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You can score just about anything on craigslist these days — hookers, $5 German collectables, free TV’s and even awesome band members. Friends since childhood, The Royal Bear founding members Robbie Luna and Tex Tage were on a mission to complete their band, so they posted an ad on craigslist. “We almost
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You can score just about anything on craigslist these days — hookers, $5 German collectables, free TV’s and even awesome band members. Friends since childhood, The Royal Bear founding members Robbie Luna and Tex Tage were on a mission to complete their band, so they posted an ad on craigslist. “We almost
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Boy Eats Drum Machine. Sounds like a nasty, if not danceable, accident, doesn’t it? Well, Bobble Tiki is here to tell you it’s not. Portland’s one-man, beat-based, performance-art inspired Boy Eats Drum Machine — also known as Jon Ragel — will inject the New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma on Saturday with
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Boy Eats Drum Machine. Sounds like a nasty, if not danceable, accident, doesn’t it? Well, Bobble Tiki is here to tell you it’s not. Portland’s one-man, beat-based, performance-art inspired Boy Eats Drum Machine — also known as Jon Ragel — will inject the New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma on Saturday with
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There was definitely a time when I would have hated myself for such a thing. Frank Black and his wife, Violet Clark, were on the phone. Or Black Francis. Or Charles Thompson. Or whatever the fuck you want to call the iconic Pixie who’s easily one of the most influential musicians
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There was definitely a time when I would have hated myself for such a thing. Frank Black and his wife, Violet Clark, were on the phone. Or Black Francis. Or Charles Thompson. Or whatever the fuck you want to call the iconic Pixie who’s easily one of the most influential musicians
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Admit it, hombre. You’ve got no idea what Cinco de Mayo is all about. I mean actually all about, not just that Cinco de Mayo is that super fun day in May when you drink so much Mexican beer that your mouth goes numb, that day when you once took
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Admit it, hombre. You’ve got no idea what Cinco de Mayo is all about. I mean actually all about, not just that Cinco de Mayo is that super fun day in May when you drink so much Mexican beer that your mouth goes numb, that day when you once took
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Nature being arduous enough, Bobble Tiki tends to avoid the supernatural. He has, however, had his brushes with the otherworldly. He called Miss Cleo once, just to find out if the accent was real. And Bobble Tiki swears that every time he has his tarot read the Nine of Swords
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Nature being arduous enough, Bobble Tiki tends to avoid the supernatural. He has, however, had his brushes with the otherworldly. He called Miss Cleo once, just to find out if the accent was real. And Bobble Tiki swears that every time he has his tarot read the Nine of Swords
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Once upon a time, the chalk and cement combo meant a whole lot of scribbling, stick figures, and occasionally a few badly spaced hopscotch squares. But every Friday in downtown Tacoma, from spring to early autumn, that all changes. Professional artists and art students, Web developers and kids, stay-at-home moms and
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Once upon a time, the chalk and cement combo meant a whole lot of scribbling, stick figures, and occasionally a few badly spaced hopscotch squares. But every Friday in downtown Tacoma, from spring to early autumn, that all changes. Professional artists and art students, Web developers and kids, stay-at-home moms and
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Tacoma Musical Playhouse is on fire this season. With the down economy and other theaters cutting back, TMP has taken risks and opted to skimp on nothing. Not only is it the only community theater to front a pit orchestra, but it has shown serious twig and berries by staging
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Tacoma Musical Playhouse is on fire this season. With the down economy and other theaters cutting back, TMP has taken risks and opted to skimp on nothing. Not only is it the only community theater to front a pit orchestra, but it has shown serious twig and berries by staging
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World Café Where: 4102 S. Meridian, Puyallup, 253.435.8759, www.worldcafes.net Hours: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday Cuisine: Simple and healthy, breakfast, lunch and dinner with global flavors. Scene: A casual, family-friendly, very inexpensive ethnic-inspired cafe. Drinkies: All non-alcoholic: Lassi fruit smoothies, hot tea, coffee, espresso, juices, Nantucket Nectars, Izze sodas Damage: $1.85-$6.95 ANNOUNCER: A strip
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World Café Where: 4102 S. Meridian, Puyallup, 253.435.8759, www.worldcafes.net Hours: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday Cuisine: Simple and healthy, breakfast, lunch and dinner with global flavors. Scene: A casual, family-friendly, very inexpensive ethnic-inspired cafe. Drinkies: All non-alcoholic: Lassi fruit smoothies, hot tea, coffee, espresso, juices, Nantucket Nectars, Izze
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Salad There’s no messing around and covering up the fact that you’re eating raw fish when it comes to Sapporo Japanese & Sushi Restaurant’s Poki Salad ($16.99). They lay it all on the line with bite-sized, yet substantial chunks of tuna, white tuna, and salmon. The cold, fresh fish trifecta is
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Salad There’s no messing around and covering up the fact that you’re eating raw fish when it comes to Sapporo Japanese & Sushi Restaurant’s Poki Salad ($16.99). They lay it all on the line with bite-sized, yet substantial chunks of tuna, white tuna, and salmon. The cold, fresh fish trifecta is
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Just add wine Tacoma has always delighted me with its uncanny ability to present The Random. And when The Random mixes it up with wine, I become positively giddy. One longtime random wine haunt of mine has been the Chevron gas station off Pearl Street near Point Defiance Park. While I loved
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Just add wine Tacoma has always delighted me with its uncanny ability to present The Random. And when The Random mixes it up with wine, I become positively giddy. One longtime random wine haunt of mine has been the Chevron gas station off Pearl Street near Point Defiance Park. While I loved
