RON SWARNER: TODAY'S THE DAY >>>

Today from noon to 8 p.m., Music and Art in Wright Park 2009, which began in 1993 as Music in the Park, returns to Tacoma showcasing some of the best bands in the area, including Guns & Rossetti, Girl Trouble, Post Stardom Depression, Broken Oars, The Plastards, James Hilborne and the Painkillers, Zeke, C.F.A., Zook, Stone Axe, Starstruck, Tarek Wegner, Tallest Tree, The Coloffs, NeutralBoy, and Mico De Noche. Today's outdoor concert at Wright Park will be free.

As a sponsor of Music and Art in Wright Park, the Weekly Volcano pumped the concert for the past week or so. Here's a recap:

Weekly Volcano cover story: Eight hours, 16 bands and one town â�" coming together

Brief History: It began in 1993 and included Girl Trouble

Meet this band: Broken Oars

Meet this band: Guns & Rossetti

Meet this band: Starstruck

Meet this band: C.F.A.

Meet this band: Post Stardom Depression

Meet this band: James Hilborne and the Painkillers

Meet this band: Zeke