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>>> Friday, Feb. 1 SAM RUSSELL It might be hard for me to judge Sam Russell objectively (like I do with all other music, clearly) because he just hits such a sweet spot for me. His laconic baritone immediately brings to mind the National's Matt Berninger, but the swooning country that surrounds
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Spindly guitar pricks open up History Speaks, the debut LP from Seattle's Deep Sea Diver. Soon, they're joined by thudding drums, a plaintive voice and, eventually, the kind of lush, full instrumentation that personifies Deep Sea Diver. The voice belongs to Jessica Dobson, a long-time musical entity in these parts. Deep
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How do I love others the way I love my dog? How do I know if the relationship is working? What are some tips for being more patient with my partner and everyone else? How can we sort out raising a child with two religions? How can I tell if
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I read Liz Duffy Adams' script Or, (the comma is part of the show title) a few months ago, when I admired rather than enjoyed it. I couldn't visualize all its chaotic comings and goings. As with any sex farce, it turns out Or, has to be
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I read Liz Duffy Adams' script Or, (the comma is part of the show title) a few months ago, when I admired rather than enjoyed it. I couldn't visualize all its chaotic comings and goings. As with any sex farce, it turns out Or, has to be seen to be
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The Engine House No. 9 is housed in a firehouse built in 1907 and still retains some of original firefighting artifacts. Purchased by the X Group, the force behind Asado and Masa, there's new excitement with better food, a whiskey bar, more craft beer from
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Are you ready for some football?! Super Bowl is Sunday, and the Weekly Volcano has to confess to feeling a tad bipolar about the whole thing: glad to see the 49ers in it again, but also bored to distraction at the thought of subjecting ourselves to a four-hour advertising blitz interrupted
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After six long years of closure due to safety issues, the Murray Morgan Bridge will see the dawn of a new era beginning at noon Friday, Feb. 1. The bridge will reopen not only to car traffic, but new pedestrian walkways will allow walkabouts over the Thea Foss Waterway. But to
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WINTER WINE CRAWL We've established that some of the finest fundraisers revolve around libations. You get the warm and fuzzies for good deeds done and the booze. Northwest Mountain Winery (2825 Marvin Road NE, Olympia) will host a Cheers for Children Winter Wine Crawl noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. For
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Me and my posh, clean castle Why, yes, I do have miles to go before my space hits “Posh” status, but if you close your eyes and take a deep breath in — yeah, even downstairs where pups, crates and Flash the Gerbil live — you can breathe in Posh. Actually,
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That highly anticipated day happened — when the choir of angels sang and the significant one got to have his hair cut by a hot chick in leather at Tight Cuts the day they opened their Tacoma location. Having me hanging around, camera in hand, asking questions, did much to kill
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“When you see a Russian family dancing along with Polynesian dancers or an Asian family swinging to reggae, only then do you get a real flavor for what Ethnic Fest was designed to do,” says Metro Parks spokeswoman Nancy Johnson. The multicultural festival takes place in Wright Park this Saturday and
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With a rotating cast of contributors and performers over the past seven years, the core of Champagne Sunday is the creative brain of Jessi and Jared Fredeen. Jessi's huge, soulful vocals could star on Broadway, on tour with Garbage or in your church choir. Her voice - which draws comparison
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Wes Sp8 (aka Wes Speight, natch) strikes me as a ravenous consumer of pop music. Though he nonchalantly identifies himself as a singer-songwriter, he seems eager to experiment with just what the term means. From song to song, he tests out different personas of the classic singer-songwriter - whether showing
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It might be hard for me to judge Sam Russell objectively (like I do with all other music, clearly) because he just hits such a sweet spot for me. His laconic baritone immediately brings to mind the National's Matt Berninger, but the swooning country that surrounds his voice suddenly calls
