Music
Jimmi Davies is a coppersmith, motor head, artist and friendly face around Olympia. But perhaps he is best known for his music - with Oly legends The Dirty Birds and his latest project, Resident Kings. But did you know the singer/saxophonist has a relationship with Tacoma's long-standing garage rock originals, The
Features
There's something to be said for being the only one. The outpost, colors snapping in the immaterial breeze, bastion of cool, temple of special. The Swiss Tavern was that, once - 21 years ago, in a galaxy remarkably similar to the one we now inhabit. For those unfamiliar with the terrain,
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the
Food Matters
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Wingman Brewers (509 1/2 Puyallup Avenue, Tacoma) turns 3 Saturday April 19 and is celebrating from noon to midnight with nine beers and one cider on tap, plus new gear such as glassware, tees and growlers. Pair the premiere of the Double IPA Pocket Aces with grub by Budha
Stage
"The Meaning of Wood" at the gallery at South Puget Sound Community College is one of the best theme shows I have seen in a long time. This spacious gallery in the Kenneth J Minnaert Center features sculptures, paintings and drawings from many artists in a wide range of styles,
Listings
BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Eighth Anniversary Party plus St.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Cosy Sheridan. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. Northern Olympia - Downtown. Donald Beaman, Jenny Jenkins, Eleanor Murray. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Blues Theater Presents: Joe Louis Walker CD Release Tour. 8 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Champagne Sunday. 8 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jim Page & Citizens Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Andy Peters. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night. Hosted by Remedy. 7-10 pm. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown.
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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 Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Arlo Guthrie. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $17-$64. 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.
Critics' Picks
[SINGER-SONGWRITER] + THURS, APRIL 10-11 I can't remember when I met Mike Coucoules. Years and years ago at Cole's in Ruston is my guess, well before it burst into flames, before his auto accident benefit jam at Seafarers Sports Bar in 2006, and before I became a groupie when Coucoules played
Music
Metal is soft. In fact, cesium, the softest metal on earth, can be cut with a butter knife. The metal music genre is taking a turn toward softness, too. Have you seen those Skeletor memes with the inspirational quotes? How about the photo Tumblr of metalheads posing with their cats? Point
Music
It's an open secret that music critics - and, really, any critics - end up being drawn to the unusual, or even the off-putting, due to their constant exposure to the same old same old. I've just reached five years of writing about music for this fine rag, and there's
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget
Features
The people have spoken. For the past several weeks, 64 burger-flipping establishments have been pitted against each other in a bracket-style competition to crown South Sound burger royalty. On April 7, weeks of voting came down to two unlikely contenders: Westside Tavern in Olympia and Maxwell's Restaurant & Lounge of
Food Matters
HONG KONG MARKET Sunday, April 13, bright and early at 8:30 a.m., Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland and Deputy Mayor Marty Campbell will hug a new and improved Hong Kong Market at 3816 Yakima Ave. Join them, and meet your neighbors, business owners and other elected officials while celebrating a new grocery
Show And Tell
Fried things filled with more fried things and then deep-fried. Bits of meat and vegetables suspended in thick sauces and pastes ladled over rice, seasoned with a rich, exotic medley of the most powerful spices this side of a Dune novel. All of it so succulently semisolid you can almost
Arts
Teddy Haggarty is unstoppable. To say the longtime nationally and locally renowned artist, actor, filmmaker, designer and South Sound resident is very busy man is an understatement. He's painting up a beautiful storm, with a positively prolific collection of new works complete with a gallery opening in the near future; he's