THURSDAY 7/12

BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free

* BALLARD FIREHOUSE--English Beat, Grand Hotel, $15

BOHEMIAN CAFE--The Cultivators, $5

* BREAKROOM--Benefit for Home Alive w/ Michael Franti, Maria Mabra, Alex Veley, Peace, Seattle Poetry Slam Team 2001 (7 pm), $6

CENTRAL SALOON--Crush Coat, Pyro Class Flow, 3 Shades of Gray, $5

CENTURY BALLROOM--Wayne Gorbea & Salsa Picante, $20/$25

CROCODILE CAFE--Sludgeplow, Argonaut, Golden Pig, $6

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

* GIBSON'S--Benefit for Studio X w/ Studfinder, the Lashes, Betty Ford Falcons, $5

GRACELAND--The Parlour Maids, Wicketran, $6

HOPVINE--Kareem Kandi Trio, free

I-SPY--Down Pilot, Hourglass Lake, Sleepystart, $6

* JAZZ ALLEY--Roy Haynes Group, $14.50/$18.50

LARRY'S--Two-Week Notice, $5

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Ashleigh Flynn, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Boxcar Tramps, free

LOCK AND KEEL--Dave Conant & the D-Rangers, $2

MONA'S--Marco de Cavalho Trio, free

MOTION LOUNGE--Rockaraoke

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Slackjaw Blues, $5

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kennedy Brothers, free

PARADOX--Fast Times, the Falsies, In Collision, Spitting Teeth (8 pm, all ages), $6

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

PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free

* PIER 62/63--Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, $35

PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams, free

RAIN DANCER--Red Star 7, Big Hippie Lovebuckle, the Etherealists, Down with Aristotle, Smokey the Cat, free

RAINBOW--Trick Deck, Oggmung, $6

SCARLET TREE--Das Root, $5

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM--Paula b.n. Maya (5:30 pm, all ages), $7

* SHOWBOX--Michael Franti & Spearhead, $15/$17

* SIT & SPIN--Polecat, Fairgrove, the Ruby Doe, $6

ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes

SUNSET TAVERN--Nick Courant & the Nightlifes, the Mojo Big Band, $5

THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free

TRACTOR TAVERN--Tony Trischka, $12

TRAVELERS--Open mic, free

TULA'S--Roulston, Cline & Co., $5

VOGUE--Luminous Flux, Legion


FRIDAY 7/13

BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free

BAIT-HOUSE--Charisa Cairn Trio, $3

BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya

BIT SALOON--David Brewer & the Intimidators, $2

BITTERS--Jeff Busch (8 pm), $5

BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Jason Webley, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Eek-A-Mouse, $10

* BREAKROOM--Cave 76, Carmine, Kim Virant, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, $7

CAFF: BRAZIL--Julian Catford, free

CATWALK--Shizit, Uglyhead, Lateral Tension, $7

CENTRAL SALOON--Custom Hustler, Left to Roam, Ivan, $10

CONTOUR--Mother's Milk

CROCODILE CAFE--Pete Yorn, Ours, $12/$15

DOC MAYNARD'S--Them Blokes, $10

* EMP--Hog Molly, Post Stardom Depression, Stagger Lee (8 pm, all ages), $7

FIDDLER'S INN--Pearl Django

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GIBSON'S--The Nearly Deads, the Triggers, the Heroic Trio, the Stink Bugs, $5

GORGE--Godsmack, the Deftones, Puddle of Mud, $35

* GRACELAND--Neil Hamburger, Pleaseeasaur, $7

* JAZZ ALLEY--Roy Haynes Group, $14.50/$18.50

* LAKEPOINTE--Duff McKagan & Loaded, Relic, Wish, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner w/ Danny Hull, $10

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Los Orchids, the Valley Girls, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Lee Anderson & 90 Proof, free

MOTION LOUNGE--Coolade

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Nebraska Bush Pullers, $5

* MURAL AMPHITHEATER--Pain in the Grass: Mountain Con, Blue Spark, Lower 48 (6 pm, all ages), free

MURPHY'S PUB--Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo, $2

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--James Solberg Band, $10

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Combustion Collective, free

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'N' Thistle Band, $3

PARADOX--Hope Conspiracy, Punishment, Complete, Left With Nothing (8 pm, all ages), $7

PINK DOOR--Tony Iazzolino, free

PLANET HOT ROD--Y, Scream Radio, Midline, Madison, $5

RAIN DANCER--Dogwater, Bijou, Big Muddy, $5

SCARLET TREE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $7

SHOWBOX--Benefit for the Fenix Earthquake Fund w/ Hit Explosion, the Retros, the Beatniks, CoolAde, DJ Trent Von, $12

* SIT & SPIN--No. 13 Baby, Peter Parker (CD release), Dorkweed, $7

ST. CLOUDS--Sonya Joseph

SUNSET TAVERN--Rock Lore Night w/ the Kwabs, $5

THERMO'S--Sludgeplow, Remote Control Yeti

* TRACTOR TAVERN--Alejandro Escovedo, Richmond Fontaine, $12/$14

TULA'S--Greta Matassa Quartet, $10

WASHINGTON DANCE CLUB--Geno Delafose & His French Rockin' Boogie Zydeco Band, $15

ZAK'S--On Like Mad, Anger Mgmt w/ DJ Trip, Big Hippie Lovebuckle, Samsara, $5


SATURDAY 7/14

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

BAIT-HOUSE--Jimmy Vegas Show, $3

BLUE MOON TAVERN--Chester Alley Band, free

BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Eek-A-Mouse, $10

* BREAKROOM--Acid King, Swarming Hordes, Lost Goat, Men of Porn, $6

CAFF: BRAZIL--Vilson Zattera & Samia Panni, free

* CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY--Mudhoney, Quasi, Botch, Pedro the Lion, Maktub, Carrisa's Wierd, the Briefs, Donald Glaude, DJ Baby J, Dan Gallucci, Spencer Moody, DJ Vitamin D, the Gossip, Aveo, eXBeSTFRIeNDS, the Catheters, the Watery Graves, the Cock-Ups, Alta May (noon), $8

CATWALK--Benefit for the Fenix Earthquake Fund w/ All-Star Damnation Band, $12

CENTRAL SALOON--Bambaji, Ragamuffin, $10

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Diana Krall, Jesse Cook

* CROCODILE CAFE--Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Turn-Ons, the Standard, $8

DOC MAYNARD'S--Gruvbox, $10

* EASY STREET RECORDS (WEST SEATTLE)--Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (3 pm, all ages), free

* ELYSIAN--Benefit for Home Alive w/ Gas Huffer, Me Infecto, Bobbitt, Starfish Petting Zoo, $5

FIDDLER'S INN--Reggie Garrett & Gary Westcott

FIRESIDE ROOM--Overton Berry, free

GASWORKS PARK--Taste of Soul: Three Shades of Gray, Morris Can Fly, the Collective, Blackie Jo & the Natives

* GIBSON'S--The Cripples, New Luck Toy, the Shake Downs, the Catahoula Hounds, $5

GREEN ROOM--Tom McRae, $6

HANA'S--Open mic, free

HOPVINE--Chicago 7, $2

* JAZZ ALLEY--Roy Haynes Group, $14.50/$18.50

KORT-HAUS PUB--Kimball Conant & the Fugitive Combo

LAKEPOINTE--Madison, Monotone Pictures, Birthday Suit, $5

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Korla Wygal & Her Private Reserve, $10

LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Jake London, free

LITTLE RED HEN--Lee Anderson & 90 Proof, free

MONA'S--Melvin Peterson Quartet, $2

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Neon Brown, $5

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--James Solberg Band, $10

O'SHEA'S--Eric Brenner

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Big Muddy

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Owl 'N' Thistle Band, $3

PARADOX--Dynamite Boy, the Stryder, Subtonyx, Glass Candy & the Shattered Theater (2 pm, all ages, $6); Fairweather, Further Seems Forever, Denison Witmer, Scientific (8 pm, all ages, $8), $6

* PIER 62/63--Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Earle & the Dukes, $35

PINK DOOR--Tony Iazzolino, free

* PLANET HOT ROD--Duff McKagan & Loaded, the Highsiders, Fused, $5

RAIN DANCER--Lazy Boy Brown, Aerial View, 50-50, $5

RAINBOW--Hempfest benefit w/ Men From Mars, Monotone Pictures, $10

ROCKSPORT--The Retros, free

SCARLET TREE--In Black & White, $7

* SIT & SPIN--Diamond Fist Werny, Graig Markel, Spyglass, $7

ST. CLOUDS--Blue Gypsy

* SUNSET TAVERN--A Northern Chorus, High Violets, the Sophies, $5

TOMMY'S--Clay Daddey, Deadweight, RadioStar, $7

TRACTOR TAVERN--Erin McKeown (7 pm, $10); the Jelly Rollers (CD release), Marc Olsen (10 pm, $6)

TULA'S--Joe Koplin Sextet, $10

WASHINGTON DANCE CLUB--Geno Delafose & His French Rockin' Boogie Zydeco Band, $15

* ZAK'S--Watery Graves, Hum Machine, Skwelch, $5

ZODIAC CAFE--Jack Witt


SUNDAY 7/15

BALLARD FIREHOUSE--10-Band Jam, $5

* BALTIC ROOM--Smack: Reggie Watts, Davis Martin, Thaddeus Turner, Kevin Goldman

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band

BREAKROOM--Lila, the Seamstresses Union, Lesliwood, $6

CENTRAL SALOON--Deadweight, Windowpane, $5

CONOR BYRNE'S--Irish Session w/ Barry Foy, free

FIDDLER'S INN--Mick McWilliams

GASWORKS PARK--Taste of Soul: Jeff & the Jet City Flyers, Shades of Purple, Soul Sychedelics, Septimus

GRACELAND--Sick of Recorder, Hot Hot Heat, the Trikl Act, $6

* JAZZ ALLEY--Roy Haynes Group, $14.50/$18.50

* KEYARENA--Sade, India.Arie, $35.50/$75.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Invitational Jam, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Pickin' Bones Trio, free

MAGNUSON PARK--Swinging Sundays: Lake Union Civic Orchestra (2 pm), free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Dan Greenblatt Quartet, $5

O'SHEA'S--Open mic

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Evergreen Classic Dixieland Band, $6

* OWL 'N' THISTLE--Double Stop, free

SNOQUALMIE AMPHITHEATER--Ani DiFranco, $30

ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheatman

SUNSET TAVERN--Rich Healey Trio, Disjunkt, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Andy White, Linda McRae, Drew Dundon, $8

TULA'S--Seattle Youth Jazz Ensemble (3 pm, $7); Marc Seales' Jam Session (8 pm, $5)

ZAK'S--Semesus, Immortal Intent, Maha Mawaldi, $3


MONDAY 7/16

ART BAR--Open mic, $1

BARGE INN--Open mic, free

BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69

CENTRAL SALOON--Danny Godinez Band, $5

* CROCODILE CAFE--Kid 606, Cex, Star as Eyes, $10

FIDDLER'S INN--Open mic

GALWAY ARMS--Open mic

GRACELAND--The Company, Crush Coat, Trucker of Sea, Elektra, $5

HOPVINE--Songwriter Showcase, free

* I-SPY--SIL2K: Jessica Lurie & Will Dowd, Conditional Love, Filles de Killimanjaro, $6

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Scott Lynd, Eric Rice & Friends, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--New Orleans Quintet, free

PARADOX--Zao, Darkest Hour, the Lords of Light Speed, Man Alive (8 pm, all ages), $8

* SIT & SPIN--Melody Unit, Timonium, I Am the World Trade Center, $6

ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Mad Ronas

SUNSET TAVERN--Joe Doria, John Wicks, DJ AMS, DJ Mug Frosty, $5

THERMO'S--Open mic

TRACTOR TAVERN--The Waybacks, $8

TULA'S--Seattle Youth Jazz Ensemble, $7


TUESDAY 7/17

AVENUE ONE--Edmonia Jarrett, free

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5

* BREAKROOM--Blöödhag, Tarantula Hawk, Teen Cthulu, Akimbo (5 pm, all ages), $6

CENTURY BALLROOM--Maraca, $15/$18

COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Pan Sized, Pinebox (8 pm, all ages), free

CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free

* CROCODILE CAFE--Carrie Biell, Busy Signals, Poseur, Low Skies, $6

EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free

* GRACELAND--Idlewild, Sunday's Best, $10

JAZZ ALLEY--Stanley Jordan, $14.50/$18.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--206 Rib Shack Orchestra, $5

LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop Combo, $3

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Bebop & Destruction, free

RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free

SHOWBOX--Big Wu, $10

SUNSET TAVERN--Christy McWilson, Peter Blackstock, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Kate Rusby, John McCusker, Andy Cutting, $15

TULA'S--Roadside Attraction, $5


WEDNESDAY 7/18

BIT SALOON--Ramblin' Roberts Jam, free

BOHEMIAN CAFE--Straight Ahead, $5

* CENTRAL SALOON--Liquid Foundation, Social Studies, $5

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE--Counting Crows, $39.50-$49.50

COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic, free

CROCODILE--Studfinder, El Kabong, $6

GRACELAND--Saliva, Steriomud, Systematic (7 pm, all ages), $12

HOPVINE--Open mic, free

I-SPY--The Malinks, $6

IRISH EMIGRANT--Leo McNamara, Randall Bays & Friends

JAZZ ALLEY--Stanley Jordan, $14.50/$18.50

* KING CAT THEATER--The Everly Brothers, $37/$63.50

LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5

MEANY THEATER--De Dannan w/ Frankie Gavin, $22

MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Steve Edwards, free

NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free

OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax

OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Josh Buckley, $2

OWL 'N' THISTLE--Big Stick, free

PIER 62/63--Indigo Girls, $34

PINK DOOR--Julie Cascioppo Experience, free

PIONEER SQUARE SALOON--Open mic, free

RAIN DANCER--Open mic, free

SCARLET TREE--Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner & Davy C, $3

* ST. CLOUDS--Barry Ingle

* SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Red Lesters, $5

TRACTOR TAVERN--Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Six-String Eric & His Lazy Ranch Hands, $12

TULA'S--Lisa DeCosta Quintet, $5

UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic

WIT'S END--Open mic, $2

ZAK'S--The Blacks, Swing Ping Amigos, Tarantulada, Load Levelers, $5