The Full Monty seemed like it was destined to be adapted to a Broadway musical: a bunch of blue-collar blokes, despite having no dancing experience or marquee idol looks, decide to stage a one-night-only nude...
Electric and fire-filled books
There's a current running through the literary community this month, and it's filled with...
Is it time, once again, for Three Easy Pieces? You bet it is. And what is Three Easy Pieces?...
In early 17th-century Spain, on the plains of La Mancha near the town of El Toboso, a brave...
Arts
The art of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith's In the Footsteps of My Ancestors at Tacoma Art Museum is a knockout punch to the emotions. Paintings and prints on display range from the 1970s to 2017, and from the earliest to the latest they are expressive and...
Stage
The South Sound theater community is populated with a cavalcade of intensely passionate participants -- both onstage and behind the scenes. It's an unending source of joy to see so many familiar names pop up as actors or crew members for all the...
Music
April marks my 10th anniversary writing for the Weekly Volcano. In that time, the vast majority of my coverage has centered around music in the South Sound, and it's been a real roller coaster ride to see how the scene has shifted and developed....
Arts
It’s all about the art (books)
What better way to welcome the sun back into our lives this April than by heading to the park with a good book ... or two ... or three ... or four ... okay, you get the point! There's something magical about cracking open a new book while...
Arts
Collaboration transforms 950 Gallery
Elise Richman and Nicholas Nyland are ubiquitous presences in Tacoma art spaces, but what they've done together at 950 Gallery is something one has to wonder if either of them could have done alone. Their site-specific and collaborative...
Tacoma residents be on the lookout: one of your neighborhoods is changing and you're going to...
I recently volunteered to review the new Melvins record, "Hold It In," released, of course, on...
Memorial Day is a time to honor those who served their country but have since departed this...
There's just too much to do in the South Sound, and it's annoying. We try to cover everything,...