The Slice Horde Will Gather For This Concert

We’ve got concert news here, hordes of it.

The HORDE Tour, one of the big party tours of the summer, is apparently headed to The Gorge on Aug. 4. Acts include the Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, Lenny Kravitz and Rusted Root.

I found out about this date on the official Web pages for HORDE and the Dave Matthews Band, but let me issue a warning. The last time I trusted a Web page for concert information, the date turned out to be wrong. So consider that HORDE date tentative until the official ticket announcement comes through, which should be soon.

Also, Jars of Clay, the red-hot band that is on both the Christian and alternative charts, has been booked into The Met for a July 16 date. Tickets are $16, on sale now through G&B Select-a-Seat.

Two for Yoakam

The Thursday Dwight Yoakam show at the Spokane Arena hasn’t exactly been selling at a Garth-like pace.

So, as of last Wednesday, all remaining tickets are being sold on a two-for-one basis. The only ground rules: You must buy at least two tickets, and people who already bought tickets at the regular price can’t get in on the deal. Their only consolation is that they will have better seats than the two-for-one crowd.

‘Ridge’ ratings

The ratings for the CBS mini-series “Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy” were not exactly in “E.R” territory, or even “Coach” territory.

The first installment of the two-parter on May 19 finished 36th for the week among all prime time shows. The second installment, May 21, finished 34th, according to the Nielsen figures.

“Ruby Ridge” was beaten by nearly every show it was up against on the other major networks, most notably by the Tom Cruise movie “The Firm.” Even so, about 9 million people watched “Ruby Ridge.”

Sandpoint ticket deal

Yes, you can already buy tickets for the Festival at Sandpoint, July 30-Aug. 18.

Call the festival’s toll-free hotline, (888) 265-4554. Tickets are offered at a 20 percent discount when ordered at that number through June 14.

The mainstage shows are Lou Rawls, Aug. 2; Spokane Symphony, Aug. 3; Brian Setzer Orchestra, Aug. 4; Hal Ketchum, Aug. 8; Spokane Symphony, Aug. 10; On A Summer Night, Aug. 13; Midsouth, Aug. 14; Woody Herman Orchestra, Aug. 16; Spokane Symphony, Aug. 17; Neil Sedaka, Aug. 18.

Tickets are not yet available through G&B Select-a-Seat.

No Sweeney deal

Bad news for Spokane’s Julia Sweeney this week.

The Fox network announced its new schedule, and Sweeney’s sitcom pilot did not make the cut.

She is now taking her one-woman stage show, “God Said ‘Ha,’ ” to L.A. It was a critical hit in San Francisco.

10th most popular

The similarities between Seattle talk radio host Mike Siegel and Spokane’s Richard Clear are striking. After I read that Siegel’s show ranked 10th in its time slot among all Seattle radio stations, I decided to check the Arbitron ratings to see where Clear’s show ranked in its time slot against all radio stations in Spokane.

Guess what? Tenth. Right behind two rock stations, two country stations, one talk station, two oldies stations and two stations specializing in soothing contemporary hits (for all listeners 12 and over, quarter-hour share).

However, one big difference remains between Siegel and Clear: Clear still has a job.

Sole music

The chamber music trio the Imeldas, true to their name, will be holding a shoe drive to benefit the Vanessa Behan Crisis Center and Ogden Hall at their performance with the Spokane String Quartet at 8 p.m. Friday at The Met.

All patrons are invited to donate a pair of shoes for women or children. Those not attending the concert can still leave shoe donations at The Met between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday.

By the way, the Imeldas - Linda Siverts, Margaret Wilds and Susan Laney Spector - chose their name because of a common love of foot fashion.

, DataTimes