THURSDAY 12/26
CENTRAL SALOON--Jacob's Lie, Soul's Gate, the Lawnsharks, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Mark Fitzsimons, $3

* CROCODILE CAFE--'Twas the Night After Christmas: Mike Johnson, Tiffany Anders, Lazy, Jan & Jason, $6

GALWAY ARMS--Camille Bloom

GRACELAND--All American Playboys, Dragstrip Riot, the Nigel Mustafa American Quartet, $6

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph

I-SPY--The Wives, Tot Finder, Pussy Chop Banana, $6

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Red Emma's Dance Band, free

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

KELLS--Pat Buckley & Mick Chegwidden

LARRY'S--3D

LITTLE RED HEN--Once, free

MONA'S--Fred Hoadley Trio, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages)

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, $10

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Balloons

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Michael Bisio's Jazz Trio, free

RENDEZVOUS--Syncopated Taint Septet, $7

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Roger Rogers

SCARLET TREE--Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6

SUNSET TAVERN--Bandersnatch, Mother, Suncrusher, $5

TOST--Zulu, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--The All-American Playboys, Footstompin' Trio, guests, $6

ZAK'S--Jimmy Flame & the Sexxy Boys, Rabid Dogs, Sissy Jerks, free

FRIDAY 12/27
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Friday Groove Night: BeeCraft, Neon Brown, $8

AURAFICE--Independents Day w/Marc Calhoun, the Graze, Jeff Janis (8 pm, all ages), free

* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10

CAFE VENUS--The Broadville Carnival: Feral, Red Fish Blue Fish, SteKara

CAMPAGNE--Anna Witte, free

* CATWALK--The Hollowpoints, Graveyard Shift, the Amazombies, the Greedie$ (18+, 9 pm), $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Monotone Pictures, Late September Dogs, Nineteen5, $8/$10

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Lowgrounders, $3

CORNER INN--Mary Holdsworth, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Point Defiance, Camarosmith, Dollar Store Cowboys, $3

DOC MAYNARD'S--Alki Diggins, Trana, World 7

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FIDDLER'S INN--Double Cookin' w/ Rod Cook, James "Curly" Cook, $2

FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free

GALWAY ARMS--Poker Face

GRACELAND--Mulligan Men, Flamethrower, guests, $5

HIGHLINER--Stickshift Annie w/ Kimball & the Fugitives

HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15

HOPVINE--Summer Mayne, Mark Goldberg, the Dolly Lemon, $2

I-SPY--Black Vinyl All Stars, Static Radio, $8

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--MJ Bishop Band, Thornton Creek, free

KELLS--Grafton Street

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--3D, $10

LEGENDS--Tim Turner Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MARINA CANTINA--Cool-Ade, $7

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Acoustic Moods, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Changes Daily (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Frank Roberts, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--Liquorbox

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARAGON--Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt

PINK DOOR--Sogni Doro w/ Tony Yazzolino, free

RAINBOW--Rai, Alligator Wine, $8

RENDEZVOUS--Audio Endurance Test Part One: Sproadik No Gunri, DJ Spit

SCARLET TREE--The Andy Stokes Band, $10

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--2000 Degrees, $8

* SIT & SPIN--Jodie Watts, Purty Mouth, DJ Deutscher Meister, $8

ST. CLOUDS--Tim Kennedy and Friends

SUNSET TAVERN--Jimmy Flame and the Sexxy Boys, Milhous, Slitlicker, $5

TULA'S--Septology

WAZOBIA--Last of Our Tribe, Pokaela Street Band, Verdigris, $7

* ZAK'S--The Apocalypsticks, the Ones, the Swinos, Manuela, $5

SATURDAY 12/28
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Rob Scheps Core-tet (9 pm, all ages), $14/$19

CATWALK--Severus, Weight of the World, Dorgan Owner, Minkor, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Surreal Sutra, Underride, Stella 7, $8/$10

CONOR BYRNE'S--Hanz Araki & Dave Cory, $3

CORNER INN--Mary Holdsworth, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Model Rockets, Pure Joy, the Minus Five, Once For Kicks, Sgt. Major, $5

DOC MAYNARD'S--Common Heroes, Stereo Crush, New American Standard

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FIDDLER'S INN--The One Tons, $2

FINN MACCOOL'S--Camille Bloom, $4

GALWAY ARMS--Swamp Rock

* GRACELAND--Cobra High, Hint Hint, the Dance Disaster Movement, $7

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HIGHLINER--Purple Martin

HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15

* I-SPY--Blöödhag, the Bronze, Doomsday 1999, $7

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Skip Peri, guests, free

IRISH EMIGRANT--Jennifer Savage

KELLS--Grafton Street

LARRY'S--Dr. Funk, $10

LATONA PUB--Anne Reynolds Trio, $2

LEGENDS--Kimball & the Fugitives, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

LOBO SALOON--Shift Man Shift, the Greedie$

MARINA CANTINA--Right in the Face

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Ian McFeron, free

MONA'S--Urban Oasis "Som Brasil," $2

MONKEY PUB--Brodie, 3 Inch Max, $3

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Shane Coleman (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Tim Sherman (CD release), $10

O'SHEA'S--Midlife Chrysler

OLD PEQULIAR--Amy Cortes

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Susan Harper and the Unusual Suspects, Ricky Lee Bob, Detective Honey, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PARAGON--Lady A & the Baby Blues Funk Band

PINK DOOR--Shoehorn, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss Quintet, $8

RENDEZVOUS--Lawlor Ball: Studfinder, Ms. Led, the Flaming No-No's, Los Panchos, the Diplomats, Gary Mula, $5

ROCKSPORT--Herding Cats, $7

SCARLET TREE--The Andy Stokes Band, $10

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA--The Choro Trio

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Afrodisiacs, $8

* SHOWBOX--Bo Diddley, guests, $17.50/$20

* SIT & SPIN--The Makers, Alarmbell, the Jet City Fix, $6

ST. CLOUDS--Tim Kennedy and Friends

STEEL SKY--Tim Turner Band, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Layla Angulo Sextet w/ Machete, $8

TOMMY'S--Black Vinyl Allstars

TOST--Das Rut Holidaze, $5

TOWN HALL--Seattle Sings Messiah, $9/$10

TRACTOR TAVERN--Geno Delafose & Frensh Rockin' Boogie, $15/$17

* ZAK'S--New Luck Toy, Mercury 4, Blank-Its, $5

SUNDAY 12/29
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Rob Scheps Big Band (8 pm, all ages), $14/$19

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Brebax, Roundabout, Hungry for Colors, Morning After, Soybomb (7 pm, all ages), $6

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON--Edisyn, Trine, Enkrya, $5

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Don Baragiano, $1

FIESTA MEXICANA--Peanut Butter Slut, Table Dancing with Betty, Narcotic Lollipop (4 pm, all ages), $7

GRACELAND--The Whores, Civilized Animal, the Jeff Tobin, $5

HOKUM HALL--A Mighty, Merry Wurlitzer Christmas, $12/$15

INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Lamar Lofton Trio, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LE PICHET--The Fred Roth Revue (2:30 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Jazz Strings Dixieland Band, $6

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The One Tons

PINK DOOR--Shoehorn

RAINBOW--Open mic, free

SERAFINA--Aaron Mesaros

SUNSET TAVERN--Erron Olive, the Jellyrollers (acoustic), $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--Extreme Leisure: Michael Manahan, Kevin Chills, Osiris, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--Higher Ground, the Flying Other Brothers, $8

ZAK'S--Old Rawler, Peyote Calamity, Blight, $5

MONDAY 12/30
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Tremorcordis, Umberhulk, Project Undead, $5

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

* GRACELAND--Monday Funday!: These Arms are Snakes, DJs Franki Chan, Red Leather Chapstick, $4

J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--B-Craft, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Okie Doke

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug's jam session

PARADOX THEATER--The Local Show: The Hollow Points, American School of Warsaw, Double Bluff, White Rabbit (8 pm, all ages), $7

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

SCARLET TREE--Sol!, $5

SIT & SPIN--Trolls Cottage, Pi, $6

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TUESDAY 12/31
ABOUT THE MUSIC--New Year's Bash: Mike Keneally Band, Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Yogi & Half Zaftig, $30/$35

CATWALK--Das Ich!, $7

CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Setanta, $10

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Presidents of the United States of America, the Divorce, the Fitness, Anna Oxygen, $20

DOC MAYNARD'S--Left Hand Smoke, Sunday Morning Music, $25

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

* GRACELAND--Les Savy Fav, Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Vells, DJ Dann Gallucci, $15

J&M CAFE--Rockaraoke, $3

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Gruvebox w/DJ D, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Buckaroo Blues, free

MONA'S--Guido Perla Trio, $5

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Mark Whitman All-Stars w/ Sweet Talkin' Jones, $25

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

* PARADOX THEATER--Paradox Theater's New Year's Eve Party: Problem with Heroes, Alternate 85, 14 Days of Terror, guests (8 pm, all ages), $6

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Don Elgood and the Offshore Bookies, free

RAINBOW--Michael Williams Band, Toxic Funk-a-tude, $15

* RE-BAR--Pho Bang New Year's Bash!, $6

RENDEZVOUS--L.A. Kendall, Ginger Vaughn, Julie Herrera, Aundroid w/ Colby, Chocha Fresca, free

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE--A Das Rut Masquerade Ball, $20

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Those Guys

* SHOWBOX--Super Diamond, Ants Invasion, $30/$45

ST. MARK'S CATHEDRAL--Christmas in Rome: Ingrid Matthews, $18/$22

SUNSET TAVERN--Christy McWilson, the Lowebeats, the Kwabs, $10

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TOST--The Skylounge: Siamese, JUS-10, $3

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Living Daylights, guests, $20

TULA'S--The Marriott Brothers Quartet, $5/$7

WAZOBIA--New Year's Eve Rock Party, $7

WEDNESDAY 1/1
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

CENTRAL SALOON--Windowpane, $25

CONOR BYRNE'S--Blues Jam, free

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White All Star Jam, $5

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

PARADOX THEATER--Endor, Vadict, Loiter Cognition (8 pm, all ages), $7

PARAGON--Celia Chavez & Los Gringos

SCARLET TREE--Downstroke, $5

* ZAK'S--DJ Ken Dirtnap, free