Music
Tacoma is a hotbed of talent. I've shown in this column before how even though T-Town doesn't get all the credit, we are often making big moves right under the surface (check out my columns on Erik Blood, OC Notes and Thee Satisfaction). Another huge player behind the scenes is
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I really like Alain Clerc's paintings, although not so much the ones on the left as you enter the gallery at Tacoma Community College. He's in a new two-person show with David J. Roholt, who's work I do not like as much, except for a group on the right side
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Minutes from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, past the Lakewood Towne Center and right in the heart of the old Lakewood Colonial Center you'll find the Cascade Bagel and Deli. This local bagelry and deli is co-owned by a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and chief master sergeant, whose passion is to
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall. Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. City Hall Saloon
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BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller Jam. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Magic At Your Table, with Cary Durgin. 6 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Jezebels Bar & Grill. Olympia - Downtown. DJ DP Sea. 9 pm. NC. PJ
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BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Mud Bay Coffee Company. Olympia - Westside. Fool's Play Improv Comedy Troupe. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Magic At Your Table, with Cary Durgin. 6 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up Steakhouse and Saloon.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. City Hall Saloon and Eatery. Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic Couch Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge. Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room. Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub. Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies. Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub. Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill. Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside. Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes.
SouthSoundland
Markets in Olympia are all the rage right now. There is the weekend flea market by the Farmer's Market, there is the Westside Market, there is the recent opening of The Eagle's Club E-market. Enter Make Olympia, an outdoor seasonal flea market held at the newly vamped
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FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- As the week rolls by, Cpl. Lance Clifford, finds himself stepping up to a challenge he welcomed, as he competes for the title of non-commissioned officer of the year at the United States Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition. BWC brings the best
Music
It's ironic. In the mid 2000s there was a movie set in the rural southern United States about a low-budget pimp who turned to be an aspiring rapper. It was an innovative twist on the All-American rags-to-riches story that we've come to love in this grand old country of ours.
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A crowd of more than 300 people gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center on a sunny Central Washington day last week to honor a departing leader and welcome his successor. The training center took a pause from its daily training bustle to say thanks and