ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm.
• The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Naomi Hooley. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Russ Salton & Friends. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.
• Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. The Dove Project Domestic Violence Benefit, with Adrienne Selvy Mildon, Kelsey Bernheisel, Julia Hanowell & more. All Ages. 8 pm. $20.

BLUES

• Imperial Dragon Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 9 pm.
• Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Too Slim & The Taildraggers, 8 pm. $10-$12.

COMEDY/GAMES

• Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ian Edwards. 8 pm & 10 pm. $15.
• Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Kermet Apio, Rodney Sherwood. 8:30 pm. $15.
• Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. Saul Tannenbaum Presents The Champagne Sisters In Girls Ahoy! All Ages. 8 pm. $12-$15.
• The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. T-Town Sideshow Circus Friday The 13th Freakshow Karaoke Contest. 9 pm.
• Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Heartsparkle Players Present Stories Of Sowing Seeds. All Ages. 7:30 pm. donations $5-$10.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Barley Wine Revue. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
• Shelton High School Auditorium Shelton. Bluegrass From The Forest, featuring Runaway Train, Bluestone County, The Boxcars. All Ages. 7 pm. $15-$35.
• Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Bullet Creek Band. 9 pm. NC.
• O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Donn Allard & The Renegade Train. 8 pm.
• Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. Renegade. 9 pm.

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 (Donkypunch Seahorse). 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.
• Good Times Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Westside. DJ Night. 9 pm.
• Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Duality Fridays - both reggae and hip-hop. 9 pm.
• The Fan Club Tacoma. DJ Ron-Karaoke. 8 pm.
• 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.
• 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. Ladies Night. Cabanas and suites available. Dress code. 10 pm. Ladies no cover before midnight.
• 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.
• Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Rare Groove, a night of intelligent soul, funk, jazz & rare grooves. DJs Bobby Galaxy and dAb spin. 9 pm. NC.
• Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Sound Wave Fridays, with DJ Minus spinning mashups. 9 pm. Ladies NC.
• Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. Vanity Club Night. 8 pm. NC.

JAZZ

• Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Brubeck Brothers Quartet. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $28-$49.
• A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dinner & Music Evening, with Kevin Jones, Larry Murante. All Ages. 7 pm.
• 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.
• Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Hip Bones. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
• Evergreen State College Olympia - Westside. Medeski, Martin & Wood. All Ages. 8:30 pm.
• 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.
• Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. The Brubeck Brothers Quartet. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $28-$49.

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. Karaoke. 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

• Little Creek Casino Shelton. 24/7 Band. 9 pm. NC.
• O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue.Mahnhammer, Lotus, Bloodhunger. 9 pm.
  
• The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. All Eyes West, At The Spine, Pioneers West. 9 pm. $5.
• Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. All Star Band. 9 pm. NC.
• Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Chuck Yeah! Birthday Bash, with Charlie Drown, Psychonaut Deathtrip, Failed Sobriety, Koz Of Konfusion, Devils Of Loudon, Osama Bin Rockin. 8 pm. NC.
• Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players. 8:30 pm. NC.
• Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Hair Nation. Hair metal out of Las Vegas. 9 pm. $7.
• Great American Casino Lakewood. Idol Eyez. 9 pm. NC.
• Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Jonny Smokes. All Ages. 7 pm.
• Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Just Dirt. 8:30 pm.
• Bull Market Bar and Grill/Paradise Bowl Tacoma - Parkland. Live bands. 9 pm.
• O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Lotus, BloodHunger. 9 pm.
• Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Moira Scar, Morgan & The Organ Donors. 9 pm.
• Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Mozo - Northwest Rock 'n' Roll. it's also Cask Fridays: 5 pm tapping every Friday. Bar-top, gravity poured cask of our latest and greatest brews. 8-1030 pm. NC.
• Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Myles Crew. 8 pm. NC.
• Red Wind Casino Yelm. Nitecrew. 8:30 pm. NC.
• JR's Hideaway Belfair. No Baggage. 9 pm.
• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. One Day Summer. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.
• Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 7 pm.
• Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Sammy Steele Band. All Ages. 9 pm.
• LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Sevens Revenge. All Ages. 9 pm.
• The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Space Band. 9 pm.
• Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Stir Crazy. 9 pm. NC.
• PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. The Boinkers. 9 pm. NC.
• The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. The Dusty 45's, Brent Amaker & The Rodeo. 7 pm.
• 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Hollywood Farmers, The Springboards. 9 pm.
• Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. The Lester Murphy Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
• The Charleston Bremerton. The Ram Rams, Murder Party, Kramer. All Ages. 7 pm.
• Northern Olympia - Downtown. X-Ray Eyeballs, Grave Babies, Unwilling Participant, Sick Jumps. All Ages. 9 pm. $5.

RAP/HIP-HOP

• The Olde Shipwreck Tavern - Tacoma. Sets In The West Hip Hop Show. 9 pm.