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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Mo Mandel: Barmageddon. 8 pm. $15. The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. Little Creek Casino
Music
Since his stage debut way back during World War II, Willie Nelson has laid claim to being one of our greatest singer-songwriters. He's beloved across genres and by people of all political stripes. Simply put, he's an icon, a living legend, and deservedly so. What you may not know about
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BLUES Rhythm and Rye Olympia - Downtown. Mudcat. 9 pm. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. The Hank Shreve Band. 6 pm. $10. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Mo Mandel: Barmageddon. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. The Hub at Gig Harbor Gig Harbor. Late Night Trivia.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Gig Spot Gig Harbor. Devin Sinha, Dave Hannon. All Ages. 8 pm. Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Mouths of Babes. 8 pm. $15. King's Books Tacoma - Stadium District. Too Tiny Concert, featuring Josiah French, Mom & Dad Family Tapes, Grace Marston, Sebastian Quintero, Jaylun Hutchison,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Bar Bingo. Win $100 in cash prizes. 6-8 pm. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. 6-8 pm. Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 7-9:30 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis Main. Bar Bingo in Heroes Lounge. No cash prizes. 7 pm. Pints & Quarts Pub
Stage
South Puget Sound's most popular annual art exhibition returns for 2015 and it's bigger and better than ever. It's the postcard show. Artists are invited to enter postcard-size works of art. Size is the only limitation, and artists are encouraged to respond to a theme. This year's theme is "Out
Critics' Picks
[FUNK] + FRI, JAN. 23 Unh, get on up! Sometimes you just got to get funky. Did you know funk hails from the classical era? The word derives from fumigare, a Latin word that means "to release smoke." It refers to anything stinky or musty, and funk artists are still putting
Music
There are some bands that telegraph what they're all about before you even listen to their music. As a person who's professionally written about music for almost six years, it's become a sort of game to figure out what the band's all about before even hearing their stuff. By far,
Features
In the summer of 2011, Tacoma witnessed genuine culinary overachieving when Jaime Kay Jones and Chef Kyle Wnuk opened Sixth Avenue establishment Marrow. Jaime and husband Jason already owned T-town staple Top of Tacoma Bar and Cafe and ventured forward with a more finessed approach at Marrow, which featured gourmet-styled
Music
Soul music has been a genre that's evolved steadily and uniquely, over time, with shining stars picking up the mantle of those who came before them, and then subsequently adding their own bit of unique energy to the form. Since blues, R&B and rock synthesized sometime in the '50s, there's
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 Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio Seattle. Feb. 2 7:30 p.m. (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Marcia Ball Seattle. Feb.
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For Richard Baker the line between life and death is very thin, almost transparent. He served in Vietnam; he came home with PTSD; he tried suicide twice; then a Veterans Administration doctor suggested Baker return to Vietnam. He did. "I fell in love with the place and the people and never felt
Food Matters
HARMON HAPS First, Harmon Brewing Co. will release their 12th Hop IPA during the Super Bowl at all their venues. The brew is their new Pt. Defiance IPA recipe dry hopped with 12 different hop varieties: Simcoe, Golding, Cascade, Centennial, Magnum, Palisade, Columbus, Citra, Fuggle, Amarillo, Sterling and Sorachi Ace. Second,
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Chad Daniels. 8 pm. $15. Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Comedy In The Box. 7:30 pm. Narrows Brewing
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BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. DoctorfunK. 8 pm. $10-$15. Rhythm and Rye Olympia - Downtown. Scott Pemberton Trio, DBST. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Eastside. Comedian Chad Daniels. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. The Hub at Gig Harbor Gig Harbor. Late Night Trivia. 9-11
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ethan Tucker. 8 pm. $8-$10. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Sean Gaskell. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. BLUES The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Driving Sideways, featuring Steve Stefanowicz. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Chad Daniels. 8 and 10:30
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Rod Cook &