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In Hollywood they have the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Around here, we have the six degrees of grunge. When the Seattle music scene exploded in the early ’90s, Tacoma was directly in the fallout zone. Therefore, it’s not uncommon in our local music circles to encounter someone who played
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Every once is a while a band comes along that is hard to describe without adding three or four exclamation marks at the end of each sentence. When I started to write this story about Girl in a Coma, I had to physically restrain myself by duct taping the upper
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Every once is a while a band comes along that is hard to describe without adding three or four exclamation marks at the end of each sentence. When I started to write this story about Girl in a Coma, I had to physically restrain myself by duct taping the upper
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It’s a bad idea to lump all folk music into one stereotype because the performer’s personality plays such a huge role. A folk song is a snapshot of the thoughts of the songwriter. It can be a political statement, a love story, a clever play on words, a somebody-did–somebody-wrong song,
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It’s a bad idea to lump all folk music into one stereotype because the performer’s personality plays such a huge role. A folk song is a snapshot of the thoughts of the songwriter. It can be a political statement, a love story, a clever play on words, a somebody-did–somebody-wrong song,
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The Blakes didn’t have a big fat trust fund or rich patrons who paid for expensive lessons or rented out venues so they could build up a fan base. The Seattle band rocked it the old fashion way with lots of rehearsing and touring. The band has been together for
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The Blakes didn’t have a big fat trust fund or rich patrons who paid for expensive lessons or rented out venues so they could build up a fan base. The Seattle band rocked it the old fashion way with lots of rehearsing and touring. The band has been together for
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Topics like universal healthcare, activism, human rights, social justice, clean environment, sustainable farms and rank choice voting in Pierce County will be peacefully discussed and celebrated at a festival in People’s Park downtown Tacoma Sunday, Aug. 26 in People’s Park on Hilltop. The whole thing will be powered by solar
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Topics like universal healthcare, activism, human rights, social justice, clean environment, sustainable farms and rank choice voting in Pierce County will be peacefully discussed and celebrated at a festival in People’s Park downtown Tacoma Sunday, Aug. 26 in People’s Park on Hilltop. The whole thing will be powered by solar
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I agree with Charlotte Thistle when she calls herself a smart-ass. She has a sense of humor that definitely comes through in her songwriting, but the word “smart” in that colloquialism does double duty. She’s smart, as in intelligent. That also comes through in her songs. I laughed and also
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I agree with Charlotte Thistle when she calls herself a smart-ass. She has a sense of humor that definitely comes through in her songwriting, but the word “smart” in that colloquialism does double duty. She’s smart, as in intelligent. That also comes through in her songs. I laughed and also
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Van Conner formed a little Northwest treasure back in the late ’80s known as Screaming Trees with his brother, Gary Lee Conner and Mark Lanegan. Screaming Trees rode the grunge wave of the ’90s never quite reaching the heights of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, but still carving
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Van Conner formed a little Northwest treasure back in the late ’80s known as Screaming Trees with his brother, Gary Lee Conner and Mark Lanegan. Screaming Trees rode the grunge wave of the ’90s never quite reaching the heights of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, but still carving
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Tysen are self described “Federal Way kids,” except for one who may or may not be from Sedro-Woolley. Tony D’Angelo (lead vocals and guitar), Jin Wooh (guitar and background vocals), Matt Hettler (drums), Ryan ‘RyRy’ Marth (guitar, synth and background vocals) and Cory Meyers (bass) were friends first, and then
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Tysen are self described “Federal Way kids,” except for one who may or may not be from Sedro-Woolley. Tony D’Angelo (lead vocals and guitar), Jin Wooh (guitar and background vocals), Matt Hettler (drums), Ryan ‘RyRy’ Marth (guitar, synth and background vocals) and Cory Meyers (bass) were friends first, and then
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After fixing the repairs ordered by the Tacoma fire marshal, the all-ages Club Alano officially re-opens Friday night hosting Durango 95, The Drug Purse and Paris Spleen. “We actually opened a couple of months ago but got immediately shut down by the fire marshals,” explains co-owner Mike Kopf. “We had
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After fixing the repairs ordered by the Tacoma fire marshal, the all-ages Club Alano officially re-opens Friday night hosting Durango 95, The Drug Purse and Paris Spleen. “We actually opened a couple of months ago but got immediately shut down by the fire marshals,” explains co-owner Mike Kopf. “We had
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You might wonder how a single song earns an entire festival — LouieFest 2007 this weekend. When The Wailers were in high school in Tacoma, they recorded a hit song called “Tall Cool One,” which went to No. 36 on the charts in and took them all across the country
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You might wonder how a single song earns an entire festival — LouieFest 2007 this weekend. When The Wailers were in high school in Tacoma, they recorded a hit song called “Tall Cool One,” which went to No. 36 on the charts in and took them all across the country
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Singer/songwriter Robbie Fulks of Chicago, Ill., is not afraid to speak his mind. He’s also not afraid to bite the industry that feeds him. Fulks made known his dislike for mainstream modern country and the country music industry in true songwriter fashion when he wrote the song “Fuck This Town”
