LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. SweetKiss Momma, Astrovan. 9 pm.

Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Soul Stripper AC/Dc tribute band. 9 pm.

Cicada Restaurant Olympia. The Joe Baque Trio. All Ages. 8 pm.

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Colonies, Where Sails Meet Rails. 9 pm. NC.

Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster Benefit, featuring Sour Owl, The Brown Edition, The Buddha Magoo, Collective Love Unlimited. All Ages. 9 pm.

Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo. 8:30 pm. $35-$65.

FuSE Cafe Imbibery @ Pt Defiance Cafe & Casino Ruston. The Tim Hall Band. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Halcion Halo. 8 pm. NC.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Blistered Earth, Mom's Rocket, Powerhitter, Martyr Machine. 9 pm. $5.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. The Hard Way, Fight For Change, Unnatural Balance. 9 pm. N/A.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Northwest Sons, The B-Foundation, Island Bound, Katastro. 8 pm. $10-$12.

LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. The Rikk Beatty Band. All Ages. 7 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. James Hunnicutt. All Ages. 8 pm.

Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Jonathan Harris. 9 pm. NC.

McCoy's Tavern Olympia. Second Skin, Greenwich Mean Time, Warning Track. 9 pm. $3.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Bodybox, Dave Hannon Band. 9:30 pm.

• Believe it or not, Bobble Tiki even shares a few things in common with Tacoma band Bodybox, who will perform at The New Frontier Lounge Saturday. What does Bobble Tiki have in common with Bodybox, you may ask? Let's start with the things Bodybox and Bobble Tiki DON'T have in common. For starters, and most obvious, Bodybox is a three-piece rock band from T-Town made up of singer and guitarist Kurt Lindsay, drummer Belal Anwar and bassist Kevin De Flitch. As you well know, Bobble Tiki is simply an island-themed souvenir with a drinking problem and a job in journalism he probably doesn't deserve. Secondly, Bodybox obviously has motivation and drive: a band for only a year and a half, in January Bodybox celebrated the release a full length CD - 11 whole songs! Bobble Tiki probably hasn't written 11 decent sentences in the last decade, and he sure as hell hasn't been too concerned with sharpening his craft. Hell, not when The Biggest Loser is on! - Bobble Tiki

O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Sofistacats, Bomb Factory. 9 pm.

Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $26-$49.

Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Tracie Marsh Group. 7 pm.

The Space Tacoma Downtown (729 Court C). Rockwell Powers, City Hall, State Of The Artist, Night Fox. 8 pm. $8-$10.

• The common wisdom is that sequels inevitably disappoint. For every The Dark Knight, there are a half-dozen Iron Man IIs, and the maxim tends to carry over to other mediums, as well - Guy's "Teddy's Jam 2" couldn't match the New Jack punch and sizzle of the original eponymous Teddy Riley banger. With this in mind, you might expect the freshly dropped Kids in the Back II to weaken the brand established by Tacoma-by-way-of-Anchorage rapper Rockwell Powers and his producer, Ill Pill, on last year's Kids in the Back. Haters will be disappointed to hear that KITBII is another slick, solid outing from Rockwell (real name Zach) who - full disclosure - is a regular Volcano contributor, these days focusing mainly on Tacoma City Council action and local political dealings. - Jason Baxter

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. The Shy Boys. 8 pm.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Steve Cooley & The Dangerfields. 9 pm.

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