Food Matters
Call Ahead for tastings happening Saturday-Monday as some of the events might cancel due to the holiday weekend. Thursday, May 27 BBQ Wines for Memorial Day tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Ladies Night featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours, Sip, 4793
Music
RAIN FEST 2010 >>> Friday, May 28-Sunday, May 30 One of the Viaduct's crowning achievements has been the annual Rain Fest, a massive hardcore music festival spanning three days. Since its inception in 2007, Rain Fest has served as a magnet for big names in the hardcore scene from the past and
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Gangstas. Hipsters. B-Boys/Girls. Juggalos. The Skinny Pantsers? Who knows? There are so many different sub-genres and clicks stemming from hip-hop culture right now. It's hard to keep up with who's who, and it's even more difficult to nail down the specific characteristics that accompany these newly emerging contingents in hip-hop.
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AU is a band shrinking in the aftermath - having recently been hotly engorged. Ballooning from a solo bedroom pop act to a remarkable 20 members, the band became an experimental chamber pop collection that utilized every hand and voice in creating thickly orchestrated arrangements. As of their 2008 recording,
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You probably know the drill. You may even be sharing in the contemporary-indie ritual with me Saturday morning; packing up functional, concert-tested clothing, saying a little prayer that your piece-of-crap car will make it over the pass one more time, and figuring out which nook of your backpack or crotch
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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. So, um, Floater is coming to Hell's Kitchen. Wait. What? You've heard this one before? No, this is different. That was last time. Floater is
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The doctor had some tests she'd need to do on Monday before she could find out if the cancer had spread. That is a very surreal sentence to hear someone directing at you. There was nothing else to do. They brought my wife in. I told her what they had
Arts
We live in stressful times. And stress is a creativity killer. I'm not talking about the economy or wars or crime. Sure, macro-madness adds to our stress levels - lends a sort of ambient, draining buzz, like the hum of fluorescent lights. But that kind of stress is easy to deal
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Would you like to see why Jeremy Mangan won the 2009 Foundation of Art Award from The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation? A peek at his show at Fulcrum Gallery might provide a good clue. Mangan's paintings are inventive, thought provoking, humorous, technically marvelous and beautifully composed. What more can you ask
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I can question like: What is it? If you just chanted, "Verb, you're so demanding," then you're probably in your late 30s or early 40s. I'm referring, of course, to a lyric from the most dynamic installment of Schoolhouse Rock!, a series of edu-taining cartoon shorts aired between Saturday morning commercials
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While Tacoma is my homey, Gig Harbor will always have a place in my heart. If I didn't live in T-town, I'm pretty sure I would live across the bridge somewhere. I did occupy The Harbor once upon a time, and worked in Tacoma. There was something very special about
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Sax Restaurant and Lounge Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Olivia De La Cruz. The guitarist, singer/songwriter performs during dinner. All Ages. 7-9 pm. Free. 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 Applini's
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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. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 21+. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Team Trivia Night. 9 pm.
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COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 21+. 7 pm. NC. DJ/ELECTRONIC Happy Days Casino Lakewood. DJ dance. Top 40. 21+. 9 pm. NC. O'Malley's Irish Pub Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rebel Monday/Industry Night. DJ Jason Diamond spinning roots reggae, 21+. 9 pm. NC. KARAOKE Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rockaraoke. Karaoke with live band.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Mark Wells. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Tammy Faye & The Thrill Billies Family Jam. All Ages. 4 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 21+. 8 pm. The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Loose Gravel
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. A Leaf. 21+. 8 pm. Gig Harbor Farmers Market Gig Harbor. Rick Gonzalez. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Russ Salton & Friends. All Ages. 8:30 pm. NC. D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. The Corner. Youth Open
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Mortician Did Her Makeup. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Riverside Pub Sumner. Loose Gravel & The Quarry. 21+. 9 pm. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Eagles Lodge Auburn. Renegade. 21+. 8 pm. DJ/ELECTRONIC The Vault Nightclub Olympia - Downtown. Brand New Revival Fridays, with DJ Precision, DJ Twist. 21+. 9 pm. Bull Market Bar
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. Plus it's Taco Thursday. 21+. 7-10 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Chehalis. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 21+. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and
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As part of the Weekly Volcano's new Nosh League, you can meet up with like-minded foodies at locally owned restaurants and businesses and take advantage of special discounts, win restaurant gift certificates, and learn tips from chefs and food producers. Nosh League events will take place on a regular basis
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It's always a good day when you discover something new that involves wine. While Water to Wine retail wine shop of Gig Harbor has been around for a while, they haven't just been sitting around sipping on inventory and enjoying their lovely harbor view. They have been planning, plotting and