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3:10 TO YUMA: Christian Bale plays an Easterner who lost a leg in the Civil War and has now come to the Arizona territory to try ranching. Russell Crowe plays the vicious leader of a gang feared in the territory. Almost by unlucky fate, the rancher joins a posse to
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A documentary featuring devastating testimony from men and women who had top government or military jobs, had responsibility in Iraq or Washington, implemented policy, filed reports, labored faithfully in the service of U.S. foreign policy, and then left the government. Some jumped, some were pushed. They all feel disillusioned about
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There is a steady throb emanating from deep within the belly of the student union building at University of Puget Sound. The sound comes from a dark cave-like corner of the basement that is hidden behind a door that is cloaked in band stickers and show posters. The sign on
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Sanford and Sons Middle Floor Merchants have a tight grip on what the fashion-conscious want — dresses to dressers; handmade soaps to hand massages, scarves of silk to silk satchels. Park on Broadway, waltz in to Sanford and Sons (try not to be distracted by all the great antiques, you
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The Boss Martians — who will play Hell’s Kitchen Saturday, Oct. 13 along with Dragstrip Riot and The Dirty Birds — may quite possibly be one of the most underappreciated bands currently calling the Northwest home. Not that the Boss Martians aren’t loved by many — because they are. And
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From head to toe, social celebrity (or so-lebrity, as we like to say) Najamonique is one hot, confident lady. Whether she’s cutting hair at Supernova Hair & Tattoo, doing band promotion, singing on stage or collaborating with area fashion designers, Naja is the epitome of bold and sassy. Her hair is
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Last weekend Articipatory Music happened at the Olympia Community Free School during “A giant party for a better world,” the Love, Imagine, Network, Kindness (LINK) Symposium, an extension of “A World Beyond Capitalism,” The Third Annual International Multiracial Alliance Building Peace Conference. An activist folk music collective called Riotfolk performed
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Thursday, Oct. 11 FOLK ROCK chris bramble band Political awareness and social consciousness were the driving forces behind the majority of the ’60s and early ’70s music scenes. Singers and songwriters were outspoken critics of the unjust war in Vietnam, supporters of women’s rights and environmental issues. What happen? Why don’t artists
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Food fads change rapidly. Restaurants try to keep up and offer what they think the public wants. That’s a mean feat with so many factors to consider: location, menu wording, ingredients and taste, preparation, presentation, service, cost. With the price of gas rising, so rises the price of so many
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ANNOUNCER: Weaned on Campbell’s chicken noodle and tomato canned soups, the boys’ soupy palates have broadened considerably over the years. They still get a hankering now and then for trusty ol’ Campbell’s; maybe it’s the sodium they crave. At any rate, while they do enjoy an elaborate seven-course meal, there’s
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SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, (866) 468-7623, www.ticketweb.com on sale now Lucero, Bobby Bare Jr., Whiskey & Co. Seattle. Oct. 17 9 pm. $13 (Crocodile Café, TW). Junior Brown Seattle. Oct. 24 9 pm. $25 (Tractor Tavern, TWeb). Luciana Souza Seattle. Oct. 30 7:30
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The Wine Bank The Wine Bank stares across the street at Cheers West in University Place. It’s easy to miss unless you’re looking up as you round the bend in the road (keep your eyes on the road, man!). After safely parking, venture in and spend a while. Owners Bob Kinnaman
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The second annual Tacoma Film Festival has made it loud and clear that it’s here to stay with a full week of films, filmmaker appearances and special events. Many came out to mingle during opening night ceremonies at the a.o.c. gallery including writer, director and star of another feature film,
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In a battle of great band names, the Bug Nasties and Fungus Riot will play Le Voyeur Friday, Oct. 12. Fungus Riot won’t have far to go. The band, which you may or may not know for their work as the house band at Rang Dong on Olympia’s Westside, is
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Most of what Bobble Tiki knows about Olympia he’s either gathered from the wild water cooler stories of Matt Driscoll or from his limited experience in our state capital. Bobble Tiki has devoured some Old School Pizza in his day, and gotten too drunk to stand at The Clipper on
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You would think, after living in Olympia for over four years, I would have managed to see a show at Plenty. Then again, after living in Olympia for more than four years you would think I would have managed to accomplish a lot of things. I really didn’t. I have eaten
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Chocolate Among the discerning with a sweet tooth, the quest for chocolate is a perfect obsession, with three of the classic gourmet’s favorite factors at play: 1) there’s a lot to know about chocolate, so you can impress both friends and wanna-bes with your erudition; 2) it’s an artisanal product; 3)
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"It’s my season," confides Karen Luke Fildes. "When the gray days come, I come alive." Despite recent trips around Hawaii and other sunny, color-saturated spots, Luke Fildes speaks about the Northwest sky with reverence, using adjectives reserved for people. She explains how the cloud’s personality will take on whatever the
