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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Hilary Field, Gwen Franz, Rio Con Brio. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge Tacoma - Downtown. Friday Night Blues, with T-Town Swing. All Ages. 8:30 pm. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Tommy Castro &
Live & CD Reviews
Since its arrival in Olympia, RVIVR has been the most solid performing, pop-punk band the area has seen in a decade. With a fanbase that is equally large throughout the country and Europe, RVIVR has captured the ears of a generation of listeners who have become musically tuned in post
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. James Coates. 8 pm. NC. Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Evening of Keys IX featuring Raymond Hayden, Anthony Ciarochi, Mark Bittler, Doug Skoog, Brooke Lizotte. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Dawson's
Live & CD Reviews
Releasing a single is tricky business. The very idea that one song as a statement should be placed in a hierarchy above another is a dicey gamble. Rock history is filled with stories of DJs flipping the single to discover an even better cut. From "Chantilly Lace" to "Groove is
Music
Aloha, No day is more linked to a color than St. Patrick's Day is with green. Green shamrocks, green beer, green urine, green vomit, you name it. Bobble Tiki's not sure if St. Patrick was green, but he was an Irish saint credited with driving snakes off the Emerald Isle, most
Food Matters
DESSERT AND DIVINATION Thursday, March 14 Crescent Moon Gifts (2712 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) will take the bake sale to a new level. Its Dessert and Divination offers baked goodies, shop and snag sweet swag like bracelets, tees and uh, more baked goods - with all proceeds going to support the Central
Stage
I was not impressed with the images on the invitation to the alumni art show at South Puget Sound Community College, but when I walked into the gallery I was pleasantly surprised. Not that it is all great - there are some pretty bland and traditional pastel and watercolor landscapes
Stage
You might remember the title from movie previews in 1993. You might have read the book ... or rather your mom read it. Even if you've done neither, you've likely heard of The Joy Luck Club, the modern classic by Amy Tan about four young Chinese-American women, their traditional Chinese
Music
Hip-hop is in full swing in Tacoma. There are often shows at The New Frontier Lounge, The Loch's, Jazzbones, El Potrero, Latitude 84, Backstage Bar & Grill, Vinum and O'Malley's. I'm sure I'm missing a couple other spots. I feel as if hip-hop has finally broken through in Tacoma. There
Music
Something about the way a keyboard sounds - its fluid quickness, lofty crescendos and slow tickles, and its pounding, amplified rhythms - makes it the perfect accompaniment to any band in any genre. It's like adding lace to leather. But sometimes the keyboard needs to stand alone, black and white keys
Music
>>> Friday, March 15 DWELL HOLE I cannot wait for this show. While full disclosure requires me to tell you my husband is the bass player for Olympia's Mosquito Hawk, my personal disclosure is to tell you I'm more excited to go to a house show in Tacoma, especially one with such
Music
Deathfix is a supergroup. Although people haven't been batting around that term with Deathfix, it is wildly appropriate. The group consists of Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Rich Morel (producer of everything from Depeche Mode to the Killers), Devin Ocampos (Faraquet, Medications) and Mark Cisneros (Medications, Chain & The Gang). Despite the
Music
The Olympia All-Ages Project's mission statement says it all: "The purpose of the Olympia All Ages Project is to develop, foster and promote music and art as experiences central to the lives of the young citizens of Olympia." The non-profit organization carries out its mission at its permanent home, Northern.
Listings
BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart Royal Wednesday. 7:30 to 10 pm. $5. 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. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Centralia. Cody BeeBe & The Crooks. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Red Wind Casino Yelm. Alice Stuart.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Matison Avenue. 9 pm. Stonegate
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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. Vashon Maury Senior Center Vashon. Great Singers Series: 3 Spanish Operatic Greats. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. St. Paddy's Day with
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COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ian Karmel. 8:30 and 10:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Rory Scovel. 8 and 10:30 pm. $10. Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night, featuring Xung Lam, Marilyn Gibbs, Drew Barth, musical guest Danelle Hayes Band. 8
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COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Ian Karmel. 8:30 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Rory Scovel. 8 and 10:30 pm. $10. Big Whisky Saloon Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Underground Presents Huck Flynn. 8:30 pm. $15. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South.
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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. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and