Music
From the first resonant chords of piano on Rockwell Powers's and DJ Phinisey's new album, BUILD, it's clear that this is an album that strives to be more than just another album of blustering and posturing. Accompanied by the reading of a poem by Jesse Ann Fouts, opening track "BuildxPoem1"
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From the first resonant chords of piano on Rockwell Powers's and DJ Phinisey's new album, BUILD, it's clear that this is an album that strives to be more than just another album of blustering and posturing. Accompanied by the reading of a poem by Jesse Ann Fouts, opening
Music
Sometimes, when I get a load of laundry done, write a couple of articles for this rag, make some dinner, send out some important emails, and finally relax to have a drink, I'll think, "Boy, did I get an awful lot done today. What a productive and energetic guy I
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Recently, the powers of two bands joined together. The two-piece of Rowhouse became a four-piece with the addition of Aaron Berryhill and Chelsea Reed, of the well-liked but short-lived band, the Nadines. With the change in lineup came a change in name, to Wild Berries. With the incorporation
Music
It's not a secret that some of the best music has emerged from Olympia's unique blend of long-time locals and Evergreen State College transplants. Some of the best record labels and recording studios have emerged as well, from K Records to Kill Rock Stars and all the labors of love in
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[HIP-HOP] + FRI, OCT. 11 He has a new video/single, he has a new line of clothing on racks and now he is celebrating the release of his latest album, Revelations EP (with MTK). "He" is none other than award-winning Olympia (to Seattle transplant) MC XP, aka Xperience. This weekend the
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb,
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It's exciting news, indeed. James Carpenter is scheduled to be in the Museum of Glass's Hot Shop Oct. 23-27. We couldn't remember if a Seattle Seahawk has ever tackled glassblowing at MOG. It makes sense, though. The 6-foot-5, 321 pounds offensive lineman - a third-year pro out of Alabama -
Rocket Science
"When it comes to shooting, there are right ways to do it and wrong ways," explained veteran sharpshooter and former Army Ranger Jim Seley. "You're not born with the ability, you have to be coached and you have to practice." Seley, who serves on the board of the Pointe du Hoc
Style
Delicately nestled among Stadium District and Antique Row in Tacoma is the Triangle District. This district only spans a few blocks, beginning at Sixth and Tacoma Avenue and ending at Ninth and Broadway. And though small in size, it is teeming with Tacoma culture highlighting more public art per city
Style
Making people look and feel beautiful is an important job. For many, it's not only a passion, but also can be a fulfilling and rewarding career. Here in the South Sound, those who are interested in a career in the beauty industry are in luck. There's a local academy that makes
Jobs & Education
Tacoma's own Bates Technical College was named to the 2014 Victory Media Military Friendly Schools List. The list, which includes 1,868 institutions, honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide that provide exceptional resources and assistance for military students and their families. "We started in 1940, as
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Imagine a book club. Then imagine a nerd wearing a cape, a non-weird, non-hippie vegan and a teen girl dressed as Katniss. Now imagine them smashed together like chocolate and peanut butter. The result: The Capes and Cowls Book Club, Vegan Book Club and Young Adult Fiction Book Club meeting
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Maj. Gen. Keith Ware would have respected Staff Sgt. Lindsey Kibler. The Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Public Affairs Office for Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 7th Infantry Division, Kibler is a consummate teller of the Army's story. "We have the best job in the Army," Kibler said recently as we sat outside
Military Resources
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is one of the largest military installations in the United States, covering close to 415,000 acres of land (including the Yakima Training Center) and employing more than 55,000 military and civilian personnel. It is the largest employer in Pierce County and the third largest employer in all
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You have one chance to see The Acting Company's production of Hamlet so err not. The national touring company presents the tale of a young man who finds his father has been murdered and must avenge the horrid deed. Power politics, a haunting, a love story, murder, revenge and great
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Dean Reichert's soulful voice carries in it the history of American popular music: There's the down-home rhythm and testifying punch of gospel-based R&B, the snarl of the blues, the mournful rumination of honky-tonk, sultry jazz and the up-front sexuality of funk. Oh, and he's a talent guitar player, too. Reichert's
