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Size matters in certain South Sound watering holes, and only your intrepid Weekly Volcano reporter is seaworthy enough to take on the largest drinks in town. Risking Katrina-level disaster to liver and kidneys, I set out to assess the taste and volume of concoctions designed to incite parties this Labor
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DJ Mauro has had a problem with his phone lately: it won’t stop ringing. People keep calling the DJ/Latin music promoter asking to be put on his VIP list for the show he’s bringing to Oh! Gallagher’s in Lakewood Saturday, Sept. 1. But DJ Mauro’s fretting that there may not be
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PRO-AM PUB CRAWL Like beer? Jump in and enjoy the Aroma of Tacoma PRO-AM Pub Crawl Saturday, Sept. 27 along Sixth Avenue. For $35 attendees can present a punch card at participating stops and redeem a 10-ounce pour of one of five beers from the 2014 Aroma of Tacoma Homebrew Championship that
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Psychomagic's recent self-titled album begins with flutes and a tremulous vocals from Fusco, before breaking off into a kaleidoscopic array of '60 sounds, all blended up and spat out in a colorful cornucopia. In performance, Psychomagic never takes itself so seriously. Everything is filtered through the glassy-eyed gaze of a
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Dave Chappelle Seattle. Oct. 13-14 7 and 9:30 pm. $55 (The Neptune, tickets.com) Jacqui
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Sporty Lee's recent album, Allotropes, is an immense-sounding record. The moniker of Jason Heminger, Sporty Lee is an impeccable writer of alternative folk-pop, blending elements of earnest stadium rock and quiet moments of reflection. Live, Sporty Lee disposes of the lush instrumentation present of Allotropes, leaving him bare with an
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The Bad Things are born out of cabaret and drink. A motley crew, made up of urchins and drunkards, the Bad Things bring theatricality and tongue-in-cheek fatalism to a variety of genres. Taking cues from the likes of Tom Waits and the Pogues, the band piles accordions, mandolins, singing saws,
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The Puget Sound's award-winning funny person is back in T-town. Nate Jackson returns with a double-header of his Super Funny Comedy Show at Keys On Main. Two comedy shows in one night is a nice twist. Tiffany Haddish (The Arsenio Hall Show, Def Comedy Jam) and Shawn Harvey (Bad Boys of Comedy) will
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First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and
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First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and many a community theater