MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 >>>

1. Last year Broken Water released an album that pushed the band further into the limelight than any of the its previous, amazing releases. Most bands would relish that moment and memory as a triumph, however with the unfortunate timing of a looming line-up shift on the horizon noisy pop band Broken Water was unable to fully tour in the immediate aftermath of Tempest's critical success. With a new bass player, the band is back on the road, sharing a bill at 8 p.m. with Vancouver, B.C. loud, aggressive dissonant punk trio Nu Sensae inside the all-ages venue Northern.

2. For a month The Pierce College Puyallup Art Gallery the hosted the wildlife and tribal portrait art of Becci Crowe for its winter exhibition. Crowe's desire to study her subjects in their natural environment has led her across six continents and to more than 41 countries. Crowe's work is created with pen and ink, using a technique knows as pointillism. Images are created using thousands of points, applied one dot at a time, taking weeks to complete. Her subjects include wildlife and tribal cultures, including the Maasai and San Bushmen of Africa. Her art emphasizes conservation and preservation of wildlife and world cultures. Check it out from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

3. The jazz quintet Minilla Smiles returns to The Royal Lounge bringing a little Brazilian musical sunshine to Oly at 8 p.m. The band features Seattle based master drummer/percussionist Jeff "Bongo" Busch, Olympia's own John Croarkin on flutes, harmonica and sax, Phil Lawson on guitar, and first call jazz bassist Steve Luceno. Three-time Latin Grammy nominee pianist Jovino Santos Neto will be in the house, too.

4. The Mark Riley Band plays a free blues show at The Swiss beginning at 8 p.m.

5. Alternating between folk and blues, Laura Meyer is a skinny white chick with soul to burn, and inside are tough-minded songs that simply don't seem like they could have come from her. Hear her at 10 p.m. inside Le Voyeur in Olympia.

LINK: Monday, March 4 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area