ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Kel Schmitz. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
• Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Oktoberfest, with Pagan Jug Band, Hair Assault, Sassparilla, The Country Dutchman. All Ages. 11 am. 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.

BLUES

• Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Al Carson. All Ages. 8 pm. $6.
• Des Moines Beach Park Des Moines. Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest, with Little Bill & The Bluenotes, Rod Cook & Toast, Fabulous Roofshakers, Left Hand Smoke. 12 pm. $25-$30.
• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Rick & Russ Delta Blues. All Ages. 8 pm.
• Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Rod Cook. 8 pm.

COMEDY/GAMES

• MetroGruv Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Drag N Dance with Lost Aphelia Bottom. 9 pm. $3.
• Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Chris Alpine. 8:30 & 10:30 pm. $15.
• Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
• Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Rory Scovel. 8 & 10:30 pm. $15.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

• Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Michael ONeill. . 8 pm. $25.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. drumandbasselectrodubstep. the best DNB and DUBSTEP in the 253 w/ rotating guest DJs and resident DJ Suga Jones. 9:30 pm-2 am. NC.

JAZZ

• Massimo Italian Bar & Grill University Place. Maia Santell & House Blend. 8 pm. NC.
• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Megan Biagalski, with Denny Foreman, Russ Harris, TwoPlusTwo. All Ages. 6 pm.
• Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Michael O'Neill. 8 pm.
• El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the Piano Lounge. 7 pm. NC.
• Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Spot The Dog. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
• Little Creek Casino Shelton. War. 8 pm. $20-$35.

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.

POP/ROCK/METAL

• Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. 2nd Annual Old School Hot Rod & Chopper Show, with Hot Roddin' Romeos, Hard Money Saints. 12 pm. $10.
• Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Afrodisiacs. 9:30 pm. $10.
• The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Big Wheel Stunt Show All Star Throwdown. 9 pm.
• The Royal Bear Algona. Black Dog. 9 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.
• Red Wind Casino Yelm. Grinder. 8:30 pm. NC.
• Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Gumshen, Custom, The Flight Of Phanuel. All Ages. 8 pm.
• Six Olives Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. He's John Two. Pop/Rock cover duo. 9 pm-close. NC.
• JR's Hideaway Belfair. Impact. 9 pm.
• The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Jameson & The Sordid Seeds. 9 pm. NC.
• The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Kry. 9 pm. $8.
• 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Motorbreath: A Tribute To Metallica. 9 pm.
• Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Nitecrew. 9 pm. NC.
• Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 7 pm.
• Cassidy's Pub & Mini Golf Tacoma - Eastside. Rock N Roll Magic. Classic rock 1950s-1980s. 8:30 pm.
• Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Ron Herring. 9 pm. NC.
• Little Creek Casino Shelton. Sonic Funk Orchestra. 9 pm.
• Great American Casino Lakewood. Stir Crazy. 9 pm. NC.
• The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Sunny 4 Cast. Sunny Loudin fronts a band who compare to Gig Harbors Shy Boys.Good mix of 70's and 80's rock/pop.Top band. All Ages. 8-11pm. NC
• The Red Room Tacoma. The Bard & The Liar, How To Operate Your Brain, Taylour Woodruff, Passerby. All Ages. 7 pm. $5.
• Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. True Holland, Shoreline Drive, Solar, Peace Mercucio. 9 pm. $5.

WORLD BEAT

• Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Ciro Hurtado. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.