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Hardcore music, like American icon and "World's Oldest Teenager" Dick Clark, will probably never die. Wherever there are angsty, cloistered youth - and the South Sound, just like practically everywhere else, has no shortage - there will be an appetite and audience for bands as forceful and furious as White
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One of Tacoma's most successful musical sons will be performing Thursday evening at The New Frontier Lounge. Eliot Lipp is one of the most looked-to artists in contemporary electronic music. Known for his unique take on hip-hop and house, Lipp has paid dues in underground scenes in almost every primary
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ELIOT LIPP >>> Thursday, Dec. 30 One of Tacoma's most successful musical sons will be performing Thursday evening at The New Frontier Lounge. Eliot Lipp is one of the most looked-to artists in contemporary electronic music. Known for his unique take on hip-hop and house, Lipp has paid dues in underground scenes
Arts
It's a treacherous thing, this New Year's Eve. As was last New Year's Eve and countless Eves of the past and an indefinite more to come. This pattern will continue until we, as a species, come to recognize a year as nothing more than a blurry, furiously spinning pin-wheel -
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Hey, did you ever rock out with your c*** out? Really? Not even once, in college, after attempting a poorly thought-out keg stand and downing that pink concoction your friend Dave insisted was a real cocktail called a "Peruvian Nipple Slipper" but you knew that it wasn't but you drank
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As far as the masses are concerned, vinyl records were eclipsed by tapes decades ago. But records still hold a special place in hip-hop culture. Producers use them to "sample," which is to cut brief segments out of a record and piece them into a beat - a common method
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As a hard-working, active-duty member of the military, a retiree or a Department of Defense civilian employee, your service is much appreciated, and you're duly deserving of some R&R. Fortunately, Army and Navy installations in the Pacific Northwest are home to some beautiful outdoor recreation, and opportunities abound for relaxing overnight
Military Life
It takes 10 minutes in the presence of Col. David Kumashiro, out-going commander of McChord Field's 62nd Airlift Wing, to know he's not an egomaniac. Self-deprecating, humble, on the margins of extroversion, Kumashiro prefers to use the "we" than the "me." He also employs the word "team" so often that
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Lacey Days, kicking off this weekend, isn't just one event, it's a new title for a whole buffet of fun that gets summer started in Lacey - and the Lacey South Sound Chamber and the city of Lacey are hoping you're ready to dig in to two weeks of events
Stage
The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Lakewood Playhouse is a deliciously funny romp through merrie olde England. Based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, Drood is a musical comedy that asks the audience to vote on whodunit. What a fun and ingenious concept by Rupert Holmes, who wrote the
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Tacoma bluegrass act Barleywine Revue will celebrate five years of music with a blowout weekend of music at venues throughout their home city. Barleywine will play three shows starting tonight and stretching well into Saturday as part of their "Bluegrass Today for a Greener Tomorrow" tour. Barleywine started as a college
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The quest for art at the new Olympia City Hall is becoming a soap opera. A year ago a jury of arts professionals chose a proposal by Seattle artist Dan Webb for 10 bronze sculptures meant to represent speaking bubbles like those used in comic strips. Called Thought Bubbles, each piece
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What better area of the country for photos about soldiers? The newest exhibition at the Washington State History Museum, opening June 20, is "The American Soldier," a comprehensive look at the best photographs from 150 years of Americans at war, beginning with the Civil War and continuing through the seemingly
News Front
Ah, summer! When a young man's (or woman's) fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... shredding! At least, it does if he or she is a skateboarder. If ollies, nollies, caballerials and grinds are your idea of a good time, and getting air leaves you feeling stoked, then you're going to
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Modern, funny, sexy and strong are a few words that fans have used to describe Katie Kenyhercz's literary series Las Vegas Sinners. The Sinners NHL Hockey Team takes center stage in Kenyhercz's hockey romance novels. Her soon-to-be-released fourth book, Home Ice, focuses on the character of Dylan, the NHL's youngest
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Tacoma, as an entity, is both damned and elevated by our self-imposed status as a "gritty" city. The elements that bring us pride and outsiders fear - the vanishing buildings that bore all the markings of a city long past its prime, but with underground music scenes that made downtown
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tempest Lounge Tacoma - Upper Tacoma. Maurice The Fish Records Showcase. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 21+. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam
