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The Bad Things are born out of cabaret and drink. A motley crew, made up of urchins and drunkards, the Bad Things bring theatricality and tongue-in-cheek fatalism to a variety of genres. Taking cues from the likes of Tom Waits and the Pogues, the band piles accordions, mandolins, singing saws,
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The Puget Sound's award-winning funny person is back in T-town. Nate Jackson returns with a double-header of his Super Funny Comedy Show at Keys On Main. Two comedy shows in one night is a nice twist. Tiffany Haddish (The Arsenio Hall Show, Def Comedy Jam) and Shawn Harvey (Bad Boys of Comedy) will
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As a general art student at the University of Washington, Jason Gutz was drawn to the conceptual side of things. “I never got that line quality thing,” he told me. I was watching him, along with his Boeing engineer brother-in-law, put together the centerpiece of his “Sequences” installment, which will show
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I had talked to maybe two strippers in my first 31 years of life. In Washington State, no alcohol is allowed on the premises of ANY establishment where there is nudity - until recently, not even in a movie theater. I'm, by nature, a pretty hands-on person. Also - in
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If you heard Parenthetical Girls' most recent LP, Entanglements, you might be tempted to call them orchestral pop. Listen to the band's previous album, and you'll not be so quick with your designation. Despite how loaded the word "experimental" is, this is the basic definition of experimentation:
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Pop music is a huge, absurd tent that holds within it many bullshit subgenres. Kraut rock? I guess. Slowcore? Er, Glo-fi? Go fuck yourself. The very idea, at this point, of experimenting with pop music is almost laughable. When experimenting with pop music you'd better be careful, lest your experiment be
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I usually hate homemade hip-hop videos about how much some unknown rapper loves where he or she comes from. But I got an e-mail the other day from someone who appreciated just such a video. So I watched "253" by local emcee Fice. The video is a testament to the beauty
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You know the saying, "sometimes you just have to look under your nose to discover what you are truly looking for?" I embellish because I can't recall exactly how it goes, and I have no inclination to look it up, but it rings true. You get the gist. In my pursuit
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A dozen beautiful women in colorful, flesh-baring harem costumes swayed and undulated as the appreciative crowd cheered them in Turkish and Arabic. The air was filled with trills of ululation. One richly tattooed woman danced in bare feet on stemmed water glasses. Other beauties swirled around each other gracefully while
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Canadian wonder-MC, Moka Only (aka Ron Contour), has been doing his thing as a rhyme-sayer and microphone master for more than a decade strong. And I mean strong - like army strong. The veteran of the rap circuit has found his way into the hearts and ears of the toughest
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First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and
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These days, when Spencer Kelley talks, I listen. Kelley is the frontman of Basemint, a T-town indie rock throwback with all the right moves - and quite possibly my favorite thing going in Tacoma these days. Yes, better than the "scrap metal collectors" that try to make off with my lawnmower
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Caffe Dei opens Shuanna Holt and Shane Siegfried opened Caffe Dei on Sixth Avenue Tuesday. The coffee shop and café - or Caffe - offers Ritual Coffee Roasters and True North Coffee drinks, and Macrina baked goods. They also plan to hold art shows, like the one currently hanging featuring Julie
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First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and many a community theater
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Nancy Covert knows Steilacoom, Lakewood and the surrounding area. The journalist lived in Steilacoom for 20 years before moving to Lakewood. According to Covert, "Lake City and Tillicum began as two communities separated by American Lake. Although they later joined with other surrounding neighborhoods to become part of the city
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Ian Svenonius is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Regularly described (endearingly) as a mouthpiece and even "slyly legendary," Svenonius has written books and hosted online talk shows, but is best known for fronting bands that teetered on the artistic ledge, from his first D.C. outfit Nation
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Arbutus Folk School - Olympia. Professor Banjo. All Ages. 7 pm. $5-$10. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Seth Martin, Jessica Campbell, Nels. All Ages. 8 pm. $6-$9. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Robert Hawkins. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Jessica
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Holly Gwinn Graham. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Seth Roth. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Rhythm and Rye Olympia - Downtown. Mudcat. 9 pm. Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Willi
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Did you know that Metro Parks Tacoma hosts a Fall Garden Festival? It's true, and this year's fest, set in picturesque Point Defiance Park, packs educational and resourceful activities, such as how to keep bees, the best ways to grow fruit, "Chickens 101," creative ways to grow your own foods
