Let's tally up the score for Jazzbones Rockaraoke, shall we? A chance to sing onstage with a live band? Yes. Cheap Miller High Life? Yes. A valid excuse to drink on a Monday (repeat, Monday) night? Yes, yes and, oh God, yes.
A full house on a Monday night is exciting. The Rockaraoke band is skilled, too. On more than one occasion the band manages to salvage some off-key and drunken vocals; eager dancers at the foot of the stage miss nary a step. The songs of Sublime, Gwen Stefani and other dorm room-type bands are crowd pleasers.
Of course, the real entertainment isn't the Rockaraoke, it's the people-watching. Since most of the patrons are just a touch this side of 21, a look around the club is akin watching a "how to hookup" instructional video.
[Jazzbones Restaurant and Nightclub, live band karaoke, 9 p.m., no cover ladies, $3 men, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.396.9169]
Comments for "Mondays: Rockaraoke" (2)
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Lily Hunt said on Apr. 23, 2012 at 1:23pm
The writer is a little more excited than I am about cheap Miller beer and drunken vocals. "Dorm room-type bands" pretty much says it all. Throw in the naff building and bad sound and...yeah, no.
Will McEvoy said on Apr. 26, 2012 at 8:03am
we went with some friends to Rockaraoke for the first time this last Monday and we had a blast! Having a real band behind you puts all other karaoke to shame! There were quite a few good singers throughout the night and just enough not so great drunken singers to make it fun and easy to work up the courage to get onstage. I dont drink much beer but those jello shots and jagerbombs were very reasonably priced and made us forget it was monday. Jazzbones has a great vibe and a good mix of people. I would definitely recommend this for anyone looking for a good time on a monday in Tacoma!
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