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Folk Comedy Blues: He sits on a stage - a stage that looks more like a wilting Southern front porch than the focal point of one of Tacoma's local music venues - playing a beaten acoustic guitar. It kind of sounds like the blues, but it's not. It kind of feels like you should be drinking moonshine, but you're not - just beer. The scene in front of you is part music, part humor, part performance art - and all bizarre. Ladies and gentleman, Swampy Draws. With The Revengers, Mighty High, Walk the Plank, Trip the Light Fantastic, Wheelies, and Nothing You'd Like, Saturday, April 17, doors at 4:20 p.m., $7, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003 - Matt Driscoll

Indie Rock: The Future Historians don't quite make a Wall of Sound. They make something more akin to a "Hammock of Sound." Listeners may float, suspended over the grass, in a sheet of banjos, hushed drums, tight harmonies, and all that good, cozy stuff. You know what? It's spring now. Rock like you know the season. With $2000 Puma, Tallest Tree, and Fin du Monde, Saturday, April 17, 9 p.m., cover TBA, The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, 253.572.4020 - Rev. Adam McKinney

Blues: What more do you really want out of a Saturday - and an excuse to drink? Not only is Tacoma's Doyle's, celebrating its fourth anniversary, but today also marks another "St. Practice Day" - when alcoholics looking for a good excuse drink in excess in "preparation" for the coming of St. Patrick's Day, which, don't forget, is only 11 months away. Preparation is key. Kick off Saturday night and the Doyle's anniversary with the perfect Tacoma blues band, Toughtimes. Saturday, April 17, 9 p.m., no cover, Doyle's Public ouse, 208 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.7468 - Michael Swan

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