LIVE MUSIC SATURDAY, MARCH 1 IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Death By Stars, Elbow Coulee, French Letters, TBASA. 9 pm.

• May as well get this out of the way right now: TBASA is not an acronym. Rather, it's a sort of convenient mashup of one guy's name. Tim Basaraba is a restlessly inventive singer-songwriter, beginning his musical life in Idaho as a punk singer, and subtly merging into a genre-hopping weirdo. TBASA releases an album once a year, and these albums vary wildly in style, from acoustic singalong to psychedelic excursion to noodling alt-rock. His most recent effort, Don't Say Sucks, is a dance album, for lack of a better word. Including at least one explicit dedication to Mile Cyrus, the album is a slippery dancefloor curiosity, full of full-bodied club-banger beats and offbeat ideas. Read my full interview with Tim Basaraba in the Music & Culture section. - Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Greasy blend of funky, bugaloo and soul jazz with Rippin Chicken. 9:30 pm. NC.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Fingers Crossed, Captain Algebra, The Paralytics, Right Your Wrongs. All Ages. 7 pm.

Louie G's Pizza Fife. American Wrecking Company, Syztem 7. All Ages. 8 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Big Wheel Stunt Show's last show, with The Hardcount, Gold Records, Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel. 9 pm.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Twang Junkies. 8 pm.

Theatre on the Square Tacoma - Downtown. Project Trio. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $22-$36.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Judy Fjell. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15.

LINK: More live music, plus DJs, comedy and karaoke for Saturday, March 1 in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area