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One of Olympia's most beloved bartenders is celebrating 10 years of pouring stiffies at the Brotherhood Lounge. And he's celebrating old school style, with two epic Oly bands. The bartender in question is Buck Huber, and he's one of a kind. Equally witty, charming and predictable, Huber is
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One of Olympia's most beloved bartenders is celebrating 10 years of pouring stiffies at the Brotherhood Lounge. And he's celebrating old school style, with two epic Oly bands. (More on that in a minute.) The bartender in question is Buck Huber, and he's one of a kind. Equally witty, charming and
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Mosquito Hawk, Olympia's newest supergroup power band is testing the waters this Friday night at McCoy's. With Jerry Zeigler (Fitz of Depression) tearing up drums, Jon Merithew (C Average) ripping guitar, Olivia Love (Black Bettie) belting out vocals and local Phil Heinze pounding bass, this band will no doubt turn
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Like a crow that is dark, intelligent and resourceful - schooling its children in the ways of life, so do Wolves in the Throne Room school their listeners in the ways of earthy black metal. Sometimes ambient, sometimes thunderous, always with radical environmentalism in mind, Wolves will remind you of
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The Hard Way's new album, Tell Me When You Can't Breathe, has beautiful artwork on the cover. A fluffy, yet hearty-looking dog rides on the bow of a sailboat, eager and attentive. The sailboat dog is brave as a giant wave looms ahead and black clouds sit heavy in the
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Screw the Snuggie, and the pack of tighty-whities and the basket of over-priced, over-smelly hand lotions. This year, why not shop smart and creative at the 8th annual Duck the Malls event in downtown Olympia? A benefit for Olympia Film Society, the event hosts tons of artists and crafters and
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Imagine a 2,500-sqaure-foot space filled with nearly 40 tables. Now imagine those tables teeming with rare records, lost VHS classics, band merchandise and memorabilia. Imagine you could swap, sell or purchase any of these precious items while listening to kick ass bands and mingling with other connoisseurs. Well, quit thinking
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Imagine a 2,500-square-foot space filled with nearly 40 tables. Now imagine those tables teeming with rare records, lost VHS classics, band merchandise and memorabilia. Imagine you could swap, sell or purchase any of these precious items while listening to kickass bands and mingling with other connoisseurs. Well, quit thinking about it
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The year was 1983. KISS appeared in public for the first time without makeup, Nintendo was introduced to Japan and America's favorite bad girl, Amy Winehouse, was born. Ironically, her antithesis, the D.A.R.E. program, was also born. But, perhaps most notably for Olympia, 1983 is the year the historic Capitol Theater
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Olympia Film Society is a precious commodity in the Olympia community. OFS and The Capitol Theater have hosted a variety of awesome events, many of them annually. Night of the Living Tribute Bands is one such fine event, and this year's Olympia Halloween tradition comes shortly after OFS' purchase of
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING TRIBUTE BANDS >>>Saturday, Oct. 30 What do L7, Iron Maiden, Pat Benatar, Aerosmith, Heart, Dinosaur Jr. and Patti Smith have in common? Well, besides all having lived their fair share of the rock ‘n‘ roll dream, they're all being covered at this year's Night of the Living Dead
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With all of us Generation X and Yers who used to listen to Offspring now having offspring, it's important that we have an alternative to the usual Barney or Bob the Builder ditties. Good thing there's Caspar Babypants. Caspar Babypants is fun. Caspar Babypants rocks. And Caspar Babypants is Chris
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The last time I saw Monotonix at The Brotherhood in Olympia it was off the hook. Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel, this garage/jungle band puts on one hell of show. The band and their instruments first crowd surfed their way to the pool table, where singer Ami Shalev, in his
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The weather report for this Friday calls for 74 degrees and sunny with a zero percent chance of precipitation. Ah, the wonderful days of a South Sound Indian summer: strolling around town enjoying the coming of autumn - evident in the colorful leaves and passing school busses - yet still
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Olympia's The Dirty Birds are consistently awesome, a musical staple for the thousands of rock-hungry partygoers who need a tight set to rattle their bones and cure their jones. The band's garage punk/surf-a-billy roots branch into states of sophistication and skank with the well-placed hum and hoot of a fantastic
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It has been 18 years since legendary Oly punk metal band Helltrout has played. In a development that started as joking about how funny it would be to have a reunion show like all old rockers, Helltrout is officially back for one glorious night. Four-fifths of the original band will
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Music, music, everywhere. In the bars and at Lakefair. The streets are filled with sweat and good cheer; the crowds move through, looking for beer. Le Voyeur on Fourth will have Lozen and Blood Bones; McCoy's down the block will have their infamous Fitz show. Hit up the Fourth Ave
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Located on bustling Fourth Avenue in downtown Olympia, King Solomon's Reef has been on the block for at least 400 years - with the dear Verna working there half that time, it seems. Everyone and their brother - at least in Oly - has had a job at The Reef
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He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness. — Chinese Proverb. It must be this proverbial state of mind that has compelled thousands of urban dwellers to acquire egg-laying hens - myself included. Recently I was asked to save some hens from a divorce. As the offer stood, we could
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Remember Sylvester Park way back, like, 15 years ago? When you were young and defiant and totally comfortable doing anything from having drum circles and smoking jays to making out and getting homemade tattoos? A time when the gazebo was a living room for you and your best buds to
