THURSDAY 7/31
15TH AVE TAVERN--Open mic (9 pm), free

* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--J Church, DFI, Storm the Towers, the Unemployables (6 pm, all ages), $6

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Three Fold, Sunflower Sutra, TJR, the Bond, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Nineteen 5, Happy Ending, Lucid Liquid, $5

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Anita Baker, $65.50/$98.50

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Shawn Lentz, Sarah Severson, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Erin McKeown, Jolie Holland (6 pm)

* CROCODILE CAFE--Saeta, Andrea Maxand, Rat Cat Hogan, Friends for Heroes (9:30 pm), $6

FADO--Stick Shift Annie

FU KUN WU @ THAIKU--Fu Kun Gruvin: Ron Weinstein, guests

* GRACELAND--The Aquabats, the Reunion Show, Fairview (8 pm, all ages), $13

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Science Victim, Jodie Watts, 99 Men

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

JAI THAI (FREMONT)--Ryan Burns Trio, free

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mike Chegwidden

LARRY'S--Russell Square, Dead Stare, free

LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--The Small Change, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains

MONA'S--Teo Sutton Trio, 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 featuring Susan Pascal, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jive Turkey

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PINK DOOR--Mike Bisio Trio, free

POLESTAR MUSIC GALLERY--Duck Baker (8 pm, all ages), $8

RAINBOW--Trolls Cottage, Free Sound, $7

RENDEZVOUS--Cracker Factory, Soup of the Day, $5

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

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

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--One Time Through, the Purrs, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Black Nite Crash, In the Drink, Mercury Skin, Bishop Allen, $5

TOST--Marmalade: Piece, Bob Lovelace, DJ Shapeshifter, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Hem, Leona Naess, $10

TULA'S--Dean Johnson, $7

FRIDAY 8/1
67 LOUNGE--Barbie Anaka & Group, free

AURAFICE--Independents Day: Ben Kennedy, Nathan Smurthwaite, Finn Parnell (8 pm, all ages), free

* BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Toots & the Maytals, $17.50/$20

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

BAREFOOT--Total Experience Gospel Choir (7:30 pm, all ages)

CAFE VENUS--Badlands: Lee Rude & the Trainwrecks, Cricket, $5

CATWALK--Ivan, Alectrophobia, Alicia Dara, $2

CENTRAL SALOON--The Underground, Six Foot Savage, the Whole Bolivian Army, $8/$12

CHOP SUEY--Unexpected Arrival, Kronstudios, Shelly Dael Walker, guests, $7

* CoCA--Old Time Relijun, Black Lodge, Sam Mickens, Retrieve the Wheel (8 pm, all ages), $5/$15

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

COMMON FIRE--Kill the Precident, the Greedies, Mind Candy, I Defy, Mark Bruback, the Cause (7 pm, all ages), $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Klondike 5, $3

CORNER INN--The Tim Turner Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--The Billy Nayer Show, American Astronaut, $7

DEUX TAMALES--Paula Maya, guests

DOC MAYNARD'S--Jodie Watts, Slink

DOWNTOWN YMCA--Cober, Static Radio, Fates End (8 pm, all ages), $5

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FENIX UNDERGROUND--The Beatniks

FIDDLER'S INN--Matt Siercley, $3

* GRACELAND--Onelinedrawing, Acceptance, Red Tape, Lessick (5 pm, all ages), $10

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Mudhoney, Alta May, Ronson Family Switchblade

HOKUM HALL--Andy Crow at the Mighty Wurlitzer

HOPVINE--Antony De Gennaro, $3

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Norton Buffalo, $13/$15

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--BeeCraft, LaPush, Altered States of Funk, $5/$12

LATONA PUB--Uptown Expressions in Jazz featuring Barrie, free

* LOBO SALOON--The Shackles, the Shivers, guests, $5

LOCK & KEEL--Jude Bowerman, $3

LOTTIE MOTTS--Carrie Akre

MAGNOLIA PLAYFIELD--Magnolia Summer Festival: Amber Tide, the Jason Parker Quintet, the Crown Hill Billies, Rai, Mystic Rising

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MONKEY PUB--The Mexican Blackbirds, the Glamour Pets, guests, $5

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Pushing No One, Royale (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Robben Ford Blues Band, $10

OLD PEQULIAR--Stickshift Annie, Kimball & the Fugitives

OTIS CAFE--Plasticene, free

PATTI SUMMERS'--Kled, Six Select, Drift Association, Forbidden Doughnut

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RAINBOW--Rob Benson, the Myriad, Spyplane, $5

RENDEZVOUS--One Wise Monkey, guests, $5

STUDIO SEVEN--2003 Rock Off: Bands TBA

SUNSET TAVERN--Happy Hour: Shawn Smith, Mike Clark (6:30 pm), $3

* SUNSET TAVERN--Soviet, Triumph of Lethargy, Skinned Alive to Death, KRMTX (9 pm), $7

TRACTOR TAVERN--Ray Condo, the Donettes, Lisa Miller & Her Kin, $8

SATURDAY 8/2
* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--An Albatross, Lobe, Audio Infidel, Black Lodge (7 pm, all ages) $3

ABOUT THE MUSIC--Ecstasy in Numbers, $10

AURAFICE--Open mic (9 pm, all ages)

BRELLA'S BAR--Open mic

CAFE VENUS--At the Spine, the Band that Murdered Silence, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--The Speedles, Poorsport, $8/$12

CHOP SUEY--Brandi Carlile, DJ Miss A, $10

* COMET TAVERN--Enders of Ozone, XXX Audio, Bringers, $3

CONOR BYRNE'S--The Gaels

CORNER INN--The Tim Turner Band, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Kim Virant, the Swains, Jo Miller & her Burley Roughnecks, Vinyl Avengers, $8

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FADO--The Kennedy Brothers

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Metal Boyz

FIDDLER'S INN--Danny Godinez Band, $3

FINN MacCOOL'S--Oxbow Scar

GORGE AMPHITHEATER--Steely Dan, $43/$80

* GRACELAND--Via Tania, Tim Kimsella, Amy Blaschke, $7

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Brodie, Magnetic North, Worth It, Left Alive (5 pm, all ages), $7

HOKUM HALL--Andy Crow at the Mighty Wurlitzer

JAZZBONES (TACOMA)--Linda Hornbuckle Band, $10

LATONA PUB--Momentum Jazz Quartet, $3

LOBO SALOON--The Charming Snakes, Bottle and Skulls, JailBirds, $5

LOCK & KEEL--Dani Linnetz, Alisa Wolf, $3

MAGNOLIA PLAYFIELD--Magnolia Summer Festival: Ron Weinstein Trio, Lost in the Fog, the Westside Players, Mark Whitman Band, free

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MARYMOOR PARK--KWJZ Jazz Festival: Guitars & Saxes, Bob James, Joyce Cooling, Mindi Abair

MEANY HALL--Bruce Cockburn (8 pm, all ages), $35

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Metal Boyz

MONA'S--Urban Oasis

* MURAL AMPHITHEATRE--Suffering & the Hideous Thieves, Asahi, Botox Aftermath, Most (4 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Tom Boyle Blues Band, $10

O'SHEA'S--Fire Crotch

OLD PEQULIAR--Mickey Postle

* PARAMOUNT THEATRE--QueensrĂżche, Dream Theatre, Fates Warning (7:30 pm, all ages), $29.50/$37.50

PINK DOOR--Allison Wonderland Bacich, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--The Withdrawls, Jim Evans Band, $5

ROCKSPORT--Mona, Hustler AMX, Jack the Hot Rod, $7

SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, free

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SECLUDED ALLEY WORKS--Robert Rich (8 pm, all ages), $12/$17

SHOWBOX--BMX Movie Tour: Crash Radio (6 pm, all ages), $5

* SUNSET TAVERN--Dear John Letters, Down Pilot, Marazene Heartbeat Clock, $6

TOST--FreeSchool, $5

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

SUNDAY 8/3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Nemisis of Morality, MCA (6 pm, all ages), $7/$10

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

C & P COFFEE--Jamtime (3 pm, all ages), free

CENTRAL SALOON--Nathan Ryan & the Rest of Us, Riley, $5

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

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FIDDLER'S INN--Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner, $1

GRACELAND--From Monument to Masses, Bright Shiny Object, guests, $6

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--3-D, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Melanie Reichert, Ira Merrill, Sean Campbell (2 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MARYMOOR PARK--KWJZ Jazz Festival: The Crusaders w/Randy Crawford, David Sanborn, Craig Chaquico, Gregg Karukas

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Big Band featuring Becca Duran, $5

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

PARAGON--Brandi Carlile and Co.

PINK DOOR--Dark Carny

RAINBOW--Open mic, free

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Guitar Theater

SHOWBOX--Opeth, Porcupine Tree (8 pm, all ages), $20

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Spits, the Triggers, Bottles & Skulls, Blank-Its, DJ Ken Dirtnap (4 pm), $5

* SUNSET TAVERN--Gas Huffer, the Lost Sounds, the Gloryholes, the Pinkos (9 pm), $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--PKE Meter, $5

* VERA PROJECT--The Locust, Hella, the Red Light Sting, My Name is Rar-Rar, the Rah Bras (7:30 pm, all ages), $11

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

MONDAY 8/4
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Knockout, Fallen Idol, $5

CoCA--Sound of the Brush: Tari Nelson Zagar, guests (8:30 pm, all ages)

FADO--Mick Chegwidden

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

FINN MacCOOL'S--Open mic (bands welcome, drumset available), free

HOPVINE--Leanne Wilkins, Paul Breslin, Cristina Orbe, free

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

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Gut Bomb, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD PEQULIAR--Freedom

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW--Paul Benoit & Reggie Garrett, $2

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

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

TUESDAY 8/5
CAFE VENUS--Eric Apoe, They, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

* CHOP SUEY--Vikter Duplaix, DJs AC Lewis, Atlee, J-Justice, free

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

* CONSOLIDATED WORKS--Eveline's Klang Quintet, Sleeper Cell, DJ Jim Deal

CROCODILE CAFE--Tim Bluhm, Tim Seely, Roxy & Clark, $7

DUBLINER--Open mic

FADO--Twin

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Not Davis, Kingpin Hayes, Blurred Fixation

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

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

LUSCIOUS STUDIOS--Dub Narcotic Sound System, the Arm, Okmoniks (8 pm, all ages), $6

* MARYMOOR PARK--Norah Jones

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

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

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2

* RE-BAR--Clinic: The Capillaries, Thinkbomb, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Transmissionary Six, the Potomac Accord, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Dolour, guests, $5

SUNSET TAVERN--Mia Boyle, Phil Hurley, Garth Reeves, Carla Torgerson, Jake London, John Ramberg, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

WEDNESDAY 8/6
ALL AMERICAN SPORTS BAR & GRILL--Soul Searching: Urban Child, Rob C, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--From Guinea, West Africa, Bembeya Jazz, $10/$12

BAR AT OLIVE AND DENNY--Motel 5, free

BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts

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

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

CAFE VENUS--The Get Up, free

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--In Theory, Luxt, Trepan, $5

CENTURY BALLROOM--George Kuo, Martin Pahinui, Aaron Mahi, $15/$18

* CHOP SUEY--Wonderful, Dolour, the Preons, $6

COBALT LOUNGE--Simeon Sjoberg Trio featuring Joe Doria and John Wicks

CONOR BYRNE'S--Broomdust Blues Jam, free

CROCODILE CAFE--The Hollowpoints, Mea Culpa, the Amazombies

FADO--Jennifer Savage

FENIX UNDERGROUND--6FG, Static Radio, Los Burbanks

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

* GRACELAND--The Tyde, Party of One, Touchdown, $7

HOPVINE--Open mic

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

LEGENDS--The Matrix Brothers & Donna Marie, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--David Friesen & the David Friesen Quintet, $5

* OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--4-Alarm: Steve Turner, Marc Olsen (7 pm, all ages), free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Breadline Blues

PATTI SUMMERS'--Ev Stern's Jazz Jam Session

PINK DOOR--Javier

RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2

REDMOND TOWN CENTER--Thomas Arthur, Rhythm Village, free

RENDEZVOUS--Houdini's Antiques, $5

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Reyshard, $5

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Christopher Williams, $10