MATT DRISCOLL: YUP,  JIMMY THACKERY AT JAZZBONES TONIGHT >>>

What exactly is Jazzbones these days? That is the million-dollar question. Is it a DJ spot? A rowdy karaoke bar? A sushi joint? A poor man's Masa? The next stop on the Girls Gone Wild world tour? Or an actual live music venue, you know," like it used to be?

Every once in a while a show comes along that reminds us all of the foundation Jazzbones was built on," and, oddly enough for a club called Jazzbones, that's the blues.

Tonight, Jimmy Thackery, who honed his blues-rock chops learning from greats like Muddy Waters and as a member of The Nighthawks, will plug in at Jazzbones in Tacoma and give us all just such a reminder.

If those who show up for the DJ scheduled to perform after Thackery could please refrain from vomiting, fist fighting or taking body shots until after Thackery finishes, I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated.

[Jazzbones, Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m., $12, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.396.9169]