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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Uncork and Unwind Tumwater. David Wayne. 7 pm. NC. Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Garrett Whitney. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. The Oly Mountain Boys. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill
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In the time-worn tradition of journalists worldwide who don't know what else to do after Christmas, here's a round-up of the best art shows in Tacoma still on view as the new year dawns. The selection is rather slim - three shows. But what wonderful shows they are. They are Andy
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Is Shao Sosa the friendliest, nicest dude in our local hip-hop scene? It could very well be. He was not always such a stand-up guy though. Like many grown hip-hoppers, Shao spent his youth creating trouble and rebelling against the system. He didn't spend his youth in Tacoma where he
Food Matters
BALLZ DEEP MATEYS! Go Ballz Deep at Boathouse 19! And by Ballz Deep we mean 7 Seas Brewing's Double IPA, which will be celebrated Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Tacoma restaurant (9001 S. 19th St., Tacoma). The Gig Harbor brewery will pour tastes, hand out swag and say "Ballz" over
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>>> Saturday, Jan. 5 THE MISSIONARY POSITION The idea of soul and rock becoming increasingly intermingled and on the mainstream radar, with bands like The Heavy and the Black Keys, is one that I've wrestled with over the past couple years. Of course, the issue of credibility and appropriation are always going
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The culture of outsider art can be a difficult one to navigate. Take a band like the Shaggs: three sisters - the Wiggin sisters - in the late '60s, at the behest of their deranged, overbearing father, put out an album of utterly insane music that can be generously described
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THE LOOSE WHEEL BAR & GRILL Where: 715 River Road, Puyallup, 253.848.4444 Hours: Open daily 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Scene: Huge, classic sports bar scene with televisions from every angle - including directly beside your table - pull-tabs, video games and pool. Bonus: kids are allowed at this location until 9 p.m. Drinks:
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Red Molly. All Ages. 7 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown
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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. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic. 8
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Ravin Wolf. 8 pm. NC.
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COMEDY/GAMES Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Broadway's Next Hit Musical Improv Show. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Duane Goad. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Rodney Sherwood. 8:30 and 10:30 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Forza Coffee Fircrest. Megan Biegalski. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Jim King & the Southsiders. 8 pm. $5. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Duane Goad. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Rodney Sherwood. 8:30
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. John Phelan. 8 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. 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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In the past few years, I've observed a once-dying medium's return to music's mainstream, and it's re-entering into the consciousness of America's youth - the vinyl record. Even after its coercion into near extinction, vinyl maintained its appeal to a small group of music listeners due to its richer sound,
Live & CD Reviews
Ah, these anger-baiting year-end lists. Let's get this on the table right away: this is my list of the best live performances that I saw in 2012. All of these performances were in Tacoma, but not all of them were bands from Tacoma. A couple of them are from the
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Kind readers of the Weekly Volcano lend me your ears and allow me to describe to you a tragic scene in the Pacific Northwest. With the coming of winter and the departure of many fine local groups comes an ill point in the year in which great indie shows are
Food Matters
ANNUAL SLOW FOOD BRUNCH You can get the 411 on all Olympia Slow Food events and happenings at the Annual Slow Food Brunch at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6 inside the Gem Clinic Conference Room (3435 Martin Way E., Olympia). Indulge in a splendid potluck style brunch, bring a dish and learn
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Burnished metal art is like glass art in this respect: It's natural beauty can be so enticing that the artist doesn't really have to do much of anything. It's so easy to get by with just a nice surface. Luckily for visitors to Fulcrum Gallery, artist Devin Reynolds brings a