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Crescent Moon Gifts thrums with the energy of shoppers milling about, asking questions of “Shoppe Keeper” Angela Wehnert during a time that’s traditionally not busy. Later, Wehnert explains that the energy in the space had been oppressive to her that morning, “heavy.” So she smudged the store to clear the
Music
As long as there have been lonesome losers (and, honestly, long before), there has been power pop. From Weezer, back to Matthew Sweet, even further back to Joe Jackson, and then to Big Star, there has been an element in pop music that tended toward the gawky and unique building
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“So the cashier at Burger King is about to hand you your food, and you’re expecting her to tell you, ‘Have a nice day,’ and so you’re already thinking, ‘You, too,’ but instead she says, ‘Enjoy Your Meal.’ And you say, ‘You, too.’” Brian Regan has built himself into one
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“So the cashier at Burger King is about to hand you your food, and you’re expecting her to tell you, ‘Have a nice day,’ and so you’re already thinking, ‘You, too,’ but instead she says, ‘Enjoy Your Meal.’ And you say, ‘You, too.’” Brian Regan has built himself into one
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Jim Campbell’s show at the Museum of Glass has me stumped. I don’t possess the kind of scientific brain it must take to fully understand or appreciate his message or methods. But I do find the work fascinating. Campbell is an engineer, inventor and video artist. He worked on Francis Ford
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Jim Campbell’s show at the Museum of Glass has me stumped. I don’t possess the kind of scientific brain it must take to fully understand or appreciate his message or methods. But I do find the work fascinating. Campbell is an engineer, inventor and video artist. He worked on Francis Ford
Critics' Picks
[ELECTRO-POP] + FRI, SEPT. 13 The line between mainstream music and indie music has grown so thin that it's often hard to differentiate between the two. Recently, returning popularity of cheesy mainstream music from the '80s and the '90s have enveloped themselves in the output of indie artists, creating a kind
Arts
As I look out my office window, I'm charmed by the rustling trajectories of fallen leaves, cooled by scudding gusts of wind that promise autumn rain - oh, wait! No, I'm not! It's 80 degrees outside! We start writing the Fall Arts Guide in August! Such is the life of
Arts
This is an exciting month for theater folk, meaning practitioners and patrons. As one troupe after another announces its upcoming schedule, we look forward to the return of talented veterans and the rise of hot, new blood. From beloved old "war horses" to the cutting edge of 21st-century playwriting, it
Arts
With no further ado, let's divulge Olympia's promising menu. First, some sad news: as you may have heard, Capital Playhouse cancelled its mainstage offerings for the year. Between unmanageable debts and a trio of scandals, it tempted fate for CP to schedule anything called The Last 5 Years. The company hopes
Stage
Kristin Giordano's photographs of Doha, Qatar at Kittredge Gallery on campus at University of Puget Sound are haunting, lonely and disturbingly beautiful. Paul Landacre's wood engravings in the smaller back gallery represent a fine sampling of works by a little known but leading engraver of the early 20th century. Together
Reviews
Someone mentioned Trapper's Sushi at a recent Volcano staff meeting, whereupon Rev. Adam McKinney opined that its sports-bar elements make it seem like the kind of place he'd be more apt to like when inebriated. We resolved to test this theory by sampling it in two states of consciousness: I'd
Liquid
Bryan Carroll, STINK Tank Welcome to Happy Hour Hug, a new weekly column in which I explore the South Sound's bar scene through the eyes of bartenders, brewers, winemakers, distillers and anyone else who makes their living in the boisterous world of alcohol. This week I present Bryan Carroll, bartender at
