Hot off their blistering performance this past Saturday on "Saturday Night Live," Pearl Jam announced tickets will go on sale Saturday for their July 22-23 "Evening with Pearl Jam" performances at the Gorge Amphitheatre.  They will hit the stage at 7 p.m. both nights.  Having seen last year's show at the Gorge, it's best to arrive when the doors open at 4 p.m. for a decent view.  Tickets are $49 for general admission and $58.05 for reserved seating (which means reserved standing) at Ticketmaster outlets. - Brad Allen

Is it just the weekly Volcano or is Taco Del Mar taking over the world?  Everywhere the Weekly Volcano looks, a new franchise is popping up ready to kick the ass of that dame Taco Time cactus.  Opening soon in the Home Depot plaza in Hawks Prairie, this Taco Del Mar looks exactly like the hundreds of others in strip malls everywhere.  - Jason de Paul

The Tulalip Amphitheatre announced its summer lineup today.  The casino's outdoor venue features 2,500 seats with free parking and easy access to I-5 (something other amphitheatres can't boast).  The following shows go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets, and more shows are promised soon.
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Saturday July 15, 7 p.m.
Stanley Clarke/George Duke Project, Friday July 28, 8 p.m.
BB King, Sunday Aug. 6, 7 p.m.
Buddy Guy and Shemeka Copeland, Thursday Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m.
SheDaisy, Saturday Aug. 12, 7 p.m.
Peter Frampton, Thursday Aug. 17, 8 p.m.
Sara Evans, Sunday Aug. 27, 7 p.m.

After a "few too many," I always wake up with a "did I eat a finger at Wendy's last night" taste in my mouth. As I've discussed with fellow members of the Institute of Liberal Libations, the taste is often from the flesh dangling from the roof of my mouth due to pizza or the other obligatory greasy food I overcook at two in the morning with only one functioning eyeball. This more often than not happens after I have partied at the Keg Steakhouse and Bar.
The Keg is the type of establishment that puts "Steakhouse" first in its name, in the hopes of keeping out people like you or me. But don't be fooled by the nice name and setting: There's a great bar inside.   The Keg offers a spring drink, the Sunset Martini. This tasty, roof of the mouth safe drink features lemon vodka, peach schnapps, POM blueberry, pomegranate juice, lemon juice and a splash of soda.
The Keg even serves its full menu in the bar, where I'd recommend eating; that way, your inebriated state won't get you thrown out of the dining room.  The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, 2212 Mildred St. W., Tacoma, (253) 565-7300, and 4110 S. Meridian, Puyallup, (253) 845-5400. - Brad Allen

MTV reports: If you listen to rap music, you're more likely to use alcohol and drugs and to behave in an aggressive manner - at least according to a new study by the nonprofit Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.
More than 1,200 California community-college students ages 15-25 took part in the study - titled "Music, Substance Use and Aggression" - and answered survey questions about their music-listening habits, use of alcohol and drugs and "aggressive behaviors," such as fighting or threatening people with violence after these young slouchy students are so strung out on inane rapid-fire special effects and video-game violence nothing but nothing will even slightly fire their synapses except further and further bizarre mutations and combinations of the ultraviolent high-octane action-adventure films with rap soundtracks.
"It's a good thing we don't play music on our network anymore, especially rap music," an MTV spokesperson didn't say as he worked the joystick in front of "Hell Anger Lightning Freak Extreme Truck Killaz VII," featuring kung fu, bichin' street racing, sharks attacks, nail guns, and a hardcore rap soundtrack.
For the full report, drop that rusty pairing knife, turn off Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and click here. - Bobble Tiki

AntiMusic reports: There may be a remedy for rock fans looking at a rather blah summer concert season. The Black Crowes will be hitting the road this summer and taking along the Drive-By Truckers and Robert Randolph and the Family Band as support. The nine-week odyssey will kick off at the White River Amphitheatre June 10 and concludes at Red Rocks in Colorado on Aug 12.
Tickets are $25-$49.50 and go on sale Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m., at Ticketmaster outlets. - Brad Allen

John Timothy Close is the new director of Tacoma's Museum of Glass, starting May 15.
Close previously was director of Idaho's Boise Art Museum and Georgia's Albany Museum of Art, serving at both museums for six years. An artist himself, he received a bachelor of fine arts from Arizona State University and a master of fine arts from the California Institute of the Arts. - Suzy Stump

The folks at Fort Lewis will see a few flicks on the cheap - free that is - during Military Spouse Appreciation Week.  The Carey Theater will screen "Curious George" May 12 at 2 p.m., and "Larry The Cable Guy" May 19 at 7 p.m.  It's first come, first served. - Ken Swarner

Remember the world does not consist of simpleminded and reductive good/evil polarities, but, rather, is a living organism, interconnected and breathing and dying and renewing in constant flux, religions interflowing, beliefs inbreeding, crammed full of ecstatically bejeweled people who are just as contradictory and confused and gorgeous and kaleidoscopic and baffled and sleepy and horny and lost and desperately craving of juicy unfiltered spiritual nourishment as you are, in thisvery moment, as you read these words. So join these bejeweled people at one or more of these concerts that go on sale this weekend at Ticketmaster outlets. - Bobble Tiki

On sale Friday at 10 am
INXS Seattle. June 3 7 pm. $42.50-$65 (Marymoor Park, TM).
Waifs Seattle. Aug 23 8 pm. $25 (Triple Door, TM).

On sale Friday at noon
Bill Maher Seattle. June 3 8 pm. $47.50 (Benaroya Hall, TM).

On sale Saturday at 9 am
Pearl Jam George. July 22 & 23 7 pm. $49-$58.05 (Gorge Amphitheater, TM).
Debbie Reynolds Bow. Oct. 15 4 & 7 pm. $47 (Skagit Casino, TM).
The Lettermen Christmas Show Bow.  Dec 3 7 pm. $25 (Skagit Valley Casino, TM).

On sale Saturday at 10 am
Tool Seattle. May 2 8 pm. $66 (Paramount, TM).
Frankie Valli Marysville. July 15 7 pm. $40-$50 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
Al Green Fife. July 22 8:30 pm. $37.50-$80 (Emerald Queen, TM).
Stanley Clarke & George Duke Marysville. July 28 8 pm. $27.50-$37.50 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
BB King Marysville. Aug. 6 7 pm. $40-$55 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
Buddy Guy & Shemekia Copeland Marysville. Aug. 10 7:30 pm. $30-$40 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
SheDaisy Marysville. Aug. 12 7 pm. $35-$45 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
Peter Frampton Marysville. Aug. 17 7 pm. $30-$40 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
Sara Evans Marysville. Aug. 27 7 pm. $40-$50 (Tulalip Amphitheater, TM).
The Black Crowes Auburn. June 10 7:30 pm. $15-$49.50 (White River Amphitheater, TM).

On sale Saturday at 11 am
Bela Fleck, The Duhks, Chris Thile Seattle. June 29 7:30 pm. $28-$38 (Moore Theatre, TM).
Kelly Clarkson Auburn. Aug. 6 7:30 pm. $25-$75 (White River Amphitheater, TM).

On sale Saturday at noon
OAR Seattle. June 17 7 pm. $27 (Moore Theater, TM).

A news release from Curtis Salgado's longtime friend and manager Shane Tappendorf just announced Salgado has been diagnosed with liver cancer and has begun preparations for treatment.
Salgado who is battling a chronic liver condition will receive treatments next month with the hope of a liver transplant surgery in the future.
"I am fortunate to be under the care of an incredible team of doctors and nurses and am inspired by the courageous people that have faced this fight before me," the 52-year-old performer said from his home this week via a released statement. "I am also extremely grateful for the overwhelming support from my family and friends."
A concert performance in Spokane has been rescheduled for June 3 and doctors are confident that Curtis and his band will be able to continue to perform this year.
The singer-songwriter and harmonica idol was raised in Eugene, Ore., where he is best known as the inspiration for John Belushi's character of Joliet Jake in the Blues Brothers as well as his six year involvement with the Robert Cray Band. Salgado went on to become a member of the Grammy Award winning band Roomful of Blues and enjoyed a short stint as vocalist for Santana. The former Handy Award nominee has currently been working in Nashville, Tenn., on new material for his next album as a follow-up to his last three critically acclaimed CDs for Shanachie Entertainment.
A special account has been created for donations to help Salgado with medical costs and an all-star benefit concert is also being planned. Donations can be made for the "Curtis Salgado Fund" at any US Bank or can be mailed to US Bancorp, 2550 NW 188th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124. For additional information, please visit Salgado's Web site.