LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Oly Arts Walk Show, with The Brown Edition, Smitty's Trio. 8 pm. NC.

Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Stand Up and Shout Ronnie James Dio tribute band. 9 pm.

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Baby Gramps. 9 pm.

• Baby Gramps looks just like he sounds. His appearance is a more or less spot-on indication of the noises that soon follow when he picks up an old gee-tar and starts a-singing. A long, scraggly white beard, some spectacles, a low-brimmed hat, and when he opens his mouth, the strangest sounds fall out. Throat-singing, it's called, this kind of guttural croak - and it's Baby Gramps' most effective tool in transforming these old folk songs, labor songs and sea shanties into something that feels real. Twee anachronism fades, and all that remains is the pungent punch of that voice. Knowing about how long Baby Gramps has been busking on Seattle streets - somewhere close to 50 years - it's hard to really question the sights that beard has seen. - Rev. Adam McKinney

Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Gina Belliveau. 7 pm.

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

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Northwest Sons. 9 pm. NC.

Eastside Club Tavern Olympia - Downtown. The Blackberry Bushes Stringband. 8 pm. $5.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Helles, Black Heart Blight, A City Screams In Terror, Athena, Groundlevel Vertigo. 9 pm. $5.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Doxology, The BGP. 8 pm.

LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Erik Thomas. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Frozen In Light, Beringia, Echoes Of Infiniti. 9 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Cody Rentas Band & Nolan Garret Trio. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

Being that Louie G's Pizzeria opened a mere four years ago, in 2007, it could be said that it's still finding itself as a restaurant. What seems abundantly clear, however, is that the space is certainly still finding itself as our newest all-ages music venue. Having recently moved up the street from its old location on Pacific Highway E. to a bigger space near the Poodle Dog, owner and operator Louis Galarza decided to take advantage of the new size and build a stage. Read the full story and interview witt Galarza here. – Rev. AM

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Robert Boyd & Nick Sandy. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Destruction Island, Sons, Oh Dear! 9 pm. $5.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Eleanor Murray, Camp Wisdom, The Bob Schwenkler Experience, Sunshine & Irony. Fundraiser for Northern's PA & recording equipment. All Ages. 9 pm. $5.

Old School Pizzeria Olympia. Hard Rock Parking Lot, with FallBack, Recoil, Second Skin, Greenwich Mean Time, Screaming Sons Of, Affected, Tatarus, Left 4 Dead. All Ages. 12 pm. NC.

O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Nothing You'd Like, Vida Vore, Negative Press. 9 pm.

R & R Live Graham. Kari Ehli Band. 9 pm.

The Royal Bear Algona. Black Dog. 9 pm.

The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. The Kareem Kandi Band. 7 pm. $5.

The Space Tacoma - Downtown. Sugar & Spikes art show opening, with Maus Haus, Check Please. 5 pm. $5.

Swing Wine Bar & Cafe Olympia - Westside. Hot Club Sandwich. 8 pm.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Arts Walk Procession Night, with The Holly Graham Group Ensemble. All Ages. 5:30 pm. NC.

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