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"Exploding in prisms on the inside" is part of the lyrics, sung dreamily and sweetly in hair-raising, feminine pitch over synth-y jams, reminding me a little of The Sundays and Mazzy Star. The lyrics belong to Olympia's You Are Plural, off their new release, Rabbit Rabbit. While synth-pop is the
Viva South Sound
Wikipedia says, "Sunday night blues is an acute condition, mostly affecting nine-to-five workers and students." Wikipedia is full of crap. Sunday night blues is an awesome condition, mostly affecting a graying crowd of music lovers. For as long as we can remember, The Spar in Old Town Tacoma, with the
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Wikipedia says, "Sunday night blues is an acute condition, mostly affecting nine-to-five workers and students." Wikipedia is full of crap. Sunday night blues is an awesome condition, mostly affecting a graying crowd of music lovers. For as long as we can remember, The Spar in Old
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This week's film is a bit of a tonal shift from the stuff I've been reviewing over the last couple of weeks. I've been spoiled on horror spoofs about mutant monster Santa Clauses and dark comedies featuring nigh-invincible cats; I really wasn't mentally or emotionally prepared for the Movie ReviewermobileTM
Food Matters
WINE CHALLENGE Morso Wine Bar (9014 Peacock Hill Ave. N., Gig Harbor) has concocted a challenge. A favorite sort of challenge for what can seem only targeted toward the Weekly Volcano - a drinking challenge. From now until Valentine's Day visit Morso and indulge in 16 Enomatic red wine selections in
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Formed in Georgia in the mid-'80s, the Indigo Girls came up in a time and a place where bands like R.E.M. were mixing jangle and folk into their rock, with liberal doses of impressionistic lyrics and individualistic spirit. It was a time of blossoming artistic intent
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma Comedy
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes. 7 pm.
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Dean Reichert. 8 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. Antique Sandwich Company Ruston. Romantic Guitar concert featuring Jeffry Steele with pianist Monica Steele. All Ages. 3 pm. Freewill offering.
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Clickity click click click click clickety click click ding zzzshuh clickety click click clickety click zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzip! That, kids, is the sound of a typewriter. Why, back in my day, we didn't use those dangnabbit computers - with the fancy-pants noiseless plastic keys - to correspond with others or write that great
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Lemay - America's Car Museum is going cool and groovy with "Vee Dub: Bohemian Beauties," an exhibit it has dubbed as "psychedelic." More than likely this means the classic Volkswagens on display will be painted with designs in bright neon colors. It probably does not mean that you'll be laying
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The South Sound music scene knows how to take care of its own. Our woodsy, water hugging corner of the state has nurtured some remarkably supportive and artsy communities - a minor empire of wide-eyed, openhearted creatives. Saturday's Mitch Reems fundraiser - featuring Rich Wetzel's Groovin Higher Orchestra and Champagne
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BLUES Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Baby Gramps. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Matt Braunger. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Sam Demaris. 8:30 pm. $15. Dave's of Milton
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Americana roots-rock singer/songwriter Ian McFeron will bring his mix of alt-country, acoustic based pop rock and blues to Gig Harbor's new all-ages venue the Gig Spot Friday night. The darling of former Seattle radio station KMTT The Mountain, this is not your grandfather's back porch fiddle music. It has groove-based
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. The Gig Spot Gig Harbor. Ian McFeron. All Ages. 8 pm. $10.. Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Indigo Girls. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $26-$72. Anthem Coffee & Tea Tacoma
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Green Drinks Tacoma, known locally as Tacoma's Green Happy Hour, is a monthly forum for business owners, students, academics, entrepreneurs, and members of the public to meet, exchange ideas, and grow their level of sustainability. It's a get-together for Green people - No, not individuals from other planets, but rather
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Tides Tavern Gig Harbor. New Years Kick Off Party with The Shy Boys. 7 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma
News Front
Besides being lethal, flexible and agile, the Army is adaptable to change. The country's largest armed force is cutting it combat brigades from 45 to 32 and shifting thousands of soldiers as it moves toward the goal of trimming the service by 80,000 as it pivots toward challenges in the Pacific. Army
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Over the past year or so, Trees and Timber have picked up a lot of steam around the South Sound. Their brand of garage rock incorporates playful elements of gypsy music, casually tossing in a French verse here and there, luring audiences into impromptu oompah dance parties. Their sense of
