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2008-05-16T23:18:35+01:00text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollRock the Cause
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<p>I always support rocking for the cause. Always. If a cause is worth supporting, then by god it’s totally worth rocking.<br />
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Now, when I say I support, mainly that means I write about it here in the Weekly Volcano. <br />
That&rsq ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comPaul SchragRhym’ in the Revolution
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<p>Seattle underground staples Alpha P and Sleepwalkers will join Brazilian hip-hop nomads Fato Criminal to present Rhym’ in the Revolution at the Clipper Saturday. <br />
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Fato Criminal wants you to know that in January 2000 the Salvad ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comPaul SchragHip-hop for art
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<p>Urban Art Festival and Seattle-based arts collective Artifakt have cooked up something you’d be a fool to miss. The Urban Art Festival Fundraiser, Thursday, May 8 at The Swiss, will feature Tacoma-born, Seattle-based hip-hop crew Life Cycle, ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBobble TikiWalter Trout & The Radicals
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<p>Walking by Jazzbones the other day, Bobble Tiki heard it from a youth loitering outside.<br />
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“Who the fuck is Walter Trout?”<br />
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Bobble Tiki had to laugh on the inside.<br />
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While Walter Trout doesn&rsqu ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollClub Impact 10 year anniversary
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<p>Ten years old. Some of my most dedicated readers (picture-looker-at-ers) aren’t even that age.<br />
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This weekend marks 10 years of Club Impact, and whatever you want to say, that’s a pretty astounding accomplishment. If you c ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comHarvey SidersGray Sky Blues Fest
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<p>The formula seemed inevitable to former Tacoma City Councilman Doug Miller. First you plant the daffodils, then you stage a blues festival along the parade route. Translation: immediately following the much-loved Daffodil Parade, April 12, give pa ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollBug Nasties
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<p>As much as I should really focus on the present with a band like the Bug Nasties, I can’t help but descend into the past for a moment when writing about them. The drive behind the Nasties comes from frontman James Burdyshaw, who’s some ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollDeborah Page
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<p>Deborah Page is hot. I’ve heard it from a number of reliable sources.</p>
<p>But beware. Before you pass Page off as just another pretty face, I was talking about more than looks. Sure, Page is an attractive woman, but so are a lot of women ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollNever Looking back
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<p>Say what you will about Tacoma’s Never Looking Back, but one thing’s certain. For a brooding but sonically average hardcore band that embraces melodies, these guys throw their hearts and souls into the music. While Never Looking Back f ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollSuzanne’Silver, Wisdom Teeth
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<p>Rock is a universal language. Nearly anywhere you travel on this big globe there’ll be rebellious kids (and the young at heart) toiling away at rock and roll. Like Levis, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola, rock and roll is an American inventio ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollBumtech
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1893
<p>There are lots of “cool” things coming out of Portland. There are plenty of hip bands and all-the-rage sounds. There’s a lot of stuff that people will tell you is new, exciting and different, and there’s a lot of stuff that ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollBumtech
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1900
<p>There are lots of “cool” things coming out of Portland. There are plenty of hip bands and all-the-rage sounds. There’s a lot of stuff that people will tell you is new, exciting and different, and there’s a lot of stuff that ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollFloater
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1872
<p>With Floater set to hit Hell’s Kitchen this Friday, Feb. 29, the obviously hip thing to do would be pan the ’90s era grunge band for existing in some sort of yesteryear time warp. Flannel isn’t popular anymore, after all. Times h ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollMonotonix
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<p>I make a lot of predictions here in the Weekly Volcano — about which shows will be cool and which shows will suck. Sometimes I’m right, and sometimes I’m wrong. That’s the nature of making predictions.</p>
<p>Every once in ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBobble TikiSean Costello
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<p>Sean Costello is a blues guitar player, and if there’s one thing Bobble Tiki loves, it’s blues guitar.<br />
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Resonating from Atlanta, Costello — who is now closing in on 30 — has been a highly regarded bluesman sin ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollGlass Candy
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<p>According to Glass Candy’s MySpace page, the band resides in Hustle Town, USA. By the sound of their beat, Hustle Town must be a pretty sexy place.</p>
<p>In truth, Glass Candy calls Portland home, a city far hipper than it is sexy. But tha ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comTony EngelhartPornrific
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<p>When I was first asked to write about Ron Jeremy for the music section, I asked, “The porn star?” With the typical ’70s porn soundtrack thumping in my brain, I questioned, “Is he going to sing, dance, MC?"<br />
<br / ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comTony EngelhartThe Devil Wears Prada
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<p>Make it stop. I clicked on The Devil Wears Prada’s MySpace page and was assaulted with a wash volume that shoved me back in my chair. <br />
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The Devil Wears Prada — no, not the movie or the book, the metal band — defines ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comPaul SchragHip-hop awards
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<p>There are plenty of unsung hip-hop heroes in Pierce County. It took the urging of Seattle-based Musica Entertainment to get people out to sing, though. If you love hip-hop, you are invited to lend your voice to the chorus this Friday, Jan. 18, at ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comTony EngelhartVince Brown
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<p>Vince Brown is no stranger to string swing fans in the Northwest. As a part of the Tune Stranglers, Hot Club Sandwich and the duo Red and Ruby with LaVon Hardison, Brown’s nimble fingers have delighted audiences for more than 30 years. Begin ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollA Pack of Wolves
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<p>You hear it all the time: “There’s strength in numbers.” Or “the more the merrier.”<br />
Usually I agree. But in the case of A Pack of Wolves — who will play Le Voyeur in Olympia Saturday, Jan. 5 — the a ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comBrad AllenQ Dot
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<p>Congratulations to First Night organizers for including a little something dirty in their New Year’s Eve lineup. Bouncing us into this pivotal year will be Federal Way-based emcees Q Dot and Fame Rilla, members of Federal Way-based mini labe ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollJohanna Chase and Jesus
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<p>Johanna Chase, who will play Le Voyeur in Olympia Friday, Dec. 21, shines in the singer/songwriter folkstress mold and has wrestled with a few religion questions in her day. <br />
Although her music has a definite Christian element, it’s n ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollSeaweed
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1574
<p>At 11:30 p.m. Friday night, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/seaweed">Seaweed</a> took the stage in Tacoma for the first time in far too long. Aged like everyone else who remembers the band and packed into <a href="http://www.hellskitchenonline.com ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollHed(pe) hits Vertigo
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<p>For the second time this year, on Friday, Dec. 14, hed(pe) will play Tacoma. Considering I didn’t realize hed(pe) still existed until the first time they played T-Town back in May, their second show in Tacoma isn’t quite as surprising. ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollOriginal Booty Burglars
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1497
<p>If the Original Booty Burglars are one thing, it’s, well, original. <br />
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They’re original and ridiculously entertaining. It’s not quantum physics. It’s rock and roll. The Original Booty Burglars know how to take ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollFinn Riggins
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1453
<p>Idaho isn’t known for much, but that seems to be changing. Bands like Hailey, Idaho’s Finn Riggins are reinventing the potato state.<br />
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Of course, Idaho has had Built to Spill for some time now, but besides that, it’s ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comTony EngelhartHighland Health and Holler
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1404
<p>Something about this time of year — it makes plaid cool. It makes fiddles cool, too. The Celtic Music’s Voyage to Appalachia: Highland Health and Holler, featuring Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, and B ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comTony EngelhartMatt Coughlin
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1383
<p>There’s a fine line between a totally sappy love song and an intelligent portrait of a relationship. Not many singer/songwriters can pull it off, but Tacoma’s own Matt Coughlin has the ability to wear his heart on his sleeve without ma ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollKris Orlowski
http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/article/1354
<p>As a music writer, this is probably the last thing I should admit, but what the hell. I’ve always believed in honesty.<br />
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Sometimes, when I’m feeling particularly cynical or particularly burned out, reading band bios really ...