Just announced: New Kids on the Block are playing the Tacoma Dome this fall. Saturday, November 22nd. Be there if you dare. Then: And now: If you just can't live without seeing NKOTB as grown-ass men, tickets ($29.50-$77.50) go on sale at 10am this Saturday via Live Nation and Ticketmaster. May God have mercy on our souls.......

Just this weekend, we were declaring that we would never set foot in the new Showbox SoDo. That the Fenix has always been a terrible venue, regardless of name, owner, or minor renovations. That it would take some big name to get us to attend a show there, say, Bjork, Sufjan, maybe Broken Social Scene.... And then we checked our email this morning. M.I.A.Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WAFriday, November 16, 2007 – all agesOn......