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Sometimes it’s the name you’ve never heard of that unexpectedly provides the best show of the weekend. While I’m no psychic, if I had to guess, James Apollo may do just that this Saturday at The New Frontier Lounge when he plays a show with the similarly folksy David Bavas. Born
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BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY Friday, April 3 So the saying goes: “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is all about “that swing.” Since the band gained notoriety in the 1996 cult film Swingers, the 8-piece has been hard bopping in zoot suits
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BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY Friday, April 3 So the saying goes: “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is all about “that swing.” Since the band gained notoriety in the 1996 cult film Swingers, the 8-piece has been hard bopping in zoot suits
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And you thought the county budget situation was bad. If Senate Democrats’ budget proposal is any indication, the impacts of proposed cuts at the state level will be deep and widespread — felt heavily in education at all levels, in social services, and state employment. What’s more concerning, however, is
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And you thought the county budget situation was bad. If Senate Democrats’ budget proposal is any indication, the impacts of proposed cuts at the state level will be deep and widespread — felt heavily in education at all levels, in social services, and state employment. What’s more concerning, however, is
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Whether you agree with “the stimulus” or not — or whether you refer to it by its birth name, the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — the fact is the money’s starting to flow, and some of the beneficiaries will be local community health centers, which, in
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Whether you agree with “the stimulus” or not — or whether you refer to it by its birth name, the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — the fact is the money’s starting to flow, and some of the beneficiaries will be local community health centers, which, in
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The subject of females on the microphone is seemingly always one of “consciousness versus sluttiness” and how to bridge the gap of the female MC. Well, ever since Sha Rock and Lisa Lee rapped “Us Girls” on the big screen of Beat Street, there has always been a diversity of
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The subject of females on the microphone is seemingly always one of “consciousness versus sluttiness” and how to bridge the gap of the female MC. Well, ever since Sha Rock and Lisa Lee rapped “Us Girls” on the big screen of Beat Street, there has always been a diversity of
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Where, oh where do I start with this one? I want so badly to tell you about my new friend Sam, McCoy’s doorman. I want to tell you all about his past alcoholism, how he looks just like Seth Rogan, and mimic for you his incredibly funny one-liners. But I
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Where, oh where do I start with this one? I want so badly to tell you about my new friend Sam, McCoy’s doorman. I want to tell you all about his past alcoholism, how he looks just like Seth Rogan, and mimic for you his incredibly funny one-liners. But I
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There was a time when I envied those lucky enough to have a gig on the Pierce County Council — and for good reason. Sitting on the Council seemed like a way sweeter job than any of the mundane tasks I was doing at the time, such as driving a
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There was a time when I envied those lucky enough to have a gig on the Pierce County Council — and for good reason. Sitting on the Council seemed like a way sweeter job than any of the mundane tasks I was doing at the time, such as driving a
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