LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>
B Sharp Coffee House - Tacoma. SB Slim. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals, Cloud Person, the Owl Parliament, the Cedars. 9 pm.
- Beneath the beauty and pageantry of Seattle six-piece Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals, there runs a streak of wryly winking satire. These are people who know what it looks like to be some folk-slinging hipsters in the Pacific Northwest, and they find humor in appearances. In this way, they're reminiscent of other dryly-funny locals such as Shotgun Kitchen, Pillow Army, and the Foghorns. Their song, "Irene, Goodnight," is about being 27-years-old, drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon and Old Fashioned cocktails, riding fixed gear bicycles, raising urban livestock, thinking yourself a sensitive intellectual, and reveling in how wonderful it is to not be a cliché. All of this spot-on observation is bolstered by beatific instrumentation - flutes and violins trill in the background, as winsome guitars and drums drive the song along. - Rev. Adam McKinney
Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Modelo Mustache Party, with McTuff featuring saxophonist Skerik. 9 pm.
Franciscan Polar Plaza Ice Rink Tacoma - Downtown. SweetKiss Momma on Ice. All Ages. 7-9 pm. $4-$8 ice skating.
Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. LA Lungs, Chrome Windows, Davey, Total Life. 9 pm.
Metcalf Manor Olympia - Eastside. Elbow Coulee, Wildlife Indoors, Get Mom, Noodlebird. 8:30 pm. $2.
- Here we are, Thanksgiving weekend. You know it's going to be poppin' off in Olympia with all the kids in town for the holiday. School's out, weather is cold as a turkey's tit and people are looking for fun. Well how about Thanks Groovin? Dance off the stuffing and gravy with great bands at a cool house venue, which also serves as a bed and breakfast. Headliner Elbow Coulee has a great following with their dance/synth/rock style, prompting dancing, hollering and straight-up partying. I like the Rev. Adam McKinney's description: "Flourishes of lite prog rock guitar noodling, mixing with dips into '90s emo and tight spiky early 00s dance punk." Awesome. Plus, all the boys in the band are cute. - Nikki McCoy
The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Black Saturday Fashion Show, featuring Keyboard Kid, The Flavr Blue, Mr. Melanin. 9 pm. $10-$30.
Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Movember Mustache Appreciation Party with Kapn Crunch & The Cereal Killers. Ten percent of the proceeds go to prostate cancer research. 9 pm.
The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Maia Santell. 9 pm.
Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Stonegate's Pirate Costume Party Contest & 4th Birthday Party, with Crosswalk. 9 pm.
Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. The Downtown Mountain Boys. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15.
LINK: More live music Saturday, Nov. 30 in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area
