Playing Around Listings 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coffee and Tea Zone, 25 N. Tejon St., 632-3887

Cowboys Nightclub, 3910 Palmer Park Blvd., 596-1212

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

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

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

Griffin Sports Bar & Grill, 1208 S. Ninth St., Cañon City, 719/269-1111

Iron Horse Cantina, 4325 N. Nevada Ave., 235-5365

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

The Keg Lounge, 730 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-9531

The Margarita at PineCreek, 7350 Pine Creek Road, 598-8667

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

On the Boulevard, 2855 N. Murray Blvd., 471-4424

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

Pikes Perk Coffee & Tea House, 5965 N. Academy Blvd., 522-1432

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

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

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

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

Spirit Keeper, 11627 Black Forest Road, 495-3189

Sticks Billiards, 4474 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., 260-7176

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

Thirsty's Tavern, 2028 Sheldon Ave., 444-8515

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

The Triple Nickel Tavern, 26 S. Wasatch Ave., 477-9555

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

Ute Inn, 204 W. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, 687-1465

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

Thursday
Ancient Mariner, Open Mic Night with Tim Zahn, 8 p.m. to midnight.

Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry (piano), 6-9 p.m.

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

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

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

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

The Margarita at Pine Creek, Miles Street Jazz Band, 9 p.m.

McCabe's Tavern, Jeremy Facknitz, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, 1 Ton Trio, 8 p.m.

On the Boulevard, DJ Chad, 9 p.m.

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

Southside Johnny's, Bryan Andrew Lee, 9 p.m.

Thirsty Parrot, DJ Sewn, 7-10 p.m.

Friday
Ancient Mariner, Big Sky, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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

Benny's Restaurant and Lounge, Cool Dirt, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Black Forest Community Center, Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage with Ceol Cil, 7 p.m., $3-$5.

The Black Sheep, Anadies, Silencer, Drive In Massacre and Sons of the Cloth, 7:30 p.m., $5-$7.

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

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

Coffee and Tea Zone, Erica, 7-10 p.m.

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

Frankie's Bar & Grill, Grant Sabin, 9 p.m.

Iron Horse Cantina, One Eyed Jacks, 9 p.m.

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

Jack Quinn's, AMP, 9:30 p.m.

Jimbo's Take 2, The Jim Adam Blues Band, 7:30 p.m., $7.50.

The Keg Lounge, Arch Hooks, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

The Margarita at Pine Creek, Acme Bluegrass Band, 9 p.m.

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

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, Brickyard, 9 p.m.

Oscar's, 1 Ton Trio, 9 p.m.

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

The Rocket Room, The Scurvies and Filthy 42s (rock), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Southside Johnny's, Phat Daddy, 9 p.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Head Full of Zombies ('80s, '90s, alternative), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Thirsty's Tavern, Code Blue, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

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

Ute Inn, Coyote, 8 p.m. to midnight.

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

Saturday
Ancient Mariner, Big Sky, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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

Back East Bar & Grill, The Channel Cats, 9 p.m. to midnight.

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

The Black Sheep, Neil Hamburger, Pleaseeasaur, Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Kronberg and Ryan Lowery, 8 p.m., $10.

Casa Diego's, Me & Julio, 6-9:30 p.m.

Cowboys Nightclub, Tracy Byrd, 9 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.

Frankie's Bar & Grill, Joann Taylor, 9 p.m.

Frankie's Too!, Steele, Daniel, Lewis & Hall, 9 p.m.

Griffin Sports Bar & Grill, Brickyard, 9 p.m.

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

Jack Quinn's, WES, 9:30 p.m.

Oscar's, Arch Hooks, 9 p.m.

Pikes Perk, Love Dog, 8 p.m.

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

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

The Rocket Room, The Right Aways, Calling All Cars, and Rent To Own (rock, ska, pop), 9 p.m., $2.

Sticks Billiards, Sons of the Cloth, 9 p.m., $5.

Southside Johnny's, Phat Daddy, 9 p.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Head Full of Zombies ('80s, '90s, alternative), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Triple Nickel, Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan, 9 p.m., $3.

Union Station, What a Bloody Mess featuring Recondite, By the Throat, Sawed Off and Alabaster Morgue, 7 p.m. to midnight, $10.

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, Stolen Babies, Creature Feature and Schoolyard Heros, 8 p.m., $8-$10.

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

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

On the Boulevard, DJ Chad, 9 p.m.

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

Monday
The Black Sheep, Hangar 18 with Glue, Audio Input and Ecid, 8 p.m., $10.

Tuesday
Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry (piano), 6-9 p.m.

The Black Sheep, Strive Roots and Planbe, 8 p.m., $8.

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

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

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

Wednesday
Ancient Mariner, Celtic Session, 8 p.m.

Antlers Hilton, Brad Bietry (piano), 6-9 p.m.

The Black Sheep, Ryan Bingham, Punk Rock Gods and Jeremy Facknitz, 8 p.m., $8.

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.

Navajo Hogan Roadhouse, Anything Goes Jam with the Three Stooges, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Southside Johnny's, Serge Spinning the Hits, 9 p.m.

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

Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs Big Jazz Band, 6-8 p.m.