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The Dirty Dish is really dirty today. Pieces of some sort of organic matter are clinging to the sides. I suppose it’s time for a good wash, but we should first examine what’s been messing up The Dish. It would appear that we have a generous array-o-crap that has been
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ANNOUNCER: Food tastes better in Olympia — or so it seems of late as the boys continue to spend a lot of time eating south of the Pierce County line. They almost walked past QB on Fourth Avenue because little out front indicates some of the best vegan and finely
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ANNOUNCER: Food tastes better in Olympia — or so it seems of late as the boys continue to spend a lot of time eating south of the Pierce County line. They almost walked past QB on Fourth Avenue because little out front indicates some of the best vegan and finely
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“The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.” (Hosea 9:7, The Bible, American Standard Version). At the time
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“The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.” (Hosea 9:7, The Bible, American Standard Version). At the time
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This weekend marks the 14th Annual Olympia Experimental Music Festival. While it’s a festival with considerable history, and a festival we’ve covered many, many times here in the Weekly Volcano, this makes only the second time Bobble Tiki has had the pleasure of covering the event. After taking last week
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This weekend marks the 14th Annual Olympia Experimental Music Festival. While it’s a festival with considerable history, and a festival we’ve covered many, many times here in the Weekly Volcano, this makes only the second time Bobble Tiki has had the pleasure of covering the event. After taking last week
Arts
Picking up an album and examining the cover is the first step when shopping for, listening to or contemplating music. Sometimes gazing at the cover, studying the inside jackets and analyzing the art is half the fun. Below, Weekly Volcano art critic Alec Clayton gives his impression of a handful of
Live & CD Reviews
As a songwriter, Allan Boothe has always had a vulnerability about him. As a performer, he more frequently comes across as a bundle of nerves than a rock star. On record, he has a way of revealing so much of himself in such a melancholy way - even as he's
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Smooch Knob, a Portland-based hybrid of pop punk and bare breasts with a sound surprisingly less suggestive than their name, will hit Hell’s Kitchen Friday, June 27. Though the band (presumably) takes great pride in their combination of well written pop songs and onstage eye candy — another way of
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Smooch Knob, a Portland-based hybrid of pop punk and bare breasts with a sound surprisingly less suggestive than their name, will hit Hell’s Kitchen Friday, June 27. Though the band (presumably) takes great pride in their combination of well written pop songs and onstage eye candy — another way of
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I have to admit, I'm a little sad that the first time I'm writing about Broken Oars, it's to announce their break-up and final show on New Year's Eve at The Loch's in Tacoma. The band did have a soft break-up back in April, but this is the real deal. Where
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>>> Friday, Dec. 28 GLASS ELEVATOR The opening song, "Life is Glorious," on Olympia's own Glass Elevator's most recent album, starts off sounding like '70s Italo-prog rock outfit P.F.M., and once all the jittery drums clear away it starts to sound like a long-lost Unicorns track. Song number two sounds like Ween
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Cooking for the holidays is complicated. And when you add a heaping quantity of family, friends and Martha Stewart-induced expectations of a perfectly prepared, heartwarming holiday feast, you could find yourself hiding in the pantry, guzzling cooking wine and wondering why you ever thought it was a good idea to
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I have to admit, I'm a little sad that the first time I'm writing about Broken Oars, it's to announce their break-up and final show on New Year's Eve at The Loch's in Tacoma. The band did have a soft break-up back in April, but this is the real deal. Where
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Kind readers of the Weekly Volcano lend me your ears and allow me to describe to you a tragic scene in the Pacific Northwest. With the coming of winter and the departure of many fine local groups comes an ill point in the year in which great indie shows are
