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. 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

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

Fri, Dec. 26

Open Mic Night

Sat, Dec. 27, 9 p.m.

Rachel Wiengand

Sun, Dec. 28

Uncommon Knowledge

Conor Byrne Pub

5140 Ballard Ave.

784-3640

Music starts at 9 p.m., cover on Friday/Saturday.

Happy Hour: 3 to 7 p.m. daily. Micro pints are $2:50, pitchers $10.50. Rainier is $1.75 for a pint and $7 for a pitcher. 50 cents off all bottled beers.

http://conorbyrnepub.com/

Mon, Dec. 22

Bluegrass Jam

Tues, Dec. 23

Ol' Time Social

Sun, Dec. 28

Open Mic with Ricky

Mon, Dec. 29

Bluegrass Jam

Tues, Dec. 30

Ol' Time Social

Egan's Ballard Jam House

1707 N.W. Market St.

789-1621

www.ballardjamhouse.com

Tues, Dec. 23

7 p.m., Phil Parisot Quartet

9 p.m., Justin Saragueta ($5 cover)

Fri, Dec. 26

7 p.m., Ben Roseth Group, with Ben Roseth (saxophone), Sean Hutchinson (drums), Drew Pierson (piano) and David Dawda (bass) ($10 cover)

9 p.m., SisterMonk, with Jody Rubel, Kathy Deane and Fedis Grey - "From tangy funk to deep bottomed Latin grooves, from Middle-eastern trance to rock and soul, SisterMonk remains one of the hottest emerging Rock-fusion acts today." ($10 cover)

11 p.m., TBA

Sat, Dec. 27

7 p.m., Chad McCullough Group, with Chad McCullough (trumpet), Nathan Eklund (trumpet), Matt Jorgensen (drums), Paul Gabrielson (bass), and Dan Kramlich (piano) ($10 cover)

9 p.m., Finn Hill Jazz with Kay Bailey ($8 cover)

11 p.m., Jim Knodle and the Distract Band, with Mike Dodge, Mike Owcharuk, Don Berman, and Nate Omdal, and very special guests

Tues, Dec. 30

7 p.m., Mike Gullo Group, with Mike Gullo (vocals), Scotty Bemis (piano), Colleen Gilligan (bass) and Brian "Blade" Greggs (drums) ($5 cover)

9 p.m., Daniel Kamas ($7 cover)

Wed, Dec. 31

7 p.m., Wyatt Palmer Group ($10 cover)

9 p.m., Menagerie of Extravagance, with Tamara Evans and David Brunn ($10 cover)

11 p.m., Jim Knodle and Friends ($10 cover)

Fu Kun Wu at Thaiku

5410 Ballard Ave. N.W.

706-7807

Wednesdays

The Ron Weinstein Trio

Thursdays

Fu Kun Wu Trio

Highliner

3909 18th Ave. W.

283-2233

Cover charge on Friday and Saturdays ranges from $7 to $12. No Happy Hour.

www.highlinerpub.com/

Tuesdays, $5

Zydeco dancing!

Salmon Bay Eagles

5216 20th Ave. N.W.

783-7791

No cover

Fri, Dec. 26, 27, 7 p.m.

Kami's Karaoke

Smokin Pete's BBQ

1918 N.W. 65th St.

783-0454

http://www.smokinpetesbbq.com

Thursday Night Live, 6:30 to 9 p.m. No cover

Dec. 18

Holiday Blues Jam

Sonic Boom Records

2209 N.W. Market St.

297-2666

http://www.sonicboomrecords.com/visit/

Check the Web site for In-Store events.

The Sunset

5433 Ballard Ave.

784-4880

Tickets for shows can be purchased at http://www.ticketweb.com/

Happy Hour: Every night from 6 to 8 p.m., $1 off all drinks and $2 PBR's. www.sunsettavern.com/

Mon, Dec. 22, Free

6 p.m., Kung Fu Grindhouse presents: Chucksmas

Tues, Dec. 23, $6

9 p.m., The Entertainment Show

Fri, Dec. 26, $8

10 p.m., The Intelligence, Coconut Coolouts, guests

Sat, Dec. 27, $5

9 p.m., BOOK Records Dial A Fight II with many bands TBA soon

Sun, Dec. 28, $5

4 p.m., Sunday Bloody Sunset with Sirens and Sailors, Johnny O'Donnel and Slam, T.V. Coahran. $3 Bloody Mary Specials and $2 PBR's!

9 p.m., $8, The Tallest Man on Earth (from Sweden!), Kevin Barrans, guests

Tues, Dec. 30, $6

9 p.m., Mad Rad, Man Party, C-Leb and A-Bro

Wed, Dec. 31

9 p.m., The Sunset New Year's Eve party with Shim, Pipsisewah and more!

Tractor Tavern

5213 Ballard Ave. N.W.

789-3599

Tickets for shows can be purchased at http://www.ticketweb.com/.

http://tractortavern.ypguides.net/

Mon, Dec. 22, 7 p.m., $5

Monday Square Dance, The Tallboys

Tues, Dec. 23, 8:30 p.m., $6

Michael Clark and the Red Tail Lights, Certain Inertia, Surrounded by Breakers

Fri, Dec. 26, 9:30 p.m., $8 advance/$10 door

Dudley Manlove Quartet, Johnny Astro

Sat, Dec. 27, 9 p.m., $15

The Paperboys, Danny Godinez

Sun, Dec. 28, 8 p.m., $15

Varmint, Fasten with Pins

Tues, Dec. 30, 9 p.m., $6

Widower, Final Spins, Sammy Barrett

Wed, Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m., $15

Handful of Luvin

The Staxx Brothers

Fremont

The Dubliner

3405 Fremont Ave. N.

548-1508

Happy Hour: 3 to 7 p.m., $2 pints, wells and wine. $1 well drinks until 11 on Wednesdays.

www.myspace.com/dublinerfremont

Wednesdays

33 and a Thud (DJ)

High Dive

513 N. 36th

632-0212

Happy Hour: Monday through Thursday 6 to 7 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays. $5 PBR pitchers, $3 wells and draft beers.

http://www.highdiveseattle.com/

Mon, Dec. 22, 8 p.m., $6

HIJACK MARIA, The Scheme, Llewwellyn

Tues, Dec. 23, 9 p.m., $6

GarronT, Bunkdoozy, Winston Churchill

Fri, Dec. 26, 6 p.m., $5

Alalingua, Vespertine

9 p.m., $6, Oh Captain My Captain

Sat, Dec. 27, 6 p.m., $5

Susan Harper, Conspiracy, Turncoat

Sun, Dec. 28, 7 p.m., $5

Destruction of Modern Man, Boneriver, Mister Orange, Redshift

Tues, Dec. 30, 9 p.m., $6

Queen Amina, 12 Pack, Mutual

Wed, Dec. 31, 7 p.m., $15 advance/$20 door

Billy Joe and The Dusty 45's, Radio Nationals

Nectar

412 N. 36th St.

632-2020

Shows start at 9 p.m.

Happy Hour: Tuesday through Sunday 5 to 7 p.m. Free music Fridays with Arcade VJ.

www.nectarlounge.com/

Fri, Dec. 26, 9 p.m., Come dressed for bed or else it's $7

Casual Industrees' Christmas House Party (fly-ass 80's and 90's hip-hop and R&B)

Sat, Dec. 27, 8 p.m., Free

Big World Breaks with Godspeed, Soulchilde, and Sirius Sasson (world jam)

Wed, Dec. 31, 8 p.m., $18

Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band, Special guests

Red Door Alehouse

3401 Evanston Ave. N.

547-7521

Happy Hour: Monday through Friday, 3 to 6 p.m., $1 off all pints. www.reddoorseattle.com/

Please let us know if your Ballard, Crown Hill, Phinney Ridge or Fremont establishment has live music or entertainment and we will add you to the B-MONT O'Rama. Email rebekahs@robinsonnews.com.