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THE BOOKS Page Ahead I could make jokes about how you never read anymore. But that’s just not true. You do. TV Guide doesn’t read itself, you know. Plus you have to figure out that little graph thingy with the channels and times — not to mention the plot summaries. However, I
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The Weekly Volcano’s work is never done (or appreciated). Not only do we painstakingly plan out your evening itinerary, lazybones, but we’re also required to unearth activities that appeal to all personality types. Today, our little spotlight dance focuses on two categories of people: saints and cheapskates. Saints, because you’re nice
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The culture of rockabilly is such a peculiar one, to me. This is a group of people (kinda like those mod weirdos) who bond over a very specific aesthetic - this antiquated genre of music, which has grown over the years to morph slowly with punk, creating this style all
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As a music writer, it becomes easy to fall into a pattern of being drawn to difficult or bizarre music. Everything else has a tendency to blend together, which often results in me choosing to write about some 40-piece vibraphone collective or an Ecuadorian goth duo that devotes their set
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These days jazz, in its original swing, bebop or even cool variations, is a hard find. Jazz performed today in the South Sound fuses with funk, soul, rock and dance. I get it. Younger generations have worked to evolve the old style into new, unique sounds. No group so deftly
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Art galleries often trot out old favorites and sure-sellers for the holiday season. Childhood's End Gallery has a tendency to do that year-round. Fortunately, many of their favorites and best-sellers are also good art. But not always their best. They've practically recycled the entirety of their recent Don Tiller show, which
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson has been around since the early 1970s and has been performed by countless elementary, middle, and high schools, church groups and community theaters. The first stage production was by the Seattle Children's Theatre in 1982 and a TV version starring Loretta Swit
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COLOR COORDINATED CANDY If you enjoy eating gummy bears in rainbow order, or need to omit specific colors from your sweet tooth hankerings ala Van Halen, seek out OCD Candy Company (Broadway between Seventh and Ninth, Tacoma). As a member of the Antique Row Merchants, OCD Candy Co. will be participating
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It has been 10 years since The Brotherhood morphed from the dank, labor bar into one of Olympia's beloved hotspots; 10 years of soul nights, dance parties and more bands than you can ever want to count. By the time owner Pit Kwiecinski purchased The Brotherhood in September 2002, he was
