"I'm even lethal when I'm unarmed," rapped Public Enemy, "'cause I'm louder than a bomb." That song inspired the title of Louder Than a Bomb (LTAB), a competition for Chicago poets ages 12 to 19. This month-long...
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman is a riveting comic drama about King Henry II; his wife,...
There's something difficult about describing what goes on in A Little Night Music -- not because...
Spring is here, people, and it's time to dust off that pile of books on your bedside table and...
Arts
Pierce County AIDS Foundation has set aside a part of their offices as an art gallery, and for the month of March is showing a group of paintings by Robin Annette Jordan called She to bring attention to National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness...
Music
It's a funny thing, that subgenre known as Americana. In the nearly 10 years that I've written about music for this fine rag, I've surely used that term many, many times, and I've never thought much further past its surface level connotation:...
Stage
A challenging, verbose theatrical tradition
In theater, there's a sea of closed-room dramas that are designed around two or three characters coming at each other to try and suss out the truth of a morally complex mystery. Think plays like Doubt, Tape, or Oleanna -- explosive depictions of...
Music
Welcome to Three Easy Pieces, where I examine a witheringly small alley of pop culture, from how it started to how it looks today. This time: art-rock in the mainstream. I love when art-rock bands -- those noted adversaries to pop music who lurk...
Music
Thirty-five years of wiggin’ out
Thinking about what bands are completely synonymous with Tacoma, I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a better answer than Girl Trouble. The band mixes garage rock with '50s rock, a detached cool and an impeccable showmanship, and an abiding...
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman is a riveting comic drama about King Henry II; his wife,...
It's a funny thing, that subgenre known as Americana. In the nearly 10 years that I've written...
Whether you are new to the South Sound, or have lived here for quite some time, the housing...
Tacoma residents be on the lookout: one of your neighborhoods is changing and you're going to...
Pierce County AIDS Foundation has set aside a part of their offices as an art gallery, and for...