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I Low is the latest persona of Colin Reynolds, a local Tacoman who cut his teeth in the Dear Records community under the name Tree Roots in the Basement. Reynolds later refined his considerable skill for performing in the subways of New York. Initially beginning his musical life emulating indie
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Was it that long ago? It’s hard to admit how fast time flies and how much older I’m getting every year. It seems like only last year, my parents were rounding up my four older brothers and me into the station wagon for a “special” dinner out. We’d climb into
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Lisa Lampanelli, who will appear at the Temple Theater in Tacoma Friday, is that female comedian known for her love of vodka. Wait. What? That's Chelsea Handler, you say? Oh. Our bad. OK, then, Lisa Lampanelli is that comedian not quite as popular as Handler known for an insult-heavy style
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Jeffrey Hatcher's stage adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde feels ripe with potential ... Potential that never quite breaks free in the Tacoma Little Theatre staging.Most distinctive (and when re-adapting a long-recognized and oft-staged work like Jekyll & Hyde, it pays to be distinctive)
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Right now thousands of protestors "occupy" Zuccotti Park, across the street from Four World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, to protesting the economic polarization of America. Some see this event as a disorganized mob squatting in the name of class envy. Others view it as the vanguard of American progressivism,
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Art Chantry practically invented the poster art and album cover art associated with grunge. He's done album covers for Nirvana and Hole, and posters for Hempfest. His art has been shown in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Modern Art, Seattle Art Museum, the Smithsonian and the
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Julia Jones may have found Tacoma's Halloween Pulse. She's the mind behind Le Noir Bizarre, a three-floor, dark holiday extravaganza happening Sunday, Oct. 30 at Sanford and Son Antiques. Jones has a couple dozen craftspeople, performers and assorted weirdoes lined up for this romanced/goth/steampunk celebration, and promises there will be
Music
At the heart of the tribute band phenomenon is a disarmingly naked sense of adulation. In order to properly emulate an established and (presumably) talented band, it requires talented musicians. These are people who can (and, in the case of Night of the Living Tribute Bands, do) spend large amounts
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An early look at weekend weather is encouraging for the two food truck festivals going down in the South Sound this weekend. Saturday, June 16, you have the previously mentioned Truckaroo Food Truck Festival taking place at Bates Technical College's South Campus (2201 S. 78th St.), featuring 20 trucks selling
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A languid summer spent lounging in the shade makes way to the brisk bustle of fall and winter. Halloween launches the winter season with hayrides and pumpkin carving, costume parties and dances, food drives and service work. Wondering how to create hot, hearty meals for the family (or even a
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Lakewood Playhouse's Little Shop of Horrors may have two more weekends of shows before it ends its run, but once it does, that will mark the end of the theater's 79th season. Save for some classes over the summer, Lakewood Playhouse has nothing to do but begin preparation for its 80th season, beginning in
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Nichole McCullough's dream has always been to be a proud homeowner one day. Habitat for Humanity with the assistance of more than 30 Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers made that dream come true for the Tacoma native. Her new home, located in Founder's Circle in Tacoma, Wash.,
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It all began during an intense 2 1/2-hour firefight with the enemy earlier this year in Afghanistan. As members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard, sat around later at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam and discussed
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After winning all three regular tournament matches, the Air Force men's soccer team defeated Navy in the championship match 5-2 to take their second straight title winning the 2018 Armed Forces Soccer Championship at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Air Force jumped out early in the match with Capt. Eric Wilson of
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Like its namesake, Exercise Rainier War was a mountainous undertaking executed by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Australian air force to train for potential future conflicts June 6 at McChord Field. "One of the biggest challenges was we planned this for 20 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and that's a lot
Music
On Saturday Oct. 22 the Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia will host a Los Angeles-based band that crosses musical boundaries, meshing rock, Americana, folk, funk, hip-hop and much more. Quetzal Flores created the band Quetzal in the early ‘90s to push the limits of Chicano music - and he definitely
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PLU's production of the longest-running musical in New York history, The Fantasticks, was not even remotely what I expected. I honestly couldn't really tell you what I expected, except inasmuch as it was "not that." But let me start elsewhere. I was a student at Pacific Lutheran University. I worked for
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Rachel Sedacca. All Ages. 7 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Rafael Tranquillino. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Battlefield Band. All Ages. 8 pm. $15-$22. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Dan O'Sullivan. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jeff Ross, Geoffrey
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Rod Cook Band. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round.
