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The Plinth Project down at Percival Landing in Olympia is a fabulous idea that so far has never quite panned out as I had hoped it would - although hope remains, as witnessed by the finer pieces in this year's crop of 13 sculptures. When they rebuilt the boardwalk downtown, the
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Dining on the Ruston Way waterfront Sunday Tator Tot and I happened upon a halibut that was like sticking a can of pepper spray in my mouth and pulling the trigger. The fish was so staggeringly bad, it was as if the prep cooks had ordered a dump truck full
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Bruising lyrics about weird moons and whiskey friends and love and hate in places like Montesano and Oklahoma, the female vocals are a little Mazzy Star meets old country, with that wavering sexiness that sounds like power. Instrumentally, a little shake, shake, shake, some twang, lots of good melodies and
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The more things change, the more they stay the same ... but for the soldiers of the 555th Engineer Brigade on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the changes will be piling up in the coming months as companies redeploy, a battalion is transferred to another brigade and other companies are inactivated as
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That Coyote describe themselves as hard rock, and while that's intermittently true, they devote a substantial amount of their time to exploring different moods and textures. Two songs off of their most recent LP add up to almost half an hour, which would fall in line with the format of
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Charley's Pub Fircrest. Chicago Blues Thursdays. Real Chicago blues with Richard Molina. 8-11 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Ram Restaurant and Brewery Tacoma. Geeks Who Drink pub quiz. 8:30 pm. NC. Tacoma
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Knoxville's the Black Lillies have done a nice job uniting varying strands of the country spectrum. They're an indie-label band that plies its trade at rock bars, but, in addition to making a big impact on the Americana charts and year-end lists as the case with their 2011 album, 100
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BLUES Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Nigel Egg. All Ages. 8 pm. $10. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Collin Moulton. 8 and 10:30 pm. $15. The Forum Tacoma - Downtown. You Think You Know Tacoma? Trivia Night, hosted by Dr. Bill Baarsma. 6 pm. COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Red Bicycle Bistro and
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Don't know much about history; don't know much about biology, who cares? What matters is how much you know about Tacoma. Here's your chance to strut your Tacoma stuff: a trivia game where your local knowledge feeds your ego and your sense of belonging. Dr. Bill Baarsma, former mayor of
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BLUES Broadway Between 9th & 11th - Tacoma - Downtown. Brew Five Three Beer & Blues Festival, with Stephanie Anne Johnson, The West Coast Women's Blues Revue, The Mark Riley Trio, Junkyard Jane. 1-8 pm. $30, $10 Designated Driver. B Sharp Coffee House Tacoma - Downtown. The Mark Riley
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This Saturday, starting at 4 p.m., the Stadium District Art & Wine Walk will celebrate its six-year anniversary. If you have walked the Walk before, then you'll all ready be there; if you have no idea what we're talking about, you might want to visit this colorful event. Technically, the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. 6-9 pm. NC. Full Moon Art Gallery Gig Harbor. Mike Coucoules, John Croarkin. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Vashon Library - Vashon Island. Scottish Country Dance. All Ages. 2 pm. BLUES Dave's of Milton Milton. Blues Jam, hosted by Doug McGrew.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Monday Music, featuring James Coates. 7 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday with Black Rose. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Brian Lee. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES The Hub Tacoma - Stadium District. Bar Bingo. Cash
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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. BLUES Skansie Brothers Park Gig Harbor. Summer Sounds At Skansie, with Stick Shift Annie, Kimball & The Fugitives. All Ages. 6:30 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. J. W. McClure. All Ages. 7:30 pm. C.I. Shenanigans Tacoma - Northend. Live music on the patio. All Ages. 7-10 pm. NC. Olympia Timberland Library Olympia. Scott Cossu, John Croarkin. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC.
