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Unless you live in a cave or a dark hole, perhaps somewhere near the outskirts of Spanaway, you’ve heard the hype. This Saturday, July 21, the final installment of the Harry Potter saga will be released to the public, thanks to author J.K. Rowlings and her word processing wizardry. If the
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Rock should be played without frills. Screw the fancy effects and give me guitar, bass, drums and a Marshall stack and call it good. Playing a brand of metal that is reminiscent of Priest, Maiden and Sabbath, ESITU drink their whiskey straight without a chaser. But the Seattle-based quartet is
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A man from Utah, a woman from Minneapolis and a man from Sarajevo walk into a bar and start playing Hawaiian music. No, it’s not a joke, but it might just make you smile, especially when you hear them tonight at Embellish Multispace Salon. Michael Alexander from Ogden, Utah, (a place
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Rocky Votolato, who released his fifth full length record, The Brag and Cuss, on Barsuk, June 12, will be hitting Hell’s Kitchen on Friday, July 20. Normally, guys named Rocky don’t touch you the way Votolato can. Normally, guys name Rocky punch you in the face or service your brakes or
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Thursday, July 19 AMERICANA jes raymond Has Americana, roots, alt country seen a surge in popularity lately, or was I just not paying attention? When the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack hit stores back in 2000, it commercialized the time-honored music and introduced it to a brand new generation, including me.
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I’ve said it so many times you’re probably sick of hearing it, but I’ll say it again. The best country comes from outside the Nashville hit machine. Case in point is Deadwood Revival. The duo of Jason Mogi and Kim Trenerry evoke the spirit of Bill Monroe with rootsy acoustic country that
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Once upon a time the skin on my face was as smooth as a baby’s bottom. But then came adolescence and the visiting occasional zit that required a strict regimen of popping, alcohol and hand soap. As soon as the sun came out, it was time to head outside, slathering on
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T acoma is an adjective synonymous with “tough-chic élan,” “quirky” and “groovy, baby.” Use: “That art festival was so Tacoma!” or “That hipster who walked into the Blackwater just screamed Tacoma!” or “The Tempest and the Monsoon Room are so Tacoma.” And the embodiment of the adjective, aside from the aforementioned? Freighthouse Square. No,
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Love Tacoma seeks to bring together people who Love Tacoma. And one of the great things to love about Tacoma? Fabulous boutiques. Bring together Love Tacoma plus boutiques the likes of Dame Lola, Rocky & Cocos, Junior Bizarre, and urbanXchange, and you have a gaggle of happy Tacoma-lovin’ shoppers. Really, it’s just kind
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Love the insect? If you’ve ever dared the bridge prior to the spankin’ new one getting built, happened across the shop Red in Gig Harbor and thought, “Man, I wish we had something like this in our neck of the woods,” then your wish just came true. Dragonfly, uniquely inspired furnishings,
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Local Native American artists, crafters and performers are returning to the Washington State History Museum July 21 and 22 for “In the Spirit: the Northwest Native Arts Native Market and Festival.” The two-day weekend event, which debuted last summer at the museum, is a celebration of Pacific Northwest Native cultural
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FUJI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE:Teppanyaki, the Japanese art of cooking foods — meat, fish, vegetables — on a large griddle rules here. It’s an exhibitionist-lovers delight, complete with flashy knives and flying food. 7914 Martin Way, Suite 3, Lacey, 360.459.4499. FUJIYA: Fujiya owner Masahiro Endo selects the fish from the market, offering
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Martini Club Getting sick of watching “Sex and the City” reruns? Stop by 21 Commerce for its monthly third Thursday Martini Club, at which you can scope out all the Bigs and Aidans while sipping Ketel One and Ketel One Citron martinis. The mesmerizing music will be perfect for you to
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There are certain delicate things you don’t really mention in public, unless you’re me and you mention them just so someone else doesn’t notice first and embarrass the hell out of you — it’s sort of a way of shrugging and apologizing and getting it over with. And so I point
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There’s a buzz in the air, and it’s not about libations. This buzz is Tight Cuts, opening Friday at the Sixth and Pearl location (they have Everett and Kirkland locations open already, and a Puyallup location opening soon.) The concept is all about men’s haircuts — though they cut women, too —
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Bethany Vieth stops to show off her softly-toile goodness in between snapping shots of the Love Tacoma beautiful people last Thursday on the Hispter Boutique Tour. By day, she’s the mild-mannered business development manager for Parkland Chevrolet, but as the work day ends, she’s at home loving Tacoma. Her dress is from
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Recently I won tickets to Summer Jam off of Kube 93 because I was the 93rd caller. At first I couldn’t believe I won. I never win anything. So many things were running through my mind. Who was I going to take? How many people were going to be there?
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George Washington had focus. Martin Luther King Jr. had vision. John Lennon could imagine. Bilbo Baggins knew what he wanted and grasped for that gold ring. None of them had the drive to achieve their goals the way Kevin Cross is focused on reaching the task at hand. He is stepping
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We all have phobias. Some are serious and some are not. For example, many people have an intense fear of heights or confined spaces. Some are silly, like mine. I hate spiders and sit-down dining with a large group of people. Little did I know that I would own a
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When looking for a biker-type bar, you mainly need to decide what serves your needs. Do you desire a drinking establishment with burly Harley guys fresh off the road hanging with their big, sweaty mamas, all cranked up on Jack Daniel’s and PCP? Or do you desire a place with
