WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12 >>>

1. Local grunge and feedback driven band Dreams Jaded will rock Hell's Kitchen tonight. If you like the idea of your ears ringing on a Wednesday night, this one's totally in your wheelhouse.

2. If you're in Oly, and you like the idea of sitting criss-cross-apple sauce and listening to some well-written, emotionally-weighted tunes, check out Kimya Dawson, Defiance OH and Your Heart Breaks tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Olympia Timberland Library.

3. It's "Wacky Wednesday" at Chalet Bowl in picturesque North Tacoma. What exactly does this mean? Tough to say. What we do know is it's an all-you-can-bowl extravaganza for two hours - 9 - 11 p.m. - and it costs $5.50 a person.

4. If you're reading this, you probably passed on the opportunity - but there's a 40-mile training ride led by the Tacoma Wheelman Bicycle Club kicking off at 9:30 a.m. today at the Proctor District Starbucks. Peddle fast and you might still make it ...

5. Ah shit. It's college night at Masa in Tacoma - one of the sexiest places to get your groove on in T-Town. Also, Masa wants you to know "Your Girlfriend's Favorite DJ" is spinning - so that's a good thing, right? The action really gets smoking around 10 p.m.