LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Horace Pickett & Guests. 9 pm.

Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. From The Sea, Thou Shall Kill, Flying Fortress, Big Red Sun, Aelotrope. 6 pm. $5.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James King & The Southsiders. 7:30 pm. $7.

LakeBridge Forza Lakewood. Crimson Thread. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Wax Idols, Terry Malts, Red Hex. 9 pm. $5.

• As I'm sure we're all aware, there's a sort of renaissance happening right now with young bands rediscovering and reinterpreting the sunny, fuzzy garage pop sounds of the past few decades, particularly in California. These are bands that have the benefit of an enormous back catalogue of music to sift through and disseminate however they wish - to mix and match and come up with a composite sound, which will exist thanks entirely to the passing of time and muddying of cultural touchstones. One such band is Wax Idols, a steadily rising fixture in this California scene. Headed by Hether Fortune, a former member of contemporaries like Hunx and His Punx and Bare Wires, Wax Idols has a similarly freewheeling sound that allows the band to experiment in punk, new wave and early Goth. Fortune is adamant, however, at addressing certain comparisons. Read what she had to say here. — Rev. Adam McKinney

The Spar Olympia. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Murder Masquerade Party, with Sad Face, The Hardcount, Cityfaire, Angels Of Mayhem Burlesque, DJ Traxx, DJ Berry, Magician Cary Durgin. 9 pm.

Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Hilltop. Kim Archer. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC.

Uncle Thurm's Finger Licken Ribs & Chicken Tacoma - Lincoln District. G Street Jazz Series with Hipbone. 8-11 pm. NC.

LINK: More live music tonight in the South Sound