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New Year's Eve may be all about the party, the dancing, the countdown and the kiss, but don't forget dinner - you know, the sustenance that will carry you from 7 p.m. to when the clock strikes midnight. Here are a few recommendations in Tacoma worthy of your New Year's
Food Matters
Taste buds dance at Gruv Lounge Reports of "decidedly delicious non-bar food" at Gruv Lounge and Nightclub on Sixth Avenue were all Weekly Volcano photographer Steve Dunkelberger and I needed to inspire a field trip. As neither of us are shy about gluttony, chicken-fried bacon strips seemed so right. Large slabs
Music
On "Where?," Track One of Mount Eerie's latest release, Song Islands Vol. 2, renowned Washington musician Phil Elverum sings, "Mt. Eerie is playing tonight / where is the concert, and will it be all-ages?" Despite the somber mood set by his sparse guitar and plaintive overdubbed vocals, the song seems
Food Matters
WINE TASTING: The guys behind 21 Cellars, the Tacoma winery that produces Pont 21 Cabernet will drop by Amocat Café (625 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma) from 5-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. It's rumored that they'll bring a sampling of some yet-to-be bottled wine. Also, kick back with the sounds of
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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. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Winter Solstice Dinner, with Mooncoyne. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Alice Stuart. All Ages. 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 21+. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Yenney Music Olympia - Westside. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn Uke & Song. All Ages. 7-8 pm ukuleles and instrument playalong 8-9 pm singalong. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jerry Miller Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. The Harmon Brewery and restaurant Tacoma - Downtown. JD Hobson. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. Tides Tavern Gig Harbor. Breakfast Jam, with Billy Farmer. All Ages. 9 am. NC. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 21+. 6 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Bryan Bowers. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Cafe Luna Vashon. Chuck Van Norman. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Drew Pine & Peter Schilling. 21+. 8 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. MoE. All Ages. 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Beyond the Bridge Cafe Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Ockham's Razor. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. The Shy Boys Christmas Concert. 21+. 7 pm. NC. BLUES O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma -
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 4th Ave Ale House Olympia - Downtown. Arnie Aasen & Guests. 21+. 9 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Billy Stoops Acoustic Jam. 21+. 9 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Haggis For The Holidays Benefit, with The McKassons. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Cover. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David
Reviews
C.I. Shenanigans Where: 3017 Ruston Way, Tacoma, 253.752.8811, cishenanigans.com Hours: Lunch and dinner daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday open til 10 p.m. in the dining room, 11:30 p.m. in the lounge Cuisine: Pacific Northwest focusing on steaks, seafood and chops. Scene: Young adults making eyes in the bar, married
Music
It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling ... Bobble Tiki knows you're busy. Bobble Tiki knows you're running around, high on eggnog lattes, caught in the season and purchasing like
Food Matters
Thursday, Dec. 9 Port tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.759.6003. Wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Abby's on Broadway: A Wine Shop, 743
Music
Now that it's been several years since the Eagles' stranglehold on radio has been relinquished, it is acceptable to admit that you hate the band. Don't tell me "Hotel California" is "pretty good"; I don't care that the hotel is supposed to represent purgatory or whatever - the song is
Music
ROY >>> Saturday, Dec. 11 It's not every day that you get a show from Ben and Dave Verellen's band Roy. In fact, as Tacoma music fans know all too well, it hasn't happened in three years. A veteran of notable recent-rock stalwarts like Helms Alee, These Arms are Snakes and Harkonen,
Music
Inspired by greats like the Softies, the Field Mice and Beat Happening, Seattle trio Seapony's confectionary lo-fi pop has already caught the attention of DJs and bloggers nationwide, despite the band's relative infancy (they formed over the summer). And though their song "With You" has the unfortunate distinction of evoking
Stage
The Spaceworks project continues to show innovative works by some of Tacoma's most interesting artists in some of the town's more interesting (if not always easy to see) venues. One of the more fascinating works in the program comes from Michael Kaniecki, a recent transplant from Moab, Utah, who said
Arts
Screw the Snuggie, and the pack of tighty-whities and the basket of over-priced, over-smelly hand lotions. This year, why not shop smart and creative at the 8th annual Duck the Malls event in downtown Olympia? A benefit for Olympia Film Society, the event hosts tons of artists and crafters and
Stage
In the underrated Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly revisits the sequel's predecessor, observing them from a few yards away. It's as if the events of the previous story are being retold by a second Marty, who sees them from just out of frame. That's the narrative conceit