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In its 12th year and for the seventh straight year in Olympia, the community is invited to take part in an active weekend of highlighting the plagues of poverty, discrimination, inhumanity and homelessness while simultaneously celebrating the spirit of togetherness during the annual Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless Benefit Weekend, which
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Michelle from the Club recently found themselves opening up for Surfer Blood at a show at Pacific Lutheran University. That's a pretty potent feather in the cap for a band that values the power of steadfast guitar riffs as much as Michelle from the Club clearly does. While the anthemic
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Most of the time, my music picks are of my own accord, bands I've loved for years, or maybe a hot new number a friend has turned me onto, or I found while bar hopping. This time, my pick comes from the boss, Pappi Swarner, who has a great ear
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BATTLE OF THE BRIDGE There will be a Battle at the Bridge at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. It's not a bottle rocket war waged between the two Narrows Bridge spans, but rather a blind tasting sipping showdown between Narrows Brewing vs. Scuttlebutt Brewing at Narrows brewing (9007 S. 19th St.,
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What began as a collective of people working to make a sustainable venue out of the old brick-and-mortar warehouse down on Court C has transformed into a production company that specializes in bringing unique shows to unusual places. In this regard, the Warehouse has been an unequivocal success. Helmed by
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The man pushing the shopping cart through the Lakewood Town Center late one evening last week appeared to be homeless. When asked, he acknowledged that he had nowhere to go and that he was "a vet." Courtney Larkins, the founder of Knocks 4 Socks, an organization dedicated to addressing homelessness by passing
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center Kent. California Guitar Trio + Montreal Guitar Trio. 7:30 pm. $15-25. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Aquarius Party, with Junkyard Jane, Hamilton Loomis. 7:30 pm. $12. Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Brothers: The Official Revue. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $26-$59. Red
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Benefit for PFLAG, with The Righteous Mothers, Steve Schalchlin, Olympia Gay Men's Choir. All Ages. 5 and 8 pm. $30-$60 suggested donation. Treos Tacoma - Central. Stan St. Louis. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Andrea Beaton, Dick Hensold, Dirk Freymuth. All Ages. 7 pm. $12-$18. BLUES The Spar Tacoma - Old Town. Alice Stuart. 7 pm. NC. 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside.
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Mojo Groove. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino and Brooke Lizotte Experimental Jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and Grill Tacoma - Northend. Barstool Bingo. 6:30 pm. White Horse Tavern Yelm. Barstool Bingo. Prizes! 7 pm.
