Friday, July 25

Live music and Djs in the South Sound
by Rachel Thorne

ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

Beyond The Bridge Café Sumner. Live At The BBC, with James Coates, AA, 7 pm. $5. E-mail ben@beyondthebridgecafe.com for tickets.
The Blue Bottle Yelm. Lunesta, Erik Navarrete 5 pm.
Java Fusion Tacoma. Todd Carter Koeppen, AA, 7:30 pm. NC.
Mocha Moo Lakewood. Singer Songwriter’s “Best Of Show” Competition 7 pm. $40 nightly award, $1500 grand prize.
Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Parkland. Tinman, The Marks 8 pm.
The Red Barn Belfair. Open Mic with The Loose Ends 7 pm.

COMEDY/GAMES/PARTY

On The Rocks Tacoma. A Knight Before live choreographed show 8 pm. $5. There Ain’t No Business Like Show Business choreographed live show 10 pm. $5.
Varsity Grill Tacoma. Comedy Underground Presents Mark Yaffee 8:30 pm. $15.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

Eagles Hall Auburn. The Gerry Ray Band 8 pm.
O’Callahan’s Key Center. Aces Up 9 pm.
Olympia Farmers Market Olympia. Southern Skies, AA, 11 am. NC.

DJ/DANCE

21 Commerce Tacoma. Salsa Night, with DJ, dance lessons 9 pm. $3.
Abbey Ballroom Tacoma. Swing, tango and waltz 8 pm. $5.
Alpha Lounge Puyallup. Friday Nights with DJ XTC, DJ Minus 9 pm.
6th Ave Sports Bar Tacoma. DJ Yanni playing hip-hop and R&B 9 pm.
Cedarwood Dome Milton. DJ J. Fresh dance music 9 pm.
Club Friday/Brick City Downtown Tacoma. DJ hip-hop, AA 16-20, 9:30 pm. $5.
Club North Fort Lewis. DJ country 8 pm, R&B 10 pm. $4 military/$5 civilian.
Club Silverstone Downtown Tacoma. DJ Eric spinning Top 40, R&B, and 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.
The Loft Downtown Tacoma. Ladies Night 9 pm. Ladies NC until 11 pm.
Madigan Café Fort Lewis. Latin dance with three DJs 9 pm. $5.
The Mark Olympia. DJ hip-hop, R&B 9 pm. NC.
Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma. DJ Alsay salsa reggaeton 10 pm. $5. Ladies NC.
Maxwell’s Speakeasy & Lounge Downtown Tacoma. DJ spins mellow mix 9 pm.
Mazatlan Restaurant Lakewood. DJ salsa 9 pm. NC.
McCabe’s Downtown Tacoma. Country DJ 8 pm. $5.
Oh! Gallagher’s Lakewood. Full Foxy Fridays 9 pm.
O’Henry’s Sports Bar Puyallup. Old School Fridays with DJ Reaction 9 pm.
On The Rocks Tacoma. After Hours Dancing, 18 yrs and up 12 am. $2.
Schooner Pub Lakewood. DJ Gus Top 40, dance 9 pm. NC.
The Vault Olympia. FTM, featuring DJ Contagious, Superman. Dress code relaxed. 9 pm.
Wayne’s Inn Puyallup. DJ Top 40 9 pm.

JAZZ/BLUES/LOUNGE

Ben Moore’s Café Olympia. Father George Seidel on piano 6 pm. NC.
Café Luna Vashon. Rolf Jones-Moore, AA, 7:30 pm.
Canyon Creek Grill Tacoma. Larry Hill & Extraordinaire 6 pm.
Cheney Stadium Tacoma. Blues, Brews & BBQ, with Nick Vigarino & Meantown Blues 6 pm. $15-$35.
Chopstix Tacoma. Dueling pianos 8 pm.
El Gaucho Downtown Tacoma. Steve Andreason in the piano lounge 7:30 pm. NC.
Fire Creek Grill Kent. Billy Shew Band 9 pm.
HG Bistro Puyallup. Scott Lindenmuth 8:30 pm.
Jambalaya Restaurant Parkland. The James Howlett Band 7 pm.
Jazzy Blues Tacoma. Incendio 9 pm. $20.
Judson St. Café Gig Harbor. Al Gord jazz pianist 7-9 pm. NC.
Little Creek Casino Shelton. George Thorogood with Buddy Guy 8 pm. $44-$55.
Mandolin Café Tacoma. Jerry Kennedy & Friends, AA, 8 pm.
Pat’s Bar Kent. In The House Band 8 pm.
Red Bicycle Bistro Vashon. Dinner & Jazz, with Doug Lloyd 6 pm. NC.
Six Olives Lounge Tacoma. Near The Beat 9 pm.
Twokoi Japanese Restaurant Downtown Tacoma. Live Jazz 9 pm.

ROCK/POP

4th Ave Tavern Olympia. Alyance, FCAB, Big Fat Alice, One Last Life 9 pm.
Club Vertigo Tacoma. Enemies Of, Blackout Kings, Uppercut, Assassinators 9 pm $6.
Ad-Lib Bar & Grille Kent. The Trunk Monkeys 9 pm. $8.
Bob’s Java Jive Tacoma. Umber Sleeping, Waves & Radiation, Mercy Pirates, Proud Flesh, DJ D Select 8 pm. $5.
Club Adrian Tacoma. Jet Black Horror, Return From Exile, Fear The Day, Thousand Body Burial, Sanctity In Silence, AA, 7 pm. $6.
Eastside Club Olympia. The Special Purpose, Yamn 9 pm.
Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma. 4 More 9 pm. NC.
Fan Club Lakewood. Jet City Players 9 pm.
Firecreek Alehouse Olympia. Coiler 8 pm.
Great American Casino Lakewood. Sould Out 9 pm. NC.
Hell’s Kitchen Tacoma. South 11th, My Life In Black & White, Point No Point, Sarah Connor, Psycho 78 8 pm. $5.
The Interchange Kent. 39 Fingers 9 pm.
Junction City Grill Spanaway. Cylas 9 pm.
Le Voyeur Olympia. Renminbi, Wisdom Teeth, Buffalo Voice 9 pm.
Lil’ Moe’s Belfair. Backlash 9 pm. NC.
Little Creek Casino Shelton. Vicci Martinez 9 pm. NC.
Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Freddy Pink 9 pm. NC.
The Matrix Chehalis. Just Louise, Eric Miller, Mark Brosz, AA, 8 pm. $6.
Muckleshoot Casino Auburn. De Ja Groove 6 pm. NC. Klass One 10 pm. NC.
Old General Store Roy. Tatoosh 9 pm. NC.
Red Wind Casino Yelm. New Jack City 8:30 pm. NC.
Rock-Out Camp-Out Eatonville. With The Fabulous Wailers, Rock N Roll Magic, The Adventures, Jerry Kennedy & Friends, Medicine Wheel, Stinger, Menece 12 pm. NC.
The Royal Bear Algona. Max Axle 9 pm.
Station 56 Tacoma. U277 9 pm. $5.
The Swiss Tacoma. Kry 9 pm. $8.
The Viaduct Tacoma. Upon Beauty Rests, Ghost Runner On Third, Ken Parker, Dressed To Kill, AA, 7 pm. $7.

SOUL/FUNK/HIP-HOP

Dawson’s Tacoma. Kim Archer Band 9 pm.
Jazzbones Tacoma. Bad Fish & The Schematics 9:30 pm. $8-$10.

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