Music
In the newest decades, psychedelia has solidified into something of a memory of what psych rock should look and sound like. Reverb has run rampant across the genre, with hazy, druggy vibes surging underneath even the most straightforward guitar rock. Local bands like the Night Beats have made a career
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Eric Bibb, Paul Midon Seattle. Sept. 9-10 7:30 pm. $24.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Diane
Deals
It costs about $60 for a family of six to visit the Seattle Art Museum. If that same family visited the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, the cost would be about $40. However, from now until Labor Day 2010 more than 700 museums spread throughout all 50 states are offering
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What is absolutely the scariest ritual you can participate in Tacoma's Proctor District? How's a virgin sacrifice sound? Have a friend who's a wuss? Well, pack your knapsack full of rice, toast, water pistols, toilet paper and playing cards, and prepare to send your friend running
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For a band that was essentially formed on the whim of two people talking in a bar, with one of them not really knowing how to play an instrument, Killer Ghost is as tight of a band as is going on in the psych rock world. Their recent EP, Sad
Food Matters
WINE FESTIVAL The Red Lion Hotel (2300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Olympia) invites you to "wine down" from summer at their Corks, Forks, Wine and Food Celebration at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. The featured menu highlights Cuban-inspired flavors paired with an extensive wine selection. There will be music, dancing and fun
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It's my understanding that some people really like summer. I can't fathom what's wrong with these people, so I'll just have to take their word for it. If you're one of these mixed up people, it stands to reason that you wouldn't want summer to end so soon (as much
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Here's a striking bit of weirdness. Garlic Man and CHIKN are a rap collective, made up of two women who not afraid of exposing every nook and cranny of their oddest and sometimes most off-putting ideas. From the bracingly upfront sexuality of "DTF" to "Watch You"'s creepy ode to the
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Neutral Boy has been on the scene for years, punk rock staples. If you opened a fridge labeled Northwest Punk, Neutral Boy would be in the crisper, right next to the tall boys. Except for a few bands (you know who you are, assholes) and a couple limp burritos, the
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One way to get some sun and stay cool with the hip-hop club closures in the Olympia-area is to participate in the Park Daze Concert Series at The Artesian Well Park in Downtown Olympia - series sponsored by the city of Olympia, Barb's Famous BBQ, Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless, KAOS
News Front
Doctors presently call the event, talked about by Buddhists and Taoists for centuries, single-minded focus - a person's ability to discard everything outside the present task. Six airmen were honored for their single-minded focus in combat in Afghanistan during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 18. The airmen, Tech.
Archives
Vacancy David and Amy (Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale), a couple awaiting their final divorce papers, check into a deserted roadside motel against their better judgment. Creepy manager Mason (Frank Whaley) sets them up in the “honeymoon suite,” complete with a TV set that plays snuff films featuring masked men torturing
Operation Family Support
The next free Yellow Ribbon event is July 16-18 in Reno, Nev. Although the dates may seem far away, the slots are filled on a first come, first serve basis. The event will be hosted by Travis Air Force Base, Calif., however Reservists from McChord Field are invited to attend. The
Music
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling... To those astute readers of Bobble Tiki's weekly column out there - all seven of you - who have perhaps noticed this
Education
The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine funded FOCUS Program was created to help military families deal with ongoing and sometimes multiple deployments. On a basic level, the program strives to initiate family-level problem solving, clarify misunderstandings, enhance communication, and increase parents' ability to handle the emotional and behavioral reactions that
Focus
Once the giant king salmon bit Staff Sgt. Nicholas Gleim's line, the battle was on. From the initial pull at the ocean floor to the tug-of-war that commenced after the 45-pound fish realized that it'd been hooked, Gleim continued reeling the salmon in, clutching the fishing pole even though his arms
Education
Four mannequins were lined up on the floor of a common area in the medical mall of Madigan Army Medical Center. The mannequins were being used to give CPR demonstrations and to allow non-medical spectators a chance to perform CPR. "A big portion of the public does not know what to
Veterans
The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) memorial wall bears the names of 166 fallen soldiers from the unit, dating back to Vietnam. On June 1, that number rose to 168 as the names of the two soldiers from the unit to die this year were added. "All gave some, some gave
Operation Family Support
It costs about $60 for a family of six to visit the Seattle Art Museum. If that same family visited the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, the cost would be about $40. However, from now until Labor Day more than 700 museums throughout all 50 states are offering free
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Sam Densmore, Andrew Warrens. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. Curran Apple Orchard - University Place. Summer Concert, featuring 133rd Washington Army National Guard Band. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Kermet Apio. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. DJ/ELECTRONIC
