SATURDAY, DEC. 29 2012 >>>

1. Kurt Lindsay blew away the crowd at the Jeff Buckley Tribute Night several weeks ago. The BODYBOX frontman's voice, like Buckley's, is simultaneously full of bravado and wounded timidity. BODYBOX - a three-piece rock band from T-town made up of singer and guitarist Lindsay, drummer Belal Anwar and bassist Nick Kennedy - plays a mix of funk, folk, bass-driven soul and alternative rock. The trio performs from 7-9 p.m. at the Franciscan Polar Plaza ice rink.

2. While enrolled at Evergreen State College's Tacoma campus, film student Ronald Lagman saw heavy doses of sex and violence - a la Quentin Tarantino style - grace the screen in several of his classmates' films. Lagman knew he wanted something different out of his work. After seeing a documentary about a Filipino World War II veteran in 2002, Lagman instantly knew he'd found a great subject for his first movie. Lagman's Lolo, a short film about a 77-year-old Filipino World War II veteran who lives with his family, will screen at 1 p.m. at the Tacoma campus of The Evergreen State College.

3. Saxophonist Kareem Kandi will be joined by organist Delvon Lamarr and drummer Adam Kessler for a night of jazz at Uncle Thurms Finger Lickin Ribs & Chicken in Tacoma's Lincoln District beginning at 7 p.m.

4. Tahoma Souls Alive and The Remains will rock The Spar in Old Town Tacoma at 8 p.m. in celebration of Gary Martin's 50th birthday. If you love classic rock ...

5. Feel like you need a little Holidaze? How about a lot of Holidaze? Mighty High will add a psychedelic element to original dub music popular in Europe in the '70s and '80s at 9:30 p.m. inside Doyle's Public House. Weekly Volcano readers named Mighty High the best jam band in Tacoma.

LINK: Saturday, Dec. 29 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area