Friday
Live music and Djs in the South Sound
By Rachel Thorne on January 12, 2007
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC
- Mandolin Café Tacoma. Jam On My Muffin, AA, 6 pm.
- Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma. Live Irish Ballads, with Oliver Mulholland & Friends 9 pm.
- Salty’s at Redondo Des Moines. Myles Crew 9 pm.
COMEDY/GAMES/PARTY
- Cans Tacoma. Comedy Underground Presents Dave Testroet 8:30 pm. $15.
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS
- O’Callahan’s Key Center. Renegade Train 8 pm. NC.
- Old General Store Roy. Robbie Walden & The Gunslingers 8 pm.
- Olympia Farmers Market Olympia. Jess & Jacob, AA, 11 am. NC.
DJ/DANCE
- 6th Ave Sports Bar Tacoma. VIP Bracelet Weekend, with DJ Twist spinning dance music 9 pm.
- Abbey Ballroom Tacoma. Swing, tango and waltz 8 pm. $5.
- Alpha Lounge Puyallup. Friday Nights with DJ XTC, DJ Minus 9 pm.
- Bud’s Saloon Milton. DJ Smiths Top 40 9 pm.
- Cedarwood Dome Milton. DJ Weasel 9 pm.
- 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.
- Crystal Saloon Enumclaw. The Jamz, with DJ Dirty White 9 pm.
- The Hub Downtown Tacoma. DJ Funk 9 pm. NC.
- Jakes on 4th Olympia. DJ Alex Awesome spins queer-friendly dance mix 8 pm.
- Jazzbones Tacoma. DJ Minus 11:30 pm. NC.
- Last Call Lakewood. Latin Night, with live DJ & dancing 9 pm.
- Latitude 84 Tacoma. DJ hip-hop, r&b 9 pm. $5.
- Madigan Café Fort Lewis. Latin dance with three DJs 9 pm. $5.
- Maggie O’Toole’s Lakewood. DJ Strawberry 9 pm.
- The Mark Olympia. DJ hip-hop, R&B 9 pm. NC.
- Masa Restaurant Tacoma. DJ 420, DJ Alsay salsa reggaeton 10 pm. $5. Ladies NC.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Lakewood. DJ salsa 9 pm. NC.
- O’Henry’s Sports Bar Puyallup. Old School Fridays with DJ Reaction 9 pm.
- 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
- Chopstix Tacoma. Dueling pianos 8 pm.
- Doyle’s Public House Tacoma. Jerry Miller Trio 9:30 pm.
- El Gaucho Downtown Tacoma. Steve Andreason in the piano lounge 7:30 pm. NC.
- Forza Coffee Gig Harbor. HD Fusion 7 pm.
- Judson St. Café Gig Harbor. Al Gord jazz pianist 7-9 pm. NC.
- Little Creek Casino Shelton. Bruce Hughes Band 9 pm. NC.
- Red Bike Dueling Piano Bar Lacey. Brent Pendleton 5:30 pm. NC.
- Red Wind Casino Yelm. Sea-Town Rhythm & Blues Players 8:30 pm. NC.
- Twokoi Japanese Restaurant Downtown Tacoma. The Musig/Christensen Duo 8 pm.
- Woody’s On The Water Tacoma. Dennis Moss, AA, 7 pm. NC.
ROCK/POP
- 4th Ave Tavern Olympia. Jesta, A Room Called Remember 9 pm.
- Bob’s Java Jive Tacoma. Highway, Canon Canyon, The Fun Police, Dragging An Ox Through Water 9 pm. $5.
- Capitol Theater Backstage Olympia. Schoolyard Heroes, TacocaT, Japam, AA, 7:30 pm. $8-$10.
- Club Paradise Parkland. Old School Drop Out 9 pm.
- The Eastside Club Olympia. Cicada Omega, Doctor & The Bird 9 pm.
- Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma. Nitecrew 9 pm. NC.
- Emerald Queen Casino Showroom Tacoma. Spike & The Impalers 8:30 pm. $30-$55.
- The Farm Gig Harbor. The Burns, AA, 6 pm. NC.
- Great American Casino Lakewood. New Jack City 9 pm. NC.
- Hell’s Kitchen Tacoma. Dravus, At:1, Bone Flower, Veritas 9 pm. $5.
- Kerby’s Lounge Sumner. Trix 9 pm. NC.
- Le Voyeur Olympia. Saucy Yoda, You Yell You Kick, The Taxpayers, Mythological Creature 9 pm.
- The Loft On Cherry Olympia. Heliotroupe, High Ceiling, lightshow, dancing, AA, 8 pm. $7.
- Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Backfire Band 9 pm. NC.
- Mandolin Café Tacoma. Ian McFeron Trio, AA, 8:30 pm.
- The Manette Bremerton. New Old Stock, Tres Hombres (ZZ Top tribute) 8 pm.
- The Matrix Chehalis. Back Alley Kicks, Degenerated, Small Minds, AA, 8 pm. $6.
- Mazatlan Restaurant Tacoma. Back 2 Skool 9 pm.
- Muckleshoot Casino Auburn. Notorious 253 6 pm. NC. Lenny Epps Revue 10 pm. NC.
- New Frontier Lounge Tacoma. Helms Alee, Prize Country, With A Bullet 9 pm. $5.
- PJ Pockets Casino Federal Way. 4 More 9 pm. NC.
- Red Bicycle Bistro Vashon. Loose Change 8:30 pm. NC.
- Red Bike Dueling Piano Bar Lacey. Dueling Pianos 5:30 pm. NC.
- Romeo Bar & Grill Bremerton. ZRexx & The Ninjas 8 pm.
- Royal Bear Algona. Show Of Hands 9 pm.
- Station 56 Tacoma. Just Dirt 9 pm.
- The Swiss Downtown Tacoma. Kry 9 pm. $8.
- The Viaduct Tacoma. Embrace The End, Rise Of Caligula, I Declare War, Cheyenne, Creature Of The Deep, AA, 7 pm. $10.
SOUL/FUNK/HIP-HOP
- The Honey Bees Tacoma. Freestyle Friday Open Mic 7 pm. $10.
- Jazzbones Tacoma. Excellent Gentlemen CD Release Party 8:30 pm. $5.
- New Life Samoan Assembly Of God Tacoma. Or1ginal, AA, 6 pm.
- Pac Island Grill Federal Way. Eyre Irie 6:30 pm.
WORLD BEAT
- Cliff House Restaurant Tacoma. The Alma Villegas Latin Band 8 pm.