CONCERT RECAP >>>

The Puyallup Fair Grandstand was packed by the time sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson took the stage with their latest incarnation of Heart. After teasing us with the opening of "In The Light" by Led Zeppelin, the pounding backbeat of "Cook With Fire" (first song on their Dog & Butterfly album) kicked off the 17-song set. From that first song through most of the show the crowd was on its feet, taking their seats during a couple new songs off their Red Velvet Car album. Sandwiched between the new songs was "Even It Up," which returned the crowd to its feet, especially when the band added snippets of "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones. And those who came to hear the early Heart hits weren't disappointed, especially the rocking set of "Magic Man," "Crazy On You" and "Barracuda" right before the encore.

The Wilson sisters' obsession with Led Zeppelin emerged again last night when they opened the encore with "What Is and What Should Never Be" off Zep's second album.

The night ended with Nancy jumping around as Ann belted a thunderous version of The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me."

Overall, the band was in top form. Ann wilson can still sing the hell out of their songs. 

Heart Set List
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010
Puyallup Fair

• Cook with Fire
• Heartless
• What About Love?
• Straight On
• Dog & Butterfly
• These Dreams
• Hey You
• Even It Up
• Red Velvet Car
• In the Cool
• Alone
• WTF
• Magic Man
• Crazy On You
• Barracuda

Encore:

• What Is and What Should Never Be
• Love Reign O'er Me

SUNDAY, SEPT. 26, 2020 >>>

1. As part of the31st annual training conference of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture held in Tacoma through Sept. 29, expert tree climbers will compete in Wright Park beginning at 8 a.m. and climbing until mid afternoon.The trees used in the competition are located generally in the old wading pool area.

2. To celebrate its exhibition Edo to Tacoma: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection the Tacoma Art Museum is challenging the public to help create 1,000 origami paper cranes that will hang in the museum throughout the exhibition. Supplies and instructions are available for use at the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

3. The Crown Bar celebrates the release of Burris Brewing's OktoBurrfest from 5 p.m. to close. Featuring $3 beers, food specials and happy hour prices.

4. The Kareem Kandi Band will fill the Engine House No. 9 with jazz beginning at 6 p.m.

5. Puyallup teen singing sensation Mathias Anderie will performs at 7 p.m. on the 2K10 YouthFest stage at the Puyallup Fair. You might remember him earlier this year when he played "Colin" in Nickelodeon's School Gyrls TV movie, alongside Justin Bieber. If so, be surte to do your homework before heading to the Fair.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

IT WAS FAST TO ME >>>

Dashing to catch Hall & Oates at the Puyallup Fair last night, I grabbed a very quick bite at the new It's Greek To Me on South Meridian, which opened Monday in the spot formerly occupied by From The Bayou and DeCaterina's Market Grill & Bar. The Wicks who operate the take-out version on Sprague have opened a larger version with a full menu and bar. I only had time to grab the spanakopita appetizer, two tasty buttery wedges stuffed with a tangy mix of feta, lemon juice and not so much spinach that other flavors are diminished.

It's Greek To Me

328 S. Meridian, Puyallup

SHORT REVIEW FOR A SHORT SHOW >>>

Last night Daryl Hall and John Oates hit the Puyallup Grandstand stage with a five-piece backing band taking a bunch of moms and dads on a trip through their hits, including opening song "Maneater," which MTV played every hour from 1981-84. One by one, the band cruised through:

• "Family Man"
• "Out of Touch"
• "Say It Isn't So"
• "She's Gone"
• "One on One"
• "Sara Smile"
• "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"

Encore One:

• "Rich Girl"
• "You Make My Dreams Come True"

Encore Two:

• "Kiss On My List"
• "Private Eyes"

One, two, three ... yes, a 12-song concert. The aged crowd finally slowly rose for "She's Gone," clapped for the saxophone player with the 4-foot long gray hair during every solo, and didn't start start dancing until the ninth song, except for the dude pictured above who danced every song. Hall still can hit the high notes at age 62. Oates has given up the goofiness. They turned "I Can't Go For That" into an extended jam, which worked. They tried to jam on "Rich Girl," which didn't work.

Being uncool for an hour, dancing like a dork to songs that marked major moments of my junior high years, was, well, cool.

WEEKLY VOLCANO RECOMMENDS THESE LIVE SHOWS TONIGHT >>>

There are other live shows tonight besides the Hall & Oates show at the Puyallup Fair, but who gives a shit?

Hall & Oates, 7:30 p.m., $25-$65, Puyallup Fair

• Everything that could or, really, should be said about Hall & Oates has been exhausted.
  

Alright, fine, there's other shows, too:

Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. International Espionage. 21+. 9 pm.

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Billy Farmer & Rockin' Chair Money. All Ages. 7 pm. NC.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Django Jazz, with The Hot Club Of Detroit. 21+. 8 pm. $10.

Swing Wine Bar & Cafe Olympia - Westside. Jazz In The Cellar, with Vince Brown. 21+. 6 pm. NC.

The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Matt Coughlin & The Growlers, Crying Shame, Thunkitron. 21+. 8 pm. $5.

• Matt Coughlin and the Growlers have labeled their style as "funktry" - a combination of funk and country, natch. Coughlin grew up in Montana, raised by a couple of hippies. "They're folkies from back in the day," says Coughlin. "They got me playing piano and playing the guitar and singing and whatnot. I carried that through high school, and found out that girls like it when you play guitar and sing." After a brief stint in a punk outfit (Bumma Stoge), Coughlin returned to his roots and worked on gathering together a band that would aid him in delivering his funktry to the masses. Just like in a heist movie, his team came out of the woodwork to create a force more powerful than the sum of its parts. Read my full story here. – Rev. AM

Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 21+. 7 pm. NC.

LINK: More live music tonight in the South Sound

DINING NEWS, NIBBLES AND BITS >>>

Feel the nausea: Pairing Puyallup Fair food with amusement rides and animal oders by Ken Swarner

Split personality: Surreal Ultra Lounge not focused on dinner guests. Surprised? By Jake and Jason de Paul

Bite us: Pomodoro's new happy hour and the Dog & Deli by Jennifer Johnson

Feedbag: Salmon bake, latte art competition, beer and ice cream pairing and more by Volcano staff

Sipping Out: Wine and beer dinners, tastings and events by Volcano staff

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

TAP INTO PERSONAL BEER BREWING STATIONS IN PUYALLUP >>>

Driving down West Stewart in Puyallup on my way to Del's Farm Supply, a big handwritten sign bearing the words "U BREW" caught my eye. Swinging into the tiny parking lot, I spied people tipping back pints through the window. I could see a dark display case acted as a divider for a brewing area and the entry.

I went inside The Station U-Brew.

Owner Steve Samples took time to give me the low down on his operation. First, patrons don't need to prep or clean up. Samples and his staff perform those duties. In between, Samples and crew oversee the three brew stations - complete with bubbling pots, long handled big spoons and gauges  - as patrons navigate through the process. Samples calls it "the homebrew without the mess at your house."

I glanced around the room. Overhead hoods catch smells and heat as the brewing station air turns humid. It seemed odd that the back wall was a full size garage door until the temperature inside rose and it was needed to bring in cool air and refreshed the room. After the heating process, beer transfers into two climate controlled fermentation rooms. Then, the ultra-micro batches are moved to a walk-in cooler for conditioning at 34 degrees. Bonus: When the beer's ready to be bottled it's already at a good drinking temperature.

As the patrons stirred steaming silver pots like witches, they laughed and threw comments at the televised football game.

The cost for 10 gallons rings in at $150, or five gallons for $90 - 50-60 or 30 22-ounce bottles, respectively.

In addition to being a homebrew operation, The Station, which opened in May, is a licensed microbrewery with a taproom and rotating kegs. During my visit $4 pints were filled with Nutella-laced light porter, IPA, jalapeno Mannie's clone, hefeweizen and Mexican lager. The pint prices drop to $3 on Wednesdays and $2.50 on Tuesdays.

The Station U-Brew

1-9 p.m. Sunday-Tuesday, 11 a.m. to close Wednesday-Saturday
211 W. Stewart, Puyallup
253.466.3721

SPENDING A FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE MUD >>>

Bandito Betty and I braved the big-breasted and scantily-clad masses in order to report back to you exactly how rockin' Bret Michaels might or might not still be after all his years of bodily abuse.  After waiting in an obscenely long line to stand on a muddy dirt floor (no seats) of the Puyallup fair rodeo grounds, the former Poison singer - now turned reality star - graced us with his presence on stage opening with Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me." One old Poison hit after another kept Bandito Betty and I pumping fists and shakin' ass for the entire hour and a half performance, not missing those absent seats one damn bit.  

Only one new song, "It's My Life," which coincidentally is the theme song to his new reality series beginning this fall on VH1, was played all evening. Yes, there was a lot of television self-promotion, thankfulness for all fans supporting him through his recent near-death experience, and Diabetes-awareness jargon Friday night.  

Old school tunes were belted such as "Every Rose Has It's Thorn," "Unskinny Bop," "Something to Believe In," "Fallen Angel," and lively covers of Lynyrd Skynyrd's' "Sweet Home Alabama" and Sublime's "What I Got."  

Closing out the evening was " Nothing But a Good Time," but not before I pulled out some old roller derby moves and body slammed a disrespectful douchebag who kept shoving all of us pretty ladies around and stepping on our feet. It was a collective meeting of the vaginas as we all sent him kickin' rocks sooner rather than later. I swear, it's something in the Bret Michaels air that brings out the girl power in a crowd.  

He also somehow brings out the panties, but that's another story.

Oh, I also shot a short video of Michael's singing "Talk Dirty To me":

MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2010 >>>

1. Beyond The Bridge Café hosts Noah Gunderson & The Courage, Robert DeLong and Luke Stevens – presented by the Warehouse folks – at 7:30 p.m.

2. Gate admission to the Puyallup Fair is free today for active, reserve, and retired military and their dependents, and disabled veterans. The gates open at 10 a.m.

3. The North End Neighborhood Council invites the public to attend its annual candidate forum at 6 p.m. inside the Student Union Building Rotunda on the University of Puget Sound campus. Invited candidates include: State Representative candidates Jon Cronk, Jeannie Darneille, Jake Fey, Janice Gbalah, Jon Higley, Laurie Jinkins, Ken Nichols and Jessica Smeall; County Prosecutor candidates Bertha Fitzer and Mark Lindquist; Court of Appeals candidates Marywave VanDeren and Lisa Worswick; District Court candidates Lance Hester, Kevin McCann, Claire Sussman and Karl Williams.

4. The Graphic Novel Book Club meets at 7 p.m. inside the 1022 South lounge to discuss The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. by Jaime Hernandez over cocktails.

5. The 7 On 7 band performs at 8 p.m. inside The Swiss.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

THE WEEKLY VOLCANO RECOMMENDS THESE LIVE MUSIC SHOWS >>>

Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Redneck parking Lot Party Part III - 2010 Finale featuring Aces Up, Robbie Walden & the Gunslingers, barbecue, beer garden, mechanical bull. 4 pm to 2 am. NC before 6 pm, NC for all military and emergency service personnel before 8 pm.

Cedarwood Dome Milton. Annamercury, JB Quartet, Death Before Decafe. 21+. 8 pm. $5-$7.

Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar Olympia - Downtown. Pianist Scott Cossu. 16+. 7 pm. NC.

Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Vaughn Kreestoe. Funky jazzy soul. 21+. 9 pm. NC.

Hell's Kitchen Tacoma - Downtown. British Steel, Faces Pale, Midnight Idols. 21+. 9 pm. $5.

• Bobble Tiki has the scoop here.

The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Myles Crew. 21+. 9 pm. NC.

Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James Coates & The Lost Souls, SweetKiss Momma, Death First. All Ages. 8:30 pm.

The Loft On Cherry Olympia - Downtown. Dead Prez, Militant Child, Language Arts, DJ B-Girl. 8 pm.

• The legend of immortalized hip-hop revolutionaries Dead Prez spans more than a decade. Voices of vision, afro-centricity, revolution and healthy eating, Dead Prez has always been just under the radar in terms of popular success.  Even today, they're synonymous with power, motivation, empowerment and forward thinking (revolutionary but gangsta, of course). Read my column here for my thoughts on these legendary hip-hoppers. – Jose Gutierrez Jr.
  

Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Lipbone Redding and the LipBone Orchestra from NYC. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC.

Northern Olympia - Downtown. Thee Oh Sees, The Maxines. All Ages. 8 pm.

• Thee Oh Sees are not shy about what they do. This is made evident by "Warm Slime," the opening track on their album of the same name. At 13 minutes, it's a vast, towering tribute to '60s psychedelia, warts and all. The one-two bass line pounding on and on and on, while voices in the background chant "all you need is the summertime" and the guitars rise and fall, sometimes sending streams of feedback shooting through the speakers. It's everything that you either love or hate about psychedelic rock, and it's right up in your fucking face, man. They open with "Warm Slime" like a dare, fingering you in the ribs and saying, "You in or out?" Read my full story here. – Rev. Adam McKinney

Northwest Concert Center Puyallup. Asleep At The Wheel. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $9.

The Peabody Waldorf Boutique and Gallery Tacoma - Downtown. Humble Cub Record Release Party with Fall of Electricity (Olympia), Outdoor Voices (Olympia), and Mary Mary (Bellingham). All Ages. 7-10 pm. $5.

• The first time I saw Allan Boothe perform, it was a solo set at a benefit show at The New Frontier for the Squeak and Squawk music festival. His performance was bizarre.  He stood atop an amp, clear across the room from the stage, guitar in hand, back to the crowd. It was strange and playful, though marked by an unmistakable loneliness. This is how I approach the new full-length release from Allan Boothe's full band, Humble Cub. The album features mostly guitar pop, dominated by Boothe's nervously diminutive voice. As the album opens, Boothe laments what a struggle it is to capture and retain happiness, how hard it is to love. Read my full story here. – Rev. AM

Red Wind Casino Yelm. Sonic Funk Orchestra. 21+. 8:30 pm. NC.

The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Fingertips. 21+. 8 pm. NC.

Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. The 1st Annual Old School Hot Rod & Chopper Show, with The Great Pretenders, Black Top Demon, 3rd Degree Burn, Fire Fighters Bagpipe Band. 21+. 10 am. $15-$25.

Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Sounds of Aloha. Features Keoki Kahumoku, Herb Ohta Jr., Patrick Landeza and the Monday Ukulele Ohana. All Ages. 7 pm. $12.50-$22.50.

LINK: More live music in the South Sound tonight