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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. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool
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BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Blenis Ely. 9 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Open Shape Note Singing. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall.
Music
I've always appreciated the physicality of buying music. Going to a record store to buy an album, taking it home and removing the cellophane, then carefully placing the needle before the grooves. ... Yes, I am talking about vinyl - a medium that I'm ironically watching being carried under the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Dana Lyons. All Ages. 8 pm. $5-$12. Forza Coffee Co. DuPont. Lisa Mitts. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Mark Trethewey, Tom & Charity Stone, Steve Brambelt. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Billy
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Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. BARE Tacoma - Holiday offers an entirely a cappella evening featuring Shenandoah Davis, Sean Nelson (of Harvey Danger), Tacoma School of the Arts choir, Luke Stevens, Goldfinch, Colin Reynolds, Elk & Boar, Hannalee, Eternal Fair and others singing by candlelight. All Ages. 8 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe - Olympia. Justin Stang. 8 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues
Features
Looking for something creative to give this holiday season for those food lovers and cooking enthusiasts? Then look no further than Libertine Tacoma. Libertine Tacoma creates an interesting and eclectic variety of artisan salts and salt blends. Carefully and lovingly crafted, the salts and blends give food a creative and
Music
>>> Thursday, Nov. 29 DICK DALE, GIRL TROUBLE, THE DIGNITARIES Legendary rockers Dick Dale and Girl Trouble have shared a stage in Tacoma many times, the last being over a year ago. These influential musicians have 50 year and 30 year careers, respectively. They have stood the test of time,
Food Matters
DRINK TO AN UNDERACHIEVER There's a new brew in town. Engine House No. 9 (611 N. Pine St., Tacoma) concocted Underachiever, a lager with limited release. You may grab a four pack of tall boys for $9.25. It can also be chugged at Doyle's Public House (208 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma).
Music
There are many talented producers in our area. We are lucky to have such true beat wizards to help us get through our dreary, rainy, grayness - and to help us celebrate when the sun shines on us. One of the notable hip-hop producers in our city is Todd Sykes.
Stage
After 17 years of Stardust holiday schmaltz-fests, Harlequin director Linda Whitney outsourced her holiday revue-writing to James Hindman and Ray Roderick of Miracle or 2 Productions, authors of 2003's A Christmas Survival Guide. From a critical standpoint, it's a welcome change, especially since this anthology's aimed squarely at cynical adults
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Champagne Sunday is an interesting breed. Performing a little bit Broadway, a little bit contemporary, a little bit punk and a little bit blues, this indie duo has a lot of energy and talent that makes for an engaging, powerful listen. Jessi and Jared Fredeen, (yes, they're married) make up the
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When attending a holiday party, it's simply good manners to show up with a gift in hand. Most people make do with a six-pack or a mediocre bottle of wine, but why not bring something made by hand from a local artists, something your host will truly enjoy and appreciate? Within
Arts
Sometimes we have trouble knowing how to take the holidays. It's tempting to just sink into a vat of gravy and football games and fruitcake and mulled whatever and giftwrapping and champagne and marinate in the shiny, happy version of the celebration. And sometimes, it's hard not to want say
Arts
For 10 years now, Beautiful Angle has created handcrafted letterpress posters. Once a month, these posters get wheat-pasted and stapled in locations around downtown Tacoma in what the two men responsible - graphic designer Lance Kagey and writer Tom Llewellyn - like to call "guerrilla art." Beautiful Angle's annual holiday party
Music
Last week, in a resolute effort to clean up my act and attend more shows in Olympia, I stumbled upon a band while plotting my way through Northern's website. My efforts were rewarded in the form of Math the Band, a high energy, "electro-punk spazz duo" from
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Summit Pub Puyallup.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. John Phelan. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC.