LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Horse Bodies, Fight For Change. 9 pm.

Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

Chris Knutzen Hall Tacoma - Parkland. University Jazz Ensemble. All Ages. 8 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Help A Brother Out Benefit Show, with The Ellis Armor, Pink Bead Federation, Crowd War, Plague Ships, We Live As Lions. 9 pm. $5.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Snake Oil Blues Elixir, Rod Cook, Mark Riley. 8 pm. $6.

Kamel Toe Bar and Grill Tacoma - Parkland. Spooning With Elmo. 9 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tin Man. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Mary Tebbs, Nick Sandy. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Santee, PWRFL Power. 9 pm.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. New Slang, G-Force, String Theory. All Ages. 8 pm.

• Some bands seem to hit from the word go. It seems from the moment Santee sleepily, casually emerged on the scene, there has been an uncommon level of excitement for what was originally just an acoustic two-piece. Now a full band, Santee is running on all cylinders and continually exceeding expectations. It helped that the initial pitch was alluring: Josh Vega, of Paris Spleen and Drug Purse notoriety, would take time off from his psychedelic and post-punk inclinations in favor of accompanying singer-songwriter Heather Loepp. Read the full story here. – Rev. Adam McKinney
  

O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. The Spanktones. 8 pm.

O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Jim Basnight. 9 pm.

The Spar Olympia. Scott West. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Subvinyl Jukebox. 9 pm.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Sonic Funk Orchestra. 9 pm. $7.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Odark 30. 9 pm.

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