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THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Rain, hi 54, lo 41 Saturday: Rain, hi 52, lo 40 Sunday: Rain (seriously, iPhone?), hi 49, lo 39 >>> MARCH 25-26: Bob Rivers Live Sadly, not everyone reads the Volcano's blog, Spew. If they did, they'd know the Tacoma Comedy Club
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Unwanted Refugeez will perform an all-acoustic show every Thursday at Golden West Restaurant and Lounge on South Tacoma Way beginning Jan. 25. Come on, guys, Unwanted? Is the fact that the universe is rapidly suffering entropy freakin' you out? You have thrown it all away and - Oh, you are changing
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It looks like we might have ourselves a show, people. Hanging at the opening of the Sound Sound Garage, where the crowd outnumbered the security until 10 p.m., I was pleasantly surprised to find the lounge free of senior citizens and schoolchildren. Everyone dressed for comfort over jeans drank in the
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As the Weekly Volcano Music Awards blare inside Jazzbones right now, I, being the top-notch reporter, left my drink and now sit across the street at Starbucks reporting on said show. This Starbucks on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue has always been a wonderful spot to grab a pastry and a cuppa
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Sometimes the best way to pass the day is by drinking - and when the sun is shining, nothing goes down smoother than a good, old-fashioned screwdriver. Knapp's Restaurant, in the heart of the Proctor Business District, is a tiny neighborhood bar, just the sort of place to spend a
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Bubble Room's Ginger Ale-plusI broke down. I couldn't bring myself to ask for the bartender's special - the inevitable, fruity tropical multi-booze laden drink decorated with a spear of day old fruit. I went with a new standard of whiskey and ginger ale. Most bars don't have ginger ale on
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NPR's "Morning Edition" profiles Tacoma-bred singer-songwriter Neko Case. Case's new album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, has just been released.
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If you enjoy claustrophobic crowds, sweaty people, and fast punk rock, don't miss this event. The Mexican Blackbirds last show ever is sure to be a packed house of folks ready to hear the band's signature bratty punk sound. The Tacoma-based band is calling it quits after the show. Poppa