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*All listings subject to change or cancellation at anytime - nothing is written in stone.
*Times listed are SHOWTIMES; doors open approximately 30-60 minutes prior to showtime; we start shows as close to listed showtimes as is humanly possible
*For shows designated as "seated": ticket purchase does not guarantee a seat, seating is on a first-come/first-served basis; seating is theater style on stage side of room and standing room only on bar side; sight lines are good in almost all of the room
**All other shows: there is little to no seating

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AUGUST 2008
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Fri, Aug. 22 >> SOLD OUT!!!
STG presents
MIKE GORDON of Phish
w/ SCOTT MURAWSKI, TOM CLEARY, TODD ISLER & CRAIG MYERS
8pm ~ $20
www.mike-gordon.com
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Sat, Aug. 23
a very special
TOUGH MAMA Reunion Show
9pm ~ $15
www.myspace.com/toughmamamusic
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Aug. 23
The Tractor is proud to welcome at the Sunset Tavern
NEIL HALSTEAD
at the Sunset
5433 Ballard Ave NW
7pm ~ $10adv/$12dos
www.sunsettavern.com
www.myspace.com/neilhalsteadofficial
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Sun, Aug. 24
Australian rock
THE DRONES
THE MONDAY MORNINGS
TBA
9pm ~ $8
www.thedrones.com.au
www.myspace.com/themondaymornings
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Mon, Aug. 25
MONDAY SQUARE DANCE feat. music by
THE TALLBOYS with calling by CAROLINE OAKLEY
hellacious square dancing starts at 8 PM!
doors @ 7pm ~ $5, $8 pairs (bring a friend or partner!)
www.thetallboys.com
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Tues, Aug. 26
indie alt-country
EVEREST
ELDER MASON
THE PARSON RED HEADS
9pm ~ $6
everestband.com
www.myspace.com/eldermason 
www.myspace.com/redheads
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Wed, Aug. 27 - early >> SOLD OUT!!!
SHADOW '86 JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE
feat. MIKE McCREADY of Pearl Jam
w/ special guests
6pm ~ $12adv/$15dos
soulumination.org
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Wed, Aug. 27
modern folk-influenced pop sound
KRIS ORLOWSKI
FLASHES OF QUINCEY
CERTAIN INERTIA
9:30pm ~ $6
www.krisorlowski.com
www.myspace.com/flashesofquincey
www.myspace.com/certaininertia
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Aug. 28
gothic americana
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
THE DEXTER STREET STOMPERS
SAM RUSSELL & THE HARBORRATS
9:30pm ~ $10adv/$12dos
www.slimcessnasautoclub.com
www.myspace.com/thedexterstreetstompers
www.myspace.com/theharborrats
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Fri, Aug. 29
good noise
GARY REYNOLDS LDT
SPANISH FOR 100
CONSERVATIVE DAD
YARN OWL
9pm ~ $7
www.myspace.com/bridesofobscurity
www.spanishfor100.com
www.myspace.com/conservativedad
www.myspace.com/yarnowl 
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Aug. 30
it's Sweet Peas birthday!
BILLY JOE & THE DUSTY 45s
MARSHALL SCOTT WARNER
9:30pm ~ $10
www.dusty45s.com
www.myspace.com/marshallscottwarner
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Sun, Aug. 31
America's finest Old 97's tribute band
"SATELLITE RIDERS"
DOWNPILOT
9pm ~ $25
www.downpilot.com
www.myspace.com/satelliteriders
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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SEPTEMBER 2008
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Wed, Sept. 3
Alaskan rock n' roll
THE WHIPSAWS
WESTERLY
MICHAEL DAMRON & POWER OF COUNTRY
9pm ~ $6
www.thewhipsaws.com
www.westerlymusic.com
www.myspace.com/michaeldeandamron
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Sept. 4
Wake Up & Sealed With A Kiss present
DEATH VESSEL
MICAH BLUE SMALDONE
9pm ~ $10
www.deathvessel.com
www.myspace.com/micahbluesmaldone
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Fri, Sept. 5
Japanese surf band
THE SURF COASTERS
KING OF HAWAII
POLLO DEL MAR
MERCURY 4
9pm ~ $10
www.myspace.com/surfcoastersjapan
www.myspace.com/kingofhawaiitheband
www.pollodelmar.com
www.myspace.com/themercuryfour 
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Sat, Sept. 6
contemporary rock that's fresh
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
TENNIS PRO
M. BISON
DANIEL G. HARMANN & THE TROUBLE STARTS
9pm ~ $6
www.myspace.com/keynotespeaker
www.tennispromusic.com
www.myspace.com/danielgharmann
www.myspace.com/mbisonrocks
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Sun, Sept. 7
singer/songwriter
ALELA DIANE
LAURA GIBSON
BARTON CARROLL
9pm ~ $10
www.myspace.com/alelamusic
www.myspace.com/lauragibson
www.bartoncarroll.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Mon, Sept. 8
MONDAY SQUARE DANCE feat. music by
THE TALLBOYS with calling by SUZANNE GIRARDOT
hellacious square dancing starts at 8 PM!
7pm ~ $5
www.thetallboys.com
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Tues, Sept. 9
cathartic roots-rock
PILLOW ARMY
HOOTS & HELLMOUTH
LADY DRAMA
9pm ~ $6
www.pillowarmy.com
www.hootsandhellmouth.com
www.ladydrama.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Wed, Sept. 10
southern country rock
STONEHONEY
JEFF FIELDER
VINYL AVENGERS
9pm ~ $6
www.stonehoney.com
www.jefffielder.com
www.dusty45s.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Sept. 11
The Tractor & Seattle Sound Magazine present
gorgeous orchestral pop
GRAND HALLWAY
THE APPLE WAR
THE GEESE
GOH NAKAMURA
9pm ~ $7
www.seattlesoundmag.com
www.myspace.com/grandhallway
www.myspace.com/theapplewar
www.myspace.com/thegeese4
www.myspace.com/gohnakamura
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Fri, Sept. 12
electro-pop meets northwest indie rock
THE TRUCKS
VON IVA
PARTMAN PARTHORSE
9:30pm ~ $8
www.thetrucks.net
www.voniva.com
www.myspace.com/partmanparthorse
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Sat, Sept. 13 - early
contemporary folk musician
WILLY PORTER
RAINING JANE
6pm ~ $17adv/$20dos
www.willyporter.com
www.rainingjane.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Sept. 13
americana roots music
MASSY FERGUSON
CD release show
SARAH BORGES & THE BROKEN SINGLES
17TH CHAPTER
9:30pm ~ $10adv/$12dos
www.myspace.com/massyferguson
www.sarahborges.com
www.myspace.com/17thchaptermusic
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
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Sun, Sept. 14
progressive post-modern jazz trio
JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY
DAS VIBENBASS
9pm ~ $10
www.jfjo.com
www.dasvibenbass.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Tues, Sept. 16
straight forward pop/rock
MICHAEL CLARKE & THE ALLEY WALKERS
HURRICANE CHASER
THE WESTERN SHORE
9pm ~ $6
www.myspace.com/mpc3
www.myspace.com/hurricanechasermusic
www.myspace.com/thewesternshore
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Wed, Sept. 17
Austin singer/songwriter
SLAID CLEAVES
TONY FULGHAM of North Twin
9pm ~ $15
www.slaidcleaves.com
www.northtwin.net
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Sept. 18
The Tractor & Seattle Sound Magazine present
jazz, folk & country
PO' GIRL
TBA
9pm ~ $12adv/$14dos
www.seattlesoundmag.com
www.pogirl.net
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Fri, Sept. 19
rocking your face off
SHIM
THE MALDIVES
PICKWICK
9:30pm ~ $8
www.shimrock.com
www.myspace.com/themaldives
www.myspace.com/pickwickmusic
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Sept. 20
bluegrass with an edge
THE MEAT PURVEYORS
CAROLYN MARK & HER ROOM-MATES
JET SPARKS
9:30pm ~ $10adv/$12dos
www.themeatpurveyors.com
www.carolynmark.com
www.myspace.com/emilysparksmusic
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sun, Sept. 21
First We Take Seattle: a Leonard Cohen tribute feat.
MEAN LARRY from Minneapolis
& SPECIAL GUESTS
8pm ~ $8
more details TBA
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Mon, Sept. 22
MONDAY SQUARE DANCE feat. music by
THE TALLBOYS
hellacious square dancing starts at 8 PM!
7pm ~ $5
www.thetallboys.com
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Tues, Sept. 23
wandering melodies by rusty guitars with aching vocals
ELLIOTT BROOD
JACK WILSON & THE WIFE STEALERS
HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES
9pm ~ $8
www.elliottbrood.ca
www.myspace.com/jackwilsonmusic
www.myspace.com/husbandsloveyourwives
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Wed, Sept. 24
psychedelic pop oddballs
DR. DOG
DELTA SPIRIT
HACIENDA
9pm ~ $12adv/$14dos
www.drdogmusic.com
www.myspace.com/deltaspirit
www.myspace.com/haciendaspace
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sept. 25, 26 & 27
KEXP's Shake the Shack 21st Annual Rockabilly Ball!
Tickets on sale Sept. 1
$18 each night. Limited number of 3-day passes available for $50

Tickets for each night available at the Tractor,
Sonic Boom Records or on-line at TicketWeb.com.
Three day passes only available at
the Tractor or at Ticketweb.com

doors open at 8:00pm each night

Thur, Sept. 25
WILD RECORDS PRESENTS SHOWCASE: feat.
DUSTY CHANCE & THE ALLNIGHTERS
OMAR ROMERO
TEXAS STEVE

Fri, Sept. 26
THE BLACK CRABS
LITTLE RACHEL
ROCKY VELVET
PEP TORRES

Sat, Sept. 27
MISS LAUREN MARIE
JIMMY SUTTON – feat. JD MCPHERSON, CARL "SONNY" LELAND, BOBBY TRIMBLE
JAMES INTVELD
THE ROYAL DEUCES

more details TBA
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Sun, Sept. 28
American folk songwriter
RICHARD SHINDELL
MEG HUTCHINSON
8pm ~ $20adv/$22dos
seated show
www.richardshindell.com
www.meghutchinson.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Mon, Sept. 29
roots, worldbeat & soul
THE DUHKS
TBA
9pm ~ $15
www.duhks.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Tues, Sept. 30
benefit for Holley Billingsly
HATER feat. Ben Shepherd & Matt Cameron
THE COPS
THE CURIOUS MYSTERY
9pm ~ $12
www.downundershoe.com
www.thecopsmusic.com
www.myspace.com/thecuriousmystery
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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OCTOBER 2008
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Wed, Oct. 1
country, blues & folk from South London
JOHNNY FLYNN
LAURA MARLING
MUMFORD & SONS
8pm ~ $10
www.myspace.com/johnnyflynn
www.lauramarling.com
www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Oct. 2
indie jam band
BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT
AVOCET
9pm ~ $12
www.thebrightblackmorninglight.com
www.avocetband.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Fri, Oct. 3
purveyors of silky smooth tuneage
FRIDAY MILE
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
TBA
9:30pm ~ $8
www.myspace.com/fridaymile
www.myspace.com/amateurradio
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Oct. 4
SEATTLE WEEKLY REVERBfest 2008
details TBA
blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/reverbfest_2008
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Sun, Oct. 5
counterbalanced melodies & poetic lyricism
NEVA DINOVA
McCARTHY TRENCHING
TBA
9pm ~ $10
www.myspace.com/nevadinova
www.mccarthytrenching.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Tues, Oct. 7 >> This show is rescheduled from Tuesday August 19.  All tickets will be honored.
STG presents
BACK DOOR SLAM
ROB DRABKIN
8pm ~ $12adv/$15dos
www.backdoorslam.com
www.robdrabkin.com
Tickets available from TicketWeb & TicketMaster
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Wed, Oct. 8
prodigious instrumentalist turned singer/songwriter
TONY FURTADO
SAM MARSHALL BAND
9pm ~ $14adv/$16dos
seated show
www.tonyfurtado.com
www.myspace.com/sammarshallroots
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Oct. 9
The Tractor & KBCS 91.3FM present
an unorthodox brand of folk music
ABIGAIL WASHBURN & THE SPARROW QUARTET feat.
BELA FLECK, CASEY DRIESSEN & BEN SOLLEE
TBA
9pm ~ $25
kbcs.fm
www.abigailwashburn.com
www.belafleck.com
www.caseydriessen.com
www.bensollee.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Fri, Oct. 10
the godfather of Ballard beard rock
TIM SEELY
SLEEPING BULLS
CHRIS ROBLEY & THE FEAR OF HEIGHTS
9:30pm ~ $8
www.myspace.com/timseely
www.myspace.com/sleepingbulls
www.myspace.com/chrisrobley
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Oct. 11
mind bending, soul searching jam band
TEA LEAF GREEN
PANDA CONSPIRACY
9:30pm ~ $12
www.tealeafgreen.com
www.thepandaconspiracy.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Mon, Oct. 13
MONDAY SQUARE DANCE feat. music by
THE TALLBOYS
hellacious square dancing starts at 8 PM!
7pm ~ $5
www.thetallboys.com
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Sat, Oct. 18 - early
Boston-based folk singer-songwriter
CATIE CURTIS
TBA
6:30pm ~ $18
seated show
catiecurtis.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Oct. 18
NoDepression.com and MusiCares Present
THE MINUS 5
CD release show
TBA
A special event to celebrate the full-scale relaunch of NoDepression.com,  the website of the former bimonthly alt/roots magazine, presented in conjunction with MusiCares, an organization that helps provide musicians with medical and financial assistance in times of need.
9:30pm ~ $15
www.nodepression.com
www.grammy.com/musicares
www.myspace.com/theminus5
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Oct. 18
The Tractor is proud to sponsor at Conor Byrne Pub
ISAAC SCOTT TRIBUTE & CD RELEASE PARTY
DAVID BREWER & THE INTIMIDATORS
JOHN STEPHAN BAND
at Conor Byrne Pub
5140 Ballard Ave NW
9pm ~ $5
www.isaacscott.com
www.davidbrewerblues.com
www.johnstephanband.com
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Mon, Oct. 20
FODfest '08
FODfest is an annual concert tour honoring the life & ideals of the late Wall St. Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
details TBA
8pm ~ $10 suggested donation
www.fodfest.org
www.myspace.com/fodfest 
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Tues, Oct. 21
The Triple Door presents singer/songwriter
SONYA KITCHELL & THE SLIP
TBA
9pm ~ $17
www.sonyakitchell.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Wed, Oct. 22
’70s inspired rock & pop
TELEKINESIS!
DISCOVER AMERICA
TBA
9pm ~ $6
www.myspace.com/michaelbenjaminlerner
www.myspace.com/discoveramerica
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Oct. 23
blending Malian, American & "dirty south" influences into a genre all its own
TOUBAB KREWE
TBA
9pm ~ $10
www.toubabkrewe.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Fri, Oct. 24 & Sat, Oct. 25
celt-rock stompgrass from Canada
THE PAPERBOYS
TBA
9pm ~ $13adv/$15dos
www.paperboys.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE FOR FRIDAY OR HERE FOR SATURDAY!
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Sat, Oct. 25 - early
virtuoso guitarist
OMAR TORREZ BAND
6pm ~ $12
seated show
www.omartorrez.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sun, Oct. 26
tearing the fabric of bluegrass to shreds
THE WAYBACKS
DANNY BARNES
8pm ~ $13adv/$15dos
www.waybacks.com
www.dannybarnes.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Mon, Oct. 27
MONDAY SQUARE DANCE feat. music by
THE TALLBOYS
hellacious square dancing starts at 8 PM!
7pm ~ $5
www.thetallboys.com
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Fri, Oct. 31
they're creepy & they're kooky, mysterious & spooky
HALLOQUEEN
BLACK VINYL ALL-STARS
TBA
9:30pm ~ $8
www.myspace.com/halloqueen2
www.myspace.com/blackvinylallstars
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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NOVEMBER 2008
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Thur, Nov. 6
Square Peg Concerts presents
ZEPPARELLA
TBA
8:30pm ~ $12.50adv/$15dos
www.zepparella.com
Tickets available from TicketWeb & TicketMaster
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Fri, Nov. 7
playing bluegrass like the rebel music it once was
HACKENSAW BOYS
PERT'NEAR SANDSTONE
9:30pm ~ $12adv/$15dos
www.hackensawboys.com
www.pertnearsandstone.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sun, Nov. 9
singer/songwriter
KELLY JOE PHELPS
TBA
7pm ~ $20adv/$22dos
seated show
www.kellyjoephelps.net
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Mon, Nov. 10
Square Peg Concerts presents
COWBOY MOUTH
TBA
9pm ~ $17.50adv/$20dos
www.cowboymouth.com
Tickets available from TicketWeb & TicketMaster
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Tues, Nov. 11
heavy & beautifully melodic
HEARTLESS BASTARDS
TBA
9pm ~ $12
www.myspace.com/heartlessbastards
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Thur, Nov. 13
Monqui presents
TOM McRAE
TBA
9pm ~ $10
seated show
www.myspace.com/tommcrae
Tickets available from TicketWeb & TicketMaster
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sun, Nov. 16
folk musician
LUCY KAPLANSKY
TBA
8pm ~ $15
www.lucykaplansky.com
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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Sat, Nov. 22
the glorious return of
GOODNESS
TBA
9:30pm ~ $12
www.carrieakre.com
Tickets also available at Sonic Boom!*
BUY TICKETS HERE!
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THE FINE PRINT:
*Tickets purchased at Sonic Boom are CASH ONLY (debit cards are NOT cash!); please see www.sonicboomrecords.com for more information on Sonic Boom, including locations and hours.
*All listings subject to change or cancellation at anytime - nothing is written in stone.
*Times listed are SHOWTIMES; doors open approximately 30-60 minutes prior to showtime; we start shows as close to listed showtimes as is humanly possible
*For shows designated as "seated": ticket purchase does not guarantee a seat, seating is on a first-come/first-served basis; seating is theater style on stage side of room and standing room only on bar side; sight lines are good in almost all of the room
**All other shows: there is little to no seating

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The Tractor
5213 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
www.tractortavern.com
206.789.3599 - music info line
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Advance tickets available:
*at the Tractor, Mon-Fri, 12:00 to 4:00 pm, or during any evening we're open, beginning at showtime. We charge a $1 per ticket service charge *or through Ticketweb online: www.ticketweb.com
phone: 1-866-468-7623
TW purchases are subject to a service/convenience charge