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The Brotherhood Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Ty Segall, Audacity, November Witch. 9 pm.
- You know those grating California tourism ads with all the celebrity cameos? You will never hear Ty Segall's "California Commercial," from his latest stellar full-length, Goodbye Bread, soundtracking one of those, despite the implications of its title. "Come to California / Stay inside your house / Stay inside your head" he sings, cheekily deriding sun-dazed do-nothing slackerdom over bam-bam-bam-bam-bam bursts of staccato guitar and drums. In place of a chorus, there's a squiggly guitar lick that carries the song to its abrupt finish line. At just over a minute, it's the shortest, tersest ditty on Bread, which, for the most part, is a steadier, more ramblin' and psych-fried effort from Segall, one of the West Coast's finest rock 'n' roll songwriters and a damn good guitarist. Ty Segall shows no signs of slowing down, so it's best you keep up. - Jason Baxter
Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Anna Popovic, Nolan Garret. 7 pm. $16-$20.
The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Acoustic Showcase. Keith Cook, Keith Sturgis, Purple Perry, Paradign, KT Hoops, Nitai, Terhanin, Russian Shai, Looking for Lizards, Gone. 8 pm. $2.
Northern Olympia - Downtown. Nucular Aminals, The Hive Dwellers, Hooded Hags, Morgan & The Organ Donors. All Ages. 8 pm.
- Writing the intentionally misspelled Nucular Aminals is an act of superhuman will on my part. The silliness and implied hostility of such a misspelled band name comes off as a first test, an opening gambit to see just how many people can stick around to hear the actually pretty conservative take on garage and psychedelia in which Nucular Aminals specialize. Even if they hadn't been recently signed to K Records, Nucular Aminals would still very much smack of that label's aesthetic: lo-fi, '60s-devoted garage-pop that glows with fuzzy hooks and organ-drenched vibes. When those vocal harmonies sink in just right, an indie prettiness settles on Nucular Aminals that helps to reinforce the light touch with which they seem to approach most everything about making music. - Rev. Adam McKinney
Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. The Stonegators. 8 pm. NC.
House Show 626 N. State St. Tacoma - Downtown. The Warehouse Presents Michael Sempert, Luke Stevens. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
- In the early part of 2010, the popular underground venue known as the Warehouse was forced to shut down by the City of Tacoma. The residents of the Warehouse proved intrepid in their desire to bring exciting shows to the people of Tacoma, regardless of whether they had a permanent, proper venue in which to hold them. They - Adam Ydstie, Katie Lowery, and Doug Stoeckicht - became a collective of show promoters, and continue to book shows around town under the moniker of the Warehouse. To read Rev. Adam McKinney's full story, click here.
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