Critics' Picks
[SINGER-SONGWRITER] + SAT, OCT. 4 House concerts - those intimate shows where people open their homes to musicians, friends and strangers for an intimate show like no other - are a regular occurrence these days. The trend got its start in 1997, when singer-songwriters Elizabeth Hummel and Cindy Lee Berryhill embarked
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Voodoo Glow Skulls, Guttermouth, Against The Grain Tacoma. Oct. 11 8 pm. $15
Food Matters
SATURDAY DRINKS Festival season may officially have come to a close but drinking season is still on. Saturday, Oct. 4 offers you many a reason to indulge in libations such as Tacoma's Yachtoberfest from noon to 5 p.m., a craft beer adventure along Foss Waterway's esplanade while sipping on numerous local
We Recommend
Have you heard? Tacoma's gargantuan feast of literary, visual and performing arts has moved from November to October. That's right; October is Tacoma Arts Month (formerly Art at Work Month), but the festivities actually start Oct. 2 with an opening party and the AMOCAT Arts Awards presentation at the Tacoma
We Recommend
Beer! Lederhosen! Beer! Bratwurst! Beer! Yodeling! Beer! Manuela Horn and the Oktoburlesques! Beer! Oktoberfest Northwest has all of these fine things, but, most importantly, it has beer. The three-day Bavarian celebration at the Washington State Fair and Events Center officially kicks off at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 with the
We Recommend
Mudhoney, while beating its fellow flannel-powered pedigree to the punch - Sub Pop released vinyl anthem "Touch Me, I'm Sick" and Superfuzz Bigmuff 12 months before Nirvana's Bleach and three years before Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten - has never had a chart topper, but the group has a following
We Recommend
Wood-fired pizza and goats: Do you need any more reason to drive to Orting? At Terra Organic's annual Harvest Fest, you can also pick the perfect pumpkin to carve. The crisp air of the fall in the country and the sunchoke maze are pretty good reasons for getting in a
We Recommend
If you haven't seen the University of Puget Sound sorority sister holding a stein along the Thea Foss Waterway promotion, then by some miracle the Tacoma Waterfront Association has you on their 20th tier list. The 50 or so slated sisters in lederhosen earning their community service and hydroplane champion
We Recommend
Oktoberfest is dead. Halloween is dead. The Day of the Dead is dead. Even Thanksgiving is dead. Well, at least to the Northwest Repertory Singers. The Tacoma-based organization has just nudged out the department stores in the race toward Christmas. The choral group is currently rehearsing for its annual December
We Recommend
The last time we heard a car story, it was a rare Pixar dud and turned out to be the end of the road, more or less, for both Paul Newman and George Carlin. We're due for another car story. Each first Tuesday of the month, a staff member from
Critics' Picks
[JUNKYARD CABARET] + SAT, SEPT. 27 The Bad Things are born out of cabaret and drink. A motley crew, made up of urchins and drunkards, the Bad Things bring theatricality and tongue-in-cheek fatalism to a variety of genres. Taking cues from the likes of Tom Waits and the Pogues, the band
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Dave Chappelle Seattle. Oct. 13-14 7 and 9:30 pm. $55 (The Neptune, tickets.com) Jacqui
Food Matters
PRO-AM PUB CRAWL Like beer? Jump in and enjoy the Aroma of Tacoma PRO-AM Pub Crawl Saturday, Sept. 27 along Sixth Avenue. For $35 attendees can present a punch card at participating stops and redeem a 10-ounce pour of one of five beers from the 2014 Aroma of Tacoma Homebrew Championship that
We Recommend
Nancy Covert knows Steilacoom, Lakewood and the surrounding area. The journalist lived in Steilacoom for 20 years before moving to Lakewood. According to Covert, "Lake City and Tillicum began as two communities separated by American Lake. Although they later joined with other surrounding neighborhoods to become part of the city
We Recommend
Did you know that Metro Parks Tacoma hosts a Fall Garden Festival? It's true, and this year's fest, set in picturesque Point Defiance Park, packs educational and resourceful activities, such as how to keep bees, the best ways to grow fruit, "Chickens 101," creative ways to grow your own foods
We Recommend
This Sunday at the Swiss the South Sound Blues Association (SSBA) is hosting a fundraiser to help send The CD Woodbury Band to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January. As readers may recall, guitarist CD Woodbury and his band emerged victorious earlier this year at the SSBA's Back
We Recommend
Once upon a time, before the advent of iPhones and Google Glass, people sat with rapt attention and listened as storytellers wove magical word-tapestries. Thanks to the Creative Colloquy, this fairy tale doesn't have to end. Storyteller connoisseur JAckie Fender has gathered more local storytellers for a night of tales
We Recommend
"Metal-Urge" is a massive celebration of all things metal-art forged by 80 artists holding firm in 20 venues all around Tacoma through the month of October and November. Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride created the event, her first large-scale project for the cultural tourism program, nearly 15 years ago. Then,
We Recommend
We don't have to win the Super Bowl to have a great parade. The Lumins Festivus, orchestrated by Adam Martin, should be a magical opportunity for the amateur and the professional photogs to grab incredible shots as it floats from Wright Park down and through Tacoma's Theater District Saturday night.
Critics' Picks
[DJ] + THURS, SEPT. 18 If you're looking for some funk, jazz, soul, reggae, roots and foundational hip-hop to pair with your drink, you gottsta check out the award-winning DJ Slimrock's throwback night at The BroHo. Every third Thursday, Slimrock showcases the gems he's dug out of crates. You see, Slimrock
