MATT DRISCOLL: THE KINGS OF OUTLAW COUNTRY >>>

The Kings of Outlaw Country have a motto: “Livin’ Hard and Drinkin’ with Both Fists.” So, does it come as any surprise the band will be plugging in at O’Malley’s tonight? Something tells me they share the motto with a number of O’Malley’s regulars.

But besides an affinity for liver damage, this is a band built on all the good things country music used to be â€" wild, unrestrained, dangerous, sometimes drunk â€" and none of the things that’s corrupted the genre â€" like Toby Keith’s well manicured beard.

Throw in a punk rock swagger, and you’ve got “music for your inner hillbilly,” as the band likes to say.

Let that hillbilly loose tonight.

[O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 p.m., 2403 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.383.3144]