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SUNDAY, MARCH 10 2013 >>> 1. What better to do with an afternoon out than see an oft-banned rock musical? Spring Awakening: The Musical follows a group of German students as they come of age and explore their sexuality - providing an afternoon or evening of entertainment for you.
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HOW TWEET IT IS >>> Whether you've been on Twitter since its beginnings in 2006 or you're a Twitter neophyte, you know keeping up on important tweets can be overwhelming. If
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SATURDAY, MARCH 9 2013 >>> 1. You may not be familiar with the wrestling phenomenon known as lucha libre, but it's all the rage in Mexico, where its popularity lags only behind that of soccer. For the second year in a row, costumed warriors will flex and destroy
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LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH SOUND >>> Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Backstage Bar & Grill Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Fieldly. 9 pm. $10. Forza Coffee Fircrest. Larry Luvaul. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium
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South Sound Sidekick series offers advice from experts living in the, well, South Sound. It posts every Friday. Today, Olympia musician and "scenester" Jabi Shriki asks the Olympia community to support local music. Jabi Shriki writes, There was tough competition this year in the category of "Best Scenester" in
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THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Sunshine, hi 51, lo 35 Saturday: Mostly sunny, hi 54, lo 39 Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a few showers, hi 50, lo 44 >>> FRIDAY, MARCH 8: SOUTH SOUND TECH CONFERENCE Technology is a pretty freakin' big deal these days. Seems like
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8 2013 >>> 1. If you wanted a white winter, the closest you're likely to get is Jeff Orlowski's Chasing Ice, one of the most visually spectacular and troubling nature documentaries of recent years. In it, photographer James Balog and a team of young adventurers set out to chart
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ONLINE CHATTER >>> Yesterday's comment of the day comes from Jeff Southard, the Swoon Records producer Rev. Adam McKinney profiled in the Weekly Volcano's Music Issue. Southard is nearing completion on Watermelon Sugar's Self Tyttled, featuring one of Tacoma's most talented sons, Kyle Brunette. Southard writes, Often times, I look at that photo
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THURSDAY, MARCH 7 2013 >>> 1. As you chomped on your big ass turkey leg during your Thanksgiving dinner, The Grand Cinema flicked the switch Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. And sure it's more a long-winded history lecture than a movie, but you can't deny the skill that went into it, and
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ONLINE CHATTER >>> Yesterday's comment of the day was from Bethann Garteiz in response to our coverage of Pierce Transits restructuring, including a focus on those with disabilities, tax issues and the public forums. Garteiz writes, Nobody likes tax increases; I get that. But thousands of people becoming unemployed all at the same
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THIS JUST IN >>> When Q-Dot isn't flying around in his hip-hop superhero cape rapping, making beats, recording, performing and running his own record label, Tre'dmarks Music Group, he goes simply by Q or Quincy. He was named after Quincy Jones, and has earned badges as an MC, producer, songwriter, pianist,
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TIME TO START PLANNING >>> Late last year, we got our company Corolla impounded (don't ask), and had no choice but to explore the Pierce Transit bus system. we found ourselves pleasantly convenienced: There were plenty of bars and city services within busing distance, and the hands-free commute allowed for reading
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 2013 >>> 1. Typically when discussing beers and hops, one is discussing intensely bitter and bracing beers with a pronounced bite that stays in your mouth all the way to the bottom of the glass ... and beyond. From 6-10 p.m. at Doyle's Public House, hops will
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEDDY HAGGARTY! >>> Some bars lure customers in with specialty selections, great pizza or killer open jam sessions. Some places, such as Stonegate Pizza & Rum Bar, do all three. Mondays, blues/rock fusion guitarist Rafael Tranquilino leads a rockin' blues jam. Tuesdays, swampbilly blues band Junkyard Jane founding member
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VENTURING OUTSIDE THE AREA >>> Go north, art lovers, to the Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle's Freemont neighborhood, the Center of the Universe. And check out the Juan Alonso paintings in the upstairs gallery. Francine Seders is one of the oldest and most respected galleries in Seattle. They handle such outstanding artists
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TUESDAY, MARCH 5 2013 >>> 1. Well over a decade in the making, Holy Motors arrives at The Grand for a brief moment, today for a mere two showings. Much like director Leos Carax’s style of storytelling or rather his revealing, the film is minimal and profound.
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ONLINE CHATTER >>> Yesterday's comment of the day comes from Jaime Vanchura in response to Nikki McCoy's feature story on drummer Dylan Kuehl and his Michael Jackson tribute band. Vanchura writes, Um, Dylan Keuhl's watercolor alone is enough to make you sigh with appreciation, Love the band, and am so happy to support
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MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 >>> 1. Last year Broken Water released an album that pushed the band further into the limelight than any of the its previous, amazing releases. Most bands would relish that moment and memory as a triumph, however with the unfortunate timing of a looming
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THE MONTH IN PHOTOS >>> February 2013 was a month filled with parties, re-openings, music and notables from Olympia. Below are photos the Weekly Volcano snapped last month at such events as the Mardi Gras party at Jazzbones, Murray Morgan bridge re-opening, C.L.A.W.'s Real Life Comics event at King's Books and,
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STAYING IN TOUCH >> Some day a book will be written about the adventures of Tacoma brothers Leonard Haggarty and Teddy Haggarty. From their days in Hollywood - both in front of the camera and behind, Leonard's time as John Ritter's personal assistant, Teddy's artwork, their relationship with Alec Baldwin, their