ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Chris Taylor. All Ages. 6 pm.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Spar Olympia. The Oly Mountain Boys. All Ages. 8 pm. 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.
• 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.
• Club Vanity Tacoma - South. Ladies Night with DJ Relly Rell. hip-hop/R&B. 9 pm.
• The Play Pen Lacey. Ladies Night, with DJ Kewlaid. 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.
• Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma - Parkland. Jazz Under The Stars, with Thomas Marriott. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
• 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

• Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Farmer Open Mic. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC.
• 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.
• Lake Meridian Park Kent. Kent Summer Concerts: LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends. LeRoy Bell wows audiences with passionate vocals and a captivating style that encompasses acoustic soul and folky pop. He has opened for B.B. King, Al Green, Los Lonely Boys, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Kenny Loggins and more. All Ages. 7-8:30 pm. NC.
• Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue.  “Music Picture Show” featuring Death By stars. 9 pm. NC.
• The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Not From Brooklyn, I Will Keep Your Ghost, Kale & Kyle. 9 pm.
• R & R Live Graham. Rock-Bot Live Karoake. 9 pm.
• The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Star Machine Live Band Karaoke. 9 pm.
• 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Whisperlights, Underground Cities, The Hoot Hoots. 9 pm.
• Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. VIP Night, featuring Kry, DJ Switch. Get your VIP bracelet from any Jazzbones staff member. 9:30 pm. NC.
• Northern Olympia - Downtown. Ya Ho Wha 33, WaMu, Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Singa, November Witch. All Ages. 9 pm.