Saturday, Nov. 1: Pig Snout

Jazzbones

By Rev. Adam McKinney on October 29, 2014

Formed by longtime Tacoma music fixture Justin Tamminga and his two children, Dahlia and Lucien, Pig Snout is a testament to the joy and universality of rock 'n' roll. If it can be believed, Dahlia and Lucien are 6 and 9, respectively, and they just started learning their instruments in earnest earlier this year.

"I teach guitar, bass and drums," says Tamminga. "My kids had been around it, but never learned it. But, I did what most people that have kids and play music, and I put them on my lap and showed them beats and whatnot. I didn't push them, because I didn't want them to not like music because dad's trying to make them do it. In February, my daughter was interested, and started wanting to play. So, I started giving her and my son lessons. I would post their progress online and people started really liking it.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on Pig Snout in the Music & Culture section.

PIG SNOUT, w/ Hell's Belles, the Clear Chaos, 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, all ages, Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, $10, 253.396.9169