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Tacoma's very own Jeff Matz (Zeke) joins Oakland California's High on Fire on bass for the band's fourth LP, Snakes for the Divine (E1 Entertainment). This fourth album, while staying true to the powerful stoner rock that has defined HOF's auditory onslaught since their conception in 1998, falls short of
Features
The people have spoken. For the past several weeks, 64 burger-flipping establishments have been pitted against each other in a bracket-style competition to crown South Sound burger royalty. On April 7, weeks of voting came down to two unlikely contenders: Westside Tavern in Olympia and Maxwell's Restaurant & Lounge of
News Front
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Community Connector Program, which was developed by the I Corps Commanding General's program, has been connecting local Puget Sound communities with specific units from JBLM since March 2000. The key goals of the program are to increase interaction between JBLM and local communities, create awareness
Business News
From the experience of running a business comes the wisdom to know how to connect with other businesses. "I'm an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word," said Patricia Lecy-Davis, owner of Embellish salon. "We survive as a business here because of the connections we've made with other businesses." Motivated to
Food Matters
HONG KONG MARKET Sunday, April 13, bright and early at 8:30 a.m., Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland and Deputy Mayor Marty Campbell will hug a new and improved Hong Kong Market at 3816 Yakima Ave. Join them, and meet your neighbors, business owners and other elected officials while celebrating a new grocery
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As of press time, I'm not even sure if I like the Cosmopolites, but they do, blessedly, give me pause. What I know for sure is that they're compelling. There's something at once cheesy and subversive about the music they make. Blending a syrupy mixture of light jazz and provocative
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Remember back when your mom would drag you to yard sales full of sad stuffed animals with missing eyes and useless junk that smelled vaguely like old ladies? Well, Vixens sale doesn't remotely resemble those musty sales of yore. Nope, Vixens' sale is happy. In the next week or so, the
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget
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Phobos and Deimos get their name from the two moons of Mars, a suitably grandiose title and concept for a band as dramatic as they are. Taking their cues from dark, crooning, romantic New Wavers like the Cure, the Church, and Echo and the Bunnymen, Phobos and Deimos are the
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The amount of words that have been spilled on surfy garage music is surely some intimidating, absurd amount that can only be quantified using some poetic, Carl Sagan-esque double-speak. Something about star stuff. Here, then, I find myself faced with Los Devitos. They're a surfy garage rock band. They're great.
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Of the two words "attorney general," it is the word "general" that catches the eye. A general is one who leads individuals, who sets expectations for those individuals and is accountable to those individuals. Bob Ferguson is the attorney general for the state of Washington. And as the state's top lawyer, he
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night. Third floor, no partner necessary. All Ages. 9 pm. $5. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Tom Cotter. 8 pm. $15.
Deals
Not willing to pony up the cash for a book from the big box store or Amazon.com? For those who like to support local small businesses, the South Sound is rich when it comes to the number of used bookstores. Here is a list of several stores in and around
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Last year, we sat above the fairgrounds in a wobbly umbrella-covered enclosure, surging over that precarious point in the Ferris wheel where we swore to corn dog we would be pitched over, knocked off balance with our missing partner, and die a horrible death. We didn't, and we will freely
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Led by Olympia-all-purpose-player/promoter Sean Coleman and DJs Travisty and DJ Drastic, the theme for the Westside El Serape's ladies night is "party" - a party that hasn't been seen in a "club" atmosphere since the infancy of the recently deceased Royal Lounge. Combining the Westside swank,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Treos Old Town -Tacoma Tacoma - Old Town. Mike Couloules. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. 18th Birthday Bash, with Hambone Blues Band, Amigos. 9 pm. NC. Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Blues Theater Presents: Guitar Shorty. 8 pm. $15-$18.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Faun Fables. All Ages. 8 pm. $10. Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia - Downtown. Sing For The Cure: A Benefit For Breast Cancer. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $9-$19. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. 18th Birthday Bash, with Hambone
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Film critics are, most importantly, consumer advocates: You only have so much entertainment cash, so spend it on this movie, not on that one. Theatre critics attempt to fill the same role, but we know it's only useful to a point. That's because theatre is gloriously inconsistent. What flopped opening
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Film critics are, most importantly, consumer advocates: You only have so much entertainment cash, so spend it on this movie, not on that one. Theatre critics attempt to fill the same role, but we know it's only useful to a point. That's because theatre is gloriously inconsistent. What flopped opening
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com ON SALE NOW Post Stardom Depression Tacoma March 20
