THURSDAY 3/13
15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free

2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Rudy's Hill, guests (6 pm, all ages), free

* BAD JUJU LOUNGE--Tennis Pro, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--General Principle, Ivy, Fling Toy, $5

BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Eric Lane Barnes (6 pm), free

CAFE VENUS--Dose: Joe Doria, John Wicks, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Ashbury Park, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH--Monktail Creative Music Concern (8 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Marc Fitzsimons

CROCODILE CAFE--Hypatia Lake, Robert Roth, the Stares, Rivulets, $7

FADO--Lil' Puddin'

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Andy Shaw

* GRACELAND--The Special Goodness, Loudermilk, Pris (8 pm, all ages), $10

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

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Tubuku, Chuck, Kingpin Hayes

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Brock

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--David Benoit (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $20.50/$24.50

KELLS--Crazy Folker

LARRY'S--The Revolutionary Dream Band, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Media Darlings, Ellen Says No, Lucid Liquid, $4

LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Bandwidth: Biography of Ferns, Alf the Sacred Burro, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free

MONA'S--One. Two. Three., free

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

MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--One Tons

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Frieze of Life (8 pm, all ages), $6

RAINBOW--Cubata, Supersones, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Bill Horist, Nervewheel, Gigantum, $6

ROMIO'S PIZZA--Brian Kent, Ken Strong (7 pm, all ages), free

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

ST. CLOUDS--Sugartown & Jimm McIver

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Carla Bozulich Revue, Two Foot Yard, El Fay, $8

TOST--Marmalade: Nu Sol Tribe featuring Piece, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Brandi Carlile, Loni Rose, Mayfly, $7

ZAK'S--After This Our Exile, Shotwell, Enemy Kite, $5FRIDAY 3/14
2ND AVENUE PIZZA--Falling Among Bandits (8 pm, all ages), free

67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--The Hudson Blues Band, Stickshift Annie, Kimball and the Fugitives, $8

BAIT-HOUSE--The Fairly Honest Jazz Band, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Whiskey & the Devil, Barbed Wire Cutters, Crown Hill Billies, $8

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

BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Larry Knapp (6 pm), free

CAFE VENUS--The Bigwheel Club, Por Libra, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Deadweight, Clay Daddey, $8/$10

COFFEE MESSIAH--Thuglife Baldwin, the Rotten Eggs (8 pm, all ages), free

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE'S--Joy Mills, Brenda Weiler, $3

CONTOUR--The Exit (8 pm)

CORNER INN--The Mark Whitman Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Sicko, the Skulls, the Heart Attacks, the Hollowpoints, $5

DOC MAYNARD'S--Conduit, Subject, Manifold

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FADO--Them Blokes

FIDDLER'S INN--ToadJam, $2

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Andy Shaw

FLOYD'S PLACE--KW Miller, free

GRACELAND--Sole, Grand Buffet, Circus (6 pm, all ages), $8

* GRACELAND--Bluebird, the Peels, guests (10 pm), $8

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Hell's Belles, the RC5

HIGHLINER--Atma, free

HOKUM HALL--The Hokum Show, $12/$15

HOPVINE--Don't Ask, $3

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

HURRICANE CAFE--Open Choir Fire, Gazebo of Destruction, $2

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Playboy, Crash Box, Autonomadic

JAZZ ALLEY--David Benoit (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $20.50/$24.50

LAKEPOINTE--Room Zero, Ton, Defect

LATONA PUB--John Weiss & Reggie Miles

LEGENDS--Charles White Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Shadarack, $3

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE--Jason Parker Quintet featuring Sarah McCulloch, $5

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--The Raybone Experience, free

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--James Armstrong, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--Bog Rockets

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Jeff Greinke & Rob Angus (8 pm, all ages), $6

RAINBOW--Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, Naby Camera, $10

RENDEZVOUS--Maurice's Cabaret Extravaganza, $10

SCARLET TREE--3D, $7

SERAFINA--Kelley Johnson Trio

ST. CLOUDS--Zazou

STUDIO SEVEN--Maiden Voyage, Erotikript, Black Goat, Aggression Core, Nothing Sounds Good (8 pm, all ages), $7

SUNSET TAVERN--Pure Joy, Star Collector, Hex County, $6

TOMMY'S--Tempered Cast, Windowpane, the Vacants, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Dudley Manlove Quartet, Celia Chavez, $8/$10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--James "Curley" Cooke (9 pm, all ages), free

* VERA PROJECT--The Prophetics, Private Stock, Sons of Hagar, Michael Ricardi, guests (8 pm, all ages), $9

WAZOBIA--Gambler, Pistol Grace, Painted Window, $7

ZAK'S--The A-Frames, the Pulses, Blank Its, $5

SATURDAY 3/15
ABOUT THE MUSIC--SCC Jazz Ensemble (3 pm), $6

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Roban-Vaughn Quartet (7 pm), $6

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (midnight), $12

BAIT-HOUSE--Rep Tet, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Eek-A-Mouse, Private Stock, $20

BEACON PUB--Dope Smoothie, the Spoils

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Kuli Loach, $3

BLU VIDEO BAR--Piano Bar: Larry Knapp (6 pm), free

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Sunflower Sutra, Brothers of Max Catharsis, free

CAFE VENUS--The Combustion Collective, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Fall City, Loophole, Wolfsbane, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--The Streets, the Fitness, DJ VSOP, $14

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Raybone Exerience, $3

CORNER INN--The Mark Whitman Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Graig Markel (CD release), Dolour, Dear John Letters, Sinestro, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S--Carrie Clark, Kellee Bradley, Alicia Dara

EMP--Latin Night: Latin Expression, Lalo Rodriguez, $20/$22

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FADO--The Kennedy Brothers

FIDDLER'S INN--Altered States of Funk, $2

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Andy Shaw

GOLDIE'S--Drawn & Quartered, One Less Human, Scorched Earth, Inquanok, $5

GRACELAND--Family, Drown Mary, Prozac Staple (6 pm, all ages), $8

GRACELAND--Family, Drown Mary, Prozac Staple (9:30 pm), $8

HANA'S--Open mic, free

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Claymore, Divinity of Truth, the Great Disappointment (5 pm, all ages), $5

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Alien Crime Syndicate, Gift, the Senate Arcade (9:30 pm)

HIGHLINER--Heather Banker, free

HOKUM HALL--The Hokum Show, $12/$15

HOPVINE--Akdeniz Guitar Trio, $2

INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Richard, Bound by Fate, guests

IRISH EMIGRANT--Black Vinyl All-Stars

JAZZ ALLEY--David Benoit (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $20.50/$24.50

KINCORA PUB--The Irish Experience, $5

LAKE STREET GRILL--MangoSon, free

LAKEPOINTE--Killing Faith, Hell Monkeys, Enkrya

LARRY'S--The Retros, $10

LATONA PUB--Clif Johnson Trio

LEGENDS--Tim Turner band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jet City Strangers, $3

LOBO SALOON--Bearskin Rugburn, guests

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Klondike 5, free

MONA'S--Marco de Carvalho Trio, free

MONKEY PUB--Moc Moc, $3

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Citronella w/Tyler Allen (7:30 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--James Armstrong, $10

O'SHEA'S--Eye Levil

OLD PEQULIAR--Bare Knuckle Boxers

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band

PATTI SUMMERS'--SlimHappyJack, Konny Kinlin, Scott Lions, Greg Adair

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Alligator Wine, Organica, $6

RENDEZVOUS--Harry Pierce Birthday Roast: the Subluxations, $6

ROCKSPORT--Hit Explosion, $8

SCARLET TREE--Lady A & the Funk, $7

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA--Seattle Express

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--'80s Something, $8/$10

* SHOWBOX--Leftover Salmon, Flying Other Brothers, $15/$17

ST. CLOUDS--The Lowgrounders

STUDIO SEVEN--Mindshaker, Gravl Tung, JusDefy (8 pm, all ages), $7

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Green Pajamas, Down With Heroes, the Victor Matures, $6

TOMMY'S--The Goondocks, Bambaji, $8

TOST--Das Rut, guests, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Dudley Manlove Quartet, the Shitkickers, $9/$10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Thornton Creek (9 pm, all ages), free

* VERA PROJECT--Sweet Nothings, Ulala, the Most, the National Red, High Priests of Panic (8 pm, all ages), $6

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--The Kitchen Suncopators (8 pm, all ages), free

ZAK'S--New Town Animals, the Exploding Hearts, the Heart Attacks, the Authorities, $5

SUNDAY 3/16
BADA LOUNGE--Leif Todaseck, Phil Sparks

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Mechanical Dolls, Sylphid, $ Shot, the Socials (6 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

CENTRAL SALOON--Manifold, $5

CHINA HARBOR--Maia Santell & House Blend, $7

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FADO--Clumsy Lovers, $10/$15

FIDDLER'S INN--Folk Boys Duo, $1

* GRACELAND--Q and Not U, Engine Down, Rocky Votolato, the Bogs (8 pm, all ages), $8

JAZZ ALLEY--David Benoit (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $20.50/$24.50

LE PICHET--Harry Pierce and Websters, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Open mic, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Paul Fischer Trio (6 pm, all ages), free

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

OWL 'N' THISTLE--One Tons

PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.

PINK DOOR--Eve Gigliotti

RAINBOW--Open mic, free

SERAFINA--Eric Skye

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Jessica Bailiff, Charles Atlas, Yello 6, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Sunset Bloody Sunday: the Abodox, She Level, DJ Jason Knowles, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--Family w/Ty Willman, Three Plus One, $5

TOWN HALL--Bach Birthday Celebration: Orchestra Seattle, Seattle Chamber Singers, $14/$18

TRACTOR TAVERN--Fred Eaglesmith, Gerald Collier, $16

ZAK'S--The ReadyMades, the Dutchess of Saigon, Donner Part of Four, $5

ZEITGEIST--Circuit Sundays: FeelHuman Soundsystem (3 pm, all ages), free

MONDAY 3/17
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Extasy in Numbers, the Off-White Stripes, Basic Survival Mode, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Metal Monday: Umberhulk, NME, Killing Faith, $5

* CHOP SUEY--St. Bushmills Choir, the Feederz, Sexy American Girlfriend, Shotwell, $8

CONOR BYRNE'S--Mark Fitzsimons, the Irish Experience, Raybone Experience, Whiskey and the Devil, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--Lee Rude & the Trainwrecks

FADO--Mick Chegwidden

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

GRACELAND--Curl Up & Die, Since By Man, guests (8 pm, all ages), $7

HOPVINE--Darren Gallagher, Zack Boyle, Graig Markel, free

J&M CAFE--The Rubberband, free

KELLS--Crazy Folkers, the Corner Bhoys, Finbar Dodd, the Rogues (noon), $20

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Black Vinyl All-stars, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Lorna Hunt, Christopher Blue, Roxy & Clark, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Guitar Bar w/Billy and Jerry, free

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Atom and His Package, Sixty Stories, Tales From the Birdbath (8 pm, all ages), $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl & Thistle Band, Dusty 45s

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW--Cast of the Akwada, $2

SCARLET TREE--The Wonder Spot, $5

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett and the Rolling Blackouts

TOST--PK & Rob's Birthday Party, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--St. Patrick's Day Ceili: Clontarf, $6

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Casey McGill & His Blue 4 (8 pm, all ages), free

ZAK'S--Millhous, the Fleshies, Lopez, $5

TUESDAY 3/18
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Twisted Tuesday: DJs Mystro, Diamond Fingas, $5

CAFE VENUS--The Vinyl Avengers, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Miss H's Variety Show, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Black Nite Crash, TransAtlantic IceFloe, the Charmpaticles, $6

DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

FADO--Cooter Stew

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

* GRACELAND--6 Minute Mile, Little Luann, Loveless & the Goodnight Trail, Jettison, $6

J&M CAFE--Rockaraoke, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Dr. John (8 pm, all ages), $23.50/$27.50

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, Don Kellogg, free

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends, $10

* NORTHGATE THEATER--Ministry, Nothing Face, Lollipop Lust Kill, Motograter (8 pm, all ages), $26.50/$31

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Be-Bop & Destruction

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

* RE-BAR--Local 101: BlöödHag, Quarterhorse, Actual Technology, $5

RENDEZVOUS--The Bad Things, $6

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Via, Wimbledon, Lamplighter, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Ben London, Ron Nine, Johnny Indovina, Aaron Sprinkle, Aaron Huffman, guests, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TRACTOR TAVERN--David Gans, $8/$10

ZAK'S--The Greedies, Silent Film Stars, Horrible, $5

WEDNESDAY 3/19
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--College Night: the Gentle Mafia, Onetons, $5

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

BLU VIDEO BAR--Victor Janusz (6 pm), free

CAFE VENUS--Broadville Carnival: Brandi Carlile, Lorna Hunt, Andrea Maxand

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--Enkrya, Trine, Just Karma, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Big Daddy Kane, Killah Priest, Bazaar Royale, DJ Sayeed (8 pm, all ages), $13

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Jim Fink, Noise Poet Nobody (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--John Vecchiarelli, Kim Fox

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Preons, Water Kill the Sun, Mines, $7

FADO--Chris Stanley

GRACELAND--American Hi-Fi, Allister, the Early November, Trouble Is (8 pm, all ages), $10

HOPVINE--Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY--Dr. John (8 pm, all ages), $23.50/$27.50

LAKE STREET GRILL--Two Times Two Quartet, free

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

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, $5/$7

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Big Stick

PARAGON--Celia Chavez

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2

RENDEZVOUS--OK Hotel House Band, guests, free

SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM--Instant Composer's Pool (8 pm, all ages), $14

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Roy, the Plains, $5

TOST--The Digital Lounge: Kevin Sawka, Live Evil, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday w/the Honky-Tonk Revue, $7

TULA'S--Jiggs Whigham, guests, $6/$10