MUSIC WEDNESDAY 6/19 Rock/Country/Hiphop The Bangs, Two Tears, New Grenada Maxwell’s, ...

Rock/Country/Hiphop

The Bangs, Two Tears, New Grenada Maxwell's, 9, $7.

"Battle of the Bands" w/Flint Road, Kristikull, Observing Paul, Frogg Cafe, the Quadsound, Flip Top Box Downtime, 8, $10.

Box-O-Car, Actualities, Grey Revell Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Ty Braxton, Keith Yaun, Mat Maneri, John McLellan, Carson, Toy, Paul Corio, Jeremy Stark CBGB Downstairs Lounge, 7, $8.

Chickfactor pres. Nick Drake Trib. Fez/Time Cafe.

Paul Clements, Andy Galore's Front Burner, Fruit, Lori DeJesu Fruit, Kat Blodgett, Joe Brack, Michelle Green Bitter End, 7, $5.

Elvis Costello, Joe Henry Beacon Theater, 8, $60, sold out.

The Day Rubies, Carolyn Black & the Blues, Paul Brill, Adrian Romano, Dave Camp & Nancy Hess CB's 313 Gallery, 8, $5.

Dispatch, Jack Johnson, Mason Jennings Central Park SummerStage, 6, $25, sold out.

Casey Holford, Rick Shapiro, Danny Kelly, Regina Spektor the Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.

The Honey Brothers, Ellie Massias, Pal Shazar, Ed Fingerling, John Kaplan the Living Room, 7, free.

Jacob's Hip, Chester White, Duwuende, Mappari, Finster Baby Elbow Room, $7.

Jaws Trip, Fort Green Jam Project, IX Tobacco Road.

Jimmy Nations Combo Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

KMFDM feat. Pig, Kindeythieves Irving Plaza, 8, $30, $25 adv.

The Know How, Chapter 5, Hemenway, Babba Shem, Babyana, Angiescreams Continental, 7:45, $5.

Large Professor & Guests S.O.B.'s, 9, $15, $12 adv.

Matty Charles & the Valentines Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.

The Melvins, ISIS Northsix, 8, $15.

Byron Moore Cafe Wha?, 9:30, free.

The Motet, the Ally, Atticus Fault Mercury Lounge, 7, $8.

Moving to America, Champions of Sound, J Majesty Brownies, 8:30, $8.

Nickelback, Jerry Cantrell Hammerstein Ballroom, 8, $30.

October, Abraham's Meat Plow, Cola, MDS, Flywheel CBGB, 8, $6.

Prophets, Love Whip, Interference, Jinnrail, Smudge NYC Lion's Den, 7, $8.

Mason Rather, Kimberly West, Project Mercury, Jeffrey Willhite the C-Note, 7, $4-$5.

The Ritchies, Erin O'Hara, NYC Smoke, Blisstones, the Drakes Arlene Grocery, 7.

Chris Robinson Bowery Ballroom, 10, $20, sold out.

Röck Cändy pres. "Bitch: A Ladies Trib. to Metal" w/Fire Gods, Patti Rothberg, Lava Baby, Silver Tide Don Hill's.

Rock Four, the Color Bars, Sheryl's Magnetic Aura, On My Signal Knitting Factory, 8, $8:30.

Steve Cox Trio, Three Degrees of Freedom, Cool Hand, Jenna Acme Underground.

Sweet William Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.

Greg Trooper, Liz Queler Bottom Line, 7:30 & 10:30, $17.50.

Jazz/Experimental

Accordion Nite w/Bill Shimmel & Rob Curto Cutting Room.

Josh Arenberg's Alter Ego Niagara, 9 & 11, $5.

Eddie Davis & His New Orleans Jazz Band Cajun, 8, free.

Gayle Day Detour, free.

Charles Eubanks 5C, 5, $5.

Fast Feet Party Teddy's Bar & Grill, 9:30.

Raphael Fernandez Giovanni's Atrium 6, free.

Fuku Quartet Garage Restaurant, 9.

Gina Holsopple Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 7, $7.

JVC Jazz Festival w/William Patterson University Jazz Quintet, New England Conservatory of Music Quartet, University of the Arts Jazz Quintet Bryant Park, 12, free.

Dayna Kurtz Joe's Pub, 9:30.

Pat Martino Trio Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$27.50.

Jackie McLean Quintet Iridium Jazz Club.

Satlah Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 9, $7.

Carol Sloane Birdland $25.

Marcus Strickland Quartet Zinc Bar.

Steve Turre's Sanctified Shells Jazz Standard, 7:30 & 9:30, $15.

Blues/World/Other

Robert Cinque Orange Bear, 7.

Victor Jones Trio Il Covo Dell'est, 7-11, free.

Jr. Mack Band, Sinner's Holiday Terra Blues.

Sleepy Lester & Brother Bob Greenwich Village Bistro, 9, free.

Andy Statman Band, Samuel Thomas' Asefa Makor, 8, $18.

Johnny Winter B.B. King Blues Club, 8, $25.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

Accelera Live Jonny Sender & Medina spin Cuban, Caribbean & Afro-vibes; Izzy Bar, 10, free.

AM/FU DJ Mike MD spins a little bit of everything to get you over the hump; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

BKNY DJ Kayo! makes you work it w/his self-described "good azz music" & a little help from guest Keith Porter; 667 Bar Gallery Lounge, 6, free.

Cubansoul DJs Elvira & Medina spin salsa & old school Cuban-dress to impress; Nells, 9, $7-$10.

Damaged DJ Dandy Sex supplies goth, new wave, punk & glam for your future clone children plus acoustic open stage during happy hour; Raven, 11.

Déjà Vu DJs Adam & Fitzpatrick bring it back to the 80s w/retro tunes; Sapphire Lounge, 10, $5.

Go-Go Tony Rock N Rolla & Cowboy Mark spin 60s psych & garage rock; Three of Cups, 10, free.

Gomorrah Fetish party, don your wickedest togs to get blessed w/discount at the door, this week the theme is Flashback to the Fifties; True, 9, $5-$20.

Grand Lounge Sessions Beautiful venue for cocktails & canoodling; Soho Grand Hotel, 8, free.

Halo Wednesdays Restaurant & lounge w/a swank after-work crowd & a swankier late-night crowd; Halo, 6, free.

Karaoke Brooke is your host for this hip sing-along night; Alphabet Lounge, 9, free.

Karaoke Fever Whether it's girls night out, your office party or just an excuse to drink, karaoke fits the bill; Nightingale, 7:30, free.

Ladies of Riot Rock 'n' roll w/the grrrls; Meow Mix, 10, $5.

Shattered WFMU's Mr. Fine Wine spins classic-soul 45s at Botanica, 10, free.

Socialcode Erick LaBanca & assorted guests spin a mix of quality deep house plus free tapas 10-11 p.m.; Guernica, 10, free.

Spa DJs Paul Sevigny & Spencer Sweeny spin classic rock; Spa, 10, $20.

Spring Funkay Wednesdays Get your freak on at this dirty disco & soul partay; Lounge 203, 10, free.

THURSDAY 6/20

Rock/Country/Hiphop

B-3 Band B-3, 7:30, free.

BeavHer w/Lick, Gene Pool, 54-Vision Don Hill's, 7.

David Berk the C-Note, 11.

Bitterweed, Bea-Va, Cynthia Dillenbeck, the Omatics, 4 Trips Ahead Acme Underground.

Chapter-Five, Shockshine, Flying Lessons Tobacco Road.

Dirty Lenin, Staci Rose Band, Shaky Bones, Driftwood, Seth Ableson Lion's Den, 7, $8.

Peter Eldridge, KJ Denhert Bottom Line, 7:30 & 10:30, $17.50.

Ffui! w/Aaron Wilkinson, Jim Testa, Eugene, God the Band, Asa Garden the Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.

The Gadjits, Squad 5-0, Box-O-Car Maxwell's, 9, $7.

Joey Hamilton, Cash Carson, Gladshot Luna Lounge, 9, free.

"Houston's All-Girl Revue" w/Rebecca Wade, Deb Montgomery, Heather Shayne Blakeslee & Cell Mates & Paprika Downtime, 10.

Austin Hughes (VPN), Matt Schickele, Rose Thompson (Babe the Blue Ox) M Shanghai Bistro & Den, 9.

Mason Jennings, Jessie Malin Mercury Lounge, 8:30, $12.

Jim, Motherwell, the Flatlanders, Live Honey, Jann Klose Elbow Room, $7.

Freedy Johnston, Jennie Stearns Makor, 7 & 10, $15.

Karmacy S.O.B.'s, 10, $15, $12 adv.

Kleenex Girl Wonder, Fiery Furnaces, Star Spangles, Lil' Fighters Brownies, 8, $8.

Lindy, Jesse Malin, Ban FM, New Invisible Joy Arlene Grocery, 8.

Love Syndicate, Barefoot Landing, Nicola, Melina, Jen London Bitter End, 7:30, $5.

Mama Digdown Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

Melvins, ISIS Bowery Ballroom, 10, $15, 18+, sold out.

Momus, Phiiliip, the Gongs, Super Madrigal Brothers Polish National Home/Warsaw, 8, $12.

Mooney Suzuki Mercury Lounge, 7:30, $12.

The Mooney Suzuki Mercury Lounge, 7, $12.

Nikko, the King of France, the Rappaport Account, Heather Greene, John Albrink, Rachel & Dan the Living Room, 7, free.

Martha Redbone Joe's Pub, 7:30.

Rene Risque & the Art Lovers Joe's Pub, 9:30.

Sam Goody's "Home Before Midnight" Series w/Wyclef Jean Pier 17, 6, free.

Sammytown Jones, Tortuga, Mimi Rock, International Brunch Mummies, Fetch, Collision, Ten Heads High Continental, 8, free.

"Rock the Can" w/Zot's Dream, Tuesday Suits, Steelgrass, Sirsey, Fuzzies, Dante's Lament CBGB Downstairs Lounge, $8.

Semiautomatic, Knife Skills, Espadrille, the Kills Luxx, 7, $6.

Bryan Stephens Cafe Wha?, 9:30, $5.

Tempest Fugit, Spacerace, the Connection, Alabaster, Blonde Streak, Belly Fire CBGB, 8, $6.

30 Days Back to Yuma, the Sunnyside Boys, Curtis Eller's American Circus, Duncan Wilder Johnson, Carla Hall CB's 313 Gallery, 7, $5.

Tombstoners, Country Joe & Amp, the Outlaw Band Hank's Saloon, free.

White Mud Freeway Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.

Jazz/Experimental

Frank Bambara Y Sus Salseros Zinc Bar.

Chris Cheek Quartet, Michel Gentile Trio Detour, free.

Howard Fishman Quartet Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.

Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks Cajun, 8, free.

Good Time Ensemble Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 9, $7.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Michael Feinstein Carnegie Hall, 8.

JVC Jazz Festival w/the Greg Osby Quartet & Jason Moran Studio Museum, 7:30.

JVC Jazz Festival w/the Lonnie Plaxico Group, Erik Truffaz Bryant Park, 12, free.

Russ Kassoff & Martin Wind Knickerbocker.

Wayne Krantz 55 Bar, 10, $15.

Chris Luard Trio Cloister Cafe.

Pat Martino Trio Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$27.50.

Jackie McLean Quintet Iridium Jazz Club.

Carol Sloane Birdland $25.

Arthur Sterling 5C, 5, $5.

Cecil Taylor & the Sound Vision Orchestra Knitting Factory, 8:30 & 10:30, $25.

Steve Turre's Sanctified Shells Jazz Standard, 7:30 & 9:30, $15.

Yardena & Trio Garage Restaurant, 9.

Blues/World/Other

Blue Grass All Stars Greenwich Village Bistro, 9, free.

"Celebrate Brooklyn" w/Dr. John Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:45, $3.

Carmen Feros Giovanni's Atrium 6, free.

Phil Guy, Moe Holmes Terra Blues.

Kronos Quartet Central Park SummerStage, 7:30, free.

Spank, Drum Link, Carolina Slim w/Jeremiah Lockwood, Jim Grasek, Arlethia, Aqua Clara Avery Fisher Hall, 8, $35-$65.

Koko Taylor, B.B. King B.B. King Blues Club, 10:15, $35, $30 adv.

Classical/Opera

Gilgamesh Chamber orchestra composition based on the ancient Sumerian epic; La MaMa, 8, $15 [repeats Fri.-Sun. at 8, mat. Sun. at 2:30, through 6/30].

Village Chamber Soloists "Spirited" 14-piece orchestra (incl. harpsichord) perform Vivaldi, Corelli, Bach & Handel; Merkin Concert Hall, 8, $18, $9 st./s.c.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

After-Work Special Sounds like a keeper for summertime's essential happy hour; C-54, 7.

After-Work Wind Down Latin jazz, house, hiphop & salsa; Club New York, 6.

Bonita! Glorya Wholesome's drag party blends Latin & Top 40 hits; Now Bar, 10, free.

Detroit Rock City Drink, party & generally rock out while drinking some Hooch & playing sit-down video games at Motor City Bar, 10, free.

DJ Kai Hiphop, reggae & house spun at casual E. Village Lounge (Sat. too); Nightingale, 10, free.

G-Spot Gliza hosts intimate lesbian night w/reggae & 2-for-1 drinks plus poetry if you're early enough; 2i's, 6:30, $5-$8.

La Rumba Traditional Cuban music at romantic restaurant & bar; La Belle Epoque, 10, $10-$12.

Pop Rocks DJ Gerson keeps the lady hits pumping: Mary J. Blige, Madonna, Kylie Minogue & J. Lo; Flamingo East, 10-4, $6.

? New Thursday night party feat. Benji Candelario & DJs Paris & Naomi; Centro-Fly, 10, $10-$20.

Regressive Scatalogics party w/guests DJs Unknown, Ulysses & Sinsetro; Open Air, 10, free.

R'n'R Get Down If your idea of R'n'R is punk & metal, get down to Three of Cups, 10, free.

Rock Bottom Rock from the 60s, 70s, 80s & today; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

Smooth Down scotch & soda w/DJ Rams & Carlos Tarra as they spin hiphop, house, classics & soul; Sapphire Lounge, 11, $3.

Spring Thursday's Go for drinks in the balmy garden; B Bar, 10, free.

Subliminal Sessions Long-running house party w/guest DJ Seb Fontaine; Shelter, 10.

Thursday's Afterwork Dress to impress gents 23 & over; Radius, 6, free.

Ultra DJs Lady Bunny & Girlina fan the flames of debauchery for Spa, 10, $20.

Untitled Thursdays Mike Cala & Rich Woods spin dark tribal & sexy house; Angel, 10, free.

Well Sussed The Who, the Kinks, Sam & Dave?what more could a girl want?; Raven, 9 free.

FRIDAY 6/21

Rock/Country/Hiphop

Animal Mother, Big Stone IV, Where's Mary?, Sympathic Magic, Askold Buk Trio Downtime, 6:30, $10.

Bully, Elephant, Huge, Adam Roth Challenge, Morgan Taylor Rock Group Arlene Grocery, 8.

Miles Davis Reunion Band, Pete Cosey & Children of Agharta Village Underground, 9 & 11, $20.

Days of Wild, Brown Couch, Tom Kitt Band, Angie Aparo, Annie Quick Bitter End, 8, $10.

Devon Copley, Jonathan Spottiswood, the Animators, Cynthia Hopkins Pete's Candy Store, 9, free.

Dreamlovers, Secret Machines, Electro Putas, Crack W.A.R.! Local, 10, $7.

The Figgs, Schiavo, the Orange Peels, Kleenex Girl Wonder Maxwell's, 9, $7.

Reed Foehl Fez/Time Cafe, 7, $12.

Groovelily, Willy Porter, Road Dog Divas Bottom Line, 7:30 & 10:30, $15.

The Hangdogs Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

The High Strung, Girl Harbor, Lost Pilot Luxx, 7, $7.

Incubus, Phantom Planet Madison Square Garden, 8, $39.50, sold out.

Junta, Black Cat Revolver, Diamond Club, Cold Memory, Cyrcle, the Fury Continental, 8, $8.

Moist Paula's Birthday Bash w/TV on Radio, Chin Chin, Moisturizer, Trans Love Airways, Brownies, 9, $8.

The Negatones, Pop Star Kids, Asobi Seksu, Soft Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Next Tribe, Mustid, Lawless, Shanna Sharp, Bluu Lion's Den, 7:30, $10.

"NY Thrash 20th Anniversary Punk Fest" w/Ex-Reagan Youth members, Kraut, Even Worse, Adrenaline OD, Nihilistics CBGB, 8.

Organic Grooves Northsix.

Aldo Perez, Uncle Moon, Leni Stern the Living Room, 7, free. Leni Stern CD release.

Pevzner, Yoke, Hybrasil, Automatic CB's 313 Gallery, $7.

Portia, Domino Kirke, More Don Hill's, 9.

Raving Noah Two Boots Brooklyn, 10, free.

Cheryl Pepsii Riley Cafe Wha?, 9:30 & 11:45, $10.

Secret Machines, Kimone Southpaw, 7:30, $8.

John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars Lakeside Lounge, 11, free.

"Space Echo" w/Pelotera, Applied Science, Chimp Beams, DJ Jin Seow CBGB Downstairs Lounge, $10.

Ted Steel, Mercy Killers Hank's Saloon, free.

Stupid, the Barbarians, Candala Soul, John Kruth, Emilie Kovit, Susan Ruel the C-Note, 7, free-$5.

Sound Intoxication, Electric Blue & the Kosmik Truth Tobacco Road.

Urban Sun, Underwhelmed, Road Apple, Saikuna Grey, Jim James Band, Third Stone Elbow Room, $10.

Waking Ophelia, the North American Rock 'n' Roll Champions, Cookies Downtown, Cosmopolis, Dr. Eggs, Janie Superstar Acme Underground.

Ellis Traver, Project Stairwell, the Heller Theory, Steeplechase, Tulip Sweet the Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.

The Twinemen (feat. members of Morphine), Palomar, the Natural History, the Oranges Band Mercury Lounge, 7:30, $10.

Z-Trip, J-Live Bowery Ballroom, 10, $15, 18+.

Jazz/Experimental

Andrew Bemkey 5C, 5, $5.

TK Blue & Special Guests American Museum of Natural History, 5:45 & 7:15, free w/mus. adm.

The Canal St. Dixieland Jazz & Blues Band Cajun, 8, free.

"Celebrate Brooklyn" w/Hakim, Shabaz Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30, $3.

Mike Cohen Jazz Trio Moda Cafe, 9.

Collapsing Symmetry Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 9, $7.

Fieldwork BAM Cafe, 9.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Roberta Gambarini, Lew Tabackin/Howard Alden Quartet, Loren Stillman Quartet, Art Baron & the Duke's Men Bryant Park, 12, free.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Brad Mehldau Trio Carnegie Hall, 8.

Russ Kassoff & Martin Wind Knickerbocker.

Late Night Jam w/Charles Blenzig & Friends Blue Note, $5.

Will Lee & Bird House Birdland, $30.

Ray LeVier 55 Bar, 6, free.

Pat Martino Trio Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$27.50.

Ron McClure & Friends Riverside Park, 7, free.

Jackie McLean Quintet Iridium Jazz Club.

Dakota McLeod, Andrew Thompson Garage Restaurant.

Scott Neumann Quartet Detour, free.

Susan Ruel C-Note, 7, free.

Cecil Taylor & the Sound Vision Orchestra Knitting Factory, 8:30 & 10:30, $25.

Steve Turre's Sanctified Shells Jazz Standard, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30, $20.

Blues/World/Other

Kaissa Zinc Bar.

B.B. King B.B. King Blues Club, 8, $60.

Ledisi w/John Stephens S.O.B.'s, 8, $15.

Michael Powers & Powder Keg, the Chesterfields Terra Blues.

Mike Rigg 55 Bar, 10, $5.

Very Be Careful Joe's Pub, 9:30.

Paul Winter's 9th-Annual Summer Solstice Celebration w/Lucky Mojo, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Chris Berry, Theresa Thomason, the Earth Band Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 7:30.

Atsuko Yuma Tenri Cultural Institute, 8.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

Acupuncture Long-running drum 'n' bass night w/DB & Clever; Halcyon, 10.

Adrenaline Fridays Hosted by DJs from Hot 97 & Kiss FM, fashionable attire recommended; Club Aria, 10, $15.

Alt-Sinsation New York's #1 transgender performer entertains while Evil DJ Grim spins punk, metal, ska & 80s; Now Bar.

Before After-work party w/open bar from 8-11; Sapphire Lounge, $10-$20.

Candyland Hot scene but you gotta work some magic at the door; Suite 16, 10, $10-$20.

DJ Babaloo provides world salsa; Baraza, 7:30, free.

Female Muscle Live! feat. international celeb female bodybuilders, Float, 7, $25.

Fridays Hiphop & 80s play while you sip frozen drinks at this indoor/outdoor venue; Jade Terrace, 10.

GBH feat. a diverse sampling of sounds from the funky house of Kevin Yost & DJ Disciple to the hiphop of Jazzy Nice; Centro-Fly, 10, $10-$20.

It's All Good, sure is, w/this smooth blend of Afro-Cuban-Brazilian vibes; Izzy Bar, 10.

Kitsch Inn Guest DJ Rebecca Ross & girl bands; True, 8, $5-$15.

Latin Flavor Fridays Spanish rock, salsa & merengue on main floor plus house & hiphop in VIP room; Club New York, $10-$15.

Master Steelow's Fun House Goth/fetish party w/electro & 80s tunes; Flamingo East, 10, $5-$10.

Mr. Vacation Vintage rock, reggae, hiphop & breakbeat at Botanica, 10, free.

Mutants Larry Tee & Spencer Product's weekly party; Luxx, 11:30, $5.

Personality Crisis feat. the ADD Kids, electro-beat & neglected soul; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

Rise DJ Red Boy spins hiphop, r&b, reggae, soul & house on two floors; 2i's, 10:30, ladies free before 12 a.m., $10-$15.

Rock Lives Here DJ Morgan keeps it alive; Three of Cups, 10, free.

Sexy Picnic Half-price drinks during happy hour & funk & classic grooves; Parkside Lounge, 6, free.

Supermodel Overdose Self-described "best hiphop anywhere"; Angel, 10.

Variety DJ Jazzy Nice pumps the crowd w/house, reggae, funk & classics at party for the chronically late; Sapphire Lounge, 11, $5.

Zanzibar DJ Michael Taylor spins house tonight & tomorrow at the midtown lounge Jack Black sings about; Zanzibar, 9, free.

SATURDAY 6/22

Rock/Country/Hiphop

Adison Groove Project, Spookie Daly Pride Knitting Factory, 11, $10.

The Behoovers, the Sun, the Pills Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Big Lazy, White Hassle, Kings County Queens Brownies, 9:30, $8.

Black Snakes, Roarfiend Hank's Saloon, free.

Luka Bloom, Mairead Village Underground, 8, $25.

"Bright Moments" w/Big Tree 55 Bar, 5.

Buffalo Tom, Consonant Bowery Ballroom, 9, $15.

Burning Spear, Marcie Davis & the Outro Band Irving Plaza, 9, $35, $28 adv.

Cash Carson Lakeside Lounge, 11, free.

Cazio, Violet Tide, Carlton J. Smith, Stargazer Lily, Prom King Bitter End, 8, $5.

Conquistadors, Wooden, Daphne, Heele, Unkind Reality Elbow Room, $10.

Amy Correia Pete's Candy Store, 10:30, free.

Laura Dawn Brownies, 2:30, $5.

Inaya "Jiffie" Day Cafe Wha?, 9:30 & 11:45, $12.

Dressy Bessy, Orange Peels Knitting Factory, 8, $10.

Dufus, Major Matt Mason USA, Testosterone Kills, Steve Espinola, Thomas Truax the Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.

Fivewise, Moonjam, Princes of Babylon, Candid Daydream, Cambridge, Jeremy Borer Lion's Den, 6:30, $10.

A Handful of Dust Downtime, 9:30, $10-$15.

"Heavy Metal Mania V" w/Vyndykator, Overlorde & guests Luxx, 7, $7.

Jim & Jenny & the Pinetops, Chris Lee, Sue Garner, Johnny Irion Mercury Lounge, 8, $10.

Rick Johnson B-3, 7, free.

The Knuckleheads Two Boots Brooklyn, 10, free.

Life in Ashes, Soulside, South 2nd, the X-Istense, Crusade, Eventide Acme Underground.

Blake Mattingly, Booda Velvets, Pilot Round the Sun, Naomi, Jade, Little King Arlene Grocery, 7.

The McCarthys, American Girls, Spoonfed, Jeff Preston, Peter Stone Brown the C-Note, 7, free-$5.

Mexican Elvis, the Stuntcocks, the Alpha Males Maxwell's, 10, $7. Mexican Elvis CD release.

"Mothership" w/Jackie 60, Penny Arcade, Hattie Hathaway, House of Dominations Cyber Sluts & more CBGB Downstairs Lounge, $15+.

N.E.R.D., Princess Superstar, DJ Z-Trip Central Park SummerStage, 3, free.

The Nick Mancini Collective, Jake, Ad Frank, Dante Mazzetti, Kieran McGee the Living Room, 7, free.

"NY Thrash 20th Anniversary Punk Fest" w/Kraut, False Prophets, Even Worse, the Mob, Misguided CBGB, 8:30.

Plastic Sole (Beatles Trib.) Kitty Kiernan's, 9.

Pretty Girls Make Graves, Blood Brothers, the Boxes Northsix, 8, $10.

Required Listening #63 w/Alana Davis, Mark Erelli, Jeb Loy Nichols, John Train Bottom Line, 7:30 & 10:30, $15.

Rooster, Lex Grey & the Urban Pioneers Tobacco Road.

Sabbra Cadabra (Black Sabbath Trib.), Black Dog (Led Zeppelin Trib.), Tell, Key Grip Continental, 8, $5-$10.

Tandy Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

Sputnik, Mark Sinnis & the 825 Band, 27, Disfarmer, Greta Gertler CB's 313 Gallery, 8, $7.

Tiswas w/the Sights, Low Flying Jets, CIgnal Don Hill's.

Suzanne Westenhoefer Fez/Time Cafe, 7, $20.

Jazz/Experimental

"Celebrate Brooklyn" w/Luis Vargas, Coco Merenson Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30, $3.

Earth Tones St. Ann's Warehouse, $25.

David Grubbs, Keith Fullerton Whitman Knitting Factory Old Office, 9, $10.

Yayoi Ikawa 5C, 5, $5.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Joao Gilberto Carnegie Hall, 8.

Russ Kassoff & Martin Wind Knickerbocker.

Will Lee & Bird House Birdland, $30.

Pat Martino Trio Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$27.50.

Jackie McLean Quintet Iridium Jazz Club.

Kirk Nurock BAM Cafe, 9.

Phade Knitting Factory Old Office, 12 a.m., $7.

Andrew Rathbun Quartet Detour, free.

The Real Live Show Joe's Pub, 9:30.

The Red Onion Jazz Band Cajun, 8:30.

Emiko Segawa 55 Bar, 6, free.

Shabaz Joe's Pub, 7:30.

Shades & Colors of Trane Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 9 & 11, $10.

Steve Turre's Sanctified Shells Jazz Standard, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30, $20.

Zilo Groove, Groove Apparatus Garage Restaurant, free.

Blues/World/Other

KJ Denhert 55 Bar, 10, $5.

B.B. King B.B. King Blues Club, 8 & 10:30, $60.

Irving L. Lattin & Chicago Fire, Hazmat Modine Terra Blues.

Silvana Magda & Katende S.O.B.'s, 8, $20.

Mariani Zinc Bar.

Paul Winter's 9th-Annual Summer Solstice Celebration w/Lucky Mojo, Valerie Dee Naranjo, Chris Berry, Theresa Thomason, the Earth Band Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 7:30.

Women in Steel, Calabash, Vado Diomande Ft. Greene Park, 1, free.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

The Almighty Burner Jazz-groove-soul-funk situation w/DJ Samir; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

Berliniamsburg Weekly party feat. live music by Morplay; Luxx, 11, $10.

Boogaloo Weekend party pres. by Kamala, Lola & Hiro Mizuno; Boogaloo, 10, free.

Foundation DJs & live drummer mix it up to rock the foundation; Groovejet Lounge, 10, free.

Get the Funk In Weekly jammer from crowd-pleasers DJs Taka & Hitoshi; Izzy Bar, 10.

Glorya Wholesome's Living Legends Glamorous drag & transgender performance, plus Evil DJ Grimm spinning the best dance of the 80s, 90s & now; Now Bar, 10, $15-$20.

Infinity DJ Seth K spins house, classics, old-skool, hiphop & Latin; Sapphire Lounge, 10:30, $5.

Instinctive Path Rob & Clay spin hiphop for crowd that moves; Angel, 10.

La Rumba Feat. live Cuban bands & DJ David Medina spinning Cuban salsa; Village Underground, 10:30, $10-$12.

Latin Passport Saturdays Salsa, Brazilian & Spanish rock plus hiphop in the VIP room; Club New York, 10, $10-$20.

Nu-Pschidt Resident DJs debut new releases for vinyl heads at Halcyon, 12 a.m., free.

Slammin' Saturdays Classic groove & slammin' beats; 2i's, 10:30, $10-$15.

Stoned Soul Fader Magazine sponsors night of Afrobeat & hiphop w/Rich Medina & DJ Language; Fun, $5.

Swanky Witness the return of Chaos at this house/hiphop weekly w/Thomas D & Carl Kennedy; Chaos, 10, $10-$20.

Vinylholic W/residents Powder & Corbin Dooley spinning deep house; B-3, 10, free.

Womb Spanking-new fetish party, strict warning against the wearing of khakis: there will be repercussions; Remote Lounge, 10, $10-$15.

SUNDAY 6/23

Rock/Country/Hiphop

G.T. Arpe, Chris Dargis, Eric J. Brunman, Valerie Gomes CB's 313 Gallery, 8, $5.

Burning Spear, Marcie Davis & the Outro Band Irving Plaza, 9, $35, $28 adv.

Cash Carson Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.

Elan Cafe Wha?, 9:30, free.

Kate Fenner, Chris Brown, Follow the Leider the Living Room, 8, free.

Jack Grace Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

Ironminds pres. "17 Years Ago, a Night of Songs from 1985" Southpaw, 7:30, $8.

Rick Johnson & Open Mic Night the C-Note, 5-9:30.

Long Shot's 20th Birthday Bash & Publication Bash w/the Holland Count, the Superspecs Maxwell's, 8:30, $6.

Mann Made Jam, Bigger Than a Breadbox, Oz Bitter End, 8, $5.

"The Medicine Show" w/Swampbelly, MFA & more Arlene Grocery.

No Soap Radio, Lister Mercury Lounge, 9, $8.

Porter, Hanna Lindros Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Rainer Maria, Rye Coalition, Dead Meadow Brownies, 8:30, $10.

Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers, Meredith Ochs & the Dang Lovelies Hank's Saloon, free.

"Sex Sundays" w/Immoral Fibers, Kipper Tin Continental, 8, $5.

Scanner, Crack W.A.R.! Knitting Factory, 9, $12, $10 adv.

The Shemps Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.

Sportique, Mad Scene, Bunson Honeydew Luxx, 8, $6.

Sub Zero, the 99's, Skin Disorder, Trenchcoat Army, Egh, Treason CBGB, 5, $10.

Three O'Clock High Tobacco Road, 3-7.

Watt White, Norman, Sean Duggan, Brian Halloran, Scotland Z the Sidewalk Cafe, 7:30, 2 drink min.

Jazz/Experimental

Gene Bernincini Le Madeleine, 7.

T. Colburn Sideshow Bass Choir Sideshow Gallery, 7.

David Coss & Trio, Fuku Trio Garage Restaurant, free.

Mabel Dawn Davis & the Pretty Girl Orchestra the Dark Star Lounge, 9, $10.

Peter Eckland Quartet Cajun, 7:30.

"Freestyle Avant Jazz & Other Musics" w/John Sinclair, Calvin Weston's Big Tree, Ehran Elisha Ensemble, John Madoff Quartet CBGB Downstairs Lounge, 7, $8.

David Grubbs, Keith Fullerton Whitman Knitting Factory Old Office, 9, $10.

Jazz Foundation of America Benefit Concert Gilsey House, 4, don.

Kelley Johnson, John Sinclair w/Big Tree 55 Bar.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Lauryn Hill Carnegie Hall, 8.

Russ Kassoff & Martin Wind Knickerbocker.

Mike Magilligan Detour, free.

Manhattan School of Music Jazz Ensemble Riverside Park.

Pat Martino Trio Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$27.50.

Jackie McLean Quintet Iridium Jazz Club.

Muffinhead Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 8, $7.

Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Birdland, 9.

Steve Turre's Sanctified Shells Jazz Standard, 7:30 & 9:30, $15.

Blues/World/Other

Ile Aiye, Boukman Eksperyans Central Park SummerStage, 3, free.

Issac Delgado y Su Orquesta Con Haila Monpie Joe's Pub, 7:30 & 9:30.

Moe Holmes & the Pioneers, Ray Schinnery Terra Blues.

The Rat's Ass Rhythm Section Turtle Bay Grill & Lounge, 8, free.

Cidinho Teixeira & Friends Zinc Bar.

Classical/Opera

Cathedral of St. Patrick's Sunday Organ Series continues today w/Timothy C. Lyons all the way from Irvington, NY; Cathedral of St. Patrick, 4:45, free.

The Goldman Memorial Band (whose listing will be devoid of "vicious" comments, due to the tragic loss of a former New York Press staff member to stress-related disorders after having received one too many incomplete press releases) perform the music of Michael Valenti; Damrosch Park Bandshell, 6, free.

Summer Festival of Sacred Music begins today w/the St. Bartholomew's Choir performing Johann Sebastian Bach; St. Bartholomew's Church, 11, free.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

Hangover Helper Spiritual house & rare grooves w/rotating residents; Halcyon, 12-7, free.

La Vie Est Belle just like the clientele?go to partysourcenyc.com for guest list info; Suite 16, 10.

NeoSoul Sundays New night w/hiphop lean to it but be sure to dress sexy?no sneakers; Guernica, 7, free.

NYC Indiepop Dance Party 2002 Yearly event feat. indie, pop, rock, etc.; Shout, 9, free.

The Other Side DJ Jarek & Paul w/goth, industrial & new wave (billed as "mellow"); Raven, 9.

Pure Ibiza DJ Nova Jr. brings the sweet sounds of Cafe del Mar to the E. Village at the lounge that is an experiment in voyeurism & documented at remotelounge.com; Remote Lounge, 10, $10-$12.

Radar Whiling away the final hours of the weekend "Finnish style" whatever that means; Motor City Bar, 10, free.

Salsarengue Sundays John Rivera & 2-for-1 cocktails from 9-10 p.m.; Club New York, 9, $20 men, $15 ladies.

Sharkbite spins rock to punk to disco to country?always good tunes, always good place for nightcap; Botanica, 8, free.

Solace New party feat. reggae & hiphop; Angel, 9.

Son of Slam DJ Wake-n-Bake spins punk & garage for noise addicts & headbangers; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

Sticky Mike DJ Gringo's reggae on main floor w/soul, classics & hiphop below; 2i's, 10, $10-$15.

Too Far Gone offers "crazy mix" from DJ Keoki; Sapphire Lounge, 10, $5-$7.

Who Cares, Openbar! Someone's on to something if you ask us?; Open Air, 9:30-11, free.

MONDAY 6/24

Rock/Country/Hiphop

"Acoustic Hootenany" w/Ericka Simonian Pete's Candy Store, 9, free.

American Ambulance Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

Antihoot w/Lach the Sidewalk Cafe, sign-up at 7:30, 2 drink min.

Audition Showcase CBGB.

Brooklyn Cowboys Hank's Saloon, free.

Neil Cleary Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.

Clinic, Radio 4, Sea Ray Maxwell's, 9, sold out.

Indian Ocean, Jennifer Glass, Bluu, Ball in the House, Stacy Smith Bitter End, 8, $7.

John Butler Trio, Matthew, Skyrocket Mercury Lounge, 7:30, $8.

K Records Extravaganza! w/Tender Trap, Mirah, Calvin Johnson, Wolf Colonel Brownies, 8, $8.

Kill by Inches, Five Wise, American Popular Arlene Grocery, 7.

Kingsland, Lister, Laughing Sky, Bombshell, Scared Stiff, Beauty School Dropouts Continental, 8, free.

Korn, Puddle of Mud, Deadsy Madison Square Garden, 8, $47.

The Lack, Semiautomatic, Aa, Zeehas, 12 Wait, DJ Diego Hadis Local, 8, $5.

Blake Mattingly, Eli Leib, the Screaming Orphans, Mark Islam, Mark Farre the Living Room, 7, free.

Tara Jane O'Neil, Dan Littleton Knitting Factory, 8, $8.

Chris Robinson Bowery Ballroom, 10, $20.

Sabrina, Dust Dedayne, Jesse Murphy, Vivian George, Raven & the Dreamcatchers, Anthony Amato CB's 313 Gallery, $5.

Throne, Cohiba, AJ Cope & the Yankee Peach Acme Underground.

Wendy Wills, Metal Elephant, Jake Stigers Band & Velvet Roots, Paul Page, Terry Winchell the C-Note, 7, $3.

The What, the Touchy Subjects Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Jazz/Experimental

Ron Affif Trio Zinc Bar.

Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Bill Charlap Trio Birdland.

Ralph Alessi Trio Screening Room, 8:30 & 10, free.

Justin Bond & the Freudian Slippers Joe's Pub, 9:30.

Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks Cajun, 8.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Village Vanguard, 9:30 & 11:30.

JVC Jazz Festival's We Remember Teddi King Kaye Playhouse.

Ed Maceachen Quartet Detour, free.

Jon Madof's Rashanim Knitting Factory Old Office, 8, $8.

Les Paul Iridium Jazz Club.

Omar Sosa Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$27.50.

Mike Stern 55 Bar, 10, $15.

Howard Williams Jazz Orchestra Garage Restaurant, 8.

Blues/World/Other

Brazooca Band Cafe Wha?, 9:30, $10.

David Cheban & Warren Byrd Duo Makor, 8 & 10, $12.

Jerry Drugger & the Black Pearls, Michael Powers Terra Blues.

B.B. King B.B. King Blues Club, 8, $60.

Classical/Opera

The Inaugural New York Piano Competition Twenty two contestants, ages 14-18, vying for recognition & scholarships, converge today on the Manhattan School of Music, call for times, prices & complete sched. [through 6/28].

West Village Chorale Pres. Mozart's Requiem at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

B-Side Wins Again Chi & Giz blend breakbeats, old-skool, hiphop, rare grooves & skits (just like your typical 2000-era rap album); Angel, 10, free.

Curves East Night devoted to plus size women w/performance by the Glamazons; Cafe Deville, 9, free.

Flying Jinny Shecky spins senseless mix of punk & monkey; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

Heavy Manners Mondays DJs spin reggae, ska, rocksteady, roots, rockers & dub at what's been called the city's best reggae party. Check it out, mon; Raven, 9, free.

Hot Spot Mondays Mix of old & new-skool at this Soho lounge; Flow, 10, free.

Konkrete Jungle NY's longest running drum 'n' bass party w/regular DJs Cassien, Del Mar, Soul Slinger, Swingsett & Odi plus guests; Acme Underground, 10:30, $10.

Maximum Mondays Mistress Formica rips it up on the decks; Motor City Bar, 10, free.

Open Mic/Open DJ Everyone is welcome; Izzy Bar, 9, free.

Pontani Sisters Spectacular! 1950s-themed, show-girl siblings teach you to dance old-style; Marion's, 8, $3.

Powerlounge! DJ Shakey bridges rock & jazz; Botanica, 8, free.

Reggae Lounge plus r&b classics & a dash of hiphop; 2i's, 10:30, $10.

Sapphire Mondaze w/rotating residents Lithium, Sleaze Factor, Joeski & Melvin Moore; Sapphire Lounge, $5.

Sophisticated Mondays Maxin' & relaxin' happy hour at this new bar & restaurant; Negril Village, 6, free.

TUESDAY 6/25

Rock/Country/Hiphop

Jim Campilongo, Jessie Harris Pete's Candy Store, 9.

The Dent Luna Lounge, 10, free.

Echo Station, West, Tricia Scotti, Spider Rockets, the Act Arlene Grocery, 7.

Gadu, M.A. Rose the C-Note, 9.

Herbert, White Chocolate, Alex Young Mercury Lounge, 8:30, $15.

"Indie Girls Showcase" w/Theresa Sario, Tracey Stark, Nadine Gelner, Natalia Zukerman, Karen Novi, McGowan the Living Room, 8, free.

Infinity Complex, Kite, Dr. Eggs, Charlie Horse, James Katz, Swinger Elbow Room, $7.

IZZ, the Corporation, Forward, Sprout, Stretcher Lion's Den, 7, $8.

K Records Extravaganza! w/Tender Trap, Mirah, Calvin Johnson, Wolf Colonel Brownies, 8, $8, 16+.

Ron Long, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Mike David Cafe Wha?, 9:30, $7.

Erin McKeown, Cynthia Hopkins, Gloria Deluxe Knitting Factory, 7, $12, $10 adv.

Marcus Miller Village Underground, 7:30 & 10:30, $25.

Nick Curran & the Nitelifes Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

1LU, Moto Star, Dave Pakanish, Rebeka Reed, Mary Sara CB's 313 Gallery, 8, $5.

"Operation Get Down" Benefit for Kurtis Blow Tour in the Middle East w/Doug E Fresh, Flava Flav, DJ Hollywood, Kool DJ Herc & more B.B. King Blues Club, 8, $30.

Out of Body, Dust to Dust, Amazing Device, Sound of Speed, Observing Paul CBGB, 8, $8.

David Poe, Gary Jules Fez/Time Cafe, 8:30.

Dee Dee Ramone Trib. Continental, free.

Christopher Taylor, Diane Cluck, Mike Evin, Fire Dean, Paleface the Sidewalk Cafe, 7:30, 2 drink min.

Lynne Timmes, Paul Coelho, Dayna Blitz, Amy Jo Johnson, Ari Scott Bitter End, 7:45, $7:45. Ari Scott CD release.

Two Thirty Eight, Element 101, Miracle of 86 Maxwell's, 8:30, $7.

Ugly Casanova, Kingsbury Manx Bowery Ballroom, $13, 16+.

Warren Zanes Band Lakeside Lounge, 9:30, free.

The Widow Jones Band, Karl Keitel, Faceplant Acme Underground.

Jazz/Experimental

John Benitez Quartet Zinc Bar.

Chump Change Detour, free.

Lea Delaria Iridium Jazz Club.

Duke Ellington Orchestra, Donald Byrd All Stars Birdland.

Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $20-$30.

JVC Jazz Festival w/the Bad Plus Village Vanguard, 9:30 & 11:30.

JVC Jazz Festival w/Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber Carnegie Hall, 8.

JVC Jazz Festival's Birthday Trib. to John Bunch Kaye Playhouse.

Elizabeth Kontomanou, Jean-Michel Pilc Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 10, $7.

Tony Malaby Trio Knitting Factory Old Office, 8 & 9:30, $8.

Joel Newton Situation Bar Nine, 9, free.

Recess Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 8, $7.

Leni Stern 55 Bar, 9:30, $3.

Stanley's Washboard Kings Cajun, 8.

James G. Williams Garage Restaurant, 9.

Blues/World/Other

Isle of Klezbos Joe's Pub, 7:30.

Victor Jones Trio In Padella, 8, free.

The Terra Blues Special, Joe Taino Terra Blues.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

Deep See DJs Geryon & Derek Campbell accompany hosts E-Man & Lola; Idlewild, 10, free.

GiG Guests DJ w/Mac iPods?bring your own if you've got one; APT, 9, free.

Hostel Flea-market funk (we're not sure what this is) & honky-tonk; Three of Cups, 10, free.

Hot Rod Queen Road trip tunes in a roadhouse bar; Motor City Bar, 10, free.

Metro Tuesdays DJs Knowone, Radeus & Dave Pfeffer spin white labels for an elitist crowd; Standard, 8:30, free.

Rank Britpop & indie night for fans of all ages (18+); Pyramid Club, 9, $5.

Relax 70s & 80s classics for happy hour at this swanky downstairs spot; Serena, 6, free.

The Shift DJ Seth covers all the bases spinning alternative/indie rock; Raven, 11, free.

Suba Hiro Mizuno pres. soulful underground house at this fancy restaurant & lounge; Suba, 9, free.

Touch Tuesdays DJ Wil Milton brings WNYU's "Candy Store" to Sapphire Lounge, 10, $1 contrib.

Truck Stop Tuesdays DJ Professor spins 18-wheel anthems & outlaw country; Beauty Bar, 10, free.

Tuesday Nights Songwriters perform w/a special guest each week; Infra Red Lounge, 8, free.