LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Slap! 9 pm.

Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Pat Travers Band, guests. 9 pm. $20.

Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Marc Johnson & Joey. 7 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. NoMeansNo, The Fucking Eagles, Pioneers West. 9 pm. $12-$15.

• NoMeansNo is a band that should need no introduction. Unfortunately, even though they've been around for well over 20 years, they've remained hidden in the underground. Unfortunate for you, I mean, you poor ignorant soul who's never heard of NoMeansNo. There are hordes of people gunning to beat you in line and fill up Hell's Kitchen when NoMeansNo come to town. I am telling you to be prepared. What does NoMeansNo sound like? Fine, newbie. Theirs is a heavy rock sound incorporating the subversive energy of Frank Zappa with the time-signature-molding habits of math-rock bands. NoMeansNo has created, in their tenure as unfuckwithable godfathers, a genre-snapping hybrid that begs to be seen live. For the love of Pete, get off your duff and learn you something. - Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Randy Oxford Band. 8 pm. $8.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Sightseer, Furniture Girls, Verlee For Ransom. All Ages. 9 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Pearl Django. All Ages. 8 pm. $10.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Destruction Island, Hairspray Blues, guests. 9 pm.

• Hairspray Blues manages to boil rock 'n' roll down to its essence. It's nothing but hard-hitting electric guitar and bass, combined to extract every last bit of energy that can be obtained with such a small unit. There's brazenness at play with Hairspray Blues - a kind of snotty confidence that propels the band forward even past the extent of their musical ability. Dipping into punk rock as equally as heavy blues, Hairspray Blues seem to have a deep affection for the sound of the guitar, over almost any other quality they possess. It's simple, stupid and utterly guttural stuff. It's meant to affect you on an animalistic level, and it comes quite close to perfecting this goal. My advice would be to bring earplugs. - Rev. AM

The Spar Olympia. Wayward Vessel. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller Jam. 9 pm. NC.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Good Hurt CD Release Party, with 10 Cents In Oklahoma, Keaton Collective. 9 pm.

Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. What You Got? Youth Festival 2011, with Nisqually Tribe Music Mentor Academy, Queer Rock Camp, Rooftop Warrior, Sea Cats, short films, performance. All Ages. 6 pm. $5-$8.

The Den at urbanXchange Tacoma - Downtown. Dungeon Science, The Bandits Of Atma, Get Bad. All Ages. 8 pm.

Eastside Club Tavern Olympia - Downtown. High Ceiling. 9 pm. $5.

Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Heidy Vladyka. 7 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Witchburn, Mahnhammer, Mom's Rocket, Plaster. 9 pm.

• "Bible stories, witches and whiskey." Admit it. You're a bit curious now. Well that is just a sampling of the influences of Witchburn. Some might attend the show for the eye-candy of the women on the stage, some might prefer the heavy Southern guitar riffs, and some might just like a heavier brand of rock. One thing is for sure: the music of Witchburn is an enchanting combination of all three. Just in case the audience isn't convinced of the unconventional nature of this rock and roll brigade, an electric violin is thrown in for legitimate artistic measure. Be prepared for passionate metal delivered with gritty energy and confident musical ability when Witchburn sets Hell's Kitchen aflame. - Weekly Volcano

HG Bistro Puyallup. Ed Taylor. 8 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Murder By Death, Tumbledown, Xylophones. 6 pm. $10-$13.

• Tonight, Bloomington, Indiana's Murder By Death will take the Jazzbones' stage, dispensing multi-faceted indie rock to the masses and proving to the old fogies out there that there's more to the name than the 1976 Robert Moore film. Led by guitarist Adam Turla, over the course of a 10-plus year career (the band originally went by the name Little Joe Gould) Murder By Death has made a name on brainy, well-written alt-country tinged tunes that rely on storytelling and keen musicianship, not to mention the electric cello styling of founding member Sarah Balliet. This show should be memorable for plenty of reasons. - Matt Driscoll

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tim Fast, David Ramirez, KC Brakes. All Ages. 6 pm. $5 cover.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Sources In Code, Shrouded In Veils, Hands Of Toil. 9 pm.

• It's OK for me to call Shrouded in Veils a progressive rock band, right? I can never quite place my finger on the line between math-rock and its proggy predecessor. I somehow think Shrouded in Veils won't get in a huff about the semantics of sub-genres and the sometimes unfair connotations that go along with them. At any rate, here are the qualities that Shrouded in Veils possess: breathless instrumental prowess and a sincere desire to take you a mind-bending-or-otherwise journey and spit you back out on the other side, slightly frazzled and dizzy from exposure the chopping guitars and guttural bass lines. It's bracing stuff that occasionally threatens to veer into chaos, but always corrects itself before gliding safely into the home stretch. - Rev. Adam McKinney

Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Jim Page. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC.

The Red Room Tacoma - Downtown. Prestige, Vessels, Vices, A Phyrric Victory, Idols, Amayan Danger. All Ages. 6:30 pm.

The Spar Olympia. Paul Basile. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Tin Man, Midnight Salvage Co., Stained By A Killer. 9 pm. $5.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Space Band. 9 pm.

Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Rock-Bot Live Band Karaoke. 8:30 pm. NC.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Smokin' Js. 9 pm.

Caffe Dei Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Tacoma Noise Rodeo featuring Bagger288, Full On, Firedrill and Infradead. All Ages. 8 pm. NC. To read the full story on the Tacoma Noise RAdio, click here.

Dorky's Arcade Tacoma - Downtown. One-year anniversary party featuring IDon'tKnowWhoTheyAre, MC Mike Kopf, Phantom Twin, Gonken, SliiDE, Kitty Cats in Pirate Hats. 9 pm. NC.

• Dorky's Arcade has been on a role as of late. As Dorky's near its one-year anniversary (can you believe it's already been a year?), the arcade has finally acquired a liquor license and started throwing rock shows. To celebrate the first year in existence, Dorky's is having a typically nerdy anniversary show, featuring the silly pop-punk of Gonken, the sci-fi electronics of SliiDE, the tongue-in-cheek rap of Cutwinkles member MC Mike Kopf, and a comedy troupe called Kitty Cats in Pirate Hats. Of a certain note will be electro-pop Phantom Twin, featuring Brandon Beauchesne. Eagle-eyed readers will recall that I wrote about him for 2010's Best of Tacoma issue - about what, I will not say. Just know that this show will tickle your dorky cockles in the least weird way possible. - Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Halfway To St. Patrick's Day, with Blvd Park. 9 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Chris "Cricket" Johnson's Birthday Blowout, featuring Unhailoed, No Living Witness, Osama Bin Rockin, Deathbed Confessions, Bloodhunger, Deathmocracy. 9 pm. $5.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Tai Shan. 9 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Aces Up, Rae Solomon. 8:30 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Klover Jane, Kertson & The Immortals, Riot In Rhythm, J.T. Phillips, Rane Stone. All Ages. 8 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ten Pound Note. All Ages. 8 pm. $10.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel, Ghostwriter, Russ Dahler, John Walker. 9 pm.

• The one-man-folk-band thing is getting a wee-bit played out. There's only so much banjo-plucking and foot-stomping - coming from a single person with an "Isn't it impressive how many things I can do at once?" look on their face - that a set of refined ears can appreciate. After a while, unless you're actually on a porch somewhere and drunk on moonshine, the head pat-tummy rub shtick just gets old. That said, Ghostwriter is NOT played out - and the shtick is anything but boring. While Steve Schecter - the man who is Ghostwriter - has the country-fried, chicken feather bit down - there's also a gloominess to what he does that keeps things interesting. Saturday Ghostwriter plays twice, for the all-ages crowd early at Rocket Records, and later for the drunks at The New Frontier for a 21+ engagement with Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel. Both shows are worthy. - Matt Driscoll

Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Stephen Robert and the Other Ones. All Ages. 8-11 pm. NC.

O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Gnar at the Bar with Wheelies, City Hall, Revengers and Overboard! 8 pm.

The Red Room Tacoma. Icarus The Owl, Shrouded In Veil, True Love & High Adventure. All Ages. 6:30 pm. $6-$8.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Billy Farmer. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Devil on a Leash, Animals in Cars, Love and the Lords of Chaos. 8 pm.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Chuck Stentz, Steve Luceno. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. 100th Monkey. 9 pm.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. They're Heading West. 9 pm.

C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Thursday Night Jazz. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Black Hole Music's Neutron Star Girls, History of Thornes, Days Armor, Supernaughty (Black Sabbath tribute). 9 pm. $5.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Annemarie Russell. All Ages. 6 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. White Orange Album Release Show, with Rooftop Warrior, Ancient Warlocks. 9 pm.

Puyallup Foursquare (601 Ninth Ave.) Puyallup. Roman Holiday. 8 pm. $10.

• Tonight, Roman Holiday will be locally releasing their second album, Move Your Heart/Shake Your Bones. Then, in early October, the band will be jumping across the pond for a U.K. tour. While Roman Holiday is there, the band will be doing some showcases for record labels. Maybe the mystery of why such a radio-ready band is not on a record label will finally come to a close. To read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on Roman Holiday, click here.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Word 3^rd Thurs featuring Josh rizeberg record release, DJ Iceman, Spaceman, Mr. Von and Violet. 10 pm. $5.

• The Volcano's voice on local hip-hop, Josh Rizeberg, is Tacoma bred, fed and lay him to dead. Writing about his shit creates a natural conflict of interest, but dude's such a huge a part of the local hip-hop scene that ignoring him would be criminal. Rizeberg raps. He wrote and won slams for spoken word poetry before it was trendy. He's likely to show up with a stuffed Swisher behind his ear (it's OK, he's got a prescription). His voice is soothing, but what he says isn't always nice. We once watched him rap about political corruption to a room full of local politicians. He referred to them as "lizard people," and the politicians in the room still applauded. He's one of the hardest working people we've ever met. He writes, records, performs and hustles ruthlessly. Tonight, Rizeberg helps launch the start of a monthly, third Thursday hip-hop night - Word 3^rd Thurs - at the Swiss with a record release throwdown show. He'll celebrate the release of Rize of the Boom with DJ Iceman, Spaceman, Mr. Von and Violet. Plus, everyone who walks through the door gets a copy of Boombox Massacre and Rizeberg's Rize of the Boom. Total score.
  

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Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm.

Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. The Blacklight Connection, Outnumbered, My Mom Dumped Me, 5 Beats Till Sunrise. All Ages. 7 pm. $5.

The Den at urbanXchange Tacoma - Downtown. Learning Team, The Royal Sea. All Ages. 8 pm.

• You can hardly blame contemporary indie bands from wanting to venture to a happy, more peaceful, less wholly-craptacular place through music. With the world around us disintegrating into bickering, hopelessness, tireless marketing campaigns, rampant stupidity and way more hapless finger-pointing than answers, a break from it all would be nice for anyone. If that means white kids with scruffy beards and liberal arts degrees need to go all folk and campfire and hand claps on us, so be it I guess.  Bellingham's Learning Team, in Tacoma tonight for a show at the Den with the Royal Sea, is a band capable of delivering such a respite, at least sonically - which is about all we can hope for these days. A indie folk mélange that ends up somewhere similar to bands like Cave Singers and the ilk (albeit taking a more circuitous route), Learning Team is a band well suited for a nap on the grass or an afternoon of no responsibility. Billed as a "summer rock" band, The Royal Sea (also from Bellingham) should only sweeten the deal. - Matt Driscoll

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Sok & The Faggots CD Release Show, with South 11th, The Assassinators, Dead Peasants, Savage Henerys. 9 pm. $5.

• Naming a band Sok and the Faggots is kind of the musical equivalent of setting a height requirement. If you're able to accept the name, you've passed the first of the many, deliberately offensive tests set by Sok and the Faggots. The Faggots are followers of a style set by G.G. Allin, the shock-punk weirdo famous for his unending envelope pushing and all-around gross-out live performances. He threatened, every year, to bring a gun to his Halloween show, with the intention of shooting as many audience members as he could before turning the gun on himself. People showed up every year. Sok and the Faggots may not take it to that extreme, but the band certainly does its part in upholding the wild and base Allin tradition. – Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Hairmageddon. 8 pm. $5.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tin Man. All Ages. 8 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Archibald Leach Reunion Show, with Argonaut, Tallest Tree. 9 pm.

• "There had been a band called Swelter for a number of years before that," says Jason Locking, former bassist for Archibald Leach. "That kind of split off into Argonaut and what became the Fucking Eagles. A couple of us got together and started doing the Archibald Leach thing." Locking and I speak of a band that hasn't existed for more than 10 years: Archibald Leach. The year in question: roughly 1998 or 1999. How long the band lasted: about two years. Tonight, Archibald Leach will reunite for one show, and one show only. To read Rev. Adam Mckinney's full story, click here. — Rev. AM
  

The Red Room Tacoma. Vacate, Life's Ill, Heretic, Kevin & Mat's Acoustic Cover Band. All Ages. 7 pm. $5.

The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Swing Dance, with Lizzy Boyer, Joe Baque, Steve Luceno, Richard Lopez. 7 pm. $5.

Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Myles Crew. 8 pm.

The Spar Olympia. Jabi Shriki. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller Jam. 9 pm. NC.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Benefit For Padre, featuring The Michael Crane Band. 9 pm.

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Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. From Swords To Sunrise, Syhan Selah & The Republic Of Sound, Cold December, All Eyes Closed. 9 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Missionary Position, Halcion Halo. 8:30 pm. $7.

JR's Hideaway Belfair. The Whistlin' Oysters. 9 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Digital Chemistry, Black Beat Blue. All Ages. 9 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. E. Pruitt. All Ages. 8 pm.

Massimo Italian Bar & Grill University Place. Maia Santell & House Blend. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

McCoy's Tavern Olympia - Downtown. KOZO plus guests. 9 pm. $3.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Oh Dear! CD Release Show with Wheelies and Colonies. 9 pm. $5. The full scoop on this show is right here.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. The Rockodiles. All Ages. 8-11 pm. NC.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Definite Articles. 9 pm.

5th Dimension House (3805 E. B St.) Tacoma - Eastside.  Benenfit hip-hop show featuring Josh Rizeberg, Julie C, Greg & Jerome, Crazy Monk, Xero Ours, Qui-Vive. 7 pm. $3-$5.

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Umber Sleeping, Arpeggiator, Blanco Bronco. 9 pm.

• Some bands carry with them an intrinsic novelty - a freshness, a thrilling sense of invention - largely because there are very few similar bands in the South Sound. Arpeggiator has this advantage, as one of the few Tacoma-born math-rock bands around. That they do math-rock so well is certainly a bonus. I realize that math-rock, to some, is a fairly nebulous term. Here's what Arpeggiator are: a two-piece drum-and-guitar combo that constructs diabolically twisting instrumental pieces that are furiously propulsive while constantly sounding precarious, like the song may disintegrate at any moment. There's something quite visceral about never being sure where Arpeggiator will go next. One feels at mercy to the music, which is a fine change of pace around here. Arpeggiator wants to show you what they can do. - Rev. Adam McKinney

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Grit City Fest, with Mos Generator, SweetKiss Momma, Big Wheel Stunt Show, Ben Union and others. 5 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Blues Brothers. 8 pm. $7.

Johnnys Dock Tacoma - Foss Waterway. Rock At The Dock III, all day car show and music Dan Whyms (Johnny Cash) and the Rockodiles. 6:30. $10. Donation Breast Cancer Resource Center. Read the full story here.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Third Law Of Motion, Riot In Rhythm, Atomic Outlaws. All Ages. 8 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. C.F.A., The Meat Sluts (from S.F.), The Coloffs. Rockn'Roll! All Ages. 9 pm. $5.

• Let's start with a truism. Bacon and gettin' it on are two of the best things ever invented. There shall be no more debate on this matter. So thank Zeus one band had the vision to combine a passion for both all-American pastimes into one undeniably awesome concept: The Meat Sluts. The Bay Area quartet - singer-guitarist B.B. Rumproast, singer-guitarist Filet O'Nettie, bassist Carmela Mignon and drummer Scarlet Spamchop - will unleash campy, carnivorous punk anthems on Tacoma's New Frontier Lounge Saturday.  Rumproast (a.k.a. Beth Allen) breaks it down for us. Sound: "I like to think of us as bubblegum punk rock. I would say we were influenced by things like the Ramones, old Dictators and Groovie Ghoulies; old Runaways, for sure." Dirty little secret: The band's original bassist was actually vegan. Say, they're not singing about something else on "Johnny Con Carne," are they? - Ernest A. Jasmin

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Mackeywood and Scott McDougall. Mr. Blackwatch alums Doug Mackey and Joe Wood reunite for acoustic ecclection. One Man Band McDougall follows. 8-11pm. NC.

• Tonight, Tacoma musician and actor Doug Mackey will pick up a guitar again and perform with Joe Wood and Justin McDonald under the show title Mackeywood. It's rumored singer/songwriter Evan Purcell will join in on what's being described as an eclectic acoustic set of songs about cows, kites, a monster, a snake, a robot, bongos and orange. Does it get more awesome? Scott McDougal takes the stage following Mackeywood around 9 p.m. — Weekly Volcano
  

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Alex Lifeson's Birthday with 2112 - A Tribute to RUSH. The Kari Ehli Band opens. 9 pm. NC.

Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Hilltop. The Kim Archer Band. 9 pm. $5.

• Tacoma knows singer and songwriter Kim Archer well. She's put in her time in this town, and has the fanbase to prove it. Tuesday Archer will officially try out for season two of The Voice in Los Angeles. Saturday, hear Archer's audition pieces live at the Tempest Lounge with the backing of a full band. It's sure to be stunning - easily enough to make Aguilera turn around in her chair. — WV
  

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Pirex, Rikk Beatty Band. 9 pm.

The Den at urbanXchange Tacoma - Downtown. Angelo Spencer Et Les Hauts Sommets, Carol Bui. All Ages. 7 pm. Donations accepted.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Doxology. 8:30 pm. $8-$10.

Hitchin' Post Saloon Federal Way. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 9 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Hell's Belles (all-female AC/DC tribute), High Noon Horizon, Plaster. 9 pm. $12-$15.

Little Creek Casino Shelton. George Thorogood & The Destroyers. 8 pm. $50-$60.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Gina C. Art Opening, with Engine, The Absent Light, The OCDJ. 9 pm. NC.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. The Legend of Bigfoot. All ages. 9 pm. $5.

• Once dormant, the Legend of Bigfoot has charged back to life of late - doling out psych-heavy alt rock to a Tacoma fan base well-versed in (and appreciative of) such sonic explorations. They stormed back to prominence last month after a lengthy hiatus, and showing no signs of letting up; the Legend of Bigfoot - Mike Krushka, Jason Flom, Jimmy Hughs and Nate Rich - will be a part of Saturday's NWCZ Radio Summer Crush, an all-ages South Sound rock throwdown also featuring the likes of Voxxy Vallejo, Afraid of Figs and the Dignitaries. If you're looking for a fine example of the musical talent our area has to offer, look no further. - Matt Driscoll

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jill Cohn. All Ages. 8 pm.

Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Grant Peeples. 8 pm. $25.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Hot Rod Rebel Riot. 9 pm.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Your Heart Breaks, Olympia Free Choir, the Bob Schwenkler Experience, the Hive Dwellers, Hysterics. All Ages. 8 pm.

Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Rock & Rally for the Troops: A fundraiser for Operation Ward 57. Bands include Fall From Grace, Anchor the Tide, Atomic Bride & Aces Up. Hells 10 am Motorcycle Dice Run, 4 pm beer garden opens, first band 5 pm. $10 suggested donation.

Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Rod Cook. 8 pm.

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The Brotherhood Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Ty Segall, Audacity, November Witch. 9 pm.

• You know those grating California tourism ads with all the celebrity cameos? You will never hear Ty Segall's "California Commercial," from his latest stellar full-length, Goodbye Bread, soundtracking one of those, despite the implications of its title. "Come to California / Stay inside your house / Stay inside your head" he sings, cheekily deriding sun-dazed do-nothing slackerdom over bam-bam-bam-bam-bam bursts of staccato guitar and drums. In place of a chorus, there's a squiggly guitar lick that carries the song to its abrupt finish line. At just over a minute, it's the shortest, tersest ditty on Bread, which, for the most part, is a steadier, more ramblin' and psych-fried effort from Segall, one of the West Coast's finest rock 'n' roll songwriters and a damn good guitarist. Ty Segall shows no signs of slowing down, so it's best you keep up. - Jason Baxter
  

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Anna Popovic, Nolan Garret. 7 pm. $16-$20.

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The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Acoustic Showcase. Keith Cook, Keith Sturgis, Purple Perry, Paradign, KT Hoops, Nitai, Terhanin, Russian Shai, Looking for Lizards, Gone. 8 pm. $2.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Nucular Aminals, The Hive Dwellers, Hooded Hags, Morgan & The Organ Donors. All Ages. 8 pm.

• Writing the intentionally misspelled Nucular Aminals is an act of superhuman will on my part. The silliness and implied hostility of such a misspelled band name comes off as a first test, an opening gambit to see just how many people can stick around to hear the actually pretty conservative take on garage and psychedelia in which Nucular Aminals specialize. Even if they hadn't been recently signed to K Records, Nucular Aminals would still very much smack of that label's aesthetic: lo-fi, '60s-devoted garage-pop that glows with fuzzy hooks and organ-drenched vibes. When those vocal harmonies sink in just right, an indie prettiness settles on Nucular Aminals that helps to reinforce the light touch with which they seem to approach most everything about making music. - Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. The Stonegators. 8 pm. NC.

House Show 626 N. State St. Tacoma - Downtown. The Warehouse Presents Michael Sempert, Luke Stevens. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

• In the early part of 2010, the popular underground venue known as the Warehouse was forced to shut down by the City of Tacoma. The residents of the Warehouse proved intrepid in their desire to bring exciting shows to the people of Tacoma, regardless of whether they had a permanent, proper venue in which to hold them. They - Adam Ydstie, Katie Lowery, and Doug Stoeckicht - became a collective of show promoters, and continue to book shows around town under the moniker of the Warehouse. To read Rev. Adam McKinney's full story, click here.
  

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Buddha Magoo. 9 pm.

Cryptatropa Bar Olympia - Downtown. Stacian, Adger Bacid, Squrm. 10 pm.

Harmon Brewery and Eatery Tacoma - Downtown. Rich Wetzel's Groovin' Higher Orchestra. All Ages. 9 pm. NC.

• Rich Wetzel and his Groovin Higher Orchestra don't mess around. When they get a chance to dole out the live jazz to what's sure to be a packed room Saturday night at the Harmon, you damn well better believe Wetzel and Co. are going to deliver. It's what they do. They're like the big-band jazz equivalent of an Under Armour commercial. Wetzel's been tooting that horn of his for a long freakin' time. He must protect this jazz house!

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. The Graceland Five, Dragstrip Riot, Piston Ready, Renagade. 9 pm. $5.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Roman Holiday. 9 pm. $7.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Horse She Rode In On. All Ages. 8 pm.

Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Olympia - Eastside. New World Waking: A Benefit for PFLAG-Olympia, featuring Steve Schalchlin, Saul Tannenbaum, Lauren O'Neill, Christina Collins. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$20.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Family Stoned, Milk Music, H.P.P. 9 pm. $5.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Bastard Of Reality: A Black Sabbath Tribute, Burning Lakeside. All Ages. 8 pm.

McCoy's Tavern Olympia. Mico De Noche, Pioneers West, Wheelies. 9 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Gentlemen Gluttons, Deep Sea Diver, The Little Penguins, The Fling. 8 pm.

• Keeping in mind that I am well aware of how simultaneously reductive and frightening this will come off, let me just suggest that I think the Gentlemen Gluttons sound kind of like a bluegrass version of the Decemberists. No, come back! Of course, this comparison is entirely unfair. Yes, while it's true that the Gentlemen Gluttons having a love for outmoded language and a desire to spin yarns about iron strikes and ghost towns that does resemble the ethos of the Decemberists, their reliance on banjos, mandolins and fiddles, along with the lead singer's almost Calvin Johnson-esque baritone, establishes them as something stranger and more unique than such comparisons can do justice. Their self-titled three-song EP drowns in the kind of dusty doom and dread that seems only accessible by banjo. - Rev. Adam McKinney

Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Far From Genuine.  All Ages. 8-11 pm. NC.

O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Blues Attitude. 8 pm.

Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. Jonathan Harris. 9 pm.

O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ryan Purcell & Last Round. 9 pm.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Tatoosh. 9 pm.

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