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Eastern Promises David Cronenberg’s “Eastern Promises” opens with a throat-slashing and a young woman collapsing in blood in a drugstore, and connects these events with a descent into an underground of Russians who have immigrated to London and brought their crime family with them. Like the Corleone family but with a
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Here is the dirty movie of the year, slimy and scummy, and among its casualties is poor Jessica Alba, who is a cutie and shouldn’t have been let out to play with these boys. “Good Luck Chuck” layers a creaky plot device on top of countless excuses to show breasts,
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Here is the dirty movie of the year, slimy and scummy, and among its casualties is poor Jessica Alba, who is a cutie and shouldn’t have been let out to play with these boys. “Good Luck Chuck” layers a creaky plot device on top of countless excuses to show breasts,
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on sale now Kyle Eastwood Seattle. Oct. 9-10 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Tacoma. Oct. 11 8:30 pm. $7 (Jazzbones, TM). Michelle Shocked Seattle. Oct. 12 (all ages) 9 pm. $20 (Nectar Lounge, TW). Bobby Bare Jr., Whiskey & Co. Seattle. Oct. 17 9 pm. $13 (Crocodile
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on sale now Kyle Eastwood Seattle. Oct. 9-10 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Tacoma. Oct. 11 8:30 pm. $7 (Jazzbones, TM). Michelle Shocked Seattle. Oct. 12 (all ages) 9 pm. $20 (Nectar Lounge, TW). Bobby Bare Jr., Whiskey & Co. Seattle. Oct. 17 9 pm. $13 (Crocodile
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I’m pleased to announce the birth of a new record. Thirteen Times by Instant Winner will be released at Club Impact this Friday. In case you haven’t heard, Instant Winner is a freakin’ awesome six-piece band with an actual horn section — not a keyboard that sounds like horns but
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I’m pleased to announce the birth of a new record. Thirteen Times by Instant Winner will be released at Club Impact this Friday. In case you haven’t heard, Instant Winner is a freakin’ awesome six-piece band with an actual horn section — not a keyboard that sounds like horns but
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Bobble Tiki is getting old. There’s no denying it. Each day, the evidence of Bobble Tiki’s ever-increasing age becomes more and more blatant. There’s hair in Bobble Tiki’s ears. Not much, but enough. There are aches in Bobble Tiki’s bones. When the weather gets cold, Bobble Tiki feels it. Bobble Tiki
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Bobble Tiki is getting old. There’s no denying it. Each day, the evidence of Bobble Tiki’s ever-increasing age becomes more and more blatant. There’s hair in Bobble Tiki’s ears. Not much, but enough. There are aches in Bobble Tiki’s bones. When the weather gets cold, Bobble Tiki feels it.
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When the Weekly Volcano heard about the air band competition at Cans this Saturday it so had our name on it. After all, we know a little something about rocking out, and as our weekly masthead attests — “We do have solid dance moves, too.” If the Weekly Volcano formed
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When the Weekly Volcano heard about the air band competition at Cans this Saturday it so had our name on it. After all, we know a little something about rocking out, and as our weekly masthead attests — “We do have solid dance moves, too.” If the Weekly Volcano formed
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I’m a fairly predictable guy. Faced with covering the Syrens this week — an all-girl, very young punk band from the depths of Puyallup and Spanaway — readers who’ve followed my work are probably expecting me to go one of two ways. If history is an indicator, I’ll either lead with
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I’m a fairly predictable guy. Faced with covering the Syrens this week — an all-girl, very young punk band from the depths of Puyallup and Spanaway — readers who’ve followed my work are probably expecting me to go one of two ways. If history is an indicator, I’ll either lead with
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Friday, Sept. 21 JAZZ ed taylor band Tacoma jazz guitarist Ed Taylor has Gibson Guitars in his camp, an honor that allows him to play what he feels are the best guitars in the world. His Gibson of choice: the Steve Howe ES-175, which he works masterfully on his latest CD, Songs
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Friday, Sept. 21 JAZZ ed taylor band Tacoma jazz guitarist Ed Taylor has Gibson Guitars in his camp, an honor that allows him to play what he feels are the best guitars in the world. His Gibson of choice: the Steve Howe ES-175, which he works masterfully on his latest CD, Songs
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Last November, Sid Vicious and Elvis showed up on Sixth Avenue. Articulated Dia de los Muertos puppets carried by Di Morgan Graves and her husband, the puppets were funny, well-made, and to me, inspiring. I wanted to make one of my own. For the next few weeks, I’ll get my chance. Morgan-Graves hosts
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Last November, Sid Vicious and Elvis showed up on Sixth Avenue. Articulated Dia de los Muertos puppets carried by Di Morgan Graves and her husband, the puppets were funny, well-made, and to me, inspiring. I wanted to make one of my own. For the next few weeks, I’ll get my chance. Morgan-Graves hosts
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The first time I heard Devo was on KISW in 1979 with a cover of the Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and I thought, “What the fuck is this noise?” But the more I heard it, the more it grew on me. Even though I never became obsessed with
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The first time I heard Devo was on KISW in 1979 with a cover of the Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and I thought, “What the fuck is this noise?” But the more I heard it, the more it grew on me. Even though I never became obsessed with
