El Toro continues their expansion with an opening at 120th and Canyon Road.  The Mexican superstars recently opened their downtown Tacoma location and are now taking the love to the good people on the edge of Puyallup. - Jason de Paul

The Lakewood location of Panera Bread opens Monday to customers near Target in the Towne Center.  This is the second location for Panera in the South Sound - The other spot opened last week in Hawks Prairie at the Home Deport Center. - Jason de Paul

Not a comedy act per se, but still a reliable source for unintentional yuks. Emo-wusses Fall Out Boy tie up traffic around the Dome tonight. Their tunes are mostly solid, but so were the Backstreet Boys - once. Before heading out to the show, pump yourself up with this Fall Out Boy video. - Brad Allen

Freecycle is an online win-win situation. People who have stuff they want out of their lives post their goods online, then people who are looking for free stuff can search through tons of listings to make their life complete. It's like a giant free box of stuff.  All this occurs in cyberspace, but this weekend at the Puyallup Fairgrounds, Freecycle steps into the real world at the Pierce County Livable Communities Fair Saturday, April 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Freecycle's goal is to save items from reaching the landfill while creating community. Fair organizers estimate 15,000-20,000 people will attend this environment friendly and knowledge-increasing event. Plus, Ciscoe Morris, the madcap master gardener, will be broadcasting live on KIRO 710, which is sure to add more fun and hilarious mirth. Admission and parking is free, but do the right thing and bring a canned food item for the Rescue Mission. The Freecycle booth will be located on the first floor of the Pavilion and manned by area volunteers. Enter the Gold Gate entrance at Ninth Avenue S.W. and Meridian, Puyallup. - Jennifer Johnson

Reminiscent of PJ Harvey, experimental noise rocker Lauren Kathryn Newman - aka LKN - is a one-woman dynamo whose music is energetic, intense, and aggressive. The multi-instrumentalist records solo - playing all instruments and writing all songs - but gathers up a makeshift band for her explosive live gigs. The Portland-based musician first grabbed the spotlight when she formed the Florida punk band Stellamarie in the summer of 1999 with longtime friend and bassist Sarah Highnote. A combination of LKN's first four-track solo outing, You and No One Else, and the band's self-titled debut in 2001 leads her to play several festivals, including SXSW.  LKN's sophomore release, 2004's In the Leap Year, was another gritty example of her raw energy as she raced through three high octane instrumentals with a feedback focus.  Television's Richard Lloyd lent a fiery guitar solo to the bluesy track "To Bring You My Love."  When Newman isn't recording or performing, she pounds the skins for several bands including, Portland's Avenue of the Strongest, Boston's Yellow Fever Sweethearts, and Pensacola, Florida's GGJOE.  Stellamarie released its second disc, 10 Songs, earlier this year to stellar reviews across the board, and Newman's new record, titled Postulate, is due out April 11.  Saturday, April 8, 9 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia. - Tony Engelhart

The brave Weekly Volcano staff took part in a free food Monday at the opening of Panera Bread in the Lakewood Towne Center near Target.  The early report indicates this is a winner.  Try the potato soup.  You still have time to get $12 in free food today. - Jason de Paul

Carrie Underwood joins the rest of the American Idol alum and hits the road for concerts across the country including our very own Puyallup Fair. Tickets go on sale Tax Day, April 15, 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets for her Sept. 18 show.
For those keeping track, here's the Puyallup Fair lineup thus far:
Sept. 11 Kenny Rogers / The Oak Ridge Boys               
Sept. 12 Montgomery Gentry                              
Sept. 15 MercyMe                                 
Sept. 18 Carrie Underwood                               
Sept. 21 Third Day                                       
Sept. 22 The Beach Boys                  

Ten to 12 fashion designers will create a fashion statement around a planet or heavenly body during Homo A Gogo, a queer music and arts festival Aug. 1-6 in Olympia.  It's called "2006: A Space Gaydessey: To Uranus and Beyond!"  Only Olympia can have this much fun.  - Suzy Stump

The Weekly Volcano has more intel on the June arrival of Los Angeles female Iron Maiden tribute band - the Iron Maidens.  They start their South Puget Sound visit with a private party at the Catbox June 14.  Then, once accustomed to the area, they rock out six venues: The Swiss June 16, 4th Ave Tav in Olympia June 17, Bullseye Lounge in Spanaway June 21, Maggie O'Tooles June 22, Seattle's Studio 7 June 23, and back to the Catbox June 24. (Insert the thick riff of Iron Maiden's "Revelations" here). - Brad Allen

Rhapsody in Bloom Florist & Cafe Latte (3709 6th Ave., Tacoma) is now serving lunch Monday through Friday supplied by Tacoma's Joeseppi's restaurant.  Bloom hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Call (253) 761-7673 if you're a putz and don't believe us. - Jason de Paul