Food Matters
BREWER'S NIGHT 7 Seas Brewing is taking over Paesan's Kitchen and Bars' taps beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22. Festivities include brew tasting flights and growlers to take home. A perfect hops loving sea adventure is pairing 7 Seas brews with wood fired pizza pies. (1701 Dock St., Tacoma) COMMUNITY MEAL Trinity
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Kevin Seconds has never been a slave to expectations, even as his immensely influential band, 7 Seconds, helped to foster the West Coast hardcore scene in the early '80s. Never one to rest on his laurels, Kevin Seconds led his band beyond the confines of straight-edge hardcore and into more
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You're going to leave your homeland. A hostile nation invaded. There's a potato famine. Your government's corrupt. An insane dictator runs the show. Whatever your reasons, you're in luck. Far across the sea, there's a fabled land of freedom and opportunity called America. The whole world's tired, poor and huddled
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Doug "The Wheelie King" Domokos once accomplished a 145-mile wheelie. Can you imagine the rush? The disbelief? Wheelies, first performed in 1890, are one of the most classic bike moves ever. It's a kid's first sense of control - besides the transition from training wheels to the two-wheeler - and
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The Telephone Projects is a one-man band that seems to revel in cracks and flaws. Made up of one Brennon Gage, of San Diego, the project seems to mostly revolve around Gage and his Casiotone, churning out vaguely miserablist indie pop with a tongue-in-cheek attitude of carefree defiance. Gage proudly
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A cracking drum machine provides the aggressive backbone of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, post-punkers Rhythm of Cruelty. That relentless beat is what propels these nervy tunes, accompanied by the reverb-engulfed vocals of bassist Brandi Strauss and the sharp guitar attack of Ian Rowley. Things are decidedly moody for Rhythm of Cruelty,
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A bevy of vinylists will descend upon The O to dig through the crates and study album covers, remixes and the oh-so-sought-after UK 12-inch Mix - you know the one, with the 2:27 length intro using sounds that never made it into the original track. With dealers and buyers from
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There are many places around the South Sound to honor those that have given the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day, both on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and in the cities and towns surrounding the base. For instance, the Pointe du Hoc Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to the soldier and families of the
Arts
Whether you have kids, house guests or nostalgia, now is the perfect time to gather up the gang and head for the exhibit, "Route 66: Dream of the Mother Road," at LeMay - America's Car Museum (ACM) in Tacoma. For almost 60 years, America got its kicks on Route 66,
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Erin Dengerink's installation "The Hole in Your Heart is a Portal to Another Dimension" is a mixed media installation of small, whimsical arrangements comprising a surreal landscape that delivers a message of hope to the heartbroken. That's what the description on the Artscapes website says. To me it is a delightful
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Alice DiMicele. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Carl Tosten. 5:30 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown.
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Lights! Camera! Acne! Here is a unique film event for local cinephiles to support. This could be your chance to meet the next Scorsese, or at least DePalma. The Tacoma School of the Arts seniors Dylan and Dustin Rich will produce the Tacoma High School Film Festival, in partnership with
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Salty's at Redondo Beach Des Moines. Ayron Jones. 7 pm. Pig Bar at Southbay Dickerson's BBQ Olympia - Downtown. Michael Coucoules and John Croarkin. 8 pm. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James King & The South Siders. 8 pm. $7. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma -
