15TH AVE TAVERN--Brown Hill Billies (7 pm), free
15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free
BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Ms. Led, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Slim Happy Jack, Eric Scott, the Strange Jerome, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Civilized Animal, Silkroot, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Fontanelle, Electric Birds, Module, Strategy, $7
CONOR BYRNE'S--Nibbs Menard, $3
* CROCODILE CAFE--Dolour, the Lashes, United State of Electronica, the Taurus Pedals (18+), $6
FADO--Lil' Puddin'
FIDDLER'S INN--Scott Law, $2
GRACELAND--Dr. Know, Stalag 13, Portait of Poverty, $8
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Phat Phunk Phamily w/ DJs T-Solo, Sho Nuph
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Jim Page, free
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3
JAZZ ALLEY--Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band (8 pm and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
LAST SUPPER CLUB--The Northern Souls, Lawnsharks, the Vacants (9 pm), $4
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Jon Auer, Fey Ray, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Dust Horses, free
MONA'S--One. Two. Three., free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, $10
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jive Turkey
* PARADOX THEATER--Serene, Praise of Folly, Lorraine, End This Week With Knives, Blue Sky Mile (8 pm, all ages), $6
PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers
PINK DOOR--Michael Bisio's Jazz Trio, free
RAINBOW--Happy Savage, Adrian Connor, $5
SCARLET TREE--Das Rut w/ Reggie Watts and P.K., $6
* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--The Long Winters (5:30 pm, all ages), free
SIT & SPIN--Get Smart!: Thee Flying Dutchmen, DJs Superjew, EZ Action, Django, $5
STEEL SKY--Justin Black, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN--The Mines, Treasure State, Six Minute Mile, $6
TOST--Zulu, $5
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Peter Case, Pete Krebs, $10
* VERA PROJECT--Graveyard Shift, Amazombies, Greedie$, Sadie Hawkins Rejects (8 pm, all ages), $6
* ZAK'S--End This Week With Knives, Blue Sky Mile, Ambitious Career Women, $5
FRIDAY 1/17
* 2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Benefit for the Cat Clinic of Seattle: Chief, Monster Defiance Headquarters, Sparkle Girl, the Black Sun (8 pm, all ages), $5
6/7 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests, free
BAIT-HOUSE--Steve Mason, $5
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Ashbury Park, Ediadio, Vicci Martinez, $8
* BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya, DJ Vitamin D, $10
CAFE VENUS--The Kane Mathis Band, the Harmonica Pocket
CAMPAGNE--Anna Witte, free
CENTRAL SALOON--Ivan, Static Radio, Slowfoot, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--Robert Roth, the Makeout Choir, Alta May, $7
COBALT LOUNGE--DJ Brandy Westmore
CONOR BYRNE'S--Jack Cook & the Phantoms of Soul, $3
CONTOUR--Metropolis: Dim @ Asia
CORNER INN--Los Orchids & the Valley Girls, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Joseph Arthur, Reclinerland, $10
DOC MAYNARD'S--New American Standard, Quickie, Anabret
* DOWNTOWN YMCA--The Milkbar Presents: Ruby Doe, the Drop, Luna Park, the Stares, Quiet After Nine, Pistol for a Paycheck (6 pm, all ages), $6
* EMP--Christian McBride, Bobby Watson w/the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet (8 pm, all ages), $15/$18
EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends
FIDDLER'S INN--Ron Weinstein Trio, $2
FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free
* GRACELAND--The Real McKenzies, RC5, guests, $8
HIGHLINER--Tree Root, free
HOKUM HALL--The Hokum Show: Dennis James, $12/$15
HOPVINE--Pearl Django, $2
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Paul Hanover & Friends, free
JAZZ ALLEY--Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band (8 pm and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
LAKEPOINTE--American School of Warsaw, Civilized Animal, the Senate Arcade
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Coolade, DJ D, $10
LATONA PUB--Anne Reynolds Trio, $2
LEGENDS--Blues Attitude, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--MC Gustavo, DJ Eric, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jet City Strangers, free
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MISTO CAFE--Jason Park Quintet featuring Sarah McCullock, free
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Hanz, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Rumpus (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Mark Whitman All-Stars featuring Sweet Talkin' Jones, $10
* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Cobra High, Vermilion, the New Mexicans, Falling Among Bandits (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR--Josh Williamson Band
ON THE BOARDS--Rhythm of the Landscape, $12/$15
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Camilla Bloom
PARADOX THEATER--Roadside Monument, Eyes of Autumn, Ambitious Career Women, Supine to Sit (8 pm, all ages), $12
PARAGON--Phil Carrillo & Jim Schmidt
PINK DOOR--Sogni Doro w/ Tony Yazzolino, free
RAINBOW--Barbed Wire Cutters, Hot Buttered Rum Band, $6
RENDEZVOUS--Mula, $5
SAFARI CLUB--JB, Dream Band
SCARLET TREE--Lady A & the Funk, $7
SERAFINA--Seattle Express
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--The Afrodisiacs, $8
SHOWBOX--Bradbury Press, Release, Jasper the Cat, $5/$10
SIT & SPIN--Underride, Healer, Windowpane, $6
STEEL SKY--Orbit 3 Forum, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Sushi Robo, Once For Kicks, the Small Change, $6
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Vira Lata
THIRD PLACE BOOKS--Bass-ic, free
TRACTOR TAVERN--Clumsy Lovers, Tom Bennett, the Rolling Blackouts, $10/$12
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Anita Culver
* VERA PROJECT--The Cripples, the Thermals, Ms. Led, New Luck Toy (8 pm, all ages), $7
WAZOBIA--Black Creek, Humbolt Draw, Blame Jim, Eclypst, Still, $7
* ZAK'S--Milhouse, the Load Levelers, Pornstore Janitors, 800 Octaine, $5
SATURDAY 1/18
2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Relapse Noise Nite (8 pm, all ages), free
BAIT-HOUSE--Nature Boy Saints, $5
BALLARD EAGLES--The Transnationals, Happy Savage, Kuli Loach, $20
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Talismen, $10
BARANOF--Subjekt 2 Change, the Octabites, After This Out Exile, $4
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Little Big Man, $3
CAFE VENUS--Going South, Lee Rude
CATWALK--Girl4Girl: DJ Spacey, $10
CENTRAL SALOON--Rubberneck, $8/$10
* CHOP SUEY--Sacred Hoop, Jedi Knight Circle, Lip Service, Maleko, Spex, Darrick, the Rebelz, Pac Norman (5 pm, all ages), $10
* CHOP SUEY--Charming Snakes, Cobra High, These Arms Are Snakes, $6
* COMET TAVERN--Medlar Doss, Los Insectoleros, Bacchus, $3
CONOR BYRNE'S--The Raybone Experience, $3
CORNER INN--Los Orchids & the Valley Girls, free
CROCODILE CAFE--Victor Wooten, $20/$22
DOC MAYNARD'S--Trine, the Cocktail Revisionists, Loom
* EMP--Bill Frisell's 858 Quartet featuring Hank Roberts, Eyvind Kang, Jenny Scheinman (8 pm, all ages), $23/$25
EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist
FIDDLER'S INN--Bobcat Bob & Frisko Charlie, $2
FINN MACCOOL'S--The Joy Mills Trio, $4
GRACELAND--Homegrown, Riddlin Kids, All American Rejects, Flashlight Brown (6 pm, all ages), $10
GRACELAND--Black Vinyl All-Stars, the Speedles, the Metal Boys (8 pm), $7
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HIGHLINER--Frank Thewes, free
HOKUM HALL--The Hokum Show: Dennis James, $12/$15
HOPVINE--Heather Banker, $2
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Red Emma's Dance Band, free
JAZZ ALLEY--Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band (8 pm and 10 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
LAKE STREET GRILL--Guerilla Mixology, free
LAKEPOINTE--Therefore, Custom Hustler, Karma Gettin
LARRY'S--Gruvbox, DJ D, $10
LATONA PUB--Chris Stevens Band, $2
LEGENDS--Roger Rogers Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jet City Strangers, free
LOBO SALOON--Really Rottens, Mindcandy, Potty Mouth Society
LULU'S--Electrogenic: Tom Butcher, Mike Perkowitz, $5
MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Theron Paul Stevenson, free
MONA'S--Reptet, $2
MONKEY PUB--Upwell, guests, $3
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Les Thangood Quartet (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Mark Whitman All-Stars featuring Sweet Talkin' Jones, $10
O'SHEA'S--Clan Loki
OLD PEQULIAR--Massive Habits
ON THE BOARDS--Rhythm of the Landscape, $12/$15
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Perusia
* PARADOX THEATER--Starflyer 59, Scientific, Hidari Mae (8 pm, all ages), $10
PINK DOOR--Shoehorn, free
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)
RAINBOW--New Monsoon, Rai, $6
RENDEZVOUS--Susan Harper and the Unusual Suspects, Paula Maya Band, Tart, $6
ROCKSPORT--Gruntruck, Beat Senseless, DC and the Washingtons, $7
SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian
SERAFINA--Anne Reynolds
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Hit Explosion, $8/$10
* SHOWBOX--Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Bukue One, Boom Bap Project, DJ Scene (8 pm, all ages), $15
SIT & SPIN--Fighting Machinists, M-Set, Jodie Watts
STEEL SKY--Jim Vick Combo, $5
* SUNSET TAVERN--The DTs, the Honky Meters, Burns Like Hellfire, $6
THIRD PLACE BOOKS--Ethnic Underground, free
TOST--Free School, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Clumsy Lovers, Matthew Moon, $10/$12
UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Two Times Two Quartet
* VERA PROJECT--Fourth Annual MLK Hiphop Show: Spokensoulz, Sho Nuff!, Urban Scribes, Forthcoming (7 pm, all ages), $7
WAZOBIA--Stella Rosa
ZAK'S--The Gloryholes, the High Beams, the Electric Eye, Diskords, $5
SUNDAY 1/19
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Spall, Knockout, Roundabout, Soybomb, Afterall, Karuna (5 pm, all ages), $8
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
BENAROYA HALL--Take 6, Total Experience Gospel Choir, $40/$55
CENTRAL SALOON--All American Playboys, Kakadots, Table Dancing With Betty, $5
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher
FIDDLER'S INN--Steve Lalor, $1
GRACELAND--Biography of Ferns, Double Bluff, Spooky Dance Band, the Familiars, $6
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Rob Silver Jazz Duo, free
JAZZ ALLEY--Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band (6:30 pm and 8:30 pm, all ages), $16.50/$20.50
* LE PICHET--Gumbo Twins, free
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Open mic, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Breck Ivy (6 pm, all ages), free
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
PARAGON--The Brandi Carlile Band
PINK DOOR--Shoehorn
RAINBOW--Open mic, free
SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert
SUNSET TAVERN--Ian Moore, guests (6 pm), $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Sunset Bloody Sunset: El Revengo, Killing Roots, DJ Jason Knowles (9 pm), $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio
TOST--Extreme Leisure: Michael Manahan, Kevin Chills, Osiris, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN--Catie Curtis, Deb Talan (2:30 pm), $16
TRACTOR TAVERN--Tegan & Sara, Brandi Carlile, Jason Yates (8:30 pm), $8/$10MONDAY 1/20
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Thaw, Positively Negative, Dissonance, $5
FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free
* GRACELAND--Groovie Ghoulies, Manplanet, the Lashes, $7
HOPVINE--Ed Zincavage, Tom Melancon, Damon Thompson, free
J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Slim Pickens
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Happy Fingers, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Guitar Bar w/Billy and Jerry
MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Massive Habit (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio
SCARLET TREE--Jam Showcase, $5
* SHOWBOX--The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Blood Brothers, New Transit Direction (6:30 pm, all ages), $12
SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins, $10
TUESDAY 1/21
2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Turn Around Norman (7 pm, all ages), free
CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5
CHINA HARBOR--John Holte's Radio Rhythm Orchestra, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Buck 65, Norman, DJ Doze (8 pm, all ages), $10
COBALT LOUNGE--DJ Zac & Nate
CROCODILE CAFE--Sod Hauler, Severhead, Bearskin Rugburn, $6
DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie
GALWAY ARMS--Open mic
* GRACELAND--The Fire Theft, Verona (8 pm, all ages), $10
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Tuesday Play-Off, free
J&M CAFE--Rockaraoke, $3
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Carla Ravenscroft (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson and Friends
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Be-Bop & Destruction
PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco
PINK DOOR--Don Elgood and the Offshore Bookies, free
* RE-BAR--Local 101: Legion Within, Fear of Dolls, $5
SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5
SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian
STEEL SKY--Dan Covrett Quartet, $3
* SUNSET TAVERN--Gavin Guss, John Roderick, Sean Nelson, Andrea Maxand, Ben Lashes, Lucky Lawrence, $5
TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho
TOST--Superkali and Superfiends w/ DJs Zarembo, Selector Raiford, $3
* TRACTOR TAVERN--Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins, $10
VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--The Yes Yes Boys (8 pm, all ages), free
WEDNESDAY 1/22
2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Touchdown, Sinestro, Red Fish Blue Fish (7 pm, all ages), free
BAIT HOUSE--Vocal Jam w/ Karin Kajita
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
CAFE VENUS--Broadville Carnival: BurlyQ, Sarah Severson, Alice Stuart
CENTRAL SALOON--Paramour, Wolfsbane, SuperLuminal, $5
* CHOP SUEY--Bootcamp Click, Buckshot, Cocoa Brovaz, Das Efx (7 pm, all ages), $12
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Emid the Archangel of Vengeance, Tenor Terror (8 pm, all ages), free
* CONSOLIDATED WORKS--Meetspace: Entropic Advance, Carl Farrow, Ffej, Mark Fauver, Mutant Data Orchestra, Jim Fink, and many more (8 pm, all ages), free
* CROCODILE CAFE--The Thermals (CD release), the Intelligence, the Lights, the Dark Places, $7
* GRACELAND--Piebald, Minus the Bear, Noise Ratchet (8 pm, all ages), $10
HOPVINE--Open mic
INTERMISSION PUB & PARLOUR--Open mic
LAKE STREET GRILL--Hot Club Sandwich
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White All Star Jam, $5
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Neon Brown Presents: The Anatomy T.V. (8 pm, all ages), free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kindred
PARAGON--Celia Chavez & Los Gringos
RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2
RENDEZVOUS--Eleventh Hour, Cloudtsu
SCARLET TREE--Cast of Akwada, $5
STEEL SKY--Alisa Wolfe, $3
TRACTOR TAVERN--Jesse Dayton, the Honky-Tonk Revue, $7
