Thursday, August 21

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Live music and Djs in the South Sound
by Rachel Thorne

ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

Mandolin Café Tacoma. Leanne Trevalyan, AA, 7 pm.
The Matrix Chehalis. Open Mic, AA, 7 pm. $2. Musicians free.
Plenty! Olympia. Irish Open Jam, AA, 8 pm. NC.
Rhapsody In Bloom Tacoma. Elizabeth Hummell, AA, 7 pm.
Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma. Todd Koeppen, AA, 11 am. NC.
UrbanXchange Downtown Tacoma. John Purkey, AA, 7:15 pm. NC.

COMEDY/GAMES/PARTY

O’Blarney’s Irish Pub Olympia. Pub Quiz Night 7 pm.
Tempest Lounge Hilltop Tacoma. Dress-A-Raoke, hosted by Colin 9 pm. NC. Props provided.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

Little Creek Casino Shelton. Warren Brothers 8 pm. NC.
Olympia Farmers Market Olympia. Slow Roller, AA, 11 am. NC.

DJ/DANCE

Abbey Ballroom Tacoma. Lindy dance 8:30 pm. $5 before 11 pm, $8 after.
6th Ave Sports Bar Tacoma. Feeling Fresh Thursdays, with DJ Zion, DJ Qualifi playing the best in reggae, dancehall and hip-hop 9 pm.
Bleachers Sports Bar & Pub Parkland. DJ Maria 9 pm.
Bud’s Saloon Milton. DJ old school classic rock 9 pm.
Cans Downtown Tacoma. Ladies Night with DJ Pedro Top 40, hip-hop 9 pm. Ladies NC.
Champions Sports Bar/Yen Ching Lakewood. DJ old school, hip-hop 9 pm. NC.
Dock Street Landing Downtown Tacoma. DJ Top 40/karaoke 9 pm. NC.
Jakes on 4th Olympia. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix 8 pm.
Lady Luck’s Cowgirl Up Tacoma. Temptation Thursdays, with DJ Russ 9 pm. NC.
The Loft Tacoma. KUBE 93’s Vinnie the Pooh and Eddie Francis Host VIP Night. 50 cent drinks and no cover w/ wristband 9-11 pm. $10 w/o 9 pm.
Maggie O’Toole’s Lakewood. DJ Atom Ant rock music mix 9 pm. NC
The Mark Olympia. DJ hip-hop 9 pm. NC.
On The Rocks Tacoma. 3-D Night & Underwear Contest, hip-hop, ’80s, dance, techno, Top 40 9 pm.
Station 56 Tacoma. Jammin Reggaeton Night, with, DJ JBOY, DJ Sidewayz 9 pm. $5-$10.
The Vault Olympia. Ladies Night, featuring DJ KB & Mr. Pornstar. Dress code enforced. 9 pm. Ladies NC.

JAZZ/BLUES/LOUNGE

Chopstix Tacoma. Dueling pianos 8 pm.
Curran Apple Orchard Park University Place. Michael Powers, AA, 6:30 pm. NC.
Dawson’s Tavern Tacoma. Billy Shew Open Blues Jam, with guest Bryan Lee 8 pm. NC.
Destination Harley Puyallup. Taco Thurs, with In The House, tacos, AA, 4 pm.
Dockside Bistro Olympia. Murray Flint 6:30 pm.
El Gaucho Downtown Tacoma. Steve Andreason in the piano lounge 7:30 pm. NC.
The Junction Centralia. Blues Attitude Jam 8 pm.
Lighthouse Café Silverdale. Wayne Franco, Steel Bridges 5 pm.
Toscanos Café & Wine Bar Puyallup. Jazz & Cocktails, with The Pete Sams Quartet 7 pm.
Western R Bar Tacoma. Billy Farmer Open Mic & jam 8 pm.

ROCK/POP

4th Ave Tavern Olympia. Freddy Parish, Ben Hawkes 9 pm. NC.
Bob’s Java Jive Tacoma. Ghostwriter, John Walker & The Hitchhikers, Brotherhood Of The Black Squirrel 8 pm.
The Finger Complex Olympia. The Solvents, Wisdom Teeth, Killywell 8 pm.
Hell’s Kitchen Tacoma. Utterance, Wide Eye Panic, Six Ounce Gloves, De-Krep-It 9 pm. $5.
Jazzbones Tacoma. No Quarter (Led Zeppelin tribute) 9 pm. $10-$12.
Le Voyeur Olympia. My Flag Is On Fire, Ann, Pasquale, Collective Of Dirt 9 pm.
Masa Tacoma. House Blend Thursdays with special guest 8:45 pm. NC.
Muckleshoot Casino Auburn. Common Ground 9:30 pm. NC.
Phoenix House Olympia. Desolation Wilderness, Ben Kamen & The Hot New Ringtones, Starf***er, Chrome Wings, Stag Hare 7 pm. $5.
Pioneer Park Puyallup. The Trunk Monkeys, The Beatniks, AA, 7:30 pm. NC.
PJ Pockets Casino Auburn. 4 More 9 pm. NC.
Red Wind Casino Yelm. AquaVinyl 8:30 pm. NC.
South Pacific Restaurant Olympia. Original Music Night, hosted by Broken Nation 8 pm.
Wayne’s Inn Puyallup. 9 Pound Hammer 9 pm.

WORLD BEAT

hello, cupcake Downtown Tacoma. Bralilian guitar by Bill Whitcomb 5:30-7:30 pm. NC.
The Swiss Downtown Tacoma. The Higher Vibes 9 pm.

User comments

submitted 08:12 on Feb 21, 2008 by David Conn
Hey in Olympia CHARLIE'S BAR & GRILL has The Best Karaoke Show hosted By TJ NUTTZ every Thursday

submitted 10:11 on May 22, 2008 by Cruiser Rick
Angelo Fawcett, The Whore Moans and The Vamanos tonight at Hells Kitchen 9pm. If you haven't seen these bands yet you are missing out.