WEEKLY VOLCANO: MUSIC IN THE SOUTH SOUND TONIGHT >>>
Don't know what to do tonight? Don't worry, we have you covered. Bandolier writes pop songs, and we mean that in a good way. They are floating somewhere in the ephemeral songspace between 50's bubble gum and modern indie, and making a kind of music that is far too rare on much of the local scene: music made of different instruments which you can actually hear. Check them out with M. Bison, Umber Sleeping, and Hair Envelope at 8 p.m. inside Bob's Java Jive.
Tacoma's Kevin and Andy Day, of Top Heavy Crush fame - acoustic style - will open for the BulletBoys at Station 56 as part of the Freedom Records produced Rock-N-Roll Christmas beginning at 8 p.m. What if the two bands got into a fight? We pick a winner here.
Bobble Tiki is not sexy. Tab Benoit, on the other hand, is the pure definition of sexy - at least according to Mrs. Tiki, who swoons and drools every time she sees the world-renowned blues guitarist do his thing in Tacoma. This weekend at Jazzbones, she'll get two more chances to do just that - tonight at 8 p.m. and tomorrow at 9 p.m. Read up on his sexiness here.
Christopher Francis & Son's music reveals a playful pop-mastery and a willingness to strip the format down to its bare essentials. They play an all-ages show with Two Ton Boa and Magick Daggers at 8 p.m. inside northern. Read the full story here.