MICHALE SWAN: ON SALE SOON >>>

On sale now
The Ventures, The Fabulous Wailers Seattle. April 10 (all ages) 8 pm. $29.50-$100 (Moore Theatre, tickets.com).

On sale Friday, 10 a.m.
The Fray, Jack’s Mannequin Auburn. Aug. 6 7 pm. $14.50-$55.50 (White River Amphitheatre, livenation.com).

On sale Saturday, 10 a.m.
Depeche Mode, Peter Bjorn and John Seattle. Aug. 10 8 pm. $39.50-$79.50 (KeyArena, livenation.com).

On sale Monday, 10 a.m.
Styx, REO Speedwagon, 38 Special Kent. May 27 7 pm. $39.50-$85 (Showare Center, 253.856.6999).

LINK: South Sound live music and DJs tonight

PAUL SCHRAG: CHANGES COMING, SMALLER VENUE A POSSIBILITY >>>

Club owners, bar owners and other entertainment jockies, listen up. A change is gonna come. Maybe a whole slew of ‘em. OK, probably not a slew.

Whatever happens, it could begin as early as this summer.

A City of Tacoma-led team comprising city employees, police officials and community members hopes that changes such as increasing security requirements for new bars and clubs will benefit owners as well as neighbors. Club Juno on Market Street is the latest victim of Tacoma’s club woes, with owners vacating the space. It’s safe to speculate that the City of Tacoma’s call to revoke Juno’s business license, combined with the ending of its lease, led to the club’s demise. Juno is scheduled to close its doors for good this week, says Tacoma Police Lt. Sean Gustason, with the building’s owner eyeing the space for a smaller-scale venue of some sort. Tacoma Police Department attorney John Walker says an appeal of the city’s attempts to revoke Juno’s business license is still scheduled for April 16, but may very well change.

Meanwhile, a recent shooting at McCabes, which left one man in critical condition with several gunshot wounds, serves as a reminder of the continued dire need for a plan of action, says Gustason.

Gustason is among several dozen people that gathered last month to brainstorm ideas aimed at cleaning up crime and other nuisances associated with clubs in Tacoma. The city-led Safe & Clean team, known as P.R.O.A.C.T.I.V.E., hopes that a, well, proactive approach to dealing with security and safety at clubs and bars will make it possible for clubs to thrive without profoundly annoying neighbors.

“There are a lot of great ideas out there,” says Jodie Trueblood, manager of the city’s Tax and Licensing Division and member of the P.R.O.A.C.T.I.V.E. posse.

Among those ideas are requirements for increased security measures at existing clubs, such as ID scanners that track patrons; information-sharing networks between bars and clubs that would allow owners to keep troublemakers out of their spot; requiring the creation of an approved security plan in order to receive a city business license; increasing transportation options such as taxi service, or extending operating hours for Link Light Rail; and focused enforcement of crowd capacity and over-serving laws to manage crowds and crowd behavior.

But the door is still wide open for bar and club owners to have their say, says Trueblood, who encourages owners, managers and anyone else who cares about entertainment in Tacoma to get involved. For now, new security standards, as well as placing management of security plans in the hands of the Tax and Licensing Department, are the only plans near certainty. City fire officials are in charge of it now, says Trueblood. The goal of the group is to have recommendations and a plan of action ready by summertime, as well as a review of the city’s chronic nuisance ordinance, which was invoked to close down Club Juno earlier this year. Once official recommendations are available and a plan crafted, changes will likely be phased in. City officials are keenly aware of the impacts that new requirements are likely to have on business owners, says Trueblood. The best way for club owners to be sure that new policies and practices don’t take a bite out of Tacoma’s nightlife is to get involved.

The P.R.O.A.C.T.I.V.E. team meets regularly, and welcomes any members of the community, and their ideas. For more information, contact Jodie Trueblood at 253.591.5251 or jtrueblo@cityoftacoma.org.

Photo: The party is over at Juno.

RON SWARNER: DEATH, NUDITY AND WINE! >>>

Click! Cable TV will host a free Showtime party Friday, March 27 at WineStyles Wine & Gifts on North Pearl in Tacoma. Chow down on appetizers, drink from the no host wine bar, win prizes and catch a special screening of The Tudors Season 3 premiere.

Reserve your spot for the 6 or 8 p.m. seating by calling 253.502.8900.

STEPH DEROSA: MY OWN G-DAMN MADE-UP SALAD >>>

Puget Sound Pizza
The Hipster Salad
Price: $5.75 plus a few dollars for added toppings
Rating: Two and a half out of four croutons

I may or may not have a couple of enemies after this one. Either Jim Higgins, Puget Sound Pizza’s owner, or his faithful kitchen staff might have my head for making things a tad bit more complicated in their salad making future. I made this week’s salad up. I wanted “The Hipster” pizza, but needed to eat a salad instead, thus influencing a self-made creation I shall call “The Hipster Salad.” Genius salad name, huh?
 
Screw the LID project, screw construction, and screw those stupid orange traffic cones. My ass was parking up in front of PSP for lunch, and those city bastards were going to have to deal with it. A teensy ticket was well worth the smell of one of this city’s best indie-owned restaurants.

Description: Much like “The Hipster” pizza, my salad included chicken breast, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and feta. All this plus an added bonus of black olives nestled at the heights of a crunchy romaine lettuce bed. From the dressing choices of 1000 Island, bleu cheese, ranch, Caesar, or olive oil with balsamic vinegar, I chose the latter â€" olive oil with balsamic vinegar. And since it was created by me and no one else, I opted for NO croutons. Perfect-o.

Taste: Everything tasted as it should. The romaine was green, tasty, and freshly cut. The feta and chicken sat in perfect chunks making fork-stabbing an easy task. The rich flavor of sun-dried tomatoes and black olives added the perfect period to the end of my salad sentence. Although the olive oil with balsamic vinegar dressing was creamy and delicious, I only needed to use trace amounts in every other bite. The salad seemed to hold its own when it came to standout flavors.

Conclusion: All the delicious benefits of “The Hipster” pizza without the calories. I’m not gonna lie, I’d have much rather been devouring the warm greasewheel I’ve come to know and love from Puget Sound Pizza, but how the hell am I going to slide on a pair of shorts this summer (assuming it ever gets here) and feel confident my ass isn’t going to be double parked? Le sigh. Salad it should be from now on, so salad it was.

Dressing on the side
Just when I thought people couldn’t get any lazier, I meet “Tracy.” We’ll call her “Tracy” just to be polite. I’d love to say her real name, but just for today, I’ll be nice and use a fake name.

As if e-mail weren’t enough of a convenience in communication, Tracy seems to be lacking in the department of something I like to call “forwarding discretion.” “Forwarding discretion” happens when you receive an e-mail, maybe a joke, maybe some porn, and you pick who you think would find it most beneficial to receive a copy of said joke/porn e-mail. (If I could have it my way, I’d have my name taken off any and all e-mail forwarding lists, along with receiving all Facebook “gifts,” but that’s a whole other rant.) Do you forward this joke/porn e-mail to everyone? No, no you don’t. Not everyone wants to see a picture of a naked lady holding a political sign, so use your “forwarding discretion” when sending off this e-mail in mass quantities. Not for Tracy.

Tracy, although she’s not forwarding jokes or porn, is forwarding work e-mails to EVERYONE on her e-mail list. It’s shit that has NOTHING to do with me at all, yet I get them. Granted, Tracy and I are in somewhat of a work-relationship, it is not necessary for me to get the six e-mails a day that are meant for a whole other group, and do not pertain to me at all.

When I e-mailed Tracy asking her to forward me e-mails only having to do with my department, she replied back (get this), “I don’t have time to go through my e-mails. You’re going to have to just open the e-mail and disregard if it has nothing to do with you.” So now I just ignore all her e-mails.

Ever heard of e-mail groups, Tracy?  What a lazy fucking bitch.

[Puget Sound Pizza, 317 S. Seventh St., Tacoma, 253.383.4777]

MICHAEL SWAN: TONIGHT IS ETHNIC AMATEUR NIGHT >>>

St. Patrick’s Day is a time for festivities. And despite being a holiday that celebrates Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland, the Irish and non-Irish alike participate (especially in the beer drinkin’). Around the South Sound lots of St. Patty’s Day events are in store.

Crown Bar
Charlie McManus invites everyone to his Crown Bar tonight for Irish trivia, McManus’ traditional Irish stew and a selection of Irish whiskeys, brews and artisan cocktails.
[Crown Bar, 2705 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.4177]

Doyle’s Public House
Each year, Doyle’s tents off its parking lot. Inside the tent you’ll find the warmth of many, many people, and a hurkin’ stage for fun bands. Starting at 3:45 p.m., Doyle’s musical festivities will kick off with May/Nyberg for some Celtic good times. Following, you’ll get to see Pioneers West, The Toughtimes, Top Heavy Crush and The Missionary Position. Even if you’re not a fan of St. Patrick’s Day, this lineup will be the best musical ticket in the whole town. For more details, read Natasha’s Scene of the crime column here.
[Doyle’s Public House, 208 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.7468]

Mandolin Café
The McKassons, a traditional Celtic group, perform from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Laura Cortese also will perform. Irish food will be served. While the café serves wine and beer (and even ran out of Guinness last St. Patrick’s Day), families are welcome.
[Mandolin Café, 3923 S. 12th, Tacoma, 253.761.3482]

Ramblin’ Jacks
The Straw Hat String Band, a multi-instrumental group that has influences from Irish, Scottish, Canadian folk, Latin, blues, and rock will perform traditional Irish music from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
[Ramblin’ Jacks, 520 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.754.8909]

Sunset Grill
This Gig Harbor restaurant hosts a St. Patrick’s Day party featuring Too Many Steve Stefanowicz, Gary Marcello and Bill Odden beginning at 9 p.m.
[Sunset Grill, 4926 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W., Gig Harbor, 253.851.8282]

Plus
St. Patrick’s Day Show featuring Billy Shew, 7 p.m. at C.I. Shenanigans in Tacoma.

St. Paddy’s Day party with green beer, Irish food and giveaways, 5 p.m., Cloverleaf Pizza in Tacoma.

Bag piper and drummer from Tacoma Scots, 6 p.m., at The Fan Club in Lakewood.

St. Patrick’s Day Party with Irish food and Kellee Bradley, 8 p.m., at the Harmon Brewery & Restaurant in downtown Tacoma.

St. Patrick’s Day Party with Rachel Harrington, corned beef & cabbage, Irish drinks, 7 p.m., at The Hub in the Stadium District.

St. Patrick’s Day with the Grafton Street Academy Irish Dancers, live Irish music, Irish food and beverages, 5 p.m., at Paddy Coyne’s in downtown Tacoma.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with live Irish music, 8 p.m., at The Spar in Old Town Tacoma.

Station 56 Tacoma. St. Patrick’s Day with Jug Of Punch, 5 p.m. at Station 56 in Tacoma.

More parties and live music
We list tonight’s live music and parties on our Web site here.

BOBBLE TIKI: BREAKFAST WITH BOBBLE TIKI >>>

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Water fight in Istanbul

Game publishers tell Sony it’s time for a PS3 price mark down… yeah … good luck with that.

Jenna Jameson’s “twins” are no longer thought to be her renowned fake boobs.

Here’s what to expect June 28 at the Tacoma Dome. This is just wrong.