It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling.

OK. OK. Bobble Tiki gets it. He's been talking A WHOLE LOT about the Weekly Volcano's new Web site. You're probably starting to suspect Bobble Tiki is the world's biggest promotions whore.

Well, Bobble Tiki is sorry; the new Web site is just so damn cool. Like, for instance, just this morning the Weekly Volcano's SOTA intern Emily showed Bobble Tiki how South Sound bands, and bands that play in the South Sound, can go to weeklyvolcano.com and create a band profile - allowing local music fans to quickly and conveniently find the local music they so desire in one easy location. It's kind of like MySpace, without the need for a shower afterward.

Speaking of masters of promotion, Bobble Tiki received word this week that Tacoma's Daniel Blue will soon be teaching a class on songwriting at the new Nurture Healing Center (739 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.682.1780) near Guitar Maniacs. While Blue is only in the beginning stages of putting his class together, he says sessions are likely to start the first week of February.

"Conscious or subconscious, words both thought, spoken and sung are very powerful things," says Blue. "The combination of beautiful phrases and well chosen music can take a rhyme and make it a legend."

(Insert awkward pause for effect.)

Finally, Portland's Drew Grow and Pastors' Wives are headed back to Tacoma this week, scheduled for a stop at the indie chic Warehouse on Saturday. A long time fan of Grow's work, which includes a few Tacoma connections, the Weekly Volcano caught up with the PDX songwriter this week.

"My girlfriend, with whom I was greatly in love in '99 moved to T-town from Denver.  I had worked on her for a year or so," says Grow. "Before that I was pretty much nervous to come to Tacoma because I grew up on fear and that relates to Tacoma via Hilltop.  Even up in the 'burbs of Everett we heard of Hilltop."

"Turns out Tacoma is pretty cool," Grow continues. "Even if the girl ended up ditching me for a girl at Evergreen State College."

Don't worry, Drew - that happens to everyone.

For the entire Drew Grow interview, check out (ahem!) our blog, Spew.