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Jazz: Throwing a "@" in the name of something automatically makes it a little cooler. Just ask the Den. Tacoma Musical Playhouse and Lance Buller know this all too well, which may be why they call their annual jazz-tastic concert series jazz@TMP - hitting TMP Saturday and bring together the amazing vocal talents of Greta Matassa, Gail Pettis and Stephanie Porter. Crazy as it sounds, this will be the first time Matassa, Pettis and Porter perform on stage together. It's history before your eyes. Saturday, June 5, 8 p.m., $25, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.565.6867 - Michael Swan

Hardcore/Speed Metal: "This is our fourth or fifth time playing with the Accused and it's always been a blast," Jason McKibbin, frontman of infamous T-town punk band I Defy tells the Weekly Volcano's old, crusty Tacoma music afficionado, Potter, on Spew. "It gets better every time. You won't see another show this intense." He's probably right. There's plenty of reasons why local music fans still talk about early '80s splatter rockers The Accused, and most of them simply have to do with how fucking kick-ass the band is. Usually, when old bands get back together it's just because they got lazy and found themselves in need of steady incomes to support the nutritional supplement addictions that followed coke addictions. But not The Accused. There's still fire in Tom Niemeyer's belly. You can hear it. With I Defy, Godspit, Sargent D, and South Kitsap Infidels, Saturday, June 5, 9 p.m., $7, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003 - Matt Driscoll

Alt Rock: Have you ever seen Beach Blanket Bingo? It's this crazy early '60s beach party movie that features, among other ridiculous things, three actors who should have logically never shared a screen together: Buster Keaton, Don Rickles and Paul Lynde. Keaton is the biggest surprise, given he actually speaks in the film; and Rickles gets away with his appearance by being allotted one scene wherein he gets to riff and mock the entire film. Paul Lynde, however, serves the thankless function of being a stick-in-the-mud. Considering this, it's tough to say what Mr. Lynde would have thought of tongue-in-cheek alt-rock band, Paul Lynde Fan Club. Despite his fuddy-duddy onscreen persona, I think he'd love finally being in on the joke - getting to be the band that actually plays the beach party. With Panic Pants and Imperial Standard, Saturday, June 5, 8 p.m., cover TBA, Bob's Java Jive, 2102 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, 253.475.9843 - Rev. Adam McKinney

Indie Rock: Time flies when you're having fun and doing something that needs to be done. So is the story of the Northwest Convergence Zone weekly podcasts, which will celebrate its first birthday Saturday with a big-ass throw-down at Stonegate Pizza featuring musical guests The Legend of Bigfoot, Big Wheel Stunt Show, Midnight Salvage Company and Beatseed. It's going to be awesome. Take our word for it... and not just because Matt Driscoll will be a guest next week on the show (nwconvergencezone.com). Saturday, June 5, 8 p.m., no cover, Stonegate Pizza, 5419 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, 253.473.2255 - MS

Punk: The South Sound has it made in the music department. This little watered-down peninsula not only generates amazing talent, but also attracts amazing talent; we get some of the best touring bands around. We are that sweet little spot between Portland and Seattle that other towns wish they could be. The fans, the rain, the obscure, bitchin' little venues - bands can't resist our Northwest flavor. This week's touring band is heavyweight punk icons DOA, stopping in Olympia to rage at The Fourth Ave Tav. DOA has been telling people to fuck off for more than 30 years. They also just released their latest album, This Machine Kills Fascists, on Sudden Death Records. With C Average, The Fixt, and M.O.D.S., Saturday, June 5, 8 p.m., $10, Fourth Avenue Tavern, 210 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.786.1444 - Nikki Talotta

PLUS: Goldwing vs. Trip the Light Fantastic at The New Frontier Lounge tonight

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