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The Fun Police, it must be said, are one of those workhorse local bands that absolutely fucking bring it. They treat each venue the same, making sure the crowd leaves dazed, a ringing in their ears and smiles on their faces - because they've just seen a show. Through
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Times have changed for Eddie Spaghetti and the Supersuckers. Guitarist Rontrose is gone, as is longtime ‘Sucker Chris Neal. To an outside observer, it might seem like the wheels are finally falling off the "Best Rock Band in the World." Hell, it's about time, right? Wrong. I dare you to
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While I generally like to think (probably incorrectly) that I have discerning tastes in music, for some kinds of music I'm just ... easy. I don't like knowing there's a surefire formula to get me to like a band, but it definitely seems like there is - more than one,
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Remember Haiti? You know, all those collapsed buildings, scenes of despair and promises to help? Does the word "earthquake" ring a bell? The sad fact is, despite our best intentions, the swell of support that directly followed the Haitian earthquake will dry up long before the work is done. That's
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Check this out: For the month of March, Red Jacket Mine is the band in residence at the Hard Rock Café in Seattle - a distinction I find utterly baffling. Leaving this fact alone for a second, let's consider the band. Red Jacket Mine is an assembly of pop craftsmen,
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Music is art; or, at the very least, important music is art. Art comes in all shapes and sizes - from straightforward, to abstract, to downright bizarre - just like music. A person could take a poop in an Easy Bake Oven and call it art - and the crazy
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GOING SHOPPING >>>Thursday, March 11 Music is art; or, at the very least, important music is art. Art comes in all shapes and sizes - from straightforward, to abstract, to downright bizarre - just like music. A person could take a poop in an Easy Bake Oven and call it art -
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"There are hints of ‘it's all fucked up.' But it's not. There's hope." They tell you in journalism school never to start an article with a quote. Without context, quotes lack meaning. It takes the punch out of the punch line. What they also don't tell you, but probably should have told
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Tristan Marcum and I met the way friendships are usually formed: He started dating my ex-girlfriend. Shouts were exchanged over unwise telephone calls, and I slowly sunk into a bottomless pit of self-loathing and despair. In the months after he and my ex parted ways, I suddenly found myself warming
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The ticket is black and yellow and is two-and-three-eighths inches in length by eleven-sixteenths of an inch wide. Those are the dimensions of the Ranger tab. There are no dimensions to the willingness to face a challenge. Earn the tab and a service member can compete in The 31st Best Ranger Competition. That's the
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In 2012, Goodwill Industries International, backed by a national grant from the Walmart Foundation, launched Operation: GoodJobs in Tacoma, Austin and Houston. Since then, the program has expanded to 12 locations around the nation, all of which have high veteran populations. Operation: GoodJobs focuses primarily on post-911 veterans and their families, including
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Art is most effective when it can evoke the essence or the spirit, of a person, place or event without necessarily looking like that person, place or event. More often than not it is most effective when it does not look like the subject because illusory depiction
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. All Ages. 7-9 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Open Mic. 8 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. St. Paddy's Day, with The McKassons. All
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Laura Meyer. All Ages. 7 pm. Donations. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Blues Jam. Hosted by Tim Hall & The Realtimes. 21+. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Farrelli's
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Kyle Williams. All Ages. 7 pm. Donations. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Dana Lupinacci Band. 8-11 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rebel
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Art is most effective when it can evoke the essence or the spirit, of a person, place or event without necessarily looking like that person, place or event. More often than not it is most effective when it does not look like the subject because illusory depiction often detracts from
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Phil Hansen. All Ages. 3 pm. Donations. W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Tacoma - Stadium District. Second Sunday Concert Series: Kathye Long. All Ages. 1-2:30 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Dead Elvis Backbone Campaign Fundraiser. 20+ slots available for performers to play an Elvis or Dead song. All Ages. 7 pm. $15. Cafe Luna Vashon. Jonathan Nicholson. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. HG Bistro Puyallup. Lewis/Lane. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Open
Food Matters
OYSTER FESTIVAL Anthony's Restaurants celebrates West Coast oysters with a Three For Three promotion in their lounge. Pick any three oysters for $3 from 7-10 p.m. daily. Go to anthonys.com for the nearest location. MARCH MARTINI MADNESS Toscanos in Puyallup will let you take home a hand-painted martini glass if you pay
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Sumner isn't necessarily the kind of place you'd find by accident. It's not on the way to anywhere. It doesn't have any noteworthy attractions. It's rural and tiny. However, if you're shopping for furniture, Sumner suddenly becomes the destination to consider. Why? Because Old Cannery Furniture is there - and
