THURSDAY 4/17
15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Tony Gable and 206

* BAD JUJU LOUNGE--50-Grit, free

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

CENTRAL SALOON--Pissing Razors, 40 Grit, Society 1, Agony of Deceit, $8/$10

CHOP SUEY--Stewart Walker, Gregory Shiff, Codebase Live PA, $10

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Joy Mills, Tom Parker, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Versus, Jason Loewenstein, +/--, Pete Munday, $10/$12

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry

* GRACELAND--Nikki Sudden, Kevin Junior, the Turn-Ons, $8

IRISH EMIGRANT--Sweet Lou, Laymans Terms

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAZZ ALLEY--Dave Holland Quintet (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $18.50/$20.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Lojique, Knock Out Ink, Optimus Rhyme, $5

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Killing Faith, Flasque, $4

LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Lazy Comet, the Lights, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains, free

MONA'S--Teo Sutton Trio, free

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

MULLEADY'S IRISH PUB--Open mic, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jive Turkey

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free

RAINBOW--Psychedelic Breakfast, Discohesive, $7

RENDEZVOUS--Monkey Bicycle, Uncle Leuschner & the Chris Complex

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

* SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Jon Auer (5:30 pm, all ages), free

SHOWBOX--The Steve Kimock Band, $20/$22

SUNSET TAVERN--Black Rice, the Senate Arcade, Enders of Ozone, $5

TOST--Marmalade: Nu SolTribe featuring Piece, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Jesse Malin, Amelia, Kasey Anderson, $7

* ZAK'S--Corpse Fucks Corpse, Ursula & the Androids, Jackie & the Control Tops, New Maps Out of Hell, $5

FRIDAY 4/18
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka, David Loy, Marty McGehee, Steve Banks, guests, free

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Ecstasy in Numbers (9 pm)

ABOUT THE MUSIC--After-hours: Reminisce (1:30 am)

AURAFICE--Independents Day: Silver Linings, Seth Howard, Hardison (8 pm, all ages), free

BAIT-HOUSE--Dean Stoller, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Jamaina Heights, Ala Zingara, Superkali, $8

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

BORDERS--Eric Goetz (7 pm, all ages), free

BOXCAR ALEHOUSE--El Loco, free

CAFE VENUS--Hidari Mae, Seldom, Transistor Heart, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Counterfist, Esitu, Draghead, $8/$10

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

CONOR BYRNE'S--Lil' Puddin', $3

CONTOUR--Otis P. & the Jive Funk (8 pm)

CORNER INN--The Mark Whitman Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Team Bent #3: the Butchies, the Haggard, Ms. Led, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S--Peepshow, Point 1, Conduit, Peter D'Stefano

* DOUBLE TROUBLE--Gravy Train!!!!, the Old Haunts, Scream Club (9 pm, all ages), $5

DUBLINER--Chuckanut Drive, the Riff Brokers

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FIDDLER'S INN--ToadJam, $3

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Jovino Santos-Neto

FLOYD'S--KW Miller, free

GALWAY ARMS--The Owl & Thistle Band

* GRACELAND--Cursive, Appleseed Cast, Putrecine (6 pm, all ages), $10

* GRACELAND--The Polyphonic Spree, guests (10 pm), $15

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Three Inches of Blood, Scurvy Dogs, Cold Sweat, Blight (7 pm, all ages), $5

HIGHLINER--Terri Derr, free

HOPVINE--Guil Guimaraes Trio, $2

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

IRISH EMIGRANT--Three Shades of Gray

JAZZ ALLEY--Steve Tyrell (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $19.50/$21.50

KELLS--Peter Yeates & Ken Larson

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--No Evil, Life Without Sun

LAKEPOINTE--Diskenect, Medusa, Zero Down

LATONA PUB--Double Cookin', $3

LEGENDS--Blues Attitude, free

* LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Leon Berman, Steve Okimoto & the Big O Gang, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, $3

LOTTIE MOTTS--Variations Jazz Ensemble, free

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MISTO CAFE--Jason Parker Quintet, $5

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--The Raybone Experience, free

MONKEY PUB--The Shackles, Electric Blanket

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Sue Quigley Group, Camille Bloom (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Blues Orbiters, $10

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Daytime Hero, Blue Sky Mile, Namesake for Noise, Bad Apple, Chasing Tomorrow (8 pm, all ages), $6

OLD PEQULIAR--Roger Rogers Band

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Black Vinyl All-Stars

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Guitar Monks (8 pm, all ages), $6

RAINBOW--Vinyl, Flowmotion, $10

RENDEZVOUS--Menagerie of Extravagance, Rumpus, $5

SCARLET TREE--Limited Edition, $7

SERAFINA--Leo Raymundo

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

STUDIO SEVEN--Drown Mary, Sporycide, Dorgan Onor (8 pm, all ages), $7

SUNSET TAVERN--Roy Loney & the Longshots, the Chris & Tad Show, Sgt. Major, $6

TOMMY'S--Souls Gate, Just Karma, Gravl Tung

TRACTOR TAVERN--Omar Torrez, Orpheus, guests, $10

UNCOMMON GROUNDS--Anita Culver, free

VERA PROJECT--Queen Bees, Roxy and Clark, Miss Indigo Blue, Sideways, Siren's Echo, guests (8 pm, all ages), $10

WAZOBIA--Highway Saints, Arbor Heights Lounge Band, Bad Dog Blues Society Band, Hartwood, A Kamp, $7

* ZAK'S--Camarosmith, the RC5, the Ruby Doe, $6

SATURDAY 4/19
BAIT-HOUSE--Charisa Martin Cairn, $5

BAREFOOT--Helsinki Express (7:30 pm, all ages), $10

BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Kimball & the Fugitives, $3

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Jene Halstead, Donna Kay Honey, Bradley Dunn, free

CAFE VENUS--Deborah Bartley, Euclid, Tiny Kings, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Ellen Says No, Trine, Crushcoat, $8/$10

* CHOP SUEY--Darrius, Nu SolTribe, Choklate, $10

CoCA--Pearl Django (8 pm, all ages), $10/$12

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Gaels, $3

CORNER INN--The Mark Whitman Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, the Prom, the Court & Spark, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S--Jerry Miller All-Stars

DUBLINER--Dope Smoothie

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FIDDLER'S INN--Reggie Garrett, Gary Westcott, $3

FINN MACCOOL'S--Stand Off

FIRESIDE ROOM (SORRENTO HOTEL)--Overton Berry

GALWAY ARMS--Jen Savage, Camilla Bloom

* GRACELAND--The Polyphonic Spree, guests, $15

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Millhous, Mind Candy, Third, the Load Levelers, the Social Scene, Bent Kactis (6 pm, all ages), $5

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HIGHLINER--Heather Banker, free

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Pianomania!, $12/$15

HURRICANE CAFE--The Fallbacks, Paramour, Beth Sheda, $5

IRISH EMIGRANT--PKE Meter

JAZZ ALLEY--Steve Tyrell (8 and 10 pm, all ages), $19.50/$21.50

KELLS--Peter Yeates & Ken Larson

KIM'S NIGHTCLUB--Magnificent Cell, Knockout, Slink, $5

LAKEPOINTE--Vital Signs, Ashland

LARRY'S--Three Shades of Gray, Fireside Syndicate, $10

LATONA PUB--One. Two. Three., $3

LEGENDS--Ben Wah & Late Nite Trash, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Shadrack, $3

LOBO SALOON--The Hollowpoints, Heart Attack, Unemployables

LOTTIE MOTTS--Jess Grant, free

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Bog Rockets, free

MONA'S--Caribbean Love Lounge, free

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Sarah Severson, Cristina Orbe, Jill Cohn (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Two Scoops More, $10

* NORTHGATE MUSIC THEATER--Motörhead, The Dwarves, Hight on Fire, $20/$25

O'SHEA'S--The Garrett Smith Show

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Rookie Alliance, Akimbo, the New Mexicans, Replicator (8 pm, all ages), $6

OLD PEQULIAR--Machines for Loving

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Black Vinyl All-Stars

PATTI SUMMERS'--Detective Honey, Trick Deck, the Fading Collection

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Daniel Menche, Dale Lloyd, Matt Shoemaker (8 pm, all ages), $8

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Tiny Giants, SoulJonz, $6

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

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SERAFINA--Miya Collins Trio

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

SHOWBOX--Soulfly, guests, $22.50/$27

STUDIO SEVEN--Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Neon Brown, Sofa King, Pawn Council, Tombstone Hand (8 pm, all ages), $7

SUNSET TAVERN--The Bad Things, the Scurvy Bastards, the Voodoo Organist, $6

THIRD PLACE BOOKS--Open Choir Fire (8 pm, all ages), free

TOMMY'S--Not Davis, Static Radio, the Burbanks

TOST--FreeSchool, $5

TOWN HALL--Bach Around the Clock, $18/$22

TRACTOR TAVERN--Rai, the Scott Law Band, $8

* VERA PROJECT--Seldom, Jen Wood, Asahi, Sciflyer, $7

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--PK Dwyer (8:30 pm, all ages), free

WAZOBIA--Magic Cordova, Cavalry, $7

* ZAK'S--Longtooth & the Get Down Syndrome, the Highbeams, the Holy Ghost Revival, $5

SUNDAY 4/20
ABOUT THE MUSIC--Roban-Vaughn Quartet, $6

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

* CATWALK--420 Hempfest Benefit: Michael Williams Band, Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown Band, $5

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

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

CoCA--Prospettiva Plural: Gianni Gebbia, Wally Shoup, Gregory Reynolds (4 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Greg Roberts' Blues & Beyond, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Whip, Replicator, Akimbo, Gods Among Men, $7

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FIDDLER'S INN--Stanislove, $1

* GRACELAND--Boy Sets Fire, Hope Conspiracy, Vaux, Hardesty (8 pm, all ages), $10

HOKUM HALL--Hokum's Sunday Vaudeville, $12/$15

JAZZ ALLEY--Steve Tyrell (6:30 and 8:30 pm, all ages), $19.50/$21.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

LE PICHET--Antony Degennaro, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Open mic, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

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

NOISELAB--Black Mass: Murdered Housewives, Cephied, DJs Azreal, Doug Infernis, free

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

OLD PEQULIAR--4/20 Party: Josh Williamson Band, the Fathers, Otis P. & the Jive Funk, the Carcinogens, Ever After

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Matt the Electrician

PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.

PATTI SUMMERS'--Cornish Jazz Ensemble III

PINK DOOR--Eve Gigliotti

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Martin Blume, Philipp Wachsmann (8 pm, all ages), $7

RENDEZVOUS--Red Eye Flight, Living Room, Kick Back

SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert

SUNSET TAVERN--Hell Monkeys, Black Goat, DJ Jason Knowles, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOMMY'S--Ragamuffin, Subdwellers, Little Big Man

TOST--Family w/Ty Willman, Lucy A-More, $5

TOWN HALL--Boubaca Traore, Bill Frisell, $16/$25

* ZAK'S--The Valley, the Beatings, Jodie Watts, $5

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

MONDAY 4/21
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--FMLY, Enkrya, Utterance, $5

CoCA--Matt Crane, Rob Baxter (8:30 pm, all ages)

CONOR BYRNE'S--Sam Shaber, $10

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

GRACELAND--Blurred Fixation, Falling With Bandits, Indissonance, $5

HOPVINE--Nancy Dillon, Michael Hill, Fletcher Brock, free

J&M CAFE--The Henry Cooper Band, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden, $20

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--BeeCraft, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT THE EMP--Tight, That, free

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

MOLLY MAGUIRE'S--Open mic

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW--Will Wakefield & the Congress Hotel, American Tourist, $2

SCARLET TREE--The Wonder Spot, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Marc Olson, guests, $5

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TOST--Jude Bowerman Band, $5

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

* ZAK'S--Charming Snakes, Veronica Lipgloss & the Evil Eyes, Motorama, $5

TUESDAY 4/22
CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

* CHOP SUEY--The Plains, Going South, $6

* CROCODILE CAFE--Matt Sharp w/Josh Hager and Scott Johnson, Shane Tutmarc (7 pm, all ages), $10

DRAGONFISH CAFE--Jon Markel, Ty Bailie

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

* GRACELAND--The Kills, Blood Thirsty Lovers, Cobra High, $8

IRISH EMIGRANT--Skip Peri

JAZZ ALLEY--James Cotton Band w/Deborah Coleman (8 pm, all ages), $19.50/$23.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

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

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

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Bebop & Destruction

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Sum 41, No Use for a Name, the Starting Line (7:30 pm, all ages), $20

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins, free

RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2

* RE-BAR--Local 101: Awkward Star, Nervewheel, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SCARLET TREE--Jam on White Bread, $5

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SHONGO VILLAGE--Open mic

* SHOWBOX--Cat Power, Entrance (8 pm, all ages), $15

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (CAPITOL HILL)--Entrance (6 pm, all ages), free

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TRACTOR TAVERN--Pat Burtis, Dan Johnson, $6

VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--The Yes Yes Boys (8 pm, all ages), free

WEDNESDAY 4/23
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--College Night: the Axidentals, Betty X, Feral, $5

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

BRELLA'S BAR--Marco de Carvalho, Tad Britton, free

CAFE VENUS--Broadville Carnival, $3

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--Broken Nobles, Mercury Skin, Nuclear Suitcase, $5

* CHOP SUEY--The Preons, the Guest Stars, the Feverpitch, Ravenna, $6

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Chaosmosis, Herbie Kritzer (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Jim Ragland, Jean Mann w/Beau Gordinier, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Halflight, the Dance Imperative, Transistor Heart, $6

EMP--The Rock Bottom Remainders, guests, $35/$40

FU KUN WU AT THAIKU--Fu Kun Swingin': Hans Teuber, Jeff Johnson, Jon Albert, Reid Whitwell

* GRACELAND--Kinski, Mono, Serene, $8

HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Kool Breeze & Hot Nights, $5

HOPVINE--Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY--James Cotton Band w/Deborah Coleman (8 pm, all ages), $19.50/$23.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mick Chegwidden

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

MR. LUCKY LOUNGE--Status: Sharpshooters, $5

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--The Peanut Butter Dookie Braids (8 pm, all ages), free

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

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON--Celia Chavez

PINK DOOR--Tango Twins

RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2

SCARLET TREE--Ibrahima Camara & his Safal Band, $5

SHONGO VILLAGE--Dennis Driscoll, Devil in the Blue Sea, Shawn Lentz, Uncle Leischner & the Chris Complex, $5

* SHOWBOX--Fischerspooner, Tommie Sunshine, $20/$22

SONIC BOOM RECORDS (CAPITOL HILL)--Winfred E. Eye (7 pm, all ages), free

TOST--The Digital Lounge: Dahlia, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Crooked Fingers, Baptist Generals, Steve Turner, $8

ZAK'S--The Midnight Creeps, the Curses, DJ Ken Dirtnap, $5