ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm.
- Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Ben Union. 7 pm.
- Les Gove Community Park Auburn. Summer Sounds & Cinema, with The Coats, showing "Big". All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
- The Spar Olympia. The Burren Boys. 8 pm. NC.
BLUES
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller Jam. 9 pm. NC.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Fat Tones, Blues Redemption. 8 pm. $7.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Graham Elwood. 8 pm & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Gabriel Rutledge. 8:30 pm. $15.
- Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Jason Stewart. 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. $5 Fine. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. CMA Award Winner Susan Gibson 8 pm. $25.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
- Six Olives Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DJ Sc jazz, soul and house. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 9 pm. NC.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. DJ Dance. 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.
- E & J Bar and Grill Lakewood. DJ Iceman. Grown Folks Radio presents Old School, hip-hop,R&B, New Jack Swing, slow jams, soul and funk. 10 pm. NC.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bud's Bar & Grill 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.
- Encore Boutique Nightclub Tacoma - Downtown. Ladies Night with DJ Ricki. Cabanas and suites available. Dress code. 10 pm. Ladies NC before midnight.
- 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 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.
- Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Bikini and Boardshot Competition with prize money. 9 pm.
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.
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Swing Dance, with Lizzy Boyer, Joe Baque, Steve Luceno, Richard Lopez. 7 pm. $5.
- Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Tracey Hooker. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Unicorn Porn, Timid Pumps, The Love Johnnies. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
KARAOKE
- Barbecue Inn Tillicum. All Ages. 9-11 pm. NC.
- The Mix Tacoma - Downtown. Gay-friendly karaoke. 9 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.
- Ruston Restaurant & Lounge Ruston. 9 pm.
- 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.
- Johnny's at Fife Fife. Karaoke with Ravonna. 9 pm.
- Valley Pub Tacoma - Dome District. Karaoke with Rose. 9 pm.
- Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 9 pm. NC.
- Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Late Night Karaoke. 9:30 pm. NC.
OPEN MIC
- 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/METAL
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. .38 Special. 8:30 pm. $27-$71.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. 4More. 9 pm. NC.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Boomer Band. 9 pm. NC.
- The Den at urbanXchange Tacoma - Downtown. Corpus Callosum, Fera. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Darrell Data. 6-9 pm. NC.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Jonny Smokes, Astro-Creep, Jason Kertson & The Immortals. All Ages. 8 pm.
- R & R Live Graham. Just Dirt. 9 pm.
- 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Klondike Kate, Estafets, The Petting Zu. 9 pm.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Lion Co. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Metro Gnome. 8 pm. NC.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Moss & Company. 6 pm.
- Tacoma Dome Tacoma - Dome District. Motley Crue, Poison, The New York Dolls. All Ages. 8 pm. $25-$245.
- Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Myles Crew. 8 pm.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Nitcrew. 9 pm.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Pop Culture. 9 pm. NC.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 7 pm.
- O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Rockin' Earthlings. 8 pm.
- Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Soul Kata. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC.
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. Soul Siren. 9 pm.
- The Royal Bear Algona. The Boinkers. 9 pm.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Plastards, The Fuzz. 9 pm.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. The Total Rock N Roll Show with Cardiac Kidz, Daze Of Never, 3-Of-A-Kind. 8 pm.