Oktoberfest + malt liquor + cool local bands – high falutin’ imports = Maltoberfest.

You had to be one of the cool kids and get invited to the first couple of Maltoberfests, which were private parties put on by Tacoma's Craig Egan and Jenn Orr. But the event has gone public in year three, and you just have to show up at Bob’s Java Jive on Saturday (Oct. 4) and pay the $15 cover charge for all the malt liquor, hip-hop and indie rock you can stand. Call a cab if you need one, kids. And, by the way, you’ll get five bucks knocked off if you show up wearing a fashionable Maltoberfest ensemble.

Click this link to listen to highlights from my interview with event organizer Craig Egan and find out exactly what counts as Maltoberfest wear. Oh, and he'll tell you about Swampy Draws, the Drug Purse and the rest of the musical acts he's got playing the event.

Pacific Fusion's Matt Eklund just sent me some info on a pretty compelling hip-hop and visual/performance art bill he helped put together for Friday at Jazzbones. On display will be local hip-hop acts Life Cycle, Can U, John Crown and DJ Reign. Plus, there'll be live body painting, which will grab your attention for purely artistic reasons, right? Here, check out the flier:

Say, didn't the folks at Jazzbones insist they weren't skewing towards hip-hop a few weeks back? 'Cause that would make them, like, Hip-hopbones, which isn't nearly as catchy.