Military Policy
Whether you are a foreign threat or merely a trivia buff, the U.S. Army has more than its share of surprises. Did you know? The Army is older than the United States itself. During a Presidential campaign, Alan Keyes was once challenged to find a reference to God in the Constitution;
Military Life
Saturday, May 17, Armed Forces Day is coming to a neighborhood near you. Granted, you haven’t done six weeks of shopping to prepare for the Big Day, but are your children jazzed for the Big Day? If you check the polls, the same U.S. holidays turn up as the most
Listings
Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Cafe Steilacoom. Dave Hannon, Chris Telfer. All Ages. 10 am. NC. Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Poodlebomb. 21+. 8 pm. Harbor Greens Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Rick Gonzalez. 21+. 8 pm. NC. D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner. Youth
News Front
In response to world events, the Department of Defense established 10 regionally oriented Homeland Response Forces (HRF), sourced from the National Guard, to pair with the country's FEMA regions. In 2011, Washington was the second HRF stood up and is responsible for FEMA Region 10, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho
Listings
Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC HG Bistro Puyallup. Andy Shofner. 21+. 7 pm. NC. The Villa Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Dave Hannon, Chris Telfer. 8 pm. Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Poodlebomb. 21+. 8 pm. Cafe Luna Vashon. Robyn Landis, Mark Wells, Charles Reed. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. BLUES Matrix Coffee
Listings
Live music in the South Sound. ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. 6 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Big Tony's Sports Bar Centralia. Steve Stefanowicz. 21+. 6 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Chehalis. Blues Jam.
Recreation
If you like laughing at comedians, watching jugglers and stilt walkers. If you like military history, seeing historic weapons from the Civil War and WWII. And if you like seeing modern day military equipment like a UH-60 Black Hawk or weather balloon systems from WWII. Then the Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Armed Forces
Archives
They say there are four great American exports: blues, jazz, capitalism and cocktails. And if there is one category the Weekly Volcano has a love for it is the most liquid one. It's hard work to be experts in this field, but somebody's got to do it. And in Tacoma,
Food Matters
Thursday, March 25 Brassfield Estate Winery tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Ladies Night featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours, Sip, 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W, Gig Harbor, 253.853.3020. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum
Food Matters
MARCH MADNESS CHALLENGE If you eat two burgers and fries in 24 minutes or less at the Varsity Grill before April 6, you will receive the food for free. Drop by the sports bar at 1114 Broadway in downtown Tacoma for the challenge and its rules. CHEF'S TABLE WINE DINNER Affairs Café &
Features
The Tacoma Farmers Market runs not one, but three market locations throughout the city - Broadway Market downtown on Thursdays (opened May 1); 6th Avenue Market on Tuesdays (opened May 6); and the South Tacoma Market on Sundays, which opens June 1. The South Tacoma Market is perhaps one of
Critics' Picks
[POST PUNK] + FRI, MAY 16 Hailing from Oakland, Steel Cranes are a no-nonsense duo composed of Tracy Shapiro and Amanda Shuckle. Their brand of wiry, nervy post-punk recalls badasses such as PJ Harvey and Patti Smith. The assault of guitar and drums is dialed in to a degree that would
Music
Robert Pollard isn't just a hilarious drunk, he's also one of the most prolific recording artists in popular music. He's released 22 albums since 1987, and that's just studio albums under the Guided by Voices umbrella. This isn't counting EPs, live albums, solo recordings, or even his album comprised entirely
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring
Show And Tell
For the better part of the past decade, the prevailing image of the vampire in the public consciousness was a defanged, emo pantywaist who couldn't go out in the sun, not because it would burn him to ashes, but because it would make him sparkle. I thought my fervent prayers
Food Matters
BENEFIT WITH WINE It's a safe bet BMW Northwest isn't on local foodies' radar. After Thursday, May 22, that could change. BMW Northwest (4011 20th Street East, Fife) will host charity event "Cheers to Kids," with wineries in the house. The $60 ticket price includes a wine tasting with Alexandria Nicole
We Recommend
Hailing from Oakland, Steel Cranes are a no-nonsense duo composed of Tracy Shapiro and Amanda Shuckle. Their brand of wiry, nervy post-punk recalls badasses such as PJ Harvey and Patti Smith. The assault of guitar and drums is dialed in to a degree that would be exhausting if it weren't
We Recommend
LAKE had a busy 2013, releasing two full-length albums - The World is Real and Circular Doorway - while continuing their habit of not making too much of a fuss about it. Throughout their seven-year career, LAKE has quietly established itself as one of the best bands in the Pacific
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Louie G's Pizza Fife. Jessica Lynne. All Ages. 8 pm. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Bog Hoppers. 8 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor,
