Vancouver B.C.'s Versus The Nothing comes to town from the Great White North, intent on proving not everything from Canada is uber-lame. OK, OK ... so the band never claimed to be fighting for Canada's good name, but they are Canucks, and they do come to town this week looking to throttle hard rock fans with a blistering repertoire of power chords and wife-beater style undershirts. They're calling it "The Grind Stone Tour."

Versus The Nothing released its most recent record, The Black Gloves EP, in July 2011, classifying the record as a "tease to our upcoming sophomore album," according to a press release. "We have been living the ups and downs of being a touring rock n roll band," the release continues. "We eat, drink and almost die doing what we love. Our upcoming release is laced with those life experiences on the road."

Friday, that life on the road brings Versus The Nothing to Uncle Sam's in Spanaway.

They've finally arrived. 

[Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill, with BND Band, Far From Given, 8 p.m., 16003 Pacific Ave. S., Spanaway, 253.507.7808]