ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Blue Heron Arts Center Vashon. Hanz Araki's Celtic Conspiracy, with Kathryn Claire. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $13-$16.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Scott Cook. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.
- Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 7 pm.
BLUES
- Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Roy Duo. 9 pm. NC.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Billy Shew. 8 pm.
- The Royal Bear Algona. Blues Me Or Lose Me. 9 pm.
- Kerby's Lounge Sumner. Cylas. 9 pm. NC.
- Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Nick Vigarino. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Piper Reva. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Adam Norwest. 8 pm & 10 pm. $12.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night. 8 pm. $7-$20.
- Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- Cafe Luna Vashon. Lunavision Presents "The 11th Hour". All Ages. 6 pm.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Magic At Your Table. 6 pm. NC.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. John Rich (of Big & Rich). 7 pm. $50-$65. Chance McKinney & Crosswire. 9 pm. NC.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
- Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. All Access Saturday Nights. DJ Atom Ant Top 40. 9 pm. $5-$10.
- Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 9 pm. NC.
- Applini's Two Clean and Sober Club Puyallup. DJ Dancing. All Ages. 9 pm. $2.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Danny queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
- Club Silverstone Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Eric queer-friendly dance. 9 pm. $2 cover.
- The Schooner Pub & Eatery Lakewood. DJ Gus. Classic rock turning Top 40 after midnight. 9 pm. $5 at 9 pm.
- Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Mike. Hip-Hop and R&B music videos on a 100-inch screen. 9 pm. $5.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Minus. 11 pm. NC.
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. DJ Native Havoc and guests. 9 pm.
- Encore Boutique Nightclub Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Phase and guests. Cabanas and suites available. Dress code. 9 pm. Cover charge.
- Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. DJ Ryan. Eclectic mix of country, rock, hip-hop & everything. 9 pm. NC.
- Bull Market Bar and Grill/Paradise Bowl Tacoma - Parkland. DJ Vili Fualauu and Mary Kay Letourneau Top 40. 9 pm.
- The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. DJ dance party. 9 pm.
- Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. EDM Saturdays. 9 pm.
- Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Essential Saturdays. DJs spin mashups and uptempo beats. 9 pm-2 am. NC for ladies.
- The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. F*ck You, I'm Famouse with rotating DJs. 18+ night. 9 pm. Cover after 9 pm.
- Encore Boutique Nightclub Tacoma - Downtown. Glitter Fridays. Cabanas and suites available. Dress code. 9 pm. Cover charge.
- Last Call Bar Lakewood. Grown Folk Saturdays with DJ C-Luv. Old skool, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's dance hits. 9 pm. $5.
- Club Vanity Tacoma - South. Hot Latin Mix with DJ Mauro. 9 pm.
- Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Latin America Meets North America. Two DJs spinning salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, merengue on two dance floors. 9 pm.
- Abbey Ballroom Tacoma - Downtown. Latin/Salsa Dance. With instruction, music. 9:30 pm. $5.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Puyallup. Salsa Night. 9 pm. NC.
JAZZ
- C.I. Shenanigan's - Tacoma. Collaborative Works Jazz Trio. 8 pm. NC.
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the piano lounge. 7 pm. NC.
- Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Scott Cossu, with Jessica Blinn. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.
KARAOKE
- Barbecue Inn Tillicum. All Ages. 9-11 pm. NC.
- Gloria's Bar & Grill Tacoma - Eastside. 9 pm. NC.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. 9 pm or after comedy.
- Roadhouse Bar & Grill Puyallup. Karaoke in a Roadhouse. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 9 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK
- Peabody Waldorf - Tacoma. Apache Chief Album Release Show, with The Drug Purse, Sam Olsen, Miles VanMatre, All Ages. 7 pm. $3.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Fall From Grace, Atomic Outlaws, Plaster. 8 pm. $5.
- Graham-Kapowsin High School. Cancer Benefit Concert featuring Moneta, They Charge Like Warriors, Burning Twilight, Spare Me Poseidon, and Shoreline Drive. All Ages. 5-11 pm. $5.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players. 8:30 pm. NC.
- R & R Live Graham. Expertease. 9 pm.
- The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Fingertips. 8 pm. NC.
- 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Gina Belliveau, Lijie, Focus Focus. 9 pm.
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. Grinder. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Six Olives Martini Bar Tacoma. He's John Two. Pop/Rock cover duo. 9 pm. NC.
- Hi-Fidelity Lounge Bremerton. Jamison Kirby. 9 pm.
- The Charleston Bremerton. Kile's Burrito Birthday Bash, with The Great Alone, Vessels, Crimes Against Broadway, Cuntry Cuntroll, Gackstatter, The Final Collapse. All Ages. 7 pm.
- Bud's Saloon and Steakhouse Milton. Version 2.0. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. M.A.D.D. Benefit Show, featuring VIII Days Clean. All Ages. 7:30 pm.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Mary Win, Paula Boggs Band. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $5.
- The New Frontier Tacoma. Musuji (Denver Band) with Pioneers West. 8 pm to Midnight. $5.
- Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Nanci Griffith. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $30-$70.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Nitecrew. 9 pm. NC.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Notorious 253. 9 pm. NC.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Randy Hansen. 9 pm. $8-$10.
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. Relay For Life Benefit, with Chicken Joe & The Fabulous Cocks. 9 pm.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 7 pm.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. The Artichoke Project. 9 pm.
- Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Shrouded In Veils, Atomic Bride, Aerglo. 9 pm.
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. Society Of Seven, with Jasmine Trias. 7 pm. NC. Vanity. 9 pm. NC.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. Sonic Funk Orchestra. 9 pm. NC.
- Kentwood Performing Arts Center - Kent. Spotlight Series Presents Suzanne Vega. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $25-$32.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Stir Crazy. 9 pm. NC.
- Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Sunny. 7 pm. NC.
- Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. The Fun Police, The Graceland Five, Hopeless Jack & The Handsome Devils, Phasers On Kill. 9 pm. $5.
- The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. The Kim Archer Band. 9 pm. NC.
- Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. VIII Days Clean. All Ages. 8 pm. $8 advance at www.brownpapertickets.com $10 door.
- Cheers West - University Place. Voxxy Vallejo. 8 pm. $5.
RAP/HIP-HOP
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. Galaxy 54. 9 pm. NC.
- The Loft on Cherry Olympia - Downtown. Hip Hop 4 The Homeless Benefit Weekend, with spoken word & live performances by Afrok, XP, Sista Hailstorm, Night Fox, Josh Rizeberg, Collective Love, Never Sleep, Hollywood Kill Krew. This event is family-friendly & proceeds benefit the Olympia-area homeless & vulnerably housed. All Ages. 7 pm. $5 or a donation of clothing, tent, tarp or hygein.
WORLD BEAT
- Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Northwest Sons. 8 pm.