WE RECOMMEND THESE LIVE SOUTH SOUND SHOWS TONIGHT >>>
Art House Designs Olympia - Eastside. Pearl Django, featuring Vince Brown. All Ages. 6 pm. $12-$15.
Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm.
Java Fusion Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night, hosted by Billy Farmer. All Ages. 4 pm. NC.
- Read our Q&A with Billy Farmer here.
Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Makedonians. All Ages. 1 pm. NC.
- We reviewed one of their last shows at the Mandolin Cafe here.
Matrix Coffee House Centralia. Kevin's Birthday Show, with Mad Dog & The Smokin' Js, The Hub City Hillbillys, Throw Away Sons. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $6.
Northern Olympia - Downtown. Little Wings, Breathe Owl Breathe. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Breathe Owl Breathe are a disarmingly earnest group of artists and musicians who make ground-level folk-pop. Their current aspiration is to make a children's record about an ostrich and a mole that become friends while hanging out underground. So, you know, they're that kind of band. Their music is intimate, gentle stuff that never loses sight of drive and pop structure in favor of preciousness, much to the delight of my admittedly folk-weary ears. Little electronic flourishes have a way of seeping in ever so slightly around the edges, adding just that little touch of texture that helps to break up the lazy, drifting vibe of Breathe Owl Breathe. Oh, and about that children's record: if you donate enough to get the record started, BOB will play your slumber party. Neat-o. - Rev. Adam McKinney
Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Jo Dee Messina. 7:30 pm. $34-$64.
- Born in Massachusetts, Jo Dee Messina was influenced by the music of Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire. Inspired, at 19 years of age she loaded a car and headed to Nashville and has never looked back. Messina - who has sold more than five million albums - is the first female country artist to score three multiple week number one songs from the same album. She has had nine number one single hits, including "My Give A Damn's Busted," "Alright," and "Bring on the Rain." Her appearance in Tacoma is part of her cross-country "Music Room Series Tour." During her appearance at the Pantages, Messina will take audience requests, talk about the song writing process and answer questions. – J.M. Simpson
Seven Cedars Casino Sequim. Junkyard Jane. 21+. 5:30 pm. NC.
Top of Tacoma Bar & Cafe Tacoma - Third Anniversary Show featuring Eastside. Matinee, Pioneers West, Wheelies. 5 pm. NC.
Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Professor Banjo CD Release Show, featuring Paul Silveria. All Ages. 6 pm. $5-$15.
Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night. Hosted by Shelly Ely. 21+. 7-10 pm.
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