ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Tacoma Farmers Market   Tacoma - Downtown. Adam Esthner. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC.
• The Spar Olympia. Brooke Pennock Band. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
• Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

BLUES

• Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC.
• The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm.
• City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Taco Thursday Live Blues Night. 5 pm.
• Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Taco Thursdays with Jerry Miller. 7-10 pm. NC.
• O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tim Hall Band. 7 pm. NC.

COMEDY/GAMES

• Valley Pub Tacoma - Dome District. Barstool Bingo. 7 pm.
• Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. Beer Pong. 8 pm.
• J.R.'s Whistle Stop Spanaway. Comedy & Open Mic Night. All Ages. 9 pm. NC.
• Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 8:30 pm.
• The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Craig Gass Live In Oly. 8 pm.
• Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Jubal Flagg Presents. 8 pm. $10.
• Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Nate Jackson's Super Funny Comedy Show. 8 pm. $15.
• O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Pub Quiz Night. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.
• The Office Bar & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Trivia Night. 8 pm. NC.
• The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Trivia Night. Prizes and giveaways, plus free pool. 9 pm.
• The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. The quiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions and is played in teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster; teams write their answers on provided sheets and turn them in at the end of each round. The team with the most points after eight rounds is the winner. Oh, and there's drinking involved, too. 8:30 pm. NC.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

• Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Country Dance Lessons. 7:30 pm basic 8:15 pm intermediate and advance. NC.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

• The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. 360 College Nite with DJ Phase. 18 and older night. Only Thurston and Lewis County residents and college IDs accepted. 9 pm. 18+, cover after 9 pm.
• Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. All In Thursdays Dance. 9 pm. NC.
• Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm.
• O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Dance. 10 pm.
• Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ Drastic. 9 pm. NC.
• Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Jacob. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, and dance. 9 pm.
• Last Call Bar Lakewood. DJ Johnny dance Top 40. 9 pm.
• Good Times Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Westside. DJ Night. 9 pm.
• Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Tyler. Country and rock videos. 10 pm to close. $5, includes one drink.
• Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Dancing in the Inter Dimensions, featuring Lady Lucifine, Timezone LaFontaine, Selector Edmond, DJ GJP, projections by Matt Buscher. 9 pm.
• Club Vanity Tacoma - South. Ladies Night with DJ Relly Rell. hip-hop/R&B. 9 pm.
• The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Ladies Night, featuring local DJs. 8 pm. NC ladies.
• The Play Pen - Lacey. Ladies Night, with DJ Kewlaid. 9 pm.
• Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. P.Y.T. Thursdays with DJ J-Fresh. Hip-hop and club favorites. 9 pm.
• The Acme Grub Cage Tacoma - Downtown. Til Thursday with DJ Aaron Mack. Alternative 80s, and beyond. 9 pm. NC.
• Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Trendy Thursdays with DJ Midnight Mike. Hip-hop. Top 40, mashups. 9 pm.
• Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. Two Wheel Thunder Thursday. DJ Atom Ant, country, rock, R&B, and dance. 9 pm.

JAZZ

• Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Al Gord. 6 pm.
• El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the Piano Lounge. 6 pm. NC.

KARAOKE

• Barbecue Inn Tillicum. All Ages. 9-11 pm. NC.
• Gloria's Bar & Grill Tacoma - Eastside. 9 pm. NC.
• Ricky J's Restaurant and Lounge Puyallup. Karaoke Night. 9 pm.
• Krickett's Family Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Parkland. Karaoke with Gary. 9 pm.
• Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Late Night Karaoke. 9:30 pm. NC.

OPEN MIC

• Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Come Out And Play Open Mic. Hosted by Kim Archer and Nick Sandy. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.
• Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Musicians Night hosted by Just Dirt. 9 pm.
• Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Open Jam with Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers. 8 pm. NC.
• The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Open Mic & Jam session. The Hub provides the rhythm section for you. 8-11 pm. NC.
• Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6 pm. Donations.
• Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Open Mic/Musicians' Night. Hosted by Big D of 9 Pound Hammer. 9 pm. NC.

POP/ROCK

• Wayne's Inn Puyallup. Beer Garden Summer Nights, with Kickstart & Kashmir. 6 pm.
• Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dueling pianos show. 9 pm.
• Curran Apple Orchard Park  University Place. Final Round of Battle In The Orchard - University Place's Annual Battle of the Bands! The battle will consist of local youth between the ages of 13 and 20. From the auditions that were held on June 17th and 18th at City Hall, three finalists were selected to move onto the Final Round. The finalists for this year’s event include: Books and Covers, Wet, and The Whoopee Cats. At the Final Round, contestants will play in front of the entire community at the Curran Apple Orchard as part of their Free Orchard Summer Concert Series. Prizes will be awarded for First, Second, and Third place. This event is completely free and open to the public. Please come out, enjoy the great music, have some family fun, and support the talented youth within our community! For more information, please visit: www.battleintheorchard.com All Ages. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Free!
• Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Phil Slater. 6-9 pm. NC.
• R & R Live Graham. Rock-Bot Live Karoake. 9 pm.
• Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. The Sammus Theory, Nether, Lacero, Universal Measure. 9 pm.
• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. This Ambition. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.
• Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. VIP Night, featuring Kry, DJ Switch. Get your VIP bracelet from any Jazzbones staff member. 9:30 pm. NC.