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This is an experiment of sorts, so bare with Bobble Tiki. In school, Bobble Tiki rarely took notes — so he’s not sure why the powers that be at the Weekly Volcano think he’s capable of a South Sound music news and notes column — but they do.
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MARTINI CLUB The Varsity Grill will be featuring Firefly vodka at its June 18 Martini Club from 5-7 p.m. Check it out at 1114 Broadway in downtown Tacoma. SPA HAPPY HOUR Savi Day Spa in the Hotel Murano offers a happy hour every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. You can indulge with a cocktail,
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Female hip-hop community fund-raiser Recognition for female hip-hoppers has a tendency to require the association of sexuality rather than skill and creative substance. Let’s not get it twisted — male and female relations have always had complex dynamics, it’s just part of humanity. However, in hip-hop there once was a rich
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“If you can go to the darkest corners of things, you can see how the world really works.” — Kye Alfred Hillig, Destruction Island East of Bonney Lake on State Route 410 things begin to change. Traffic lightens. The tract homes dwindle. Mini malls and Starbucks disappear. You
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LEROY BELL AND HIS ONLY FRIENDS Friday, June 19 LeRoy Bell is no Johnny-come-lately. In fact, he’s not even a Johnny-come-somewhat recently, and for that matter his name isn’t even Johnny. What LeRoy Bell is, is one of the most impressive vocal and songwriting talents you’ll see on a stage all week
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Unless you’re a political prisoner aficionado, you may have never heard of Silvia Baraldini. Political prisoners held by the United States government rarely get any airtime. Tonight, homegrown filmmakers Margo Pelletier and Lisa Thomas will tell Baraldini’s story at the Capitol Theater. If you’re proud of how the United States
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Hot Iron Mongolian Grill Where: 345 Cooper Point Road N.W., Olympia, 360.753.2949 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily Cuisine: Mongolian grill, create your own stir-fry Scene: Casual family friendly Drinkies: All nonalcoholic beverages; tea, coffee, fountain drinks Damage: $7.95-$8.95 ANNOUNCER: Hot Iron Mongolian Grill in Olympia, in setup alone, is as straightforward
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Drinking inside is great. Drinking in the rain can be comforting. Drinking in the basement of your mom’s house can ease the pain. But, really, does anything beat drinking a refreshing adult beverage outside in the Northwest summer at one of our area’s many bar and restaurant decks and patios? Aside from
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Earlier this week Washington United for Marriage, a statewide campaign leading the effort to lobby in support of marriage equality, celebrated the completion of the first half of its mission when Governor Gregoire signed legislation passing same-sex marriage into law. Over the past three months Washington United has directed and equipped
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Just off a sun-baked California highway, Soldiers roll their high-tech base of operations into a high school parking lot and greet future recruits. The message they're sharing with the school's students focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, and the role it plays in
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Last year, the Weekly Volcano chose musician and badass Jerry Ziegler as "Best Olympian," based on his unwavering devotion to Olympia's epic rock scene - an integral part of our Olympian identity. This year, the Weekly Volcano chooses Mathias Eichler. Eichler, too, is a badass. And he, too, has an unwavering devotion
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As the weather grows warmer, I begin modifying my beverage routine. Hot coffee or tea in the morning becomes a room temperature or iced version of its former self. Hoping to stay away from dubious bottled green teas packed with corn syrup and the same amount of junk as a
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Director Brett Carr has taken this Tacoma Little Theatre production of The Buddy Holly Story to a high level by using the theater’s revolving stage as a transition device. The show flows from one scene to the next. The stage becomes a recording studio or Holly’s house with a flick
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There's excitement behind Justin Stang and Jim Elenteny's new band, Science!, a project fully realized in Olympia over the last year but born out of the duo's long-term musical relationship. You can tell there's excitement by the exclamation point. And you can tell by the voting. Stang and Elenteny's Science! received and
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SEXIEST HARD ROCK BAND Mosquito Hawk Shit. Jerry Zeigler, Phil Heinze, John Merithew and Olivia Love? Even their names are sexy. But start talking about Mosquito Hawk's talent, hair, high tops and cute tooth gaps all rolled into one epic super group, and Olympia gets a little wet between the legs. Steaming
