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The South Sound has it made in the music department. This little watered-down peninsula not only generates amazing talent, but also attracts amazing talent; we get some of the best touring bands around. We are that sweet little spot between Portland and Seattle that other towns wish they could be.
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Isis will be in Olympia Sunday with Christian Mistress and Brooklyn's Tombs, playing an all-ages show at the Capitol Theater - and you'll want to be there. The legendary, atmospheric and epic band's current jaunt marks Isis' last tour. Luckily, the amiable break-up is merely the result of the band
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Olympia made a decision last week. Stephen M. Langer will replace Joe Hyer as city councilman. In case your short-term memory is shot, Hyer was the prominent Olympia City Councilmember and mayor pro tem recently charged with dealing pot. He resigned last month - creating the vacancy that Langer
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Spring warmth still in the air, people began to gather in the parking lot of the Labor Temple on the corner of Capitol Way and State Avenue in downtown Olympia. Children and bicycles took the place of cars, and DJ and information booths welcomed the crowd. Musicians, dancers and spoken
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Elizabeth Lord's most recent endeavor is playing two different therapists in D.R. Anderson's Crazy and a Half, a play comprised of six shorts that take a satirical look at patients and their relationships with therapists. From New York crazy to California crazy, the list of characters is amusing; there's crazy
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This is a woman with presence. Her mere smile or scowl can send a shockwave through a room of people; her voice carries like a kite that hits the wind just right, and her words can swell an emotion as good as any full moon. Her name - Elizabeth Lord
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It's that time of year again. When beautiful white fluffy cherry blossoms cover the ground, hiding the cigarette butts and soggy leaves that normally litter the sidewalks of downtown Olympia. When the sun peaks through the clouds, promising days of more green and yellow and blue. When everyone seems to
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Simon Calcavecchia is one of the endearing forces that makes Olympia so damn awesome. You know Simon - that good-looking man who cruises around Olympia in his wheelchair with his signature Hello Kitty backpack strapped to the back. Simon, with his dapper attire and plethora of beautiful women and tight
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Imagine a bar so full you have to dodge poised pool cues and swinging dreadlocks (Ever been hit in the eye with one? It's like a hairy mallet, and stings like a bitch.) Imagine a bar so lively that dank beers slosh on you and skanking elbows poke you in
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Olympians Isaac Cooper and Matt Jaissle share a healthy taste for cult classics like Night of the Living Dead and Grindhouse. Inspired by the genre and dedicated to their passion, the gruesome twosome has made four gritty features. Most notable was The Necro Files. With Jaissle directing and Cooper
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Today I'm crashing legendary Olympia rockers C Average's band practice. After dropping my boys off at their grandpa's, I pull my toy-strewn Subaru into the driveway. A black shingled house sits in front of me. The sun is shining and it hits the paint in a nice, glossy way. Behind
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Drummer Brad Balsley has a paper cutout of The Who in his bass drum, and I'm reminded these guys actually played on stage with The Who, and were Eddie Vedder's back-up band on numerous occasions. I mean to ask them about these surely incredible experiences, but the conversation never swings
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My friend's band once bought a baby blue Ford conversion van that previously belonged to Thrones, a.k.a. Joe Preston. Inside was tour garbage, flat tires and a picture of Preston lounging on a saggy couch, orange ‘70s afghan thrown across his lap, a peaceful looking cat snuggled up against him.
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In the corners and off the drags of any given Tacoma neighborhood, you can find restaurants and bars that boast the brilliantly labeled "happy hour" - the magical time that starts while people are still at their desk jobs, and ends before the double Jager-bomb douches hit the streets. A
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My Valentine's Day list of demands (I mean wishes) are really quite simple: a gourmet meal, a full body massage, and maybe a night on the town. Then there's my friend, Becky. She muses about diamond jewelry and a trip to the ocean as the perfect romantic V-Day. No matter the
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You might see members of The November Witch wearing capes or costumes or maybe some plaid pants or Mexican mariachi vests, but their hair is always down and their volume is always up. Back together after a restful hiatus, The November Witch will be at The Brotherhood Sunday, paddling
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Northern has vowed to provide Olympians a place to rock, no matter their age. In the venue's few months of existence it has delivered a healthy portion of local and touring bands. This week the Bowerbirds will be landing in Northern's cozy little nest to sow the seeds of
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I bet a smart, fun-loving person like you is wondering where to find live music and get your party on in this legendary South Sound town. Well, what the Olympia/Thurston County Chamber of Commerce won’t tell you, the Weekly Volcano will. Home of Kurt Cobain and grunge rock,
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Kids and concerts. Two words you don't normally hear in the same sentence. When I think of concerts, I think loud, crazy and fun. When I think of kids, I think the same thing. So why aren't these two things combined more often?I remember the days of carefree concerts. Going
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A small sign pokes out from the building in downtown Olympia, along the Fourth Avenue drag: “northern,” it says in lowercase black cursive. There are no pictures, no other words, and no indication of what type of establishment might dwell below the curious sign. The building sits inconspicuously across
