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Meowtain is a restlessly churning ball of jittery exuberance. The band's music seems to benefit from an overabundance of ideas and whims - each member racing to bring them to the fore. Shouts emerge, breathless, from behind a wall of crackling guitars, the occasional trumpet and vigorously shuddering tambourines. It
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We all know Elmo. Even if you don't have kids, will never have kids, in fact hate kids and everything about them, and have never even been a kid yourself, you know who Elmo is ... or at least you think you do. Elmo, of course, is the hug-giving, furry
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ICONIC will probably be epic. Or at least that's the safe assumption, going off the hype provided by the DASH Center for the Arts and the Tacoma Art Commission's Naomi Strom-Avila. Billed as an "exciting dance production paying tribute to popular music's greatest performers," ICONIC - presented by DASH Center
Food Matters
CHOWDER DAY Duke's celebrates International Chowder Day Thursday, Nov. 10 by giving away free chowder, all day, at all its locations. CHILI COOK-OFF The Key Peninsula Civic Center (17010 S. Vaughn Road KP N., Vaughn) will host a chili cook-off with prize money for first, second and third place from noon to
Advice Goddess
QUESTION: I've been with my boyfriend for three years. The first year was rocky. He was selling drugs, got addicted, and went to prison. Three months after getting out, he relapsed. I persuaded his mother to send him to rehab, and afterward I found us an apartment, where we've been
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Thursday, Nov. 10 Ladies Night half-off all wine glass pours, lounge only, The Melting Pot, 2121 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.535.3939. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., $1 a taste, Stina's Cellars, 9316 Lakeview Ave. SW, Suite B, Lakewood, 253.227.9748. Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens,
Music
There is only one month and some change left in this year and the scene is staying strong. It's not dying down at all. There's still so much local music dropping that I'm once again having a hard time keeping up. So here it goes. ... Riding the national buzz from
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As I'm sure we're all aware, there's a sort of renaissance happening right now with young bands rediscovering and reinterpreting the sunny, fuzzy garage pop sounds of the past few decades, particularly in California. These are bands that have the benefit of an enormous back catalogue of music to sift
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Congratulations to the following airmen on their selection as staff sergeants! "Our NCO corps is the backbone of our Air Force and has proven the difference between victory and defeat time and again," said Scovill Currin, 62nd Airlift Wing commander. "Machines and technology do not win wars; imaginative and bold leaders
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NOV. 12: PRAIRIE LINE TRAIL PUBLIC ART TOUR Art At Work: Tacoma Arts Month continues Saturday with the Prairie Line Trail Public Art Tour, celebrating the existence of possibilities Tacoma's Prairie Line Trail, and also a collection of temporary public art installations that have been set up along it to hopefully
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If there is one military-related issue that has gained recognition over the past few years, it is the importance of finding work for veterans once they depart from duty. Although there is a plethora of these types of resources available for servicemembers and vets in general, there is an unfortunate
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The conference hosted by America's First Corps commander, Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, provided the opportunity to share information and facilitate discussions on multiple topics, which included resiliency and readiness. The forum also allowed command teams to address concerns and issues, while providing updates to the commanding general. "This commander's conference was
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The world's most lethal attack helicopter just got even better. Inside a hangar against a backdrop of lights, fog, and looking as intimidating as ever, the first AH-64D Longbow Apache Block III was revealed to the public for the first time during a Roll Out ceremony
Veterans
More than a dozen restaurant chains are offering free meals or specials to veterans and service members over the Veterans Day weekend and many other businesses are giving discounts in honor of military service. Hundreds of inns across North America, along with bed and breakfast locations,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Micaela Cooley. All Ages. 6 pm. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts
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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 Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Show, featuring Moonlight Matinee, Tip To Base, Grizzled Mighty. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band
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Looking forward to the day when the Twilight franchise is pushing up daisies? Then skip past this one. However, if you love the mopey bestselling saga of sparkly vampires, shirtless werewolves and a cloyingly vapid heroine who makes Carrie Bradshaw seem generous and self-aware, then you
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Nolan Garrett & NGT. 8 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.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Gerry O’Beirne. All Ages. 7 pm. $8-$12. 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. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Luke Strong
Music
There's no need to mince words, here, so let's just begin with two irrefutable statements: The Sonics are one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and they are, perhaps more than any other band, synonymous with Tacoma. Call them the godfathers of punk, call them profoundly influential to
