Stage
Chamber Music by Arthur Kopit is an absurdist one-act play set in 1939 and performed by Theater Artists Olympia, or TAO. It is TAO's 11th season and their website states, "TAO is a collective of local artists committed to producing high quality theater. TAO's focus is on producing more thematically
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Only 30 minutes in length, Angelo Spencer's all-instrumental effort Et les Hauts Sommets floats happily between surf, afro-pop and noise rock. Spencer's MySpace declares, it "sounds like a soundtrack." Sure enough, the album's pulsing character pieces define an exotic tone that could have great cinematic effect. If this well-defined tone is
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Friday will see the confluence between small businesses and indie music performances in a moment of synergy that won't rub you the wrong way. Dubbed the Downtown Music Crawl, the event will feature three downtown businesses showcasing three brief, consecutive concerts. Starting at Anthem Coffee & Tea, moving on to
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The band was jamming in the studio that's situated to accommodate both musicians and fans. Around 40 people were there, some in suits, some with piercings and tattoos, all with toes tapping or heads banging. Behind a large window, an audio engineer sat in his recording studio, and in front
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Captain Algebra is fast becoming one of my favorite heavy bands. They have this certain stoner/doom quality that makes me think of Bacchus or Red Fang. There's also this punk rock vibe that makes me think of my younger years, which seems appropriate given the boys rocking in this band
News Front
A bittersweet homecoming will soon take place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord when an airman finally returns after decades of missing in action. In 1969, the Phantom fighter-bomber of Air Force Capt. Douglas Ferguson, a 24-year-old Tacoma native, took a direct hit from ground fire while on its third bombing pass over
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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Ah, the wedding singer. Every wedding has one (well, almost). Whether it's during the ceremony or the reception, and whether it's a live person or even a CD, weddings almost always include music of some sort. Tacoma Musical Playhouse brings music of the ‘80s to the stage with the musical
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The puns, oh god, the puns. If you can think of a pun that involves marine life, courtroom procedure, or marine life enacting courtroom procedure, you can bet it will be found somewhere in the Bryan Willis script of The Incredible Undersea Trial of Joseph P. Lawnboy - the tale of
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Charles Willyard's paintings of roads at night now showing at Caffé Vita in Olympia look a lot like calendar art or postcard art, or maybe like story illustrations out of a 1950s Saturday Evening Post. Willyard's painting technique and his sense of design, color and - most notably -
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I wonder what it's all about? No, that's not a question; that's the name of the Mike Capp exhibit at Mineral. His paintings "don't really mean anything dangerous, angst-y or irksome. There's no mewling social commentary," he says. Nor are they "meant to provoke the unarticulated terrors of childhood.
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Yes, it's that time again: The Grand Cinema's 72-Hour Film Competition enters its 10th year. Its evolution over the years has seen it rise from humble, let's-put-on-a-show beginnings into a genuine behemoth. What started as 11 teams gathering at The Grand has ballooned into a totally legit happening. Every year
Music
I have, in my possession, rare video footage just waiting for the perfect blackmail opportunity. It involves Weekly Volcano co-publisher Ron Swarner and his oddly profound karaoke rendition of the B-52's "Love Shack." It's a scene many of you are probably quite familiar with, I'm sure: A group of friends
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OK, picture it. Saturday morning, you stumble out of bed, mosey your way downstairs and - what's this? "Honey, there's a tour group in the kitchen!" Oops, Precious forgot to tell you that your castle has become part of Tacoma Historical Society's Tour of Homes - and there you are,
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The Broadway Center Conservatory presents Damn Yankees! - a zippy, popular 1955 musical about a rabid baseball fan, Joe Boyd, who says he'd sell his soul for a long-ball hitter for his beloved Washington Senators team. Satan, badly disguised as a guy named Mr. Applegate (there's a reason for that
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Let's go camping! Pile into the family truckster and head to a state park for a few days - or until you appreciate the monotony of civilization, work, bills and hemorrhoids. Bring plenty of beer. It travels well, and you can cool it in a lake. It relaxes you enough
Arts
So, free money part two. Grant applications. If you've got your artist resume and general shit together, you're ready to apply for a grant or two. First, you need a well-planned idea. That means a series or project that requires the kind of money you'll be asking for. If you have a
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(((THIS PROMOTION IS OVER))) For this week's Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie e-newsletter contest we're giving away a pair of tickets to see the rock band Post Stardom Depression March 20 at Hell's Kitchen. The band is on the cover of our MUSIC ISSUE inside today's Weekly Volcano. The first person who
