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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. ... Bobble Tiki loves few things in life as much as inventing new words - especially words created out of two words
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My son was born in Santa Monica, California. It was a sunny February day. Three months later, to the day, I packed all of our belongings into eight cubic feet of IBF moving tractor trailer - dropped it off in front of our apartment on E Kensington. Joe Bass and I
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DREW GROW AND The PASTORS' WIVES >>> Friday, May 21 Talk about a friend of Tacoma - Drew Grow, and even his Pastors' Wives, feel like long-lost soul mates of Grit City. Originally won over by the warmth of the arts-slash-music scene emanating from The Warehouse (R.I.P.), and intrigued enough to
Food Matters
Thursday, May 20 Buddy Dunn's wine portfolio tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th Sr., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Ladies Night featuring half off all wine flights and $5 house pours, Sip, 4793 Point Fosdick Dr. N.W, Gig Harbor, 253.853.3020. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E.
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LEAD OF THE STACK For the morning sweet toothed-diner, the Hotel Murano serves an amazing gourmet gingerbread French toast. Six gooey cinnamon and ginger swirled slices arrive on a long plate topped with crème fraiche and powdered sugar. They're so soft you could sleep on them. Whipped
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Is it possible to create party music that doesn't inspire the urge to dance? How about party music that makes you long to stand in a stairwell, clutching a red keg cup and making awkward passes at that girl you see around sometimes? Or what about music to be hastily
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Rollin' Hots Rollin' Hots is a mobile hot dog truck serving everything from all beef dogs to vegan fake-outs. Check out the menu where hotdogs are named after canines and celebrities. "The Chihuahua" is dressed with cheese, salsa, jalapenos and mayo. "The Hasselhoff" keeps things nasty with sauerkraut, onions and mustard
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Another one bites the dust. After four years (six if you count a previous incarnation), Paula Tutmarc-Johnson's Two Vaults Gallery will close its doors forever when their current show ends. "Our location, just two doors from The Grand Cinema, has proved to bring us a continued flow of art-minded folks. These
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Tacoma's Eastside has a reputation. A reputation it's been trying to change. Part of the struggle is that changing this reputation requires working on many fronts - crime, property values, potholes, lack of amenities and schools. When Tacomans think of Lincoln High School, they sometimes think of poverty, gangs or
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May 16-23 is Hip-Hop Appreciation Week as deemed by the great MC/DJ/B-Boy/philosopher, KRS-ONE. It is a week out of the year to focus on the culture of hip-hop, its history and ways to educate people about it. Hip-hop is a culture created from the forgotten crevices and cracks in the
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Don't buy it. God, I love the irony. Thanks to Megan Barney from UW Tacoma for the tip. Barney, who is either an unnaturally curious and enterprising young woman or the girlfriend of one these cart mongers, sent the Weekly Volcano web monkeys some pictures of images that have been appearing
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Somewhere back in the late ‘90s, when this aging DIY music enthusiast wasn't even thinking about gray hair (or a lack thereof), Tacoma's all-ages scene was painfully lacking in venues for the under 21 crowd. Young punk rockers and hardcore kids crowded into tight, sweaty garages and dank basements, or
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Get this: To Basemint, or at this point half of Basemint, Tacoma is the green grass on the other side of the fence. That's right. Originally, all four members of the "garage rockin' surfy thang" known as Basemint came from ... wait for it ... wait for it ... wait for
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With John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, newly founded Tacoma theater company Gold From Straw jumps directly into the deep end of the theatrical pool. Doubt is carefully designed to raise questions and avoid answers. The audience is permitted to come to their own conclusions, if they wish, but that is not
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Everyday I get a renewed sense of hope when it comes to the success of small business. As we are all very aware, this economy had forced us to make some tough decisions by cutting back on our expenses. Groceries come to the top of that list and right now
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jamie Laval, Zac Leger. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. 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.
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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 Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ha Ha Tuesdays, hosted by Ralph Porter, with guests
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BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Jay Mabin, Pound 4 Pound. 21+. 8 pm. 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+.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin’ Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 21+. 6 pm. The
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Christian and Russ' 40th Birthday Party, with Ockham's Razor. 21+. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Common Ground. All Ages. 1 pm. NC. Fox Elipsus. All Ages. 9:30 pm. NC. HG Bistro Puyallup. Kim Archer. 21+. 7:30 pm. NC. Studio Four 18 Olympia - downtown. Michael