Music
Inspired by greats like the Softies, the Field Mice and Beat Happening, Seattle trio Seapony's confectionary lo-fi pop has already caught the attention of DJs and bloggers nationwide, despite the band's relative infancy (they formed over the summer). And though their song "With You" has the unfortunate distinction of evoking
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The banner said, "History is not for wimps." Nothing has changed since officials at the Washington State History Museum took the signage down. The histories contained within the 106,000-square-foot edifice challenge and engage the interests and intellects of the young and old who enter. "The visitor experience is very important to us,
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ROY >>> Saturday, Dec. 11 It's not every day that you get a show from Ben and Dave Verellen's band Roy. In fact, as Tacoma music fans know all too well, it hasn't happened in three years. A veteran of notable recent-rock stalwarts like Helms Alee, These Arms are Snakes and Harkonen,
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Hikers and campers: as you descend into the depths of the Pacific Northwest forests for adventure this summer, you do know to beware of wild animals, right? Of course you do! However, did you know there's one rare creature that's so unusual, so large and so formidable it will either leave you
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When we say "King John," what's the first thing that springs to mind? "I find it intriguing," Scott Douglas notes, "that Shakespeare left out any reference to either the Magna Carta or Robin Hood - the two things modern folk recognize about John." Douglas is a well-respected actor and member
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It's getting ridiculous. Everything good nowadays is called sexy. However, it may not be so ridiculous to call the path around Olympia's Capitol Lake or the boardwalk at Percival Landing sexy, not if you consider watching walkers and runners of all shapes, sizes, ages and genders a sexy activity, especially
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Over the years, The Fucking Eagles have worked hard to make a name for themselves, not only in the supremely ubiquitous genre of garage rock, but in a city like Tacoma - where garage rock bands seem to fall from trees. While many bands in these parts skew
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Now that it's been several years since the Eagles' stranglehold on radio has been relinquished, it is acceptable to admit that you hate the band. Don't tell me "Hotel California" is "pretty good"; I don't care that the hotel is supposed to represent purgatory or whatever - the song is
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Tis the season ... for eating. Sure, that is usually a statement applied to the winter holidays, but let's get real, dinner surrounded by snot nosed distant cousins and crazy uncles are not all they're cracked up to be. Summer, however, equate to glorious sunny days, long walks and waterfronts,
News Front
In every issue of this fine rag, my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
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Summertime and great music are the perfect pair in the Pacific Northwest. The region plays host to a wide variety of music festivals during the season, many are summer traditions. And with the eclectic variety, there's literally musical goodness for everyone. And 2015 is no exception. Here are some of the festivals happening
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I remember fighting with my brother to see which one of us would sit in the front seat of my parent's station wagon. A 1966 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon, it possessed 390 cubic inches of power captured in eight cylinders and controlled by a three speed Cruise-O-Matic transmission. I usually lost
Features
For the guest, it all begins with plating. As each dish arrives, it displays flawless presentation and resembles an edible work of art that speaks volumes even before the first bite. Seasonal menus are making their debut everywhere, but for many, it's not so much about image or branding as
Arts
After a too-long hiatus, Salon Refu is back with a vengeance with "Strangely Familial," painted mixed-media constructions by Nathan Barnes. What a strange, exciting and beautiful show! The show consists mostly of "pop-surreal" portraits of the artist's close friends and family. (I put "pop surreal" in quotes because I've been told
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Not going to lie here: we really have no idea what Pokemon is about. I mean, we had a girlfriend in the '90s that was really into Pikachu, and later glo-sticks, and later ecstasy, but something tells us there will be very little ecstasy at the officially sanctioned Pokemon City
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Zak Morgan will bring his kids-centric shtick to the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts' Theatre on the Square this Saturday and Sunday. Crude, inappropriate, sure-to-draw-letters-of-ire jokes aside, Morgan's work is Grammy-nominated and described as sophisticated, heavy on the witty wordplay and full of lessons. That's exactly what kids today
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There is no party like a Bill of Rights party ‘cuz a Bill of Rights party don't stop! What!?! What!?! We SAID, there is no party like a Bill of Rights party ‘cuz a Bill of Rights party don't stop! Put your hands in the air y'all! Now scream! OK,
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Will the annual Stadium District Dickens Festival survive the neighborhood loss of El Guadalajara Mexican restaurant? Only time will tell. Luckily, the Harvester and Franco the Tailor are still there to up the Dickens-factor at the yearly neighborhood tribute to a time past, and more specifically, the writer who penned
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Do you like to "make"? How about "take"? Well, hot damn! The Bryant Montessori Middle School Third Annual Make and Take Craft Fair might just be your ticket. Provided you fork over the small entry fee, you and your family can do a circuit of at least 12 different craft
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Tacoma wants your feedback. Or, at the very least, the bigwigs are giving you a chance to offer it up at the Pacific Avenue Streetscape Charette - discussing the conceptual ideas for the Pacific Avenue Streetscape Project - of which Phase One will theoretically improve the right-of-way from Seventh
