Music
I remember the first time I was exposed to the music of Shel Silverstein. This sort of raucous, barrelhouse rock coming from the beloved children's poet of my youth - it was eye-opening, to say the least. It was this crazy secret that my dad must have been giddy from
Arts
The last time I wrote about Mark Rentfrow was because he played Porl Thompson in a Cure cover band. This time I'm writing about him because he and his comrades have come up with a cure - for how to display content from your tablet device. The product is Project Wedge. The
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as
Food Matters
EAT THEN GOLF Hotel Murano (1320 Broadway, Tacoma) welcomes the official start of summer with a golf themed shindig Swing into Summer from 4-7 p.m. June 20. Enjoy the downtown Tacoma fancy hotel's new summer menu and enter to win a round of golf for two at Chambers Bay. WINE BUS If you're
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The Gypsters is a band that, whether or not they intended it, reminded me of bands like Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show and the Fugs, even though they stylistically don't quite connect. Like the aforementioned bands, the Gypsters are serious about making music, but their songs sometimes lend themselves
Show And Tell
A picture's worth a thousand words, or so the old adage goes; but who's to say, really? Maybe back in the Stone Age - when words were little more than inarticulate grunts and "Yabba Dabba Do!" - Og's cave paintings really were worth a thousand words as they were the
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If I asked you to guess what type of music The Electric Magpie make, no points for saying "neo-psychedelia." Still, The Electric Magpie go a bit of a way in terms of exploring the less explored corners of those '60s nuggets. Dashes of Canned Heat peak out from underneath the
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Sometimes it's hard to think of how to describe a group, other than by saying that they're a fucking solid rock group. Dude York is so adept at making ridiculously catchy, wiry indie rock that it's enough to make one tongue-tied. The heavy pop of Dude York has remained steady
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Lena May, founder of The NW Hip Hop website and #iBelieveInHipHop, celebrates her birthday at Sampan Saturday night. The celebration will also act as a benefit to raise money for her medical costs. Open to the public, May's party will feature musical performers Miz, Zikki, Ill Defined and others, as
Listings
BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Charley's Pub Fircrest. Chicago Blues Thursdays. Real Chicago blues with Richard Molina. 8-11 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy
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A lot of folks still consider the 1939 film Gone With the Wind to be the best loved and most iconic American movie of all time - a classic national story of struggle and perseverance. Others might call it an American icon for less flattering reasons, i.e., how blithely it
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. Karl Thurmond. All Ages. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Steve Mazan. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Chris Jones Band. 9 pm. Lucky Eagle Casino Rochester. Kenny Rogers. 8 pm. $40.
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Olympia actor Morgan Picton has an easy, authoritative knack for comic timing, which made sense given his night job as a standup comedian. We saw him riffed on economics and ancient Rome for a dozen people, killing with insights that were probably too smart for most rooms, including that one.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Jeremy's Farm To Table - Chehalis. James Haye. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. Ethan Tucker Band. 9:30 pm. NC. B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. Little Bill, Rod Cook. All Ages. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Danny Schmidt, Antje Duvekot. All Ages. 7 pm. $10-$15. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew. 7:30 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma -
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Chef Riley Morgan will release his summer menu at 1022 South J on Hilltop Tacoma. The Southern-raised Morgan has created a Northwest meets Southeast menu, adding a Northwest touch to deviled eggs, pulled pork, collard greens, grits and other Southern staples. He's taking Southern flavors and airing
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring Kurt Lindsay. 7 pm. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma -
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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. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day, with Fields Under Clover. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Ted Brown Music Company Tacoma - South. Uke 'An Jam. All Ages. 6:30-8 pm. NC. BLUES Treos Tacoma - Old Town. Summer Concert Series, with Billy Stoops. All Ages. 6:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade
Military Resources
When a family is dealing with a medical crisis, the last thing they want to think about is paperwork. But for military families traveling to Madigan Army Medical Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and hoping to stay at the nearby Fisher House, paperwork - sometimes lots of it - is
