SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011 >>>
1. Billed as "twang infused Recession Rock," heavy on the banjo, strum guitar and snare drum (and don't you forget it), Pato Milo (San Francisco's Big Chicken Dinner) and Allan Canumay (Seattle's Jettison) of Dead Cat Hat will drop into The New Frontier in Tacoma around 9 p.m.
2. Wings & Wheels will take off at the Tacoma Narrows Airport from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's an aviation event with a car and motorcycle show - featuring live entertainment, amusements for kids, race cars, WWII B-17 and B-25 aircraft rides and tours, helicopter rides, and the Smoke 'N' Thunder Jet Dragster making a 300 mph run down the runway.
3. It's simple math, really. Chips plus salsa plus burrito equals what? A Shirley Temple? No, no. A margarita. That's right, whether on the rocks or crushed to a fine blend, everybody loves a tasty margarita. And Moctezumas in Tacoma knows a little something about tasty margaritas. Every Sunday beginning at 11 a.m., Moctezumas offers $4.75 Clasico Margaritas all day long. That's delicious ice, mixer and tequila all for less than an Abe Lincoln per glass.
4. The third annual Olympia Independent Music Festival goes down from noon to 9 p.m. in Sylvester Park. Thirteen bands, two days and immeasurable amounts of good indie music are in store. The Hard Way, Romanteek, Glass Elevator, One Nation Undereducated and Hollywood Kill Krew are just a few of the bands performing at this free, all-ages event.
5. Over the past decade, there has been an increased focus in indie rock on catharsis - of not shying away from emotion, of not acting cool about the weight of the world. Slam Dunk continue that celebration of emotion. Catch them at 8 p.m. with Pat Jordache and Greek Life for an all-ages show at Northern in downtown Olympia.