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