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Does it ever get tiring? Do we ever feel "stretched thin?" Do we ever fear we might not be able to pull it off?

Nope, nope and never.

Every Thursday the Weekly Volcano delivers another shining issue of our paper - and each and every one of those papers contains a Weekly Volcano music section, your go-to source for local music news and coverage. It's an important job, and we take it seriously.  We're all about the local music scene. But the proof of that is in the proverbial pudding.

In that light, here's a look at the music goodness waiting for you in print and online in this week's Volcano music section ...

HIP-HOP: EvergreenOne's "Fuck Vampires" and more

Earlier this month EvergreenOne dropped a solo joint titled "Fuck Vampires." It's a humorous anti-ode to all things "cool" right now. He disses popular culture, from vampires to snapbacks. The beat is a TrussOne slapper - very minimal, basically just an 808 and drum slap-fest. Evergreen's chops shine bright over the track. If ya like what ya hear be ready for more, as TrussOne is taking on the major production weight of EvergreenOne's upcoming solo album. Just search YouTube for EvergreenOne and "F*** Vampires" to get a listen. ... -- Josh Rizeberg

HIP-HOP: Fresh Heads in Olympia

In 2001 Bulldog News, a magazine and newspaper store in downtown Olympia, hosted a small hip-hop show for up-and-coming Los Angeles rapper, Aceyalone. 

Ten years later Aceyalone is now considered an underground hip-hop legend, and will easily pack out The Royal Lounge this Thursday, Sept. 29 when he comes to town on his West Coast tour with Bay Area rappers Opio of Hieroglyphics, Equipto and Z-Man. 

Opening up the evening will be Tacoma rappers CityHall and an Olympia group that has been catching a buzz as of late, Fresh Heads.  A familiar story, Fresh Heads met while attending the Evergreen State College and were able to begin creating music with people they felt chemistry with, all while making an impression on their new college hometown.  ... -- Nic Leonard

PUNK & METAL: The Damage Report with Jason McKibbin

Last weekend was a blast! Mine started off Friday at Hell's Kitchen, where I saw Plaster get super heavy and play the most "metal" set I've ever seen the band whip out; they grabbed the crowd by the short ones and didn't let go ‘til the set was done. Mom's Rocket from Olympia showed everyone that A.I.C. style arena rock is NOT a thing of the past. Tacoma's own Mahnhammer jack-hammered the audience into oblivion with a manic stage presence and ear-splitting volume. And just when I thought the show had reached its apex, former Hell's Belles frontwoman Jaime Nova mesmerized the crowd with an incredible vocal performance in Witchburn. Sabbath-y awesomeness as only the Burn can deliver. I am now a proud Burn Victim; I suggest you do the same ASAP. ... -- Jason McKibbin

FEATURE: The return of Tex

"It was a long time ago," says David Nichols over the phone. "I was playing in a band called Time to Fly, and I started writing songs that didn't really fit with that band. When I left that band, Tex started, because it was a way of getting those songs out there."

Nichols has been involved in more or less direct ways with the local indie-rock scene for almost a decade. Time to Fly, the band he was in before Tex, achieved a certain degree of notoriety in these parts for a sound that fit neatly into the pocket of emotionally-direct indie rock that had really begun to blossom. Beds of driving guitars supported sensitive vocals; in retrospect, Time to Fly's early '00s timestamp is very evident. Nichols found that the folk-inflected, downcast pop songs he was writing on his own couldn't quite fit into that mold.

In 2006, Nichols released his first album as Tex, The Angels Came to Take Me Home. A certain gloom hangs over the record in shrouds, as each song takes on either a sad-sack resignation or a bitterly stubborn stomp. When the clouds part and a sunny hook pops through, there's still a sadness looming in the lyrics. ... -- Rev. Adam McKinney

FEATURE: Adam Bredlau rocks out with Northwest royalty

What were you doing when you were 13?  For me, it was playing SimCity in-between rounds of Magic the Gathering.  But then again, I'm a geek who writes for the local arts paper.  For most, 13-years-old is not a productive age. 

For Adam Bredlau, a guitar player, his thirteenth year signifies a milestone in his rock education.  Bredlau's childhood was surrounded by music. The son of Aaron Bredlau, of the former Las Vega- based rock group Sparkler Dims, and Joanna Walker, Miss Tattoo Tacoma 2010, Adam grew up listening to a collection of seven-inch indie, punk and new wave records.   His parents soon introduced him to rock shows, with the Misfits, Pavement and Weezer rounding out his early music education. 

"He's gonna make a good rock star," says local music legend Kim Warnick, whose resume includes the Cali Giraffes, Fastbacks, Motorhoney and Visqueen. ... -- Josh Swainston

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