Guerrilla Candy’s recommended shows for May 2011:
Mon May 2
Neumos // Junip and Acrylics // 8 pm // $15
Tues May 3
Tractor Tavern // Jessica Lea Mayfield and Nathaniel Rateliff // 9 pm // $12
Neumos // Thee Sgt Major III, The Femurs, and The Calligraphers // 8 pm // $8
Wed May 4
The Crocodile // Zola Jesus, Naked on the Vague, and Crypts // 8 pm // $10
El Corazon // Motograter, Wide Eye Panic, Tatarus, Stript, and Chokeout // 7 pm // $10 // (All Ages)
Thurs May 5
Showbox SoDo // Coheed and Cambria // 8:30 pm // $27.50 – $30 (All Ages)
Columbia City Theater // Joe Hagman Trio and BC Campbell // 8 pm // $6
Fri May 6
Neumos // Wanda Jackson, Red Means, and The Billy Joe Show // 8 pm // $20
The Vera Project // Vivian Girls, No Joy, Unnatural Helpers, and Witch Gardens // 7:30 pm // $11 (All Ages)
Blue Moon Tavern // Hobosexual, Ancient Warlocks, Nightrain, and Nervous Energy // 9 pm // $5
Sat May 7
The Crocodile // Thao & Mira, Led to Sea, and Marissa Anderson // 8 pm // $16
Tractor Tavern // Cass McCombs and Frank Fairfield // 8 pm // $12 – $14
Chop Suey // Beach Fossils, Craft Spells, and Sea Pony // 9 pm // $10 – $12
Sun May 8
Showbox at the Market // Psychedelic Furs (performing Talk Talk Talk in its entirety) // 7 pm // $20 – $25
High Dive // Brass Menazeri and Orkestar Zirkonium // 8 pm // $12
Nectar // Raekwon, Fatal Lucciauno, Havi Blaze, and DJ Swervewon // 8 pm // $15
Mon May 9
Chop Suey // Ron Pope, Ari Herstand, and Zac Berkman // 7 pm // $12 – $15 (All Ages)
The Vera Project // Joan of Arc, Air Waves, and Themes // 7:30 pm // $11 (All Ages)
Tues May 10
Neumos // Peter Bjorn and John and Bachelorette // 8 pm // $20
Showbox at the Market // Black Angels and Sleepy Sun // 8 pm // $19 – $21
Wed May 11
The Crocodile // Crystal Stilts and Case Studies // 8 pm // $10
Showbox at the Market // Of Montreal, Painted Palms, and Beat Connection // 8 pm // $23.50 – $26 (All Ages)
Thurs May 12
The Crocodile // Portland Cello Project // 8 pm // $10
Neumos // Yacht, Light Asylum, and Jeffrey Jerusalem // 8 pm // $13 (All Ages)
Sunset Tavern // The Parson Red Heads, Cowboy and Indian, and Gary Reynolds and The Brides of Obscurity // 7 pm // $7
Fri May 13
High Dive // Massy Ferguson, Richmond Fontaine, and The Sweet Dominiques // 9 pm // $10
The Vera Project // Tomten, Fox and the Law, The Turpentines, and Ambulance // 7:30 pm // $8 (All Ages)
Comet Tavern // Kinski, Broken Water, Mopper, and Strong Killings // 9 pm // $7
Sat May 14
Neumos // Yelle and French Horn Rebellion // 8 pm // $15
The Vera Project // Kina Grannis, Misa & Emi Grannis, and Imgainary Friend // 7:30 pm // $14 (All Ages)
Columbia City Theater // Curtains For You, Shelby Earl, Derby, and Ghosts I’ve Met // 9 pm // $10
Sun May 15
Neumos // Femi Kuti, The Positive Force, and SunTzu Sound // 8pm // $25
Showbox at the Market // Ghostland Observatory // 7 pm // $22.50 – $25
Nectar // Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Cascadia ’10, and DJ Jigsy // 8 pm // $20
Mon May 16
Neumos // Man Man and Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers // 8 pm // $18 (All Ages)
Triple Door / The Low Anthem // 7:30 pm // $17 (All Ages)
Tues May 17
Triple Door // Les Nubians // 7:30 pm // $28 – $32 (All Ages)
The Crocodile // Elephant Rider, Constant Lovers, Deadkill, and Lovesick Empire // 8 pm $6
Wed May 18
Triple Door // Les Nubians // 7:30 pm // $28 – $32 (All Ages)
El Corazon // Bad Manners, Poke Da Squid, and Rude Tuna // 7 pm // $20 (All Ages)
Tractor Tavern // To The Sea, River Giant, and Modern Athletics // 9 pm // $6
Thurs May 19
Sunset Tavern // KEXP Hood to Hood: David Bazan, Buffalo Tom, Shabazz Palaces and more // 7 am – 8:30 pm // FREE (All Ages)
Columbia City Theater // Emily Wells and Timmy Straw // 9 pm // $12
JewelBox Theater // Kathryn Calder (of The New Pornographers), Karl Blau, Mal de Mer, and Himalayan Bear // 10 pm // $10
Fri May 20
Showbox SoDo // Jimmy Eat World // 7 pm // $25 – $28 (All Ages)
High Dive // Thee Emergency, At The Spine, and Baltic Cousins // 8 pm // $8
The Vera Project // Aqueduct, Tea Cozies, and Seacats // 7:30 pm // $10 (All Ages)
Comet Tavern // Police Teeth, System & Station, Bismark, What What Now // 9 pm // $5
Sat May 21
Moore Theatre // Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Queen // 8 pm // $18 (All Ages)
Tractor Tavern // Thousancs and Great Wilderness // 6 pm // $12
Sun May 22
Showbox SoDo // Ms. Lauryn Hill // 7 pm // $65 – $75 (All Ages)
Chop Suey // The Bushwick Bookclub: Richard Feynman’s Surely You’re Joking
Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) // 8 pm // $10
Mon May 23
Showbox at the Market // Naughty By Nature, Jay Barz, J’Mar, and Southside // 7 pm // $22 – $25
Tues May 24
Tractor Tavern // Water Tower Bucket Boys, The Gloria Darlings, and Lowlands // 9 pm // $6
Sunset Tavern // Lydia Loveless, Sarah Gwen, and Scott Weddle // 9 pm // $7
The Vera Project // Allo Darlin’ // 7:30 pm // $9
Wed May 25
Tractor Tavern // Koko and the Sweetmeats, Solvents, and The Synthony // 9 pm // $6
Sunset Tavern // Blue Light Curtain and The Springboards // 9 pm // $6
Thurs May 26
The Crocodile // K-OS // 8 pm // $15
Showbox SoDo // Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Jay Rock, Mayday, Stevie Stone, and Neema // 7 pm // $28 – $30 (All Ages)
High Dive // The Thoughts, Noah Gundersen, and Cumulus // 9 pm // $7
Chop Suey // Anomie Belle and Cars and Trains // 8 pm // $8 – $10
Fri May 27
The Crocodile // Grayskul, Continental Soldiers, and Fly Moon Royalty // 8 pm // $8
Showbox SoDo // Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Jay Rock, Mayday, Stevie Stone, and Neema // 8 pm // $28 – $30 (All Ages)
High Dive // Betsy Olson, Tony Kevin Jr, and Pipsisewah // 9:30 pm // $8
Sat May 28
Nectar // Kore Ionz, Medium Troy, Natural HI, and DJ Soul One // 8 pm // $10
Comet Tavern // Panda Conspiracy, Soul Senate, and The Braxmatics // 9 pm // $7
Sun May 29
Showbox at the Market // Biffy Clyro, Hobosexual, and Hounds of the Wild Hunt // 7 pm // FREE (All Ages)
El Corazon // Oceans In Oblivion, Red Means Go, The Rogue Scientist Crew, and Rain City Sodbusters // 7 pm // $8 (All Ages)
Mon May 30
Chop Suey // Barcelona, Holcombe Waller, and Jenny O // 6:30 pm // $15 – $18 (All Ages)
Tues May 31
Triple Door // Stornoway and Sea of Bees // 8 pm // $15 (All Ages)
Tractor Tavern // Damon and Naomi (of Galaxie 500) and Amor De Dias // 8 pm // $12 – $14
