Wed
Live Music
Celtic Swell Erin McNamee at 8 p.m.
Central Saloon Hating Hilary, Stripmall Sideshow, Phonic Red at 8 p.m. $5
lChop Suey Mad Professor and the Ariwa Posse (ft. Aisha), Nuffsed at 8 p.m. $12
Crocodile Café Wallpaper, Exit Stories, the Trucks $6
Denunzio’s Equinox (jazz standards) at 7 p.m. NC 102 Cherry, 343-9517.
lDimitriou’s Jazz Alley Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band at 7:30 p.m. $21.50-$23.50
lEl Corazon God Forbid, Sworn Enemy, Manntis Cannae at 7 p.m. $13
Great Nabob Beth Ferlic at 9 p.m. 819 Fifth Ave. N., 281-9850.
High Dive The Mob Law at 9 p.m. NC
Highway 99 Blues Club Charlene Grant and the Love Doctors $5
Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos (rock and roll) at 7:45 p.m.
Kells Liam Gallagher
Key Arena Coldplay, Fiona Apple at 8 p.m.
Merchant’s Café Monktail Free Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. NC All-ages 109 Yesler
Mr Spot’s Chai House New Year’s Steve
Nectar Rhythm Session (Johnny Horn), Eastbound Sound, DJ Jahson at 9 p.m. $5 before 9:30 p.m./$7/NC ladies before 11 p.m.
Neumo’s Iceage Cobras at 9 p.m. (DJ set) and 11 p.m. (live set) NC
New Orleans Floyd Standifer at 7 p.m.
Ohana (Wednesdays) Live Island Music at 9:30 p.m. 2207 First Ave., 956-9329.
Owl ‘n Thistle Vinyl Avengers at 9 p.m.
Paragon Two Buck Chuck at 9:30 p.m.
Pink Door Casey MacGill and the Blue 4 Trio at 8 p.m. NC
Premier Memphis Radio Kings, Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carney’s, Tommy Gunn and the Bourbon Cowboys at 8 p.m. $3
Rainbow Ruby Shuz $5
Roosevelt Hotel Jimmy J (piano) at 5:30 p.m. 1531 7th Ave., 621-1200.
Seamonster Lounge !Nepotistas! NC
Studio Seven The Ultimate Rapper at 8 p.m. $8 adv/$10
lSunset Tavern Nous Non Plus, Vagenious, All American Playboys (CD release) at 9 p.m. $7
Tasting Room Paul Gregutt at 6 p.m. 1924 Post Alley, 770-9463.
Thaiku Fu Kun Wu: Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson, Tad Britton, Hans Teuber (live jazz) NC
ToST Jericho, Mychosis at 9 p.m. $5
lTractor Tavern Donna the Buffalo, Carolyn Mark with Amy Honey and Lily Fawn at 9 p.m. $12
Triple Door Musicquarium Vice Squad at 9 p.m. NC
Tula’s Carolyn Graye and friends at 8 p.m. $10
Tutta Bella Javier Anderson at 6:30 p.m. 4918 Rainier Ave S., 721-3501.
Whisky Bar Ronnie Pierce Ensemble, Eric Verlinde Trio, Aria Prame at 10 p.m. NC
DJs
67 Lounge/Hotel Edgewater DJ Drew Down. Pier 67, 269-4575.
Bada Lounge Whisper Wednesdays: DJ Ryan Milano (urban dance) at 9 p.m.
Baltic Room Wire (pop DJs) at 9 p.m.
Barca Agenbite: DJ Leopold Bloom NC
Century Ballroom All-Ages swing: DJs Mark Kihara and Mike F. at 9 p.m. $5
Chapel DJs Jeromy Nail, Jon Lemmon at 9 p.m.
Contour Verbal Warning: Open Mic with 6 Deep, Ms. Rhythm, DJs Forrest Gump, Selecta Roc at 8 p.m. Shyan Selah (hip-hop, R & B) at 10:30 p.m.
Eagle Rebel Wednesday: DJ Freddy King of Pants
Element MidWeek Beats (house, live percussion) at 8 p.m. NC
Fenix Underground Sunset Strip Wednesday: Billy the Kid at 8 p.m. $5
J&M Cafe Dance Party: DJs Tamm, Brett Michaels, Victor Menegaux $7 NC ladies before 11 p.m.
Kincora’s DJ Seth (underground beats, punk rock) at 9:30 p.m. 518 E. Pine St., 325-0436.
Last Supper Club Vegas Nights (rock, house mash-ups)
Lava Lounge Mod Fuck Explosion: DJ Deutscher Meister at 9 p.m.
Neighbours DJ Trent Von at 9 p.m. $2
Noc Noc Right (Deep House): DJs Doug, Phillip Eno, Mat Anderson at 9 p.m. NC
Pike Pub & Brewery The Progressive Tendencies Crew at 8 p.m. 1415 First Ave., 622-6044.
R Place DJ E at 10 p.m.
See Sound Lounge Dirty Wednesdays (hip hop, ’80s): DJ Chinky Eye
Trinity Proper: DJs Noble, Sorbello, Zac, Karl Kamakahi at 10 p.m. $5
Venom DJs Orion, Erik (hip hop, reggaeton, salsa) at 9 p.m.
Viceroy Shaken Not Stirred at 9:30 p.m.
Vito’s Old School, Funk DJs
Vogue Gothic Night: DJ Eternal Darkness
War Room Death of the Party: the Carter ft. Low B (Hollertronix), FourColorZack, DJN8 at 9 p.m. $8
Watertown Why Not? (house) at 9 p.m. NC
Thur
Live Music
Bad Albert’s Taste of the Blues: Annieville Blues at 9 p.m.
Benaroya Hall Amadeus! A Mozart Festival: Itzhak Perlman, Mozart’s Requiem at 7:30 p.m. $18-$85
Blue Moon Scary Bear
Café Venus/Mars Bar Fallen Biker Benefit: Brent Amandor and the Rodeo, Scattergun at 9 p.m.
Central Saloon Wester Daywick, Street Named James, Crap Happy Hookers at 10 p.m. $5
Chop Suey Lightheaded ft. Ohmega Watts (CD release), Giant Panda, Big World Breaks at 8 p.m. $5
Conor Byrne Hank Williams Tribute at 9 p.m.
Crocodile Café Euphoriette, Shim, the Royalty $6
Denunzio’s Eric Fridrich at 6 p.m. NC 102 Cherry, 343-9517.
lDimitriou’s Jazz Alley Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $21.50-$23.50
lEl Corazon Rigor Mortis, Wizards of Wor, the Kept, Breakneck at 8 p.m. $8 adv./$10
Ethnic Cultural Theatre Threat of Beauty, Reptet, Industrial Revelation at 7:30 p.m. $8 students/$10 40th and Brooklyn
Firefly Greg Schroeder Quartet at 8 p.m. 2128 Queen Anne Ave. N., 694-0055.
Funhouse Whiskey Tango, Rain City Shwillers, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Hang at 9:30 p.m. $5
Gallery 1412 Tyler Wilcox at 8 p.m. $5-$15
High Dive Ultra Violet, Trwst, Tron Carter at 10 p.m. $6
Highliner Invitational Showcase with John Weiss at 9:00 p.m.
Highway 99 Blues Club Soul Pistols $5
Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos (rock and roll) at 7:45 p.m.
J & M Café Herding Cats at 9 p.m. $5
Jasmine Restaurant Midnite Walk (soul, jazz, R & B) at 8:30 p.m. 1102 4th Ave., 382-2161.
Kells Liam Gallagher
Legends The Tim Turner Jam at 9 p.m.
Liquid Lounge Bandwidth: Pheremones, the Strain at 8 p.m. NC
Little Red Hen Gin Soaked Bar Room Queens at 9 p.m. NC
Madison’s Café Rocking Jam at 8:30 p.m. NC 3803 Delridge Way S.W., 935-2111.
Monkey Pub The Glassy Globes at 9 p.m. $5
Nectar Forest Council Benefit: the Cauze, DJ Jahson at 9 p.m.
lNeumo’s David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Ester Drang, Crosstide, Siberian at 8 p.m. $8
New Orleans Ham Carson Quartet at 7 p.m.
Owl ‘N Thistle Too Buck Chuck
Paragon GoodyBagg at 9:30 p.m.
Pink Door Tony Yazzolino and Steve Kamke at 8 p.m. NC
Rainbow How and Lightning, Deferred Success, Single White Male $5
lRendezvous String Specialists at 7:30 p.m. $10
Roosevelt Hotel Jimmy J (piano) at 5:30 p.m. Seventh and Pine, 621-1200.
Royal Esquire Club Reggae Night Special: the Elbow-Benders at 7 p.m. $5/8 for two 5016 Rainier Ave. S., 723-2811.
Seamonster Lounge Thaddeus Turner, Joe Doria, Mike Stone NC
lShowbox G. Love and Special Sauce at 8 p.m. $22.50 adv./$25
St. Cloud’s Rik Wright at 8:30 p.m.
Studio Seven Relentless, Soul the Interrogator, Life the Guardian, Til Eye Drop, J.U.I., F-Lee at 8 p.m. $8
Sunset Tavern Removal, the Freak Accident, Kaskadia at 9 p.m. $6
ToST Marmalade (live souldisco, funky house): Piece, Chad Redlight, Bob ‘Tyrone’ Lovelace, Brian ‘Stingshark’ Ray, Victor Funklove, Kimo, Faith, DJ Shapeshifter at 9 p.m. $6
Tractor Tavern Hot Buttered Rum String Band, New Monsoon at 9 p.m. $13 adv./$15
Triple Door Seattle Secret Music Festival #3: Jo Miller and Her Burly Roughnecks, Ricardo and the Dogmanauts, Kate Bartkowski at 7:30 p.m. $25 benefit for Pike Place Clinic
Triple Door Musicquarium Tor Dietrichson and Mambo Cadillac at 9 p.m. NC
Tula’s Milo Petersen and the Jazz Disciples at 8 p.m. $7
DJs
67 Lounge/Hotel Edgewater DJ Drew Down at 9 p.m. Pier 67, 269-4575.
Alibi Room Boom Operator: Pauly D and Mattie (sexus electronicus)
Bada Lounge Bada Bing: DJs DV One, Tone at 9 p.m. $5/NC ladies
Belltown Billiards Moist (dance, R & B, top 40) NC before 10:30 p.m.
Beso Del Sol hip-hop, top 40 at 10:30 p.m. $5/NC ladies
Century Ballroom Salsa: DJ Gustavo “El General” at 9 p.m. $5
Chapel Loud and Queer (House) at 9 p.m.
Club Kolbeh’s Backdraft (hip-hop, R&B) at 9 p.m. 1956 First Ave. S., 224-9999.
Club Mantra DJ Roc’Phella NC ladies/$5
Contour Breaks and Freaks: DJs Chloe, Nordic Soul, Osiris Indriya at 9 p.m. $5
Cowgirls Inc. KISS 106.1 Ladies Night: DJs Tamm, Marcus D at 5 p.m.
lDoc Maynard’s DJ Miss Broadway (old school, reggae) at 8 p.m. NC
Downunder DJ R-Sin (top 40) NC
Eagle Bareback Thursday: DJ Derek Jordan
Element Industry Nights: Shyan Selah, DJ Kaz (old school, R & B) at 9 p.m.
Fenix Underground The Bedroom Club (live burlesque): DJ Chance at 8 p.m.
Ibiza Dinner Club DJ Strawberry 528 Second Ave., 381-9090.
Jules Maes High Octane: DJ Hubba Hubba
Kincora KULT: DJ Scorpio at 10 p.m. NC 518 E. Pine St., 325-0436.
Last Supper Club Drum and Basement (drum and bass): DJs Zacharia, Nitsuj, Demo at 9 p.m.
Lava Lounge rock DJ at 9 p.m.
Lobo Saloon DJ Ben Texas (80s, post punk) at 9 p.m.
May Thai downtempo, trip-hop DJs 1612 N. 45th St., 675-0037.
Medusa Skin (R&B, commercial house): DJs Elad, Kemal, Kippy at 9 p.m.
Mira! Lounge DJ Maud Deep (downtempo, drum and bass) at 9 p.m.
Mirabeau Room Crave: DJ Bobby O (R & B, hip hop) at 9 p.m. NC
Mr. Lucky’s Latin House (merengue, reggaeton) at 10 p.m. $10 NC Ladies
Neighbours Rock Lobster with DJ Trent Von (’80s) at 9 p.m.
Noc Noc Merciless (hardcore): DJ Naha at 9 p.m. $3
Ohana DJ Krayz 2207 First Ave., 956-9329.
R Place DJ Flo’w at 10 p.m.
See Sound Lounge Candy (hip-hop, house, neo-soul): Mr. Supreme, Sean Majors, Bronze FM
Trinity DJs Scene, Violate, VSOP, Automatic (top 40, dance) $5/NC ladies
Twilight Martini Lounge DJs Austin Payne, Crime (C89.5 FM), Faz at 9:30 p.m. NC ladies till 11 p.m. 2125 Western Ave., 443-1212.
Venom Lavish (hip hop): DJs Scene, Tone at 9 p.m.
Viceroy Quest (hip hop, R & B) at 9 p..m NC
Vito’s R & B, Top 40 DJs
Vogue Isolation (goth, death rock)
War Room Wicked and Wild: DJs Soul One, Johnny Horn at 9 p.m. $5
Watertown Underground Grooves (hip-hop): DJ Enkrypted at 9 p.m.
Fri
Live Music
Benaroya Amadeus! A Mozart Festival: Itzhak Perlman, Mozart’s Requiem at 1 p.m. $18-$85 Radu Lupu at 8 p.m. Alasdair Fraser at 8 p.m. $26
lBlue Moon The Hot Plates, Sandman the Rappin’ Cowboy, the Jesus Chords
C & P Coffee Company Bobcat Bob at 6 p.m. 5612 California Ave S.W., 933-3125.
Café Venus/Mars Bar The Neon Wilderness, the Moriartys, Oscar’s Mad at 9 p.m. $6
Celtic Swell Victory Pills at 10 p.m. 2722 Alki Ave., 932-SWEL (7935).
Central Saloon Enkrya, Dissonance, Mugen at 8 p.m. $8/$12 JC
City Hall Plaza The Seattle Symphony at 12 p.m. NC 600 Fourth Ave., 684-7171.
Coffee to a Tea with Sugar Michael Clune and Sleep Til Noon at 8 p.m. 4541 California Ave S.W. 937-1495.
lComet Tavern Holy Ghost Revival, Levitations, Honey Hush at 10 p.m.
Conor Byrne Ala Zingara (CD release) at 9:30 p.m.
lCrocodile Café KT Tunstall at 8:30 p.m. $9 adv./$10
Delina’s Deal’s Number 2519 S. Jackson St., 322-3533.
lDimitriou’s Jazz Alley Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $21.50-$23.50
Doc Maynard’s Albritton McClain and the Bridge of Souls at 9 p.m. $8/$12 JC
East West Bookshop Candlelight Healing Concert of Chant: Norma Gentile (sound shaman), Anne Rutherford at 7 p.m. $15 6500 Roosevelt Way N.E., 800-587-6002.
El Corazon Jerel, Counterfist, Omni, Blame the Sea, EXCommunication at 4:30 p.m. $8 Trepan, Midnight Idols (CD release), Zero Down, the Betty Ford Falcons, Manalive at 9 p.m. $7
El Diablo Travis Hartnett at 8 p.m. NC 1811 Queen Anne Ave. N., 285-0693.
Flying Lion Café Brent Magstadt, Brant O’Brien at 8:30 p.m. NC
Funhouse Rotten Apples, Sunday Night Blackout, Black Horse at 9:30 p.m. $6
Georgia’s Greek Deli Hejira at 7 p.m. NC 323 N.W. 85th, 783-1228.
lHigh Dive Cancer Rising, Stacks Getaway, Cast of Characters (CD release), Scarlet Room at 10 p.m. $6
Highliner Rainy City Riffraff
Highway 99 Blues Club Bump Kitchen $10
Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos (rock and roll) at 5:45 p.m.
Kells St. James Gate
Latona Pub Barrie and the Boys at 5:30 p.m. NC
Legends Ender Brothers at 9 p.m.
Liquid Lounge Jellyneck at 10 p.m. NC
Little Red Hen Knut Bell and the Blue Collars at 9 p.m. $3
Lobo Saloon Old Man Smithers, Hellbound for Glory at 9 p.m.
Lo Fi HEP: Ronnie Pierce, Doug Beavers, Khamal, Zeke Keeble, Evan Flory Barnes, Elaine Bonow, Aria Prame at 10 p.m. $5
Molly Maguire’s Jukebox Madness at 9:30 p.m.
Mr Spot’s Chai House Oval League at 8 p.m. Missing Players at 11 p.m.
Nectar DJ Crime, Theory in Motion, KJ Sawka, DJ Kippy at 9 p.m. $6
lNeumo’s Super Deluxe, Speaker Speaker, Tennis Pro, Lillydale at 8 p.m. $8
New Orleans Mike Lynch and the Midnight Movers at 9 p.m. $10 before 9 p.m./$12 JC
Olive You Eric Fridrich at 7 p.m. NC 8516 Greenwood Ave., 706-4121.
Owl ‘N Thistle Tillers Folly
Pampas Room Floyd Standifer Quartet at 8:30 p.m. NC
lParadox Mt. Eerie, Kimya Dawson, Calvin Johnson, This Busy Monster at 7 p.m. $5
Rainbow Spent, Yam, Indigo Soul $6
Rendezvous Amberjack, Bullet in Your Head at 10:30 p.m. $5
Romio’s Pizza Ethnic Underground at 6:30 p.m. 3242 Eastlake Ave. E., 322-4453.
Salty’s on Alki Victor Janusz, Tim Koss, Mark Taylor at 8:30 p.m. 1936 Harbor Ave. S.W., 937-1600.
Seamonster P.K., C.D. Littlefield, Kimo, Thaddeus Turner, DJ Woogie $5
Seattle Drum School L.A.B. Boss Tweeter, the Verb, the Pineapples, Russell Square at 7 p.m. $5
Serafina Fred Hoadley Trio at 9 p.m.
Showbox Floater, Rishloo at 8 p.m. $10 adv./$12
Spice Manghis Khan (Cuban-Latin jazz) at 10 p.m.
St. Cloud’s No Jive Five at 9:30 p.m.
Studio Seven Art of Self Defense, Aphasia, Truce, Days Like These, Dear Whoever at 4:30 p.m. $7 adv./$9 Dan Purser, Fiasco, Threefold at 9 p.m. $8 adv./$10
lSunset Tavern Dept. of Energy, Half Acre Day, Spanish for 100, the Visible Men, DJ Poindexter at 9 p.m. $7
ToST Friday Mile, the Side Project, Matt Caoughlin at 9 p.m. $6
Trabant Chai Lounge Teri Untalan, Duff Ferguson at 8 p.m.
Tractor Tavern Hot Buttered Rum String Band, New Monsoon at 9 p.m. $13 adv./$15
lTriple Door Jorma Kaukonen at 8 p.m. $34.50 adv./$37
Tula’s Greta Matassa Quintet at 8:30 p.m. $12
Women’s University Club The Best of Don Giovanni: Michael Drumheller, Lynn Muehleisen at 7:30 p.m. NC 1105 6th Ave., 623-0402.
Wonderbar Kiko Freitas at 9:30 p.m. 1723 N 45th St., 633-4500.
DJs
67 Lounge/Hotel Edgewater The Rob Stewart Fiasco at 9 p.m. Pier 67, 269-4575.
Bada DJ Tone (hip-hop, R&B) at 9 p.m.
Baltic Room Metro (hip-hop): DJ Soul One, Timbo at 9 p.m. NC before 10, $5 before 11
Belltown Billiards Flirt: DJ Elad NC before 9:30 p.m.
Beso Del Sol Salsa: DJ Miguel free lesson at 10 p.m. Dancing at 10:30 p.m. $6
Century Ballroom Outdancing Gay Night: salsa, swing at 8:30 p.m. $7
Chapel Rob Green at 6 p.m. Jeff Calkins, Donovan Littell at 10 p.m.
Chop Suey Comeback: DJs Colby B, Porq, F.I.T.S., MC Chompers at 9 p.m. NC before 9 p.m./$5
Club Mantra DJ D’Doxx (r & b, hip hop) at 9 p.m. NC before 10 p.m./$5
Collins Pub DJ Soothsage (downtempo, rare groove) at 10 p.m. 526 2nd Ave., 623-1016.
Contour house and techno DJs
Cowgirls Inc. K-Rock Fridays at 5 p.m.
Deep Down Lounge Deep Roots House: DJs Jay Anderson, Brad Peterson, Tom Mitchell, Rion Peoples at 9 p.m. $3
Des Amis old school, 80s DJs NC 1013 E Pike St., 322-0703.
Downunder DJ Elixir, 507, Speedy G, SamIAm (top 40) NC ladies til 11:30 p.m.
Eagle Black Friday: DJ Mr. Smith at 9 p.m.
Element Cosmic Gate (DJ Bossi), Marq, Austin Payne at 9 p.m. $10 before 11 p.m./$15
Fenix Underground Fridays: DJ Trent Von at 8 p.m. $12 JC
Goldie’s on 45th DJs B-Mello, Girl 6 (hip hop, R & B) at 10 p.m. NC 2121 N 45th St.
Ibiza Dinner Club Luxe: DJ Josh Qwest 528 Second Ave., 381-9090.
Jai Thai Belltown DJ Dunzo (hip hop, party jams) at 10 p.m. 2132 First Ave., 770-7884.
Jai Thai Broadway Jason Schell (hip-hop) at 9:30 p.m. NC 235 Broadway Ave. E, 322-5781.
J&M Cafe Dance Party (top 40, R&B): DJs Faz, Capt. Morgan. $12
Kincora’s The Cave: Rotating DJs at 9:30 p.m. 518 E. Pine St., 325-0436.
Last Supper Club LSC Presents (house, trance, hip hop): Danny Howells
Lava Lounge DJ David James (soul, R & B) at 9 p.m.
Marcus’ Martini Heaven FNK DJ (funk, hip-hop) at 9 p.m.
May Thai downtempo, trip-hop DJs 1612 N. 45th St., 675-0037.
Medusa Ice at 9 p.m.
Mira! Lounge DJ Danni (Euro dance) at 10 p.m.
Mirabeau Room Hollaback! (old school, R & B): DJs Vitamin D, Rocafella at 9 p.m. NC
Neighbours Fixion, DJ Fuel at 9 p.m. $5
Paragon Hip hop, house DJs at 9:30 p.m.
Premier Chinese New Years party: DJ Chinky Eye at 9:30 p.m. $10 student/$15
R Place DJ Queen Lucky at 10 p.m.
Re-bar Phatso Friday (deep house): DJ Riz at 10 p.m. $3
See Sound Lounge Ramiro, Alden brown at 9 p.m. NC before 10 p.m./$7
Toi (Fridays) World Fusion: breaks, top 40, ethnic beats at 10:30 p.m.
Tommy’s Strictly the Best (reggae, dancehall): DJs Cide, Jahson, M.C. Element at 8 p.m. $5 before 9:30 p.m./$7 NC ladies till 11 p.m.
ToST Kristina Childs at 6:30 p.m. NC
Triple Door Musicquarium DJ Tamara at 9 p.m. NC
lTrinity The Family Duals Tour: DJs Mark Farina, Inland Knights, Jeromy Nail, Ramiro, LSDJ at 10 p.m. $10
Venom Toxic: DJ Tamm (top 40, dance) at 9 p.m.
Vito’s R & B, Top 40 DJs
Vogue On the Edge (industrial, dance): DJ Paul Aleinikoff (C89) at 9 p.m. $5 NC ladies til 11 p.m.
War Room Jamie Thinnes (house), Brian Lyons, Wesley Holmes at 9 p.m. $5 before 11 p.m.
Watertown Funky Fresh Friday at 9 p.m. NC Ladies before 11 p.m.
Sat
Live Music
Benaroya Hall Discover Music at 11 a.m. Katona Twins at 7:30 p.m. $28 Amadeus! A Mozart Festival: Itzhak Perlman, Mozart’s Requiem at 8 p.m. $18-$85 200 University St., 215-4800.
Blue Moon Hang, No Means Yes, Lack of Respect, Rain City Schwillers
C & P Coffee Company Hoppy Hopkins at 6 p.m. 5612 California Ave S.W., 933-3125.
Café Venus/Mars Bar Robert Roth, Octoberman, Red Jacket Mine (CD release) at 9 p.m. $5
Central Saloon Vinadloo, Tracing Eight, Post Adolescence at 8 p.m. $8/$12 JC
Chop Suey Vital Idol (Billy Idol tribute & final show), Novatone, Bullet Club, the Beautiful Mothers at 9 p.m. $8
Coffee to a Tea with Sugar Melissa Owen and the Shanks at 8 p.m. 4541 California Ave S.W. 937-1495.
Comet Tavern Izabelle, Argo, Simpl at 10 p.m. $5
Conor Byrne Ala Zingara (CD release) at 9:30 p.m.
lCrocodile Café Rocky Votolato (CD release), Slender Means, J. Tillman at 4 p.m. $8 adv./$10 All-Ages Slender Means, Rocky Votolato (CD release), J. Tillman at 9 p.m. $8 adv./$10
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $21.50-$23.50
Doc Maynard’s L.J. Porter and Her Vampin’ Ho’s at 9 p.m. $8/$12 JC
Dusty Strings Crookshank at 8 p.m. $15 3450 16th Ave. W., 634-1656.
El Corazon Katrina benefit: Elite Stranger, Aces Over Kings, Cavalier, Remnant, Soldier at 4:30 p.m. $8 adv./$10 Drop Six, FMLY, Utterance, Trainyard, DJ Colby B, Pure Cirkus at 9 p.m. NC
El Diablo Rich Brisbois 1811 Queen Anne Ave. N., 285-0693.
Fenix Underground Undead, Euology, Sayn, Fully Loaded, HMP at 3 p.m. $7
Flying Lion Café Idlefill at 8:30 p.m. NC
Funhouse Speed Kills, Black Eyes and Neckties, Black Jetts, the Repeat Offenders at 9:30 p.m. $5
Gallery 1412 Bonus, WORLD, Plants, Kaz Nomura at 8 p.m. $5-$15
High Dive Ian McFeron and the Band, Scott Fisher Band at 10 p.m. $8
Highliner Zydeco Locals
Highway 99 Blues Club DoctorfunK $10
Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos (rock and roll) at 7:45 p.m.
Kells St. James Gate
Legends The Heather Banker Jam at 8:30 p.m.
Leif Erikson Hall Hudson Blues Band at 7:30 p.m. $17 2245 N.W. 57th
Liquid Lounge Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band, the Panda Conspiracy at 8 p.m. NC
Little Red Hen Knut Bell and the Blue Collars at 9 p.m. $3
Lobo Saloon The Urgency, Velcron, Eroder at 9 p.m.
Molly Maguire’s Heather Banker at 9:30 p.m. NC
Monkey Pub Grownup Trouble, Flux Capacitor at 9 p.m. $5
Nathan Hale High School Nowhere Men (Beatles tribute) at 8 p.m. $10 student/$22 10750 30th Ave. N.E., 252-3680.
lNeumo’s Hell’s Belles, Alien Crime Syndicate, Neutral Boy at 8 p.m. $10
New Orleans Mike Lynch and the Midnight Movers at 9 p.m. $10 before 9 p.m./$12 JC
Owl ‘N Thistle Tillers Folly
Pampas Room Floyd Standifer Quartet at 8:30 p.m. NC
Paradox Seattle Ska Fest: the Royal T’s, Natalie Wouldn’t, Uprite Dub Orchestra, Keyser Soze, the Recliners, Alki Beach at 6:30 p.m. $8 adv./$10
Paragon Paul Hanover Band at 9:30 p.m.
Rainbow The Lashes, Fitz of Depression $6
Rendezvous Marangatang at 10:30 p.m. $5
Salty’s on Alki Vic “Hands Solo” at 11 a.m. 6 Harbor Ave. S.W., 937-1600.
Seamonster The Suffering Fuckheads $5
Serafina Javier Anderson and his Bossa Nova trio at 9 p.m.
lShowbox Vera Project 5-Year Anniversary: the Blood Brothers, Minus the Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Crystal Skulls at 8 p.m. $15
St. Cloud’s Jubilee at 9 p.m.
Studio Seven Dissonance, Enkrya, Mugen, Down Sin, Universal Measure at 7 p.m. $7 adv./$8
lSunset Tavern The Cripples, the Fall-Outs, Unnatural Helpers, Gary Gorillaman Davis at 9 p.m. $7
ToST Rik Wright’s Zen Tornado at 6:30 p.m. NC The Special Purpose at 9 p.m. $6
Town Hall Bach Flute Sonatas at 8 p.m. $10-$25 1119 8th Ave., 325-7066.
Trabant Chai Lounge Christie Aitken at 8 p.m.
Tractor Tavern Carrie Akre, Matthew Lee Patrick at 6:30 p.m. $10 Kitchen Syncopators, Baby Gramps, Los Flacos at 9:30 p.m. $8
Triple Door Side Project, the Jeffrey Allan Band at 8 p.m. $15
Tula’s Jay Thomas/Thomas Marriott: Tribute to Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams at 8:30 p.m. $12
Tutta Bella Odd Man In at 7 p.m. 4918 Rainier Ave S., 721-3501.
Wayward Coffeehouse Irish Trad Session: Ken and Mary at 11 a.m. 8570 Greenwood Ave. N., 706-3240.
DJs
67 Lounge/Hotel Edgewater DJ Drew Down at 9 p.m. Pier 67, 269-4575.
Bada Lounge DJ Respect (hip-hop) at 9 p.m.
Baltic Room Bollywood: Manpreet, Peter Madril, William Gilchrist, Ravi $10 NC ladies before 11 p.m.
Belltown Billiards Sassy: DJ Elad NC before 9:30 p.m.
Beso Del Sol Salsa: DJ Miguel free lesson at 10 p.m. Dancing at 10:30 p.m. $6
Century Ballroom Salsa at 9:45 p.m. $7
Chapel Danny Massure, DJ N8 at 10 p.m.
Club Mantra Get Crunk: DJ Roc’Phella (r & b, hip hop) at 9 p.m. NC before 10 p.m./$5
Collins Pub DJ Muttron (house, downtempo) at 10 p.m 526 2nd Ave., 623-1016
Contour Europa: DJs Misha and Igor at 9 p.m. DJs Crime, J Sharp, Bishnutz (live percussion) at 2 a.m.
Cowgirls Inc. rock, country DJs at 6 p.m.
Deep Down Lounge (Temple Billiards) Onset (drum and bass): D-Struct, Shortwave, DJ Stoney at 10 p.m. $5
Des Amis Shock Saturday: DJ Risk at 9:30 p.m. $5 1013 E Pike St., 322-0703.
Downunder DJ R-Sin, JayBoy, Elixir, SamIAm (top 40) NC ladies til 11 p.m.
Eagle Hardcore: DJ FunkyBear at 9 p.m.
Element Atmosphere: DJs Victor Menegaux, Brett Michaels, Austin Payne at 9 p.m. $10 before 11 p.m./15 after NC ladies before 10 p.m.
Fenix Underground DJ Trent Von, Billy the Kid at 8 p.m. $12
Goldie’s on 45th DJs B-Mello, Girl 6 (hip hop, R & B) at 10 p.m. NC 2121 N 45th St.
Ibiza Dinner Club DJ Phil Anthony (house), live percussion 528 Second Ave., 381-9090.
J&M Cafe Dance Party (top 40, R&B): DJs Faz, Capt. Morgan. $12
Last Supper Club Vivid (progressive house) DJs
Lava Lounge Cream on Wax at 7 p.m. Matt at 10 p.m.
Marcus’ Martini Heaven DOPE (hip-hop, indie): the Harke, DJ Mullet 88 Yesler Way, 624-3323.
May Thai downtempo, trip-hop DJs 1612 N. 45th St., 675-0037.
Medusa Destination Saturday at 9 p.m.
Mirabeau Room MashUP: DJs Josh Qwest, Brett Michael at 9:30 p.m. NC ladies/$10
Mira! Lounge Libre (Latin grooves): DJ Manny at 10 p.m.
Mr. Lucky’s SIN: Hip-hop, Top 40 at 10 p.m. $10 NC ladies before 11 p.m.
Nectar Main Squeeze: Mr. Supreme, DJ Scene at 9 p.m. $8
Neighbours PowerMix: DJ Randy Schlager (C89.5) at 9 p.m. $5
Noc Noc CrucifiXion (gothic, industrial): DJ Shane at 9 p.m. $5/NC before 10 p.m.
Ohana DJ Bean One (old school, funk, reggae) at 10 p.m. 2207 First Ave. 956-9329.
Premier Next Level All Stars 4: DJ Irene, Kid Krazzy, Ryle at 10 p.m.
R Place DJ Riz at 10 p.m.
Re-Bar Pandora’s Box: DJ Queen Lucky at 10 p.m.
See Sound Lounge DJs Bryce, Jonny Fever, Miguel Alvarado $15 adv./$25
Studio B DJ Lil Shonn (top 40, R & B) at 9:30 p.m. NC ladies til 10 p.m.
Toi Sessions: DJ Tone at 10:30 p.m.
Tiki Bob’s Saturday Night Luau: DJ Timmy Boy at 9 p.m. 166 S. King St., 382-8454.
Trinity Guy, VSOP, Niros, Jizosh, Swank at 10 p.m. $15
Triple Door Musicquarium DJ Greg J at 9 p.m. NC
Venom Sin City Sin: DJ KrayZ at 9 p.m.
Vito’s hip hop DJs
Vogue Time Warp: DJ Evan Blackstone (’80s/’90s, new wave) at 9 p.m.
War Room Yo Son! (hip-hop): DV One, Soul One, B Mello at 9 p.m. $5 before 11 p.m.
Watertown Desire (funk, hip-hop) at 9 p.m.
Sun
Live Music
Benaroya Northwest Chamber Orchestra: Miriam Fried at 2:30 p.m. $25-$35 John Pickett and friends at 7 p.m. $10 student/senior/$15
Blue Moon Dave Abramson’s Untitled Jazz Night at 8 p.m.
C & P Coffee Company 3 db Down at 3 p.m. 5612 California Ave S.W., 933-3125.
Central Saloon Exempli Gratia, the Draft at 8 p.m. $5
China Jade Restaurant Dennis Shadduck (piano bar) at 8 p.m. 8550 Greenwood Ave. N., 784-0455.
lChop Suey MF Doom, One Be Lo at 8 p.m. $18
Conor Byrne Irish Session at 9 p.m.
Denunzio’s Eric Fridrich at 6 p.m. NC 102 Cherry, 343-9517.
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. $21.50-$23.50
El Corazon Hinder, Revelation Theory, Top Heavy Crush, Emberghost at 7 p.m. $9.99
Funhouse Bipolar Express, Leper, Erraknid at 4 p.m. $5
Gallery 1412 These Hills of Glory: Wayne Horvitz/Eric Barber String Quartet at 8 p.m. $10
Hidmo Café Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble at 8 p.m. NC 2000 S. Jackson St., 329-1534.
Julia’s Howard Bulson at 5 p.m. 300 Broadway E., 860-1818.
Le Pichet Andrea Wittgens at 2:30 p.m. 1833 First Ave., 256-1499.
Little Red Hen The Davanos at 9 p.m. NC
Lottie’s Lounge Nate Brown at 8 p.m. NC 4900 Rainier Ave. S., #101, 725-0519.
Mirabeau Room 206 Ribshack (funk, hip hop) with E-Dog, Thaddeus Turner, Davee C, 20/20, Gerald Tugboat Turner, Vitamin D $4
Molly Maguire’s Traditional Irish Seisiun at 1 p.m.
lMoore Theatre Chris Botti at 8 p.m. $35-$45
lNeumo’s Imogen Heap, Zoe Keating at 7 p.m. $13.50 adv./$15
Ould Triangle Blue Grass at 4 p.m.
Paragon Eric Fridrich Trio at 9:30 p.m.
Rainbow JPF Winter Showcase $3
Salty’s Vic “Hands Solo” at 9:30 a.m. 1936 Harbor Ave. S.W., 937-1600.
Serafina Anne Reynolds and Tobi Stone at 6:30 p.m.
Sunset Tavern 4 O’Clock Rock: Go Like Hell, Beat Senseless, Zero Down, Neutral Boy at 4 p.m. $5
lTractor Tavern The Tiptons (CD release) at 8 p.m. $8
Triple Door Musicquarium Tor Dietrichson and Mambo Cadillac at 9 p.m. NC
Tula’s Fairly Honest Jazz Band at 3 p.m. $5 Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra at 8 p.m. $5
DJs
Bada Lounge Industry Night: DJ Christyl
Baltic Room No Tomorrow (IDM, Ambient, Experimental): at 9 p.m.
Belltown Billiards SINdustry/80s night
Century Ballroom All Ages Swing: DJ Cat Daddy Chris at 9:30 p.m. $5
Chapel Simply Shameless Co-op (deep house)
Club Mantra DJ D’Doxx (hip hop, r & b) at 9 p.m. NC ladies/$5
Contour Broken Grooves (break beats): Conspiracy X , the Midnight Sons, DJs Naha, Rob Cravens at 9 p.m. DJs Kreeper, 3 Motionz
Des Amis Roots, Dancehall and Reggaeton at 9:30 p.m. NC 1013 E Pike St., 322-0703.
Eagle Jawbreaker: DJ TCTL at 4 p.m.
Element Sunday Social (R & B): DJs Victor Menegaux, Tamm at 4 p.m.
Fenix Underground Permanent Wave (’80s): DJ Trent Von at 8 p.m.
Last Supper Club …And the DJ Obeys (requests) NC
Lava Lounge No Come Down: DJ Jimi Crash at 9 p.m.
Level Three Addiction: DJ Kippy (dance, top 40) NC ladies before 10 p.m. Seattle Center, Experience Music Project, 330 6th Ave., 292-2787.
Lobo Saloon DJs Royal Brohamms (punk) at 9 p.m. NC
Lo_Fi Logical Audio (drum & bass) $3/NC ladies before 11 p.m.
Nectar Industry Night at 8 p.m. NC
Neighbours Noche Latina: DJ Luis at 9 p.m.
Noc Noc Resurrection: VJ/DJ Shane at 9 p.m. $3
Re-bar Flammable: Brian Lyons at 10 p.m.
See Sound Lounge Salsa at 9 p.m.
ToST DJ Ben Texas (rock, new wave) at 8 p.m. NC
Venom 1982 Sunday’s: DJ Risk One (’80s hits, mash ups)
Vito’s Fascinator: indie, dance DJs
Vogue Fetish Night: DJ Eternal Darkness at 9 p.m.
Mon
Live Music
Bad Albert’s Taste of the Blues: Annieville Blues at 9 p.m.
Celtic Swell Traditional Irish Session at 7:30 p.m.
Central Saloon Monday Metal Madness: Dissing Ants, From the Fall at 8 p.m. $5
Chop Suey Cuchata, Full, SuperMassive at 8 p.m. $5
Conor Byrne Bluegrass Jam at 9 p.m.
lCrocodile Café The Veronicas, October Fall, Jonas Brothers at 7 p.m. $10.61 adv./$12
El Corazon Mack (Rollins Band), Alert New London, the Swinos, Cocky at 8 p.m. $6
Funhouse Lady Krishna’s Peppermint Lounge, Downtown at 9:30 p.m. $5
Highway 99 Blues Club Blue Monday $5
Kells Liam Gallagher
Latona Pub Gypsy night: the Djangomatics (jazz) at 8 p.m.
Little Red Hen Dave and the Pickin’ Crew at 8:30 p.m.
Mirabeau Room Howard Bulson Piano Lounge at 5 p.m.
Nectar Mofius, Paula Maya at 8 p.m. NC
New Orleans The New Orleans Quintet at 6:30 p.m.
Ould Triangle Heather Banker Jam Session at 9 p.m. NC
Rainbow Boom Boom’s Open Mic $2
Rendezvous The Drop, the Upperhand at 10:30 p.m. $5
St. Cloud’s Tom Bennett and the Rolling Blackouts at 8:30 p.m.
Seamonster Cristina Orbe, Tess Jubran, Andrew Nunez NC
ToST Screw Flanders, Cracker Factory at 9 p.m. $5
Triple Door John Lee Hooker Jr. at 7:30 p.m. $15 adv./$18
Tula’s Jazz Jam with Darin Clendenin Trio at 8 p.m. $7
DJs
Bada Lounge DJ Sloppy, Chuck
Baltic Room Shock Therapy (’60s garage, punk, new wave) at 9 p.m.
Barca DJ Chilly (downtempo, old school) at 9 p.m.
Club Mantra Reggae: DJ Cide and guests at 9 p.m. NC ladies/$5
Contour Genesis (R & B) at 8 p.m. DJs Roc’Phella, Top Spin at 11 p.m.
Eagle DJ TCTL
Funhouse Mayhem Girlz (punk) at 8 p.m. NC
Lava Lounge DJ John (rockabilly) at 9 p.m.
Liquid Lounge Liquifi (house) at 10 p.m. NC
Marcus’ Martini Heaven DJ Robb Green (downtempo) at 9 p.m.
Mirabeau Room Reggae World Mondays: DJ OneLove, Jigsy, Ron, the General at 9 p.m. NC
Noc Noc DJ Kippy at 9 p.m. $5
Ohana Redlight Lounge: DJ Killa B 2207 First Ave., 956-9329.
Triple Door Musicquarium Origin Records at 7 p.m. DJ Spirit Fingaz at 10:30 p.m. NC
War Room Soul City (hip hop, breakdancing) at 9 p.m.
Watertown Presence (trance) at 9 p.m.
Tue
Live Music
lBenaroya Hall The Chieftains at 7:30 p.m. $50-$68
Central Saloon Punks & Pints: Leper at 8 p.m. $5
lChop Suey Of Montreal, Grand Buffet, DJ Jester the Phillipino Fist at 8 p.m. $12
Conor Byrne Sirens Night at 9 p.m.
Crocodile Café Sweatband, Umber Sleeping, Manplus $6
lDimitriou’s Jazz Alley Marta Topferova at 7:30 p.m. $20.50
El Corazon Antlers, Your Colleagues Are Dead, Golden Hour at 8 p.m. $5
High Dive Spaceband at 9 p.m. $2
Highway 99 Blues Club Mudbug $5
Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos (rock and roll) at 7:45 p.m.
J&M Cafe Henry Cooper Blues Jam at 9:30 p.m. $5
Kells Liam Gallagher
Liquid Lounge Jazz in January lecture part 4: Paul de Barros, Bob Santelli at 7 p.m. $5
Little Red Hen TND Revue at 9 p.m.
Lottie’s Lounge Varmint: Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Tim Young and friends at 8 p.m. $5 4900 Rainier Ave. S., #101, 725-0519.
Mirabeau Room The Seattle Poetry Slam at 8 p.m. $4
Nectar Fighting Shy, Big Dirt at 8 p.m. NC
Neumo’s Roy (members of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes) at 9 p.m. (DJ set) and 11 p.m. (live set) NC
New Orleans Holotradband at 7 p.m.
Owl ‘n Thistle BeBop and Destruction at 9 p.m.
Paragon The Robert Stewart Fiasco at 9 p.m.
Rainbow Odeezie’s Hip-hop Showcase $3
Showbox Joules, Flag Signs at 8 p.m. $5 (Green Room)
Sunset Tavern Ballard Follies with DJ Booberry at 9 p.m. $5
ToST Auburn, Hart and the Hurricane at 9 p.m. $5
lTriple Door Lura at 7:30 p.m. $20
Triple Door Musicquarium The Two-Fifths at 9 p.m. NC
Tula’s Magnolia Big Band at 8 p.m. $5
Vogue Drag du Soleil at 9 p.m.
DJs
67 Lounge/Hotel Edgewater DJ Drew Down at 9 p.m. Pier 67, 269-4575.
Bada Lounge Family Style Karaoke at 9 p.m.
Baltic Room Oscillate: Electrosect, Greg Skidmore at 9 p.m.
Belltown Billiards DaVibe (R & B, old school): DJ Shawn Speed
Century Ballroom All Ages Tango practica at 9:30 p.m. $3
Contour open decks at 8 p.m. NC
Cowgirls Inc. KMPS Country Night: Line dancing at 8 p.m.
Eagle DJ Toast (indie, punk)
Element Fiesta Tropical (salsa): DJ Gustavo “El General”, Seattle Salsa All-Stars at 9 p.m. NC ladies before 10 p.m.
Kincora’s Rocka Rolla with DJs AJ, Lars at 9 p.m. 518 E. Pine St., 325-0436.
Lava Lounge Doctor Jonze (metal) at 9 p.m.
Liquid Lounge Liquifi (house) at 10 p.m. NC
Lobo Saloon DJ Ben Texas (80s post-punk) at 9 p.m. NC
Lo Fi (Tuesdays) Stopbiting (hip hop): Hidden Habitats (Bumble Bee, Hideki, Kamui), Introcut, Sage Nomad at 9 p.m. $3 NC ladies before 11 p.m.
Medusa Fresh (breakbeat, techno)
Mirabeau Room Playlist (iPod Happy Hour) at 5 p.m.
Neighbours Backspin: DJ Billy the Kid at 9 p.m. NC
Noc Noc I Love the 80s: VJ/DJ Shane at 9 p.m. NC
Ohana Electric Relaxation: DJs Sabzi, Marc Sense 2207 First Ave., 956-9329.
See Sound Lounge Couch (downtempo, rare groove): Mark Moda.
Thaiku Fu Kun Wu: Selector Lopaka (exotica, lounge) at 8 p.m. 5410 Ballard Ave. N.W., 706-7807.
Trinity PlayHouse (house DJs) NC
Viceroy Low Life: DJ Curtis at 10 p.m.
Vito’s Int’l beat, reggaeton DJs
War Room Drum and Bass: Zacharia, Double Penny at 9 p.m. NC
Watertown Presence (trance) at 9 p.m.