Sound Advice

by Inlander Staff & r & & r & Check what's happening at local nightspots for the next week.





& lt;BR & Thursday, 3/8 & lt;BR &


Big Dipper, Rocky Votolato, Slender Means, The Nightfly


Rocky packs Spokane clubs like few others. If you don't have tickets yet, you better get to the door early.


Big Easy, DJ Chris Woods


Brooklyn Nights, Groove Patrol


Casey's, Cary Fly


Caterina Winery, Paleo (see page 39), Patrick O'Neill, Ben Mancke


ella's, Joe Kloess, Localized Tenderness


Empyrean, The Orangeburg Massacre, Don the Reader, The Franklin Cover Up, the Merrick Diaries


Fizzie Mulligan's, Exit 7


Ionic Burrito, Spokane Songwriter's Circle


Lion's Lair, DJ Tatyana


Moon Time, Monarch Mountain Band


O'Shay's, Open Mic


Prago, DJ J.A.H.


The Spread, DJ Doorman


Talotti's 211, DJ Loud Richard


Wine Cellar, Mark Rhodes


Working Class Heroes, Maxie Mills





& lt;BR & Friday, 3/9 & lt;BR &


Barrel Room No. 6, Rex James


Big Al's, Julie Anne and the Jukebox Junkies


Big Dipper, Vax Lavala CD release, The McConkey-Long Band, Intermission, Starflight Ambush


Though they've been hawking it via Myspace since December, this is apparently the release party for Lavala's cheeky album Vaxination. 7pm. $8.


Big Easy, DJ Graphix, DJ Carlos


Blue Bay Grotto (208-771-1065), The Rennovators


Blue Dolphin, Nighthawk


Bolo's, Bluefire Down


The Blvd., Certified, C-Flo, Skunk


Caterina Winery, Smile Line Spark, Kristen Marlo and the Let Gos, J.S. Butcher


Club C8, DJ Lique, DJ K-Phi


Dempsey's, DJ Scott


ella's, Tracy Carr, Localized Tenderness


Empyrean, Impact Exploder, Tokio Weigh Station, Black Curtain


Fizzie Mulligan's, The Perones


The Flame, DJ Little John


The Grail, Kite, Smokewaggin, Inspired by the Mystery


INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane Symphony, Sarah Chang


Ionic Burrito, Philip Gregory, Dustin Sanlin


Irv's (624-4450), DJ Mashane


John's Alley, Will Wakefield & amp; the Congress Hotel


Lefty's, Chris Rieser, Jay Rawley, Jack Daniel


Leonardo's Coffee, Logan Heftel, Martin Nelson


Mootsy's, The Pop Machine, Foxy Sluts, Artificial Limbs


Pop Machine play pop-punk whose reference points are The Beatles and Replacements rather than, you know, Weezer and Green Day. It's depressing how innovative that seems. 9 pm. $5.


O'Shay's, Open Mic


Parkside Bistro, Burlap Highrise


Peking North, DJ Bee


Pend d'Oreille Winery, Brother Music


Prago, DJ Small Cuts, Matt Nasty


Raw Sushi, Ben Mancke, Hidde Hanenburg


Ripley's Plantation, No Rules


Service Station, Joe Kloess


Schweitzer, Brian Vander Ark


Slab Inn, Thunder Road


The Spread, Burns Like Hellfire, Latah Creek


Talotti's 211, DJ Loud Richard


Thumpers, Cronkites


Volcano's Party Island, Party 101


Wine Cellar, Emma's Nasty Apple


Working Class Heroes, Ken Luker





& lt;BR & Saturday, 3/10 & lt;BR &


Barrel Room No. 6, Brad Keeler


Big Al's, Julie Anne and the Jukebox Junkies


Big Easy, Brett Dennen, Tom Freund, DJ Mayhem


The Bing, Spokane Jazz Orchestra, Tierney Sutton (see page 43)


Bolo's, Bluefire Down


Bottoms Up, DJ Emcee 2


Blue Bay Grotto (208-771-1065), The Rennovators


The Blvd., Buffalo Jones, Black and Tann, Sweet Hollow, Drop Off


Brooklyn Nights, Stone Green Bombs


Caterina Winery, Los Vigiles, Artistic Fusion


Center Pointe (325-5451), Emcee showcase & amp; break dance battle (see facing page)


Club C8, DJ Lique, DJ K-Phi


Dempsey's, DJ Scott


ella's, Ken Luker, Localized Tenderness


Empyrean, Karli Fairbanks, Garage Voice (see facing page), Vespertine


Fizzie Mulligan's, The Perones


The Flame, DJ Little John


The Grail, Eclectic Approach, The Staxx Brothers


Ionic Burrito, Ron Green, Kristen Marlo


Irv's (624-4450), DJ Real


Isabella's, Save Lefty


John's Alley, Will Wakefield & amp; the Congress Hotel


Mootsy's, Skillet Jones, Real Life Sound, DJ Small Cuts


Peking North, DJ Bee


Pend d'Oreille Winery, Edwards Park Trio


Prago, Spotucky Radio Show


Raw Sushi, DJ Marcus Randall


Ripley's Plantation, No Rules


Schweitzer, Tennis


Slab Inn, Thunder Road


Spencer's, 2 for 2


Talotti's 211, DJ Silent J


Thumpers, Cronkites


Trickshot Dixe, Chris Rieser & amp; the Nerve


Volcano's Party Island, Party 101


Wine Cellar, Emma's Nasty Apple


Wagon Wheel, Nighthawk


Working Class Heroes, Maxie Ray Mills





& lt;BR & Sunday, 3/11 & lt;BR &


Big Dipper, Epitaph Tour: The Matches, Escape The Fate, I Am Ghost, The Higher, Road Ready (see facing page)


Bluz at the Bend, Cary Fly Evolution Jam


The Blvd, KeKe Luv, DJ Lique


Empyrean, 25 Ta Life, On A Warpath, Stronghold, the Midnight Society, Behold


Europa, Sidhe


INB Performing Arts Center, Bi-County Honors Band and Choir


Irv's (624-4450), Tea Dance


John's Alley, Jazz at John's


Raw Sushi, DJ Parafyn


Ripley's Plantation, Fat Tones, Crosstown, Sammy Eubanks


Schweitzer, EOTO Music


Service Station, John Reuben


Steelhead, Ken Luker


Whitworth, Judith Schoepflin


& lt;BR & Monday, 3/12 & lt;BR &


Baby Bar, iPod DJ Night


The Bing, The Barra MacNeils


Blue Spark, Open Mic


Europa, Jonathan Nicholson


Parkside Bistro, Cris Lucas


Prago, Open Mic


Ripley's, Sammy Eubanks, Steve Starkey


Steelhead, The Doghouse Boyz





& lt;BR & Tuesday, 3/13 & lt;BR &


Brooklyn Nights, Matt Tansy


Caterina Winery, Open Mic, J.S. Butcher


Club C8, DJ Lique, DJ K-Phi


ella's, Danny McCollim, Charlie Butts


O'Doherty's, Irish jam


Prago, DJ Small Cuts, Matt Nasty


Raw Sushi, DJ Parafyn


Ripley's Plantation, Sammy Eubanks, Steve Starkey


Wine Cellar, Rose Robbins





& lt;BR & Wednesday, 3/14 & lt;BR &


Big Easy, DJ Graffix


Brooklyn Nights, Dialectic


ella's, Duo Jazz


Empyrean, The Yearbook, For Years Blue (see page 42), J.S. Butcher


Latah Bistro, Kalliope


Prago, DJ Doorman


Raw Sushi, Open Turntable Night


The Spread, Open Mic


Volcano's Party Island, DJ Big Ben


Wine Cellar, Ron Criscone





& lt;BR & Next Week & lt;BR &


Whitworth, David Bazan, J. Wong on March 15


Centerstage, Tingstad & amp; Rumbel on March 16


The Spread, Pistol for a Paycheck, Mistress and the Misters, Cyrus Fell Down on March 16


Whitworth HUB, Ramona Cordova on March 19


The Blvd., From Autumn to Ashes, Haste the Day, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, The Sleeping, Alesana on March 21





& lt;BR & Coming Up & lt;BR &


The Arena, Newsboys, Kutless, Stellar Kart on March 23


The Blvd., Chimaira, He is Legend on March 27


The Blvd., Ice Age Cobra, Shim, The Pharmacy, Seaweed Jack on March 31


Service Station, These Arms Are Snakes, Maps and Atlases, TeeVee, To No Avail on March 31


The Bing, No-Fi Soul Rebellion, Velella Velella, Skillet Jones. Cris Lucas on April 6