JOSE S. GUTIERREZ JR.: BODY-MOVIN', SOUL GROOVIN' >>>

Gazing upon beautiful songstresses who have the ability to capture a crowd’s attention and move them out of their seats and onto the dance floor is a rare gift in the day of “everybody wanting to be an entertainer.” Fortunately, J. Ross Parrelli is one of the remaining artists that delivers a body-movin’, soul-groovin’ show. The Long Beach, Calif.-based Parrelli will visit Olympia with live instrumentalist and producer Pale Soul of Portland, Ore., on deck at the Eastside Club Tavern in downtown Olympia. Parrelli dropped her critically acclaimed, Soooul Full Mixed Jams in late 2008 â€" an album that speaks to love, loss and female liberation without being preachy and corny. Boston-to-Olympia transplant and fellow female MC, Asliani, who recently dropped her debut, You Do Or You Don’t, opens.

[Eastside Club Tavern, with Asliani, 9 p.m., 410 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, 360.357.9985]