MATT DRISCOLL: THE COH, THAT IS >>>

The Church of Hate is a Tacoma staple â€" like Frisco Freeze or Chihuly or bums pulling crack out of their asses. For more than 10 years now the boys in the Church of Hate have been bludgeoning eardrums all over our fair city with Slayer-like riffs, breakneck beats and disparaging and vile lyrical content â€" to the delight of the metal masses who know better than to take the band too seriously. That’s the beauty of the Church of Hate. They’re louder, meaner, scarier and â€" to top it all off â€" more ironic than your hipster mullet and mustache will ever be. A search of my computer database reveals I first wrote about the Church of Hate in 2001 â€" and I was late to the game. Something tells me the COH will be around with the cockroaches.

Today the band will brutalize Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma.

[Hell’s Kitchen, Church of Hate with Eterna Nocturna, Utterance, Falling of Ages, Darkness Stole the Sky, Popula, 5 p.m., $7, 3829 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003]

STEVE DUNKELBERGER: LAST NIGHT AT THE ACME GRUB CAGE >>>

The Acme Grub Cage was hopping last night with Girl Trouble anchoring the night with Taist of Iron and the Plastards.

STEVE DUNKELBERGER: EMPTY CLUB, SEX >>>

Last Night's club victim was Red Jacket Mine who played a great set in front of eight people at The New Frontier Lounge. James Hilborne and The Painkillers at Uptone Studio and the Girl Trouble show at the Acme stole a few people away from the Tacoma Dome District club.

I also dropped by the Erotic Art Show at The Robert Daniel Gallery.

RON SWARNER: MAGICAL >>>

Last night three-dozen guests squeezed into Uptone Studio in Tacoma for James Hilborne and the Painkiller's intimate CD release party. A slice of Tacoma's young and old music scene â€" including members of Girl Trouble and The Plastards before their sets down the street at the Acme Grub Cage â€" hugged, munched on popcorn and chatted up the old times. I snapped a couple of shots of the Painkillers before kicking back on the floor and losing myself in their music. It was one for my scrapbook.

LINK: Volcano scribe Mark Thomas Deming wrote a snug piece on James Hilborne and the Painkillers.

LINK: James Hilborne and the Painkiller's MySpace

MICHAEL SWAN: MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009 >>>

1. Letters Burning play an all-ages show at the Hot Topic store inside the Capital Mall in Olympia at 6 p.m.

2. What Ron Hinson did for Aesop then he’s now done for Alice in Wonderland, and you can see these delightful paintings at Childhood’s End in Olympia.

3. DJ Jason Diamond spins roots reggae during The New Frontier Lounge's Rebel Monday at 9 p.m.

4. DJ Doll Hands spins vintage lady country music at The Brotherhood Lounge around 9 p.m.

5. Tonight is the Poor Man’s Club & Open Mic at Shakabrah Java beginning at 5 p.m.

LINK: Live music and DJs in the South Sound

LINK: Local movie starting times

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

LINK: Wine and beer events

JAKE DE PAUL: MONDAY FOOD LINKS >>>

Wine Discount: The Rosewood Café offers $5 glasses of wine every Monday.

Wine Discount Part Two: Half-price wine night at Budd Bay Café in Olympia.

Top 10: Innovative ice cream flavors

Today's South Sound Special

The Happy Days Casino, Bar and Restaurant has re-opened after an extensive renovation at 11521 Bridgeport Way S.W. in Lakewood.  Has anyone eaten there yet?

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>

Pierce Assessor: Um, like it’s been sunny outside.

Hey U.S. Rep. Adam Smith!: Military in the house!

Roller Coaster: U.S. stocks are sharply lower this week on amid drop in commodities.

Travel And Leisure: Pentagon travel policies criticized by watchdogs

You can do it!: Obama takes his health care reform message to the American Medical Association.

Ha!: Glacier in southern Argentina continues to expand despite global warming.

Cats are kooky!

JAKE DE PAUL: THEIR COFFEE ISN'T THE ONLY THING DARK >>>

Dropped by Black Water Cafe yesterday for an afternoon pick-me-up. It was closed. Hot Tipper Jason says they are closed for good. The phone is disconnected. I can't confirm.

This is sad news if true. I loved that joint.

Anybody have details?

WEEKLY VOLCANO: SONIC VIBRATIONS, MONDAY STYLE >>>

Go ride a bike: With the Dandy Warhols. Hell, Portland is only a couple hours away. If you leave now you can totally make it by 6 p.m.

Bob Mould: He's guest editing Magnet Magazine this week - which probably has nothing to do with hyping his new solo disc, Life and Times.

Bonnaroo is over: Neko Case, MGMT, Phish and the Boss.

Whatcha want?: Perhaps a Beastie Boys collaboration with Nas?

Barry Beckett is dead: Heaven makes room for another keyboardist and producer.

Selling out: The Cave Singers love the Washington State Lottery.

WEEKLY VOLCANO: COHEED AND CAMBRIA, BRAND NEW, JAGUAR LOVE, NE-YO TO DO THE PUYALLUP >>>

We just received word here at Weekly Volcano World Headquarters that Coheed and Cambria, Brand New and the super cool Jaguar Love will do the Puyallup Fair on September 16. Tickets are $25-$37 and go on sale through Ticketmaster this Saturday at 10 a.m.

Also, Ne-Yo will do the Puyallup on September 18. Tickets for that show are $20-$45 and also go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.