Just Dirt knows all of your favorite rock songs. They’ve been studying for years at the Funky Monkey virtual school of rock, memorizing all of the latest thrashers (no pun intended). I’ve partied with them many times and always found myself hopping around on the dance floor by the end of the night. What can I say? Their powers are irresistible. But I often wonder if the other musicians in town secretly envy them. It’s tough to measure up to such pros. But if you can’t beat them, you might as well join them. Thursday nights they host a jam night. Every week at 8:30 p.m. they invite any would-be rock stars to join them onstage. They used to do a jam night like this at The Bullseye in Spanaway, and some of my favorite musicians would show up to jam with the dirty boys. Good times. Now the party is at The Royal Bear in Algona, which is just far enough from civilization that you can really get down with the sickness without getting strange looks from yuppie suburban types. 
Saturday night the band prvides the rockin' soundtrack for the Swiss Pub's Halloween Bash beginning at 9 p.m. â€" Angela Jossy