LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. From The Sea, In These Hands. 9 pm.

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. The Biz-Keys, The Local Strangers. 9 pm.

Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Spanktones. 9 pm. NC.

The Fuse Ruston. The Trevalyan Triangle. 9 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Tacoma Metal Choice Awards, with Unhailoed, Devils Of Loudon, Faces Pale, Curse Of The North. 8 pm.

• Typically, awards shows are the worst. Bobble Tiki would rather endure a root canal without anesthetic than tune in for the Grammys, Golden Globes or even Oscars. It's like watching paint dry ... only more boring and predictable. Saturday, however, an awards frenzy to end all awards frenzies will enrapture Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma, as the 2011 Tacoma Metal Choice Awards will be handed out - honoring Tacoma's top metal band as voted on by devil-horn waving fans of our area (via the Internet) throughout February. Billed as a "red carpet event," the Metal Choice Awards this Saturday at Hell's Kitchen will feature scene stalwarts like UnHailoed, Devils of Loudon, Faces Pale, After the Fallout and Plague Ships - all of whom will no doubt be in fine form when it comes time for an acceptance speech. Also, expect surprise metal guests. It's going to be very Tacoma, and very awesome. - Bobble Tiki
  

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Nick Sandy & Kim Archer Duet. 9 pm. NC.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Whiskey Creek (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute). 8 pm. $10-$12.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. String Theory, Jumping Sharks, Nolan McSheridon. 9 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Atomic Outlaws. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Russ Salton & Friends. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Just Plain Bill, Jake Archer. All Ages. 8 pm. $8.

McCoy's Tavern Olympia. The Rickets, HPP, Happy Noose. 9:30 pm. $3.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. A Leaf. 9 pm.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Takhoma, Honeybear, The Solvents, Memory Boys. All Ages. 8 pm.

R & R Live Graham. Jonathan Harris. 9 pm.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. The Trasholes, Red Hex, Si Si Si. All Ages. 6pm-9pm. $5.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Kry. 9 pm. $8.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Kora Band, featuring Kane Mathis. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sour Owl. 9 pm.

LINK: More live music tonight in the South Sound