Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. John Doyle. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$20. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. Doyle's Public House Tacoma
Music
When Ian Anderson, the flute-playing frontman of Jethro Tull, is not on tour, he wakes to his farm in southwest England. He usually rises around 6 a.m. for a rotation of breakfasts: crispy bread, oily fish, and poached eggs from his wife's chickens, accompanied with half a glass of orange
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Carolyn Cruso. All Ages. 7 pm. Donations. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Kris Orlowski. All Ages. 7 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.
Food Matters
Ignoring the atypical first part of this month, getting dressed up for dinner in September generally means pulling on a shirt or finding the dress flips-flops. South Sound summers stretch well into September, which is indeed relaxing, perhaps too relaxing. In fact, if the warm weather stretched into January, we'd
Music
Got a voice? Like to sing? Then sign up for the ninth annual Operation Rising Star. It's the military's version of American Idol. The competition for singers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord begins with an audition at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 on base at the Warrior Zone. "I'm amazed each year how much
Arts
They say the truth can set you free, but sometimes it can also help you understand things are too hard to put into words. "I was watching the news during a layover in Germany after we'd brought wounded warriors to the hospital and was just stunned at how different it was
Music
For Jason Mitchell, it's all about service and a mission, but perhaps not in the way you'd think. Sure, the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Chief Warrant Officer 3, now in his second year serving at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, has served his country proudly for 17 years. Yet Mitchell is a
Show And Tell
Are you a good negotiator? Many people would likely rank their bargaining skills somewhere between "fair" and "excellent" if asked to make an honest assessment. After all, everyone has at least one harrowing tale of unequalled wheeling and dealing in their past. Maybe you channeled your inner Fonzie and, with
Stage
I was leery of reviewing Hollywood Who Done It, as I had the impression it was one of those "Mystery Nite" dinners. You know the kind: waiters circle the room and try to look interested while diners decide which of a cast of flamboyant characters killed oil baron Tex Arlington.
Reviews
The Proctor District of Tacoma is now home to Soul, a Latin American and soul food restaurant, which opened mid-August. Housed in the former Old House Café, Soul is bringing a much-appreciated underrepresented cuisine in the area. It is not just for lunch and dinner, either. Locals will be happy
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Otto Younger's sculptures in the Handforth Gallery spill out of the gallery space to inhabit sections of the entire gallery, first and second floor and even the windows above the main entrance. They are big, bold, hysterically funny and insightfully satirical. What Youngers has created is a parody of museum
Critics' Picks
[PSYCHEDELIC ROCK] + SAT, SEPT. 7 On tour to promote their second album on Jell Biafra's Alternative Tentacles, Turn Me On Dead Man brings their heavy psychedelia to Olympia. Do I hear a little Pink Floyd meets The Smiths? A landscape of groovy reverb, grounded with blazing licks and tricked out
Music
I had purchased vinyl when I was about 14 - Beck's Sea Change, Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie, a really cool pink vinyl edition of The Flaming Lips' In a Priest Driven Ambulance - but I never quite went through the whole bin-digging experience when it came to finding
Music
We are all used to the fact that MTV no longer delights us with original, catchy music videos. Gone are the days of flipping on the tube and being entertained with both visual and auditory sensation that actually have class and creativity. But, musicians are evolving creatures and lucky for us,
Music
With a swagger and stage presence that is both unassuming and surprising, Carletta Sue Kay is a sight with broad shoulders, disheveled wig and gaudy gowns. But when this powerful singer grabs the mic, it's on. Randy Walker, aka Carletta Sue Kay, hails from San Francisco but is making his way
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Phronesis Seattle. Sept. 24
Food Matters
TACOMA CRAFT BEER FEESTIVAL Saturday marks the 5th annual Tacoma Craft Beer Festival. More than 75 breweries will showcase their hop skills as well as a few craft ciders and regional wines from noon to 9 p.m. at Cheney Stadium (2502 S. Tyler, Tacoma). From fresh and light hoppy to roasted
Music
Several months ago you may have received somewhat of a scare at the sight of moving boxes outside Tacoma's Rocket Records. A mainstay of local vinyl geeks - myself included - Rocket Records has been on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Proctor Street since 2007. The disappearance of its
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar Puyallup. Sean Lewis. 7 pm. 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.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $2. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Angry Moms Tour, with Susan Jones, Bahiyyih Mudd. 8:30 pm. $15. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Comedian Daniel Isherwood. 8 pm. Tacoma Comedy Club