THURSDAY 4/11
BAD ALBERT'S--Mark Whitman, free
CAFE VITA--Incandescent (8 pm, all ages), free
CENTRAL SALOON--Stella 7, Windowpane, Six Foot Savage, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Boss Martians, the Nighcaps, Repeat Offenders, $6
CONOR BYRNE'S--Charlie Post, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Church, Mark Kozelek, Saeta, $18/$20
DUBLINER--Ray Carney, free
GALWAY ARMS--Aaron Donhue Band
* GRACELAND--The Bend, Dorkweed, Yeek Yak Airforce, Monotone Pictures, $6
HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi w/ Will Blair & Jacques Willis
* I-SPY--Kid 606, Gold Chains, Lesser, Bobby Karate, $12
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Midnight Evils, the Pist'uns, X-Nearly Deads, the Mexican Blackbirds, $5
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50
KELLS--Pat Buckely
LARRY'S--60 Cycle Hum, Trine, Ellen Says No, $5
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--No. 2, the Carolines, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Groovestock, free
LOCK AND KEEL--Kasey Anderson & Jeff Krebs
MONA'S--Urban Oasis
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Jean Mann
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Emanuel Lewis
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams Trio, free
RAINBOW--Changes Daily, the Binge, Phrampton, $6
* RE-BAR--Pho Bang! w/ Best Revenge, IAMLOVED, $5
ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Kim Turner, $5
SERAFINA--Andrea Dupree
* SIT & SPIN--Varnaline, Centro-matic, the Long Winters, $8
ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jim McIver
STEEL SKY--Little Big Man, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Paula Maya Band w/ Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts, Alice Stewart, $6
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Urban Oasis (7 pm, all ages)
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
TosT--Holly Figueroa, Anne Heaton, Kym Tuvim, $6
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Laura Veirs & Danny Barnes, Casey Neill, $7
FRIDAY 4/12
BAIT-HOUSE--Bob Early Trio
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mother, Ves-Pin, Static Bloom, $8
BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Brothers Balthazaar, Mike Dumovich, free
* BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Jah Mason, $10
CAFE VENUS--Jon Markel, Charlie Beck Trio
CENTRAL SALOON--Pataha, M-Set, Moc Moc, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Casey Macgill & the Spirits of Rhythm
* CHOP SUEY--764-HERO, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Charming Snakes, $10
COFFEE MESSIAH--Drew Victor, Tomo, Kelly, Hope (8 pm, all ages), $2
CONOR BYRNE'S--Tom Creegan, $3
CORNER INN--Fat James, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Swords Project, Light Heavyweight, Tracker, $7
DOWNTOWN YMCA--Sophie Tucker, Nod to Smile, Rockstar Crush (8 pm, all ages), $5
EMP--Solomon Burke, $14/$16
FADO--Little Friend
FIDDLER'S INN--Rai, $2
* GALWAY ARMS--KW Miller
* GRACELAND--...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Bobby Conn, Crictor, $10
HIGHLINER--Virginia, free
HOPVINE--Hotclub Sandwich
* I-SPY--Halou, Plastiq Phantom People, $10
INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER--Phonographers Union 120402, $5
* INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--The Carolines, Reflective MF, 3 Inch Max, the Daryls, $5
J&M CAFE--80 Something, $10
JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50
KELLS--Grafton Street
LAKEPOINTE--American School of Warsaw, Batter Dean, the Outfit
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Dan Page Trip, John Hodgkins Band, $10
LATONA PUB--Don Goodwin Quintet
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Michael Williams Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, free
LOCK & KEEL--First Name Last Name & Orange Balloon
MARINA CANTINA--Hi-Fi Hippies
MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Chris & Chris, free
* MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Aiko Shimada, Eric Apoe (8 pm, all ages)
MURPHY'S PUB--Alice Stuart, $3
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Hudson Blues Band, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Carissa's Weird, Smokers Die Younger, Wonderful (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Old Town Ball & Bucket & Caps, $15
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
PARADOX THEATER--Harkonen, Curl Up and Die, the Firing Line, Dead Letter Auction (8 pm, all ages), $8
RAINBOW--Lev'vela, Mexmen Productions, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Mark Whitman Band, free
SCARLET TREE--Shades w/ Gloria, $7
SHORECREST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER--The Coats, Kickshaw, $12/$15
SIT & SPIN--Kim Virant, Honey Tongue, the Tremens, $6
ST. CLOUDS--Alice Stewart
STEEL SKY--The Springs, Awkward Star, Evil Little Men, $5
* SUNSET TAVERN--Zeke, Portrait of Poverty, Youth at Risk, $10
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Todd Snider (7 pm), $12
TRACTOR TAVERN--Shinola, Dirty Birds (10 pm), $6
* UNIVERSITY LIBRARY--The Cripples, Studfinder, Paxil Rose (8 pm, all ages), free
WAZOBIA--Endless Road, Private Stock, Par Corliss, Stink Foot, $7
ZAK'S--Undisputed Heavyweight Champions, Quick 66, Thunderfist, $5
ZASU--Musician's Lounge, $10
SATURDAY 4/13
BAD ALBERT'S--Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $2
BAIT-HOUSE--Bait House Jazz All-Stars
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Dub Car, $10
BLUE MOON TAVERN--Tijuana Taxi, Upstate, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Jah Mason, $10
CAFE VENUS--F.M.O.B., Joey Pissdrunk
* CATWALK--The Bend, Lesliwood, Ripley, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Rai, Silkroot, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--Robert Walters' 20th Congress, w/ Fred Wesley, $12.50
CONOR BYRNE'S--The Jelly Rollers, $3
CORNER INN--Al Rowe Project, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers, the Get Down Syndrome, C.O.C.O., $8
DUBLINER--Electric Ottoman, free
* EAST WEST BOOKS--Aiko Shimada, Elizabeth Falconer, $10
* EMP--Quasi, Sarah Dougher, Mountain Goats, $10/$12
EUROPEAN KITCHEN--Grey Beairde, free
FADO--Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER'S INN--Kimball & the Fugitives, $2
FLAME--Little LuAnn, No Complaints, $5
* GRACELAND--The Shins, Fruit Bats, Busy Signals, Treasure State, $10
HOPVINE--Ethnic Underground
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Stereo Crish, the Mu, Los Peligrosos, Jesus Chords, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50
KELLS--Grafton Street
* KING CAT THEATER--Greg Brown, Garnet Rogers, Karen Savoca, $25
LAKEPOINTE--Gar Hooker Project, DC & the Washington's, Going South
LARRY'S--Linda Hornbuckle, $10
LATONA PUB--Momentum
* LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Robb Benson, Dear John Letters, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
LOCK & KEEL--Kindred & Big Hat No Cattle
MARINA CANTINA--Casual Rex
MOLLY McGUIRE'S--Carl Funk, free
MONKEY PUB--Zen Driver
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Nervous Neptune (8 pm, all ages)
MURPHY'S PUB--1-2-3, $2
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Nick Vigarino, Meantown Blues, $10
O'SHEA'S--Daddy Treetops
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Braburn, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band
* PARADOX THEATER--Minus the Bear, Piebald, Sundays Best, Audio Learning Center (8 pm, all ages), $10
PARAGON--Tim Turner Band
* PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Lucinda Williams (8 pm, all ages), $33.50
PINK DOOR--Miles and Karina, free
RAIN DANCER--Laguna!
RAINBOW--Sunday Morning Music, Discohesive, $6
RED ONION TAVERN--Happy Savage, free
REDHOOK BREWERY--Blues Orbiters, free
ROCKSPORT--Black Vinyl All-Stars, $7
SCARLET TREE--In Black and White, $6
SECOND AVENUE PIZZA--Milhous, Third Rail Delivery, the Reactors (8 pm, all ages), free
* SHOWBOX--Left Hand Smoke, Sweet Lou, the Clintons, $10/$12
* SIT & SPIN--Captured! by Robots, Bearskin Rugburn, Crictor
ST. CLOUDS--Black Velvet
STEEL SKY--Bench Grinder, Ollie Byrd is the Moth, Mile 40, 3 Story Head, Stamad, $5
* STELLA PIZZA--Girl Trouble, Del Lagunas, $6
SUNSET TAVERN--Lila, Tagging Satellites, Zero Station, $6
* THEATER OFF JACKSON--Pretty Girls Make Graves (CD release), guests (8 pm, all ages), $7
TosT--The Flood, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Fernando, Going South, Jeff Krebs, $6
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Dredge and Lyons
ZAK'S--Drag Strip Riot, Hung Dice, $5
SUNDAY 4/14
ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Liquorbox, Short Bus, Mnemonics, Killing Faith and guests (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALTIC ROOM--Smack
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Sub Pop Anniversary Party, $8
FIDDLER'S INN--Karl Haug, $1
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage, free
* GRACELAND--The Shins, Fruit Bats, Busy Signals, Treasure State (6 pm, all ages), $6
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada
HOPVINE--Paul Benoit
* I-SPY--The Hit, Heavier on Jupiter, Sorry, Ripley, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Blue Lotus, Anna Sabin, Kevin, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--Marian McPartland, $24.50/$26.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Rogers Roger's Invitational Jam, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the Philbillys, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Ain't No Heaven 7 Dixieland Band (6 pm), $6
PARAGON--Phil Carrillo
RAINBOW--The Berry Brothers, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman
* SUNSET TAVERN--Once For Kicks, All Night Party Time, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Trio de Janeiro
TosT--PK's Jazz (x), $5
MONDAY 4/15
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Probono, Hung, TWF, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CONOR BYRNE'S--Volunteer Muse, free
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue, DJ Rockaphella
* GRACELAND--Firewater, St. Bushmill's Choir, Gun St. Girls, $10
HOPVINE--Cathouse, Camille Bloom, Steve Ball Road Show, $2
* I-SPY--Ladybug Transistor, Essex Green, James William Hindel, Wimbledon, $8
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Octane, Daytime Hero, Danilli, $5
J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Enders Brothers Band, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Brazilian Jazz Collective, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug's Open mic
RAINBOW--Oxygen Lounge: Oxygen Ensemble, Cocktoasten Duo, Mark Schlipper, $5
* SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Pedro the Lion (CD release party, 11 pm, all ages), free
SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--Nova (d&b), $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Alix Olson, Holly Figuero, $8
TUESDAY4/16
AVENUE ONE--Edmonis Jarrett, free
CHINA HARBOR--Radio Rhythm Orchestra, DJ Nosey Joe, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Grunk?, Peter Comley (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE CAFE--Of Montreal, Marshmellow Coast, the Minders, $7
* GRACELAND--Mice Parade, Wonderful, $7
IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread
JAZZ ALLEY--Gato Barbieri, $20.50/$24.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg, free
LULU'S--Tim Friedlander Quartet
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Andrew Beitmen (8 pm, all ages)
NATION--Futomaru (live triphop), $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Acoustic All-Star Tuesday w/ Marlee Walker, Alice Stewart, John Parry, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON--Robert Stewart & Cameron Williams
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino & Steve Kemke, free
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $3
STEEL SKY--Victor Noriega Ensemble, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Dan Bern, Stew, $13/$15
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Jose Gonzales Trio (8 pm, all ages), free
VOGUE--The Viscious Dolls
WEDNESDAY 4/17
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
BOHEMIAN CAFE--15 Minutes of Fame Talent Search
CENTRAL SALOON--Mother, Last of Our Tribe, Ripley, $5
* CROCODILE--The Building Press, Vermillion, Aoede, $7
* GRACELAND--Edith Frost, Carissa's Wierd, Central Falls, $10
* I-SPY--Rockstar Crush, the Catch, the Pale, Dolour, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Kimball & the Fugitives, $5
JAZZ ALLEY--Gato Barbieri, $20.50/$24.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Chris White All Star Jam, $5
MARINA CANTINA--Marc Lagen
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--John Wu Project (8 pm, all ages)
* NATION--AM/FM: Roman w/ DJ Colin, Jeremiah Green
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Lowgrounders, free
PARAGON--The Imaginaires
PINK DOOR--The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free
RAINBOW--Troll's Cottage, PKE Meter, $5
SCARLET TREE--Expanse & Paul Kemmish, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Jamil Scherief
SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary George Jefferson Starship, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Sien, Rural Pictures, $4