LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Square N The Jimis, The Buddha Magoo. 9 pm.

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. RJ's Express Band. 9 pm.

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. SweetKiss Momma. 9 pm.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Kim Archer Band 10 pm.

Hub Event Space Tacoma - Stadium District. 253Heart Music Festival all-ages 4-9 p.m. show: Delta Sol, The Trasholes, Books And Covers, Apache Chief, Follow the Kites, The Fun Police, Roman Holiday; 12 an dolder show: Rane Stone, Sordid Senitels, Where Sails Meet Rails

Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. 253Heart Music Festival featuring Erik Thomas, The Herb Friendly Trio, Doug Mackey, Elk And Boar, The Artichoke Project, Rooftop Warrior, Shotgun Social, The Dignitaries, Semi-Automatic. 4pm to midnight.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Plague Ships, The Ellis Armor, Devils Of Loudon, Sin, Helles. 9 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. CFA, Suburban Vermin, Adodamnation, Dead Peasants. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

• A band like Cody Foster's Army doesn't come along every day - a dynamic and powerful three-piece with a heavy old school hardcore attitude and an uncompromising DIY approach. Consisting of members of an assortment of legendary Tacoma bands from the last two decades, these guys are no strangers to local rock. Foster plays bass and sings, Dave Takata is the crazy guitarist, and "Reno" David Marseillan is the thundering drummer. Together they are making a name for themselves with a fierce set of raging tunes. - Weekly Volcano

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Nearly Dan (Steely Dan tribute). 8 pm. $10-$12.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Zael Zura. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $5.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. NW Convergence Zone Showcase, with The Big Wheel Stunt Show, The Hardcount, Brotherhood Of The Black Squirrel, Trees Without Leaves. 9 pm.

• There are far too many people who would be ashamed to say they like something as fundamentally shallow and conventional as AC/DC, but I'm not one of them. I think this is part of why I've grown to love Big Wheel Stunt Show. They don't sound like AC/DC, per se. They have a little more energy than the Aussies' relentless groove and a little more of a punk rock, grungy tinge. But on some level they occupy the same headspace within the dark bowels of my musically eccentric brainpan. - Joe Izenman

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Spud-Razor: A benefit for an injured pup. Pizza T's Z Kamp Elbow Coulee Jungle Boss Emil-Nitrate Come jam out to some kick ass Oly bands for a great cause, helping an injured dog friend. All proceeds go to getting Spud better. All Ages. 8 pm-12amish. $7.

Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Aqua Velva. 7 pm.

Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Leanne Trevalyan Duo. 9 pm.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Too Many Cooks, with Steve Stefanowicz. 9 pm.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Missionary Position. 9 pm.

studio four18 Olympia - Downtown. Larry Murante. Benefit concert for Patrons of South Sound Cultural Arts. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $20.Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Casey Neil. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Benefit For Bandido Chops, featuring KZOK's Rockfish. 9 pm. $5.

The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. Twista, Island Tribe featuring PO, Leezy Soprano, Cin'atra, Fly Boyz, DJ Contagious. 8 pm. $20-$30.

Washington State History Museum Tacoma - Downtown. In Honor of Black History Concert. Shyan Selah & The Republic of Sound, Chloey Wilson, Dennis Engracia, Elisa Rosin, Jsmine Parker, In All Honesty, Maddi Blauser, Project Euphoria, Zamara Bennett, Zhane Juniea. All Ages. 6:30-9 pm. $10-$20.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Versus The Nothing, AnnaMercury. 9 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Northwest Metal Showcase, with BloodHunger, Unhailoed, A Lesson In Chaos, Lenore, No Living Witness. 8 pm. $10-$12.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. 253Heart Music Festival All Woman's Showcase featuring Heidi Vladyka, Gina Belleveau, Annie Lockwood, Hannah Mendenhall, Kit Nelson. 10 pm.

The Hub Event Space Tacoma - Stadium District. 253Heart Music Festival KGHP Stage hip-hop show featuring J. Bre, EvergreenOne, Fame Rilla, Restrospective, FaridXan, Quincy Q-Dot Henry. All Ages. 6 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Kim Archer Band, Stacy Jones Band. 8 pm. $6.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. The Devil Whale. 9 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. @Five. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Whole Bolivian Army. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Speans, Gigantum, Ayahuasca Travellers. 9 pm.

Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. Rae Solomon, Robbie Walden, Buck/Haggard Tribute Band & special surprise guest. 9 pm.

Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Redemption. 9 pm.

Peabody Waldorf Tacoma - Downtown. Loch Lomond, Elk & Boar, Big Sur, Hail. All ages. 8 pm. $8-$10.

SideBar Bistro Tacoma - Downtown. Saxophonist Michael Hershman. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC.

Theatre on the Square Tacoma - Downtown. Zydeco Dance Lessons and party with Jeffrey Broussard & The Creole Cowboys. Dance lessons at 6:30 pm. 21+. 7:30 pm. $39.

• In a brilliant move, the Broadway Center will transform its Theatre on the Square into an old-fashioned social hall Friday night setting up Broussard and his Creole Cowboys on the stage above a cleared-out dance floor. Yup, the seats will be replaced with sweaty, happy dancers. To make the dancers even happier, the Barefoot Collective pros will provide free zydeco dance lessons an hour before the show. Expect the music to be an infectious rhythm that will be more rubbery syncopation than predictable stomp. Gumbo and authentic drink specials at the no-host cash bar complete the experience. — Michael Swan
  

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Cardiac Kidz, Ravens Rant, O'Dark: 30. They are playing for Fisher House a local charity in conjunction with KISW 99.9. 8 pm. $3.

Washington State History Museum Tacoma - Downtown. In Honor of Black History Concert. Shyan Selah & The Republic of Sound, Chloey Wilson, Dennis Engracia, Elisa Rosin, Jsmine Parker, In All Honesty, Maddi Blauser, Project Euphoria, Zamara Bennett, Zhane Juniea. All Ages. 6:30-9 pm. $10-$20.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Vantage. 9 pm.

Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Manntis, From Sword To Sunrise, Deathbed Confessions, Hide The Scarz, The Wounded Fall, Seize The Sun. 8 pm. $10.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Romanteek, Painted Face. 9 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Nicole Mitchell. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Devil Whale, Emma Hill. 9 pm.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Angelo Spencer Et Les Hauts Sommets, The Jettycats, Tiny Concept, Sean McArdel. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tim Hall Band. 7 pm. NC.

Pastiche Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Al Gord. 6 pm.

Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Open Mic/Musicians' Night. Hosted by Big D of 9 Pound Hammer. 9 pm. NC.

The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis. 9 pm.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Open Mic, with Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers. 8 pm. NC.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jr. Hill Band. 7 pm.

Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Come Out And Play Open Mic. Hosted by Kim Archer and Nick Sandy. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.

Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Open Mic/Musicians' Night. Hosted by Big D of 9 Pound Hammer. 9 pm. NC.

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Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC.

Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Oh Me! Oh My!, Heidi Vladyka, Badhorse, Pleasure Coma. 9 pm. NC.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Wednesday Sessions, featuring Vicci Martinez Band. 8 pm. NC.

Kamel Toe Bar and Grill Tacoma - Parkland. Jam Night. Features members of Kashmire, Soul Stripper and special guests. 9 pm. NC.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Gashcat, Elephant Apple, Engine. 9 pm. $3.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Arbouretum, Tattered Dress, Endless Boogie, Eternal Tapestry. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

• Time to break your wizard bong out of storage: Wednesday's show at Northern promises to be intensely psychedelic. Arbouretum are set to perform with Oregonian jammers Eternal Tapestry, their comrades on a brief West Coast tour that's bringing both bands' gargantuan riffing and hypnotic arrangements to eager ears from SoCal to Seattle. Arbouretum - the quartet of Corey Allender, Matthew Pierce, Buck Carey, and songwriter/guitarist Dave Heumann - make music that's simultaneously intellectual and intoxicating. Heumann's lyrics are inspired by heady sources like Gnostic philosophy and Carl Jung's hallucinogenic confessional Red Book, and contain third-eye-opening lines like "Take me out beyond the barriers of what is said is done" from "Destroying to Save," the third song on The Gathering, the Baltimore band's fifth studio album. - Jason Baxter
  

The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Funk/Soul Night With The Brown Edition Featuring DJ Turtledove. 9 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Classic Rock Jam, with Barry Torrence Band. 8 pm. NC.

Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 7 pm. NC.

Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. The Chieftains. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $30-$67.

• These six-time Grammy winners pride themselves on preaching the wonders of traditional Irish music to the world. Not only have they uncovered a wealth of traditional Irish music from centuries past, but they make it their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive. Their home country honored them with the title of Ireland's Musical Ambassadors. If they were good enough to perform for the pope, as they did in 1979, then they're good enough for you. — Michael Swan

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Ballyhoo Irish Pub Tumwater. Sean-nos Festival Afterparty Irish Session. 6 pm. NC.

The Brotherhood Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Chief, Bacchus. 9 pm. $3.

• This will be the most incredible show you will experience. Ever. Bacchus is one of few bands to actually hit the brown note. (You know, a rumble so deep in your gut, induced by stacks of amps and low-fi bass lines that you actually produce a shard in your pants.) Chief is the revolutionary leader of any punk music to come out of Olympia. And they can still kick anyone's ass. Read the story behind this show here. – Nikki Talotta
  

Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm.

Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Blues Vespers, featuring Bill Simms Jr. & Mark LaVoie. All Ages. 5 pm. NC.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Long Beach Rehab, featuring members of Bad Brains, LBC Sublime, with Michael J. Harris, Under Sin, Corson Swift. 9 pm.

Lady Luck Cowgirl Up Tacoma - Parkland. Country jam featuring Broken Trail. 4 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Open Mic, with Denny Foreman & Friends. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Brainstorm, Sick Jumps, Hausu, Outdoor Voices. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

• On "She's a Babe," you can barely make out Ben Funkhouser singing "I miss my mom and my cats," a line that's as painfully earnest as it is deeply ironic - at least when you consider Hausu's namesake: a gruesome, impossibly over-the-top Japanese horror classic in which a fluffy white cat does some horrible, horrible things. While they're far from reaching the kind of critical infamy and legendary cult status that Hausu the film enjoys, Hausu the band are already turning heads and winning fans in the Seattle and Portland music communities, and not without reason. Their take on Orange Juicy post-punk is joyous, with shades of Springsteen's small town angst in its sing-along choruses, and despite the relative youth of these four Reed College students, Hausu are seriously talented musicians. - Jason Baxter

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Junkyard Jane. 7 pm. NC.

Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Sunday open mic with Jeanlizabeth. 8 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Sunday Jazz Dinner Show. All Ages. 5-8 pm. NC.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Bluegrass & Acoustic Music Jam. All Ages. 2 pm. NC.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night. Hosted by Shelly Ely. 7-10 pm.

Urban Onion Restaurant and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Sunday Night Swing Kelly Garland Benefit, featuring Vince Brown. All Ages. 7 pm.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. The Rikk Beatty Band, Sideways Reign. 9 pm.

Bud's Saloon and Steakhouse Milton. Live Music Saturdays with Twang Junkies. 8:30 pm. NC.

Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. Middle East Film Festival Gala, with live performance by Invincible, DJs, and screening of "Challenging Power". All Ages. 7 pm. $2-$5.

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Jerry Miller Trio. 9:30 pm. NC.

Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Long Beach Rehab, featuring members of Bad Brains, LBC Sublime, with Offtrak, Bodybox, Achates. 9 pm. $15-$20.

FuSE Cafe Imbibery @ Pt Defiance Cafe & Casino Ruston. Too Many Cooks. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Chicken Joe. 7 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Deadside, Sok & The Faggots, The Whorewoods, The Vagabonds, Agodamnation. 9 pm. $5.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Trombanga. 8 pm. $7-$10.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Hot N Bothered, Koban. 9 pm.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. The Plastards, Apache Chief, Wheelies, The Trashholes. All Ages. 8 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Charles Mack. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $7.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Cosmonauts, Night Beats, Red Hex. 9:30 pm. $5.

• Cosmonauts may just be the one-millionth psychedelic garage band that I've written about in my time at the Weekly Volcano, and I tell you it's the funniest thing: Though they hail from California, they sound like they could have just as easily been born out in our fair, gritty city. Something about performing in basements and garages seems to bring the grittiness out in any band. Cosmonauts share time equally in mind-melting squalls of Doors-esque acid rock and bursts of sweet, jumpy garage pop confection. This bodes well for them as they will share bill with the thunderous Night Beats and the bratty, eclectic punk rock of Red Hex. It would be more than advisable to bring some earplugs to The New Frontier. - Rev. Adam McKinney
  

Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Roy Duo. 8 pm. NC.

Red Wind Casino Yelm. Jonathan Harris. 8:30 pm. NC.

Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Kashmir (Led Zeppelin tribute). 9 pm.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jim Page. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

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KISS AT THESE LIVE SHOWS TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>>

El Perron Tacoma - Eastside. Cupid's Night Out. Doughkain, Josh Rizeberg, Darxiide, A.R. Mastermind and others. 8 pm. $7, free before 9 pm.

• If a romantic dinner for two at Maxwell's isn't your ideal Valentine's Day, or if you're looking for something to do after diner, local hip-hop will be out in full effect this Monday evening at El Perron, located at 13021 Pacific Ave. Local mainstays Doughkain and Josh Rizeberg are topping a bill also featuring up-and-comers Darxiide, Golden Brown and A.R. Mastermind. El Perron, in the heart of Spanaway, is one of many venues trying to fill the void left after the questionable demise of El Potrero. Read the full story here. – Zach Powers
  

Harmon Brewery and Eatery Tacoma - Downtown. Valentine's Day, with Maia Santell & House Blend. 8 pm.

Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma - Parkland. Composers Of The Great American Songbook Annual Valentine's Day Concert, with David Deacon-Joyner, Clipper Anderson, Gail Pettis, Dennis Hastings. All Ages. 8 pm.

O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Valentine's Day, with The Ed Taylor Quartet. 8 pm.

Old General Store Steakhouse & Saloon Roy. Valentine's Day Dinner, featuring Chris Ward. 7 pm.

Swing Wine Bar & Cafe Olympia - Westside. Valentine's Show, featuring Vince Brown. 7 pm. NC.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry Miller Band. 8 pm. NC.

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4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Kidnap The Past, Elbow Coulee, Astrovan. 9 pm.

Bob's Java Jive Tacoma - Central. Kramer, The Bismarck, Apache Chief, Wyoming Young & Strong. 9 pm.

• Rarely do Washington rockers sound this Midwestern. The Bismarck is a Seattle quartet of North Dakotan expats with a penchant for hard-hitting, hickory-smoked rock 'n' roll. It seems appropriate that they'll be playing Bob's Java Jive with a band called Wyoming Young and Strong (named for a line in that state's official song). And while the Bismarck shares rambunctious energy with Apache Chief, another band on the bill, they have a singular, ostensive interest in red-blooded Americana; the first word heard on their latest record Great Plains is a throatily-shouted "America!" and the song  "Not If You Were the Last Team Gina Fan on Earth" features the lyric, "Take me back to the Great Lakes/Take me back to red states/Take me back to the Midwest" (the title references - perhaps satirically - one of Seattle's lesbian hip-hop duos). Read the full story here. – Jason Baxter
  

Cicada Restaurant Olympia. Valentine Weekend Celebration, with LaVon Hardison, Joe Baque. 8 pm.

The Den at urbanXchange Tacoma - Downtown. The Den Fundraiser with the Nightgowns and Check Please. All Ages. 7 pm. $10.

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Phunkatron & The Double Deuce Horns. 9:30 pm. NC.

FuSE Cafe & Imbibery @ Pt Defiance Cafe & Casino Ruston. Billy Shew and the Spanktones. All Ages. 8 pm. No Cover.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Missionary Position, High Noon Horizon, Jobe Himself, The Material. 9 pm. $5.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Fingertips. 9 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Valentine's Day Kickoff Party, featuring Cherry Cherry (Neil Diamond Tribute). 8 pm. $10.

Koncrete Studios Olympia - Eastside. We Out Here All Ages Showcase, featuring Metaphantom, Cyrus, Young Sash, Mr. Twist, Kyle Duffey, Young & Brave and more. All Ages. 7 pm. $10.

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Les Jupes, Mirror Mirror. 9 pm.

• The 20th Anniversary re-release of British shoegaze group Ride's seminal album Nowhere was recently awarded a "Best New Reissue" commendation and lusted-after high score from taste-making news and reviews site Pitchfork Media, evidence that (in some critical circles, anyway) bleary, reverb-soaked ear candy will continue to be celebrated, appreciated and encouraged. Olympia's Mirror Mirror are unabashedly aiming for a smudged, smothering shoegaze sound, though their (relatively) clear vocals and occasional acoustic jangles set them apart from run-of-the-mill Jesus and Mary Chain imitators. Their music is more in line with bands from shoegaze's immediate legacy (Brian Jonestown Massacre, et al.); guitar-centric, vintage-influenced rock that shimmers as much as it simmers, and sounds totally righteous at full blast. - JB

The Loft on Cherry Olympia - Downtown. Countdown to Love 3 with Pizza T's Z Kamp, High Ceiling, Danny Kelly, Bodhi Drip. Includes a barter fair. Beer garden for 21+. All Ages. 7 pm. $5.

Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. James Hunnicut. All Ages. 8 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Stephen Heinzman Trio. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC.

Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Romantic Song Contest! Winners in three categories: Best Original Song, Best Cover Song, Best Youth Performer (18 or younger). Winners chosen by audience participation. All Ages. 7 pm.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. The Purrs, The Drug Purse, Spanish For 100. 9 pm.

• Over their 10-year career, the Purrs have exuded, above all else, a supreme sense of confidence. Every song is lavishly produced and drenched in gorgeous guitar work, every lyric almost off-handedly intoned by lead singer Jima. The casual mixing and matching of rockabilly and psychedelia and shoegaze - it all speaks to the kind of intrinsic confidence (and the talent to back it up) that all rock bands strive for. The seeming effortlessness of the Purrs only adds to their hypnotic allure. Comparisons with bands like the Brian Jonestown Massacre or the Verve notwithstanding, the Purrs have managed to quietly carve out a niche for themselves in the admittedly overcrowded psychedelia scene. Saturday finds them sharing a bill with lively punk rockers Red Hex, an excitingly unlikely pairing if ever there was one. - Rev. AM

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Cave Singers, Whalebones, Takhoma. All Ages. 8 pm.

• Let's imagine a band comprised of steaming momentum that has been abruptly decompressed and cooled in a folk-rock mold. Its members cut their teeth in art punk and prog-rock outfits, all wound up energy and attitude, when suddenly, in 2007, they came together in a kinder, gentler recording project. This project would develop into the Cave Singers. Later in 2007, they would sign to Matador Records. Speaking with Marty Lund, drummer for the Cave Singers, this transition doesn't come off nearly as abrupt as one might picture it. Coming out of Cobra High, a Seattle math-rock band, Lund happened to be living nearby Derek Fudesco (formerly of Pretty Girls Make Graves and Murder City Devils) and Pete Quirk (of Hint Hint) when they started casually collaborating. Read the full story here. – Rev. Adam McKinney

Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Big Wheel Stunt Show. 8 pm.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. The Hip Replacements. 8 pm.

Swing Wine Bar & Cafe Olympia - Westside. Valentine's Show, featuring Vince Brown. 7 pm. NC.

Top of Tacoma Bar and Cafe Tacoma - Eastside. Mahnhammer, Hands of Toil, 12 Guage Saint. 8 pm. NC.

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Back Porch Swing. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Tim Hall Band. 9 pm.

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Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Blvd Park. 9:30 pm. NC.

The Fuse/Pt. Defiance Casino Ruston. Billy Roy Danger & The Rectifiers. 9 pm.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. SweetKiss Momma, Superfekta. 9 pm. $5.

JR's Hideaway Belfair. Green Briar Project. 9 pm.

Kilworth Chapel Tacoma - Northend. Victor Lamonte Wooten performs and speaks. The bassist is a five-time Grammy Award winner. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $9.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Mom's Rocket, From The Sea, Gebular, Tangent, Plastic Joe. 9 pm. $5.

• Believe it or not, the Volcano's Matt Driscoll originally turned Bobble Tiki on to Mom's Rocket, a band hailing from Olympia, Wash., but about as unapologetically rock (no art about it) as you can get. In an awesome way. At the time of Bobble Tiki's introduction, Mom's Rocket was the "house band" for KJR 950 AM, a sports-talk station. Naturally, they also happened to be big sports fans. Something tells Bobble Tiki they'll be pulling for the Packers on Sunday, like all good Hawk fans. Driscoll interviewed bassist Randy Keller at the time. Check it out in Bobble Tiki's column. – Bobble Tiki

Little Creek Casino Shelton. Randy Linder & The Classix. 9 pm. NC.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. David Robert King. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Gwyneth & Monko. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $5.

Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Templeton Thompson. Part of the Americana Music Series. 8 pm. $25.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. EGYHOP & Rosie's Place Benefit, with Margy Pepper, Red & Black, Lazer Zeppelin, Hysterics, Female Dog. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.

The Peabody Waldorf Gallery Tacoma - Downtown. Drew Grow Benefit with Big Sur, Elk & Boar, Alexander Graham Bell. 8 .m. $5.

• Roughly three weeks ago, Portlander Drew Grow (of the Pastors' Wives fame) was in a devastating automobile accident, which left him saddled with piles of medical bills, including costs covering a stay in the hospital, surgery and the months of rehabilitation he will likely need. In order to help soften the blow of the hospital bill's crude insult to injury, five benefit shows have been arranged in the Pacific Northwest, and the Peabody Waldorf Gallery will be host to Tacoma's contribution tonight. – Rev. Adam McKinney
  

R & R Live Graham. Whiskey Creek. 9 pm.The Royal Bear Algona. Rumble Underground. 9 pm.

Sizizis Coffee & Tea House Olympia. Bill & His Six String, Love Songs From the Hated, Slim Biscuit & The Gravy Train. All Ages. 8 pm. NC.

Swing Wine Bar & Cafe Olympia - Westside. Jazz In The Cellar, hosted by Vince Brown, with guest musician Michael Gray. 9 pm. NC.

Tacoma Dome Tacoma - Dome District. Ozzy Osbourne, with Slash. All Ages. 8 pm.

• Everyone knows about world-class rock guitarist and top hat enthusiast Saul "Slash" Hudson's axe-slinging exploits with Guns N‘ Roses, Velvet Revolver and as a lone, hard-rocking wolf (when he opens for Ozzy Osbourne tonight, it will be a sans-"snakepit" solo performance), but seldom is Slash the Actor discussed. The man's appeared in everything from The Anna Nicole Show to the rockumentary Anvil!. Click here for a survey of some of his other notable onscreen appearances. – Jason Baxter
  

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Cancer Benefit For Bandido Padre, featuring All-Star Jam with Jerry Miller, Kim Workman, Tom Murphy. 9 pm.

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Conquering Lion Tacoma - South. Clinton Fearon, Dub Lounge International, DJ Qualifi. 8 pm. All Ages. $5-$20.

• Clinton "Basie" Fearon is counted among Jamaica's most talented musicians by peers and professionals in the realm of reggae. He was a house musician for Coxsonne Dodd's Studio One and Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studio. He recorded many of Perry's best-known songs, including "Roast Fish" and "Cornbread," which features one of Fearon's most famous and infectious bass lines. He also composed some everlasting noggin-nodders for Yabby You, Jimmy Riley, Max Romeo, Junior Byles and many others. Friday at the upstart Conquering Lion on South Tacoma Way, as part of the "Reggae Consciousness - Spirit of Bob Marley" event, fans look forward to being soothed and soul-charged by delicious bass riffs, guitar licks, percussion accents and downright powerful vocals. Fearon is a living legend among reggae musicians, for good reason. - Weekly Volcano

Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Malcolm Clark Band. All Ages. 7 pm.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. Dockyard Derby Dames Fundraiser, with Psycho 78, The Enemies Of, Vile Display Of Humanity, The Dead Giveaways, Listen Louder. 9 pm. $5.

• In a Friday full of musical options, it's going to be hard for Tacoma to deny one very worthy cause strapping up tight for a good time at Hell's Kitchen. As part of a fundraiser for the beloved roller derby force known as the Dockyard Derby Dames (who, by no coincidence, kick off their season Feb. 26 at Pierce College), Psycho 78 headlines a show also featuring the frantic sounds of the Enemies Of, Vile Display of Humanity, the Dead Giveaways and Listen Louder. In addition to the scorched punk offerings of the always-pumping Psycho 78 (a three-piece of power made up of Mikey Waco, Jay O'Neill and Davo Sanchez), there'll be a raffle and chances to win tickets to see Guttermouth at Hell's Kitchen next Friday. You really couldn't want anything more than cheap beer and/or strong cocktails, and, well, they've got all of that at the Kitchen too. Choose wisely with your musical time and dollars Friday, but it's impossible to go wrong with this show. - Matt Driscoll

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Billy Shew Band. 8 pm. $5.

Little Creek Casino Shelton. Randy Linder & The Classix. 9 pm. NC.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Barley Wine Revue. All Ages. 6 pm. NC.

Maxwell's Speakeasy Tacoma. Lance Buller Trio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.

The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Quevelo, Hella Sunshine, Killer Kanary. 9 pm.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Beep, Ben Kamen, Heatwarmer. All Ages. 9 pm. $5.

• Young Seattle band Heatwarmer have an interesting vibe and clearly, there's a lot of talent going around between its four members, who gig from time to time at Seattle's jazz and progressive-friendly college-area bars. There's a "School of Music" approach evident in their sound, but also a real adult contemporary schmaltziness that feels more accidental than ironic (which is how it should be). Some of their songs take crazy, daring left turns, following strange and twisty paths in a figurative, ramshackle vessel cobbled together from the scraps of numerous musical varietals (jazz, folk, rock, country, world, etc.). File them under "potpourri" maybe, but whatever you do, don't shrug off their super-heated sound just because they've got a dorky song called "We've Got the Beat" (ugh). - Jason Baxter
  

The Peabody Waldorf Boutique and Gallery Tacoma - Downtown. Grand Hallway, Goldfinch, Birds & Batteries, Kimo Muraki. All Ages. 8 pm.

Tacoma Community College Auditorium Tacoma - Westside. Ryan Shea Smith, performing with Thomas Marriott, Jeff Johnson, Eric Eagle, Michael Eads, Roger Wood, James Smith, Stephanie Porter. All Ages. 7:30 pm. TCC students NC/$10 all others.

• The Weekly Volcano likes to say, "Everything is jazz," but, in truth, we don't really believe it. Only SOME things are actually jazz, and the way Ryan Shea Smith tickles the ivories definitely qualifies. The highly regarded Seattle native will visit Tacoma Community College Friday and drop a concert sure to be ripe with excitement and spontaneity - two of Smith's many musical qualities. Others include smarts, soul and - yes - jazziness. Smith's show at TCC also features the Marriot Brothers and Stephanie Porter. — Michael Swan
  

Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Gaelica. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Left 4 Dead, Last Man Standing, Koz Of Konfusion. 9 pm.

Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. TacSea! TacSea!: Phan/Harm/Sok Family Fundraiser, with Black Soul, Brooklyn Pool, Xylophones, Pocket Panda, TraQ, The Cool Vibes, DJ J-Fresh, DJ Kuhnex. 9 pm. $10.

• The excitedly named "TacSea! TacSea!: A Celebration of Music, Art and Life" event at Varsity Grill in Tacoma has a lot of promise to it. Not only does the inclusion of exclamation marks usually indicate good times, but musical guests like Brooklyn Pool and Xylophones only add to the urgency. Pre-show hype promises "an eclectic dance party and art showcase like no other." See if that's a good thing Friday. — MS
  

LINK: More live music tonight in the South Sound