Thursday, August 21
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 ConnHey 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 RickAngelo Fawcett, The Whore Moans and The Vamanos tonight at Hells Kitchen 9pm. If you haven't seen these bands yet you are missing out.
submitted 07:53 on Jun 5, 2008 by HebrewhammerI depend on you guys to know whats going on. I would never be the dancing guy with out you












