MUSIC WEDNESDAY 11/14 Rock/Country/Hiphop Accordion Night w/Nicole Renaud, the Galerkin ...

Rock/Country/Hiphop

Accordion Night w/Nicole Renaud, the Galerkin Method the Cutting Room.

Affair Party, Exploration in Dub Parkside Lounge, 7.

The Ankes, Camber, Luxury, Dan Dyer Mercury Lounge, 7, $8.

Joe Bendik, Curtis Eller's American Circus, Amy in Space, Thomas Truax, Ji Hae the Sidewalk Cafe, 7:30, 2 drink min.

Blue Sparks, Risky Business, Dementia 13, Racquet Luxx, 8, $7.

Cash Carson Lakeside Lounge, 9:30.

Paul Clements, Andy Galore's Front Burner, Julie Loyd, Inda Eatoin, Abby Dobson, Alison Brietman Bitter End, 8, $5.

The Connection, the Mudlarks, Allison Gordy, Melange the C-Note, 7.

Crimewave, Bantam, El Destructo, the Boilermakers, Division St., Day One Arlene Grocery, 7.

Cutthroats 9, JJ Paradise Players Club Northsix, 8, $8.

Mo B. Dick, Miss Kelly Webb, Lora Maria Williams, Blue Umbrella & others CB's 313 Gallery, 8:30, $5.

Dismemberment Plan, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Need New Body Bowery Ballroom, $12, 16 & over.

G Love & Special Sauce Village Underground, 9, sold out.

Shane Gamble, Lennex, Runna Muck, Elapse, Soul Humann Lion's Den, 7, $8.

George Clinton & the P-Funk B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.

Hazmat Modine, BeBe Eiffel, the Wild Party Sheiks Fez/Time Cafe, 8, $10.

The Jimmy Nations Combo Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

Man in Grey, Blue Sand Castle, Mike Daly Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Matty Charles & the Valentines Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.

Michelle, Dina Regine, Anandi, Amy Atchley, Mike Roi the Living Room, 7, free.

Sonia Montez, Red Jacket, Kim Ruehl Rising Cafe, 8.

The Nerves, Friends, Romans, and Countrymen, Locket Maxwell's, 9, $6.

The Nines, Cool Hand, Supascription, B. Movie, Red Level Elbow Room, $7.

Plum Jack, Reese, Git Box, Shane, Organic Downtime, 5, $5.

Psychedelic Breakfast, the Cosmic American Derelicts Tobacco Road, 9.

Dirk Richardson Freddy's Bar, free.

Röck Cändy pres. "Bitch: A Lady's Trib. to Metal" w/Supagroup, Captive's Dance, Blue Winter, 'Cide, DJ Ronnie G Don Hill's, 9.

Rock City w/Liquid, Rob Balduce, Asherkahn Band, Buddha Brains, Gary Small Continental, 8.

So So Human, Blend Engine, Clyde, Low Gear Brownies, 7, $8.

Sweet Lucy, Goro, Muscular Christians, FM Frenzy, Another Engine Acme Underground.

Jenny Toomey Knitting Factory, 7, $8.

Turbo AC's, the Banned, the Heartdrops, Twenty Five Liars, Douglas Leader CBGB, 8, $8.

The Wayfaring Strangers Joe's Pub.

Jazz/Experimental

John Benitez 55 Bar, 9:30, $5.

Blue Note's 20th Anniversary Celebration w/Paquito D'Rivera Quintet Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$25 & min.

Ron Carter Nonet Birdland, 9 & 11, $25.

Avishai Cohen's "International Vamp Band" Jazz Gallery, 9 & 10:30, $10.

Eddy Davis & His New Orleans Jazz Band the Cajun, 8, free.

Ensemble Uniqua Garage Restaurant, 7.

Episonic Niagara, 9 & 11, free.

Tom Harrell Sextet Village Vanguard, 9:30 & 11:30, $15 & $10 min.

Inpetto Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 11, $7.

Ahmad Jamal Trio Iridium Jazz Club.

Al Jarreau, Richard Elliot, Will Downing, Jeff Golub Beacon Theater, 8, $50-$100. WTC benefit.

Erik Jekebsen Quartet Detour, 9, 2 drink min.

Norah Jones Quartet Makor, 7:30, free.

Ben Perowsky, Steven Bernstein, Danny Blume, Oren Bloedow, Marcus Rojas & Doug Wieselman Tonic, 8, $10.

Pharaoh's Daughter Knitting Factory Old Office, 9:30, free.

Jack Smith Birthday Celebration Tonic, 10, $10.

Uptown Shufflers Greenwich Village Bistro, 9, free.

Blues/World/Other

Joe Barnes Cafe Wha?, 9:30, free.

Funky Hat Groove, free.

Maroon Black Betty, 10:30, free.

The Moscow Jewish Choir Carnegie Hall, 8.

New Stew Crew Club 101, 9:30, free.

Bobby Radcliff, Sinner's Holiday Terra Blues, 7.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

Cubansoul/Worldbeat Cafe DJ Medina's night of Cuban favorites w/live music by Ralph Irizarry Son Criollo; Worldbeat Cafe downstairs has DJ Elvira on Pure Salsa, www.cubansoul.com for info; Nell's, 9, $7-$10.

Damaged DJ Dandy Sex supplies goth, new wave, punk & industrial for your future clone children; Raven, 11:30.

Dubchek Vs. Puppetmaster Dub & Jamaican variety night; Leopard Lounge, 9:30, free.

Heavyweight Sessions Jamaican sounds every week w/Max & Eddie; Punch, 9, free.

MUD Monthly party. Tonight: Nymph "performs" over dub & hiphop beats while DJ Half Speed entertains w/Eurolounge sounds; Baktun, 9.

The Pontani Sisters watusi through 60s theme party; Barmacy, 10, $5 guys, ladies free.

Rock 'n' Roll Radio DJ Jack Sabbath & Swiz host rock night at Angel, 10.

Shattered WFMU's Mr. Fine Wine spins classic soul 45s; Botanica, 10, free.

Spin Cycle 74 DJ B2 spins downtempo lounge & soulful house?though beware of the horribly void, self-important film crowd which can gather on weeknights at Void, 10:30.

Sticky Bonnie & Belinda host "eclectic mix" of DJs & patrons; 2i's, 11, $10.

Tainted Love Touch me, baby! Lo-Fi Lee takes us back to the days when pale, skinny, tacitly gay British men ruled the world?for guest list, email leesobel@aol.com; Neva, 9, $8.

Thanksgiving w/DJ Rams, r&b, soul, funk, house, classics & hiphop at Sapphire Lounge, 7, $5 (ladies free before midnight).

W Blueprint New house party! DJs Sneak & Rob host upstairs at Izzy's.

White Trash Wednesdays DJ Tony Rock & Cowboy Mark pull out old records for evening of garage & Northern soul; Three of Cups, 10, free.

Classical/Opera

The Marriage of Figaro Classic opera considered scandalous in its day w/intense & honest criticism of sexual power politics & French society; Ohio Theatre, 8, $15 [repeats Thurs.-Sat., through 11/17].

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs w/ Los Angeles Guitar Quartet to celebrate Latin composers incl. Joaquin Rodrigo; 92nd St. Y, 8, $40.

Prayers of Kierkegaard Choir & orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola plays Samuel Barber's work plus a world premiere by Moravec; Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 8, $20-$45.

Susannah takes Bible story & remakes it in backwater Tennessee using folk music, arias & hymns; Juilliard Theater, 8, $20 [repeats Fri. & Sun. at 2].

Wednesdays at One Lunchtime concerts by different Juilliard performers every Weds.; Alice Tully Hall, 1, free.

THURSDAY 11/15

Rock/Country/Hiphop

B-3 Band B-3, 7:30.

Badd Jack, Clay Pigeons, Injoy, Unsung, the Only Child's Club Elbow Room.

BeavHer w/Cheril Dahl, Penny Roals Don Hill's, 9.

Mike Brick, Grand, Swell Mob, Dewey Kincaid CB's 313 Gallery, 8, $7.

Clutch, Biohazard, Candiria, American Standard L'Amour.

Harry Connick Jr. City Center, 8, $29.50-$75.

Dennis Quaid & the Sharks Knitting Factory, 9, $20.

Florence Dore Rodeo Bar, 10, free.

Down Shallow, the Kick, Beauty School Dropouts, Bankhead, Laguardia Continental, 8.

Earl Pickens & the Black Mountain Marauders, Jack Grace Band, Bootleg Remedy, Miller's Farm Tobacco Road, 9.

Flat Black Automatic, Aluminium Babe, Astro Chicken, John Cougarstein, Bowman Acme Underground.

John Garnevicus, Puckett, PJ Loughran, the McCarthy's the Sidewalk Cafe, 8, 2 drink min.

Helicopter Helicopter, Sewer Doves Luna Lounge, 9, free.

Shelley Hirsch Tonic, 8, $10.

Indofunk, Rockwell Church, Lisa Gentile, Jamie O Bitter End, 8, $5.

Kitty Limelight.

Laptop, the Inflatable Men, Dopo Yume, Pay the Girl Mercury Lounge, 7:30, $8.

Joanie Leeds, Sam Bisbee, Paul Schneider, 13 Hands, Alan Bennett the Living Room, 7, free.

Method Man, Dream, Jimmy Fallon, John Tuttorro, Lili Taylor, Dante Thomas, Ruff Endz & more Roxy, 7, $100. Muhammad Ali trib. & SHiNE benefit.

The Nerves, the Seconds, New Born Naturals Brownies, 8, $8.

Neycha, Vitamen, LP, Sean Altman, David Zwieg, Ben Eyeler Arlene Grocery, 7.

Christina Olin Parkside Lounge, 11.

Paul Page, Mike Preveti, Deep Rising, Aristotle Fin the C-Note, 7.

Poe, Think of England Village Underground, 8:30, $15, $12 adv., all ages.

The Prodigals & guests Maxwell's, 9, $10.

Soma, Haale, Freebbb Larnir, Bobby Stewart, Split Shift, Nothing, New Mexicans CBGB, 7, $6.

Soulive, Si'Se Bowery Ballroom, 8, $25, 18 & over.

Spin Control, November Factory, Channel, Gypsy Sullivan Lion's Den, 7:30, $8.

Supergroup, Palomar, Kahootz, Geisha Luxx, 8, $7.

T.J. Swan Lakeside Lounge, 9:30.

Velocity Child, Songs From a Random House, Jay Bianci, Maritri the Cutting Room, 8.

"A Whole Lotta Loretta" w/Chelsea Mountain Boys Downtime, 8, $12. Loretta Lynn trib.

Doug Wieselman, Anthony Coleman, Laura Cromwell, Trevor Dunn & Jon Birdsong Tonic, 12 a.m., $5.

Zig Bin, Urban Riot, the Nearby Cries, Signal 3, Red Siopao, Kadena CBGB Downstairs Lounge, 7:30, $5.

Jazz/Experimental

Blue Note's 20th Anniversary Celebration w/Paquito D'Rivera Quintet Blue Note, 8 & 10:30, $15-$25 & min.

Thomas Carbou, Pierre Diaz, David Liebman Knitting Factory Old Office, 8 & 10, $8.

Ron Carter Nonet Birdland, 9 & 11, $25.

The Howard Fishman Quartet Pete's Candy Store, 10, free.

Vince Giordano's Nighthawks the Cajun, 8, free.

Tom Harrell Sextet Village Vanguard, 9:30 & 11:30, $15 & $10 min.

"Highlights in Jazz" feat. Big Band Bellson w/Louie Bellson Pace Downtown Theater, 8, $22, $20 st.

Ahmad Jamal Trio Iridium Jazz Club.

Ed Littman Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 7, $7.

Mikasonik Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 11, $7.

Mingus Big Band Fez/Time Cafe, 8:30 & 11, $18.

Roy Nathanson's Alphabet Lounge Big Band Tonic, 10, $10.

Dave Pietro Quartet, Michel Gentile Trio Detour, 6, 2 drink min.

P.I.C. Knitting Factory KnitActive Sound Stage, 9, $7.

Reel to Reel Greenwich Village Bistro, 9, free.

Lisa Sokolov 55 Bar, 9:30, $10.

Syotos Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, 10:30, $5.

Gregory Tardy Trio Jazz Gallery, 9 & 10:30, $10.

Omar Faruk Tekbilek Makor, 8, $20, $15 adv.

Yardena & Trio Garage Restaurant, 7.

Blues/World/Other

Baikida Carroll, Roscoe Mitchell Merkin Concert Hall, 8, $10.

The Many Moods of Li'nard Club 101, 9:30, free.

Jesus Perez Cafe Wha?, 9:30, $5.

Maxime de la Rochefoucauld Roulette, 8:30, $10.

Gino Sitson Museum for African Art, 6:30, $5, $2.50 st./s.c.

Little Dave Thompson, Jerry Dugger Terra Blues, 7.

The Whispers B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 8 & 10.

Clubs/Lounges/Nightlife

After Work Professional Mixer w/Sammy Cueva, free buffet, open bar before 7, live comedy & lots of tunes; Club New York, $7.

Beautiful Stranger DJ Way spins electro-house w/r&b in VIP lounge (RubenRubin@aol.com for guest list); Float, 10, $20.

Black Betty Brooklyn watering hole/restaurant has DJ Monkwon on garage & loft classics plus dancing & live performances; Black Betty, 10.

Broadcast Two-floors of new wave, Brit pop, Northern soul & glam; 13, 10, free.

Corporate Casual Thursdays Young professionals get to network & self-promote, w/buffet & DJ Jerome on r&b, soul & house; Nell's, 6-10, $10.

Drum 'n' Bass On First Breakbeat boogie at restaurant-cum-lounge; Who's On First, 9, $5.

80s Night at Beard Cafe & Bar, 10.

Ether Steve B hosts multi-DJ night of electro, house, jungle & "misplaced emotion"; Angel, 10, free.

G-Spot Gliza hosts intimate lesbian night w/reggae & 2-for-1 drinks if you're early enough; 2i's, 6:30.

The Gathering Staple Design, which photographs homeless people wearing their clothes & then lets them keep the clothes, co-hosts weekly soul & hiphop party w/Mass Appeal magazine. DJs Jeff Staple & Selector JD provide tunes; Swim, 10, free.

Grooves DJ Justice spins soul & funk upstairs at Izzy's.

Guilty Pleasures Glorya Wholesome & Gil's party for transsexuals, cross-dressers & their admirers showcases performance artists, vocalists & lip-syncers, plus gives you a chance to win $500 in drag queen contest; Now Bar, 9, $20 men, $15 women.

Hook Up Start your weekend a little early, downing scotch & soda w/DJ Rams as he spins hiphop, house, classics & soul; Sapphire Lounge, 11, $3.

Robbie "Mick" Ronson spins 80s alternative hits, Britpop, funk & more; Failte, 9, free.

Rotation Surrender to rare grooves, hiphop, Afro-beats, garage, jungle & world at Five Spot Supper Club, 8, free.

Royal Romp Lady Di hits the rock & r&b; Three of Cups, 10, free.

ShinDig House, soul, hiphop & more w/Carlton (Party Source); Global 33, 8.

Subliminal Sessions at Centro-Fly.

Tropicoro Social Club in Spanish Harlem proper, do cha-cha, mambo & salsa w/DJ Latin Monk; Diner, 8, free.

Ultra DJs Lady Bunny & Girlina entertain mixed crowd; Spa, 10, $10-$20.

Well Sussed The Who, the Kinks plus Sam & Dave?what more could any girl want?; Raven, 9.

Classical/Opera

"Music for the Spirit" This week, Accenti Queruli: Songs of the Italian Baroque w/soprano Melissa Fogarty on baroque guitar & vocals, Jennifer Griesbach on harpsichord; St. Francis of Assisi, 1:15, free.

The Sopranos Famous HBO mobsters operatically satired; West End Theatre, 8, $20, $15 st./s.c.

Spanish Gold Range of music from baroque to folk celebrates styles native to Spain; Weill Recital Hall, 8, $33.

FRIDAY 11/16