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