ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC

• Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.
• Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Ockham's Razor. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
• Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys Christmas Concert. 21+. 7 pm. NC.

BLUES

• O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rafael Tranquilino Band. 21+. 9:30 pm.
• Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. The New Blues Brothers. 21+. 9 pm. NC.

COMEDY/GAMES

• Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. A Christmas Carroll Sketch Show, with Dan Carroll & Travis Vogt. 21+. 8 pm. $15.
• Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Brett J. 21+. 7:30 pm. $12.
• Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Model Show 2010. Beautiful girls in bikinis, plus mashups with DJ Omar. 21+. 9 pm.

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

• The Old General Store Steakhouse and Saloon Roy. Buckboard. 21+. 9 pm.
• R & R Live Graham. The Country Rock Society. 21+. 9 pm.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

• Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Beat Boxxx 80s tunes. DJs dAb, Suga Jones, Mr. Clean, Chris Savenetti, and rotating guests spin new Wave, funk, pop, old school hip-hop and club classics from the 1980s. 21+. 9:30 pm. NC.
• Big Wheel Steakhouse and Lounge Tacoma - Parkland. Beautiful Fridays with DJ Jeff Knight. Top 40, R&B - bring out your sexy swagg. 21+. 9 pm. NC ladies until 11 pm.
• The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. Brand New Revival Fridays, with DJ Precision, DJ Twist. 21+. 9 pm.
• Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Crazy Big Dance Party. 21+. 9 pm.
• Jake's on 4th Olympia - Downtown. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix. 21+. 9 pm. $4 after 10 pm.
• Jezebels Bar & Grill Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
• Summit Pub Puyallup. DJ Dance Party. 21+. 9 pm.
• The Crystal Saloon Enumclaw. DJ Dirty White spinning old school, rock, hip-hop, Top 40, mashups. 21+. 9 pm.
• Freddie's Club of Fife Fife. DJ Dizzydizz dance Top 40. 21+. 9 pm.
• Club Silverstone Tacoma - Downtown. DJ Eric queer-friendly dance. 21+. 9 pm. $2 cover.
• The Schooner Pub & Eatery Lakewood. DJ Gus. Classic rock turning Top 40 after midnight. 21+. 9 pm. $5 at 9 pm.
• Wayne's Inn Puyallup. DJ House Arrest dance mix. 21+. 9 pm.
• Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Mike. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, dance. 21+. 9 pm. $5.
• The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. DJ Native Havoc. 21+. 9 pm.
• The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. DJ dance party. 21+. 9 pm.
• Firwood Rock Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Firwood Fridays with DJ Teddy. Mixes and mashups. 21+. 9 pm.
• Last Call Bar Lakewood. Freakin' Dress Fridays, with DJ C-Luv. Spinning dance, Top 40, R&B. 21+. 9 pm. $5, Ladies wearing dresses NC.
• The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Free Music Fridays, with local guest DJs. 21+. 10 pm. NC.
• Abbey Ballroom Tacoma - Downtown. General Ballroom Dance. Swing, tango & waltz music. All Ages. 8 pm.
• O'Henry's Sports Bar Puyallup. Get Lucky Fridays. 21+. 9 pm.
• Bud's Saloon and Steakhouse Milton. Hip-hop with DJ QuietStorm. 21+. 9 pm.
• Muckleshoot Indian Casino Auburn. 80's Night. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
• Surreal Ultra Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Ladies Night with DJ. Open format mix of dance, Top 40, and ladies' requests. 21+. 9 pm-2 am. NC for ladies.
• Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon Tacoma - Parkland. Ladies Night with DJ Atom Ant Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. $5-$10.
• Masa Comida Mexicana Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Latin America Meets North America. Two DJs spinning salsa, reggaeton, cumbia, and merengue on two dance floors. 21+. 9 pm.
• Gruv Lounge and Nightclub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Mashups with DJ Omar. 21+. 9 pm. NA.
• Mazatlan Restaurant Puyallup. R&B with DJ Junior. 21+. 9 pm. NC.

JAZZ

• C.I. Shenanigan's - Tacoma. Collaborative Works Jazz Trio. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
• El Gaucho Tacoma Tacoma - Downtown. Mr. D in the piano lounge. 21+. 7 pm. NC.
• Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Holiday Show, featuring Maia Santell & House Blend. All Ages. 7 pm. $8.
• The Grill at Meadow Park Tacoma - South. Jazz Night. 21+. 7 pm. NC.
• Maxwell's Speakeasy Tacoma. Lance Buller Trio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC.

KARAOKE

• Barbecue Inn Tillicum. All Ages. 9-11 pm. NC.
• Gloria's Bar & Grill Tacoma - Eastside. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
• Dave's of Milton Milton. 21+. 9 pm or after comedy.
• Roadhouse Bar & Grill Puyallup. 21+. 9:30 pm. NC.
• Denny's Legends Lounge Lakewood. Karaoke/Darts. 21+. 9 pm. NC.

OPEN MIC

• Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Shain's Jam Session. All Ages. 8 pm.

POP/ROCK

• The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Afrodisiacs. 21+. 9 pm. $8.
• 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Wide Eye Panic, Witchburn, Deathbed Confessions, The Willow Collective. 21+. 9 pm.
• The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Basemint, The Shivas, My Friend Wallace. 21+. 9 pm.
• Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Blackbird Pie. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. J Minus. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC.
• Eagles Club Room FOE 21 Olympia - Downtown. Saul Tannenbaum’s “Claus for Celebration” featuring the Jingle Belles with special guest Mona von Horne. 8 pm. $10.
• Varsity Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dueling Piano Night. Listen, sing and dance to professional dueling piano players Josh and Mike. 21+. 8:30 pm-1 am. NC.
• Red Bike Dueling Piano Bar Lacey. Dueling piano show. 21+. 9 pm.
• Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Fade to Black. 21+. 9 pm. $5.
• PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. Groove Edition. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
• Eagles Lodge Auburn Auburn. Juke Box. 21+. 8 pm.
• Bull Market Bar and Grill/Paradise Bowl Tacoma - Parkland. Live bands. 21+. 9 pm.
• The Charleston Bremerton. Mallory's Birthday Show, with Bremerton Dub Rockers, Blues Bellied Dante, Jobe Himself. All Ages. 8 pm.
• Great American Casino Lakewood. Nitecrew. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
• JR's Hideaway Belfair. No Baggage With Tuck & Mel. 21+. 9 pm.
• Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Notorious 253. 21+. 9 pm. NC.
• Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Paul Kroeger. 21+. 8 pm.
• Viceroy Art Gallery Tacoma - Downtown. Rad Santa Party. Fetaures live music from The Rotten Wreaths (Dana Turner of Green Apple Quick Step, 3DS&M and John Sackett of The Stinky Pinkys) and music by DJ Johnny Falcon. 21+. 8 pm. Donations to DJ.
• The Royal Bear Algona. Rhythm Katz. 21+. 9 pm.
• Chopstix, A Dueling Piano Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rock & Roll Dinner Show with dueling pianos. 21+. 7 pm.
• Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. Rock The Holidays Benefit, with Gebular, Jellyneck. Proceeds benefit BHHS "Schools For Schools" Club. All Ages. 8:30 pm. $7.
• Red Wind Casino Yelm. Sonic Funk Orchestra. 21+. 8:30 pm. NC.
• Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. The Ellis Armor, Monsters Scare You, Pink Bead Federation, Crowd War, Life Long War. 21+. 8 pm. NC.
• McCoy's Tavern - Olympia. The Hard Way, Glass Elevator, The Mona Reels. 21+. 9 pm. $3.
• Kerby's Lounge Sumner. The Jet City Players. 21+. 9 pm.
• Little Creek Casino Shelton. The Varmints. 21+. 8 pm. NC.

WORLD BEAT

• Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band. All Ages. 9:30 pm.
• Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15.