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With a husky voice that told a story within itself of heavy smoking, all-night fishing, and hardcore crabbing survival — Captain Johnathan Hillstrand of the Discovery Channel’s show Deadliest Catch made my dream come true. With the show’s fifth season beginning this past Tuesday, he called my cell phone and
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Olympia is killing it on the show tip right now, especially with the house circuit. Every time I turn around there’s a new spot with a new name putting together amazing showcases of the next generation of Olympia talent. The Big Room is cracking, and with the Olympia all-ages spot
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Olympia is killing it on the show tip right now, especially with the house circuit. Every time I turn around there’s a new spot with a new name putting together amazing showcases of the next generation of Olympia talent. The Big Room is cracking, and with the Olympia all-ages spot
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You can call it by its full name, Cody Foster’s Army, or simply by the letters CFA, but know one thing: this band crushes. In CFA’s relatively short lifespan as a metal entity, Bobble Tiki has come to know and — more importantly — much respect the thunderous licks of
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You can call it by its full name, Cody Foster’s Army, or simply by the letters CFA, but know one thing: this band crushes. In CFA’s relatively short lifespan as a metal entity, Bobble Tiki has come to know and — more importantly — much respect the thunderous licks of
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When Seattle recording studio Calleye burned down Jan. 8, it took the masters of self-described “po-pomo post-punk” trio Motorik’s new record, Klang!, with it. Motorik guitarist Adrian Garver, though, isn’t losing any sleep. “The digital age is evil in its own way,” he told me recently over the phone. With today’s
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When Seattle recording studio Calleye burned down Jan. 8, it took the masters of self-described “po-pomo post-punk” trio Motorik’s new record, Klang!, with it. Motorik guitarist Adrian Garver, though, isn’t losing any sleep. “The digital age is evil in its own way,” he told me recently over the phone. With today’s
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You might not know this (because you might be a Communist), but the Tacoma Rainiers will open the 2009 season at Cheney Stadium Friday night with a game against the Sacramento River Cats. I had a chance to chat via e-mail this week with Rainiers President Aaron Artman about what
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You might not know this (because you might be a Communist), but the Tacoma Rainiers will open the 2009 season at Cheney Stadium Friday night with a game against the Sacramento River Cats. I had a chance to chat via e-mail this week with Rainiers President Aaron Artman about what
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Clean energy and construction are likely to be the next big industry coming to Tacoma. Thanks to a partnership between the William M. Factory Small Business Incubator, Marine View Ventures Inc. and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma will soon be home to a clean technology incubation facility that will
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Clean energy and construction are likely to be the next big industry coming to Tacoma. Thanks to a partnership between the William M. Factory Small Business Incubator, Marine View Ventures Inc. and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma will soon be home to a clean technology incubation facility that will
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Riding my deadline tighter than a drill sergeant rides a smart-ass remark, I walk uphill out of downtown Olympia to my spot on the Eastside, all the while running a question through my head: What is Olympia? How do we define a city that is itself an explanation of infinite
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Riding my deadline tighter than a drill sergeant rides a smart-ass remark, I walk uphill out of downtown Olympia to my spot on the Eastside, all the while running a question through my head: What is Olympia? How do we define a city that is itself an explanation of infinite
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This Saturday, the historic walls of Tacoma's Immanuel Presbyterian Church will be filled with some very fresh sounds. Indie groups Pearly Gate Music, The Maldives and Pickwick make up the impressive line-up. An eye-stopping cobalt blue poster heralds the event as Cathedrals Tacoma: Part One. Cathedrals, a series with the simple
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Anyone who religiously reads my column in this rag and checks out our blog Spew (weeklyvolcanospew.com) knows that I have found myself in a few bars in my day. It is my job, after all. I actually don’t drink much. But bills need to get paid, so I find myself
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Anyone who religiously reads my column in this rag and checks out our blog Spew (weeklyvolcanospew.com) knows that I have found myself in a few bars in my day. It is my job, after all. I actually don’t drink much. But bills need to get paid, so I find myself
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It could be the term that describes the entity: multiform. Barefoot Studios has never been about a singular approach. Sure, at its inception owners Paul and Josephine Zmolek presented movement as an art, but movement wasn’t the only art form represented. As it’s progressed to become the BareFoot Collective (the Zmoleks
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It could be the term that describes the entity: multiform. Barefoot Studios has never been about a singular approach. Sure, at its inception owners Paul and Josephine Zmolek presented movement as an art, but movement wasn’t the only art form represented. As it’s progressed to become the BareFoot Collective (the Zmoleks
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Hwang-Do Seafood Noodle Where: 3615 Steilacoom Blvd. S.W., #102, Lakewood, 253.581.0985 Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to midnight Cuisine: Korean comfort food Scene: Casual, cafeteria-style, family friendly Drinkies: Rice wine, sake, typical non-alcoholic beverages Damage: $3.99-$39.99 ANNOUNCER: Driving along South Tacoma Way toward the B & I can feel like a trip outside the United States. Once you
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Hwang-Do Seafood Noodle Where: 3615 Steilacoom Blvd. S.W., #102, Lakewood, 253.581.0985 Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to midnight Cuisine: Korean comfort food Scene: Casual, cafeteria-style, family friendly Drinkies: Rice wine, sake, typical non-alcoholic beverages Damage: $3.99-$39.99 ANNOUNCER: Driving along South Tacoma Way toward the B & I can feel like a
