LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

The Embers at Indian Summer Olympia. Tarik Bentlemsani. 6 pm. NC.

Emerald Downs Racetrack Auburn. China Davis. All Ages. 6-9 pm.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Rose Gold. 9 pm.

• Hailing from Bozeman, Mont., Rose Gold make uniquely difficult music to anticipate or describe. What generally starts as sort of the fuzzy, meek alt-rock songs tend to descend into howling madness without much notice. Much of this is due to lead singer and bassist Birdie Bowie. Her voice has a vulnerability to it that intensifies into strikingly emotional shrieks. At times, Rose Gold are quite reminiscent of Hole, an observation that their blood-curdling cover of Hole's "Retard Boy" confirms. If you were to ask Rose Gold to describe themselves, though, they'd probably use the term "nightmare-pop," which is their self-defined descriptor. It's a provocative notion, nightmare-pop, and I think it does well to describe the shaky beauty of Rose Gold - that prettiness that always teeters on the verge of dread. - Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Louie G's Pizza Fife. Chase, The New Age Outlaw. All Ages. 8 pm.

Maxwell's Restaurant + Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Lance Buller Combo. 7 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Night Beats, Bath Party, Milk. 9 pm. $5.

• No one ever accused the Night Beats of being a lazy band, and their most recent activity has been no different. With the release of their wild-eyed music video for their song, "The Seven Poison Wonders," off of their upcoming LP, Sonic Bloom, the psych-rockers have kept themselves very busy. Their upcoming show at The New Frontier will be their last in these parts before the road warriors take off on yet another extended tour of the U.S. and Europe in support of their new album. These past couple years of near-constant touring have honed the Night Beats into a finely churning machine. Their slash-and-burn psychedelia has only grown in power, and their presence on stage has become massive and threatening. Rock reviews like to talk about brains or faces melting, but the Night Beats are more about incineration. - Rev. AM
  

Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. Broken Trail. 8 pm.

O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - 6th Avenue. Jipsea Party, Thegn. 9 pm.

The Pig Bar @ South Bay BBQ Olympia - Downtown. Vince Brown, LaVon Hardison. All Ages. 7 pm.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Decimate The Ruins, Hot Death, Thou Shalt Kill. 9 pm.

LINK: More live music Friday, Aug. 30 in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area