Music
Before last night, the last time I saw BRAD was the two shows the band did at the Troubadour in 2002 or 2003. As you're no doubt aware of, Brad is made up of Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, drummer Regan Hagar of Malfunkshun, singer Shawn Smith of Pigeonhed and
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OK. I'm going to share with you one of my best-kept secrets. Why would I do this you ask? Well, because I love you of course! Yeah, I don't buy that either. I do however very much appreciate you reading my weekly rambling thoughts, so in return I would like
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Skansie Brothers Park Gig Harbor. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Kevin Jones. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. The guitarist, singer/songwriter performs during dinner. All Ages. 7-9
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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. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Open Mic, hosted by Steve Stefanowicz. 21+. 7 pm. N BLUES Red Wind Casino Yelm. Alice Stuart. 21+. 6:30 pm. Summit
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BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Cold Shot, A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan. 21+. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Grit Rock, with DJ Darren Selector. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ronnda Cadle. All Ages. 1 pm. NC. Engine House No. 9 Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Steve Stefanowicz. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Center For Spiritual Living - Tacoma. Teresa Tudury, JW McClure. All Ages. 7 pm. $15.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Buck Haggard Band. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. David Wayne. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Gig Harbor Farmers Market - Gig Harbor. Rick Gonzalez. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Cafe Luna
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Angela Reed. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Shain's Jam Night & Musician's Workshop. All Ages. 7 pm. Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Wounded Mic. 21+. 8 pm. NC. Forza Puyallup. Stefanie Myr EP Release Concert with Sean Fooks. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES O'Callahan's Pub & Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic Jam Night, with Leanne Trevalyan. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Shillelagh Jack. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - Downtown.
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Mona Pizza And Pasta Where: 6104 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.565.0505, www.monapizzaandpasta.comHours: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday till 11 p.m.Cuisine: Almost 70 Italian American menu items - calzones, gnocchi, hot sandwiches, traditional and specialty pizzas, pastas, dessertsScene: Casual, family friendly diningDrinkies: Wine, soft drinks, bottled water, juicesPrices: $4.25-$21.95 ANNOUNCER: Across from LA
Music
Quincy Henry, Q-Dot professionally and on stage, knows a thing or two about the music industry. He's been around the hip-hop block, so to speak. An MC and producer, after crafting a surprisingly slick demo in his dorm room, Henry left college at Central Washington University in 2003 for the allure
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STRIK AND KRUSAL >>> Thursday, June 17 One of Tacoma's most notorious duos and most slept on acts, Strik and Krusal (pronounced Strick and Crucial) will represent the after-party portion of Thursday's jump-off night for The Grit City Fest. They'll take the stage at The Den after a series of artist workshops.
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LAST SLICE OF BUTTER >>> Thursday, June 10 In terms of ferocity alone, Seattle duo Last Slice of Butter is some kind of champion. Despite consisting of only bass and drums (the Death From Above 1979 formula, if you will), they're capable of stirring up more racket than just about anyone in
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Sean Alexander is no stranger to the Weekly Volcano. Just a few weeks ago, for example, Heather Thomas Loepp profiled Alexander the artist, known for - among other things - his maniacally intricate sketches, the sadly defunct but modestly legendary Helm Gallery, and a fondness for conversational f-bombs. This week Alexander
Food Matters
Thursday, June 10 Corvus Cellars wine tasting with food pairings, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and runs all night, Brix 25, 7707 Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor, 253.858.6626. Charles Smith Wines tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50
Food Matters
VEGETARIAN ENTERTAINING Chef Kelsang Tsoglam will teach a class on vegetarian cooking Tuesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. at the Bayview School of Cooking in Olympia. The cost is $45-$55. For reservations, or additional information, call 360.754.1448. WORKING WOMEN'S WEDNESDAYS Every Wednesday in June, Brooke and Monti from Movin 92.5 FM will be
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It is an awesome thing to have a music, arts and community festival so aptly named to represent a city. Example: Tacoma's Grit City Fest. The Grit City Fest celebrates and showcases all things Tacoma, and why not? Tacoma is probably the most blue-collar, most diverse, most "hood" and most notorious
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Tacoma is a city that exists in an almost constant state of flux. It's a choose-your-own-adventure that unfortunately requires the participation of a bunch of people who can be, at times, too prideful. Because we are in that gray area of being not quite a big city, but much bigger
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. ... That's just like the assholes that surround me at Weekly Volcano World Headquarters. Sure, devote an entire issue to the Grit
Stage
Imagine my surprise when I walked into the 15th anniversary Neddy Fellowship exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum and discovered that the show was more than twice the size I expected. Normally they show two or three works each from each of the eight fellowship nominees but, being an anniversary show,