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Looks like tonight's long-awaited Radiohead show at White River Amphitheater in Auburn is going to be a wet one. Reports from Auburn have included hail and a continuous downpour. While Radiohead is one of our favorite rainy-day bands, we were very much hoping not to experience that weather live tonight. But whatever. It is Thom Yorke and Radiohead, and whatever that other local blog says, Radiohead is possibly the greatest band performing today; and rain or shine, it's going to be a pleasure to see them. Just prepare for it, folks: bring a change of clothes for the car, a tarp or garbage bags to try and stay dry, and drinks and snacks for the inevitable hours-long wait after the concert.

Tuesday night, country super star Tim McGraw played a show at the Gorge's ugly step-sister, Auburn's White River Amphitheater. By all accounts, the show was business as usual and all yee-haws until McGraw spotted a man in the front row harassing a female fan. Mid-instrumental break in one of his many hits, the singer had obvioulsy had enough of this "fan" and called for security to kick the guy out. When security didn't respond fast enough, McGraw took the situation into his own hands, trying to drag the man out of the audience and onto the stage. By the looks of it, the harasser had at least a hundred pounds on the country super-star, who was poured into slim-fitting Wrangler jeans, so McGraw was unsuccessful in single-handedly nabbing the jackass.

So, there's that big, crowded festival-thingy going on this weekend and we could recommend a bunch of stuff to hit there, but ah, we're far too lazy to do that. Here's the schedule - make yourself happy. No one's looking.

Tonight, if you aren't going to see DJ-AM (you fool!), your best bet is Beck and Le Tigre at the Paramount. We know that Beck is a Scientologist, but at least he didn't yell at Matt Laurer (or if he did, it was in private).

We would have written about this earlier, but we were so enchanted with ABC New's ad for the Brad Pitt interview on 'Prime Time Live' that we couldn't look away. His eyes and roguish smile are just so mesmerizing. Last week, local music fan and we are sure all-around nice guy Richard Monroe alleged that he was assaulted during Snoop Dogg concert at the White River Amphitheater. "They just beat me, stomping me, and beat me with a microphone," Monroe told a local TV station. The Snoop crew claims Monroe was considered a security risk and that they acted accordingly.

Apparently, there is something out there called 'nature.' It has trees and birds and such things. We are a little scared of it. If you, on the other hand, are more intrepid than we are and you also happen to enjoy the indie rock, head over to the Gorge Amphitheater tomorrow to see the Sasquatch Music Festival. As you most likely know, the lineup features the Pixies, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Kanye West, the Dears, Arcade Fire, the Bloc Party and more. The lineup is awesome, but we are a little biased towards ceilings, walls and climate control, but that's just us.