Concert Alert
Being a Philly native, I can tell you from experience the Jersey Shore you see on MTV is not the real deal. Sure, it gets pretty gross on the boardwalk sometimes; I've seen my fair share of unfortunate booty shorts and deep-fried Oreos (it's the combination that really hurts)-but not
Viva South Sound
It's October, which can mean only one thing: fans of hip-hop and cartoonish German culture can rejoice. Maltoberfest is back and as Olde English-sodden as ever! For the uninitiated, Maltoberfest is a sublimely beer-soaked celebration of hip-hop and oompah, punk and pretzels and - above all else - more malt liquor
Critics' Picks
[PSYCH-ROCK] + FRI, OCT. 17 If I'm obliged to classify Indigenous Robot, an iffy critical approach under the best of circumstances, I'd say it's teetering halfway across a tightrope between Modest Mouse and The Doors. The Colorado quartet leads with Kyle South's patient guitar melodies and exacting percussion from Ryan Longenecker.
Music
When was the last time you discovered something new? Not new in the universal sense, like spawning a brand new species in some sparkling white laboratory somewhere, but something new to you? Discoveries are made melancholy; I feel, by the knowledge that they've usually existed around you the entire time,
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 Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet Seattle. Nov. 4-5 7:30 pm. $24.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Euge Groove Seattle. Nov.
Food Matters
HERITAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY Heritage Distilling Company (3207 57th St. Ct. NW, Gig Harbor) is turning 2 years old. Celebrate this milestone and the official launch of its flavored vodkas from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. There will be tasting tours and specials AND you'll hear the news about
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Named after a scientific discovery, The Van Allen Belt are doing their part to tear down and rebuild. Their recent LP, Heaven on a Branch, is a sly study in mixing and matching. The ways they play with sounds and expectations is sometimes so subtle that you find yourself waking
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I'm not precisely sure what precipitated the members of Havania Whaal to plug in that mandolin and feed it through layers of distortion, but it's working for them. Describing themselves as "twee-gaze," Havania Whaal definitely benefit from the winsome levity that their fuzzed-out mandolin brings to the frothy garage pop.
Live & CD Reviews
I recently volunteered to review the new Melvins record, Hold It In, released, of course, on Mike Patton's Ipecac Recording, Oct. 14. Those close to me probably got a laugh at that sentence. I immediately laughed at myself and the realization that this was about to be the most biased
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The Northwest Playwrights Alliance's Double Shot Play Fest is a chance for local scribes to show off and, just as important, for the organization to make a little spending cash. Consider this: eager writers go to work the evening before the festival, as that's when they're handed the topic for
Viva South Sound
Everyone throws birthday parties, but when a great DJ throws his or hers own birthday party, it's time to show up. Enter DJ Kid One. The San Diego, California, transplant has been ripping South Sound dance floors for the past few years with his intense party-rocking style. Saturday, he'll celebrate his
Listings
BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ron Funches. 8 pm. $15. The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia
Operation Family Support
Moving to a new duty station can be a daunting experience to say the least. Many spouses that have been through it will tell you that educating yourself about the area helps tremendously. These spouses may research the obvious topics such as schools, public transportation, shopping centers, medical facilities, dentists, and children's
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You say you want some spooky? The Voodoo Organist, the Los Angeles artist sometimes known as Scott Wexton, channels Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Devo, the Doors and an evil roller-rink to conjure a circus of lounge sounds darkly peppy. The Voodoo Organist has powers, brother - and unless you're willing to
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Polecat. 9 pm. NC. BLUES The Gig Spot Gig Harbor. The Kari Ehli Band. All Ages. 8 pm. T&J Bar and Grill Lakewood. Tim Hall Band. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ron Funches.
Operation Family Support
Your spouse is deployed, and you are hundreds or even thousands of miles from your family, so who do you turn to when you have a problem? Perhaps a car broke down, or you were laid off from your job and your household monthly income has been greatly reduced. Or maybe
Focus
McChord Field's Airmen Against Drunk Driving program now has a new tool in its toolbox, adding another resource to help the program work to continue to prevent alcohol related incidents among airmen. Lakewood Ford is donating a Ford Windstar minivan and the Pierce Military Business Alliance, McChord Officers' Spouses Club and
Operation Family Support
DUNGENESS - "Fifteen feet of beauty" and the promise of peace: This is how Dean Childs describes the vessel coming together in his shop north of Sequim. Thirty-one pairs of hands have worked for months on a cedar fishing boat to be given to wounded veterans at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in
Education
WASHINGTON - The children of military personnel who died in the line of duty since Sept. 11, 2001 can apply for an educational scholarship similar to the new Post-9/11 GI Bill. Benefits are retroactive to Aug. 1, 2009. The scholarship, which is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is named
