ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Brad Andrews. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC.
- Java Fusion Tacoma. Brian Sonneman. All Ages. 1 pm. NC.
- Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Open Mic and Acoustic Jam with Billy Farmer. A live CD recording of performances are available. All Ages. 9-11 am. Free.
- Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. SNL, Fresh Blendz & No Doze Unplugged. Unplugged entertainment ranging from open mic, comedy, R&B, hip-hop and spoken word and supported by the band D1. 8-10 pm.
- Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Burren Boys. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.
BLUES
- Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Comedian Frank Caliendo. 8 pm. $50-$65.
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian John Roy. 8 pm & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedian Todd Johnson, with Owen Straw, hosted by Jen Seaman. 8 pm. $10.
- R & R Live Graham. Comedy Night. 9 pm.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Gabriel Rutledge. 8:30 & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Street Magic At Your Table. 6 pm. NC.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. 5 Dollar Fine. 9 pm.
- The Space T acoma - Downtown. Rock meets bluegrass with Panic Pants, Oly Mountain Boys, Christy McWilson. 8 pm. All ages. $5-$8.
- Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Blvd Park. 9 pm. NC.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jonathan Kimball, Norman Baker. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
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 Dance. 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.
- The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. DJ dance party. 9 pm.
- The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. F*ck You, I'm Famouse with rotating DJs. 18+ night. 9 pm. Cover after 9 pm.
- 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.
- Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Surreal Saturdays with DJ Headline. 9 pm-2 am. NC for ladies.
JAZZ
- Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Jazz Dance, hosted by March Twisdale, music by 7 On 7. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the piano lounge. 7 pm. NC.
- Northwest Mountain Winery Olympia. Norma Owens. 1 pm.
- Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Tracie Marsh Group. 7 pm.
KARAOKE
- Barbecue Inn Tillicum. All Ages. 9-11 pm. NC.
- Good Times Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Westside. GT Productions Karaoke. More than 125,000 songs. 9 pm.
- 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. 16+. 10 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
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. All Ages Rock Jam featuring Rafael Tranquilino and Jumpin Josh. All Ages. 2 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. 3 Horsemen. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
- The Charleston Bremerton. 4th Annual Zombie Fest, with Dayglo Abortions, The Assasinators, Red White & Die, Generation Decline, Puke N Rally, Total Wreck, Artimus Maximus, The Americommies, Whiskey Tooth, Burn Burn Burn, Crouton Cartwheel Crusaders. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Agent Orange, Dead Peasants, Supernothing, The Damagers. 8 pm. $10.
- Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Biff Moss. Tropical rock. 6-10 pm. NC.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Bread & Circuses, Western Haunts, The Diving Bell. 9 pm.
- Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Century Media Records Showcase, with Jean Grey, After The Fallout, Depths Of Insanity, Spare Me Poseidon, American Wrecking Company. 9 pm. $10.
- Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Cory Wilds Band. 8 pm.
- Dorky's Barcade Tacoma - Downtown. Countdown to Backpedaling: The End is Nah! Nerdcore rapper Three Ninjas with Mathias “Tangentbot” Purtlebaugh‘s fit-for-the-arcade electronic beats The Bone Poets Orchestra with some tasty string-driven folk-psychedelica, and… Lena Lou rounding out the set with instrumental guitar-driven sonic badassery, more post-rock than metal but delivered without regard for personal safety. All Ages. 8 pm. $10.
- Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Dave Hannon Band. All Ages. 7 pm.
- Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Diesel. 9 pm.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Columbus Park Olympia. Food Bank Benefit Show, with Burdman & Friends, KT & Hoops, Jabi Shriki, Scott Taylor, 5 String & The Walrus, Marnie, Trick Cowboy, Momenti Rubati, Good Wood, The Brown Edition. All Ages. 12 pm. NC with can of food donation.
- The Royal Bear Algona. Grinder. 9 pm.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Guy Johnson Band. 9 pm. NC.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Eclectic Approach. 8 pm. $10.
- Six Olives Martini Bar Tacoma. He's John Two. Pop/Rock cover duo. 9 pm. NC.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Joan Jett. 8:30 pm. $35-$80.
- The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Kim Archer Band. 9 pm. NC.
- Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Klondike Kate, Curbside Avengers, Ana Bender, Bad Fate. 9 pm.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Kry. 9 pm. $8.
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. New Jack City. 8:30 pm. NC.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. Nitecrew. 9 pm. NC.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Notorious 253. 9 pm. NC.
- Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. Repro. 4 pm. NC. Oncore. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Pop Culture. 9 pm. NC.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Randy Linder. 9 pm. NC.
- O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Retro. 8 pm.
- 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Rikk Beatty Band CD Release Show, with Big Wheel Stunt Show. 9 pm.
- 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. classic rock 50, 60, 70, 80. All Ages. 9 pm.
- Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Rolling Stones & Black Sabbath Tribute Night. 8:30 pm.
- The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. The Buckets. 8 pm.
- Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. The Hard Way, Glass Elevator, The Soft Bombs, & Mongo. All Ages. 8 pm. $5-$10 sliding scale.
- Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Trees Without Leaves, Brotherhood Of The Black Squirrel. All Ages. 9 pm.
R&B
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Triple Treat. 9 pm. NC.