RON SWARNER: MUSIC AND ART IN WRIGHT PARK PRIMER >>>

This Aug. 15, Music and Art in Wright Park 2009, which began in 1993 as Music in the Park, returns to Tacoma â€" 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. The Saturday outdoor concert at Wright Park will be free.

Since Matt Driscoll’s preview of Music and Art in Wright Park graces today's Weekly Volcano cover, I’ll take a break from the daily band highlights to let you read his story here.