Travel
While portions of the country dig out from winter and celebrate cherry blossoms, lilacs and lavender, signs that Western Washington is springing up as well are evident in brilliant yellow daffodils and colorful tulips across the region. For those ready to enjoy more than a few spots of
Music
The careers of John, Paul, George and Ringo, post-Beatles, is a nearly ideal case study in the separate personalities that make up a band, and the effects of isolating them in solo projects. Harrison was free to explore his spiritual side, and released the triple-album masterpiece that he apparently had
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Thursday, Sept. 15, Roman Holiday will be locally releasing their second album, Move Your Heart/Shake Your Bones. Then, in early October, the band will be jumping across the pond for a U.K. tour. "We'll be gone for about three weeks," says Lance. "Initially, when we planned the trip, it was just
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Back in 2004, the unknown Seattle hip-hop duo DJ/producer Sabzi and MC Geologic - better known as Blue Scholars - had just released their self-titled debut. They had played their first show in Portland. And wanted to push the new project but couldn't find anyone willing to let them open
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Are ya'll hip to John Crown? I hope so. I just had to get his name out there. Crown has no big shows coming up. He has no definitive date for a release for his next album, Coffee and Beats. He didn't just release a new song or video. He's
Stage
Olympia's Matter Gallery keeps it fresh by constantly bringing in new artists and new works by the gallery's regulars. Among some of the new work showing now I detect a theme. The theme is painting. Specifically expressionistic painting, mostly abstract or with stylized imagery and expressive handling of paint - or
Arts
A line is defined as the path of a moving point. If the point is three-dimensional and a foot or two in size in every direction, and if it doubles back on itself and crosses its own path like an Escher drawing or like a meandering line drawn without lifting
Stage
"I love Chekhov because he's one of the greatest playwrights ever, and his work is really great for training actors," said Marla Elliott, a faculty member specializing in drama at The Evergreen State College in Olympia. "He creates stories and plays in which there are no villains and no heroes,
Sipping Out
Thursday, Sept. 15 Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., $1 a taste, Stina's Cellars, 9316 Lakeview Ave. SW, Suite B, Lakewood, 253.227.9748. Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Half-price wine, 3-close, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer,
Food Matters
FANCHISE OPENS Native New Yorker restaurant, an New York Buffalo wings restaurant and sports bar franchise, has opened at 4441 Pacific Ave. SE in Lacey. Wings are a focus, but sandwiches, burgers, pizza and pastas also grace the menu. WINEMAKER DINNER Romina Togn of Torre di Luna, Lechthaler and Maso Poli wineries from
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Wanda Sykes is one of those people that everyone knows. She's been doing standup comedy since 1987, but many just know her as some indefinable presence in comedy - having spent time as an actress on TV and in movies, as well as a writer for The
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Wanda Sykes is one of those people that everyone knows. She's been doing standup comedy since 1987, but many just know her as some indefinable presence in comedy - having spent time as an actress on TV and in movies, as well as a writer for The Chris Rock Show.
Stage
Jesus Christ Superstar, in many ways, is more of an institution than a musical, at this point. Beginning its life as a concept album, before debuting on Broadway in 1971, it was almost immediately a smashing success, leading quite quickly to a 1973 film adaptation. With music by Andrew Lloyd
Food Matters
Jake Hathcock, owner of Jake's Bar and Bistro in Steilacoom, kicks off his popular beer-tasting dinner season with "Dogfish Breakfast for Dinner," Saturday, Sept. 17. I'm talking beer, not shark. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, based in Delaware, creates unusual beers using ingredients not commonly thought of when craving a
Features
Ah, St. Patrick's Day. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I can appreciate a good drinking holiday. I mean, most holidays have morphed from gatherings to commemorate iconic people or moments that have impacted us as a species to consumer indulgences like a good sale or an
News Front
The shortage of pilots in the Air Force has been well documented, but the United States isn't the only member of NATO looking for more people to fill seats. That was one of several topics discussed during the 75th meeting of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program Steering Committee at
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THING: One rad limo Full of: Eight rad chicks Headed to: Taylor Swift at Tacoma Dome Driven by: Jeff Call Owned by: Jeff Call Associated with: Stonegate Pizza & Rum Bar Where: We gorged before the show Bartender Dave: Made me do a Three Drink Minimum I did not: Fight him or resist You're not: Surprised at all, I'm
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As diehard Pacific Northwesterners, we don ensembles of flip flops, shorts, sleeveless T-shirts, scarves, tug a cap on and bring a hoodie without thought to the weather forecast. Before winter's sullen gray months necessitate adding a jacket over said hoodie, the next few weeks of purely pleasant days and comfortable,
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(THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATS TO RYAN!) Nashville duo Big and Rich bumps as hard as anything Nelly or Ludacris has come up with lately. Banjos, fiddles, and the duo’s soaring harmonies share space with an AC/DC guitar riff, a thudding disco beat, and an infectiously dumb shout-along
Travel
It is hard to compete with the natural beauty that surrounds the town of Port Angeles. Everywhere you turn, there is a stunning view of either the Olympic Mountains or the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Throw in the Ediz Hook and the port, and it is really remarkable. Competing
