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Roger Ebert’s review of Adventureland ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. Adventureland Rating: Three out of four stars Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Krsiten Stewart and Martin Starr Miramax presents a film written
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For those not into the Jager shot-karaoke late night scene, coffee shops can often make a good hangout spot – as long as they’re not too droll. You want the interaction and social involvement, but without the nightclub. You want some sassy fun, but not the hangover. Where do you
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Tacoma is just now beginning to awaken to what a treasure it has in The Robert Daniel Gallery. It’s like a mini-Museum of Modern Art tucked away in a nondescript warehouse on Fawcett Avenue. On display now is a group show called Signs of Spring featuring works by more than 15
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Archibald Sisters is most definitely a necessary shopping stop when in Olympia — especially when you tend to be on the twisted, liberal and openly expressive end of the personality spectrum. Take everything good, clean, nice and pure you ever thought a fluffy Hallmark-type gift store could be and bring it
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Wedding bells are vibrating I've been engaged to a girl for two years. For about two weeks, she's been texting a sales guy she met through work, and the text messages are in the hundreds per day. I found out from our cell phone bill, then snooped on her phone. Last
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BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY Friday, April 3 So the saying goes: “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is all about “that swing.” Since the band gained notoriety in the 1996 cult film Swingers, the 8-piece has been hard bopping in zoot suits
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There was a time when I envied those lucky enough to have a gig on the Pierce County Council — and for good reason. Sitting on the Council seemed like a way sweeter job than any of the mundane tasks I was doing at the time, such as driving a
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When you think about Altar Boyz coming to the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts April 7 then following up at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia April 8 (both shows at 7:30), you have to grin a perplexed little grin of anticipation. After all, it’s based on
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The subject of females on the microphone is seemingly always one of “consciousness versus sluttiness” and how to bridge the gap of the female MC. Well, ever since Sha Rock and Lisa Lee rapped “Us Girls” on the big screen of Beat Street, there has always been a diversity of
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The Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer’s Office got off easy. A report issued recently concludes that the agency may have skipped tens of thousands of property inspections, and that oversights may have cost the county some property taxes. The report suggests that the snafu probably didn’t hurt property owners. It’s still kind
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Into the Woods was one of my top “must see” shows when I first learned Lakewood Playhouse was staging the Stephen Sondheim gem. Not only is it cleverly written and cute, but it is just a fun spin on the fairy tales most everyone learned as a child. My daughter was
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Has there ever been a more appropriately titled music festival than the one set to engulf downtown Tacoma this Saturday, April 4? The festival Bobble Tiki speaks of, of course, is the Gray Sky Blues Music Festival, which kicks off directly after this weekend’s Tacoma Daffodil Grand Floral Parade
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Dave Curtis of South Sound Collective and Matt Eklund of Pacific Fusion Productions toiled tirelessly to bring about this Saturday’s full-scale event “Playing with Fire.” This is more than a warehouse party with a few DJs (10 to be exact — all worthy); it showcases many forms of visual, audio
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Where, oh where do I start with this one? I want so badly to tell you about my new friend Sam, McCoy’s doorman. I want to tell you all about his past alcoholism, how he looks just like Seth Rogan, and mimic for you his incredibly funny one-liners. But I
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Roger Ebert’s review of Moscow, Belgium ran in the print version of the Weekly Volcano. Ebert’s peeps will now allow us to run the review online. To read his review online, visit Ebert’s Web site. Moscow, Belgium Rating: Three out of four stars Stars: Barbara Sarafian, Jurgen Delnaet, Johan Hildenbergh and Anemone Valcke NeoClassics
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Does anyone date in the grocery store aisles anymore? Did anyone beyond the trashy TV shows EVER do this? I met my wife in high school so I admit I haven’t tried dating in the frozen food aisle. I am not exactly sure how one would do this with any relative
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Music is a powerful medium: it expresses different ideas and collective cultural identities. Music can be comforting or confusing. Music, as an entity, can be housed in conventional venues, people’s basements, or in school rooms. Thus, it makes sense that the Olympia All Ages Project is hosting a show with
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Hot Oly Sandwich I love it when the restaurants make it easy for me. Let’s be honest, I love all easy foods and easy people, especially when they’re hot. (Double entendre!) But seriously folks, Bandito Betty and I ran into Olympia’s fantastic 5th Avenue Sandwich Shop, where the servers were just
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It’s true what they say. Portland really has a lot of things going for it. Last weekend the wife and I packed up the squirt and headed south, ending up in the City of Roses for a one-night stay. The trek gave me a chance to do what so many others
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RAVENOUS READERS BOOK CLUB The community book group focused on reading books about food and sustainability pulls a chair up to Cod by Mark Kurlansky tonight at King’s Books. Pull up a chair at 7 p.m. King’s is at 218 St. Helens Ave., 253.272.8801. TEA CEREMONY The Asian Pacific Cultural Center hosts Asian
