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Polka Dot Dot Dot

Concert Alert

Polka Dot Dot Dot

Having turned 21 a mere 10 months ago, I certainly can’t consider myself a bar aficionado (despite some impressive efforts). However, after stepping into Bob’s Java Jive a few weeks ago and entering its still, hushed atmosphere, I knew something was amiss. My friends and I came to see a

SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA: morning pages

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SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA: morning pages

I woke up this morning and wrote six pages of strangeness. I’ve done this every day for six days now on the advice of an author — Julia Cameron, an award-winning journalist, screenwriter, director, filmmaker and self-help guru. Her book is called The Artist’s Way Every Day: A Year of

The real deal

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The real deal

Brent Amaker has this cowboy shit down. Boots and hat? Check. Swagger? Check. Penchant for whiskey, woman and song? Triple check. Coming to the new Hell’s Kitchen in downtown Tacoma this Saturday, Seattle’s Brent Amaker and the Rodeo will soon find out if Tacoma shares this passion.

Impressions of impressions

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Impressions of impressions

To most Americans impressionist art means the art of a small group of late 19th century French artists. But an expanded definition of the movement includes earlier and later works, plus art from other parts of Europe and even America. The Movement of Impressionism: Europe, America, and the Northwest at

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BITE US: Tommy Chicago Hot Dog

<h2>Tommy Chicago Hot Dog</h2>In a mobile food truck parked in front of an old fast-food joint, Tommy Chicago Hot Dog serves a small menu that packs a solid flavor punch. At the 5-month-old drive-thru and walk-up, a modest menu of dogs, chips, potent garlic fries and homemade chili will see

You'll find it at Freddy's

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You'll find it at Freddy's

We all have that grocery store which is our constant. It may not be our favorite store, but it’s the one we usually shop at on a regular basis. Most likely that store is the closest to your home or work. I prefer to shop at Metropolitan Market, but my

Ambition and means

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Ambition and means

Andrew Jackson Jihad represent, I think, a fine example of music’s tendency to stage a collision between means and ambition. “I would say, it’s a combination of what we listen to and enjoy hearing, along with the means that we had — the instruments that were readily available to us

TIKI LOGIC: Randy Hansen, LA Lungs

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TIKI LOGIC: Randy Hansen, LA Lungs

It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling...It doesn't pain Bobble Tiki to admit it - he liked the world a lot better in the battle days, back in Bobble

Santee, Malicious Discharge, Umber Sleeping, The Missionary Position

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Santee, Malicious Discharge, Umber Sleeping, The Missionary Position

  SANTEE Friday, Jan. 8Almost three months ago Josh Vega of Paris Spleen explained to me how he planned to spend his time after the band's final show, which - at least for that brief moment of time in PBR-ville - was supposed to be in late October at O'Malley's. He said

SIPPING OUT: Jan. 7-13

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SIPPING OUT: Jan. 7-13

Thursday, Jan. 7Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215.Ladies Night featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours, Sip, 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W, Gig Harbor, 253.853.3020.Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum

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FEEDBAG: VIP Reward Card, Oly brewery tour

VIP REWARD CARDSip. at the wine bar and restaurant in Gig Harbor presents Double Your Points Tuesday in January. Earn two points on your VIP rewards card for every dollar you spend at Sip. on Tuesdays. VIP cards can be purchased for $25 at the restaurant. Members receive 100 points

So Long, Little Holland

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So Long, Little Holland

First the housing market, then Wall Street, then Detroit, and now this.  The Little Holland Drive In?  When will it end?The inevitable, sadly, has proved inescapable: on July 25, Tacoma’s best classic burger stand stood down.   For years the tiny mom-and-pop restaurant defied the odds, going head to head with

Best of Tacoma 2009: Arts & Entertainment

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Best of Tacoma 2009: Arts & Entertainment

Readers’ pick: Tacoma Little Theatre best local theater The theater to watch in Tacoma next season will be Tacoma Little Theatre, and that is not just because of what is set to happen on stage. It also has to do with whether there will be a stage at all. The

Best of Tacoma 2009: Food and Drink

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Best of Tacoma 2009: Food and Drink

Readers’ pick Merende best new restaurant Il Trattoria di Merende invites you to slow down, take small bites, and enjoy every one of them. Merende is an Italian tradition of eating small meals in between lunch and dinner; the word literally translates as small bites. These smaller meals are generally

Best of Tacoma 2009: Bought and Sold

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Best of Tacoma 2009: Bought and Sold

  Readers’ pick urbanXchange best vintage clothing There can you go to get a pair of skinny jeans, some death metal, hear a live music performance and cop a haircut, all in one stop? No. Not your mom’s house. It’s urbanXchange! Let’s start with the clothes, though, because that’s how it all

Best of Tacoma 2009: Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll

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Best of Tacoma 2009: Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll

  Readers pick The New Frontier Lounge as best new venue Perhaps Weekly Volcano scribe Mark Thomas Deming put it best:   “Remember that gaping hole in the Tacoma live music scene? The one in-between coffee shop Celtic and Death Pussy? It seems like ancient history now, thanks largely to The New Frontier Lounge.”Yes

Old and new

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Old and new

I begin my recommendations of art shows for the New Year with a reminder of a couple of ongoing shows at Tacoma Art Museum and Museum of Glass. The Movement of Impressionism: Europe, America, and the Northwest continues at TAM. The exhibition features artwork by many well-known French impressionists including

SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA: Do it every day

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SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA: Do it every day

First Night. It happens all over the country, including our fair city. At the heart of the tradition is a spirit of celebration without the assistance of a bottle of vodka, beer or wine. Or weed. Or speed. Or spray paint in a plastic bag. It’s a strange idea —

BITE US: The Greener Bean, burger at Alfred's

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BITE US: The Greener Bean, burger at Alfred's

  The Greener Bean We in the South Sound region are fortunate. Restaurants, ones that aren’t afraid to pump serious money into their build-outs and staffing, are still opening in our area, despite the nasty economy. In the past couple of months, Sushi Spin in Puyallup, Vanilla Bean Café in Tacoma, Russian

WEDNESDAY READING: Steve Jones

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WEDNESDAY READING: Steve Jones

In 1999 the band I was playing with - New American Shame - was selected by the Cult to be the support act on a tour of The States. This will be the first of many stories from those 10 weeks - and spill over encounters that continue to this

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