LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Pizza Klatch Benefit, with Func Pro Tunc. 9 pm.

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Legend of Bigfoot, James Coates, Vile Red Falcons, DJ Darren Selector. 8 pm.

• It was mid-summer when Legend of Bigfoot returned from dormancy, and - quite simply - Tacoma's scene has been a whole lot more rockin' since. The rarest of bands - able to entertain hipsters and metal-heads alike - the LOB is on the move, playing a show this Saturday at Bob's Java Jive with Vile Red Falcons and James Coates, not to mention re-releasing their debut LP and premiering a first-ever music video, and finishing up work on a new CD due out sometime in the spring. As they say, "It's all happening" for Legend of Bigfoot. The big, fat maraschino cherry on top of all of it? As regular KISW 99.9FM listeners can attest to, Legend of Bigfoot has been the "Loud and Local Band of the Week" this last week - scoring a prime interview on the station and turning the whole region on to a fresh local sound that pays homage to many of the KISW staples.  Dig it. - Matt Driscoll
  

Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Suzanne Brewer. 8 pm.

The Den at urbanXchange Tacoma - Downtown. Death By Stars, Dark Snack, Dungeon Science. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. The Return Of Redneck Girlfriend Show, with Aces Up, Graceland. 6 pm. $7.

• Redneck Girlfriend's description of itself incorporates many utterances of stuff like "yee-haw!" and references to Yankees. The band seems to be about creating the illusion of country music - shrouding it over hard rock hearts and delivering it in a blistering fury. But for as much as the band embraces this surface sound, Redneck Girlfriend manages to cut to the real essence of country music, in much the same way hip-hop possesses many of the same ethos as classic country: Redneck Girlfriend is about drinking beers and having good times, even as they squint their eyes in manly ways to keep from having a teardrop land in one of those beers. In the end, though, it's about that lively rolling sound, and Redneck Girlfriend delivers that in spades. - Rev. Adam McKinney

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Curtis Salgado, The Red Hot Blues Sisters. 8 pm. $15-$18.

Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Elizabeth Cook. 8 pm. $25.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Hunting Accident, Lozen, Help. 9 pm.

• In addition to the Big Star influence that infects just about every power pop song ever produced, the Hunting Accident has its own internal power pop lineage to draw from. Hunting Accident members Nate Greely, Aaron Stuart and Travis Shettel cut their teeth in the mid-‘90s in the bands Arlo and Piebald. Both incorporated the era's tendency to make songs that were revealing and personal, while at the same time being goofy and almost tossed-off. Arlo's career culminated in the release of two albums through Sub Pop in the early 2000s, while Piebald hung around for a while longer, but both bands eventually came to a close. To read the full feature, click here. – Rev. AM

Ray Gibson's Caballeros Club Tacoma - South. Kingfish. 9 pm.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Billy Farmer and Sway. The band will be paying tribute to the Rolling Stones for this gig. All Ages. 8-11pm. NC.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Mary Flower. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Fro Blow Birthday Bash, with Blood & Thunder, DA 27, Decibal Point, Days Of Never. 9 pm.

Uncle Thurm's Finger Lickin' Chicken and Ribs Tacoma - Lincoln District. The Kareem Kandi Band. 8-11 pm. NC.

Waterstreet Cafe Olympia. Late Night Concert, featuring Joe Baque, Steve Luceno, Michael Olson, Dennis Hastings. 9:30 pm. NC.

Waves Studio Olympia. Sean Gaskell with Pachi Pamwe. All Ages. 7:30-10:30 pm. $10.

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