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2008-05-16T23:28:58+01:00text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollToday’s classic rock
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<p>When I started covering music in Tacoma I was young. 19, as I remember — though it’s tough to recollect back that far because of the herbal jazz cigarettes in between.<br />
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I remember how I felt when people made a big deal ou ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollKeeping it fresh
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<p>If you haven’t heard, the Posies are turning 20 years old, and they’re celebrating with a string of Northwest shows to celebrate the occasion. They’ll bring that celebration to Hell’s Kitchen Wednesday, May 14.<br />
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<p>Hey look. It’s an article about Bob’s Java Jive. I bet it’s going to start with a beefy retrospective paragraph about when Nirvana did or The Monkeys didn’t play there, and mentions of Granny Go Go, and Bing Crosby, and The ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollThe pain of waiting
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<p>Like many, I first saw Andrew Foard standing outside Hell’s Kitchen. The show was 21+, and Andrew wasn’t yet 21. But he was there anyway, as close as he could legally get, and he became a fixture.<br />
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After coming to know An ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollTacoma has it good
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<p>Have you noticed, Tacoma? We’re smack dab in the midst of a musical highpoint. As many times as I’ve sat in my office and worked up columns about the closing of another Tacoma music venue, periods like this bring a smile of relief to m ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollQuieter Old Haunts
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<p>One of the biggest perks of my gig at the Weekly Volcano is free new music. Cooler than the countless times Pappi Swarner has paid for me to get drunk, or the one female stalker I’ve earned in my five years at the paper, or even the time som ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollTwilight Drive
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<p>I’ve had the pleasure of covering music in Tacoma for a long time. I’ve seen a lot of bands come and go, and I’ve logged a lot of words on the subject. I’ve stirred up column fodder every week for almost five years here at ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollRomanteek love
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<p>I’m not very romantic. Facts are facts and there’s no sense lying. As my wife can surely attest to, when it comes to flowers and chocolates, cuddling and sweet nothings, I’m woefully lacking. I just kind of suck at it. Period. <b ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollElectric Children
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<p>If ever there has been a week when my brain and ears aren’t quite ready to think about live music in Tacoma and Olympia, this is it. As I write this opening paragraph, I’m sitting in the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, waiting ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollWhat you say is what you are
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<p>My low-brow sense of humor is no secret. Time and time again I’ve put it on display here in the Weekly Volcano. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a fan of fart jokes and disgusting sexual banter.<br />
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It’s been t ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollGood will rocking
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<p>This weekend at Hell’s Kitchen, something that hasn’t happened in 14 months will return to Tacoma — something T-town could once count on like onion rings at Frisko Freeze and hookers on South Tacoma Way. Saturday, March 8, Post S ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollPay to play - no way
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<p>Some things just go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Pizza and beer. Cagney and Lacey. Bobble Tiki and fortified wine.<br />
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The Tacoma School of the Arts and Stay Away From Pay to Play — ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollEclectic Olympia
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<p>With the emergence or resurgence of a number of cool venues in Tacoma (the Viaduct, Bob’s Java Jive, Vertigo, etc.) I haven’t focused as much attention on Olympia lately. And with the Weekly Volcano’s big, sexy, new, heavily Taco ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comDavid KelloggKnow new punk
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<p>As I’ve proven time and time again here at the Weekly Volcano, I’m not above a cheap but entertaining angle. I have no qualms about reporting on something of debatable merit if I think it’ll make for humorous copy. It’s one ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollKimya Dawson
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<p>For a while now, since meeting my wife anyway, I’ve felt like I know Kimya Dawson. Even though Dawson and I have never met, and we’ve probably never even made eye contact during any of the times I’ve seen her perform (as a solo a ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollThe Lucky Charms of indie rock
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<p>There was a time in my musical life when a band like Larusso would have been right down my alley. There was a time when all a band’s sound had to be was loud and catchy for me to enjoy it. These were simpler times, when the possibilities see ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollFrankie Gage Potis benefit
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<p>On Saturday, Jan. 26, Doxology will play Jazzbones in Tacoma. First and foremost, the show is a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Though Doxology has gained a reputation for being one of the brightest soul/groove/rock bands around, ev ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollFreddy Parish is the real deal
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<p>Writing about music for the Weekly Volcano, which circulates in both Tacoma and Olympia, presents an interesting predicament. The musical scenes and climates of the two cities are polar opposite. For the most part, things that go over well in Olym ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollThe Freakouts
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<p>Rock and roll is a youthful expression. It’s how the music was created and what it was meant to be. Rock and roll is about rebellion and energy and letting loose — all things you do better young. No matter how many more tours the Rolli ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollDon't Tell Sophie
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<p>Is it just me, or does saying “2008” fell weird to anyone else? Am I the only one who thinks “2008” sounds like cars should be flying and robots should be making my bed?<br />
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Whether it sounds funny or not, there& ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt Driscoll(Insert 'Terminator' joke here)
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<p>I’m kind of a slacker. If you read this column with any regularity, you probably already know this. I admit the fact freely, and I wear the slacker colors with pride. Like all great slackers before me, I’ve worked diligently to perfect ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollReunited and it feels so good
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<p>When Tacoma’s Seaweed reunited and played this year’s Bumbershoot, it was exciting — don’t get me wrong. I’d been fiending for a Seaweed reunion for years. To find out they’d be taking the stage anywhere was goo ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollRockin' for a great cause
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<p>Sometimes I have horrible thoughts — thoughts I’m not particularly proud of and thoughts that would probably disgust most people. While usually I keep these despicable feelings to myself, for the sake of this week’s column I&rsqu ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollTrip The Light Fantastic
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<p>Turning on the radio can be a fairly depressing proposition. There was a time when stations on the FM dial had integrity, but those days are long gone. With the obvious exception of KEXP, chances are anything you tune in on the car radio is going ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollSimilar garage rock to a point
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<p>When Pierced Arrows played the Brotherhood Lounge in October, it was hard not to take note. Considering both Fred and Toody Cole, from Dead Moon fame, play in Pierced Arrows, how could you not be intrigued by the couple’s new band? Oregon&rs ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollRocking out for Mr. Punk
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<p>What exactly does it mean to be “punk rock?” <br />
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While I’ve offered my opinion on the matter a number of times here in the Weekly Volcano, in truth, what the hell do I know? I’m about as punk rock as Bette Midle ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollOur awesome American Idiots
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<p>As if enough things in life hadn’t been making me feel old lately, like marriage and fatherhood and the way my naked ass looks in the mirror, Kevin Day of Top Heavy Crush delivered a real zinger Tuesday. As we talked on the phone about his b ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollGarage Basementia, Alaska
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<p>Usually, when I’m planning my column, I face a choice between Olympia and Tacoma. At the Weekly Volcano we pride ourselves on covering both music scenes, but it’s usually a one-or-the-other situation when it comes to Rock Rhetoric. Thi ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollBlack Metal lite
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<p>Black metal is not a musical genre I pretend to connect with or even understand for that matter. I don’t say this negatively, I say it honestly. Black metal is beyond me. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, it means I don’t get it. ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comMatt DriscollI dicked Phil O'Sullivan
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<p>Technically, this week’s article was supposed to be about These Arms are Snakes and their show at Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday, Oct. 20. I had planned to do an interview with someone from the band and probably come up with a few witty se ...