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QUESTION: I'm an Occupy girl, age 45, into eco-shamanism and planetary consciousness stuff. I've mostly dated engineers with a playful side who initially seemed open to my interests but quickly became resentful of them. My boyfriend of two years is different - easygoing and willing to expand his horizons. He
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When The Second City, scheduled to hit Tacoma Thursday as part of its "Laugh Out Loud" tour, bills itself as the "world's premier comedy club and school of improvisation," it's a no shit statement. The Second City REALLY IS the world's premiere comedy troupe and school of improvisation, with 50-plus
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Typically, you'll see a band grow and grow as the years go on, adding more elements until the product is as massive as the band's history itself. Sort of like rings in a tree. With Shotgun Kitchen, the band found a more humble sound suited them better. "I really wanted to
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Typically, you'll see a band grow and grow as the years go on, adding more elements until the product is as massive as the band's history itself. Sort of like rings in a tree. With Shotgun Kitchen, the band found a more humble sound suited them better. "I
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Place: Del's Feed and Farm Supply In: Puyallup Where: You can find farm stuff Could've: Sworn When they said: Feed That meant: They would FEED me I was expecting: To get fed Apparently: They only feed animals But I: Suppose You could eat: The well-fed animals I should have known from the initial waft of chicken pellets and garden materials
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It's the biggest thing since the Picasso show. It's Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise at Seattle Art Museum. If that can't make Tacomans head north for an afternoon nothing can. SAM is the only United States stop for this landmark show highlighting the complex relationship between Gauguin's work and the
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This event was originally scheduled for January, but as it turns out transportation during snowmaggedon was practically impossible - so it was canceled and rescheduled for Thursday. In cooperation with Tacoma's Downtown on the Go organization (which promotes environmentally-sound transportation alternatives that don't include you idling all alone in your
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Sure, maybe you're accustomed to venturing to Lakewood Playhouse for theatrical performances. Maybe you even caught a recent production of Play It Again, Sam? But chances are you haven't seen a concert at Lakewood Playhouse - something that can change this week with the start of Lakewood Playhouse's Concert Series.
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Roger Ebert’s review of The Merry Gentleman ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. The Merry Gentleman Score: Three and a half out of four stars Stars: Michael keaton, Kelly Macdonald
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Roger Ebert’s review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Score: One out of four stars Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan
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AWAY WE GO: Verona and Burt (Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski) are 30-somethings with a bun in the oven, ready to abandon their impoverished student lifestyle and settle down to grown-up lives. They engage in visits to family and friends in the U.S. and Canada, doing some lifestyle comparison shopping,
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Reggae legend Junior Reid in Olympia tonight The ageless icon and master vocalist of the reggae music scene, Junior Reid, is scheduled to hit the stage and cause the crowd at The Royal Lounge (311 Capital Way, Olympia) to go berserk! You may remember the prophet-esque vocalist’s haunting hymns
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It’s a new week, which means it’s time for a new edition of Bobble Tiki’s South Sound music notes column. Let’s get rolling … Reylan Fernandez, of the Degrees and Sons of Ivan fame, recently let Bobble Tiki in on a scoop of sorts. With Sons of Ivan on
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Cue passing tumbleweeds … In the beginning of the new world, all were sinners. Criminals ran rampant. The land untamed, riddled with lust, greed, debauchery and bullet holes. These were the ways of the West, and through the darkness of this landscape only one person could set the right from
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Go into any gift shop in Tacoma and your selection of postcards is going to be pretty sparse. If you’re lucky, you’ll see a bunch of Mt. Rainier shots, maybe a shot of the Museum of Glass Hot Shop cone, and some generic nods to Tacoma produced by a company
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Here at the Volcano we absolutely love anything described as "an entirely indie horror/cheese fest." Since that's just such the description event organizers for Thursday's debut of the locally made horror flick Unsound chose for the film, we feel entirely comfortable recommending it. Worst-case scenario you'll just find yourself at
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Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! I’m going to see the Jonas Brothers at the Tacoma Dome! Oh my God! Oh. Hi. My name is Karen Wilson.
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There was calm before the storm, like a stack of amps charged with electricity waiting for the first guitar note to be struck or, I imagine, just like the feeling moments before a monster wave crashes down on an adrenaline high surfer. Guitar god Dick Dale was gathering his thoughts. It
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Right alongside all the LMFAO in our iPods there's a shit-ton of jams from The Finisterra Piano Trio, a Seattle-based outfit formed in 2003 and glowingly referred to as, "one of the most recognized chamber ensembles in the Northwest." What can we say? There's just not much that gets the party started
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This Saturday at the Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, author and editor of Yes! Magazine, David Korten, and a panel of guests will discuss the Occupy movement and how to foster an economy "in which life is valued more than money and powers resides with ordinary people who care about
