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Nikki McCoy on May 23rd, 2013
Saturday, Olympia is going to be off the hook. Hip-hop scenes from Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle will merge for an all-day event of Western Washington's version of the XXL Freshman List. Hundreds of votes poured in, highlighting the regions favorite performers who rap, battle and blow minds.
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Nikki McCoy on May 22nd, 2013
By day, Brian Kasnyik picks through boxes of bananas, apples and oranges, inspecting each one before he places them on display, pausing occasionally to chat with an elderly woman, slice a piece of peach for a child, or laugh heartily with a regular.
By night, the produce manager dreams of his
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Nikki McCoy on May 16th, 2013
I once wrote that Horse Bodies is the kind of band that gives you chills. Perhaps that wasn't the most accurate description. It's deeper than that - a kind of dueling-guitar, gritty-voiced, party-down kind of chill that saturates your being until you are fully engaged in the music. After releasing
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Nikki McCoy on May 16th, 2013
In 2012, Tacoma was ranked the 12th most peaceful city in the United States by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The study also found a strong correlation between peace and economic opportunity, health, education and social capital.
In other words, Tacoma is pretty mellow, yo, and that's a good thing.
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Nikki McCoy on May 8th, 2013
Portland's Mammoth Salmon is playing this Saturday in Olympia. Of course, McCoy's will be hosting, as the band's chunky, heavy riffs need the proper ship to anchor down in. There is no doubt in my mind that this show will be as good as the name Mammoth Salmon implies. Imagine
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Nikki McCoy on May 8th, 2013
Being a mother is rough. From wiping bottoms and runny noses to shelling out the credit card for another school expense, the demands of a mom never stop. We at the Weekly Volcano understand. That's why I suggest a night of comedic relief and live music.
Saturday, May 11
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Nikki McCoy on May 8th, 2013
Being a mother is rough. From wiping bottoms and runny noses to shelling out the credit card for another school expense, the demands of a mom never stop. We at the Weekly Volcano understand. That's why I suggest a night of comedic relief and live music.
Saturday, May 11 the Temple
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Nikki McCoy on May 8th, 2013
Sun-kissed hair piled lightly on top of her head, wearing a flowing white blouse and matching white skirt with eyelet detail, Carole Black looks angelic, not the type of woman you might expect to have given birth to a rock 'n' roll party machine.
But it's true. Black, called "Rocker Mom"
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Nikki McCoy on May 1st, 2013
"You might say that we are classic elegant swing meets surf guitar," says Jessica Blinn, vocalist and violinist for The Jessica Blinn Quintet that will play Olympia's Urban Onion Friday. The event kicks off a new jazz series for the venue. "We are excited to be playing at a new
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Nikki McCoy on May 1st, 2013
Fracking isn't magic. What the Frack? is. Friday, magic takes the form of music, dance and thought-provoking performance when Tacoma School of Arts Theater (SOTA) stages What the Frack? - a social commentary about fracking, which is the controversial use of hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from the earth.
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Nikki McCoy on May 22nd, 2013
THIS IS MY JOB >>>
Ladies and gentlemen, here it is - another installment of weird shit you find on Craigslist. Last time, we found 80 free toilets, marijuana and hobbit feet. (Told you it was weird.)
This time we have a tiny house, DUIs, fish that walk and more. Enjoy!
In case you need
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Nikki McCoy on May 15th, 2013
Watch E.T. croak out "Ell-i-ot" and fly across the moon in his iconic bicycle basket at Olympia's historic Capitol Theater tomorrow, then head out and scope Sigourney's bald head on the big screen in the classic creeper Alien from the comfort of your car at Shelton's historic Skyline Drive-In Theater.
ET shows
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Nikki McCoy on April 24th, 2013
FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>>
It's a weekend of anniversaries for one of the most popular pubs in Tacoma. The Swiss celebrates the 100th anniversary of the building it inhabits, 20 years of ownership by Jack McQuade and 10 years since Vicci Martinez first hopped up on its stage.
By some sort
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Nikki McCoy on April 24th, 2013
FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>>
Bay Area/New Zealand post-punk prodigies Legs dropped their album Pass the Ringo April 23 on LogLady Records. I was recently turned onto Legs, and a listen to their music nestles them comfortably in my repertoire between REM and The Vaselines.
With their vehicles full of music gear
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Nikki McCoy on April 23rd, 2013
AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS >>>
I first fell in love with David Sedaris after discovering his Holidays on Ice book on a friend's coffee table. The book's hilarity and satirical descriptions of the author's experiences with elf jobs and prostitutes so grabbed me I dismissed myself from company rather rudely
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Nikki McCoy on April 22nd, 2013
FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>>
This year, Olympia Arts Walk overflows with music - at least according to the 20-something events on my Facebook page. Saturday and Sunday feature everything from indie to hip-hop, to hard rock.
On the grand scale, this weekend's Olympia's Arts Walk - the twice-yearly celebration of arts
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Nikki McCoy on April 17th, 2013
PLANTING A SEED >>>
Earth Day occurs at a beautiful time of year in the South Sound: the lushness of greenery is bursting in pockets around the region; daffodils trumpet in bloom, as if announcing the arrival of spring; birds busily ready their nests; the sun makes more and more appearances.
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Nikki McCoy on April 16th, 2013
FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>>
Weekly Volcano recently reported that Rocket Records owner Steve Gaydich lost his lease to a Mixed Martial Arts Academy that moved in next door and will expand into his record store space. Gaydich's last day of business at the corner of Sixth and Proctor will be
Olympia Restaurant Week
Nikki McCoy on April 15th, 2013
A good meal should take you away from the world and put you right in the moment of living. Each bite should be Zen, carrying away the stresses and nurturing the belly and the soul.
In Italian, Adesso means "now - in the moment." In Olympia, Adesso means "an atmospheric restaurant
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Nikki McCoy on April 10th, 2013
A glance at Budd Bay Cafe's menu choices for Olympia Restaurant Week suggest the waterfront business of nearly 25 years chose to play it safe and offer classics like Seared Salmon, Rosemary Chicken Breast and Marinated Flank Steak.
But a closer look reveals the salmon is actually with wasabi cream and
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Nikki McCoy on February 21st, 2013
Take an international cast, a rolling landscape in Flint, Mich., the thundering music of Red Hex and the twisted, talented mind of Isaac Olsen and you have German expressionist art film, Ich Hunger.
"I've always wanted to do something a lot more abstract and experimental," says Olsen, who has also directed the
Nikki McCoy on October 25th, 2012
What's better than a gritty classic gore, horror or exploitation movie projected on the big screen in original 35mm film?
According to Justin Giallo and his growing number of Grindhouse Theater fans, nothing.
"I feel that cinema - in a sense - is dying and becoming careless," says Giallo, who refuses to
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