Ballard

Bad Albert's Tap and Grill

5100 Ballard Ave. N.W.

782-9623

Happy Hour: 3 to 6 p.m. daily, $1 off appetizers, beers and well drinks on special.

www.badalberts.com

Thursdays, 8 to 10:30 p.m. No cover

Taste of the Blues, featuring Annieville Blues and her special guests

Sundays, 5 to 8:30 p.m. No cover

Bill Chism, Jazz and guitar

First Saturday of the month, 9 to midnight. No cover

Cooke and Green Live (acoustical blues)

BalMar

5449 Ballard Ave. N.W.

297-0500

Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m. daily. No cover.

www.thebalmar.com/

Thursday through Sunday, DJ

Mondays, Happy Hour food all day until 10 p.m.

Tuesdays, Trivia upstairs at 7:30

Wednesdays, 50 percent off regular price of all full bottles of wine

The Bit Saloon

4818 17th Ave. N.W.

782-1680

Shows start at 9 p.m.

Happy Hour: Daily 4 to 7 p.m., 10 p.m. to midnight, $2 domestic bottles, $3 wells.

Wed, Dec. 10

DJ Swervewon ( as seen with Red Man and Method Man)

Thurs, Dec. 11, $5

Warsaw Poland Bros, Shapiro's Buick, Sir Mark the Poet

Fri, Dec. 12

Mexican UFO, The Shy Ones, Bucklin, Shot for Shot

Sat, Dec. 13, $7

The Spittin' Cobras, All Hail the Crown, All Bets on Death

Fri, Dec. 19, $7

The Valkeries, Neon Nights, Blue Ribbon Boys

Sat, Dec. 20

Nightmare Befor X-Mass with Bands TBA

Wed, Dec. 24

DJ Swervewon ( As seen with Red Man and Method)

Fri, Dec. 26, 7 p.m.

The Broke Ass Day After Xmas with DJ Nachos

Sat, Dec. 27

The Rainieros, The Tulalip Two + Guest

Bop Street Records

5219 Ballard Ave. N.W.

617 2838

All shows are free, all ages in-store performances.

bopstreetrecords.com

Fri, Dec. 12, 8 p.m.

Kids And Animals

10 p.m.

Ambulance

Sat, Dec. 13, 8 p.m.

Bleh!

10 p.m.

Destruction of Modern Man

Fri, Dec. 19, 10 p.m.

Coracoid

Sat, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.

MoZo

10 p.m.

The Screaming Hormones with special guests

8:30 p.m.

Tommy Dean

Sat, Dec. 27 10 p.m.

The Passive Disaster

Chai House

5463 Leary Ave. N.W.

784-5415

All shows start at 8 p.m.

Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. $3 pints, dollar off wine by the glass, $4 appetizers. Sundays and mornings, $10 pitchers and $3 off bottles of wine.

www.chaihouse.com/

Mondays, Tuesdays, DJ Barista

Thurs, Dec. 11

Open Mic Night