Listings
Volcano Staff on March 16th, 2010
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Benefit Concert, featuring Jon Whalen. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Donations. HG Bistro Puyallup. Chicks With Guitars. 21+. 7 pm. NC. Pantages Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Indigo Girls. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $36-$66. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Jam On My Muffin. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown.
Listings
Volcano Staff on March 16th, 2010
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Uncle Sam’s American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Jerry Miller Unplugged. 6 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Chehalis. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 21+. 8 pm. O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Blues Jam. Hosted
Features
Volcano Staff on March 14th, 2010
Jeff Southard Jeff Southard is one of those people who, without much recognition, quietly holds major influence on the scene around him. An avid member of the Tacoma music scene, Southard has contributed on a number of occasions by helping to record and mix albums by Makeup Monsters, the Nightgowns and
Promotions
Volcano Staff on March 11th, 2010
(((THIS PROMOTION IS OVER))) For this week's Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie e-newsletter contest we're giving away a pair of tickets to see the rock band Post Stardom Depression March 20 at Hell's Kitchen. The band is on the cover of our MUSIC ISSUE inside today's Weekly Volcano. The first person who
Better Living Through music
Volcano Staff on March 10th, 2010
GOING SHOPPING >>>Thursday, March 11 Music is art; or, at the very least, important music is art. Art comes in all shapes and sizes - from straightforward, to abstract, to downright bizarre - just like music. A person could take a poop in an Easy Bake Oven and call it art -
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Volcano Staff on March 10th, 2010
In support of Coalition Humane's efforts to fight pet overpopulation, the Whiskers Wine & Dine event will go down Friday from 6-10 p.m. at the Sharon McGavick Center in Lakewood. Expect a "spay-ghetti" dinner, wine tasting, a silent auction - not to mention dessert - auction. Reservations, which are required
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Volcano Staff on March 10th, 2010
Do you like the idea of skiing more than the actual activity? Are you considering taking up an extreme sport, but need a hit of inspiration before acquiring the mandatory tattoos and safety equipment? Then consider watching feature films that explore environmental, adventure or adventure-related themes, including BASE-jumping, snowboarding and
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Volcano Staff on March 10th, 2010
See five siblings in their 20s, playing five pianos, nailing Gershwin, Holst, Debussy and other classical greats simultaneously. Excluding Big Love, this is Utah's other famous family. We have our money on Ryan Brown breaking out with the "hee-hees." [Pantages Theater, 7:30 p.m., $32.50-$62.50, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.272.0809]
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Volcano Staff on March 10th, 2010
After nearly a week of celebration at Doyle's Public House, your liver will be more than ready for St. Patrick's Day by the time Wednesday finally rolls around. After brining in the Missionary Position, Where Sails Meet Rails and All Night Yard Sale Friday, the Revengers, the Fucking Eagles and
Food Matters
Volcano Staff on March 10th, 2010
Hangover breakfast Masa's breakfast is a tasty, nongreasy alternative for nursing a wicked case of the day-afters. According to eHow, Mexican food spices help calm the stomach. Sipping a cup of Stumptown coffee from embedded Satellite Coffee (yeah, dehydration bad - but whatever) amid Latin colors and sports broadcasts is
Spew Blog
Volcano Staff on March 16th, 2010
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>> Could parachute-wearing bears sniff out Osama bin Laden? Today in 1999 the U.S. Department of the Interior listed nine salmon species as endangered, which impacted many people in the Northwest. Don't feed those babies just to shut them up. A Penn State prof says the practice
Spew Blog
Volcano Staff on March 16th, 2010
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010 >>> 1. Bestsellers - the independent film that was written, shot, edited and produced entirely in Tacoma - will screen at 6:45 p.m. inside The Grand Cinema. A Q&A session with writer and editor Rick Gratzer about the film and production process will follow the screening. 2. Author
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Volcano Staff on March 15th, 2010
FUTURE THING IS COMING >>> Live Nation has announced that international pop star Lady gaga will bring her Monster Ball Tour to the Tacoma Dome Saturday, Aug. 21. "It's still called Monster Ball, but it's more of a musical and less of a concert," Lady Gaga said in a February interview with
Spew Blog
Volcano Staff on March 15th, 2010
WE'LL PRINT THE TACO BRACKET IN THURSDAY'S WEEKLY VOLCANO PRINT EDITION >>> Tacos. Everyone eats them. Everyone has a favorite. Maybe your obsession is with the taco truck down the street that has those authentic Mexico City street tacos - or perhaps you drive across town for the one the size
Spew Blog
Volcano Staff on March 15th, 2010
WHAT WE'VE FOUND TODAY >>> There's a new movie about rockin' '70s teen girl group, The Runaways called The Runaways. Cellphone app Foursquare, which allows users to broadcast their location and let their friends (or creepy perverts) track their location, attracts at least 1.6 million check-ins per week. The Weekly Volcano's Music
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Volcano Staff on March 15th, 2010
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010 >>> 1. The Dana Lupinacci Band performs blues at 8 p.m. inside The Swiss. 2. Carolyn Burt's Boogie, Blues and all that Jazz paintings are on display at the Proctor Art Gallery from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 3. The Lakewood Big Band will perform music to dance to
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Volcano Staff on March 13th, 2010
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 >>>1. The Mob Ride presents "The Great Leprechaun Hunt" - its fourth bicycle booze cruz - pushing off from The Acme Grub Cage at 7:30 p.m. If the past three rides have been any indication you can expect 30-plus riders on a wide variety of bike
Spew Blog
Volcano Staff on March 12th, 2010
MUSIC IN THE SOUTH SOUND TONIGHT >>> INDIE ROCK: In Olympia, a show featuring Calvin Johnson's Hive Dwellers, old-schoolers Pet Products, Al Larsen, The Human Skab, Mary Win, Redbird Fever, Wimps, Big Idea and Brazillian "superstar" Lulina will aim to raise money for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. 6 p.m.
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Volcano Staff on March 12th, 2010
WHAT WE'VE FOUND TODAY >>> Climate change makes birds smaller. Classical music has become too solemn. Obama's not leaving the country until the House can get its health care legislation passed. Man sues airline for not looking at his scrotum. The growing popularity of e-books has raised a difficult question in the publishing marketplace that
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Volcano Staff on March 12th, 2010
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 >>> 1. Tacoma poet Tammy Robacker reads from her book The Vicissitudes at 8 p.m. inside Vinum Coffee & Wine Lounge. There will be an open mic following her reading. Readers, poets, and spoken word artists are encouraged to come share poetry that addresses topics of Women,
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1746 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402-3215
(253) 572-1029
Cuisine: Breakfast, Coffeehouse, Subs/Sandwiches
501 Columbia Street Northwest
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 956-1928
208 Saint Helens Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 272-7468
Cuisine: Irish, Pub Fare, Subs/Sandwiches
611 N Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98438
(253) 272-3435
Cuisine: Burgers/Hot Dogs, Pub Fare, Subs/Sandwiches
5225 Olympic Drive
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
(253) 851-7911
Cuisine: Wine bar
1938 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402-3110
(253) 383-2739
Cuisine: American, Breakfast, Burgers/Hot Dogs, Pub Fare, Subs/Sandwiches
1740 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402-3215
(253) 383-7772
Cuisine: Bakery
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