WASABI BISTRO–Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 2/6
AGUA VERDE CAFE–Zhaoui
BALLARD FIREHOUSE–The Samples, Changes Daily, $5
BIT SALOON–Rambling Roberts
CENTRAL SALOON–Six Foot Savage, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH–Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
CROCODILE–Electric Ottoman, the Fading Collection, $6
EMP–Sam Bush, David Lindley, Wally Ingram (8:30 pm, all ages), $20/$22
* GRACELAND–Monotone Pictures, guests, $5
HOPVINE–Open mic
HURRICANE CAFE–Frank Roberts Plus, free
* I-SPY–Emma’s Mini, the Fading Collection, Meem, $6
JAZZ ALLEY–Marcus Miller, $45.50/$50.50
LARRY’S BLUES CAFE–Blues Harp Blowoff, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP–Soulsonic Wednesdays: Vitamin D, Darrius Willrich, free
MEANY THEATER–Emerson String Quartet, $30
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT–Greater Seattle Area Jazz Band Showcase, $5/$7
OLD TIMER’S CAFE–Dr. Sax
OWL ‘N’ THISTLE–Rubber Band
PINK DOOR–Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER–Open mic, free
RAINBOW–Siamese, White Rhino, $5
SCARLET TREE–206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, Mark Cardenas, $3
SERAFINA–Alex Guilbert
SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM–Dig This: DJ Mopho, Scene (hiphop), $5
SIT & SPIN–Poetry Slam w/ James Whiton Ego Project, $4
* SUNSET TAVERN–Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Golden Earache, $5
TOI–Buckshot Jazz Trio, free
* TRACTOR TAVERN–Hank Williams Wednesday, $6
UGLY MUG CAFE–Open mic
WIT’S END–Open mic, $2