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It's hard to separate the music of Halcion Halo from the commanding voice that presides over it. Lead singer Jenson Charnell's voice can sometimes resemble the more mumbling, beat-poet-aspirations of Lou Reed - he never provides any release for the plodding, heavy alt-rock guitars, just ever-rising tension and downtrodden declarations.
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SUMMER LUNCH SERIES Food and entertainment on a large slab of concrete, every Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., through Sept. 18 at 17th and Commerce in Tacoma. COOKING DEMONSTRATION Garfield Book Company hosts “Julia! A Cooking Celebration,” Aug. 20 from 6-8 p.m. at 405 Garfield St. in Tacoma. The class is free. WEEKEND
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The Black Swans, in Olympia next Thursday for a show at Olympia's Guest House, is not the type of band that lifts you up with bouncy, hopeful energy. The Black Swans don't dabble in sunshine pop or carefree smiles without caveats. What the Black Swans do deal in - led
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So you like your theater but have trouble with your attention span? Boy, do we have just the theater festival for you! The Pacific Lutheran University chapter of Alpha Psi Omega - described as a national theater honor society (even though it sounds like that frat your cousin with the
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QUESTION: I'm a 33-year-old nurse in a five-month "friends with benefits" thing with a doctor co-worker. I am only 18 months out of an abusive 10-year relationship and wanted something fun and light. We get along well, but he rarely asks me ahead of time about getting together. I know
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The award-winning Canadian Hip-Hop group, Sweatshop Union will rock the crowd at Olympia’s Royal Lounge (311 Capital Way, downtown Olympia) tonight combining conscious lyrics, crowd-rocking tactics and a long and rich history of representing the best of hip-hop straight from the ‘much-slept-on, vastly beautifully land of British Columbia. Canada
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Sweatshop Union plays Olympia tonight The award-winning Canadian Hip-Hop group, Sweatshop Union will rock the crowd at Olympia’s Royal Lounge (311 Capital Way, downtown Olympia) tonight combining conscious lyrics, crowd-rocking tactics and a long and rich history of representing the best of hip-hop straight from the ‘much-slept-on, vastly beautifully land of
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Funny thing happened along the way. Thanks to the evolution of popular music, a whole generation of current rockers became dated faster than at any previous point in history. These days, if it doesn't include a Pitbull sample, a Casio keyboard line or even the remote chance of "going viral,"
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FREE TREAT Duke's Chowder House (3327 Ruston Way, Tacoma) will give you two cookies and a taster size of Tillamook Vanilla Bean ice cream if you order any food item for dinner. BONUS Through the month of January Brix 25 (7707 Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor) will present an envelope to diners to open
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Dun Juan I always recommend your column; however, I take issue with your slamming “Joe Spokes” for not directly asking out the girl in his bike group. Besides, only a fool would take a woman on a date and pay. It takes discipline, but if I invite a woman out, I
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Thursday, Jan. 19 Winter values wine tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Wine tasting, 3-7 p.m., Black Door Wine Company, 3906 N. 34th St., Tacoma, 206.359.0466 Tasting room, 4-7 p.m., 21 Cellars, 2621 N. 21st St., Tacoma, 253.220.7752. Ladies Night half-off all wine glass pours, lounge only,
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UPDATE: Pierce College canceled the event due to power outage issues. Like an old friend returning from a lengthy retreat (read: court-ordered stay in rehab) the Dockyard Derby Dames cruise back into town this weekend, opening the club's sixth season in typical knockdown, drag-out fashion at Pierce College in Lakewood. Billed
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Thinly sliced "sheets" of ripe avocado form the outside of the Avocado Bomb at Flying Fish Sushi Bar & Grill on North Pearl Street in Tacoma. Inside, a mixture of chopped rice noodle, scallion and tempura battered shrimp is held together with spicy tuna so tender it resembles a paste.
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Thursday, Aug. 20 Half-price wine, Maxwell’s Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, Aug. 21 Wines from the Loire Valley tasting, 3-6
