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November

Friday, November 20, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 1 of 3 from Nov 20 thru Nov 22

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 2 of 3 from Nov 20 thru Nov 22

Mr. Gnome, The Whore Moans, Black Whales, Virgin Islands at Sunset Tavern
Doors: 9 pm
Age: 21+

Nitzer Ebb, God Module, Legion Within at El Corazon
Age: All Ages

Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Squirt at Tractor
Age: 21+

Hey Marseilles, Fences, Mason Lindahl (All Ages) at Vera Project
Age: All Ages

Levi Fuller, Pufferfish (CD Release), Emiko Blalock at Conor Byrne
Age: 21+

Them Crooked Vultures feat. Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, Joshua Hommes & Mini Mansions at Paramount

The King Khan & BBQ Show, Those Darlins, DJ Danger Nun at Chop Suey
Age: 21+

Head Like A Kite, Animals At Night (CD Release), Foscil at Crocodile
Age: 21+

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 3 of 3 from Nov 20 thru Nov 22

The Swell Season, Doveman at Paramount

Forro In The Dark, Correo Aereo at High Dive
Age: 21+

Julian Casablancas, The Strange Boys, Rainbow Arabia at Showbox at the Market
Age: All Ages

Monday, November 23, 2009

Jam Jam Party feat. Emch from Subatomic Sound System, DJ Collage at Baltic Room
Age: 21+

Hidden Cameras at Triple Door
Age: All Ages

ZZ Top, Spike & the Impalers at Comcast Arena

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Kelly Clarkson, Eric Hutchinson, Parachute at WaMu Theater
Age: All Ages

Joker, MC Nomad, Sublo, Introcut at War Room
Age: 21+

The Books at Triple Door
Age: 21+

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 1 of 6 from Nov 24 thru Nov 29

Peaches, Amanda Blank at Showbox at the Market

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 2 of 6 from Nov 24 thru Nov 29

The Dutchess And The Duke, Greg Ashley, Michael Vermillion at Tractor
Age: 21+

The Fascination Movement, Copy, Recess at Chop Suey
Age: 21+

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 3 of 6 from Nov 24 thru Nov 29

The Paperboys at Triple Door
Day 1 of 2 from Nov 26 thru Nov 27Age: All Ages

Friday, November 27, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 4 of 6 from Nov 24 thru Nov 29

The Paperboys at Triple Door
Day 2 of 2 from Nov 26 thru Nov 27Age: All Ages

Wanda Jackson, Marshall Scott Warner, Petunia & The Vipers at Tractor
Age: 21+

D.R.I., Black Breath, Countdown To Armageddon, Deathraid, Odd Rule at El Corazon
Doors: 8 PM
Age: All Ages

The Lonely Forest, Telekinesis, The Globes at Showbox at the Market

Friendly Fires, The XX, Holly Miranda at Neumo's
Doors: 8 pm
Age: 21+

The Vic Chestnutt Band, Liz Durrett, Fences at Crocodile

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 5 of 6 from Nov 24 thru Nov 29

Deastro, Max Tundra at Nectar
Age: 21+

The Moondoggies, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs at Showbox at the Market
Age: All Ages

Signal Path at Triple Door
Age: All Ages

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley
Day 6 of 6 from Nov 24 thru Nov 29

Morrissey at Paramount

GWAR, Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord at King Cat Theatre
Age: All Ages

Monday, November 30, 2009

Simian Mobile Disco, JDH, Dave p, DJ Colby b at Neumo's
Doors: 8 pm
Age: 21+

Cold Cave, Former Ghosts at Vera Project
Age: All Ages

Less Than Jake, Cage, The Swellers at Showbox at the Market
Age: All Ages

December

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Japandroids, Surfer Blood, World's Greatest Ghosts at Chop Suey
Age: All Ages

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Blind Pilot, Laura Viers, Mimicking Birds at Neumo's
Age: 21+

Rooney, Tally Hall, Crash Kings at El Corazon
Age: All Ages

Hot Club of Cowtown, Roy Kay Trio at Tractor
Age: 21+

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, Lizzie Huffman and Her Brother Band, Kate Tucker at Tractor
Age: 21+

Coconut Coolouts , Loving Thunder , Western Hymn at Sunset Tavern
Age: 21+

Califone at HUB Auditorium (UW)

Hatebreed, Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born Of Osiris, Hate Eternal at King Cat Theatre
Age: All Ages

Friday, December 04, 2009

Son Volt at Neumo's
Age: 21+

Tristeza, Anomie Belle, Drew Andrews (of The Album Leaf) at Sunset Tavern
Doors: 10 PM
Age: 21+

Keller Williams, Danny Barnes at Showbox at the Market
Doors: 7:30 PM
Age: All Ages

John Doe of X, The Knitters at High Dive
Age: 21+

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Virgin Islands, Tripwires, The Fucking Eagles at Fun House
Age: 21+

The Portland Cello Project at Tractor
Doors: 6 PM
Age: 21+

Audioasis Presents: Charles Leo Gebhardt IV, Spanish For 100, The Shackles, The Sea Navy, Slender Means at Sunset Tavern
Doors: 5:30
Age: 21+
Tix:

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Fool's Gold, Local Natives at Neumo's
Age: All Ages

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Kelly Joe Phelps, Colin Lake at Tractor
Age: 21+

Bone Thugs N Harmony, Ripynt at El Corazon
Age: All Ages

Brett Dennen, Brandi Carlile, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals at Moore Theatre

Monday, December 07, 2009

The Cranberries at Moore Theatre

Blue Roses, Marcus Foster, Johnny Flynn, Moon Pulls the Ocean at Vera Project
Age: All Ages

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Charlie Hunter feat. Eric Kalb & Alan Ferber at Jazz Alley
Day 1 of 2 from Dec 08 thru Dec 09

We All Have Hooks For Hands, Ironclads at Neumo's
Age: 21+

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Charlie Hunter feat. Eric Kalb & Alan Ferber at Jazz Alley
Day 2 of 2 from Dec 08 thru Dec 09

Stripmall Architecture, Erik Blood, The Tea Cozies at Chop Suey
Age: 21+

Evangelista, Thrones, Two Ton Boa, Resistor at El Corazon
Age: 21+

Passion Pit, Pyramiddd at Moore Theatre

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Chuck Prophet, Jeff Fielder & The Dinosaurs at Tractor
Age: 21+

Z-Trip, Kid Koala at Showbox at the Market
Age: 21+

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White at Jazz Alley
Day 1 of 3 from Dec 10 thru Dec 12

Black Nite Crash, New Faces, The Sky Drops at Tractor
Age: 21+

Gregory Alan Isakov, Dave McGraw at High Dive
Age: 21+

Mew at Neumo's
Age: All Ages

Zee Avi, People Eating People at Crocodile
Age: 21+

Friday, December 11, 2009

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White at Jazz Alley
Day 2 of 3 from Dec 10 thru Dec 12

J. Tillman, Pearly Gate Music at Crocodile

The Dandy Warhols at Neumo's

Kaskade, Sean Majors, Ramiro at Showbox at the Market
Age: 21+

The Cops, Thee Sgt. Major III, Eugene Wendell & The Demon Rind at Tractor
Age: 21+

Pierced Arrows, Cripples, The Chemicals, Thee Headliners, Don't at Fun House
Age: 21+

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White at Jazz Alley
Day 3 of 3 from Dec 10 thru Dec 12

Zero 7, Phantogram at Showbox at the Market
Age: 21+

KEXP 7th Annual Yule Benefit w/ The Thermals, The Cave Singers, Grand Hallway and The Builders and the Butchers at Neumo's
Doors: 8pm
Age: 21+
Tix: TicketsWest

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Bebel Gilberto at Showbox at the Market
Age: 21+

Monday, December 14, 2009

El Vez, Los Straitjackets, The Lovely Elvettes, King of Hawaii at Tractor
Age: 21+

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Coconut Coolouts, The Cowabunga Dudes, Partman Parthorse at Fun House
Age: 21+

Muse, 30 Seconds To Mars, Metric, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend at WaMu Theater
Age: All Ages

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Magik Markers, Sic Alps, AFCGT, Story of Rats at Chop Suey
Age: 21+

M. Bison, Skeletons With Flesh on Them, Pillow Army, Jubilee at Sunset Tavern
Age: 21+

Friday, December 18, 2009

The Maldives, Champagne Champagne, Goldfinch at Neumo's
Age: 21+

Mount St. Helen's Vietnam Band; Lake; the Beats, Man at Crocodile
Age: 21+

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Sky Cries Mary, Hunter, Furniture Girls at Neumo's
Age: 21+

All American Rejects, Cobra Starship, Cash Cash, All Time Low, Hey Monday, Push Play, The Maine, We the Kings, This Providence, Amber Pacific at WaMu Theater
Age: All Ages

Schoolyard Heroes, These Arms Are Snakes, Kane Hodder, Sirens Sister at El Corazon
Age: All Ages

The Rural Alberta Advantage, Blunt Mechanic at Vera Project
Age: All Ages

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Robbie Fulks, Jenny Scheinman at Tractor
Age: 21+

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Joshua Morrison, Cataldo, Jennifer Hopper at Tractor
Age: 21+

Monday, December 28, 2009

Squirrel Nut Zippers, Steve Soto & The Twisted Hearts at Triple Door

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at Jazz Alley
Day 1 of 2 from Dec 29 thru Dec 30

Brian Setzer Orchestra at Snoqualmie Casino
Age: 21+

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at Jazz Alley
Day 2 of 2 from Dec 29 thru Dec 30

Thee Emergency, Gravelroad at Tractor
Age: 21+

Too Slim & The Taildraggers at Triple Door
Age: All Ages

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Cake at Moore Theatre

Minus The Bear, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground at Showbox at the Market
Age: 21+

January

Friday, January 15, 2010

Joseph Arthur at Triple Door
Day 1 of 2 from Jan 15 thru Jan 16Doors: 8 PM
Age: All Ages

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Joseph Arthur at Triple Door
Day 2 of 2 from Jan 15 thru Jan 16Doors: 8 PM
Age: All Ages

Saturday Family Concerts: Los Cenzontles at Town Hall
Age: All Ages
Tix: Town Hall

Friday, January 22, 2010

Steve Earle, Hayes Carll at Moore Theatre
Age: All Ages

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Bill Frisell Trio, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen at Triple Door
Age: 21+

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall at Jazz Alley
Day 1 of 2 from Jan 26 thru Jan 27

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall at Jazz Alley
Day 2 of 2 from Jan 26 thru Jan 27

February

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wilco at Paramount

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Saturday Family Concerts: The Not Its at Town Hall
Age: All Ages
Tix: Town Hall

Friday, February 19, 2010

Dirty Projectors at The Lincoln Center

March

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

John Mayer, Michael Franti & Spearhead at Key Arena

April

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Miike Snow at Showbox at the Market
Age: All Ages

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Saturday Family Concerts: Gansango Music and Dance at Town Hall
Doors: 11am, 1pm
Age: All Ages
Tix: Town Hall

May

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Sasquatch Festival at Gorge Amphitheatre
Day 1 of 3 from May 29 thru May 31Age: All Ages

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Sasquatch Festival at Gorge Amphitheatre
Day 2 of 3 from May 29 thru May 31Age: All Ages

Monday, May 31, 2010

Sasquatch Festival at Gorge Amphitheatre
Day 3 of 3 from May 29 thru May 31Age: All Ages

June

Sunday, June 20, 2010

U2 at Qwest Field

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