Playing Around Listings 

Venue directory

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

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

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

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

Cedars Jazz Club, 3125 Sinton Road, 578-5744

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

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

Cucuru Gallery Caf, 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

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

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

Kinfolks Mountain Shop, 950 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-4433

Laura Belle's, 734 N. 19th St., 630-7600

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, 2817 N. Nevada Ave., 632-5490

Nosh at the FAC Modern, 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

Peaceful Henry's Mountain Inn, 171 Stream Lane, Guffey, 719/689-6475

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

Rocket Room, 230 Pueblo Ave., 447-4990

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

Spirit Keeper, 11627 Black Forest Road, 495-3189

Sufferin' Bastard Tavern, 632 Peterson Road, 596-6326

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., Manitou Springs, 685-1085

UCCS University Center Plaza, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.

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

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

Ute Pass Cultural Center, 210 E. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, 687-5284

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

>Thursday
Adam's Mountain Caf, Kent Greentree, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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

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

The Black Sheep, Chevelle and Tyler Read, 7:30 p.m., $22.50-$25.

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.

Jimbo's Take 2, Sunshine Hahn, 7 p.m., $8.

McCabe's Tavern, Kevin Rorke, 9 p.m.

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

Pine Gables Tavern, Angela Latham, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Southside Johnny's, Chuck Snow & the Fremont Street Preachers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, DJ Rich "Sewn," 9 p.m.

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

>Friday
Adam's Mountain Caf, Kent Greentree, 9-11 a.m.

Antlers Hilton, Me & Julio, 6-9 p.m.

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

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Chuck Snow & the Fremont Street Preachers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Black Sheep, Today is the Day, Tia Pan, Defcon-4 and Christine, 7:30 p.m., $10.

Bloom's Mill Hill, Country Crossroads, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.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.

Crystola Roadhouse, Axis & Crosser Davis, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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, The Jake Loggins Band, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

It's a Grind Coffee House, Neil Kovac, 7-10 p.m.

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

Kinfolks Mountain Shop, Lisa and Shannon, 8-10 p.m.

Laura Belle's, The Channel Cats, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., $3-$5.

McCabe's Tavern, Jen Thomas, 9 p.m.

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

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, The Remotes, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Nosh at the FAC Modern, Double Down with Susan Rissman (jazz, blues, soul), 6-10 p.m.

Oscar's, Jeremy Vasquez and The Shuffle Tones, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Peaceful Henry's, The Storys, 6-10 p.m.

Pine Gables Tavern, Ain't Dead Yet, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Ritz Grill, Head Full of Zombies (alternative), 9:30 p.m.

The Rocket Room, Smaug and Marsupious, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., $2.

Southside Johnny's, Phat Daddy, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sufferin' Bastard Tavern, Nocturnal Tomatoes, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, The Martini Shot, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

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

Townhouse Lounge, Andy McCue Project, 9 p.m.

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

Union Station, The Hayman Fire, Nerve, Marriage of Convenience and Thoz 1 Guyz, 8 p.m.

Ute Pass Cultural Center, Jerry Barlow (Celtic fingerstyle guitar) and The RJs (surf, doo-wop), 7-10 p.m., $5.

Walkabout Pub, Brotherly Luv, 9:30 p.m.

>Saturday
Ancient Mariner, Low Down High, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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

Back East Bar & Grill, Andy McCue, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Benet Hill Center, Black Rose Acoustic Society Teen Jam, 10 a.m.

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Cari Dell & the Hard Drives (rock, blues, originals), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Black Sheep, TECNYC, Feedback, Karon Pravell, Flowgod and Short Street, 8 p.m., $5-$10.

Bloom's Mill Hill, Country Crossroads, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

Crystola Roadhouse, Radio London, 4 p.m.

Cucuru Gallery Caf, 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, The Jake Loggins Band, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Frankie's Too, Social Grace (rock), 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, The Storys, 7-10 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Big Paddy, 9:30 p.m.

McCabe's Tavern, Poesis, 9 p.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, The Remotes, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Nosh at the FAC Modern, Me & Julio, 6-9 p.m.

Oscar's, Mike Nelson, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Pine Gables Tavern, Blues Planet Project, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Ritz Grill, Head Full of Zombies (alternative), 9:30 p.m.

The Rocket Room, Rock-n-Vroom Car Show with Jett Black, Whiskey Throttle and Pandora Bellarose (car show, live music, burlesque), 9 p.m. to midnight, $2.

Southside Johnny's, Phat Daddy, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, The Martini Shot, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

The Thymekeeper, The Real Fairlight Moriah CD Release Party, 5 p.m.

Tony's, Me & Julio, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Townhouse Lounge, Octoberfest Party with John Wise and the Polka Boys, 3-7 p.m., Ted Villarreal, 8 p.m.

UCCS University Center Plaza, 21/3 (contemporary jazz), 4-7 p.m.

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

Union Station, Philosophy, Recondite and Stones Throw, 8 p.m.

Walkabout Pub, Brotherly Luv, 9:30 p.m.

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

The Black Sheep, The Melvins, Big Business and A Purge of Dissidents (film), 8 p.m., $15.

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

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.

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

McCabe's Tavern, Whose Line Is It? with The Felonious Improv Comedy Troupe, 8 p.m., Live requests with Kevin Rorke, 9:30 p.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, The Wheel, Channel Cats, Mystic Biscuit, TRIBE and more, 1 p.m. "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.

Townhouse Lounge, Octoberfest Party with John Wise and the Polka Boys, 2-6 p.m.

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

Union Station, Lecherous Nocturne, Blud Klot, Wretched Spam and Alabaster Morgue, 8 p.m.

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

Southside Johnny's, DJ Diablo, 9 p.m. to 1 a.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.

Bloom's Mill Hill, Debbie and Kent and Friends, 7 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.

Southside Johnny's, Chuck Snow & the Fremont Street Preachers, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Tony's, Nerdbomb, 9 p.m.

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

The Black Sheep, Chiodos, The Devil Wears Prada, Alesana and Pierce the Veil, 7 p.m., $15.50-$17.

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

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

Nosh at the FAC Modern, Jake Loggins, 7 p.m.

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

Southside Johnny's, DJ Serge, 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.