THE PAPER CHASE, MAKE BELIEVE, CHIN UP CHIN UP, AUTUMN POETRY: Thurs Dec 9, Graceland, 8 pm, $8

UP FALLS DOWN, STARVING EYES, AS BRIDGES FALL, CAPGUN, PICTURE OF A CAR CRASH: Thurs Dec 9, Hell's Kitchen (Tacoma), 6 pm, $7

DECK THE HALL BALL--MODEST MOUSE, FRANZ FERDINAND, THE KILLERS, KEANE, THE SHINS, SNOW PATROL: Thurs Dec 9, KeyArena, 6 pm, $35

RAZREZ, GUESTS: Fri Dec 10, Catwalk, 8 pm, $5/$7

STRUNG OUT, HASTE THE DAY, ONLY CRIME, A WILHELM SCREAM: Fri Dec 10, Graceland, 8 pm, $12

DANNY HOOK: Fri Dec 10, Hotwire Coffeehouse, 7 pm, free

THE TED DANCIN' MACHINE, THE UPTOWNS, THE RECLINERS, NATALIE WOULDN'T: Fri Dec 10, Old Fire House (Redmond), 7 pm, $5

SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MASTODON: Fri Dec 10, Premier, 7 pm, $30

PRIMES, CALL ME LIGHTNING, HUNK PARADE: Fri Dec 10, S.S. Marie Antoinette, 7 pm, $5

LAURIE KATHERINE CARLSSON: Fri Dec 10, Trabant Chai Lounge, 8 pm, free

THE BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE, NAME TAKEN, LIARS ACADEMY, ANADIVINE, THE CLASSIC CRIME: Sat Dec 11, Graceland, 5 pm, $8/$10

MEAGAN DONOVAN: Sat Dec 11, Hotwire Coffeehouse, 7 pm, free

THE ARCADE FIRE, EARLIMART, CHUCK PROPHET: Sat Dec 11, Neumo's, 7 pm, $15

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SMOOSH, GUESTS: Sat Dec 11, Showbox, 7 pm, $15/$18

A-DOG, TRICK DECK, MR. TWIT, FULL, MONO IN VCF: Sat Dec 11, Studio Seven, 8 pm, $7

ONE CARPER GREEN, LAST EMERGENCY BROADCAST, WHITE HORSES: Sat Dec 11, the LAB (Seattle Drum School), 8 pm, $5

BLANE, LINES INTO PHOENIX, STRIKE ONE, FROM APHONY, THE PUSH: Sun Dec 12, Graceland, 1 pm, $8

TRUCE, ON THE LAST DAY, CORETTA SCOTT, A CHANCE WITHOUT: Sun Dec 12, Graceland, 7 pm, $8

CHINATOWN, THE ENVY, MORE, WYLD STALLYNS: Sun Dec 12, Hell's Kitchen (Tacoma), 5 pm, $5/$7

THE LOOK, MATTHEW SHAW, SLENDER MEANS, SAILOR ON SAILOR: Tues Dec 14, Graceland, 8 pm, $5

PUNK ROCK KARAOKE, THE HOLLOWPOINTS, DEK: Tues Dec 14, Neumo's, Tues Dec 14, 9 pm, $10/$12

FIVE GOOD REASONS, THE AMAZOMBIES, IDOL THREATS, RAIN CITY SHWILLERS: Tues Dec 14, Studio Seven, 6:30 pm, $8