Film noir, with its signature chiaroscuro, hard-boiled dialogue and (most important to an independent moviemaker) low-budget vibe, has spawned countless remakes, spoofs and homages. Falling somewhere amidst these three categories is Quiet Shoes, which hit the Rialto last summer and now returns to the Tacoma Art Museum. A story rife with gullible gumshoes and deadly dames could not exist without the noir tradition, but the genesis of Shoes also comes from a more musical, source: local band Girl Trouble.

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[Tacoma Art Museum, Quiet Shoes, Thursday, March 17, 6 p.m., free, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.4258]