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Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. Olympia Live! A Benefit For Young Breast Cancer Survivors. Rodeo Kill, Glass Elevator, The Jessica Blinn Quartet, Misère De Boisson, Victoria Williams, and other special guests. All proceeds benefit The Pink Daisy Project and Young Survival Coalition. All Ages. 8 pm. $5 pre-sale tickets, $10 at the door.
- What an eclectic bill has been gathered together for Olympia Live! - a benefit show for young breast cancer survivors. You've got a little bit of everything here, from the country-fried rock of Rodeo Kill, to the jazz swing of the Jessica Blinn Quartet, to the warped psychedelia of Glass Elevator and the classic rock idolatry of the Hard Way - all your bases are pretty well covered. But the real treat of the event will be a special appearance from prolific songwriter, and slightly less prolific singer, Victoria Williams. Williams specializes in a sort of classicist folk with just a hint of weirdness lurking in the lyrics and in her light, wispy voice. This'll be an interesting show, and a worthy one, for those with diverse tastes. - Rev. Adam McKinney
Cedarwood Dome Milton. Flash Fridays, with Pill Brigade, Bell's Theorem, DJ Vinnymac. 21+. 8 pm.
Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Sok & The Faggots, Dead Peasants, Koozbane, Muppet Fetish, Ruckers Tomb. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Staxx Brothers, The Excellent Gentlemen. 21+. 8 pm. $7.
Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Fall Of Enosis, Murderers Etiquette. All Ages. 7 pm. $6.
The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Double CD Release Dance Party, with Strength, Reporter. 21+. 9 pm. Read the full story here.
O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Junkyard Jane. 21+. 8 pm.
Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Blind Boys of Alabama, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys. Pre-lecture at 6:30 pm. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $29-$74.
- Friday the Pantages Theater hosts the Blind Boys of Alabama and Ralph Stanley, both legendary in their own right - and sure to be a jaw-dropping together. The Blind Boys of Alabama are have won five Grammies and are members of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Stanley has been called "the most important figure in bluegrass music today," by the Chicago Sun Times. Together, they'll surely be amazing. – Michael Swan
SideBar Bistro Tacoma - Downtown. Saxophonist Michael Hershman. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC.
University of Puget Sound Memorial Field House Tacoma - Northend. 8:30 p.m., $6-$10.
- A cappella music may be easy to scoff at, but when it's performed with extreme expertise it's, well (crap!), still pretty easy to scoff at. Luckily, the Blanks brilliantly combine a cappella music with sketch comedy, and it totally works. Known on TV as "Ted's Band" from the show Scrubs, the Blanks will be at the University of Puget Sound Memorial Field House Friday. – MS
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