THURSDAY 1/17
BAD ALBERT'S--Annieville Blues, free
BAIT HOUSE--Open mic, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Quiet Riot, Liquor Box, $16/$20
CENTRAL SALOON--Kingpin Hayes, Cober, Victim by Design, $5
CONOR BYRNE'S--Charlie Post, free
*CROCODILE CAFE--Faith & Disease, Todd Werny, Ladyslipper, $6
DUBLINER--Ty Willman, Wayne Roller, Eva Tree, free
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--Combo Craig
GALWAY ARMS--Acoustic Blues
GRACELAND--Point One, Subject, guests, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Christopher Blue, Elysian, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers
J&M CAFE--Herding Cats, free
*JAZZ ALLEY--McCoy Tyner, $18.50/$22.50
LARRY'S--The Mark Whitman Big Band w/ Sweet Talkin' Jones, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Roger Fisher, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Little Ray & the Uppercuts
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Open mic (8 pm, all ages)
MULLEADY'S PUB--Open mic, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The Ham Carson Quintet, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Open mic
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Mr Fister
PARADOX THEATER--Himsa, Left with Nothing, the Cause, Divinity of Truth (8 pm, all ages), $7
PEACE CAFE--Open mic, free
PINK DOOR--Lonnie Williams, free
RAIN DANCER--Changes Daily, free
RAINBOW--The Lott Potato Trio, $5
ROCK BOTTOM--San Pedro Circus (5:30 pm, all ages)
SCARLET TREE--Das Root w/ Reggie Watts, P.K., $6
*SHOWBOX--Charlatans UK, Starsailor, $15
*SIT & SPIN--The Lashes, the Droo Church, Bearskin Rugburn, $6
ST. CLOUDS--The Electrodes
SUNSET TAVERN--Cool-Ade, the Red Lesters, the Golden Earache, Max & All-Star Jam, $5
THOMPSON'S--Blue Gypsies, free
TOI--Moodswings: Danya w/ DJ Killabee, free
TRACTOR TAVERN--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts, the Nancyboys, $5
TRAVELERS--Open mic, free
TULA'S--Marc Seales, Doug Miller, John Bishop, $8
WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free
FRIDAY 1/18
BACCANO--Brian Nova Trio, free
BAIT-HOUSE--Bob Early, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Downsound, Happy Savage, Brass Lux, $10
BALTIC ROOM--Jumbalaya
BIT SALOON--Blumeadows
BLACK LAB GALLERY--Open mic, free
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Eek-A-Mouse, $10
BOHEMIAN CAFE--DJ D (R&B), $10
CAFE VENUS--Zeus Storage
CENTRAL SALOON--M-Set, Smoochknob, Six Foot Savage, $8/$10
CONOR BYRNE'S--The Raybone Experience, $3
CONTOUR--Tommy Martin, Tor Dietrichson
*CROCODILE CAFE--The Makers, Epoxies, Ronson Family Switchblade, $8
DOC MAYNARD'S--The Beatniks, $10
FADO--Mayfly
FIDDLER'S INN--Toad Jam, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
FLOYD'S PLACE--K.W. Miller
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--Mark DuFresne, free
GALWAY ARMS--Mummery
*GRACELAND--Minus the Bear, Magic Magicians, Seldom, Suffering & the Hideous Theives, $8
HIGHLINER--Enders Brothers, free
HURRICANE CAFE--Gudgen, $5
*I-SPY--Wonderful, Dolour, Friends for Heroes (10 pm), $7
*I-SPY--Medusa & the Feline Science, Abstract Rude, 2 Mex, DJ Drez, Children of the Thorn, Syndel, DJ Wicked (7pm, all ages), $12.50
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Wadsworth, Dypak, Radio Unfriendly, Gudgen, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--The Kennedy Brothers
*JAZZ ALLEY--McCoy Tyner, $18.50/$22.50
LAKEPOINTE--TUT, Trigger Point, Alkai Diggins
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Tim Turner Band w/ Danny Hull, $10
LAST SUPPER CLUB--Plush: Tommy Martin & Tor, $10
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Michael Williams Band, free
LITTLE RED HEN--Lee Anderson & 90 Proof
LOCK & KEEL--Colin Spring & the Band That Murdered Silence, the Gar Hooker Project
MONKEY PUB--Artists to Icon
MULLEADY'S PUB--The Bradbury Press, free
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Steve Baily Band, $10
OLD FIRE HOUSE (REDMOND)--Brodie, Acceptance, K Through Six, Gatsby's American Dream (8 pm, all ages), $5
OLD PEQULIAR--Sunday Morning Music
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Jam on White Bread
PARAMOUNT THEATRE--Bobby Womack, Rose Royce, $45/$55
RAGING RIVER SALOON--Mud Sharks
RAINBOW--Cambalache, $10
REDHOOK BREWERY--Hutson & Powell, free
SALTY'S ON ALKI--Korla Wygal
SCARLET TREE--Lady A & The Funk, $7
SERAFINA--Ann Reynolds
SHABBAZZ CAFE--Open mic, $5
SHARK CLUB (KIRKLAND)--Afrodisiacs, $8
*SHOWBOX--The Word, Chocolate Genius, $17
*SIT & SPIN--C Average, Biography of Ferns, the Bronze, $6
ST. CLOUDS--Looking For Sailors
ST. MARK'S CATHEDRAL--Virgil Fox Retrospective w/ J. Melvin Butler, $15/$20
SUNSET TAVERN--The Bell Furies, Marshall Scott Warner, $7
TOMMY'S--Batter Dean, the Merchants, Northern Souls, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Clumsy Lovers, Jazzberry Jam, $10
ZAK'S--Jodie Watts, the High & Mighty, Enkrya, $5
SATURDAY 1/19
ARTEMIS GALLERY--Bill Mize
BAD ALBERT'S--Miles from Chicago, $2
BAIT-HOUSE--Ty Bailie Trio, $3
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Jaded 52, the Greedies, Chump Change, Capacity 3, Formula 1 (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Yoka Enzenze (9:30), $10
BIT SALOON--Tim Hall Band
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Sister Guitar, $3
BOHEMIAN BACKSTAGE--Eek-A-Mouse, $10
BOHEMIAN CAFE--DJ D (R&B), $10
*CAFE VENUS--The Cyclone Killers, Chris Kowanko, Wayne Flower, $5
CENTRAL SALOON--Flowmotion, Jazzberry Ram, $8/$10
CENTURY BALLROOM--Salsa Band
CONOR BYRNE'S--Jelly Rollers, $3
*CROCODILE CAFE--KEXP benefit w/ Juno, Kinski, Halou, John Richards, Pedro the Lion, DJ Riz, $10
DOC MAYNARD'S--Black Vinyl All-Stars, $10
*EMP--"Birds of a Feather" Charlie Parker Tribute w/ Roy Haynes, Christian McBride (8:30 pm, all ages), $20/$22
FADO--Kennedy Brothers
FIDDLER'S INN--Skandia Kapell, $2
FIRESIDE ROOM--Mike Strickland, free
FLAME--Treble Lift, No Complaints, $5
FORECASTERS (WOODINVILLE)--Harmonica Playboy & the Midnight Movers, free
GALWAY ARMS--Bread Line Blues
*GRACELAND--Idaho, Actual Tigers, Seth Howard, $8
GRATEFUL BREAD--Joe Crookston, Kathryn Mostow, Brad Warren, $10
HANA'S--Open mic, free
HIGHLINER--Caroly Cruso, free
HURRICANE CAF:--No Evil, NW Breeders, Agony of Deceit, $5
*I-SPY--Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox, Sleep (7 pm, all ages), $12
I-SPY--Apes of Wrath, Red Cap, Last Empire (10 pm), $7
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--Stuckups, Goddam Gentlemen Reckless Bastards, the Wannbes, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Danny Godinez Band
*JAZZ ALLEY--McCoy Tyner, $18.50/$22.50
*KIRKLAND TEEN CENTER--Dub Narcotic Sound System, Pleaseasaur, the Super Magnificent Action Trio (8pm, all ages), $5
LAKEPOINTE--Face Plant, Room Zero, TON
LARRY'S--The Little Kings, $10
LITTLE RED HEN--Lee Anderson & 90 Proof
*LOCAL 46--Youth at Risk, Schoolyard Heroes, Johnny No Good (8 pm, all ages), $1/$6
LOCK AND KEEL--Single Wide, Big Hat No Cattle
MONKEY PUB--Sunday Driver, Duckling
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Nick Vigarino, Mean Town Blues, $10
O'SHEA'S--Dr. Richard Kimball & the Fugitive Combo
OLD PEQULIAR--The Shiners
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Kindred, $5
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Kerosene Dream
PANTAGES THEATER--Ben E. King, $20/$70
*PARADOX THEATER--Aaron Sprinkle, Dolour, the Carolines, the Dear Darlings (8 pm, all ages), $8
PARAMOUNT THEATRE--The Chieftains, Natalie MacMaster, $28.50/$40.50
RAGING RIVER SALOON (FALL CITY)--Nick Vigarino
RAIN DANCER--Little Big Men, Tyler Allen, $5
RAINBOW--McNarly's Rant, Ellen Says No, Firstname Lastname, $6
REDHOOK BREWERY--Atomic Players, free
ROCKSPORT--Los Orchids, $5
SCARLET TREE--Black & White, $7
SERAFINA--Urban Oasis
*SIT & SPIN--Silent Lambs Project, $9
*SONIC BOOM RECORDS (BALLARD)--Idaho (4 pm, all ages), free
ST. CLOUDS--Blu Meadows
*SUNSET TAVERN--Catbox w/ Stagger Lee, Midnight Thunder Express, Popular Shapes, $5
TOMMY'S--3 Story Head, One Eyed Jack, Moses Dole, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Clumsy Lovers, Bijou, $10
*YAK ROOM--Damien Jurado, Rocky Votolato, Rose Thomas (8 pm, all ages), $6
ZAK'S--Braindead, Dorgan Owner, Gudgen, Immortal Intent, $5
SUNDAY 1/20
ACORN--Andrea Dupree, David Pascal, Greg Fulton
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Bent Richard (4 pm, all ages), $7
BALTIC ROOM--Smack
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Martin Ross Band
CENTRAL SALOON--Soup of the Day, Ethos, $5
CHINA JADE--Dennis Shadduck, free
EMP--Jazz Children's Songs w/ Greta Matassa (12:30 pm, all ages), free
EMP--The Kelly Joe Phelps Trio, Paul Curreri (8 pm, all ages), $16/$18
FADO--Traditional Irish Session
FIDDLER'S INN--Country Dave Harmonson, $1
FLOYD'S PLACE--Jennifer Savage
HABANA'S RESTAURANT--Quasi Nada
I-SPY--Nature Boy Saints, Laguna, Christmas Island, $6
INDUSTRIAL COFFEE--James Whiton & the Jazz Rednecks, $5
IRISH EMIGRANT--Oliver
JAZZ ALLEY--McCoy Tyner, $18.50/$22.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Roger Rogers Band, $5
LOCAL 46--Abyssinian Knights, Elevated Elements, CRC (8 pm, all ages), $1/$6
O'SHEA'S--Open mic
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Evergreen, $6
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Danny Godinez Band
RAINBOW--Lev'vela, Fiva, $5
ST. CLOUDS--Trevor Wheetman
SUNSET TAVERN--Candy Kane w/ Little Ray & the Uppercuts (7 pm), $7
SUNSET TAVERN--The Yes Yes Boys (10:30 pm), $7
TRACTOR TAVERN--Sandra Layman & Yankl Falk (CD release), $10
MONDAY 1/21
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Broak, Apriori, Chaser, $5
BELLTOWN BILLIARDS--Brian Nova & Funk 69
*CINERAMA--Blind Boys of Alabama, Total Experience Gospel Choir (8 pm, all ages), $20/$22
CONTOUR--Urban Tongue, DJ Rockafella
FIDDLER'S INN--Open Mic, free
*GRACELAND--The Light Heavyweights, the Loveless & Goodnight Trail, DJ Frankie Chan, $3
I-SPY--Whores of Babylon, Electric Orchid, $6
JAZZ ALLEY--Earshot Golden Ear Awards w/ Don Lanphere Quartet, $5/$10
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--The Enders Brothers Band, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--The New Orleans Quintet, free
NORTHGATE MALL--Tony La Stella (2, 4 pm, all ages)
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Rumba Abierta, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Karl Haug
RAIN DANCER--Tribaliscous, free
RAINBOW--Oxygen Ensemble, Reuben Radding Quartet, $3
ST. CLOUDS--Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts
SUNSET TAVERN--Knitting Factory: Joe Doria, John Wicks, Skerik, Craig Flory, $5
THERMO'S--Open mic
TOMMY'S--Dub: DJ Engage, free
TUESDAY 1/22
AVENUE ONE--Lisa de Costa, free
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Batter Dean, All About Loophole, Cordenas, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Cognitive Dissidents: Tokyo Sex Whale, Jason Young (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Open mic, free
*CROCODILE CAFE--Mates of State, Track Star, Poseur, $7
DUBLINER--Open mic
EL NI--O--Andre Feriante, free
GALWAY ARMS--Open mic
GRACELAND--Kottonmouth Kings (6 pm, all ages), $13
HURRICANE CAFE--Open mic, free
*I-SPY--Sylvain Sylvain, Red Planet, $8
IRISH EMIGRANT--Jam on White Bread
JAZZ ALLEY--Nancy Wilson Trio, $25.50/$29.50
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Tim Turner Band, $5
LITTLE RED HEN--Tommy Westley & Don Kellogg
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Tyler Allen (8 pm, all ages)
NATION--Mambo 9, $5
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--File Gumbo Zydeco Band, free
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--John Bishop, $3
OWL 'N' THISTLE--B-Bop & Destruction
PARADOX THEATER--A Punk Rock Story (8 pm, all ages), free
PINK DOOR--Tony Yazzolino, Steve Kemke, free
RAIN DANCER--Singer/Songwriter Showcase, free
RAINBOW--Hair of the Dog, $5
RE-BAR--Local 101: Sludgeplow, Agent 86, $5
SUNSET TAVERN--Jen Wood, Vanessa, Amy Stolzenbach, the AM Disasters, $5
TRACTOR TAVERN--Geoff Muldaur, Paul deLay, $12
VOGUE--Viscious Dolls
WASABI BISTRO--Altered States, free
WEDNESDAY 1/23
AGUA VERDE CAFE--Zhaoui
BALLARD FIREHOUSE--Otis P. & the Jive Funk, Silkroot & Organica, $5
BIT SALOON--Rambling Roberts
BLACKTHORNE VILLAGE PUB--Sister Guitar, $3
CENTRAL SALOON--Radio Free, World 7, Brother Justice, $5
COFFEE MESSIAH--Open mic (8 pm, all ages), free
CONOR BYRNE'S--Jeremy Fisher, free
*CROCODILE--New Luck Toy, the Stuck Ups, Andromeda Project, $6
GRACELAND--Miracle Chosuke, guests, $6
HURRICANE CAFE--Frank Roberts Plus, free
LARRY'S BLUES CAFE--Charles White's All-Star Blues Jam, $5
LIQUID LOUNGE AT EMP--Cornish College of the Arts Jazz Combo, free
MR. SPOT'S CHAI HOUSE--Waterfall (8 pm, all ages)
NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANT--Floyd Standifer, free
OLD TIMER'S CAFE--Dr. Sax
OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE--Green Tea, free
OWL 'N' THISTLE--Big Stick
*PARADOX THEATER--Milemarker, Get Hustle, Chromatics (8 pm, all ages), $8
PINK DOOR--Julie Cascioppo, free
RAIN DANCER--Open mic, free
RAINBOW--Siamese, Ordinary K, $5
SCARLET TREE--206 Ribshack: Ernest Humphry, Thaddius Turner, Gerald Turner, Davy C, Mark Cardenas, $3
SERAFINA--Alex Guilbert
SIT & SPIN--Poetry Slam w/ Blue Glove Club, $4
*SUNSET TAVERN--Rockaraoke w/ the Legendary Jefferson Airplane, $5
TOI--Buckshot Jazz Trio, free
*TRACTOR TAVERN--Hank Williams Wednesday, $6
TULA'S--Charlie Smith Circle, $5
UGLY MUG CAFE--Open mic
WIT'S END--Open mic, $2