ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Parlour Room Gallery Puyallup. James Coates. All Ages. 8:30 pm.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Judd Wasserman. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.
- Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Scuff & Al. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
BLUES
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Kim Archer, Charles Mack. All Ages. 8 pm. $7.
- Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Malcom O'Clark and Mike O'Coucoules Acoustic Blues Show. 10 pm.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Comedian Brad Upton. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night. 8 pm. $7-$20.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Ship Of Fools. Jimmy Shubert, Rick D'Elia and Morgan Preston. 8:30 pm $15.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- The Old General Store Steakhouse and Saloon Roy. Broken Trail. 8 pm.
- The Spar Olympia. Jes & Jakob. 8 pm. NC.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
- Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 9 pm. NC.
- Summit Pub Puyallup. DJ Dance Party. 9 pm.
- The Crystal Saloon Enumclaw. DJ Dirty White spinning old school, rock, hip-hop, Top 40, mashups. 9 pm.
- Freddie's Club of Fife Fife. DJ Dizzydizz dance Top 40. 9 pm.
- The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. DJ EiCH. Dress code strictly enforced. 9 pm. Cover after 9 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.
- Wayne's Inn Puyallup. DJ House Arrest dance mix. 9 pm.
- Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Mike. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, dance. 9 pm. $5.
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. DJ Native Havoc. 9 pm.
- Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Omar. mashups and dance. 9 pm. $5, NC for ladies.
- The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. DJ dance party. 9 pm.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Eklektic Fridays. Rotating DJs Pedro & J-Fresh. 11 pm. NC.
- Club Vanity Tacoma - South. Famous Fridays with DJ Kenspiracy. hip-hop/R&B. 9 pm.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Feminist Dance Party, with Selector Dub Narcotic, DJ Disco Nap. 9 pm. donations (proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood).
- Last Call Bar Lakewood. Freakin' Dress Fridays, with DJ C-Luv. Spinning dance, Top 40, R&B. 9 pm. $5, Ladies wearing dresses NC.
- The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Free Music Fridays, with local guest DJs. 10 pm. NC.
- Abbey Ballroom Tacoma - Downtown. General Ballroom Dance. Swing, tango & waltz music. All Ages. 8 pm.
- O'Henry's Sports Bar Puyallup. Get Lucky Fridays. 9 pm.
- Encore Boutique Nightclub Tacoma - Downtown. Glitter Fridays. Cabanas and suites available. Dress code. 9 pm. Cover charge.
- Bud's Saloon and Steakhouse Milton. Hip-hop DJ. 9 pm.
- Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. Ladies Night with DJ Atom Ant Top 40. 9 pm. $5, ladies NC.
- Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Latin America Meets North America. Two DJs spinning salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, and merengue on two dance floors. 9 pm.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Puyallup. R&B with DJ Junior. 9 pm. NC.
- Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Sound Wave Fridays, with DJ Minus spinning mashups. 9 pm. Ladies NC.
- Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Surreal's 1 Year Anniversary Weekend Bash, hosted by Mya, with DJ Kunluv. 9 pm. $20-$35.
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. Vanity Club Night. 8 pm. NC.
JAZZ
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the piano lounge. 7 pm. NC.
- Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Friday Night Supper Club Dinner & Dancing. 6 pm.
- Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Hot Club Sandwich. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.
- Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Ron Mills piano lounge. 6-10 pm. NC.
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Swing Dance, with Lizzy Boyer, Joe Baque, Steve Luceno, Richard Lopez. 7 pm. $5.
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.
- El Guadalajara Restaurant Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. 9 pm. NC.
- Ricky J's Restaurant and Lounge Puyallup. Karaoke Night. 9 pm.
- Roadhouse Bar & Grill Puyallup. Karaoke in a Roadhouse. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Karaoke with Linsey. 8:30 pm. Free.
- Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 9 pm. NC.
OPEN MIC
- Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
- D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner Open Mic Night. Hosted by A-Ohh. All Ages. 9-11:30 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. 4 More. 9 pm. NC.
- Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Astro Creep, Cowboys From Hell. 8 pm.
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Blame Hoffman, The Phantom Rose. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
- Northern Olympia - Downtown. Christmas, Bare Wires, The Maxines. All Ages. 9 pm. $5.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Failed Sobriety. 9 pm.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. GruVBox. 9 pm. NC.
- Parlour Room Gallery Puyallup. James Coates. A grassroots art experience. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Jimmy Vegas. 9 pm. NC.
- Bull Market Bar and Grill/Paradise Bowl Tacoma - Parkland. Live bands. 9 pm.
- The Royal Bear Algona. Loud Mouth Orange. 9 pm.
- Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Mike Roy. 8 pm. NC.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. New Jack City. 9 pm. $7.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Nitecrew. 9 pm. NC.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 7 pm.
- Imperial Dragon Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock n Roll Magic. All Ages. 9 pm.
- O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Roger Enders & Road To Ruin. 8 pm.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Roman Holiday, Robbie Walden & The Gunslingers. 8 pm. $8.
- Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Severus, Utterance, North End Mafia, Deathbed Confessions, Psychonautic Deathtrip, Mephitis. 9 pm. $5.
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. Skinny Charles. 9 pm.
- The Charleston Bremerton. Stand Up & Shout. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Sylus Born Benefit featuring China Davis and Kevin Barkley. 7 pm. $5.
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. The Boinkers. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The BreakLites. 9 pm.
- 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Horse Bodies CD Release Party. 9 pm.
- Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. The Rusty Cleavers, Oh Me Oh My. All Ages. 7 pm.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. The Varmints. 9 pm. NC.
- O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Where Sails Meet Rails. 9 pm. NC.
RAP/HIP-HOP
- Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Japan In Jeopardy Benefit Concert, with Jay Barz, Motamouth Jones, Island Trybe, Po Boxx, Spaceman, Rocky Sandoval, Neema, Rockwell Powers, Leezy Soprano. 8 pm.
- The Columbian Hall Lacey. Unplugged, featuring Afrok, The Movement, 2.0, The D1 Experience, Never Sleep. All Ages. 7 pm. $10.
WORLD BEAT
- Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. The Johnny Clegg Band: Spirit Is The Journey 30th Anniversary Concert. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $39-$49.