WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011 >>>

1. Hell's Kitchen's Mid-Week Metal Mayhem show probably won't feature bands rockin' on an industrial plant stage set that shoots sparks into the air, or rubbing bare shoulders and admiring one another's immaculate hair and perfectly ripped jeans, but there's a good chance that DA 27, Thou Shall Kill, Doktor Klaw, Judas Wake and Pariahs Revolt will rock your face off beginning at 9 p.m.

2. For the sixth year in a row, the Washington State History Museum has selected a juried exhibit of contemporary Native American art for display in one of its featured galleries. This year's exhibit is called In the Spirit: Contemporary Northwest Native Arts, which runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read our take on the show here.

3. Tucked away in a strip mall off South Tacoma Way is an unlikely oasis of sushi and other Japanese fare. Not only is the menu at Kyoto fantastic, but as soon as you enter the doors and cross the bridge over the indoor koi pond, you're transported to a little Japan. You can even opt for one of the tatami rooms to soak in the full experience. Sake? Check. Great selection of Asian brewskis? Check. The ambiance? Rocks. Go.

4. The magic formula for a successful date, it seems, is to simply give your date an abundance of what she likes. If said date happens to love great wine and damn good jazz, then the formula is even easier: Her + Pour at Four tonight = happiness. However, the formula goes Avogadro or something as vocalist Sommer Stockinger joins saxophonist Kareem Kandi and crew's regular last Wednesday gig, which runs 7:30-10:30 p.m.

5. We here at the Weekly Volcano love to call Wednesdays hump day.  There's something so titillating, so promising in the name. And since Jazzbones has free live music every Wednesday night starting at 9 p.m., there's even more reason to feel the grand promise of hump day.  Billy Roy Danger and the Rectifiers rock it tonight. Along with free entry, Jazzbones also offers specials on Sessions beer and $1 pizzas. Because nothing goes better with some hump than beer and pizza.  BONUS: Jazzbones will host a an 8 p.m. viewing party of the season finale of NBC's The Voice starring Tacoma's Vicci Martinez. Go Vicci!

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

LINK: Half-price wine night!