POLITICS
Gov. Chris Gregoire
Gov. Chris Gregoire will be in town to kick off her re-election campaign. Expect  state law enforcement and firefighter organizations to announce their endorsement of the governor in front of elected officials, community supporters and Uncle Bob who has been passed out from a wedding held there over the weekend. â€" Brad Allen
[Landmark Convention Center, noon, 47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, www.governor.wa.gov]

POP
Sirens Sister
Singer Zach Davidson’s songwriting for Seattle’s venerable rock ‘n’ roll giants Vendetta Red was a bleak and despairing glimpse into a world fraught with loves lost and stories untold, running a dark and emotional gamut that stretched from ridding yourself of your own existence to acknowledging the perversions of the human spirit. As Davidson’s haunted pop songs took shape and Vendetta Red began to burn itself steadily out, Sirens Sister became a reality through what the group has decided is a run-in with serendipitous fate. “We knew we had to start a new band because the music is so natural and different; it really was its own individual that needed its own space to grow," explains Davidson.

Sirens Sister is Vendetta Red all grown up, trading a little bit of fuck you for a lot more maturity, both in songwriting spirit and in controlled, competent musicianship. And Davidson’s voice! No more screeches and the kind of strained screams that tear vocal chords to shreds. Instead, more dynamic range and clarity focus a beam of light on these new ideas about love, about craft, and about musicality. â€" Mike Stasiak
[Hell’s Kitchen, Sirens Sister, Casket Salesmen, Inverse, Ghost Runner On Third, 6 p.m., all ages, $8, 3829 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003]

LINK: Rockaraoke and more in the clubs tonight.
LINK: Let’s eat Chinese today.