Can't Miss It: Monday

COUNTRY CURES ALL: Monday blues are the worst. But what better way to fight them than with a healthy dose of country? Guitarist, songwriter and front man for Widower Kevin Large likes to spend his Monday evenings DJing at Hazelwood in Ballard. Stop in for some bourbon and classic country swooning!

9:00 p.m. // Hazelwood // FREE

VERSE CHAPTER VERSE: It's brass, drums and dystopian satire at Ballard's Sunset Tavern tonight. Gary Shteyngart is in town to read from his new novel, the unsettling and dead-on satire Super Sad True Love Story. Local ensemble Orkestar Zirkonium provides the music for this 21-and-over evening.

8:00 p.m. // Sunset Tavern // $5

ROCK YOUR SOCKS SHOW: If you're dead set on actually spending money this evening, you can plop down five bones for a good old fashioned rock show. The Crocodile & 107.7 THE END Present: Exohxo, Quiet Ones, and Kids & Animals at the always awesome Crocodile.

7:00 p.m. // The Crocodile // $5