Features
In this week's Grocery Stories column I am slightly referencing immigration, illegal or otherwise, which can have a large impact on our economy. Clearly the Albertsons on South 38th Street in Tacoma recognizes this because they are trying to appeal to the Hispanic community on the Eastside. There are several
Music
When I catch up with Vancouver, B.C. punk duo Nü Sensae, they're in Southern California, making some tour purchases at Wal-Mart while their van is being serviced. "Hang on," says drummer Daniel Pitout. "I'm buying a Barbie doll." Nü Sensae are such a relentlessly hardcore band that them copping to buying
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Talk is all the rage nowadays. First TED, whomever he is, opened his trap and popularized speaking events around the country. Then Neil deGrasse Tyson jumped on the lecture circuit. And now it looks like a new Pokemon named Pecha Kucha is getting in on the action by coming to
Food Matters
Pacific Grill pop-up Blame the economy's downturn. Or blame creative thinking. Whatever the reason, pop-up restaurants - temporary restaurants in private homes, other restaurants, galleries, street corners, abandoned buildings and, hopefully, the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters lunchroom - seem to be all the rage, at least in
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On the morning of May 20, I found myself time traveling in a giant metal tube in the sky. Sharing oxygen over and over again with a few dozen other time travelers, I slowly made my way across the country, finally touching down in New York. It was the second
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Rhythm and Rye Olympia - Downtown. Crack Sabbath. 9 pm. B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. Forest Beutel CD Release Party, featuring Squirrel Butter. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Hambone Blues Band. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South.
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Does it matter what Mike Watt does? The guy has so much cred that he could spend the rest of his career covering Hanoi Rocks! tunes in a crushed velour jumpsuit and the indie kids would still wet themselves. And for good reason - this is friggin - Mike Watt,
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Charlie Brechtel, Jerry Miller, Seth Freeman, Hambone Blues Band. 9 pm. B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. The Boneyard Preachers. All Ages. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. An Evening With Rick Steves. All
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We don't have to win the Super Bowl to have a great parade. The Lumins Festivus, orchestrated by Adam Martin, should be a magical opportunity for the amateur and the professional photogs to grab incredible shots as it floats from Wright Park down and through Tacoma's Theater District Saturday night.
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Astral, visceral, ethereal - all of these "al" words describe Los Angeles indie rock band Nacosta. Synthy, dancey and poppy describe them, too. Releasing their first album this past spring, Under the Half Moon is full of harmonic tendencies, resulting in dreamy songs, backed by solid instrumental work. The song
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Loyal readers have probably noticed I have a big ol' soft spot for hilarious band names. For my money, Death Valley Murder Squad is just about the funniest name possible for a heavy metal band. And I'm willing to bet that DVMS knows it, too. Check out this quick sample
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If the Fucking Eagles show up at your party, your party fucking rocks. There's no other way to put it. These guys - Tacoma garage rock stalwarts, through and through - don't mess around. There are only so many hours in a day. Mickelson and the boys aren't going to
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The title of DoughKain's album is blunt: Bitch You Got Options. But he says it and he means it! "‘Bitch, you got options' is my saying," DoughKain laughs. His debut album features hip-hop, some G-ism, some street tales and it's "definitely lyrical," he proclaims. Tacoma's Viaduct will host DoughKain's CD
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Congratulations are a hard band to track down. As I pursued them this week, to no avail, I started to think they might not even exist. Sort of like when I took those pills that one time and I was convinced Tricky was not a real band. Long story short,
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring James Coates. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Moses Walker. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte
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I couldn't think of a better way to spend a summer Saturday than on a hot date with myself tossing back beer and watching tough-as-nails roller derby chicks knock each other on their asses. Yes, my Saturday will be spent with the Dockyard Derby Dames characters like
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Wed night Irish Session. 7:00- 930. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis
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Nü Sensae are skull-crackingly loud and utterly ferocious-sounding - something that's all the more impressive when you realize they sculpt their gruesome creations with nothing more than drums, bass, and vocals. While Nü Sensae didn't deliberately set out to be a two-person operation following in the footsteps of other formative, sludgy
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Camp Out is a two-girl outfit, made up of Maddy Hanks and Jackie Law. Their music, full and harmonic, errs on the side of uber-sunny California pop. Utilizing looping pedals, keyboards and drum machines, Hanks and Law (sounds like a buddy-cop duo) flush out their sound and become much more
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The blurb on the Emerald Queen Casino's Web site doesn't beat around the bush. "Armed with a flamboyant wardrobe and a raft of sampled hooks lifted straight from their sources, Hammer's talents as a dancer and showman far exceeded his technique as an MC. Still, he had an ear for
