This Saturday, the historic walls of Tacoma's Immanuel Presbyterian Church will be filled with some very fresh sounds. Indie groups Pearly Gate Music, The Maldives and Pickwick make up the impressive line-up. An eye-stopping cobalt blue poster heralds the event as Cathedrals Tacoma: Part One. 

Cathedrals, a series with the simple concept of "presenting music in amazing spaces," was started in Seattle by Fremont Abbey Arts Center Director Nathan Marion, pioneer of other such elegant experimental musical series as the Round, and Bare. After experiencing the Round, a series in which musicians share the stage with slam poets and live painters, Tacoma musician and Programming Associate for the Broadway Center for Performing Arts Aaron Stevens was so taken with the concept that he called Marion up and invited him to lunch. He offered Marion a proposition that was half praise, half warning.

"I said, listen, that was amazing. I'm either going to steal this idea or invite you to partner with me on bringing this thing to Tacoma," admits Stevens.

Luckily, Marion was on board with sharing the concept and he and Stevens brought the Round to Tacoma. The Broadway Center took notice of Stevens' passion for music and knack for programming and brought him on full time to introduce Cathedrals to Tacoma.

Read Jenni Prange Boran's full feature on Cathedrals Tacoma in the Music section at weeklyvolcano.com.

[Immanuel Presbyterian Church, with Pearly Gate Music, The Maldives, Pickwick, Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m., $16 tickets, 901 N. J St., Tacoma, 253.591.5890]