LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

213 Foote St NW Olympia - Westwide. Dead Language, Smear, Vizual Noize, spoken word. 7-11 pm.

Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dave Hannon. 8 pm.

Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. T-Town Aces. 9 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Idols, To The Wind, Ashylus, Navigator. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$10.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Fingertips. 9 pm. NC.

Imperial Dragon Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Kingfish Hosts: All City Jam Session & YouTube Video Shoot. 8 pm. $5.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Afrodisiacs, Mr. Pink. 9 pm. $10.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. The Silent Comedy, Ben Union, Hot Bodies In Motion. All Ages. 7 pm.

• For the past few years - and working off an unusually strong starting point - Ben Union has been working to hone his sound to a fine point. After emerging on the scene with a potent live show and an even more precise debut LP, The Light, Union and his band - drummer Jared Mira, bassist Seth Mira, guitarist Talon Carpenter and drummer "Shazam" - have been working hard to take that certain special sound and reduce it to its most effective essence. Read my full feature on Ben Union here. – Rev. Adam McKinney

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Moss Brothers. All Ages. 6 pm. Tin Man. All Ages. 8 pm.

McCoy's Tavern Olympia - Downtown.  The Hard Way, Glass Elevator, Tripwires. 9 pm. $3.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Midnight Salvage Co., Trees Without Leaves, The Purrs. 9 pm.

• On the opening track of Trees Without Leaves' album, Don't Say Uh Uh!, a master of ceremonies comes on to announce the band, in grand fashion, before they come barreling out in full, goofy force. The over-the-top blues rock of Trees Without Leaves is indebted to the similarly winking tradition of groups like Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Tom Waits, and the bluesier elements of Captain Beefheart or, more recently, the positively hallucinatory soul of That Handsome Devil. The lead vocals of Stewie Crockett are howlingly absurd, hugely animated odes to those manic preachers that used to be spotted in stale, smoky nightclubs and barrooms lined with peanut shells. It's all a delirious mixture that lands somewhere in the area of doting homage and full-throated hysteria. - Rev. AM

The Red Room Tacoma - Downtown. Ill Intent, The Beautiful Ones, Bent Life, Swing Low, Bad Influence. All Ages. 7 pm.

Sanford and Son Antiques Tacoma - Downtown. Tacoma Urban Orchestra. 7:30 pm. $7.

• Tonight, the currently trending Tacoma Urban Orchestra will lay down 14 - XIV Underground, a dance opera by Benjamin Smith-Chenovick, at The Library at Sanford and Son Antiques. Event hype promises the premiere of Acts IV and V from the Tacoma Urban Orchestra's winter show of 2012, plus Colin Reynolds of I Low singing tenor, the dance and choreography of Karin Stevens and Katrina Ellison and the costume design of Lisa Fruichantie. Expect quintessential Tacoma at its most awesome. – Weekly Volcano
  

South Bay Pub & Eatery Olympia - Eastside. Mudcat 8 pm.

The Space Tacoma - Downtown. The Warehouse presents Barleywine Revue, 4OnTheFloor, Tango Alpha Tango. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $8-$10.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. The Blondes, featuring Steve Stefanowicz, Sherri Woolworth. 8 pm.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Moss Birthday Party, with live bands in the Loft. 8:30 pm. Cutting Edge. 9 pm.

Tahoma Tea And Co. (The Den) Tacoma - Downtown. The Loose Buoys, Dale Everett and the Broken Song Byrds. All Ages. 7 pm.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Righteous Mothers, Steve Schalchlin. All Ages. 8 pm. $25 suggested donation.

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