Even during the heyday of '80s metal, Dokken (very little connection with rockin') sucked - even with a hellacious guitar shredder like George Lynch. His 1990 solo debut with his own Lynch Mob, Wicked Sensation, remains one of the hottest hard-rock discs of the era; today's Mob walks the stylistic line between nu metal and old-school guitar rock. Lynch Mob marks the 6800-square-foot rock club's big-show debut. Expect rock memorabilia and dancing girls when you walk through its doors.

[Backstage Bar & Grill, with Atomic Outlaws, Sin Circus, 9 p.m., $10 at brownpapertickets.com, 6409 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, backstagetacoma.com]