Music
Bellingham quintet the Sunshine Bumpers have a talent for crafting boozy, bluesy rock, and even though most of the band isn't even old enough to drink yet, they admit that they like to get rowdy. Rambunctiousness, of course, goes hand in hand with rock 'n' roll, and, as soulful frontwoman
Music
Matt Coughlin and the Growlers have labeled their style as "funktry" - a combination of funk and country, natch. Coughlin grew up in Montana, raised by a couple of hippies. "They're folkies from back in the day," says Coughlin. "They got me playing piano and playing the guitar and singing
Food Matters
Catch a new buzz at an old spot We've all been there. Saying to ourselves, "Oh, I'll just meet friends for a quick one after work," and before we know it a polite server is handing out dinner menus as the sun sets. It happens, especially if the conversation is flowing
Stage
Two years ago, my wife and I followed multiple suggestions to see playwright Robert Schenkkan's All the Way at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. They were right; that script's a masterpiece. OSF's production featured actor Jack Willis, riveting as President Lyndon Baines Johnson, plus charismatic Kenajuan Bentley as his sometime partner in
Military Resources
The elves were busy this year at Santa's Castle on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "I think we've given out close to $200,000 worth of toys," said Shelly Hinzman, the vice president for inventory, as she inspected recently delivered books and toys. "Just to give you an idea about the generosity of some
Liquid
Though Washington has garnered much-deserved attention as a major player in the craft brew and winery scene, the city of Lakewood is not the first to come to mind when thinking of these culinary arts. Those who have visited know that Lakewood is primarily what one would consider a concrete
News Front
Collaboration builds lasting relationships. For the 34th time, American and Japanese soldiers are working together during Yama Sakura 67, Japan's largest command post exercise. The bilateral exercise, which began on Dec. 8 and ends on Dec. 14, is being conducted at Camp Asaka, Japan. "This is one operation; we are literally working side-by-side
Viva South Sound
Ed. note: Jeff Ross' Tacoma Comedy Club shows have been postponed. The shows will be rescheduled. I've never been very good at ribbing people. I think it comes from all of the anger that churns deep inside of me, but I could be wrong. Whenever there's a group of people playfully
Food Matters
HOTEL MURANO NYE It's time to make your New Year's Eve plans. Consider the BITE restaurant in the Hotel Murano (1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma). Dinner will include a holiday menu featuring winter panzanella salad, fries and gravy served with sautéed mushrooms and gorgonzola, wild mushroom ravioli, prime rib and more. Bonus:
Viva South Sound
Season's greetings! Egg nog, wreaths, Kwanzaa and the 7th Annual Sagittarius Celebration. This year's party features a who's who of dope DJs from the South Sound, including DJ Iceman (Brooklyn), DJ Drastic (Atlanta), Kid One (San Diego), DJ Poison (Kingston, Jamaica) and a surprise visit from Tacoma's main soundbwoy, DJ Qualifi,
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Charlatan is surging, post-punk inspired electro-rock. As a solo project of Omar Rashan, Charlatan combines programmed beats, synthesizers and fuzzed-out guitars into a sound that's reminiscent of Joy Division. All cleanliness and precision is smeared with layers of noise, and the persistent drum machine gets drenched in discordant guitar. In
Focus
(62nd AW PA) - More than 120 airmen from the 8th Airlift Squadron returned Sept. 2 after a 120-day deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 8th AS Airmen were deployed as the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to an overseas contingency location in the Middle East. "I couldn't be more proud
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 Adam Devine Seattle. March 4 8 pm. $31 (Neptune Theatre, Tickets.com) Mat Kearney Parachute, Judah & The
Operation Family Support
This weekend the Quilts of Valor Foundation will host its third annual See & Sew event at VFW Hall of Post 91, located at 2000 S. Union Ave., in Tacoma. The event - held Sept. 10-12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - is open to the public and will
Military Policy
I met Gary Sinise almost 15 years ago at McChord Field. Tuesday morning, I had the chance to reconnect. Nothing's changed about him - he is the same sincere and humble man I met a decade-and-a-half ago. What's more, his focus remains squarely on servicemembers and their families. "It's great to be
Operation Family Support
In 2006, Shirley Schmunk traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a memorial in remembrance of her only child, Jeremiah, who had died two years earlier in Iraq, and other fallen soldiers. "It was a beautiful service," she said of the White House Commission on Remembrance's Time of Remembrance tribute, "but it
Archives
As far as the Weekly Volcano is concerned, any excuse to eat Mexican food is a good one. But the celebration of Cinco de Mayo — usually observed over a period of days, not just on the 5th — provides us with even more ammunition for gorging on tacos, chile
Focus
He was a gun runner for the CIA during the Cuban missile crisis, flew contract planes for a brothel, spent time as a pilot flying for Libya's Muammar Khadafi and shot a charging lion at 10 feet. By his own account, Kent's Ron Rismon has lived a storied and exceptional
