MATT DRISCOLL: EGG PLANT PLAYS THE NEW FRONTIER TONIGHT >>>

Portland’s Egg Plant, led by former Tacoman Luke Short, has plenty of qualities worth discussing. Like sarsaparilla for a dusty throated cowboy, Egg Plant combines sleepy pedal steel ambiance with Magical Mystery Tour fun and a dose of pop sensibility. Throw in Short’s unique vocal delivery and knack for lyrical wit â€" and, well, you’ve got a band brimming with potential. Read the full story here.

[The New Frontier, Egg Plant, with Trevor Dickson, Boy and Bean, Saturday, May 30, 9 p.m., $5, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, 253.572.4020