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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 2014 >>> 1. It's impossible to place The Saturday Giant into any sort of neat one-man band box. The Columbus, Ohio native isn't a prototypical one-man band: no one hollow-body guitar, no one bass drum, no one hi-hat cymbal and, OK, one voice. Instead, The
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TUESDAY, APRIL 22 2014 >>> 1. "Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress
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Conductor/arranger Brent Havens and his 30-piece orchestra plus a full rock band - featuring singer Randy Jackson's (lead singer of the rock band Zebra) - join forces to perform classic songs of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd in "The Music of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, A Rock Symphony," a
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MONDAY, APRIL 21 2014 >>> 1. "The Meaning of Wood" at the gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is one of the best theme shows Weekly Volcano art critic Alec Clayton has seen in a long time. This spacious gallery in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center
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SUNDAY, APRIL 20 2014 >>> 1. Starting at 4:20 p.m. (for some unexplained reason), there will be many delirious festivities to be had at The New Frontier Lounge. Returning local heroes and tireless road warriors the Night Beats will be performing, along with a cavalcade of psychedelic friends, including People Under the
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. SweetKiss Momma. 9:30 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Original Wailers. 9 pm. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Mercurial. 9 pm. Louie G's Pizza Fife. Pariah's Revolt, Sanction VIII, Letzter Geist, The Rikk Beatty
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SATURDAY, APRIL 19 2014 >>> 1. Record Store Day is a holiday devoted to encouraging music fans to leave their bubble of predictable downloads and entering a world where the skip button doesn't exist. To browse through the shelves upon shelves of lovingly pressed vinyl, immaculately illustrated covers, essential liner notes, and
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FRIDAY, APRIL 18 2014 >>> 1. Neil Simon's recipe for onstage success: Take two people with conflicting personalities. Put them in confined living quarters. Add a sprinkle of personal hygiene jokes. Allow the tension to rise for about an hour. Cool. Serve. Enjoy The Odd Couple at 8
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 2014 >>> 1. In honor of National Poetry Month, the Olympia Poetry Network will allow local lit nerds to pay homage to their beloved late poets, as members read poems, hopefully, in full costume with accompanying props. The séance will summon Kenneth Rexroth, Adrienne Rich,
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15 2014 >>> 1. One of India's renowned music masters, sarod virtuoso Rajeev Taranath, brings a rare performance of classical South Asian music to University of Puget Sound at 7:30 p.m. in Rausch Auditorium. Accompanied by Vikas Yendluri on the tabla, the duo will perform ragas - intricate forms
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MONDAY, APRIL 14 2014 >>> 1. Seth Freeman has played the guitar since the age of 4. He has spent time in both the city and the mountains of Arkansas, in the heart of the South in a large, and very musical, family. When you hear Freeman play guitar, you quickly
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SUNDAY, APRIL 13 2014 >>> 1. Today is the last day to catch the Washington State Spring Fair. While shorter than its late summer edition, is crammed with more attractions than ever. For urbanites who need convincing, here's a handy checklist: Slamfest Demolition Derby, All Alaskan Racing Pigs at
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SATURDAY, APRIL 12 2014 >>> 1. Some books become excellent films. Take Jaws or The Godfather, for instance. Best-selling novels, both, turned into blockbusters. Some books spawn lousy film versions. Among the entries in this large category are: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 2001 Planet of the
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Fingertips. 9 pm. NC. Forza Coffee Company Gig Harbor Gig Harbor. Joe Cugno & Mike Shea. 7-9 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Blues Theater Presents: Guitar Shorty. 8 pm. $15-$18. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia -
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11 2014 >>> 1. If someone asks, "How are you?" and you smile warmly and say, "I feel great and life is amazing," something is clearly wrong with you and you should be shunned. We mean, obviously. Life is one giant death-defying chase. Don't believe us?
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THURSDAY, APRIL 10 2014 >>> 1. Last year, we sat above the fairgrounds in a wobbly umbrella-covered enclosure, surging over that precarious point in the Ferris wheel where we swore to corn dog we would be pitched over, knocked off balance with our missing partner, and die a
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 >>> 1. The exhibition at Museum of Glass by Jen Elek and Jeremy Bert is a colorful and interactive show of glass sculptures combined with about 50 large, refurbished neon letters that visitors can rearrange to their hearts' content. "Look! See?"
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Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson's re-election kick-off party isn't the star-studded re-election shindig Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist held last week. Those who dig awesome bluegrass and Americana tunes will be just as happy as those who watched Molly Ringwald sing at Lindquist's party. Anderson has invited Barleywine Revue to
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TUESDAY, APRIL 8 2014 >>> 1. While pipes and whistles could also describe half the Volcano's staff's college years, more accurately (and relevant to this attempt at blurb-sized information spreading) it's the description given to the Battlefield Band, scheduled for 8 p.m. in Traditions Café and World
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MONDAY, APRIL 7 2014 >>> 1. Writing good poetry isn't something that comes naturally to everyone. It's hard to find that "inner voice" without sounding cliché. Maybe there's help: Poetry Matters is a two-session poetry workshop encouraging poets and poetry lovers to share feelings and words in a noncritical atmosphere, led
