Wednesday, September 7AceyaloneOne of the best low-key L.A. MCs, Acey’s recent output hasn’t matched his terrific first three solo albums (1995’s All Balls Don’t Bounce, 1998’s The Book of Human Language, and 2001’s Accepted Eclectic), but he’s always great live. Emanon, Bukue One, and John Robinson open. Chop Suey, 8 p.m. $10Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals Starvation LeagueFrom the End of Your Leash, BBJYCSL’s 2004 album, has its share of smart-aleckiness, and also its share of tunes, a nice combination that bodes well for the show. Tom Heinl and Jason Ringenberg open. Tractor Tavern, 9 p.m. $12 Also at Easy Street Records Queen Anne, 20 Mercer St., 206-691-3279, at 6 p.m. FreePat Metheny Trio and QuartetCelebrating, among other things, the spiff new reissue of his great 1986 album with Ornette Coleman, Song X (Nonesuch), Metheny is accompanied by an astounding lineup: bassist Christian McBride, drummer Antonio Sanchez, and saxophonist David Sanchez. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sold outThursday, September 8The DivorceThe slightly glamorous, satisfyingly big sound of local rockers the Divorce evolves on The Gifted Program, their new album for Made in Mexico. Hear tracks from it at your pick of locations this week, before they hit the road with the Catch. Sonic Boom Ballard, 2209 N.W. Market St., 297-2666, 7 p.m.Also Friday, Sept. 9 at Crocodile Cafe, 9 p.m. $8and Saturday, Sept. 10 at Seattle Laserdome, 200 Second Ave. N., 443-2850, 8:30 p.m. $11Tori AmosThere ain’t no faithful like the Tori Amos faithful, ’cause the Tori Amos faithful don’t stop . . . until she releases a stinker like this spring’s The Beekeeper (Epic). Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville, 206-628-0888, 6:30 p.m. $39.50/$79.50Friday, September 9Destiny’s Child + Mario + AmerieThe headliners are saying farewell, the middle guy is hoping to say stick around for a while, and the opener is hopefully just getting started, having made one of the two best pop singles of the year (see Tuesday) and all. KeyArena, 7 p.m. $30.50–$70.50The High DialsA Montreal pop band whose psychedelic bent doesn’t take a space-cake to appreciate, the High Dials have jangled through these parts a couple times already this year. If you caught them at the Comet before, watch them upstage the god-awful Brian Jonestown Massacre across the street tonight. Inoffensive songsmith Richard Swift also performs. Neumo’s, 8 p.m. $10 adv./$12The LashesSomeday that Columbia debut’s gonna come out, and when it does what a day that’ll be. (That day, by the way, will be Tuesday, Oct. 11.) In the meantime, the Lashes keep on doing it for the kids, this time around with some help from openers the Lonely H, the Emergency, and Tennis Pro. El Corazon, 5 p.m. $8. All agesOasis + Jet + KasabianNone of whom is anywhere close to being bigger than Jesus. Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett, 425-322-2600, 7 p.m. $33–$43Saturday, September 10Gender Bending Bandits ShowcaseThis benefit for Bend-It, an organization of and for queer youth, features art workshops, drag makeovers, and musical interludes from Double Trouble, Carla and the Scientist, the Von Foxies, and Fetish. VERA Project, 7:30 p.m. $7–$10John in the Morning at Night: Bobby Bare Jr. + 50 Foot Wave + Tom Brosseau + the Pale Pacific + Ian KnappA whole lotta people’s favorite indie-rock radio morning DJ brings five similar-but-not-really acts together for a pretty nice bill. Our picks are 50 Foot Wave, the raw new band of ex–Throwing Muses leader Kristin Hersh, and local faves the Pale Pacific. Crocodile Cafe, 5 p.m. $20Keith UrbanA country star who looks like a rock and roll Adonis, Urban’s Web page bio states, “Where does a guy go after making an album that’s been on the charts for more than 100 weeks (2002’s Golden Road)? If you’re Keith Urban, you go deep.” Let’s just say a few of his fans would be happy to hear it. Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd. N.W., George, 206-628-0888Megadeth + Fear FactoryDave Mustaine may be a big ol’ geek, but he’s never been less than godlike to his constituents, and they’ve got a point. Fear Factory have constituents of their own, and the combination should buoy both. Gigantour opens. White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Rd., Auburn, 206-628-0888, 3:30 p.m. $21.25–$35MonolakeMonolake are pioneers of the spacious, cymbal-free “heroin house” sound that seeped into most of the German (and European) techno worth bothering with in the past decade; they get respect for that alone, though their early tracks like “Cyan” are minimal-techno classics. Nordic Soul and Paul Edwards open. Chop Suey, 9 p.m. $10NiyazVocalist Azam Ali (Vas), multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian (Axiom of Choice) and producer Carmen Rizzo perform Persian and Indian folk music as channeled through electronic beats and mystical Sufi poetry. The result is adventurous, accessible, and dazzling. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, 8 p.m. $20–$32Sunday, September 11The Pale PacificThe Pale’s name may have changed but their gentle, melancholy indie pop continues to incite swooning on the just-released Urgency. We’ve seen love notes scrawled to these guys in certain public bathrooms, it’s true. Sonic Boom Ballard, 2209 N.W. Market St., 297-2666.Monday, September 12The Bravery + Maximo ParkRip-offs are the soul of rock music, and so are trends. So mock the Bravery all you want for their brazenness, but that’s going to just make them more brazen—especially when it comes time to jump to another “in” style. The Brits in Maximo Park do a less power-charged variation on the ’80s indie their tourmates like so much. Crosstide opens. Showbox, 8 p.m. $15 adv./$18Living ColourThis prog-friendly hard rock band made a couple of great albums in their heyday, and if their more recent stuff isn’t up to it, they’re still pretty powerful live. 1234 and Top Heavy Crush open. El Corazon, 7 p.m. $18 adv./$20Tuesday, September 13Kelly ClarksonBack for the second time in four months, Clarkson is riding the wave of the best pop hit of the year—”Since U Been Gone” is inescapable, and even if you could escape it, why would you want to? An evening with her, however, sounds kind of trying. Puyallup Fair, 110 Ninth Ave. S.W., Puyallup, 253-845-1771, 7 p.m. $51.50/$56.50NedelleKill Rock Stars’ newest ingenue spent her adolescence preferring Burt Bacharach over alternative rock, a sophisticated attitude that infuses her sublime acoustic pop with charm. The Pharmacy, Siberian and Levi Fuller open. Paradox, 8 p.m. $7 EUPCOMING SHOWSSept 14 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club + Mark Gardner, Neumo’sSept 16 The Black Keys, Neumo’sSept 16 Overkill, Studio 7Sept 16 Royksopp + Annie, ShowboxSept 17 Aqualung + the Perishers, ShowboxSept 17 Antony and the Johnsons + CocoRosie, Triple DoorSept 17 Stellastarr*, Chop SueySept 17 Styx + REO Speedwagon, Gorge AmphitheatreSept 17–18 Dead Can Dance, Paramount TheatreSept 19 Lyrics Born, Neumo’sSept 19 Jaguares, Moore TheatreSept 19 Matisyahu + Mobius Band, ShowboxSept 20 Xiu Xiu, Neumo’sSept 20 Nouvelle Vague, Chop SueySept 20 Santana, Everett Events CenterSept 20 Neil Diamond, KeyArenaSept 21 The Arcade Fire, Paramount TheatreSept 22 Ashlee Simpson, ShowboxSept 23 Nine Inch Nails + Queens of the Stone Age + Autolux, KeyArenaSept 24 Akufen, Neumo’sSept 25 Duncan Sheik, Chop SueySept 25 Robert Plant, Chateau Ste. MichelleSept 25 The Queers, El CorazonSept 25 Isolee, Neumo’sSept 26 Green Day + Jimmy Eat World, Tacoma DomeSept 27 The Notwist + Themselves, Chop SueySept 27 Acid Mothers Temple, Neumo’sSept 28 Sigur Ros + Amina, ParamountSept 29 Carl Cox + Evil Nine, ShowboxSept 29 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah + Talk Demonic, Crocodile CafeSept 29 Four Tet, Neumo’sOct 1 Jon Scofield, Tractor TavernOct 1 T. Raumschmiere, Chop SueyOct 1 M83 + the National + Athlete + Math & Physics Club, Neumo’sOct 1 Billy Ray Cyrus, Emerald Queen CasinoOct 1–2 Franz Ferdinand + TV on the Radio + Cut Copy, ParamountOct 3 The Fiery Furnaces, Neumo’sOct 3 Mike Doughty, ShowboxOct 4 Proclaimers, Tractor TavernOct 4 Black Dice, Chop SueyOct 4 Danzig + Chimaira + Himsa + Behemoth, PremierOct 4 The Frames + Josh Ritter, ShowboxOct 5 System of a Down + the Mars Volta + Hella, KeyArenaOct 8 The Dirty Three, Neumo’sOct 11 Bob Mould, Neumo’sOct 13 Against Me! + the Epoxies + the Soviettes, Neumo’sOct 14 Gillian Welch, ParamountOct 15 Brooks and Dunn, White River AmphitheatreOct 17 Superpitcher, Chop SueyOct 18 Tortoise, Neumo’sOct 19 Dar Williams + Girlyman, Moore TheatreOct 19 Nada Surf, Neumo’sOct 21–22 Sage Francis, Neumo’sOct 21 The Posies, Neumo’sOct 22 Iron and Wine + Calexico, Moore TheatreOct 25 The Go! Team, ShowboxOct 27 Decemberists, ShowboxOct 30 Rolling Stones, KeyArenaOct 30 Broadcast, Neumo’sNov 1 Metric, Crocodile CafeNov 3 Paul McCartney, KeyArenaNov 4 Bright Eyes + Sons and Daughters, Moore TheatreNov 7 Atmosphere + Blueprint, ShowboxNov 8 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Benaroya HallNov 9 Jethro Tull, McCaw HallNov 12 Broken Social Scene, ShowboxNov 12 Henry Rollins, Moore TheatreNov 12 Bonnie Raitt, ParamountNov 14 Chicks on Speed, Chop SueyNov 17 Joss Stone, ParamountNov 18 Death Cab for Cutie + Stars, Paramount TheatreNov 21 Gwen Stefani + M.I.A., KeyArenaNov 25 Jane Siberry, Triple DoorNov 26 Donovan, Moore TheatreNov 27 Ozomatli, Showbox