As we've mentioned many times before, Perry Acker is named like a single dude, but it's actually a band ... a band that's on the rise. Not only did Perry Acker win Ford Motor Company's Gimme The Gig national battle of the bands contest in 2011, then open for Paul Rodgers, the Gig Harbor band is currently in the studio putting the final touches on a new CD. Hear their latest mixture of blues, pop, rock and funk Saturday night at Jazzbones.

PERRY ACKER, w/Impossible Bird, Kate Turner, 8 p.m., Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, $10, 253.396.9169