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When you think of art rock, bands like King Crimson and Genesis or Sonic Youth and latter day Talk Talk tend to come to mind. The common thread that runs through most of these bands is a deadly seriousness. It's, you know, "art." It needs to be serious. And it
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Three unknown assailants blindfold me and slide me into the back of my car in broad daylight. Two are in camos. It's a little after 4 p.m. in one of the most liberal strongholds in America, and nobody watching gives a damn. My abductors drive me to a secret lair,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring James Coates. 7 pm. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Blues County Sheriffs. 8 pm. NC. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Vashon United Methodist Church - Vashon. An Interfaith Evening Of Gratitude, featuring Free Range Folk Choir. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC.
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I checked out a few more installations from the Spaceworks Tacoma Artscapes project starting with The Blood That Runs Through Us...an Ongoing Dialogue by Mary Coss, June Sekiguchi and Pamela Hom at 950 Pacific Ave. It is fabulous. It obliquely addresses the theme of lifecycles, leaving much for the viewer
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Grit City's upcoming theater season is cram-packed with interesting shows, so with no further - (See what I did there?) Tacoma Little Theatre opens the year Aug. 27 with Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, an ingenious two-hand thriller in which an aging mystery writer and an ambitious Casanova match murderous wits. Tacoma playwright
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I had known Kelly Wheeler for less than five minutes when he saddled me with the nickname "Meat." It was Valentine's Day, 1999. I was trying out for Jimmy Paulson's new outfit, New American Shame. Paulson always seemed to end up with record deals, and NAS had already been making
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This year's 25 New Faces, as chosen by Filmaker Magazine, will be showcased at the Grand Cinema, starting on Aug. 20, in what is apparently the first film festival modeled after the magazine's list. "It's kind of a built-in festival, if you wanted to put it together, but
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Stephen Minor sits in Tully’s with his cell phone and a cup of joe. He looks vaguely familiar, but in that can’t-quite-place-it way. Could it be you saw him with his hair slicked back, big Bono-sunglasses on, handing out fliers for his first show with his new project, U277, a
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Traveling up from Portland, the Ten Tiny Dances impressed and amused the audience with its feats of strength, grace and storytelling last Saturday. The whole concept of drinking, dining and dance, coming together in an intimate setting, was put forward flawlessly with Jazzbones’ service — and awesome sushi — adding just
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Joining me last weekend was Kris Blondin, Bandito Betty, Jennifer Johnson and Kate Swarner. I found it my personal obligation to release these friends and fellow scribes from all Weekly Volcano duties for one sunny weekend, and whisk them away for a little girl time in Westport at what has
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Morso Wine BarWhere: 9014 Peacock Hill Ave., Gig Harbor, 253.530.3463 Hours: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday Cuisine: Internationally-inspired, Northwest, small plate shareable dishes Scene: Comfort meets swank with a view, 21 and older Drinkies: Wine and beerPrices: $3-$13 ANNOUNCER: If the innovative Morso
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I sense a theme forming here. Small, independent, neighborhood grocery stores are getting my undivided attention these days, so as not to abuse the genre, this will be the last in my unintentional "series" for a while. It's clear these little stores fascinate me and wield more power than you might
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JAPANTHER >>> Friday, Aug 20 When you think of art rock, bands like King Crimson and Genesis or Sonic Youth and latter-day Talk Talk tend to come to mind. The common thread that runs through most these bands is a deadly seriousness. It's, you know, "art." It needs to be serious. And
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Choices are some of the only real power individuals have in this small world. Choosing to win, lose, take risks, lay back; these choices determine our many different routes in the short lives we're offered. For Hill-B, aka Hillary Butler, a native of Lakewood by way California's Bay Area and a
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Ten years ago, a then-17-year-old Jonathan Deschamps started recording songs at home, experimenting as he went along, pushing himself to learn a variety of instruments. In a move worthy of L.A. weirdo Ariel Pink, he let the unreleased material pile up, resulting in a vast back-catalog of unheard compositions. "For years,
News Front
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
Nightlife It List
Do the early-workweek doldrums have you down? Feeling a little groove sensation rising in your blood? Sounds like dance-party time to us. Head over to the Surreal Ultra Lounge for their new Remixed Twosday nights. Sticking it to Hell's Kitchen's Tightwad Tuesday down the street, Surreal will offer $2 beers
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Anyone born before 1989 can legally purchase and consume alcohol. Wow, 1989? Imagine! For those of us who retain cognitive memories of the ‘80s, Tempest Lounge brings down the house every third Friday with "Beat Boxxx" straight outta that decade. You can throw your hands in the air, and wave
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El Gaucho is the most picture-perfect bar imaginable for adults - complete with a nightly piano lounge, men in suits, divorcées, cigar smokers (well, that's on hold right now) and one of the best bar menus in town, served until 1 a.m. El Gaucho also has impressive adult beverages of
