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WEDNESDAY, July 26 The 100th Monkey Parties have pretty much reached their max. What do I mean by this? I'm simply pointing out the fact that there aren't any places large enough in Tacoma's city limits to hold all of the artists, writers, musicians, appreciators, collectors, supporters, active participants, volunteers, live
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Need to wish drummer Michael Kinder a sweet birthday. He's celebrating another year of outrunning Father Time by constantly gigging with his bands Butterbean and Blues Brothers Revue. It must be all that clean living he does. While driving friends home Sunday morning, we passed Mr. Montagne and J. Taylor on
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MONDAY, Aug. 8 Eric McFadden Trio was amazing. Diehard fans showed up at Jazzbones paying rapt attention to the band's masterful spin through Americana, rock, flamenco guitar, classical bass and drum solos. Somehow Eric McFadden coaxed eerie violin sounds out of his electric mandolin. Awesome. Not surprising, many musicians were in
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Summertime for me is largely spent going out of town every other weekend. When in town, I'm at festivals. Last weekend was family reunion time in Moses Lake. The Moses Lake Rodeo was ultra rad. Rather than blather on about how the town's most happenin' joint, the Sand Bar, was
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You say it's my birthday Coming up on my birthday weekend again this year, Sea Jayne Trip will play Sept. 2 at Hell's Kitchen. Surfing off the Oregon coast, dining on freshly caught crab and beach bonfires are hard to pass up, so unfortunately I'll miss the show. I have to say
