THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010 >>>
1. A curio ostensibly from the former Soviet Union, the Red Elvises bills itself, collectively, as "the legendary legends of Siberian surf music and the highest-payed [sic] wedding band of the Kamchatka Peninsula." The L.A.-based band plays tunes like "Elvis and Bears," "Ballad of Elvis and Priscilla" and "Shooba-Doobah (Elvis' Vacation)" - you get the idea. We still say they should be called the "Red Elvii." The Czars of Rock n' Roll perform at 9 p.m. inside The Swiss.
2. The Tacoma Farmers Market Broadway will fill two downtown Tacoma blocks with local produce, flowers, food, vendors, activities for the whole family, and live bluegrass by Southern Skies from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3. The Second City Chamber will take a Lakewold Gardens audience to musical shores familiar and foreign, known and undiscovered, in their "Flags of the World" concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. We suggest you bring a picnic basket full of ethnic foods.
4. Comedy Underground Presents Auggie Smith at 9 p.m. in the basement of Big Whisky Saloon in downtown Tacoma.
5. No Bullshit Battle Of The Bands begins at 9 p.m. inside Hell's Kitchen.