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Hailing from Portland, Muscle and Marrow is the project of singer and guitarist Kira Clark. I want to emphasize those words: singer and guitarist. Muscle and Marrow is entirely concerned with the dance and interplay between Clark's tremulous voice and the fuzzy tones emitted from her guitar. The gauzy guitar
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The opening chords of "The Things I Say," by Sam Vicari, give me chills of recognition. With its gently chugging guitars and sugary sweet vocals, it is instantly reminiscent of decades of power pop, its melody even stretching back to the two-minute guitar heaven of early Beatles. Vicari is clearly
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Beginning her career at open mics in Boston, Paula Poundstone soon moved to San Francisco, which in the late '70s and into the '80s, was the hub for freethinking and unique comedians. People like Dana Gould, Jake Johannsen and Bobcat Goldthwait, among others, would hone their craft at places such
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The past couple of years have been exciting ones for Lemolo. Last year, in particular, saw the release of the Seattle duo's debut LP, The Kaleidoscope - an appropriate title, evocative as it is of the band's dreamy, summery shimmer. Capitalizing on the steam that Lemolo had been building up,
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>>> IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY! CALL AHEAD TO VERIFY IF VENUES ARE OPEM. ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Kendl Winter. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. POP/ROCK/METAL Red Wind Casino Yelm. Afrodisiacs,
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It's officially summer, and longer days and warmer nights mean finding any excuse to be outside. What could be a better nighttime entertainment choice than hanging out in a park? Hanging out in a park with free movies! CinemaGig Outdoors movie series is on with 9:15 p.m. screenings in Skansie
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. David Wayne. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Joe Rosati in the beer garden. 6 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Kermet Apio. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy Club
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BLUES Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Bill Brown & The Kingbees. 8:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Kermet Apio. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Mud Bay Coffee Company Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5.
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Jeff Angell is like some sort of rock n' roll prophet. Or yoda. Or yoda with hip bones. Or something. Dude's just really wise when it comes to the rock, music and what it's all about. "The truth is, I love stories and in three verses a song can say
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Hammond organist Joe Doria, guitarist Andy Coe and saxophonist Cliff Colon cross the barriers of jazz with powerful keyboards, rhythmic drums, screaming sax and sometimes fuzz-distorted guitar in their band McTuff. Improvisational and funky with a whole lotta swagger, the band's epic jams knock the mind into the far reaches
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley Band Sunday Jam. 5-8 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy Club
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BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints &
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If you're plugged into the food scene, chances are you've tweeted, Facebooked, and texted and implored the Food Network folks at Tyler Florence‘s The Great Food Truck Race to accept your favorite local food truck for its fourth season. No longer the roach coaches of yesteryear, today's food trucks are
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Steve O'Ban is an interesting guy. After a long career as an attorney, he finally indulged his passion for politics by running, and getting elected to the State House of Representatives in 2012, representing the 28th Legislative District, which encompasses Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord. He recently received an appointment to the
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Almost every branch in the Army has its own elite award. That award can only be earned by those who have demonstrated a level of job performance and technical proficiency that sets them apart from their peers. The Chemical Corps is no different, and
