by Traci Vogel

THURSDAY 11/18

700 CLUB -- SAMO: Live drum 'n' bass & jungle

BAD ALBERT'S -- Annieville Blues w/Nick Vigarino, free

*BALTIC ROOM -- La Movida with DJ Colony & musicians playing Afro beats, salsa, mambo & samba; Hollis Golightly & Maurice Montana, $5

BOHEMIAN -- Boone Tali Posse w/Selector's Z and Ginger, $5

BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC -- Steve Oliver, free

CARINA BAR & GRILL -- Joanne Klein, Marc Smason, & Nelda Swigget

*CELLOPHANE SQUARE, UNIVERSITY -- Eureka Farm

CENTRAL SALOON -- Tony Coleman's Salute to B.B. King, the Janet Foos Band, $5

COFFEE MESSIAH -- Charlotte Vanderwolf & Folk Friends, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Hanz Araki, $3

*CROCODILE -- Arena of Brains Game show!, with Nevada Bachelors, the Hulabees, $6

*FLOYD'S -- Steve Gauci Open Jazz Jam

FLYING LEMON LOUNGE -- Open mic/jam session, free

GALWAY ARMS -- Owl 'N' Thistle Band

GIBSON'S -- Black Jack Betty, F-, Eight Days In Jail

*GORDON BIERSCH -- Pete Krebs, free

HABANA -- Horns & Vinyl

JAZZ ALLEY -- Ralph Sutton

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $5

MONA'S -- Fred Hoadley Trio

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Ham Carson Quintet, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Our House Jazz Band, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Third World Country

PARAMOUNT -- B.B. King

PINK DOOR -- Lonnie Williams Jazz Trio, free

PIONEER SQUARE SALOON -- Live music open mic, with Andrew Andrewson, free

*PLANET HOT ROD -- Giant Harley Gathering

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Millennium Bug Revue, Iamic

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Susan Robkin, free

RUPERT'S -- Groovepacket, Creepign Myrtle, Strange Occurrence

SCARLET TREE -- Johnny Keys & the Mosaic Montage, $5

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM -- JR, $7

SERAFINA -- Alex Guilbert

SHOWBOX -- The Omar Torrez Band, Swamp Mama Johnson, the Mango Kings, $5

SLIDERS -- Afrodisiacs, $6

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

STARS BAR -- Brian Nova, free

STILL LIFE COFFEHOUSE -- Odd Man Out, free

TIR NA NOG -- Irish Leaver

TRACTOR TAVERN -- The Ex-Husbands, the Lloyds, $5

TRINITY WESTON UNIVERSITY -- Pedro the Lion, Damien Jurado

TUGBOAT ANNIE'S BAR & GRILL -- Brian Feist

TULA'S -- Mid-Eastern music & belly dancing, $5

FRIDAY 11/19

700 CLUB -- Jumbalaya, $5

ADOLFO'S -- The Steele Grey Band

BIG PICTURE -- Melange: Magma VOX, $10

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Foamy, free

BOHEMIAN -- Foundation, Rankin' Scroo, Ginger, $10

*BREAKROOM -- Isotope 217, Jet Black Crayon, FCS North, $7

CENTRAL SALOON -- Rubber Neck, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Swing This, Lavey Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, $16

CHEF WANG -- Brian Nova, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Laurence Nugent, Peter Gilmore, $3

CROCODILE -- Marcy Playground, Blinker the Star, $12

DOC MAYNARD'S -- The Retros, $8

DUBLINER -- Huck

FENIX ABOVE -- Maxi Priest, $20

FIDDLER'S INN -- Phil Sparks Trio

GALWAY ARMS -- Isla Ross & guests

GIBSON'S -- Dickweed, Carnival of Eight, Porch Dog

HABANA -- The Fitzgerald Wipe Down

HIGHLINER -- John Van Amerongen, free

HUB BALLROOM, UW -- Modest Mouse

JAZZ ALLEY -- Aaron Neville Quintet, featuring Charles Neville

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White Blues Band, $10

LATONA PUB -- Acoustic Zoo, $2

MELTING POT RESTAURANT -- The Glynn Brothers Quartet

MOORE THEATER -- Supertones, $19.50

MOTHERSHIP -- I Defy, Sea Jayne Trip, Last Call Romeo, Medicine Wheel, Agression Core, Fantastic Four, Mr. Joshua, $7

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Philip Van Seters, $3

NEO BISTRO -- The Blue Healers, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10

OK HOTEL -- Dodi, Matchless, Weary CD Release, Graig Markel CD Release, $8

OLD FIREHOUSE, REDMOND -- Bugs in Amber, Blood Brothers, Waxwing

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Memphis Test, $5

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Owl 'N' Thistle Band

PARADOX THEATER -- Jonathan Kingham, Nancy Colton CD Release, $8

PINK DOOR -- Accordion music, free

PLANET HOT ROD -- Bird Passage, Dave Ashworth Band, Kid Curry, the Fab Tones, $5

RAIN DANCER -- Organica, Honda 70, Windowpane, $6

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Life Like Feel, Shifter

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- Spandex Ballet

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Mark Dufresne Band, free

RIDGE PUB -- Maia Santell & House Blend

SCARLET TREE -- Certain Moves, $7

SEATTLE CATCH -- Miles Corbin

SERAFINA -- Elizabeth Perera

SHOWBOX -- Left Hand Smoke, Red Velvet Relief, Kerosene Dream, $10

*SIT & SPIN -- Richmond Fontaine, Mike Nicolai, $6

SLIDERS -- 2000 Degrees

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

THIRD PLACE BOOKS -- Grupo Son

TIR NA NOG -- Irish Leaver

TRACTOR TAVERN -- The Paperboys, Eddie from Ohio, $12

TUGBOAT ANNIE'S BAR & GRILL -- Blues Bully

ZAK'S -- Quick to Blame, Portait of Poverty, Tanger, Guilt by Association, $4

SATURDAY 11/20

2218 -- Hans Brehmer

700 CLUB -- Digable

ADOLFO'S -- The Steele Grey Band

*ARO.SPACE -- Dot Allison, $6

BAD ALBERT'S -- Cooke & Green, $2

BAINBRIDGE SOUND BREWERY -- Hoist, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- OSO, Big Hippy Love Buckle, Strange Parade, Y, Silver Dollar, Cow-Hammer, Pharmacy, $7

BALTIC ROOM -- Entourage, Mark Mitchell

BIG PICTURE -- Tim Turner Band

BOHEMIAN -- Foundation, Rankin' Scroo, Ginger, $10

BREAKROOM -- The Real Kids, the Gimmicks, Loose Lips, $7

CENTRAL SALOON -- Smokin' Gun, $10

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Swing This, Lavey Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, $16

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Laurence Nugent, Peter Gilmore, $3

*CROCODILE -- Deke Dickerson, the Lloyds, Souvenirs, $10

DOC MAYNARD'S -- Jumbalassy, $8

ELLIOTT BAY BREWING -- Heather Banker, free

*ELYSIAN -- Marc Olsen, Voyager One, $6

*FENIX UNDERGROUND -- The Red Elvises, $10

GIBSON'S -- The Government, Frail

HABANA -- Plush Safe, Xoos, DJ Eddie, $5

HIGHLINER -- Morris Can Fly, free

JAZZ ALLEY -- Aaron Neville Quintet, featuring Charles Neville

LATONA PUB -- Scott Law & Orville Johnson, $2

MONA'S -- Marco de Cavalho

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Oshyna

NEO BISTRO -- The Blue Healers, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Little Bill & the Bluenotes, $10

OK HOTEL -- Travis Shredd CD Release, Swine, $6

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Deadwood, Fast Forward, $6

OUR HOUSE -- Don Lanphere, Marc Seales, Doug Miller, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Owl 'N' Thistle Band

PARADOX THEATER -- 77's, Blue Collar Love, $15

PARAGON -- Funky Lovebomb, free

*PARAMOUNT -- Bryan Ferry, $46

PLANET HOT ROD -- The Darrels, Fat Felix, Lazy Plain, Lurch, $5

RAIN DANCER -- Subdwellers, Hillpeople, 94th St Project, $8

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Bread Alone Project

RC'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL -- Spandex Ballet

REDHOOK BREWERY -- Johnny Astro, free

ROCKSPORT -- Retros, $8

RUPERT'S -- The Fighting Machinists, Speed Twin, Porn Star Rodeo, Little Brother Big, $5

SCARLET TREE -- Certain Moves, $7

SERAFINA -- Joey Bonin, Clayton Murray

SHOWBOX -- George Thorogood & the Destroyers

SIT & SPIN -- Bullet Train to the Sun CD Release, Rizzo, the Briefs, $6

SLIDERS -- Afrodisiacs, $8

SORRENTO HOTEL FIRESIDE ROOM -- Overton Berry Jazz Piano, free

THE MONKEY -- The Borleys, Pointy Birds, $3

THIRD PLACE BOOKS -- Kings of Swing, free

TIR NA NOG -- Irish Leaver

TRACTOR TAVERN -- The Paperboys, Eddie from Ohio, $12

TUGBOAT ANNIE'S BAR & GRILL -- Blues Bully

TWO BELLS TAVERN -- Rob Alexander, free

VALDI'S BALLARD BISTRO -- Bill Davie CD Release, $7

VITO'S -- Soul Proprietors, $3

SUNDAY 11/21

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Gong Show Karaoke

700 CLUB -- Kaya, with guest DJs, $5

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Canned Heat, $14.50

BANDOLEONE -- Julian Catford

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- The Martin Ross Band

BIG FOOT INN TAVERN -- Flash Hevily Jam Session

*BREAKROOM -- Bardo Pond, Kinski, New Rob Robbies, $7

CARINA BAR & GRILL -- Marc Smason Quartet

CENTRAL SALOON -- Ska Central, $5

CHINA JADE -- Dennis Shadduck & Pete Carrabba, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Irish Session, free

DUBLINER -- Songwriters Showcase

FIDDLER'S INN -- Reggie Garret

GALWAY ARMS -- Hanz Araki & Friends

JAZZ ALLEY -- Aaron Neville Quintet, featuring Charles Neville

KELLS -- Liam Gallagher, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Roger Rogers Jam, $5

LAVA LOUNGE -- Open mic, with MC Ty

LITTLE RED HEN -- Salty Sunday Jams, w/Big Daddy Fred

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- Live jazz with 1-2-3

MADISON'S CAFE -- Open mic

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Jay Maben Quartet, $5

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Soukous Stars

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- Pearl Django, $2

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Sweet Juice

PARAGON -- Mambrasa, free

RUPERT'S -- Open mic, hosted by Michael Comiskey, free

SHOWBOX -- Zoot Suit Sunday, with the Swing-A-Lings, DJ Hubba Hubba, $6

SPEAKEASY -- Poppy Moody, free

THIRD PLACE BOOKS -- Bradshaw Flute Trio

TINI BIGS LOUNGE -- Kimball Conant, free

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Lynn Miles, $10

MONDAY 11/22

*700 CLUB -- Emmanuel Louis, Insult2Injury

AGUA VERDE CAFE -- Rez: Flamenco & Gypsy Swing, free

AXIS -- The Brian Nova Trio, free

BALTIC ROOM -- Jazz jam with John Wicks, Geoff Harper and Ryan Burns, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS -- Brian Nova Trio -- Funk!

BOHEMIAN -- Straight Ahead, $5

BROADWAY BAR & GRILL -- Jeffrey Cooke, free

CENTRAL SALOON -- Jamie Sheets Blues Jam, $5

CROCODILE -- Stroke 9, $1.07

FIDDLER'S INN -- Open mic

*GALWAY ARMS -- Leo McNamara & Bill Gallaway

J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Tim Turner Band, free

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- The Jim Basnight Thing

MERCER ARENA -- Kid Rock, Powerman 5000, Bolt Upright, $25

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- The New Orleans Quintet, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Dr. Sax

*OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Pete Krebs, Mick Overman

*PARAMOUNT -- Naughty By Nature, Digital Underground, Silver Shadow D

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Dan & Pam's Invitational

TULA'S -- Kelley Johnson Vocal Showcase, $5

TUESDAY 11/23

2218 -- H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers

700 CLUB -- Jive Turkey

AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT -- Lisa de Costa, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Face the Music, $3

CAFE PINCEAU -- Open mic, with Steve Cearley, free

CONOR BYRNE'S -- Set Dancing

*CROCODILE -- Peter Parker, Josh White, All Time Quarterback, $5

DV8 -- The Roots, $8

GALWAY ARMS -- Liza Warfel

J&M CAFE -- Jaime Sheets & the Sheetrockers, free

JAZZ ALLEY -- Taj Mahal

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Sweet Tweety & the Band of America

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE -- Amy Denio and Topiary Kings

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Bar Fly

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE -- The John Bishop Jazz Combo

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- Millennium Bug Review

PINK DOOR -- The Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Easy Spin, Swift Albro

*RE-BAR -- The Rapture: Kathleen Yearwood, Marci Blackman reads

ROYAL CASINO, EVERETT -- Nadine Shanti & Pop Dah Gee

SCARLET TREE -- Annieville Blues Jam, free

SHOWBOX -- Preston Mill, Stuicase, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Cornucopia, Danny Godinez, Aiko Shimada

TRAVELER'S PUB -- Open mic, with Phil Parsons, free

WEDNESDAY 11/24

1201 CAFE & LOUNGE, PORTLAND -- Star Search

700 CLUB -- The King of Clubs

ADRIATICA RESTAURANT -- Brian Nova & Buddy Catlett, free

*ARO.SPACE -- Heather Duby

ART BAR -- Live jazz with the Dan Heck Trio & Joe Doria

BAIT-HOUSE -- Up by Noon, free

BALLARD FIREHOUSE -- Left to Roam, KC Bonnet, Revolving Jugglers, Evil Robot

BALTIC ROOM -- Jordan Corbin

BLUE MOON TAVERN -- Open mic with Mishka, free

BOHEMIAN -- Alex D and Rude Boy

CENTRAL SALOON -- Snoopy's Urban Jam

CENTURY BALLROOM -- Swing, with Buddha Bounce, $5

*CROCODILE -- Vic Chesnutt, Mark Eitzel, Joel R.L. Phelps, $10

FENIX ABOVE -- Hit Explosion, $10

FENIX UNDERGROUND -- The Beatniks, $10

GALWAY ARMS -- Jon Parry & Danny Barnes' Keith Lowe

GORDON BIERSCH -- Loni Rose

GRACELAND -- The Hang Ups

*HABANA -- To Witness and Adjust: Live Electronica

HOPVINE -- Open mic

JAZZ ALLEY -- Taj Mahal

LARRY'S GREENFRONT -- Charles White All-Star Blues Jam, $5

LIZZARD LOUNGE -- "Smooth Jazz"

METROPOLIS, OLYMPIA -- Swing Night, $4

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT -- Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE -- Seattle Slim

OWL 'N' THISTLE -- K.W. Miller

PARAGON -- George Benson

PARAMOUNT -- Snoopy's Urban Jam

*PINK DOOR -- Janet Raynor, "Rouge: French Bistro", free

RAINBOW BAR & GRILL -- Manteca

SHOWBOX -- The Dusty 45s, the Picketts, the Lloyds, DJ Hubba Hubba, $8

*TACOMA DOME -- ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd

TRACTOR TAVERN -- Hank Williams Wednesday, $5

ZEITGEIST -- Resonant/Circuit, w/music & mayhem, free