Thursday May 24

Kissing Potion, Seeing Blind, Scarlet Room
9 p.m. $7
Crocodile Cafe
2200 Second Ave.

“Club Pop” with Tommie Sunshine, the Girls, New Grey Area
9 p.m. $10-12
Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison

Mable Dodge, Skyline Divide, Garrison Frost
9 p.m. $6
Comet Tavern
922 E. Pike St.

Jessica Williams  
Solo jazz piano
7:30 p.m. $25
The Triple Door
216 Union St.

Joss Stone
7:30 p.m. $28.50 - $31.50
Paramount Theatre
911 Pine St.

Into the Woods
A student production of the Sondheim/Lapine musical.
8 p.m. $10 - $15
Playhouse Theatre
4045 University Way N.E.
Through June 3rd

UW School of Music: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Campus and Concert Bands
7:30 p.m. $10
Meany Theater

DJ Roc’Phella
9:30 p.m.
Irish Emigrant
5260 University Way N.E.

Open Mic
9 p.m. $5
Giggles Comedy Club
5220 Roosevelt Way N.E.

Friday May 25

Jazz in the City: Smooth Summer Preview  
A smooth jazz extravaganza, with Brian Culbertson (keyboards) Rick Braun (trumpet), Peter White (guitar), Richard Elliot (saxophone) and Jonathan Butler (vocals). Proceeds support the inner city Jackson Street Music Program.
7:30 p.m. $60-65
Benaroya Hall (Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall)
200 University St.

Northwest Folklife Festival  
11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Seattle Center
305 Harrison St.
Through May 28th

The Kennedy Brothers
9:30 p.m.
Irish Emigrant
5260 University Way N.E.

Andrew Sleighter, Brian Moote
8 and 10 p.m. $12
Giggles Comedy Club
5220 Roosevelt Way N.E.

University of Washington Spring Opera
The student company performs Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.”
7:30 p.m. $15-25
Meany Theater

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars
9 p.m. $5
Little Red Hen
7115 Woodlawn Ave. N.E.

Saturday May 26

Girls Rock Fest!
1:30-5:30 p.m. $10
Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison

John Legend
8 p.m. $47-57
Paramount Theatre
911 Pine St.

Table Tennis Tournament
9 a.m.-5 p.m., championships 6:30 p.m. $2
International District/Chinatown Community Center
719 Eighth Ave. S.

Omar Torrez, Supersones
9 p.m. $10
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave. N.W.

Amber Pacific (CD Release), Monty Are I, Melee, Search/Rescue
7 p.m. $12
El Corazon
109 Eastlake Ave. E.

Altered States of Funk, Marmalade, Phat Sidy Smokehouse, DJ Kutz, DJ Leopold Bloom
9 p.m. $10
Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison St.

Sunday May 27

Town Music: Onyx Plays Mozart
3 p.m. $12-15
Town Hall
1119 Eighth Ave.

Open mic
8:30 p.m.
Comedy Underground
222 S. Main St.

National Tap Dance Day
2-4 p.m. $5 at the door
Johnson & Peters Tap Dance Studios
6600 First Ave. N.E.

The Davanos
9 p.m.
Little Red Hen
7115 Woodlawn Ave. N.E.

Heartless Bastards, Moondoggies
9 p.m. $10
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave. N.W.

KCB All-Stars, First Flight Out, The People Now, In The Empty City
5/27: 7:30 p.m. $8
El Corazon
109 Eastlake Ave. E.

Monday May 28

Gypsy Jazz Night with the Djangomatics
9 p.m.
Latona Pub
6423 Latona Ave. N.E.

Wes Jones Band
8:30 p.m.
Little Red Hen
7115 Woodlawn Ave. N.E.

Liam Gallagher & Bernie Irish Folk
9 p.m.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub
1916 Post Alley

Tuesday May 29

Richard Bona
Cameroonian electric bassist
7:30 p.m. $22.50
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
2033 Sixth Ave.

Seattle Symphony presents The Philadelphia Orchestra
7:30 p.m. $36 - $115
Benaroya Hall (S. Mark Taper Forum)
200 University St.

UW Music: Chamber Singers
7:30 p.m. $10
Meany Theater

UW Music: Percussion Ensemble
7:30 p.m. $10
Meany Studio Theater

DJs Can O’ Beans, Poopy Pants, Railroad Pete, Jim, Karen
8 p.m.
Blue Moon
712 N.E. 45th St.

T & D Revue
9 p.m.
Little Red Hen
7115 Woodlawn Ave. N.E.

Wednesday May 30

Karaoke With Nathan
Little Red Hen
7115 Woodlawn Ave. N.E.

Open Mike Poetry Slam
9 p.m.
Murphy’s Pub
1928 N. 45th St.

Sing One for Howard!
9 p.m.
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave. N.W.

Elliott Bay Open Mike Night
7:30 p.m. (Sign-ups at 7 p.m.)
The Elliott Bay Book Co.
101 S. Main St.