Music
"I'm a crazy person," says DJ Hush Cut. "(He's) the craziest DJ!" adds Nicatine. I'd simply asked, "Who are you guys?" Thus begins a Sunday afternoon conversation in the heart of West Olympia's mall district, where Nicatine, DJ Hush Cut and I chill outside I.talia Pizzeria enjoying the sun. We gather to discuss
Nightlife It List
The Westgate Bar & Grill, the Noah's Ark of dive bars, packs them in for Barstool Bingo. Get there early. By five o'clock the neighborhood couples start rolling in. [Westgate Bar & Grill, 5928 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.756.7072]
Nightlife It List
Local rock bands beg The Swiss for a spot on their weekend stage. Good luck with that. The Swiss, a 1913 historic landmark, hosts the most popular cover bands every weekend, always with a line out the door. The front room, middle dance floor space and back game room are
Nightlife It List
Emerald Queen Casino's Bridge Nightclub attracts all types. We mean ALL types. Hot chicks wearing next to nothing will be dancing next to Mom and Dad celebrating an anniversary with Grandma sipping a very regulated martini pour in the corner, counting her slot money. It's common for 300 people to
Scene It
Lakewood's Last Call is oddly out of place. Wedged between a karate dojo and a produce stand, the bar occupies strip mall space typically reserved for family-fun pizzerias or tanning salons. But inside, the club more closely resembles a swanky Seattle nightspot than the sandwich shop that's adjacent to it. Everyone
Music
Colin Reynolds was born and raised in Tacoma, but for the past two years, he's been holed up in a Manhattan apartment, writing and recording material - using only a laptop and his sonorous voice - and busking in New York's subways to scrape by. Now the 22-year-old is back
Stage
Matthew Johnson's charcoal drawings and watercolors at Fulcrum are unassuming, unpretentious and traditional in style and execution. There's nothing to distinguish them other than 1) the unusual subject matter and 2) the skill of the drawings. Yet, I was drawn to them even from outside the gallery on the
Stage
There are a number of things that make a play difficult to review: complexities of plot; subtleties of theme; good plays with bad actors and bad plays with good actors. And then there are shows like Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, which is difficult to review simply because I don't want to
Stage
In October 1977, a man whose birth certificate read William Stanley Milligan was arrested for the rape of three women on the Ohio State campus. Milligan claimed insanity; his psychologists claimed he suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), then called "split personality." The rapes were allegedly committed against Milligan's
Archives
I'm breaking the 3 Drink Minimum rules this week - slightly - and taking it upon myself to establish the first ever documented bottle of wine downed in just one sitting, by just one person. No, I don't think this is the first time it's been done, but neither is one
People Rule
A Soldier from the 787th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company earned a battlefield promotion to staff sergeant for his service in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Sammy Caranto was one of three sergeants out of more than 650 serving in Afghanistan selected for promotion by a competitive board in November. Caranto,
News Front
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
Stage
With the days getting increasingly shorter, the anticipation for the longest night of the year and the steady and glorious return of the sun will soon culminate in the winter solstice. Some will throw parties, others will sleep and people who don't experience a 4 p.m. (or earlier) sunset may
We Recommend
There are a number of things that make a play difficult to review: complexities of plot; subtleties of theme; good plays with bad actors and bad plays with good actors. And then there are shows like Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, which is difficult to review simply because I don't want to give
We Recommend
In Jeffrey Hatcher's 2008 adaptation Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Hyde is represented by four actors, one of them female, but Jekyll's a different actor altogether. It's a challenging idea, which Harlequin Production's director Scot Whitney does a fine job of communicating quickly. Of Harlequin's four Hydes, I found Mike
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Go down to Brazil, though, and everything gets a little brighter, more colorful. Case in point: Garotas Suecas, or which happens to translate to Swedish Girls. Garotas Suecas take their cue from garage rock and funk. Read the full story here. Garotas Suecas with Arrington De DionysoTuesday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m., $6Northern, 321 Fourth
We Recommend
Matthew Johnson's charcoal drawings and watercolors at Fulcrum are unassuming, unpretentious and traditional in style and execution. There's nothing to distinguish them other than 1) the unusual subject matter and 2) the skill of the drawings. Yet, I was drawn to them even from outside the gallery on the sidewalk
News Front
QUESTION: I met my dream girl in my poker group in grad school. I recently moved far away to start my own company, but I plan to move back in about six months, once it's up and running. I just learned on Facebook that she and her boyfriend broke up,
Food Matters
Thursday, Sept. 2 Half-price Wine Bottle Night with two appetizer purchases, Tides Tavern, 2925 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, 253.858.3982. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, Sept. 3 Wine tasting, 4-6:30 p.m., Corky Cellars, 22511 Marine View Dr. S., Des Moines, 206.824.9462. Altozano wine
Food Matters
COFFEE ON SUNDAYS Caffe Dei at 2607 Sixth Ave. is now open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. BUFFET ON SUNDAYS Gateway to India at 2603 Sixth Ave. now serves Sunday buffet from noon to 3 p.m. COOKING CLASS Primo Grill in Tacoma hosts The Cuisine of Tuscany cooking class Saturday, Sept. 11
