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To the joy of underage girls everywhere, Paris Spleen announces they are still a band. Despite a dramatic onstage breakup last fall, they will continue to deliver the goods. The goods being bass-driven disco punk, bad attitudes, and a multi-racial mélange of shirtless guys who can dance. Paris Spleen's Brooke
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PARIS SPLEEN >>> Friday, May 7 To the joy of underage girls everywhere, Paris Spleen announces they are still a band. Despite a dramatic onstage breakup last fall, they will continue to deliver the goods. The goods being bass-driven disco punk, bad attitudes, and a multi-racial mélange of shirtless guys who can
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I've been involved with hip-hop radio since 1989 when I was invited to visit KAOS 89.3 FM in Olympia - where I host a show to this very day. I was intrigued by the smooth voice of hip-hop radio pioneer Nancy G. Plus, I never forgot about KDAY in Los
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Mere weeks after their last Tacoma appearance, Seattle's Wild Orchid Children are set to return to town, where, presumably, they'll dole out mind-melting jams with typically persuasive pizzazz. The six-member band has perfected a recipe for psychedelic rock that's wholly unique - and derives, at least in part, from the
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Have you longed for the quirky emotionalism of Jonathan Richman to careen headlong into noise-rock? Sure you have. You just never knew it. Now, once those two sounds have been precariously welded together, how would you prefer them to be thrown at your head? If you said, "By way of a
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A2 Cajun Café Where: 406 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.915.9492 Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Cuisine: Cajun Creole - jambalaya, gumbo, seafood po'boys, frog legs, red beans and rice, etouffee, fried green tomatoes, and hush puppies Scene: Laid-back, funky, community seating, kids welcome Drinkies: Beer and wine, house made lemonade, ice
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Thursday, May 6 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 Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, May 7 French bistro wines tasting, 3-6 p.m., Water to Wine, 9014
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ALOHA! The Melting Pot in downtown Tacoma has added a Pacific Island-themed menu and specialty drinks through September. TACOMA REPRESENT May is "Rockin' Rosé month at Pour at Four. By the way, Pour at Four now carries Tacoma's 21 Cellars' 2006 Cabernet. TIGHTWAD TUESDAY $2 beer, $2 wells, $2 tacos, every Tuesday from 4 p.m.
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(This contest is closed) For this week's Morning Quickie e-newsletter contest we're giving away five pairs of tickets to the Giant Magnet festival Monday, may 17 at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma. The tickets are goof for Bunraku Bay at 10 a.m., Cimarron at
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"With the unknown, one is confronted with danger, discomfort and worry; the first instinct is to abolish these painful sensations. First principle: any explanation is better than none. The question "Why?" is not pursued for its own sake but to find a certain kind of answer - an answer
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Pierce County and the surrounding areas have some bicycle trails and rides that will not only help you enjoy the sport of bicycling, but also help you get acclimated to the area. For military servicemembers and their families who are looking for a challenge, the Tour de Pierce (www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/services/recreate/tourdprc.htm) is a
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When you see him perform it's not quite the plate spinning we usually associate with one-man-bands. When you watch Andrew Bird utilize the loop pedal, it's an awful lot like a high-wire act; but Daniel Francis Doyle approaches his songs like a trail of dominoes. You watch him lay
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Elizabeth Lord's most recent endeavor is playing two different therapists in D.R. Anderson's Crazy and a Half, a play comprised of six shorts that take a satirical look at patients and their relationships with therapists. From New York crazy to California crazy, the list of characters is amusing; there's crazy
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Mere weeks after their last Tacoma appearance, Seattle's Wild Orchid Children are set to return to town, where, presumably, they'll dole out mind-melting jams with typically persuasive pizzazz. The six-member band has perfected a recipe for psychedelic rock that's wholly unique - and derives, at least in part, from
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Guitarist David Lester and singer Jean Smith are the underground musical duo Mecca Normal. They are also visual artists, and they have curated and are featured in a month-long exhibition at the all-ages club Northern in Olympia. The show is called The Black Dot Museum: Political Artists from Vancouver. In
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The Tacoma Farmers Market doesn't do the pledge and tote bag thing, they just throw a Rodeo Barn Dance to keep the farmers market culture moving forward. Admission includes the musical stylings of The Oly Mountain Boys, a free drink ticket and all night access to the mechanical bull.
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The Tacoma Bike Swap is back with booth after booth of folks selling used parts or looking to swap rides, plus plenty of industry reps, an REI Bike Basics Class, free helmet fitting - and bike stuff, lots of bike stuff. If you've thought of buying a bike, improving
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Mention Ralph Nader's name around the Weekly Volcano and the chagrin is palpable. Matt Driscoll can be heard openly cussing, Owen Taylor just shakes his head in regret. Right or wrong, Nader is often blamed for the debacle that put George W. Bush in office in 2000. If only
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Northwest Harley Davidson in Olympia (way more like Lacey) is teaming up with the Breast Cancer Network of Strength to raise money and awareness on the day before Mother's Day. Believe it or not, there'll be a pink-themed fashion show and raffle Saturday afternoon - in addition to the
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