LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>
4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Science! 9 pm. $5.
Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. Blue Scholars: Live Music & Films from Cinematropolis, featuring Sweatshop Union. All Ages. 8 pm. $18-$22.
- Last year, the Seattle hip-hop duo DJ/producer Sabzi and MC Geologic - better known as Blue Scholars - embarked on their first nationwide headlining tour, a monstrous 33-city excursion spanning two months in support of their "visual soundtrack," Cinémetropolis. This past winter, the Blue Scholars gave a shout out asking filmmakers from around the universe to submit a 5-minute video or film of tracks off Cinémetropolis, awarding the top three submissions a special screening at a live Blue Scholars show. That live show goes down Saturday at the Capitol Theater in Olympia. – Weekly Volcano
C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. KC Brakes. 7 pm.
Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. 2 Against Critics, Leezy Soprano, Champion, Controversy, Convic, Coup D. Santana, hosted by Chris Arrington. 9:30 pm. $5.
Johnny's Dock Restaurant Tacoma - Dome District. Dave Calhoun CD release party. 5-8 pm.
Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Madlife, Post Modern Heroes, The Fail Safe Project. All Ages. 8 pm.
Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Big Huge. All Ages. 6 pm. Kels Boreen Project. All Ages. 8 pm.
The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Ever-So-Android, Sliide, DJ Darren Selector, DJ Guldi, Delicious Brown and Ninja Monique. 9 pm.
- Something I've not quite seen before is the utilization of the loop pedal in service of atmospheric post-punk. Seattle's Ever-So-Android takes a cue from Reggie Watts, building a foundation of beat-boxed vocals over which to layer moody guitar lines. "I played in bands for a long time, on the East Coast," says Ever-So-Android guitarist Drew Murray. "I came out here, and met Hope (Simpson), who was a barista. We became friends, and she told me she could sing. One day, she sat down on the floor with an acoustic guitar, Indian-style, facing away from me, and played me a song. I really liked her voice, so I said we had to do something together. It eventually evolved into this whole looping thing. ... I was inspired by Dub FX and Reggie Watts, and it was something that I was thinking of doing by myself, but I prefer not to sing. I mean, I can't Hope can sing." Read the full feature on Ever-So-Android in the Music section at weeklyvolcano.com. – Rev. Adam McKinney
Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Arlo Guthrie: Boys Night Out Tour, with Junkyard Jane Duo. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $26-$59.
The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Rockodiles. 8 pm.
Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Gray Sky Blues Festival Afterparty, featuring Chester Dennis Jones Band, Jumpin' Josh Violette. All Ages. 8:30 pm.
Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Back Porch Swing. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.
Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Devil on a Leash, Half Of Infinity, Far From Given. 9 pm.
Uncle Thurm's Finger Lickin' Chicken Tacoma - Lincoln District. 2Three4. All Ages. 8-11 pm. NC.
Urban Grace Tacoma - Downtown. Warehouse presents the Candle Lit Series featuring Ivan & Alyosha, OK Sweetheart, Elk & Boar and Ben Fisher performing in a candle-lit room. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $8.
- Citing whimsical, prolific, minor-key songwriters like Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson as influences, OK Sweetheart's M.O. seems to consist of crafting delectable nuggets of pop music that equally serve the heart and the brain. Frontwoman Erin Austin's delicately lovely voice stands front and center and is buoyed by light-as-air instrumentation that drives with a gentle touch. It's all so clean and pristine, which helps to direct attention toward the modestly heartbroken lyrics. When an offbeat piece of production slips in (like the slightly blown-out drums on the title track of OK Sweetheart's debut LP, Home), the effect is novel, instead of distracting. OK Sweetheart has seemingly mastered the creation of the crystalline pop song - it's all refracted light and fragile form, constantly defying the ever-present possibility of shattering. – Rev. AM
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