Seattle’s The Spittin’ Cobras will be in Tacoma on Friday, May 18 at Hell’s Kitchen with the Reverend Horton Heat.

The band is hitting the road after the release of their debut album, Year Of The Cobra. Earlier this year they teamed up with The Supersuckers, the self-proclaimed greatest rock-n-roll band in the world, and are now hooked up with the Reverend Horton Heat.

Members of The Dwarves, KMFDM, and Murdock make up The Cobras. They cites Black Sabbath, The Stooges, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and Nirvana as influences. …

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Van Halen will rock the Tacoma Dome on Saturday night, but anyone whose attended a concert at the Dome knows parking can be a challenge.

Concert-goers should consider parking away from the Dome, throughout downtown, and riding the Link light rail in.

Sound Transit said this morning that the Link will operate on extended hours Saturday for the concert. The last train will leave the Tacoma Dome Station at 11:48 p.m. instead of the usual 10 p.m.

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Click here for a map of city-owned parking garages in downtown Tacoma. Click here …

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You might as well just pitch a tent and never leave Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery this summer. An amazing amount of big name talent will be performing in Woodinville, starting June 16.

JOHN FOGERTY
Saturday, June 16 • 7 p.m., $45.00 GA / $69.50 Res.

The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue with DONALD FAGEN
BOZ SCAGGS, MICHAEL McDONALD
Friday, July 6 • 7 p.m., $50.00 GA / $80.00 Res.

STEVE MILLER BAND
Saturday, July 7 • 7 p.m., $49.00 GA / $89.00 Res.

An Evening With THE BEACH BOYS, 50th Anniversary Tour
Friday, July …

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The Puyallup Fair hasn’t yet finished filling in the gaps in their entertainment line-up. Veteran rockers The Doobie Brothers will be performing there on Sept. 19. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m.

The group, with 16 albums and hit songs, “Black Water,” “What a Fool Believes,” “Real Love,” and “Long Train Running,” has been around since the 1970s. Though the band’s makeup (including Michael McDonald) has changed over the years founding members Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons are still the writers and lead vocalists for the group.

The Doobie Brothers will perform on Wednesday, …

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On Sunday the Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But today the bigger news is that they are coming to KeyArena for a concert on Thursday, November 15.

Tickets for the I’m With You World Tour go on sale Saturday, April 21 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 800-745-3000.

If you’re a fan I wouldn’t delay in getting tickets. Six of the band’s tour dates in September and October are already sold out.

Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bass player Flea have been …

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The Tacoma Dome just announced that Linkin Park and Incubus are coming to the big round building – part of the 2012 Honda Civic Tour – on Wednesday, September 5 for a 5:30 p.m. show.

Tickets for the show, which includes Mutemath, go on sale Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.

Mayhem hits the White River Amphitheatre on July 3. The Mayhem Festival, that is. The lineup this year includes Anthrax, Slipnot, Slayer, Motorhead, As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada and Asking Alexandria.

Tickets for the (officially named) Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival go on sale Friday, April 13 at 10 a.m.

Now in its fifth year, Mayhem is the world’s largest touring heavy music festival. It starts its 26 date journey across the U.S. on June 30 in San Bernardino, California. The band lineup for each venue can be different so research before buying if you are dead …

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It’s going to be a 70s love fest when Journey joins Pat Benatar and Loverboy at the Gorge Amphitheater on July 28. Tickets go on sale Saturday.

In the 70s and 80s it was nearly impossible to turn on a radio without hearing Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” Loverboy’s “Working For The Weekend” or any number of chart-topping hits from Journey.

Journey may have lost lead singer Steve Perry but if you haven’t stopped believin’ you’ll hardly notice the difference with Arnel Pineda in the front man spot. The Philippines-born singer was discovered on YouTube …

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