ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Mackeywood and Scott McDougall. Mr. Blackwatch alums Doug Mackey and Joe Wood reunite for acoustic ecclection. One Man Band McDougall follows. 8-11pm. 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. NC. Spare Thyme. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
BLUES
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Billy Mac. 9 pm. NC.
- O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Blues Bentley Band. 8 pm.
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Blues Brothers. 8 pm. $7.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Joey Medina. 8 pm & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night. 8 pm. $7-$20.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Big Ed. 8:30 & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Grity City Comedy, featuring Harrold Gomez. 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm. $13.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Jay Wendell Walker's 51st Anniversary In Comedy Tour, with Adam Lee, hosted by Michelle Westford. 8 pm. $10.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Kenny Rogers. 8 pm. $35-$55.
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.
- MetroGruv Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Club Night. 9:30 pm.
- Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 9 pm. NC.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. DJ Dance. 9 pm. NC.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Danny queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
- Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Hilltop. WomynRock with DJ Traci. 5-9 pm. $5 benefits local gay and lesbian organizations.
- 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 Famous 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.
- Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. SURREAL Saturdays with DJ R-Sin. Special guest DJs every week. 9:30 pm.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Puyallup Puyallup. Salsa Night. 9 pm. NC.
JAZZ
- Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Joe Baque. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the Piano Lounge. 7 pm. NC.
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.
- 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. 16+. 10 pm.
- Roadhouse Bar & Grill Puyallup. Karaoke in a Roadhouse. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Valley Pub Tacoma - Dome District. Karaoke with Erin. 9 pm.
- Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Karaoke with Linsey. 8:30 pm. Free.
- Johnny's at Fife Fife. Karaoke with Ravonna. 9 pm.
- Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 9 pm. NC.
OPEN MIC
- Cafe Luna Vashon. Open Mic, hosted by Richard Waits, Joe Allison & David Ray. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
POP/ROCK/METAL
- Johnnys Dock (outside Concert. Rock At The Dock III. All day car show and music Dan Whyms (Johnny Cash) and the Rockodiles. 6:30. $10. Donation Breast Cancer Resource Center.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Alex Lifeson's Birthday with 2112 - A Tribute to RUSH. The Kari Ehli Band opens. 9 pm. NC.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Austen Jenckes. 9 pm. NC.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. C.F.A., The Meat Sluts (from S.F.), The Coloffs. Rockn'Roll! All Ages. 9 pm. $5.
- Oscar's Restaurant & Lounge Tacoma - South. Darrell Data. 6-9 pm. NC.
- R & R Live Graham. Dirty Hollywood. 9 pm.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Francis Brennan's Contrapparatus. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
- Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Grit City Fest, with Mos Generator, SweetKiss Momma, Big Wheel Stunt Show, Ben Union, Deborah Page, The Legend Of Bigfoot, Perry Acker, James Coates. 5 pm.
- Six Olives Lounge & Restaurant Tacoma-Sixth Avenue. He's John Two. Pop/Rock cover duo. 9 pm-close. NC.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Idol Eyez. 9 pm. NC.
- The Royal Bear Algona. Just Dirt. 9 pm.
- The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Kry. 9 pm. $8.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Nitecrew. 9 pm. NC.
- Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Organic Soul. 7 pm.
- Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Poodlebomb. 8 pm.
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. Revolver. 9 pm.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 7 pm.
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. Stir Crazy. 8:30 pm. NC.
- 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Definite Articles. 9 pm.
- Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Third Law Of Motion, Riot In Rhythm, Atomic Outlaws. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Umber Sleeping, Argonaut, Blanco Bronco. 9 pm.
- Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Hilltop. The Kim?Archer Band. 9 pm. $5.
R&B/Hip-Hop
- Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Soul Senate. 9 pm. NC.
- 5th Dimension House (3805 E. B St.) Tacoma - Eastside. Benenfit hip-hop show featuring Josh Rizeberg, Julie C, Greg & Jerome, Crazy Monk, Xero Ours, Qui-Vive. 7 pm. $3-$5.