2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Monster Defiance Headquarters, the Black Sun, Sparkle Girl (7 pm, all ages), free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Faster Disaster, Degrees, Withdrawls, $5

CATWALK--Metallica After-Party: Sureal Sutra, Spirol, Enryka, $2/$5

CENTRAL SALOON--Trick Deck, Two Loons for Tea, Juke, $5

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Sean Philbin, Anna Coogan & Friends, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Crictor, Watery Graves, New Mexicans, $6

EARTH RIVER RECORDS--Turbo Jones, the Tripods, Pushing No One (8 pm, all ages), free

FADO--Stick Shift Annie

FIDDLER'S INN--Scott Law & Chris Haugen, $3

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

GRACELAND--Stagger Lee, the Peels, USS Horsewhip, $6

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--The Lawnmowers, Water Kills the Sun, You Tell Us, $3

J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, $3

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

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mike Chegwidden

LARRY'S--Malaci, 1300 South, free

LEGENDS--The Tim Turner Band, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Alicia Dara, the Fading Collection, free

LITTLE RED HEN--The Swains

LO-FI PERFOMANCE GALLERY--Sil2k: Eveline's Klang Quintet

LOCK & KEEL--Christine LeDoux, free

* LUSCIOUS STUDIOS--Pastor Kaleb, the Umbrellas, P.A.N., Helen Thorsen & Mary Cutrera, Joan Laage & Robin Dorn, Form and Fx, Isis & Raven, the Pharmacy (9 pm, all ages)

MARYMOOR PARK--Hall & Oates

MONA'S--Marco de Carvalho 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--Tillers Folly

PARAGON--HB Radke & the Jet City Swingers

PIER 62/63--George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Booker T. & the MG's, $35

PINK DOOR--Michael Bisio Trio, free

RAINBOW--Sasha Butterfly Band, Rafe Pearlman, $6

* RE-BAR--Pho Bang!: The Girls, Tyco Party, $7

* RENDEZVOUS--Wonton Process, the Biznadics, $5

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

SEAHAWKS STADIUM--Summer Sanitarium 2003: Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Mudvayne, Deftones (2 pm, all ages), $75

* SHOWBOX--Tindersticks, Crooked Fingers, $20/$22

ST. CLOUDS--Carrie Clark & Jill Cohn

* STUDIO SEVEN--Only Human (CD release), Mav Comai, Seveneyes, Oxygen Thieves, Halorot (8:30 pm, all ages), $7

* SUNSET TAVERN--Get Smart: Holy Ghost Revival, the High Dials, DJs Chris Porter, Django, $6

THE GORGE--Dave Matthews Band, John Butler Trio, $48/$60

TRACTOR TAVERN--Ruthie Foster, Cyd Cassone, $10

TULA'S--David Marriott Quintet

* VICTROLA COFFEE & ART--Dear Nora, the Snow Fairies, Asahi (6 pm, all ages), free

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

* ALKI BEACH--2003 Seattle Music Fest: The Clintons, the Capillaries, Post Stardom Depression, Tart, Pris (5 pm, all ages), free

AMP--Lucky Dube, $30

AURAFICE--Independents Day: Robb Benson, the Malinks, the Graze (8 pm, all ages), free

* BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Stephen Pearcy, Phokus, Mindshaker, $10/$12

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

BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC--Summer Mayne (6:30 pm, all ages), free

CAFE VENUS--Jon Markel 3+1, Jackie Gilroy, $5

CATWALK--Prozack Staple, Utterance, Pure Hatred, $2

CENTRAL SALOON--Ethyl, Upwell (CD release), Drizzle, $8/$12

CENTURY BALLROOM--Pork Pie, $12

CHOP SUEY--Halou, Kuma, World Record, $10

COFFEE MESSIAH--Outside Alcatraz, the National Red, La Onda, Matter of Friction (8 pm, all ages), free

COLUMBIA CITY ALE HOUSE--Marc Smason & Joanne Klein

* COMET TAVERN--Alta May, Tot Finder, $3

CONOR BYRNE'S--Tom Creegan, Cary Novotny & Johnny Connolly, $3

* CROCODILE CAFE--Broadcast Oblivion, the Rattlesnakes, Charming Snakes, $7

DOC MAYNARD'S--Nigel Mustafa Memorial Quartet, Blurred Fixation

EN SEATTLE--Kareem & Friends

FADO--Them Blokes

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Cool-Ade

FIDDLER'S INN--Paul Benoit Band, $3

FLOYD'S PLACE--Family, $5

* GRACELAND--Hell's Belles, Mos Generator, Adrian Conner, $10

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Ophelia and the Great Idea vs Gods Among Men, Don (7 pm, all ages), $5

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Post Stardom Depression, the Ruby Doe, Instant Winner, the Rock n Roll Soldiers, $5

HOKUM HALL--Peter Mintun, Jackie Koreski, guests

HOUSE OF PIZZA--Open mic

KELLS--Grafton Street

LAKEPOINTE--1300 South, Late September Dogs, Brother Justice

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Out from Underneath, guests, $5/$12

LATONA PUB--Uptown Expressions in Jazz w/Barrie (5:30 pm), free

LATONA PUB--Two Times Two Quartet (9 pm), $3

LEGENDS--Enders Brothers Band, free

LITTLE RED HEN--$5 Fine, $3

LOCK & KEEL--The Kennedy Brothers, $4

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MONKEY PUB--Thee Flying Dutchmen, the Shackles, $3

MOORE THEATRE--Robert Earl Keen (8 pm, all ages), $25/$27

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Bright Fields, Ludicrous Speed (8 pm, all ages), free

MURPHY'S PUB--Kimball Conant & the Fugitives

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Bill & the Bluenotes

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Alkai Diggins, Esitu, Flasque, Project Omega (8 pm, all ages), $5

OLD PEQULIAR--Bog Rockets

OTIS CAFE--Adrian Braxton, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Tarka

PARAGON--Billy Brandt (5 pm)

PATTI SUMMERS'--Shiftless Layabout, guests

PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER--Alan Roberts, Eric Anderson (7 pm, all ages), $12

PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke, free

RAINBOW--Scott Law & Code Green, $7

RENDEZVOUS--Frogstar, Concubot, $5

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

SHOWBOX--3 Degrees West, the Bradbury Press, Ellen Says No, $7/$10

* SIAM--Lawnchair Generals & Chris Field

ST. CLOUDS--Alice Stuart

STUDIO SEVEN--Rock Off 2003: Hustler AMX (7:30 pm, all ages), $7

* SUNSET TAVERN--Chris Lee, Will Kimbraugh (6 pm), $6

* SUNSET TAVERN--C Average, Chief, Party Time (9 pm), $7

THE GORGE--Dave Matthews Band, John Butler Trio, $48/$60

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Derailers, Jo Miller & Her Burly Roughnecks, $15

* VERA PROJECT--Schoolyard Heroes, Waiting for the Sun, Libido (8 pm, all ages), $7

SATURDAY 8/9
* ALKI BEACH--2003 Seattle Music Fest: Argo, Reason for Ruin, the Silver Surfer, the Senate Arcade, Ms. Led, NuSol Tribe, Cee-Lo, the Ruby Doe, the Lawnmowers (noon, all ages), free

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

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Nu SolTribe, Stingshark, Altered States of Funk, $8

BRELLA'S BAR--Open mic

* CAFE VENUS--Tart, Andrea Maxand, Asahi, $5

CENTRAL SALOON--Point 1, Esitu, Aria, $8/$12

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Kenny Loggins, $45.50/$59.50

CHOP SUEY--Marques Wyatt, Wesley Holmes & Ken Wallace, $10

* CoCA--Jarboe, Larsen, Xiu Xiu (8 pm, all ages), $10

* COMET TAVERN--The DT's, the Honky KO's, $3

CONOR BYRNE'S--Shannon Saunders & the Splinters, $4

CROCODILE CAFE--Bradbury Press, Rock Star Crush, Jill Kohn Band, $6

CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER--Chris Stevens Band, free

DOC MAYNARD'S--Afrodisiacs

* DOWNTOWN YMCA--The Milkbar: The Lights, the Valley, the Lazy Comet, the Droney Mitchells, Marangatang, SlamDaddy (6 pm, all ages), $6

DUBLINER--The Combustion Collective, $3

EN SEATTLE--Sasha & Vocalist

FADO--The Kennedy Brothers

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Hit Explosion

FIDDLER'S INN--Daryl Redeker & Red Pearl, $2

FINN MacCOOL'S--The Beehive

FLOYD'S PLACE--Family, $5

* GRACELAND--Hell's Belles, Jet City Fix, Thunderchild, $10

* GROUND ZERO (BELLEVUE)--Gatsby's American Dream, Staring Back, Danger:Radio, Never Again (8 pm, all ages), $5

HANA'S--Open mic, free

* HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Time to Fly, Dolour, Autumn Hates Winter, Ghost Runner on Third (5:30 pm, all ages), $7

HELL'S KITCHEN (TACOMA)--Reason for Ruin, Out from Underneath, guests (9 pm), $5

HOKUM HALL--Peter Mintun, Jackie Koreski, guests

HOPVINE--Correo Aereo, $3

KELLS--Grafton Street

LAKEPOINTE--Mindshaker, Gravl Tung, Cornerstone

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

LEGENDS--Ben Wah & Late Nite Trash, free

LITTLE RED HEN--$5 Fine, $3

LOCK & KEEL--Jet City Fix, Once for Kicks, $3

MARINA PARK GRILL (KIRKLAND)--Victor Janusz

MONA'S--Fred Hoadley Trio

MONKEY PUB--The 100th Monkey, Fantastic Four, $3

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Nigel Mustafa Memorial Quartet (8 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Little Bill & the Bluenotes

O'SHEA'S--Dave Hates Chico

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Probono, One Carper Green, ASM, Tregenza (8 pm, all ages), $5

OLD PEQULIAR--Uglier Than You

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Alamo Social Club

PARAGON--Kahler

PINK DOOR--Allison Wonderland Bacich, free

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Liz Proios (Greek music)

RAINBOW--Conduit, Cellflight, $5

RENDEZVOUS--Francis Nash, Roark, $5

ROCKSPORT--Maiden Seattle, Tinn Lizzy, $8

SCARLET TREE--Lady A & the Funk, free

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Gruvbox, $8

ST. CLOUDS--The Magic of Makini w/ Rodger Pegues

SUNSET TAVERN--The Dudley Manlove Quartet, $8

TEMPLE BALLROOM (TACOMA)--Tower of Power, $30

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Picketts, Evangeline, Earl Brooks, $10

UNIVERSITY AVENUE (UNIVERISTY DISTRICT)--Ave-A-New: Message Machine, James Howard Band, Nu SolTribe, Rafe Pearlman, the Tangents, Joy Mills, Mish Mish, Pelusa, DJ Android, Slant, Hoffa, Nikki & Cactus, guests (noon, all ages), free

SUNDAY 8/10
* ALKI BEACH--2003 Seattle Music Fest: Scott Fisher Project, Rural Pictures, Rebelz, Nuffsed, From the Icy Coast, the Fading Collection, Downpilot, Ian moore, Carrie Akre (noon, all ages), free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Follow Through, None the Rage, 23 Fold, Rishloo (6 pm, all ages), $8

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

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

* CENTRAL SALOON--No. 13 Baby, the DTs, Once for Kicks, the Pale, Dear John Letters, Lawnmowers, $7

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

CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free

COBALT LOUNGE--Micah Hulcher

* CoCA--[[[VVRSSNN]]], Anna Oxygen, Landing (8 pm, all ages), $5

CROCODILE CAFE--Seven Layer Dip: John McKenna & the Diamond People, guests, $15

DOC MAYNARD'S--Little Ray & the Uppercuts, Billy Dwayne & His Creepers, the Roy Kay Trio, Chrisy McWilson & the Cross Tie Walkers, Eric "Two Scoops" Moore, the Donettes

EASTLAKE ZOO TAVERN--The Electrodes, $3

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Pigface, Bile, Nocturne, $5

FIDDLER'S INN--Steve Lalor, $1

HOPVINE--Persephone's Circle, $3

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mike Chegwidden

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

LAST SUPPER CLUB--Dorkweed, Ms. Led, Versus on Venus, Fading Collection, Trick Deck

LE PICHET--Sobriquet, free

LEGENDS--Heather Banker, free

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Brandon Ghorley (2 pm), free

LITTLE RED HEN--Jerry & the PhilBillys, free

MURAL AMPHITHEATRE--Puget Sound Symphony Orchesta Summer Pops Concert (1 pm, all ages), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Jay Thomas Quartet, Mark Taylor, Matt Jorgensen + 451, Layla Angulon & Her Latin Jazz Band, Balkan Cabaret, Obrador, $7

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

PARAGON--The Brandi Carlile Band

PINK DOOR--Dark Carny

RAINBOW--Open mic, free

RENDEZVOUS--Thuglife Baldwin, Eyes of Autumn, $5

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Guitar Theater

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Jarboe, Larsen, Xiu Xiu, $10

* SKAGIT VALLEY CASINO RESORT--Heart, $35/$55

STUDIO SEVEN--Atreyu, Darkest Hour, God Forbid, Underoath (8:30 pm, all ages), $10/$12

* SUNSET TAVERN--The Intelligence, the Lights, the Pulses, Electric Blanket (4 pm), $5

* SUNSET TAVERN--Joy Division Tribute Night: Black Nite Crash, the Turn-Ons, Suffering & the Hideous Thieves, Infomatik, the Neunes, 6fg, $6

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho Trio

TOST--PKE Meter, $5

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

MONDAY 8/11
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Maxco, Hogoblins, Warrior's Path, $5

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CATWALK--Incantation, Funerus, Disgorge, Serpens Aeon, Black Goat (7:30 pm, all ages), $8/$10

CENTRAL SALOON--Dorgan Onor, Taty Gore, NME, $5

FADO--Tom O'Brien

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic, free

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

* GRACELAND--Hint Hint, 1776, XXX Audio, DJ Child of the Moon, $7

HOPVINE--Joe Gould's Secret, Kurt Myhaver, free

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

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mike Chegwidden

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Evil Little Men, Kevin Rexroat, the Pros from Dover, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, free

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD PEQULIAR--Jim Page

PORTA GREEK TAVERNA--Andy Coe Trio

RAINBOW--SlamDaddy, $2

SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--Robinella & the CC String Band, $10

SORRY CHARLIE'S--Scot Lee Jazz Duo

TRACTOR TAVERN--Nick Curran & the Nitelifes, $7

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

TUESDAY 8/12
* 2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Humble Ary, the World We Made, Crawl Not Walk, Tragic Remains of the Ashes (6 pm, all ages), $3/$5

CAFE VENUS--Eric Apoe, They, free

CENTRAL SALOON--Phat Tuesday Phunkathon, $5

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

* CHOP SUEY--Video Gangs Movie Premier: Band Vibes, $3/$5

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

* CROCODILE CAFE--Tennis Pro, the Dance Imperative, the Kissing Tigers, Pink Handgranade, $6

DUBLINER--Open mic

FADO--Swamiko

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Nuffsed, Free Sound

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

* GRACELAND--Teen Idols, Mad Cap, River City Rebels (8 pm, all ages), $8

JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson (8 pm, all ages), $18.50/$22.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mike Chegwidden

LAVA LOUNGE--Diatribe

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

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Ham Carson & Friends

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Barfly

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

PARAGON--The Robert Stewart Fiasco

* PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Nelly, guests (8 pm, all ages), $39.50/$49.50

RAINBOW--The Elite Emcee Hiphop Contest, $2

ROX BROILER (KENMORE)--Herding Cats

SEATTLE CAFE & WINE BAR--Klaus Lendzian

* SUNSET TAVERN--Jen Wood, Zak Riles, Binary Dolls, Aaron Sprinkle, Ian Webber, $5

TEMPERO DO BRASIL--Marco de Carvalho

TRACTOR TAVERN--Joel Harrison & Free Country, $10

WEDNESDAY 8/13
2nd AVENUE PIZZA--Machine That Flashes, the Abodox, Me Infecto (6 pm, all ages), $3

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

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits, $17.50/$20

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--Lesli Wood, Sera Cahoan, Jenna Conrad, Andrea Maxand, free

CAMPAGNE--The Hilary Gardner Trio

CENTRAL SALOON--The Degrees, Roller Conflict, Warrior's Path, $5

* CHOP SUEY--Right On!: Stadtmiller, DJs Paco, Brian Everett, $5

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

CONOR BYRNE'S--Seduce & Betray, free

CROCODILE CAFE--Sunflower Sutra, Lucky for Numbers, Sofa King, Nevvers, $5

FENIX UNDERGROUND--Gravl Tung, Hellmonkeys, Defect

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

GRACELAND--Steal Train, Rocket Summer, Run On Anything (8 pm, all ages), $8

HOPVINE--Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY--Karrin Allyson (8 pm, all ages), $18.50/$22.50

KELLS--Liam Gallagher & Mike Chegwidden

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

LEGENDS--The Matrix Brothers & Donna Marie

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

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, $5

OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--4-Alarm: Levi Fuller, the Residuals, Slank Company House Band (7 pm, all ages), free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--The Vinyl Avengers

PARAGON--Melvin Peterson Quartet

PINK DOOR--Javier

Q CAFE--Ithaca, Serene, guests

RAINBOW--Dub Championz, $2

REDMOND TOWN CENTER--Tingstad and Rumbel, free

SCARLET TREE--PKE Meter, $5

* SHOWBOX GREEN ROOM--David Garza and Friends, $10

* TRACTOR TAVERN--The Drive-By Truckers, the Weary Boys, $10/$12