Live music and Djs in the South Sound
by Rachel Thorne
Champions Center Tacoma. Clayton & Earl, AA, 7:30 pm. NC.
Mocha Moo Lakewood. Singer Songwriter’s “Best Of Show” Finals, featuring Tod Davies, Dustin Lafferty, Jerin Falkner, 9 Pound Hammer, Kurt Lindsay, Julian Moon, Charlotte Thistle, Jason Holladay, Voxxy Vallejo, Karl Thurmond, Stephanie Johnson, Becca Rae, Joshua Adams, Joel Hagman Trio, End Country Road, James Coates, AA, 5 pm. $10.
The Red Barn Belfair. Open Mic with The Loose Ends 7 pm.
Olympia Farmers Market Olympia. Dishwashing Performance, by Bill Flemming, AA, 11 am. NC.
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 Damonde Tschritter 8:30 pm. $15.
Allan Yorke Park Bonney Lake. Nowhere Near Nashville, AA, 7 pm. NC.
Café Luna Vashon. 5:01, AA, 7 pm.
Junction City/Coyote Lounge Spanaway. The Gerry Ray Band 9 pm.
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. Hush 9 pm. 18+ to party, 21+ to drink.
Madigan Café Fort Lewis. Latin dance with three DJs 9 pm. $5.
Maggie O’Toole’s Lakewood. “Back In the Day” with DJ Kenny King 9 pm.
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.
Ben Moore’s Café Olympia. Father George Seidel on piano 6 pm. NC.
Canyon Creek Grill Tacoma. Larry Hill & Extraordinaire 6 pm.
Chopstix Tacoma. Dueling pianos 8 pm.
El Gaucho Downtown Tacoma. Steve Andreason in the piano lounge 7:30 pm. NC.
HG Bistro Puyallup. The Kareem Kandi Band 8:30 pm.
Judson St. Café Gig Harbor. Al Gord jazz pianist 7-9 pm. NC.
Little Creek Casino Shelton. Bruce Hughes Band 9 pm. NC.
Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. The New Blues Brothers 9 pm. NC.
Mandolin Café Tacoma. Jerry Kennedy & Friends, AA, 8 pm.
Pat’s Bar Kent. The Gryffyn Band 8 pm.
Red Bicycle Bistro Vashon. Dinner & Jazz, with Doug Lloyd 6 pm. NC.
Twokoi Japanese Restaurant Downtown Tacoma. Live Jazz 9 pm.
4th Ave Tavern Olympia. Smitty & Square & The Jims 9 pm. $3.
The Blue Bottle Yelm. Lunesta, AA, 5 pm.
Bob’s Java Jive Tacoma. Destruction Island, Hypatia Lake, Waves & Radiation, Sons Of Ivan 9 pm. $5.
Capitol Theater Olympia. Schoolyard Heroes, Kane Hodder, People Eating People, AA, 8 pm. $7-$10.
Club Paradise Tacoma. Fuze 9 pm.
The Commons Federal Way. New Heights, AA, 12 pm. NC.
Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma. Notorious 253 9 pm. NC.
Emerald Queen Casino Showroom Tacoma. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo 8:30 pm. $35-$65.
Great American Casino Lakewood. Stir Crazy 9 pm. NC.
Hell’s Kitchen Tacoma. To The Waves, Lozen, Black Houses, X-Ray Press, The Oswald Effect 8 pm. $5.
The Interchange Kent. The Jon Casey Band 9 pm.
Jack’s Auburn. Kry 9 pm.
Jazzbones Tacoma. Eric McFadden Trio, with James Whiton 8:30 pm. $8-$10.
Last Call Sportsbar Lakewood. Dilemma 9 pm.
Le Voyeur Olympia. Wummin, Problems, Bert Wilson, Derek M Johnson 9 pm. $5.
The Manette Bremerton. Rewind 8 pm.
Midnight Sun Olympia. Something Good III, with Badnote, Runaway Rocket, AA, 4 pm.
Muckleshoot Casino Auburn. Nitecrew 6 pm. NC. Meachie & Friends 10 pm. NC.
PJ Pockets Casino Auburn. Sway 9 pm. NC.
The Q’z Club Graham. DejaGroove 9 pm.
Red Wind Casino Yelm. The Boinkers 8:30 pm. NC.
Rocket Records Tacoma. The Ax, AA, 8 pm.
The Royal Bear Algona. Black Dog 9 pm.
Salty’s Redondo Des Moines. Jonny Smokes 8:30 pm.
Station 56 Tacoma. Just Dirt 9 pm.
The Swiss Downtown Tacoma. Dance Factory 9 pm. $7.
The Viaduct Tacoma. Steve’s Birthday Show, with Killing The Dream, Black Breath, Vanguard, Open Fire, Passing In Dreams, Poverty Bay Saints, Dragline, AA, 7 pm. $10.