Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
Music
Here's a slightly embarrassing little peek behind the curtain: This year, for Christmas, I got a ukulele with the expressed purpose of learning how to use it, so that I might utilize it in late night jam sessions with my talented friends. So, uh, there's that. I've always been jealous
Music
One of the founders of Gonzo Family is the artist Mae Dali - and a true-artist he is. Mae MCs with some of the most intelligent word play I've heard locally in a while. There are plenty of dope MCs in this region - many true, hard street spitters, and
Music
BROTHA LYNCH >>> Thursday, Feb. 16 February must be West Coast gangster rap month in Olympia. We've already had live performances by Andre Nickatina and Too Short, and next up we get the baby killa himself, Brotha Lynch Hung. Since releasing his debut album, 24 Deep, in 1993, and his sophomore release,
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Quite simply, if it wasn't for all those awesome presidents of the past, and the National Holiday we made to honor them, this Sunday's opportunity to catch Seattle hip-hopper J. Pinder at the Royal Lounge In OLYMPIA would be far less appealing. Sure, Pinder's swag and skill
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It's hard to separate the music of Halcion Halo from the commanding voice that presides over it. Lead singer Jenson Charnell's voice can sometimes resemble the more mumbling, beat-poet-aspirations of Lou Reed - he never provides any release for the plodding, heavy alt-rock guitars, just ever-rising
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Dungeon Science is a part of the generation of garage rock bands being churned out of the factory that is Tacoma School of the Arts. Along with Apache Chief, they've started a collective not unlike the now mostly evaporated Team Unicorn Records from a few years back.
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Adrian Conner, her searing axe and her band, Hell's Belles, have been through a lot - having toured clubs and rocked the asses from coast to coast as the world's premier all-female AC/DC tribute act. In all honestly, Hell's Belles has been doing this for long enough,
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I will tell you all that I know about Aelotrope. What you do with that information is entirely up to you. May god have mercy on your soul. Here's what I know: the band is an experimental two-piece that utilizes drums, guitar and the didgeridoo. Ahem, again: THE
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Flowmotion is now the True Spokes. Got it? Good. According to the band's website, the change was made at the beginning of the year to allow the Seattle-based quintet more artistic freedom and wiggle room when writing songs. "The music the band is writing and recording has reached a point
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Look, it wouldn't be fair for us to draw conclusions and/or reaffirm stereotypes about people who are big into bluegrass music just because the Oly Mountain Boys will celebrate the release of the band's new live CD at Buzz's Tavern on Mud Bay Road. No, that would
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February must be West Coast gangster rap month in Olympia. We've already had live performances by Andre Nickatina and Too $hort, and next up we get the baby killa himself, Brotha Lynch Hung. Since releasing his debut album, 24 Deep, in 1993, and his sophomore release, Season of
Focus
There was a time when Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott was the only African American female C-17 Globemaster III pilot in the U.S. Air Force. While Scott considered the distinction an honor, it was something the Reservist in the 728th Airlift Squadron at McChord Field hoped would change. "I don't want to be
Arts
I don't know who has it worse - the 6,000-and-change folks charged with selecting a single Best Picture from nine contenders at this year's Academy Awards, or you, charged with selecting a single decent Oscar party to attend. Or maybe, like Rhett Butler, you simply don't give a damn about
Cup Check
In an effort to be timely in this lightning-fast world we live in, I often write the Cup Check column at what amounts to the last possible minute. Yes, this practice also has a small bit to do with my tendency toward procrastination, but in this case the procrastination is
Stage
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. Paul Gauguin is one of the greatest and most romanticized artists of the modern era. His story - abandoning family
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You're damn right we love pancakes. Like, we Ron-Swanson love pancakes. It's an almost unsettling level of obsession. But whatever. We'd eat pancakes for almost any reason or cause, making Saturday's pancake breakfast at Saint Martin's University benefiting the Campus Ministry's annual mission service a total no-brainer. According to the press
