Oh Voices - Other/Piano/Pop, 6-6:45 p.m.
Combining feel-good indie music with excellent melodies and harmonies; Oh Voices is bound to please. Jazz-like piano and striking vocal melodies are infused to bring forth such influences as the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Debussy. These Tacoma locals bring forth dynamic pop-folk music that will surely make you smile.
www.myspace.com/ohvoices
Sugarcane Mutiny - Rock, 7:30-8:15 p.m.
Self described "literate guitar rock for head bangers who also enjoy reading a good book". Seattle’s Sugarcane Mutiny takes two shots of single-malt rock, adds a dash of twang, and muddles the mix with fresh lime. The band’s lyric-driven songwriting and power-pop beats recall the pub rock of Elvis Costello and Graham Parker, blending the dark humor of a Cracker or Wilco with the loud jangly pop of the Smithereens and Fastball. Reviewers have most frequently compared the band's sound to Billy Idol, X, REM, and U-2, while others say they hear hints of Robbie Robertson, Midnight Oil, Talking Heads and the Cult. Whatever you call it, it's all-original Seattle rock -- loud, wet and quirky.
www.myspace.com/sugarcanemutiny
http://cdbaby.com/cd/sugarcanemutiny
www.sonicbids.com/sugarcanemutiny
The Elephants, 8:30-9:15 p.m.
These four guys are bound to rock. A self-described, "four-piece-instrument swapping-dance-rock-pop-electronic group," this group has been entertaining around the Northwest for the past 3 years. You may have caught some of their tunes on Seattle’s 90.3 KEXP or on 107.7 The End; regardless if your in the mood to swing, dance, or just bob your head make sure you check out The Elephants.
www.myspace.com/theelephants3
Hip-Hop Show: DASH, Q Dot & Fame Rilla, 9:30-11:30 p.m.
DASH
The DASH Center (Dancing, Acting, and Singing in Harmony) is a home for people to develop natural talent and acquire the skills necessary for a career in the performing arts. The goal of the D.A.S.H. Center is to provide training in all aspects of the performing arts. The Center is a vehicle, to develop talent, confidence and self-esteem. The Center facility is the home for the active, community outreach organization, Reality Check Dance Troupe.
Q Dot
It was just a year ago 24 year old Producer, MC and songwriter Q Dot quietly reached two landmark achievements for an indie act. The first landing at #3 on internet radio chart Radiowave just ahead of superstars Fergie and Jim Jones and the second garnering national video airplay on MTVU. A south Puget Sound native, Q Dot brings his unique, intimate twist on the live hip hop show to Tacoma’s First Night Festival.
www.Myspace.com/qdotmusic
www.Myspace.com/tredmarksmusicgroup
Fame Rilla
Southern artists are fueling the most dominate movement in Hip Hop today. Now South Puget sound resident via Houston Texas, Fame Rilla brings a high energy stage show that features his debut single “I mean I mean” currently creating a huge buzz in Europe, Australia and Canada.
www.Myspace.com/famerilla
www.Myspace.com/tredmarksmusicgroup
Theatre on the Square Rehearsal Hall 901 Broadway
Grand Cinema Shorts, 6-11:30 p.m.
Join the Grand Cinema at the Theater on the Square – 2nd Floor – for entertaining family films during the First Night festival. These are the Academy Award Short Film Nominations from 2006. The films range in time so just come when you can and see what is showing:
West Bank Story (21 min.) Comedy/Musical – set in Israel a fast-paced, fast-food romance/comedy.
Binta & The Great Idea (30 min.) Comedy/Family/French – set in Senegal the film follows a young girl and her father's great idea.
Eramos Pocos "One Too Many" (16 min.) Comedy/Spanish – the film follows a wife tired of her husband and son's messy ways.
Helmer & Son (13 min) Comedy/Drama/Danish – a son visits his father who is stuck in an armoire at his resthome.
The Danish Poet (14 min) Animation/Romance/Danish – a women narrates the story of how her parents met.
Maestro (5 min.) Animation – follows what a Maestro and his assistant prepare for five minutes before a performance.
The Grand Cinema is Pierce County's only non-profit art house film theater dedicated to bringing independent films to the area. Their mission is to enhance the cultural vitality of the community through the art of film. The Grand Cinema is located at 606 S. Fawcett.
www.grandcinema.com
