ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Beer Garden Party, with James Coates. 6 pm. NC.
- Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Brian Morris. 7 pm.
- Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Gayle Skidmore. All Ages. 6 pm. TCC Voices. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Dark Horses. 7 pm.
- Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Winterlings. All Ages. 11 am. NC.
BLUES
- Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm.
COMEDY/GAMES
- Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Bobby Slayton. 8 & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night, featuring Mike "Wally" Walter. 8 pm. $10.
- Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents David Tveite. 8:30 & 10:30 pm. $15.
- Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. Comics Festival 2012 Stage Show. All Ages. 11 am. $6.
- Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Magic At Your Table, with Cary Durgin. 6 pm. NC.
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.
- 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.
- O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. DJ Leon. 8 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.
- 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.
- New World VIP Lounge Lakewood. DJ Top 40. 9 pm.
- The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. DJ dance party. 9 pm.
- Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJs Danny and Mickey queer-friendly dance mix. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
- Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Future Bass, with BROAM, Bobby Galaxy, Mr. Melanin. 9 pm. NC.
- Last Call Bar Lakewood. Grown Folk Saturdays with DJ C-Luv. Old skool, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's dance hits. 9 pm. $5.
- Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Latin America Meets North America. Two DJs spinning salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, merengue on two dance floors. 9 pm.
- The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Latin Night with DJ L-Leon. Salsa, merenque, bachata, reggaeton & cumbia music. 7-10 pm.
- Abbey Ballroom Tacoma - Downtown. Latin/Salsa Dance. With instruction, music. 9:30 pm. $5.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Puyallup. Salsa Night. 9 pm. NC.
- The Deltan Club Tacoma - Downtown. Static Snap. J. Elquist presents with DJs Omarvelous and The X Man. 10 pm. $5.
JAZZ
- C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live Jazz. 7-10. NC.
- El Gaucho Tacoma - Downtown. Sandy Harvey in the Piano Lounge. 6 pm. NC.
KARAOKE
- 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.
- Karma Indian Cuisine & Lounge Puyallup. Karaoke Be The Star Night. All Ages. 9:30 pm. NC.
- 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. 8:30 pm. NC.
- Johnny's at Fife Fife. Karaoke with Ravonna. 9 pm.
- Engine House No. 9 Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Karaoke with Rev. Colin. All Ages. 9:30 pm. NC.
- Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 9 pm. NC.
- China Clipper Club Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Late Night Karaoke. 9 pm. NC.
- Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Rock-Bot live band karaoke. 8 pm. NC.
OPEN MIC
- Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. All Ages Rock Jam featuring Rafael Tranquilino. All Ages. 2 pm. NC.
- Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $2 suggested donation.
POP/ROCK/METAL
- Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Aspen, Vessels, Into The Flood, Navigator, Prestige, This Day Will Tell. All Ages. 5 pm.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Chapter 5. 9 pm. NC.
- The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Colonies, Anne, Canon Canyon. 9 pm.
- Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dueling pianos show. 9 pm.
- Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Empire Of Ashes, Where The Dead Are, Psycho Rehab, Psychonaut Deathtrip. 8 pm.
- Six Olives Lounge and Restaurant Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. He's John Two. Pop/Rock cover duo. 9 pm-close. NC.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Jimmy Vegas. 9 pm. NC.
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. Just Dirt. 8:30 pm. NC.
- The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Locust Street Taxi. 8 pm.
- Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Metalfest 2012, with Mace. 9 pm.
- Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Mike Roy & Marty Schalk. 8 pm.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. Notorious 253. 9 pm. NC.
- Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Rock N Roll Magic. 9 pm.
- JR's Hideaway Belfair. Soulstice. 9 pm.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Stir Crazy. 9 pm. NC.
- Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Taproom 2-Year Anniversary Party, with Ben Union, Travis Barker, Colonies, The BreakLites. 9 pm. NC.
- The Royal Bear Algona. The Boinkers. 9 pm.
- Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Humours. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.
WORLD BEAT
- Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band, Stay Grounded. 9 pm. $10-$13.