Critics' Picks
[EXPERIMENTAL FOLK] + FRIDAY, MAY 31 Kaetlin Kennedy's Lost Lockets project is a mixture of multimedia performance art and darkly alluring experimental folk music. You're never quite sure what you'll experience when you see Lost Lockets. Interpretive dance numbers, sound collages, off-putting costumes and themes, Kennedy solo or surrounded by a
Music
I wonder what pop music historians (read: nerds) would consider to be the first bedroom pop album. A case could be made for Paul McCartney's solo debut, McCartney. Recorded at his home in the wake of the Beatles' breakup, it touts many of what would become the defining characteristics of
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There is no denying the cross-gender, glitter and lights, leather and leggings sexiness of glam rock. The decades have spawned a slew of glam rockers since the '70s - from David Bowie, T Rex and New York Dolls to KISS, Twisted Sister and Guns N' Roses. These musicians not only knew how to tear up a stage,
Food Matters
THE NEW HUB The Harmon Brewery is opening a second Hub restaurant, this time in Gig Harbor at the Tacoma Narrows Airport. It's using the Community Sourced Capital site to raise money to fulfill its dream. A contribution of $50 or more designates you as a "square holder" and is accessible
Show And Tell
The biopic can be a tricky thing. Many of the genre's offerings take artistic license beyond its proper boundaries, placing an overly-sanctified and sanitized protagonist into an overly-sentimental and idealized period in history, often resulting in a film that plays more like a "director's cut" of the subject's life rather
Music
This weekend South Sounders have the opportunity to do two great things thanks to collaboration between Maurice the Fish Records and Fish Food Banks of Pierce County. The product of their concerted efforts is the Fish Food Benefit Concert, which will be held Sunday, June 2 at Louie G's Pizzeria
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Shannon Stephens. 8 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. The Nebles. All Ages. 11 am.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jacob Kostecka, James O'Keefe. All Ages. 7 pm. $8-$12. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Sean Gaskell. All Ages. 11 am. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Joe List. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma
Stage
I wasn't supposed to review this production. My wife, Amanda Stevens, is in Cinder Edna, so fellow Weekly Volcano scribe Joann Varnell was going to critique it, as she has with several shows during my thespian spring biathlon (Robin Hood and Legally Blonde). Then Joann realized she had Memorial Day
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Wind Rose Cellars Sequim. Mary Tulin. 6:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Joe List. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Rock the Dock Pub & Grill Tacoma - Downtown. Dance Off pants Off pole dancing celebration featuring raffles and naughty auction. 7 pm. Mud
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Louie G's Pizza Fife. 6th Annual Fish Food Benefit Concert Acoustic Stage featuring Lynn Sorenson, Heidi Vladyka, Dave Hannon, James Caotes. All Ages. 3 pm. $10 suggested donation. Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm.
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 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
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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. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Red Wind Casino
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma
Arts
Andrea Erickson recently closed her gallery, Flow, which was formerly Lisa Konoshita's gallery, Mineral. Fulcrum is now open only two days a week. In Tacoma, The Helm, Madera, Art on Center (and its various incarnations) and Brick and Mortar are all gone. And does anybody even remember Aesthetics, Commencement, Random
Features
Farmers market season is in full force all over Tacoma, making farm-fresh food easy to bring right to the dinner table. But let's face it, a big juicy apple or beautiful bunch of greens isn't always what you are hankering for. The summer sunshine is blazing from above, your forehead is
Arts
By day, Brian Kasnyik picks through boxes of bananas, apples and oranges, inspecting each one before he places them on display, pausing occasionally to chat with an elderly woman, slice a piece of peach for a child, or laugh heartily with a regular. By night, the produce manager dreams of his
Stage
Of course there are a few clunkers in the 8th Annual Student Art Exhibit at South Puget Sound Community College, but there are plenty of impressive works as well. Most impressive of all may be a large cardboard forest against the back wall of the gallery. It's a collaborative work
Music
Looking at the Facebook page for Levels, the only information they offer is that they are a "Seattle-based band." The end. Clicking on to listen to their album, it's easy to see why they don't feel the need to elaborate on who they are or what they do. From the
Critics' Picks
[HIP-HOP] + SAT, MAY 25 Saturday, Olympia is going to be off the hook. Hip-hop scenes from Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle will merge for an all-day event of Western Washington's version of the XXL Freshman List. Hundreds of votes poured in, highlighting the regions favorite performers who rap, battle and blow minds.