Playing Around Listings 

>Venue directory
Adam's Mountain Caf, 934 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-1430

American Legion Post 5, 15 E. Platte Ave., 930-7817

Ancient Mariner, 962 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-5503

Antlers Hilton, 4 S. Cascade Ave., 473-5600

Antonio's Italian Restaurant, 301 Garden of the Gods Road, 531-7177

Back East Bar & Grill, 9475 Briar Village Point, 264-6161

Benet Hill Center, 2577 N. Chelton Road, 633-3660

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, 517 W. Colorado Ave., 634-9309

Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Road, 633-3660

The Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., 227-7625

Bloom's Mill Hill, 1668 S. 21st St., 632-6932

Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, 116 W. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, 686-1212

Casa Diego's, 1455 Cipriani Loop, Monument, 488-6956

Cedars Jazz Club, 3125 Sinton Road, 578-5744

Club-Q, 3430 N. Academy Blvd., 570-1429

Colorado Springs City Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa St., 385-5969

Colorado Springs Flea Market, 5225 E. Platte Ave., 380-8599

Crystola Roadhouse, 20918 U.S. Hwy. 24, Crystola, 687-7879

Cucuru Gallery Cafe, 2332 W. Colorado Ave., 520-9900

Diamond Deb's Bar, 919 Arcturus Drive, 475-1077

DJ's Bar and Grill, 1110 E. Fillmore St., 473-2425

Dublin House, 1850 Dominion Way, 265-8820

Dutch Mill Tavern, 503 W. Colorado Ave., 471-3370

Frankie's Bar & Grill, 945 N. Powers Blvd., 574-4881

Frankie's Too, 7368 McLaughlin Road, Falcon, 495-8707

Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., 632-2596

Hideout Lounge, 6437 Omaha Blvd., 596-9771

Hunan Springs, 24 E. Kiowa St., 634-0800

It's a Grind Coffee House, 3236 Centennial Blvd., 635-2411

Jack Quinn's, 21 S. Tejon St., 385-0766

Jimbo's Take 2, 2427 N. Union Blvd., 244-1601

Kelly O'Brian's Sports Bar & Grill, 239 N. Academy Blvd., 573-1976

McCabe's Tavern, 520 S. Tejon St., 633-3300

Meadow Muffins, 2432 W. Colorado Ave., 633-0583

Mona Lisa's Wine Bar, 733 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-0277

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, 2817 N. Nevada Ave., 632-5490

Nosh, 121 S. Tejon St., #100, 635-6674

Old Chicago, 7115 Commerce Center Drive, 593-7678

Olive Branch, 23 S. Tejon St., 475-1199

Oscar's, 333 S. Tejon St., 471-8070

Pine Gables Tavern, 10530 Ute Pass Ave., Green Mountain Falls, 684-2555

Rico's at Poor Richard's, 320 N. Tejon St., 630-7723

Ritz Grill, 15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484

The Rocket Room, 230 Pueblo Ave., 447-4990

Sharky's Bar & Grill, 5910 Omaha Blvd., 638-1180

Southside Johnny's, 528 S. Tejon St., 444-8487

Spirit Keeper, 11627 Black Forest Road, 495-3189

Thirsty Parrot, 32 S. Tejon St., 884-1094

Thunder & Buttons II, 2415 W. Colorado Ave., 447-9888

The Thymekeeper, 918 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-9443

Time Out Sports Lounge, 3721 Drennan Road, 390-7257

Tony's, 311 N. Tejon St., 228-6566

Townhouse Lounge, 907 Manitou Ave., 685-1085

Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 Hwy. 105, Palmer Lake, 719/481-0475

The Underground Bar, 110 N. Nevada Ave., 578-7771

Union Station, 2419 N. Union Blvd., 227-7168

Walkabout Pub, 1919 E. Boulder St., 471-1188

Thursday

Adam's Mountain Caf, Lisa and Shannon, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry, 6-9 p.m.

Back East Bar & Grill, Arch Hooks, 9 p.m. to midnight.

Benet Hill Center, Black Rose Acoustic Society Radio Oldies Jam, 7 p.m.

The Black Sheep, The Toasters and The Rightaways, 8 p.m., $10-$12.

Cedars Jazz Club, DJ Magi, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Diamond Deb's Bar, Rocky (acoustic), 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Dublin House, DJ Prominent, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Front Range Barbeque, Open Mic Night hosted by Lucian, 8-10 p.m.

Hideout Lounge, Open Mic with Class Act, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jack Quinn's, Brian Clancy, 7:30 p.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, 1 Ton Trio Jam, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Olive Branch, Joe Uveges, 6-9 p.m.

Ritz Grill, DJ Ron Perry, 9:30 p.m.

Southside Johnny's, Working Stiffs, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Leer 43 (original rock), 9 p.m.

Thunder & Buttons II, Jake Loggins Band Blues Jam, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Union Station, -itis (rock covers), 9 p.m.

Friday

Adam's Mountain Caf, Paul Whitens, 9-11 a.m.

Antlers Hilton, Eddie Jones Jazz Trio, 6-10 p.m.

Antonio's Italian Restaurant, George Fielder Trio (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, That Band!, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Black Forest Community Center, Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage with Juni Fisher, 7 pm., $3-$5.

The Black Sheep, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Eyes Caught Fire, The Life There Is and Abracastabya, 8 p.m., $8.

Bloom's Mill Hill, The Legend Band, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, The Baddogs Band, 7-11 p.m.

Cedars Jazz Club, Alan Joseph Trio (jazz), 9 p.m. to midnight.

Club-Q, Glitter (female/male illusion show), 9:30-11:30 p.m., $2-$5.

Diamond Deb's Bar, DJ Tony, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

DJ's Bar and Grill, DJ Fefe, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Dublin House, One Eyed Jacks, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Dutch Mill Tavern, Street Legal, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Frankie's Bar & Grill, DJ Night, 9 p.m.

Front Range Barbeque, Bruce Hayes (one-man band), 7 p.m.

Hideout Lounge, J. Fitty & the Denver Deuce, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

It's a Grind Coffee House, Emily O' Connor, 7-10 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Life Trancepozed, 9:30 p.m.

Jimbo's Take 2, Fresh Day Trio (jazz), 7:30 p.m., $5.

Mona Lisa's Wine Bar, Doug Zinn and Vivian Gail (jazz, contemporary), 6-9 p.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, Jeremy Vasquez, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Nosh, Me & Julio, 6-9 p.m.

Oscar's, Jake Loggins, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Pine Gables Tavern, Line 2, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Rico's at Poor Richard's, Barbara of Mistura Bela (acoustic jazz), 7:30-10 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Less Than Zero ('80s), 9:30 p.m.

Sharky's Bar & Grill, Social Grace (rock), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Southside Johnny's, Memphis P. Tails, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Flesh Tuxedo, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

The Thymekeeper, 918 Manitou Ave., Fairlight Moriah CD release party, 5 p.m.

Time Out Sports Lounge, Coyote, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Townhouse Lounge, John Wise, 9 p.m.

Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Brad Bietry Jazz Group, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15.

The Underground Bar, DJ Drew (house, trance), 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Union Station, -itis (rock covers), 9 p.m.

Walkabout Pub, Arch Hooks, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday

American Legion Post 5, Rough Around the Edges, 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Ancient Mariner, Cool Runnings, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry Jazz Quartet, 6-10 p.m.

Back East Bar & Grill, Ashley Raines, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Anabuse and Habitual, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Black Sheep, Grindscape, Blood Born Ashes and Maniacal, 7:30 p.m., $7.

Bloom's Mill Hill, The Legend Band, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Cedars Jazz Club, Fresh Day Trio (jazz), 9 p.m. to midnight.

Colorado Springs City Auditorium, Flash Cadillac ('50s and '60s), 5-9:30 p.m., $50.

Colorado Springs Flea Market, Dick Cunico's Little Big Band, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., $2.

Crystola Roadhouse, The Baddogs Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Cucuru Gallery Cafe, Barbara of Mistura Bela (Brazilian), 7-9:30 p.m.

Diamond Deb's Bar, DJ Tony, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

DJ's Bar and Grill, DJ Fefe, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Dublin House, One Eyed Jacks, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Frankie's Bar & Grill, Arch Hooks, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Frankie's Too, N-Tha-Mixx, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Hideout Lounge, Open Mic with Class Act, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

It's a Grind Coffee House, Running with Scissors, 7-10 p.m.

Jimbo's Take 2, Nick Davey & Jeremy Facknitz, 7:30 p.m., $5.

Kelly O'Brian's Sports Bar & Grill, Method 23, 9 p.m to 1 a.m.

McCabe's Tavern, Westside Bus Project, 9:30 p.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, The Inman Brothers Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Oscar's, Jake Loggins, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Pine Gables Tavern, Coyote, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Rico's at Poor Richard's, Bill Snyder, 7:30-10 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Less Than Zero ('80s), 9:30 p.m.

The Rocket Room, Mike Villalva and Mike Stephens (acoustic, indy rock), 9 p.m. to midnight, $2.

Southside Johnny's, Memphis P. Tails, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Flesh Tuxedo, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Thunder & Buttons II, Voodoo, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Tony's, Me & Julio, 9 p.m.

Townhouse Lounge, One More Shot, 8:30 p.m.

The Underground Bar, DJ Little Miss Sunshine (house, techno), 10 p.m.

Union Station, Hells Eden and Cephalophile, 8 p.m.

Walkabout Pub, Open Mic with Tom E, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday

Ancient Mariner, Acid Jazz Jam with Kim Stone (instruments, poets, singers), 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Bloom's Mill Hill, The Wheelbillies, 3:30-7 p.m.

Casa Diego's, Me & Julio, 4:30-8 p.m.

Colorado Springs Flea Market, Dick Cunico's Little Big Band, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., $2.

DJ's Bar and Grill, DJ Mikey and the All Male Review, 4 p.m.

Front Range Barbeque, John-Alex Mason (country blues), 6 p.m.

Hunan Springs, Henrique De Almeida (jazz fusion), 7-10 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Traditional Irish Session, 3-6 p.m.

McCabe's Tavern, J. Miller, 9 p.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, "Nothing But the Blues Jam" with Jeremy Vasquez, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Oscar's, 1 Ton Trio, 4-7 p.m.

Ritz Grill, DJ Ron Perry, 9:30 p.m.

Tony's, Sunday School DJs, 9 p.m.

The Underground Bar, Black Sunday with Goth/Industrial DJs, 9:30 p.m.

Union Station, Tribes of Asher, Angels of Sin and Smile As It Dies, 8 p.m.

Monday

Ritz Grill, DJ Prominent, 9:30 p.m.

Union Station, Pensive, A Verse Unsung, Keeping Sanity and Our Funeral Forgotten, 8 p.m.

Tuesday

Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry, 6-9 p.m.

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Open Jam with Cari Dell & the Hard Drives, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Front Range Barbeque, COW (bluegrass), 7-10 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, County El Paso, 7 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Andy Clifton (acoustic), 9:30 p.m.

Tony's, Nerdbomb, 9 p.m.

Wednesday

Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry, 6-9 p.m.

The Black Sheep, Anadies, Mankind is Obsolete, Son of Man and Drive In Massacre, 7:30 p.m., $7.

Front Range Barbeque, Grass It Up (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Tribe, 8 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, Open Mic Night with Jerry Roskin & Friends (music, comedy, poetry), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, "Anything Goes Jam" with The Three Stooges, 9 p.m.

Nosh, Jake Loggins, 7 p.m.

Old Chicago, Bonnie & the Clydes, 9 p.m.

Southside Johnny's, Half Way Home (alternative rock), 9 p.m. to midnight.

Spirit Keeper, Brent Larsen with Take It To the Limit, 7-11 p.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs Big Jazz Band (contemporary jazz), 6-8 p.m.