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Christian Mistress is so hot right now that I found myself fantasizing about the perfect interview with the band. In my mind, I envisioned it being after hours at Olympia's iconic Old School Pizzeria, where each member of this metal militia has worked. I pictured each of the members donning
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The Midnight Sun has been an exceptional music, art and performance venue in downtown Olympia for the past 21 years. It has always been accessible, affordable and all-ages. Now, The Midnight Sun is on the verge of closing, and Olympia wants to do something about it. Thanks to the efforts of Elizabeth
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Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel's second record, The Dust Bowl Ghosts, released last April, is described as "a trip through the dreams and nightmares of a down-on-his-luck circus comedian with a bum leg and child support payments." If that doesn't sound like a musical good time, I don't know what
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Volcano music scribe Nic Leonard is perhaps better known as Nicatine of Olympia-based rap outfit Free Whiskey. Or, we mean, he's the dude with the mustache. Now are you picturing him? Good. Anyway, Free Whiskey has been gaining steam for a while now, thanks, in no small part, to Nic's mustache and the
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Vancouver B.C.'s Versus The Nothing comes to town from the Great White North, intent on proving not everything from Canada is uber-lame. OK, OK ... so the band never claimed to be fighting for Canada's good name, but they are Canucks, and they do come to town this week looking
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OMG YOU GUYS. Coolio's in town! Everyone's favorite Insane Clown Posse-affiliated performer (excluding Vanilla Ice and Gallagher) is coming to town, and he is just as Coolio as you remembered. How Coolio is he? CHECK LIST: Weird, Dr. Seuss stick-hair; being still kind of mad at "Weird Al" Yankovic; coming in second
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Times like these, we need the possibility of getting all druggie and blissed-out in the sun. We're not afforded these opportunities in February in the Northwest, so The New Frontier is manufacturing one for you. Saturday, there will be an assemblage of beach-appropriate bands to carry you kicking and wading
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The Fresh Blends Finale …? The cats from Fresh Blends officially ended their reign in Tacoma as the premier Hip-Hop/Rap show promoters with last night's final bang at Hell’s Kitchen. This is a sad day for Hip-Hop in The 25360 as Fresh Blends and the Homeland Security (Olympia) based
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Roger Ebert’s review of Anvil! The Story of Anvil ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. Anvil! The Story of Anvil Score: Three out of four stars Stars: Steve "Lips" Kudlow,
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Roger Ebert’s review of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Score: Two and a half
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THE BROTHERS BLOOM: Brothers named Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) are con men from early childhood, until Bloom tires of the game at about the time they meet the beautiful millionaire Penelope (Rachel Weisz). Lovely Eastern European locations, an ingenious plot, persuasive actors, but finally a little too
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Oh dear lord! The pain. The empty feeling. The loss of purpose. It’s almost too much to take. No, Bobble Tiki isn’t talking about recent life around Weekly Volcano World Headquarters — though much of the above certainly applies. Rather, Bobble Tiki is talking about the band known
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It’s the time of day when the sun is getting ready to clock off and let the moon hang out for the night, and I’m sitting in a damply lit bar in Ballard across from Lincoln Barr, lead singer and brainchild of Red Jacket Mine. The loud rock music playing
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Remember The Den? You know, that all-ages space inside Tacoma's urbanXchange? Of course you remember the Den. It was awesome. Well, the good news is the Tahoma Tea Co. - which is essentially the Den with a new and improved moniker - has taken T-Town by storm, providing a shot
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In order to write the definitive all-Tacoma bowling guide, I visited six local alleys in a stretch of barely 24 hours, a weird and wondrous saga that showed me a new side of Tacoma and myself and from which I am still recovering. Next time we run into each other
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My wife drops me off at the curb, drives away. I stand on the sidewalk gazing across the street. I check the address in my hand. This block at the edge of downtown is empty. No traffic, no people, no movement anywhere. Weeds devour vacant lots. Buildings look abandoned. A
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TAIST OF IRON Saturday, June 13 I owe Taist of Iron an apology, or at the very least some accurate press. You see, a long time ago in a more drunken and/or intoxicated place, I covered a show with Taist of Iron on the bill. Like the idiot I am, all soft
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Hardcore and the all-ages scene in the South Sound seem to go hand-in-hand: from the local bands that keep the energy alive to the touring bands that bring their own breed of brutality to the venues that keep their doors open so that music lovers of all ages are able
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So I managed to hop into Tacoma Little Theatre last weekend to see its take on The Buddy Holly Story. Frankly, my expectations weren’t high because I know that the theater is continuing to rebuild itself after a few tough years. I have to say that the show well exceeded my
