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thursday | friday | saturday thursday, august 20th * designates clubs that are all ages ALEXANDER'S Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th Ave., 23rd floor 8PM JIM FISCHER Portland OR 9PM ROBIN HOLCOMB Seattle WA ASH STREET SALOON 225 SW Ash St. 9PM SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER Austin TX 10PM BLUE HONEY Portland OR 11PM THE BASEBOARD HEATERS Portland OR MIDNIGHT TAHOE JACKSON Portland OR 1AM ROBBIE LAWS Portland OR BERBATI'S PAN 231 SW Ankeny St. BMI presents 9PM NEW SWEET BREATH Seattle WA 10PM FASTER TIGER Seattle WA 11PM THE EXIES Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT 12 VOLT SEX Las Vegas NV 1AM CITIZENS' UTILITIES Seattle WA COBALT LOUNGE 32 NW 3rd Ave. KCMU Seattle presents 9PM FRAGILE JACK Seattle WA 10PM MATCHLESS Seattle WA 11PM NEVADA BACHELORS Seattle WA MIDNIGHT MELODY UNIT Seattle WA 1AM MIRACLE BABY Seattle WA EJ'S 2140 NE Sandy Blvd. 8PM SKIP HOLIDAY San Francisco CA 9PM COPYRIGHT Vancouver BC 10PM HELLO I'M A TRUCK Los Angeles CA 11PM HEADBOARD Petaluma CA MIDNIGHT KEVIN SECONDS Sacramento CA 1AM SISSY BAR Los Angeles CA FLANDERS STREET BREWPUB * 1339 NW Flanders St. 9PM NICOLE CAMPBELL Portland OR 10PM MISS RED FLOWERS Portland OR 11PM WALTZING MICE Portland OR MIDNIGHT ADAM + KRIS Portland OR 1AM BOX THE WALLS Los Angeles CA GREEN ONION * 15 SW 2nd Ave. Jazz 9PM KILGORE TROUT Seattle WA 10PM THE N'TOUCH BAND Portland OR 11PM GROOVE JUNKIES Taos NM MIDNIGHT RAMON BERMUDEZ Santa Fe NM\ 1AM EL BU'HO Nashville TN JIMMY MAK'S 300 NW 10th Ave. 9PM JESUS PRESLEY Portland OR 10PM THE SPECTRES Seattle WA 11PM BILLY BACON AND THE FORBIDDEN PIGS San Diego CA MIDNIGHT ALIEN FASHION SHOW Los Angeles CA 1AM THE GONE ORCHESTRA Portland OR KEY LARGO 31 NW 1st Ave. FT Records presents 9PM GEOFF ACHISON Melbourne AUS 10PM MAC CHARLES Portland OR 11PM LINDA HORNBUCKLE Portland OR MIDNIGHT THE FEUD Santa Rosa CA 1AM LYE Seattle WA LALUNA * 215 SE 9th Ave. 9PM PARC BOYS Seattle WA 10PM THE NEGRO PROBLEM Los Angeles CA 11PM MARIGOLD Springfield OR MIDNIGHT ALIEN CRIME SYNDICATE Los Angeles CA 1AM SWOON 23 Portland OR MISSION THEATER 1624 NW Glisan St. 8PM CORRINA REPP Portland OR 9PM LARA MICHELL Portland OR 10PM KAITLYN NI DONOVAN Portland OR 11PM CHERALEE DILLON Portland OR MIDNIGHT MCKINLEY Portland OR MOUNT TABOR PUB 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 9PM SOURCE OF LABOR & FELICIA LOUD Seattle WA 10PM TURNTABLE BAY Seattle WA 11PM MAKTUB Seattle WA MIDNIGHT HI FI KILLERS Seattle WA 1AM STRANGE VOICES Seattle WA POKERFACE 128 SW 3rd Ave. 9PM PEDRO THE LION SeattleWA 10PM NINETY POUND WUSS Seattle WA 11PM WESTERN STATE HURRICANES Seattle WA MIDNIGHT SUBMINUTE:RADIO Gig Harbor WA 1AM LUNCHBOX Oakland CA ROCCO'S PIZZA * 949 SW Oak St. 9PM THE BRAINWASHERS Eugene OR 10PM VALIANTS Salem OR 11PM JUMBO SHRIMP San Francisco CA MIDNIGHT MINOR EFFECTS Newberg OR 1AM BITESIZE San Francisco CA ROSELAND * 8 NW 6th Ave. Rap/Hip-Hop 9PM DUCK Vancouver BC 9:45PM OCTAVIA "THA MIC STRANGLER" HARRIS Portland OR 10:30PM LIFESAVAS Portland OR 11:15PM PETE MISER Portland OR Jus FAMily Records presents MIDNIGHT COOL NUTZ Portland OR G-ISM Portland OR Conception Records presents 1AM MR. SUPREME Seattle WA KUTFATHER Seattle WA DIAMOND MERCENARIES Seattle WA SANDOVAL'S 133 SW 2nd Ave. Celtic Night 9PM THE DOLOMITES Portland OR 10PM PINT O' GUINNESS Tacoma WA 11PM KINSHIP Kelonna BC MIDNIGHT THE CLUMSY LOVERS Coquitlam BC 1AM DARBY O'GILL Vancouver WA SATYRICON 125 NW 6th Ave. 8PM SONICHROME Los Angeles CA 9PM WES CUNNINGHAM Dallas TX Symbiotic Label Group present 10PM HALF FILM San Francisco CA 11PM PINEHURST KIDS Portland OR MIDNIGHT TRULY Seattle WA 1AM IDAHO Los Angeles CA THE SPOT 239 SW Broadway 9PM MOVER San Francisco CA 10PM TONGUE Pasadena CA 11PM CAUSTIC RESIN Boise ID MIDNIGHT THROW RAG Desert Hot Springs CA 1AM POPDEFECT Los Angeles CA STAGE 4 THEATER * 527 SE Pine St. 9PM THE PANTIES Portland OR 10PM SPEED TWIN Seattle WA 11PM FUCKPRIEST FANTASTIC Portland OR MIDNIGHT LOVE NUT Baltimore MD 1AM TBA TONIC LOUNGE 3100 NE Sandy Blvd. PopSmear Records presents 9PM THE FITSNERS San Francisco CA 10PM NUKES San Francisco CA 11PM BROWN EYED SUSANS Calgary AB RX Remedy Records presents MIDNIGHT MARS ACCELERATOR Seattle WA 1AM SICK BEES Seattle WA TUGBOAT BREWPUB * 711 SW Ankeny St. 9PM DAVE CARTER WITH TRACY GRAMMER Portland, OR 9:30p ALAN CHARING Portland OR 10PM TRACY THIELEN Hollywood CA 10:30PM MORGAN AND JOLIE Portland OR 11PM BRYAN KELLEY Santa Monica CA 11:30PM JAMES GREY Huntington Beach CA MIDNIGHT ANSEL MATTHEWS New York NY 12:30AM JOHN ANDREW FREDRICK Los Angeles CA UMBRA PENUMBRA * 314 SW 9th Ave. Spoken Word 8PM LARA UTMAN Portland OR 8:30PM JACK YOST Portland OR 9PM MARCEL KOPP TROUBADOUR Arlington MA 9:30PM DAVID VANADIA Parsippany NJ 10PM RICHARD MELTZER Portland OR 10:30PM SLIM MOON Olympia WA 11PM MELODY JORDAN Portland OR 11:30PM PHILMORE FLEMING Portland OR MIDNIGHT TREVINO BRINGS PLENTY Vancouver WA 12:30AM BILL SHIVELEY Portland OR ZOOT SUITE 13 NW 13th Ave. Dance/Electronica 9PM DJ HARP Portland OR 9:30PM R.U.O.K? San Francisco CA 10PM DJ OISHII Portland OR 10:30PM HEMISPHERE Vancouver BC 11PM DJ JEFFIZM Portland OR Sight/BML/Coldfront presents 11:30PM JIMMY CRASH Brooklyn NY 12:00AM JERRY BONHAM San Francisco CA 12:15AM ATOMIC BABIES Brooklyn NY 1AM FRANKIE BONES Brooklyn NY

friday, august 21 ALEXANDER'S Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th Ave., 23rd floor 8PM JIM FISCHER Portland OR 9PM NANCY KING AND STEVE CRISTOFFERSON Portland OR ASH STREET SALOON 225 SW Ash St. 9PM LUCKY ME Seattle WA 10PM MUMBLIN' JIM San Francisco CA 11PM CLYDE'S RIDE San Diego CA MIDNIGHT SUNFUR San Francisco CA 1AM TARKIO Missoula MT BERBATI'S PAN 213 SW Ankeny St. Tim/Kerr Records presents 9PM TRA LA LA Portland OR 10PM PINBACK San Diego CA 11PM KIM KOEHLER Memphis TN MIDNIGHT DANIEL JOHNSTON Waller TX 1AM THE PARADISE MOTEL Melbourne AUS COBALT LOUNGE 32 NW 3rd Ave. WIN Records present 9PM CRIB Los Angeles CA 10PM MISS MURGATROID Portland OR 11PM CHIKA CHIKA Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT SOLID EYE Los Angeles CA 1AM BETH CAPPER San Francisco CA EJ'S 2140 NE Sandy Blvd. 8PM FONDA Los Angeles CA 9PM BELL Seattle WA 10PM THIRD GRADE TEACHER Los Angeles CA 11PM GASOLINE Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT AT THE DRIVE-IN El Paso TX 1AM REO SPEEDEALER Dallas TX FLANDERS STREET BREWPUB * 1339 NW Flanders St. Acoustic Blues 'n' Folk 9PM LEW JONES ACT Portland OR 10PM CHARLIE BRADSHAW Portland OR 11PM PIERRE AND RUTH RADELET Portland OR MIDNIGHT BUDS OF MAY Portland OR 1AM CROSSEYED Seattle WA GREEN ONION * 15 SW 2nd Ave. 9PM FAITH & DISEASE Seattle WA 10PM 11:11 Davis CA 11PM LIVING DAYLIGHTS Seattle WA MIDNIGHT MUNLY DE DAR HE Boulder CO 1AM JOHN FAHEY TRIO Salem OR JIMMY MAK'S 300 NW 10th Ave. 8PM PAUL K. Lexington KY 9PM CATHY CROCE Seattle WA 10PM DANIELLE FRENCH Calgary AB 11PM LAURIE LEWIS Berkeley CA MIDNIGHT 20/20 Austin TX 1AM TOMMY TUTONE Portland OR KEY LARGO 31 NW 1st Ave. Burnside Distribution presents 9PM HUMMINGFISH Portland OR 10PM VEG Los Angeles CA 11PM THRILLBILLY Portland OR MIDNIGHT THE LAZY EIGHTS Reno NV 1AM KEROSENE DREAM Portland OR LALUNA * 215 SE 9th Ave. 9PM JUPITER AFFECT Los Angeles CA 10PM SIX DEGREES Seattle WA 11PM DIAL 7 Laguna Beach CA MIDNIGHT THE FIVE FINGERS OF FUNK Portland OR 1am HUNGRY MOB Portland OR MISSION THEATER 1624 NW Glisan St. 8PM CHRIS RAEL New York NY Undercover Records presents 9PM COLE MARQUIS San Francisco CA 10PM BIRDDOG Fruita CO 11PM BINGO Portland OR MIDNIGHT RICHARD BUCKNER San Francisco CA MOUNT TABOR PUB 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Laundry Room/Future Farmer 9PM FOR STARS San Francisco CA 10PM TOAD MORTONS Davis CA 11PM JOAQUINA San Francisco CA MIDNIGHT 17 REASONS WHY Portland OR 1AM XING Portland OR NXNW OUTDOOR STAGE Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. 6PM DJ HARP Portland OR 7PM THE ORIGINAL P Detroit MI POKERFACE 128 SW 3rd Ave. 9PM GORDON Los Angeles CA 10PM TILTED Lurgan IRELAND 11PM MUZZLE Seattle WA MIDNIGHT FLOURISH Spokane WA 1AM CINDERLEAF San Antonio TX ROCCO'S PIZZA * 949 SW Oak St. Pinch Hit Records presents 9 PM SQUISH Los Angeles CA 10PM GIFT HORSE Los Angeles CA 11PM EVENRUDE Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT HOT BUTTERED POOL Osaka JAPAN 1AM THE JIMMIES Portland OR ROSELAND* 8 NW 6th Ave. Skalicious! 8PM FILIBUSTER Sacramento CA 9PM ENGINE 54 Olympia WA 10PM THE DISLIKED Walla Walla WA 11PM BLUE BEAT PLAYERS Tokyo JAPAN MIDNIGHT EASY BIG FELLA Seattle WA 1AM ATTABOY SKIP Las Vegas NV SANDOVAL'S 133 SW 2nd Ave. 8PM PEER GYNT Oslo NORWAY 9PM LISA MILLER & THE TRAILER PARK HONEYS Portland OR 10PM GRAVELPIT Portland OR 11PM CLODHOPPER San Francisco CA MIDNIGHT WOODEN CIRCUS Simi Valley CA 1AM SNOWMEN San Francisco CA SATYRICON 125 NW 6th Ave. Cravedog Records presents 9PM WARREN PASH Portland OR 10PM LUTHER RUSSELL Portland OR 11PM DANGEROUS BOB Portland OR MIDNIGHT LITTLE SUE Portland OR 1AM FERNANDO Portland OR THE SPOT 239 SW Broadway Rainforest Records presents 9PM JULIE JONES AND THE THINGS YOU ARE Portland OR 10PM LOVENANCYSUGAR Portland OR 11PM SILKENSEED Portland OR MIDNIGHT SYLVIA'S GHOST Portland OR 1AM A NAT HEMA Portland OR STAGE 4 THEATER * 527 SE Pine St. KPSU Portland presents 9PM BIG JIM Portland OR 10PM SPOIL SPORTS Portland OR 11PM SPECTATOR PUMP Portland OR MIDNIGHT THE SECLUDES Portland OR 1AM JR SAMPLES Portland OR TONIC LOUNGE 3100 NE Sandy Blvd. Collective Fruit/Elsinor presents 9PM FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE Bellingham WA 10PM DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Bellingham WA 11PM SEVERNA PARK Seattle WA MIDNIGHT MICRO MINI Seattle WA 1AM REVOLUTIONARY HYDRA Bellingham WA TUGBOAT BREWPUB * 711 SW Ankeny St. 9PM STEVEN CAMDEN Melbourne AUSTRALIA 9:30PM KIMBERLI RANSOM Portland OR 10PM TAI BURNETTE New York NY 10:30PM KEITH KNIGHT Charleston SC 11PM DAMIEN JURADO Seattle WA 11:30PM MATT THE ELECTRICIAN Austin TX MIDNIGHT KAZ MURPHY Seattle WA UMBRA PENUMBRA * 314 SW 9th Ave. Spoken Word 8PM KASSTEN ALONSO Portland OR 8:30PM CAROLYN ALTMAN Portland OR 9PM TOM SPANBAUER Portland OR 9:30PM CHUCK M PALAHNIUK Portland OR 10PM KEVIN SAMPSELL Portland OR 10:30PM STEPHEN SPRYIT Portland OR 11PM CARL HANNI Portland OR 11:30PM CASEY BUSH Portland OR MIDNIGHT RITAH PARRISH Portland OR 12:30AM BRIAN CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON Portland OR ZOOT SUITE 13 NW 13th St. World Domination/Sweet Mother present 9PM TRIPOLI Seattle WA 9:45PM DJ NASIR Seattle WA 10:30PM PERFUME TREE Vancouver BC 11:15PM PIMP DADDY NASH Orlando FL MIDNIGHT DRAGONFLY Seattle WA 1AM THE ANGEL (OF 60 CHANNELS AND JAZ KLASH) Los Angeles CA

saturday, august 22nd ALEXANDER'S Hilton Hotel 921 SW 6th Ave., 23rd floor 8PM JIM FISCHER Portland OR 11PM MICHAEL ALLEN HARRISON Portland OR ASH STREET SALOON 225 SW Ash St. 9PM MEL Portland OR 10PM THE HARLOTS Portland OR 11PM THE BELLRAYS Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT DODI Seattle WA 1AM DOWNER Orange County CA BERBATI'S PAN 231 SW Ankeny St. 8PM PINEFOREST CRUNCH Bromma SWE 9PM CRUMB San Francisco CA 10PM YOGI Glasgow SCOTLAND 11PM LAUNDRY San Francisco CA MIDNIGHT ROLLERBALL Portland OR 1AM MACHENE Sydney AUS COBALT LOUNGE 32 NW 3rd Ave. Church of Northwest Music presents 9PM SMOKELAHOMA Seattle WA 10PM WIT WOO Seattle WA 11PM EX - GIRL Tokyo JAPAN MIDNIGHT THE COUNTRYPOLITANS Portland OR 1AM THE STATE FLOWERS Portland OR EJ'S 2140 NE Sandy Blvd. 8PM BLACK MARKET BABIES Vancouver BC 9PM RIVER CITY RAPISTS Austin TX 10PM EARTHLINGS? Joshua Tree CA 11PM HAI KARATE Seattle WA MIDNIGHT THE STREETWALKIN' CHEETAHS Los Angeles CA 1AM FURIOUS IV San Diego CA FLANDERS STREET BREWPUB * 1339 NW Flanders St. Bluegrass 9PM HAREBRAINED Portland OR 10PM GREAT NORTHERN PLANES Portland OR 11PM MARK ALAN INSLEY Malibu CA MIDNIGHT DANNY BARNES Port Hadlock WA 1AM ZUCKERMAN ELECTRIC Austin TX GREEN ONION * 15 SW 2nd Ave. Jazz & Experimental 9PM CAROL ROSSIO Portland OR 10PM FREIGHT TRAIN CASANOVA Portland OR 11PM ALLON BEAUSOLEIL Portland OR MIDNIGHT MICHAEL STIRLING Portland OR 1AM DAVIS REDFORD TRIAD Portland OR JIMMY MAK'S 300 NW 10th Ave. 9PM LUCIE GAMELON Los Angeles CA 10PM MARC OLSEN Seattle WA 11PM LAEL ALDERMAN Eugene OR MIDNIGHT GARY HEFFERN Seattle WA 1AM THE GIVEN Salt Lake City UT KEY LARGO 31 NW 1st Ave. Checkered Past Records presents 9PM HADACOL Kansas City MO 10PM THE FLATIRONS Portland OR\ 11PM WALTER SALAS-HUMARA Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT THE OLD JOE CLARKS San Francisco CA 1AM JOHNNY DOWD BAND Ithaca NY LALUNA * 215 SE 9th Ave. N.A.I.L. presents 9PM ILLYAH KURYAHKIN New York NY 10PM TRACK STAR San Francisco CA 11PM VOLUME ALL-STARS Seattle WA MIDNIGHT CREEPER LAGOON San Francisco CA 1AM SUNSET VALLEY Portland OR MISSION THEATER 1624 NW Glisan St. 8PM LARRY YES Portland OR 9PM HERMAN JOLLY Portland OR 10PM CHAD CROUCH Portland OR 11PM JIM GREER Berkeley CA MIDNIGHT JOEL R.L. PHELPS Seattle WA MOUNT TABOR PUB 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 9PM JIVE TALKIN' ROBOTS Portland OR 10PM THE MARGINAL PROPHETS San Francisco CA Positive Sound Massive presents 11PM NEW DEALERS Oakland CA JAH WARRIOR SHELTER HI-FI, STAND OUT SELECTOR, DJ BARRY, ROCKER T, JAMALSKI, GRANDSON DEMUS, WOOKIE J, JR. ROBBY, DJ SOS San Francisco CA NXNW OUTDOOR STAGE Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. 6PM JESUS PRESLEY Portland OR 7PM GOLDEN DELICIOUS Portland OR 8PM THE TORIES Los Angeles CA POKERFACE 128 SW 3rd Ave. 9PM EENIE MEENIE Los Angeles CA 10PM CARMINA PIRANHA Portland OR 11PM JANA MCCALL Seattle WA MIDNIGHT THE MAROONS Portland OR 1AM PILOT Seattle WA ROCCO'S PIZZA * 949 SW Oak St. Rock Boss presents 9PM TERROR OF TINY TOWN Vancouver BC 10PM JOEY KLINE & THE STRIKE 3 Seattle WA 11PM THE IMPS Chico CA MIDNIGHT KIND OF LIKE SPITTING Eugene OR 1AM POINTY BIRDS Seattle WA ROSELAND * 8 NW 6th Ave. Rock 8PM THE YA-YAHS Seattle WA 9PM SLOW GAS HEATER Seattle WA 10PM CRIME FAMILY Seattle WA 11PM COMB*OVER Seattle WA MIDNIGHT 10 MINUTE WARNING Seattle WA 1AM MEDICATE Seattle WA SANDOVAL'S 133 SW 2nd Ave. World 9PM BLACKFIRE Big Mountain AZ 10PM HUMBLE BUMS San Marcos TX 11PM OMAR TORREZ BAND Seattle WA MIDNIGHT CHRIS COMBETTE Martinique FRENCH GUYANA 1AM CHATA ADDY & SUSUMA Portland OR SATYRICON 125 NW 6th Ave. Cavity Search/Bloodshot Records 8PM 44 LONG Portland OR 9PM PETE KREBS Portland OR 10PM SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD Wichita KS 11PM GRIEVOUS ANGELS Tempe AZ MIDNIGHT RICHMOND FONTAINE Portland OR 1AM GOLDEN DELICIOUS Portland OR THE SPOT 239 SW Broadway 9PM LYNDAL CONTROL Salt Lake City UT 10PM DIRT NAP Chicago IL 11PM PAVE THE ROCKET St Louis MO MIDNIGHT MAGSTATIC Salt Lake City UT 1AM THE 5 DEADLY VENOMS St Louis MO STAGE 4 THEATER * 527 SE Pine St. 9PM TEXAS TERRI AND THE STIFF ONES Hollywood CA 10PM DOORSLAMMER Los Angeles CA 11PM BACKBITER Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT THE CARTELS Vancouver BC 1AM AUTOMATIC HEAD DETONATOR Los Angeles CA TONIC LOUNGE 3100 NE Sandy Blvd 8PM PLUM Portland OR 9PM DRIVE Eugene OR Bong Load Records presents 10PM SEXY DEATH SODA Ventura CA 11PM POOLSIDE Portland OR MIDNIGHT JR. HIGH Portland OR 1AM LESBIAN MUFF DIVERS Seattle WA TUGBOAT BREWPUB * 711 SW Ankeny St. 8PM AIKO SHIMADA Seattle WA 9PM JEN WOOD Seattle WA 10PM NANCY HESS Portland OR 11PM THE GREEN & YELLOW TV Los Angeles CA MIDNIGHT HEEND Seattle WA UMBRA PENUMBRA * 314 SW 9th Ave. Spoken Word 8PM J ELLIOTT Portland OR 8:30PM EVA LAKE Portland OR 9PM DOUG SPANGLE Portland OR 9:30PM DAVID CHELSEA Portland OR 10PM DAVID HEDGES Portland OR 10:30PM BARBARA LAMORTICELLA Portland OR 11PM DAN RAPHAEL Portland OR 11:30PM JOHN SHIRLEY Pinole CA MIDNIGHT WALT CURTIS Oregon City OR 12:30AM PENNY ARCADE New York NY ZOOT SUITE 13 NW 13th Ave. 9PM HEAVY JOHNSON TRIO Portland OR 10PM MARVEL KIND Napierville IL Aztlan Records presents 11PM ¡CARADURA! Watsonville CA MIDNIGHT LOS MOCOSOS San Francisco CA 1AM FERNANDO Y LOS COCHINOS Portland OR