The demise of the Black Water Café undeniably left a hole in the hip downtown coffee scene. For a long time, one could count on finding  some of the cooler people around town hanging out in the sequestered comfort of Black Water, laptops or sketchbooks open. Once it left ... what? You're gonna hang out at Starbucks?

It will be exciting, then, to see if the relatively new Amocat Café will grow and change as time goes on. As it stands, Amocat is a pretty neat space with nothing but potential. The gradual coolifying of Amocat is about to get a serious bump on Friday when Calvin Johnson's project, the Hive Dwellers, performs. Also on the bill will be solo sets from two of the people behind two of the best bands in Tacoma: Trevor Dickson of the Nightgowns and Spencer Kelly of Basemint.

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Goddess of Commerce Gateway Project benefit

With The Hive Dwellers,
Trevor Dickson, Spencer Kelly
Friday, Nov. 19, 6 p.m., $5
Amocat Café,
625 St. Helens Ave,
Tacoma, 253.228.7271