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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Engine House No. 9 Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Steve Stefanowicz. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tammy Faye & The Thrill Billies Family Jam. All Ages. 4 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. Vashon Celtic Players & Knitting Group. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Citizens Band. All Ages. 8 pm. D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner. Youth Open Mic. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Tacoma - Downtown. Traditional Irish Music Session. Leo MacNamara & guests. 21+. 7 pm. Mandolin
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Bob & Sheldon. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. HG Bistro Puyallup. Steve Stefanowicz. 21+. 7:30 pm. NC. Cafe Luna Vashon. The Diggers. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. The Olympia Irish Session. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. An Evening
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Damion Wolfe. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. Plus it's Taco Thursday. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Chehalis.
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They say you shouldn't compare apples and oranges. Why not? They're both round, they're both fruit - let's face it, they have more in common than not. I suggest we change this illogical proverb to "Don't compare apples and orphanages," two things that really have nothing in common. Food for
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ALOHA! The Melting Pot in downtown Tacoma has added a Pacific Island-themed menu and specialty drinks through September. TACOMA REPRESENT May is "Rockin' Rosé month at Pour at Four. By the way, Pour at Four now carries Tacoma's 21 Cellars' 2006 Cabernet. TIGHTWAD TUESDAY $2 beer, $2 wells, $2 tacos, every Tuesday from 4 p.m.
Food Matters
Thursday, May 6 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 Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, May 7 French bistro wines tasting, 3-6 p.m., Water to Wine, 9014
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A2 Cajun Café Where: 406 Fourth Ave. E., Olympia, 360.915.9492 Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Cuisine: Cajun Creole - jambalaya, gumbo, seafood po'boys, frog legs, red beans and rice, etouffee, fried green tomatoes, and hush puppies Scene: Laid-back, funky, community seating, kids welcome Drinkies: Beer and wine, house made lemonade, ice
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Have you longed for the quirky emotionalism of Jonathan Richman to careen headlong into noise-rock? Sure you have. You just never knew it. Now, once those two sounds have been precariously welded together, how would you prefer them to be thrown at your head? If you said, "By way of a
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Mere weeks after their last Tacoma appearance, Seattle's Wild Orchid Children are set to return to town, where, presumably, they'll dole out mind-melting jams with typically persuasive pizzazz. The six-member band has perfected a recipe for psychedelic rock that's wholly unique - and derives, at least in part, from the
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I've been involved with hip-hop radio since 1989 when I was invited to visit KAOS 89.3 FM in Olympia - where I host a show to this very day. I was intrigued by the smooth voice of hip-hop radio pioneer Nancy G. Plus, I never forgot about KDAY in Los
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PARIS SPLEEN >>> Friday, May 7 To the joy of underage girls everywhere, Paris Spleen announces they are still a band. Despite a dramatic onstage breakup last fall, they will continue to deliver the goods. The goods being bass-driven disco punk, bad attitudes, and a multi-racial mélange of shirtless guys who can
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Guitarist David Lester and singer Jean Smith are the underground musical duo Mecca Normal. They are also visual artists, and they have curated and are featured in a month-long exhibition at the all-ages club Northern in Olympia. The show is called The Black Dot Museum: Political Artists from Vancouver, and
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This is a woman with presence. Her mere smile or scowl can send a shockwave through a room of people; her voice carries like a kite that hits the wind just right, and her words can swell an emotion as good as any full moon. Her name - Elizabeth Lord
Food Matters
A blessing A&W Burger Drive-In on Pacific Avenue South became Blessing Burger in late 2009. I fondly remember A&W; there was one in Logan, Utah where I was born. It had a round, interior fireplace and it was here that I discovered dunking fries (and later my burger) directly into
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I found a 2112 cassette tape in my P.E. locker midway through seventh-grade. I got home and put it in my mom's shoebox-sized player recorder - the kind with the little toggle switch. Just play, stop and forward. The tape was already rewound to the beginning of side one. "Overture/Temple of
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"You take yourself far too seriously ..." "You seem to have a personal vendetta ..." "judgemental [sic] and unhappy ..." "usually negative in tone and often times [sic] downright mean ..." "cranky and nasty ..." "mean people suck ..." Gosh, what did Joann Varnell do to earn those character assassinations? Did
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This week's grocery musing is not focused on any particular store, however it's more about educating you on how to navigate around the store for the best deals. I will use Fred Meyer as an example because that is where I do the bulk of my shopping. Most grocery stores
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Hank Cramer. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Donations. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. The guitarist, singer/songwriter performs during dinner. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Free. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 21+. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ha Ha Tuesdays, hosted by Ralph Porter, with guest