Can't Miss It: Monday

DON'T BE A SQUARE: But be a square dancer! Who doesn't like a good old fashioned hoedown with an old-time string band? Check out The Tallboys for their weekly Monday night square dance at Tractor Tavern.

7:30 p.m. // Tractor Tavern // $5

NOT SQUARE DANCING, BUT STILL MUSIC AND ALCOHOL: The Popular Monsters, The Hoot Hoots, Canon Canyon, and Paul Vega perform at the Comet Tavern. Check 'em out, even if "Canon Canyon" is incredibly annoying to pronounce. Chase away your Monday blues at one of the oldest bars in Seattle.

8:00 p.m. // Comet Tavern // $6

THE BEST...AROUND: Nothing's gonna ever keep you down! Ohh...JOHN Esposito, not Joe. Glad that's cleared up. JOHN Esposito, Professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, is in town to discuss his book The Future of Islam.

7:30 p.m. // Town Hall // $5