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The exuberance at play with Shogun Barbie is absolutely palpable. Garage rock bands are a dime a dozen in these parts, but the pure, sloppy energy that they bring to the table is nothing to scoff at. The boy/girl shouting stands front and center in each brief, catchy tune. In
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SNOWFLAKE PARTIES Tacoma has yet to see its annual light dusting of the white stuff. Puget Sound Pizza (317 S. Seventh St., Tacoma) doesn't want to wait and has popped out some Snowflake Parties. You can snag scissors and paper on site or bust out your own at home, relive your
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Timberland Library Olympia - East. Tattered Dress. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill Bonney
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day. 6 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. Blues Vespers, with Little Bill
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For those of you who have been reading my column, you have inevitably inferred my belief that Tacoma is a musical epicenter of sorts. It has provided a starting platform for many bands that have gone on to find great success on an international level. The Northwest has been both
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Bryan Bowers. All Ages. 8 pm. $10. Tacoma Main Library - Tacoma. Bryan Bowers. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Jessie Hill. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian
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Bringing the people together. What a concept! We mean, riots bring people together, don't they? And so do funerals, until the after-ceremony lunch is over and every member of your family competes to see who can ditch the bill the fastest. DJs Broam, Bobby Galaxy and Mr. Melanin bring people
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Heidi Stoermer, Jenny Snipstead featuring Andrew Crook. Show will include special duets and holiday sing-alongs. All Ages. 7 pm. $4. Spar Cafe Olympia
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Most new parents take lots of pictures of their newborn babies. It's only natural to want to preserve those precious moments because they pass all too quickly. Even before daughter Grace (now almost 9) was born, Casey Stewart and her sister Amy Apelar were busy capturing the moment. Once Grace was
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Swimming fun and learning doesn't have to stop because of the weather. The South Sound offers terrific indoor pools and swimming opportunities for the entire family. Whether someone needs to brush up on their swim strokes, learn how to swim all together, or just splash and play, local area programs
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Kelly Joe Phelps got his start interpreting old tunes like "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed." The raspy baritone's spine-chilling slide guitar, played lap-style, inspired fellow axe-man Steve Earle to call his sound "a feeling, a smoky, painful, yet somehow comforting groove that lets you know you are not alone
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"I have no siblings and a part of me is glad because I wouldn't wish my experience on anyone," admitted Christal Presley. On Nov. 1, Presley, who has her PhD in education, released a personal and provocative memoir entitled Thirty Days with My Father: Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD. When her father
