Stage & Visual Reviews
Imagine my surprise when I walked into the 15th anniversary Neddy Fellowship exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum and discovered that the show was more than twice the size I expected. Normally they show two or three works each from each of the eight fellowship nominees but, being an anniversary show,
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Imagine my surprise when I walked into the tenth anniversary Neddy Fellowship exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum and discovered that the show was more than twice the size I expected. Normally they show two or three works each from each of the eight fellowship nominees but, being
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So everybody's meditating these days. If you're an artist, you may have experienced great floods of creative energy during those rare stretches of time in which you mustered enough discipline to practice relaxing a bit. If not, you weren't doing it right. The following exercises will help you begin to
Music Features & Columns
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling. ... That's just like the assholes that surround me at Weekly Volcano World Headquarters. Sure, devote an entire issue to the Grit
Music Features & Columns
Tacoma is a city that exists in an almost constant state of flux. It's a choose-your-own-adventure that unfortunately requires the participation of a bunch of people who can be, at times, too prideful. Because we are in that gray area of being not quite a big city, but much bigger
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Contributing to the essential opening night of the Squeak and Squawk Music Festival will be Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside. The Portland band is fronted by Sallie Ford, a native of Asheville, N.C. Her music comes from a veneration of old-time blues, ragtime and roots music.
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It is an awesome thing to have a music, arts and community festival so aptly named to represent a city. Example: Tacoma's Grit City Fest. The Grit City Fest celebrates and showcases all things Tacoma, and why not? Tacoma is probably the most blue-collar, most diverse, most "hood" and most notorious
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"Basically, I'm ripping off SXSW," Q-Dot, lead man behind the first annual Grit City Fest, tells us. And it's not a bad thing. Q-Dot envisions a day when Grit City Fest encompasses more than just great shows, but full days of workshops, seminars and music industry goodness. On Thursday, June
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Think all bike racing has to offer is stories of Lance Armstrong blood doping between romps with Sheryl Crow? Think again. Better yet, let the first Tacoma Twilight Criterium prove it to you. A criterium, or crit, is a short, intense bike race - usually less than 5K - run
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JUNE 11-13: OLYMPIA EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC FESTIVAL If you're down with the bizarre, you're probably down with the annual Olympia Experimental Music Festival, which will impregnate Northern and the Capitol Theater with three days of sonic meanderings and audio oddities this weekend. With a worthy lineup (click here), all you need to
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Tacoma is FOR a lot of people - but somewhere right below ex-cons, former and current meth addicts, Burger King employees and used cell phone salesman is artists and lovers. Yes, Tacoma is FOR lovers, artists and, hopefully, lovers of artists. Sunday, "Tacoma is for Lovers" - the official pro-Tacoma
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Performing Friday at the Squaek and Squawk Music Festival will be Pwrfl Power, an odd presence in indie pop. "When I started out," says Kazutaka Nomura, AKA Pwrfl Power, "(I was playing) mostly silly songs, shorter songs just about daily topics. ... After about three years of playing,
Food Matters
VEGETARIAN ENTERTAINING Chef Kelsang Tsoglam will teach a class on vegetarian cooking Tuesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. at the Bayview School of Cooking in Olympia. The cost is $45-$55. For reservations, or additional information, call 360.754.1448. WORKING WOMEN'S WEDNESDAYS Every Wednesday in June, Brooke and Monti from Movin 92.5 FM will be
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Thursday, June 10 Corvus Cellars wine tasting with food pairings, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and runs all night, Brix 25, 7707 Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor, 253.858.6626. Charles Smith Wines tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50
Music Features & Columns
Sean Alexander is no stranger to the Weekly Volcano. Just a few weeks ago, for example, Heather Thomas Loepp profiled Alexander the artist, known for - among other things - his maniacally intricate sketches, the sadly defunct but modestly legendary Helm Gallery, and a fondness for conversational f-bombs. This week Alexander
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LAST SLICE OF BUTTER >>> Thursday, June 10 In terms of ferocity alone, Seattle duo Last Slice of Butter is some kind of champion. Despite consisting of only bass and drums (the Death From Above 1979 formula, if you will), they're capable of stirring up more racket than just about anyone in
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STRIK AND KRUSAL >>> Thursday, June 17 One of Tacoma's most notorious duos and most slept on acts, Strik and Krusal (pronounced Strick and Crucial) will represent the after-party portion of Thursday's jump-off night for The Grit City Fest. They'll take the stage at The Den after a series of artist workshops.
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In terms of ferocity alone, Seattle duo Last Slice of Butter is some kind of champion. Despite consisting of only bass and drums (the Death From Above 1979 formula, if you will), they're capable of stirring up more racket than just about anyone in the 206 area code. Their music
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There are some bands that cut straight to the quick. The Pica Beats are smart enough to put lead singer R. Barrett's voice front and center. Listening to the Pica Beats, it's almost as if Barrett is sitting on the opposite end of a campfire with you, singing right at
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LAKE is five K Records cuties from the mystical Isle of Whidbey and the natural springs of Olympia. The primary songwriters are Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson - a golden-haired couple who look like Muppets and sing like sunshine. Their music is so special and impossible to force into any
