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As your nightlife research analyst, I completely understand that sometimes you just gotta shake things up. Even with the South Sound’s wide array of restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs, the scene has a way of wearing on an individual with the same old song and dance. Leave it to Natasha to conduct
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Was it that long ago? It’s hard to admit how fast time flies and how much older I’m getting every year. It seems like only last year, my parents were rounding up my four older brothers and me into the station wagon for a “special” dinner out. We’d climb into
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I’m not sure whether the 30-something across from me at the Wild Orchid knew that the top half of her nipple was exposed. I certainly didn’t point it out to her, because that wouldn’t have been good for either one of us. No, I thought the thing for me to
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Thursday, June 14: Couger Crest Winery tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Thursday, June 14: Mountaineers Social Singles wine tasting, 7-9 p.m., Tacoma Mountaineers Club House, North 30th and Carr, Tacoma, 253.383.6056. Friday, June 15-Saturday, June 16: Cougar Crest wine tasting, 6-8 p.m. Friday, 4
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When it comes to a good Mexican meal, there are a hundred variations based on a mix-and-match menu system. Start with the accepted building blocks — enchiladas, tamales, guacamole salad, crispy tacos — add rice and beans, or alternately use a catchy name (the Mazatlan Platter, #2 Dinner). While the
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Wyatt. He’s the one who is about to become one of the utmost important men in my life. He’s someone I already love so dearly and devotedly. Wyatt is the baby boy in the body of my best friend from high school. Beautiful Ashley and Sweet Pea Josh are expecting Wyatt to arrive
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Capital City Pride is going to be huge this year — expanded to two days, June 16 and 17, with lots of special events leading up to the big parade and celebration in Sylvester Park, including: Thursday, June 14: Pride Night at Olympia Little Theater with a special presentation of the
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28 WEEKS LATER: Britain is again plagued by the “rage virus,” now even more dangerous and deadly than before. An extremely frightening, but very compelling horror film, with blood and guts aplenty. With Robert Carlyle and Catherine McCormack. (R) HH1/2 – BZ Galaxy Tacoma 6: Thurs 12:45, 3:05, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05. Lakewood
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Hostel: Part II Writer/director Eli Roth reprises his 2005 hit “Hostel” franchise with another scary cautionary tale. Same plot, same locale. In the first film, three male tourists take a train from Amsterdam to a hostel where the local women are hot. This time, three females take a train from Rome
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Hollywood’s infatuation with penguins continues with “Surf’s Up,” where a documentary film crew asks competitive surfer Cody Maverick if he has any other skills. He answers: “What, like singing and dancing?” His response is a pointed diss/nod to last year’s animated “Happy Feet,” in which emperor penguins sang for their spouses
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The genius of the past decays remorselessly into the routine of the present, and one example is the downfall of the caper picture. The classic caper genre had rules set in stone. It began (1) with an impregnable fortress (vault, casino, museum or even Fort Knox). Then we met (2) a
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on sale now Face The Music Rock Party with Viva Voce, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Siberian Seattle. June 14 9 pm. $15 (Neumo’s, TW). Akon Tacoma. June 16 9 pm. $35 (The Loft, www.brownpapertickets.com). Sara Gazarek Seattle. June 26-27 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Soul Provider Seattle. June 30 7 and
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On Saturday, June 9, Allan Boothe will play an early, 4 p.m. show at Jazzbones, celebrating the release of his debut full length CD, Open Air in a Closed Casket. It’ll be an excellent opportunity for fans of Boothe’s folksy, funny-voiced, strangely intriguing styling to enjoy the acoustic toting Tacoman
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Thursday, June 7 PUNK FOLK ROCK colin spring While normally the term “punk folk rocker” would cause my toes to curl in disgust, Portland’s Colin Spring is a welcome exception. Usually when someone decides to refer to himself as a “punk folk rocker,” he’s pulling s*** out of his ass, and his
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Most cover bands pretty much suck, in my humble opinion. Usually it is four guys and maybe a chick scantily clad for eye-candy appeal playing Top 40 and overplayed rock tunes from the ’80s. Musically, they are OK, but the vocals, riffs and solos lack passion, and you know that
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So it’s time for a new summer ’do, but you don’t have a lot of cash to burn and you want to do something that’s altruistic? While there’s altruism (and money to be saved) in offering your tresses to students of cosmetology to help them gain experience, on June 15 there’s
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I found an experience worse than getting a pap smear. Pap? Uncomfortable. Un-fun. Roughly 10 minutes of Ew. Buying a ball gown? Try three hours of Hell, added to the time needed for such monumentally important things as hair coloring, tanning and pedicuring. After all, when one has to stand on the arm
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Andras Jones had a dream. He dreamt that a conventional little FM radio could help people with their problems, assist them with tough decisions and/or maybe just engender a little giggle from them for the synchronicities of life. His dream came true in August of 1998. He called it The
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A reunion of sorts is brewing in Tacoma. The old gang from Victory Music’s hey day will gather once again to share music, memories and renewed friendship. This will be a very special open mic where only those who played at one of the Victory Music open mics (at Antique
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I enjoyed last week’s sunshine, and I looked hellacute in a swimsuit from Victoria’s Secret. The store carries many styles including my first choice — a pink one-piece with openings on both sides on the body. But I always wear pink. Next. I bought a soft green and blue two-piece that tied
