4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Brown Edition, Dorado. 21+. 9 pm.
Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. The Hive Dwellers, Trevor Dickson, Spencer Kelley. All Ages. 6:30 pm. $5.
The gradual coolifying of Amocat Cafe is about to get a serious bump tonight when Calvin Johnson's project, the Hive Dwellers, performs. Also on the bill will be solo sets from two of the people behind two of the best bands in Tacoma: Trevor Dickson of the Nightgowns and Spencer Kelly of Basemint. Read my full story here. – Rev. Adam McKinney
Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
If you're in the mood to have a butter-voiced elder statesman of soul make sweet, sweet love to your earholes, get thee to the Emerald Queen Casino, because late-'80s/early-'90s phenom Keith Sweat is set to perform there. There's no word on whether or not his enviable wardrobe of "Cosby sweaters" (as seen on the cover of his flawless Teddy Riley-produced debut LP Make It Last Forever) will be appearing with/on him, but it seems unlikely. At 49, odds are that Sweat will actually start sweating pretty early in the show, but the man's still got the pipes and still got the moves, and his proto-New Jack Swing material (chintzy keyboard presets aside) sounds just as groovy and sinful now as it did 23 years ago. - Jason Baxter
FuSE @ Pt Defiance Cafe and Casino Ruston. Billy Shew Band. 8 pm. NC.
Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Jennifer Lind. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
The last time I saw SweetKiss Momma frontman Jeff Hamel I told him he needed a championship belt - something to signify his band's current standing as the reigning champs of Puyallup. He was modest, naturally, brushing the suggestion off, but I stand firm. SweetKiss Momma is far and away the best thing P-Town has going for it these days. Though I say that with mild sarcasm (I came from Puyallup so I feel comfortable making fun of it), I'm obviously not alone in my admiration for the band. Hamel tells me SweetKiss Momma recently signed distribution deals with "a number of European distributors and have obtained publicists both in the UK and USA." Friday SweetKiss Momma, Midnight Salvage Co. and Guns of Nevada will be at Jazzbones - a show that's also a celebration for Darrel Fortune and the Northwest Convergence Zone podcast. Fortune recently won fifth place in the radio personality category of King 5's Best of Western Washington competition, which is awesome. - Matt Driscoll
Kerby's Lounge Sumner. Spooning With Elmo. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Hotter Than A Crotch, The Missionary Position, Eric Anarchy. 21+. 10 pm. NC.
Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Randy Linder. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
