Music
VALIS >>> Friday, April 9 Correct me if I'm wrong: Valis is a band made up of leather-clad, rock ‘n' roll Satan worshippers who live together in a giant interstellar vessel powered only by pure, gutturally wailing psychedelic metal and capable of leaping across time and space. Is that right? How goddamn
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Leave it to a real OG like SP aka Slo Poke to deliver a necessary solution to the problem of wack MCs and general stagnation in the 25360 hip-hop communities. With his newly launched monthly battle series, "Go Hard or Go Home," held at Olympia's Royal Lounge, SP has created
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Since its birth and nurturing period, hip-hop culture has served as an alternative path to the lifestyle that awaited youngsters in the Bronx - and New York's early heroin and gang-dominated era in the mid '70s. For the founding generation, hip-hop became a powerful outlet for the type of expression
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The Growlers are a surf and garage worshipping foursome with a punk streak. A great deal of the band's appeal comes from lead singer Brooks Nielsen's vocals. Though a young man, Nielsen sounds old and weathered - and possibly toothless - like a leathery, elderly busker by the beach. The Growlers
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It used to be that California was what people dreamt of. Something about its distance and impossibility bewitched young men and trapped adults, beckoning to them while simultaneously mocking them for their hope. No one, it seemed, ever made it to California. Oh, but if you did. ... In California, a man
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OK, I finally gave into the pressure. For weeks people have asked me why I haven't written about Metropolitan Market. Honestly, the reason is really simple: it's just too easy. Easy meaning it's only THE pinnacle of the ultimate grocery shopping experience. Sometimes I don't even buy anything when I
Family
This summer, families can head south and see what goes in the Capital City outside of the rotunda and under the trees. "I believe that fellow military families could really benefit from some of our larger recreation events," explained Christie Lamour, a military spouse and program specialist with the Park Stewardship
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Just five days after Eric Shinseki resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs amid a growing scandal, U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, met with 25 military veterans Wednesday to hear their stories of frustration in getting health care. Kilmer began the 90-minute gathering at the VFW Post in northern Tacoma with
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[METAL] + SAT, JUNE 7 Taking a smoke break with my co-worker in the alley behind the bar, we de-stressed from our shift and speculated the amount of tips we may have made. Just as we were about to go back in and finish our busy Olympia Arts Walk shift, we
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Daniel Adams. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Nick Sandy. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Hannah's Bar & Grille
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Live music and DJ 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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The ownership team of Shawn and Emily DeCicco and Dennis and Taressa Krumwiede quietly opened The Loose Wheel Bar and Grill Wednesday, March 31, in the former 6th Ave Bar & Grill spot. The couples have a history in the local hospitality business. The DeCiccos currently own Puyallup's Summit Pub.
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Music and DJs in the South Sound BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 21+. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rebel Monday/Industry Night.
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. James Coates. All Ages. 11 am. NC. W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Tacoma - Stadium District. Mr. Fusion. Music surrounded by plants is a no-brainer. All Ages. 1-2:30 pm. Free. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Villa Cafe Tacoma - Downtown. Acoustic Night, with Lauren and Joel Lively. All Ages. 7 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Claudia Schmidt. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Cafe Luna Vashon. Tamara Lewis. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Justin Sophie Ellie. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Central. Too Many Cooks, with Steve Stefanowicz. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Forza Coffee Puyallup. Savannah, Nick Sandy. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Silver Bullet, Adrian Bourgeouis, Ricky
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Live music and DJs in the South Sound ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam Night. 21+. 8 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Daniel Adams. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. 6 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by
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