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We've straight up lost the War on Drugs. You've come to terms with that, right? Friday at Orca Books author William L. Marcy will discuss his book - The Politics of Cocaine. The book investigates the role the United States played - through flawed policy and tactics - in building
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Tournament of Tacos With a week of voting behind us, what began as 64 of greater Tacoma's best tacos will be whittled down to 32 after today's Tournament of Tacos Readers' Poll battles. It's like March Madness, only with more indigestion. Every day through April 1 visit our blog Spew and cast
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What's the saying? Dance with the devil, the devil don't change. He changes you. That's a quote for everyone who is trying to figure out how to sell art with out selling their soul. Good luck. It's becoming clear that the machine - you know what I mean by the
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I’m sorry. I don’t have a well-written, well-conceived intro for this week’s column. I know you’ve probably come to expect nothing less than journalistic excellence from me, but I’m afraid, my friends, this week you get less. Perhaps shattering the illusion will be a good thing. Crash! I can’t be golden all
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We wandered door-to-door on that third Thursday in October, card in hand, a sort of trick or treat for Unicef minus the Unicef boxes, minus change from the individuals who rewarded our presence with samplings of wine. It was a surreal night downtown, with haphazard and uber-friendly crowds wandering from point
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Imagine a bar so full you have to dodge poised pool cues and swinging dreadlocks (Ever been hit in the eye with one? It's like a hairy mallet, and stings like a bitch.) Imagine a bar so lively that dank beers slosh on you and skanking elbows poke you in
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Ross Cowman is a humble tour-de-force to say the least. He has been quietly spearheading a huge folk movement in the underground scene in Olympia. His upstart label, Bicycle Records, has been dropping phenomenal releases for the past five years, including such acts as Polka Dot Dot Dot, Eleanor Murray,
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JUNE MADRONA >>> Thursday, March 25 Ross Cowman is a humble tour-de-force to say the least. He has been quietly spearheading a huge folk movement in the underground scene in Olympia. His upstart label, Bicycle Records, has been dropping phenomenal releases for the past five years, including such acts as Polka Dot
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Thought-provoking reading doesn't have to come from classic authors such as Dickens and Steinbeck. Young adult literature, which continues to grow in popularity, has been producing intriguing works about society that appeal to a wide audience - a fact that King's Books hasn't missed. The Tacoma Stadium District bookstore hosts
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In May of 1997, after a successful tryout, I joined my first ever "signed" band. The roller coaster ride up Rock Mountain had begun. I was hired, fully outfitted to be tour ready: new cymbals, cymbal stands, drum throne, pedals and cases, and a custom drum set of my own design. Then
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC. Sax Unplugged. Tacoma bands playing acoustic sets. 21+. 9 pm-close. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Team Trivia Night. 9 pm. NC. Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Latitude 84 Tacoma - South. DJ Jacob. Hip-hop, R&B, Top 40, and dance. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth
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The band's lineup, as we know it today, was formed in 1964 by Joseph Shabalala. Why? It came to him in a dream. He'd been the bandleader of a choral group specializing in isicathamiya, traditional Zulu music. But the sounds he heard in his dream were these gorgeous harmonies that
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It's unusual for a band to have been around for as long as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and for me (and, I suspect, many people) to know next to nothing about them. I mean, this is a band that's been around since 1960 - 50 years! - in one form or
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Ever since Bob Dylan assumed the throne as the folk-rock-genius laureate of the 1960s, other artists have clamored to cover his songs. Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" is one of the guitar god's most enduring hits, more famous than the original. From Peter, Paul and Mary to
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Here's something that you never really see any more: the certifiably insane recording artist. Well, not technically insane (unless you're talking about Wild Man Fischer) but certainly wacky to no end. They are generally described as having a world all their own - usually a "weird" or "crazy" one. Arthur
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Believe it or not people, I don't mind being proved wrong. Clearly not all the time, because that would be horribly depressing, but when I have preconceived notions about someone or something, I will gladly take my lumps for it. I deserve them. We are all human. We judge others.
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Mark Dufresne. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Randy Oxford's Blues Theatre Kid's Jam. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. City Hall
