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Even though Steve Madden has a spring 2013 glam line, and parody bands such as Steel Panther are making their way into mainstream, there is one band who perfectly embodies the spirit of sleaze rock - the Tacoma/Olympia band Prophets of Addiction (POA). Former Pretty Boy Floyd and Queeny Blast Pop bassist Lesli
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This Sunday, June 2, make your way over to Jake's on 4th for a community fundraiser for Siobhan, aka Rusty Nails, who has been in recovery since a March 27 hit and run accident in downtown Oly. She sustained many broken bones and has been undergoing many life-altering surgeries, including having part
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By day, Brian Kasnyik picks through boxes of bananas, apples and oranges, inspecting each one before he places them on display, pausing occasionally to chat with an elderly woman, slice a piece of peach for a child, or laugh heartily with a regular. By night, the produce manager dreams of his
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Saturday, Olympia is going to be off the hook. Hip-hop scenes from Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle will merge for an all-day event of Western Washington's version of the XXL Freshman List. Hundreds of votes poured in, highlighting the regions favorite performers who rap, battle and blow minds.
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In 2012, Tacoma was ranked the 12th most peaceful city in the United States by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The study also found a strong correlation between peace and economic opportunity, health, education and social capital. In other words, Tacoma is pretty mellow, yo, and that's a good thing.
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I once wrote that Horse Bodies is the kind of band that gives you chills. Perhaps that wasn't the most accurate description. It's deeper than that - a kind of dueling-guitar, gritty-voiced, party-down kind of chill that saturates your being until you are fully engaged in the music. After releasing
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Being a mother is rough. From wiping bottoms and runny noses to shelling out the credit card for another school expense, the demands of a mom never stop. We at the Weekly Volcano understand. That's why I suggest a night of comedic relief and live music. Saturday, May 11
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Being a mother is rough. From wiping bottoms and runny noses to shelling out the credit card for another school expense, the demands of a mom never stop. We at the Weekly Volcano understand. That's why I suggest a night of comedic relief and live music. Saturday, May 11 the Temple
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Sun-kissed hair piled lightly on top of her head, wearing a flowing white blouse and matching white skirt with eyelet detail, Carole Black looks angelic, not the type of woman you might expect to have given birth to a rock 'n' roll party machine. But it's true. Black, called "Rocker Mom"
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Portland's Mammoth Salmon is playing this Saturday in Olympia. Of course, McCoy's will be hosting, as the band's chunky, heavy riffs need the proper ship to anchor down in. There is no doubt in my mind that this show will be as good as the name Mammoth Salmon implies. Imagine
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Forming in Bellingham, Wash. in 1998, Federation X has brought a generation of rockers a release from the daily grind with their raw brand of high-energy, low-fi, heavy rock. With a sound that leans toward tumultuous, this band has been compared to Black Sabbath and the Melvins. Thursday, May 2, Fed
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Fracking isn't magic. What the Frack? is. Friday, magic takes the form of music, dance and thought-provoking performance when Tacoma School of Arts Theater (SOTA) stages What the Frack? - a social commentary about fracking, which is the controversial use of hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from the earth.
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"You might say that we are classic elegant swing meets surf guitar," says Jessica Blinn, vocalist and violinist for The Jessica Blinn Quintet that will play Olympia's Urban Onion Friday. The event kicks off a new jazz series for the venue. "We are excited to be playing at a new
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Fracking isn't magic. What the Frack? is. Friday, magic takes the form of music, dance and thought-provoking performance when Tacoma School of Arts Theater (SOTA) stages What the Frack? - a social commentary about fracking, which is the controversial use of hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from the earth.
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Forming in Bellingham, Wash. in 1998, Federation X has brought a generation of rockers a release from the daily grind with their raw brand of high-energy, low-fi, heavy rock. With a sound that leans toward tumultuous, this band has been compared to Black Sabbath and the Melvins. Thursday, May 2, Fed
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"The fact that children can make beautiful music is less significant than the fact that music can make beautiful children." - Cherly Lavender, composer Ted Brown Music Outreach (TBMO) was introduced in 2007 by Ted Brown Music store in Tacoma, with the mission to provide children throughout the South Sound access
