Stage
Kristin Giordano's photographs of Doha, Qatar at Kittredge Gallery on campus at University of Puget Sound are haunting, lonely and disturbingly beautiful. Paul Landacre's wood engravings in the smaller back gallery represent a fine sampling of works by a little known but leading engraver of the early 20th century. Together
Arts
With no further ado, let's divulge Olympia's promising menu. First, some sad news: as you may have heard, Capital Playhouse cancelled its mainstage offerings for the year. Between unmanageable debts and a trio of scandals, it tempted fate for CP to schedule anything called The Last 5 Years. The company hopes
Arts
This is an exciting month for theater folk, meaning practitioners and patrons. As one troupe after another announces its upcoming schedule, we look forward to the return of talented veterans and the rise of hot, new blood. From beloved old "war horses" to the cutting edge of 21st-century playwriting, it
Arts
As I look out my office window, I'm charmed by the rustling trajectories of fallen leaves, cooled by scudding gusts of wind that promise autumn rain - oh, wait! No, I'm not! It's 80 degrees outside! We start writing the Fall Arts Guide in August! Such is the life of
Critics' Picks
[ELECTRO-POP] + FRI, SEPT. 13 The line between mainstream music and indie music has grown so thin that it's often hard to differentiate between the two. Recently, returning popularity of cheesy mainstream music from the '80s and the '90s have enveloped themselves in the output of indie artists, creating a kind
Music
As long as there have been lonesome losers (and, honestly, long before), there has been power pop. From Weezer, back to Matthew Sweet, even further back to Joe Jackson, and then to Big Star, there has been an element in pop music that tended toward the gawky and unique building
Music
The Olympia Independent Music Festival (OIMF) has put on one hell of a shindig the past few years, creating a free block party with all the usual perks of Olympia - killer bands, ladies of burlesque, art, vendors, chin-balancing - all in the name of helping the Olympia Film Society. Saturday,
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Yellowjackets Seattle.
Features
With the revolving door of establishments opening and closing throughout the South Sound, it could be said that The Social Bar and Grill hit a big milestone with the celebration of its second anniversary last month. And in true birthday style, the Social entertained the masses with live music provided by
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Richard Album (along with his band, the Lifestyles) is a master of power pop, straight down to the sort of vulnerable songwriting that once defined the genre. Similar to those artists, his album covers feature faux-heartthrob poses. On the cover of Sophomore he poses as a college man circa 1955,
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It gets to a point where differentiating between punk bands becomes a game of inches. It's all such a matter of feeling and the indescribable act of actually going out and seeing a show. Listening to punk bands and saying, "Hey, this is one to write about,"
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As you read in the Weekly Volcano, the Squeak and Squawk Music Festival kicked off Thursday. Bands from all over the Northwest and beyond will be stopping in Tacoma to unleash their magic Sept. 12-16. Below is the schedule for Sunday, Sept. 15. All Ages, 6-9
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The line between mainstream music and indie music has grown so thin that it's often hard to differentiate between the two. Recently, returning popularity of cheesy mainstream music from the '80s and the '90s have enveloped themselves in the output of indie artists, creating a kind of crazy verisimilitude where
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The Oly Funk Fest is an overnight break down to celebrate the end of summer with the proper booty-shaking, beer-drinking, boom-shaka-lakin, finger-snapping, jiving, locking, popping and electric boogalooing that it deserves. Funk Agency, DBST, Polyrythmics, and Eldridge Gravy and the Court Supreme will set the mood for this festival that
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Yes, the comedy scene in Seattle and Bellevue is alive, thriving with national headliners offering marquee-level entertainment to those who want laughs with their prime rib and Cosmopolitan. The South Sound has also been laughing it up for years, thanks to Lacey's own, Nate Jackson. Jackson, an award-winning comedian, has
Show And Tell
Over the last few months, I've reviewed films about homicidal anarchists, arranged marriages, cancer survivors, suicide bombers, Somali pirates, bourgeois paintings and harrowing life-or-death expeditions across the Pacific Ocean. Every once in a while, it's nice to take a break from all of that and review something SERIOUS! In the hallowed
Food Matters
BEER TASTING North Shore Golf Course (4101 Northshore Blvd. NE, Tacoma) hosts a Sam Adams Beer Tasting Party from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. Festivities include a buffet of eats, live music and samples of Sam Adams beers for a measly $20. To really make things interesting, the Northwest Tacoma clubhouse
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The Olympia Independent Music Festival (OIMF) has put on one hell of a shindig the past few years, creating a free block party with all the usual perks of Olympia - killer bands, ladies of burlesque, art, vendors, chin-balancing - all in the name of helping the Olympia Film Society. Saturday,
Music
I suppose it's due time I update you on what's coming up at my favorite all-ages venue in Olympia - Northern. And it is for good reason I am bringing you this information because some fantastic acts are scheduled to be visiting our State Capitol. Thursday, Sept. 12 Portland-based band Hits
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. 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
