THURSDAY, MARCH 21 2013 >>>
1. Behead the Prophet No Lord Shall Live has returned, at least for the time being. The Olympia hardcore punk band, often considered at the forefront of the noise queercore movement, toured the country multiple times in the mid-1990s, while releasing material on Outpunk, Sound Pollution and K Records. Since the demise of the band some 13 years ago, some its members went on to other bands - Tight Bros, Lords of Lightseed, Yogoman Burning Band and Nudity, to name a few - while others became a touring vegan chef, budding lawyer, reggae jam band god and producer to many of Olympia's latest crop of bands. Sadly, the band also lost founding member and noise-violin player, Michael Griffen. The return of Behead the Prophet is not a reunion, but a happening - allowing the collective members to have closure. The band brings its happening to Olympia's Northern at 8 p.m. The show, which will be packed to the gills, also features The Need, Thrones and Hysterics. Read Timothy Grisham's full feature on Behead the Prophet No Lord Shall Live in the Weekly Volcano's Music section.
It's the third Thursday of the month, which means the Tacoma Art Mingle goes down tonight from 5-8 p.m. The monthly art walk now has a passport game. Simply grab a passport at one of the participating venues, have each venue stamp your passport, then turn it in each quarter to win raffle prizes. Catch Pam Ingalls show at the Brick House Gallery and have owner Peter stamp you. Drop in on Katie Hagens show at 253 Collective Gallery and have her stamp you. Pop into the Throwing Mud Gallery in Old Town for a looksy at contemporary handcrafts, have owner Eileen Hudak stamp you. Check out Jill Neal's paintings and sip some wine at B2 Fine Art Gallery, and have owner Gary stamp you.
Want to learn more about Point Defiance Park? Who doesn't? At 5:30 p.m. inside Metro Parks Tacoma Headquarters the "3rd Thursday Community Dialogues" session will concentrate on near-term and long-range plans for the Tacoma park.
You might not think about it on a day-to-day basis, but there is a lot of "un" in Tacoma. Local photographer Gordy Lee has thought about it, though, and seeks to bring some attention to Tacoma's underused, unrecognized and other un-ness through his photos, which offer a colorful and perhaps unappreciated view of T-town. Lee's photos — on display at Tully's in downtown Tacoma — have a surreal look, created by use of three key elements - a tripod, a great camera, and hours of post-production computer work. Each photo takes 10 to 12 hours to create and sometimes consist of up to 20 individual images all at different exposure levels layered on top of one another. Photos are all shot in Tacoma. Unless you have other plans for tonight, do the UN-thinkable and meet the UN-Tacoma creator for a UN prolonged visit from 7-8 at Tully's.
Maurice the Fish Records presents an Evening of Keys IX, highlighting six great keyboard artists - including Brooke Lizotte, keyboardist for Dreamwreck and Dan Reed Network, as well as Doug Skoog (Blues Redemption and The Crazy Texas Gypsies), Mark Bittler (Bump Kitchen), Anthony Ciarochi (Tin Man, The Aury Moore Band and Stone Age Thriller), Raymond Hayden (Raymond Hayden and the Monsters in the Dark) and Derek Whitaker (Heartless, and occasionally, Heart to Heart and Heart. The show kicks off at 8 p.m. at Louie G's Pizzeria in Fife. Read Nikki McCoy's full feature on Evening of Keys IX in the Weekly Volcano's Music section.
LINK: Thursday, March 21 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area
