ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Good Wood, Ear Food. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Mike Connelly. All Ages. 11 am. Donations. Ian McFeron, Alisa Milner. All Ages. 6 pm. Donations. The Blue Mongols. All Ages. 8:30 pm. Donations.
- Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Mike Roy. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
- D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner. Youth Open Mic. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.
- Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Makedonians. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.
- Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+. 7 pm.
BLUES
- Summit Pub Puyallup. Billy Roy Danger & The Rectifiers. 9 pm.
- The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Fingertips. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. Backfire Band. 21+. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Applini's Two Clean and Sober Club Puyallup. Comedy Night. All Ages. 9 pm. $5.
- Cans Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Marc Price. 21+. 8:30 pm. $15.
- Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Eagles Lodge Auburn. 8 Second Ride. 21+. 8 pm.
- The Old General Store Roy. Broken Trail. All Ages. 9 pm.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
- Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Tacoma - Parkland. All Access Saturday Nights. DJ Destiny, country, R&B, dance. 21+. 9 pm.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Becca queer-friendly dance mix. 21+. 9 pm. $4.
- Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Jacob. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, dance. 21+. 9 pm.
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. DJ Native Havoc and guests. 21+. 9 pm.
- Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. DJ Ryan. Eclectic mix of country, rock, hip-hop & everything. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance music. 21+. 10 pm. NC.
- Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ dance music. 21+. 9 pm.
- 6th Ave Bar and Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Friday Night Fever. DJ SoSoSmooth & DJ Weasel, hip-hop, R&B. 21+. 9 pm.
- Station 56 Tacoma - South. DJ Dirty White. 21+. 10 pm.
- Last Call Bar Lakewood. Grown Folk Saturdays. DJ C-Luv spinning old skool, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s dance hits. 21+. 9 pm. $5.
- Tao Restaurant and Lounge Federal Way. KISS 106.1 FM DJs. 21+. 10 pm.
- Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Latin America Meets North America. Two DJs spinning salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, merengue on two dance floors. 21+. 9 pm.
- Abbey Ballroom Tacoma - Downtown. Latin/Salsa Dance. With instruction, music. 21+. 9:30 pm. $5.
- Cedarwood Dome Milton. Sinful Saturdays. DJ 4410 Productions presents DJ J-Fresh spinning hip-hop, R&B, and mashups. 21+. 9 pm. Ladies NC.
JAZZ
- Slavonian Hall Tacoma - Old Town. 7th Annual Old Town Jazz & Wine Festival, featuring 7 On 7, Hook Me Up. Proceeds benefit The Old Town Park Performance Stage Project. 21+. 4 pm. $25-$30.
- The Grill at Meadow Park Tacoma - South. Jazz Night. 21+. 6 pm. NC.
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the piano lounge. 21+. 7 pm. NC.
- Harbor Greens Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Nick's Jazz Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
- Woody's On The Water Tacoma. Scott Lindenmuth. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
- Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Pianist/vocalist, Kacey Evans, through the dinner hours. All Ages. 5:30-8 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. 3 Quarter Minus. 21+. 9 pm.
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. 4 More. 21+. 6 pm. NC.
- Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Ben Union. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- Rocket Records Tacoma. Brooklyn Pool. All Ages. 3 pm. NC.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Bump Kitchen. 21+. 9 pm. $10.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Dueling piano players Josh and Mike. 21+. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Red Bike Dueling Piano Bar Lacey. Dueling piano show. 21+. 9 pm.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Eureka. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- The Charleston Bremerton. Exploding Planet Records Benefit, with Y.I.A., Puke N Rally, Vs The World, Dreadful Children, Shit Gets Smashed, Total Wreck. All Ages. 7 pm. $5.
- Freddie's Club Fife. Felix Band. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- Hot Topic South Hill Mall - Puyallup. Fixing Failure. All Ages. 4 pm. NC.
- The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. John "Scooch" Cugno. 21+. 9 pm.
- Q'z Family Restaurant & Sports Lounge Graham. Just Dirt. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- Kamel Toe Bar and Grill Tacoma - Parkland. Kickstart Band. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Kry. 21+. 9 pm. $8.
- Cedarwood Dome Milton. Machina Mageddon, Koz Of Konfusion, A.F.N. 21+. 8 pm.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Nitecrew. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Notorious 253. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- Olalla Community Club - Olalla. P.O.P., Dream Big. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 21+. 7 pm.
- Moose Club - Yelm. Rocksteady. 21+. 8 pm.
- Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. SXSW Kick-Off Party, with Bleach Black, Surreal Sutra, Surgical Chaos, Throes Of Sanity. 21+. 8 pm. $5.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Sitr Crazy. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
- 4th Ave Tavern - Olympia. Stack Brothers, Midnight Mile, Sideways Reign. 21+. 9 pm.
- The Loft on Cherry Olympia - Downtown. Survive The Darkness Haiti Benefit, with Kimya Dawson, Congratulations, Mirror Mirror, Western Hymn, Rainbow Bridge. All Ages. 5 pm. $10.
- The Royal Bear Algona. The Boinkers. 21+. 9 pm.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Joshua Adams Band, Dave Hannon, Gina Belliveau. 21+. 8 pm. $5.
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. The Machine. 21+. 2 pm. NC. The Move. 21+. 10 pm. NC.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Welcome Matt. 21+. 9 pm.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. World's Greatest Ghost. 21+. 9 pm. $5.
RAP/HIP-HOP
- Krickett's Family Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Parkland. Island Trybe. 21+. 9 pm.
WORLD BEAT
- Liberty Theater Puyallup. Unified Culture CD Release Party, with Ideal Green, Little Big Man, Island Bound. All Ages. 8 pm. $10.