Music
It should be obvious that it's a dumb idea to stick an entire country with one label. As we know in the U.S., there are marked areas that have their own flavor and eccentricities. Still, as a young man engaging with music in an increasingly untenable valley of sonic experiences,
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Voodoo Glow Skulls, Guttermouth, Against The Grain Tacoma. Oct. 11 8 pm. $15
Food Matters
SATURDAY DRINKS Festival season may officially have come to a close but drinking season is still on. Saturday, Oct. 4 offers you many a reason to indulge in libations such as Tacoma's Yachtoberfest from noon to 5 p.m., a craft beer adventure along Foss Waterway's esplanade while sipping on numerous local
Stage
Olympia Family Theater has joined the ranks of recent Tacoma and Olympia companies to make physical changes to their space. As of Sept. 1, they have finally found a permanent home in the old Capital Playhouse theater. They are currently fundraising to update the sound, put in new carpet in
Listings
BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Quinn Dahle. 8 pm. $15. The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Fiddle Fest, featuring Riff Raff, The Bow Pullers, Pine Top Pickers, Nordic Spirit, Joe & Paula McHugh, Les Gens Des Chutes, hosted by Carla Wulfsberg. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Southbay Dickerson's BBQ Olympia - Downtown. Blue Laces, Mudcat.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. Sundae, Mr. Goessl. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Heritage Blues Orchestra. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $10-$39. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Quinn Dahle. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Variety Show
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Sunday Blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Maia Santell and House Blend. 5:30 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino
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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. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Wed night Irish Session. 7:00- 930. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center JBLM-Lewis
Stage
New works by some old favorites in pen and pencil, metal and dirt can be seen at Moss + Mineral through most of the next two months. I saw the announcement and was so intrigued with a drawing by Jeremiah Maddock that I had to see the show. I wasn't
Music
Early 20th century life held great promise and jaw-dropping beauty for Charlie McCarver. He and his chatty, young, pregnant wife, Lisa-Ann, built a cabin next to the Pacific Ocean, with greenery and flowers surrounding their home. "The sun was warm, the birds did sing, and it was spring." Then the rains came. "That
Arts
Whether you know it or not, Tacoma is a fricken artsy place. Tucked into old buildings, abandoned storefronts and sometimes even brand new buildings are galleries, artist studios and places to learn a bit of art as well. All year round, the arts scene in Tacoma is part of what
Arts
Largely because of its abundance of offerings, the Olympia Arts Walk is a bit of a cross between a scavenger hunt and a grab bag. Local businesses - 96 of them this fall - become galleries for the weekend, week or month, showing paintings, sculptures, photographs and more. Some serve as
Features
Give in. It's officially autumn. Sshhhh, don't fight it. There's plenty to marvel in the changing of seasons: bright orange and red leaves fluttering from the trees, mists of rain drops falling from the skies and pumpkin. Yes, pumpkin, that delectable orange orbished gourd that boasts compelling flavor and defines
Critics' Picks
[JUNKYARD CABARET] + SAT, SEPT. 27 The Bad Things are born out of cabaret and drink. A motley crew, made up of urchins and drunkards, the Bad Things bring theatricality and tongue-in-cheek fatalism to a variety of genres. Taking cues from the likes of Tom Waits and the Pogues, the band
Music
Alejandro Jodorowsky was a complicated artist with a wide reach. His friends in the ‘70s valley of wild artistic expression included Salvador Dali, H.R. Giger, Gong, Pink Floyd, John Lennon and Orson Welles (as depicted in the recent documentary documenting a failed Frank Herbert adaptation, Jodorowsky's Dune). His 1970 film,
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Dave Chappelle Seattle. Oct. 13-14 7 and 9:30 pm. $55 (The Neptune, tickets.com) Jacqui
Food Matters
PRO-AM PUB CRAWL Like beer? Jump in and enjoy the Aroma of Tacoma PRO-AM Pub Crawl Saturday, Sept. 27 along Sixth Avenue. For $35 attendees can present a punch card at participating stops and redeem a 10-ounce pour of one of five beers from the 2014 Aroma of Tacoma Homebrew Championship that