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Walking into BramCo Entertainment studios, the brainchild of Isaac Cooper and David Bramwell, two friends from Olympia who have known each other since middle school, I was led to a room with a microphone, a pitcher of water, and a Mac computer. Despite the minimal set up, the duo produces a
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"Exploding in prisms on the inside" is part of the lyrics, sung dreamily and sweetly in hair-raising, feminine pitch over synth-y jams, reminding me a little of The Sundays and Mazzy Star. The lyrics belong to Olympia's You Are Plural, off their new release, Rabbit Rabbit. While synth-pop is the
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I did my usual rounds of checking Facebook and fliers, I asked a few friends what was going on, and yet, I still couldn't find any awesome music happening the first weekend of the year. The after-holiday slump strikes again. Then, just as I should have anticipated, The Pig Bar
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The Tacoma Dome hosts the enormously popular lowbrow diversion Monster Jam this weekend for a screeching, smashing round of vehicle-crunching monster-truck competitions featuring, among others, champion truck Gravedigger, and its amped-up mechanical opponents, among others: Northern Nightmare, Monster Mutt Dalmatian, Metal Mulisha, New Earth Authority, El Toro Loco and Captain
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I've eaten vegan pizza at the new Vic's Pizzeria in Olympia, I've done the sultry stand-up at a pole dancing class, and with New Year's just five days away, I will research my final resolution - saving money. While Olympia has many fine options to stretch your cash, such as dollar
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The New Frontier Lounge is hosting a free birthday bash for some chick named Amber, who is now apparently old enough to join Betty White and the rest of the Golden Girls, at least according to the Facebook event page. While I don't know Amber (Happy Birthday anyway!), I do
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I keep hearing about DBST. Facebook feeds, fliers around town and in conversations overheard at the bar. So, when I saw they were playing the growing tradition of the winter "Soulstice" event held in the Olympia Ballroom, I figured it was time to check them out. A Youtube search brings
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Ah, Secret Santa, the office game of who can buy a decent gift for around $20 for someone they hardly know. You may know that Debbie down the hall, fourth cubicle over, never wipes out the microwave when she's done using it. But what to get her for Christmas? That's where
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Each week until the new year, I will examine common New Year's resolutions by testing them at South Sound businesses. And since I don't feel like quitting drinking like I tried last year, I figured I'd focus on more attainable goals: eating healthy, exercising and saving money. First on the checklist
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This is a tricky category: What to buy your significant other for the holidays. Yes, you know your lovely's nuances and his or her favorite shows and books. You may know what kind of jeans and shoes he prefers, or that she's had her eye on an electronics upgrade. Yes,
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Now in its 11th year, Duck The Malls has become an Olympia tradition. From favorites such as custom lamps to unique woodworking, the high-quality craft fair is always a treat to visit. Browse through nearly 60 vendor offerings, including Christmas ornaments to poke, pretty fabrics to rub, delicious things to
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I am excited about this show for two simple reasons: Great bands in a great bar. The Brotherhood Lounge is celebrating its 11th anniversary Sunday, Dec 15 with an open invitation to have fun. Headlining the show will be the Resident Kings. It's a pleasure to be typing the name
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Erev Rav, Weekly Volcano's reader-voted Best Band of 2012, are playing in Olympia for the first time since summer. A few cool changes have taken place: New members include Aaron Wolf on tenor sax from The Brown Edition (another Volcano winner), James Schneider of Hot Club Sandwich on bass and
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The kiddies are perhaps the hardest to shop for. Many are ungrateful little wretches who think entitlement is a breakfast cereal. Ok, I may have a little humbug in me, but you know it's true. So when the sweet little cherubs let their good sides shine during the months leading
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What do live rock, 32-ounce steaks and 99-cent beers have in common? Everything. This will be the cohesive vibe of a new Tacoma restaurant, lounge and venue: The Rock and Roll Lodge and Steakhouse. Located at 9825 Pacific Ave., in the former home of the Delmonte's Sports Bar and Sea Galley. The 6,800-square-foot
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With holidays just around the corner, and the gift-giving list getting longer, the Lincoln Winter Market organized by Make Olympia is just what the doctor ordered. Well that, and a hot buttered rum. The market is in its third run, and has grown to more than 70 vendors. Shanty Slater, who
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Here we are, Thanksgiving weekend. You know it's going to be poppin' off in Olympia with all the kids in town for the holiday. School's out, weather is cold as a turkey's tit and people are looking for fun. Well how about Thanks Groovin? Dance off the stuffing and gravy
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With holidays just around the corner, and the gift-giving list getting longer, the Lincoln Winter Market organized by Make Olympia is just what the doctor ordered. Well that, and a hot buttered rum. The market is in its third run, and has grown to more than 70 vendors. Shanty Slater, who
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This is going to be one hell of a party. First, the stars of the night, we have buttrockers Hellbelly (think a more melodic Helmet) with their much-awaited CD release. After just one year together, local rock veterans Eric Breding, Brian Sparhawk, Tommy Byrnes and Ryan Mungia have pulled a
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If 103.7 FM The Mountain hadn't changed to the Top 40 crap, I'd totally send them a copy of Joe Rosati's new CD, The Candelabra Light, because it would fit in perfectly with Leonard Cohen, The Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen. Also because the recordings are perfectly