CACOPHONY: British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, Norwegian black metal group Satyricon, and Greek death metal band Septic Flesh will converge upon the Showbox at the Market tonight for a riotous, maybe-possibly Satanic, soul-chillingly shockerrific celebration of the dark side this evening. Wear your cutest black leather/nose chain combo and hit up that mess; don't forget your ear plugs. more ›

We had heard that Saint John's University over in Minnesota was working on a contemporary version of an illuminated Bible, the first handwritten and illuminated Bible ever commissioned since the invention of the printing press back in the 16th century. And now--oh history-dorkish glee!--the first three volumes of that project have been completed and 100 beautifully crafted pages are in Tacoma for awhile, available to the gaze of curious Pacific Northwestern eyes. more ›