LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

Ballyhoo Irish Pub Tumwater. Sean-nos Festival Afterparty Irish Session. 6 pm. NC.

The Brotherhood Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Chief, Bacchus. 9 pm. $3.

• This will be the most incredible show you will experience. Ever. Bacchus is one of few bands to actually hit the brown note. (You know, a rumble so deep in your gut, induced by stacks of amps and low-fi bass lines that you actually produce a shard in your pants.) Chief is the revolutionary leader of any punk music to come out of Olympia. And they can still kick anyone's ass. Read the story behind this show here. – Nikki Talotta
  

Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm.

Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Blues Vespers, featuring Bill Simms Jr. & Mark LaVoie. All Ages. 5 pm. NC.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Long Beach Rehab, featuring members of Bad Brains, LBC Sublime, with Michael J. Harris, Under Sin, Corson Swift. 9 pm.

Lady Luck Cowgirl Up Tacoma - Parkland. Country jam featuring Broken Trail. 4 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Open Mic, with Denny Foreman & Friends. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Brainstorm, Sick Jumps, Hausu, Outdoor Voices. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

• On "She's a Babe," you can barely make out Ben Funkhouser singing "I miss my mom and my cats," a line that's as painfully earnest as it is deeply ironic - at least when you consider Hausu's namesake: a gruesome, impossibly over-the-top Japanese horror classic in which a fluffy white cat does some horrible, horrible things. While they're far from reaching the kind of critical infamy and legendary cult status that Hausu the film enjoys, Hausu the band are already turning heads and winning fans in the Seattle and Portland music communities, and not without reason. Their take on Orange Juicy post-punk is joyous, with shades of Springsteen's small town angst in its sing-along choruses, and despite the relative youth of these four Reed College students, Hausu are seriously talented musicians. - Jason Baxter

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Junkyard Jane. 7 pm. NC.

Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Sunday open mic with Jeanlizabeth. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Sunday Jazz Dinner Show. All Ages. 5-8 pm. NC.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Jam. All Ages. 2 pm. NC.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night. Hosted by Shelly Ely. 7-10 pm.

Urban Onion Restaurant and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Sunday Night Swing Kelly Garland Benefit, featuring Vince Brown. All Ages. 7 pm.

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