Archives
Every once is a while a band comes along that is hard to describe without adding three or four exclamation marks at the end of each sentence. When I started to write this story about Girl in a Coma, I had to physically restrain myself by duct taping the upper
Archives
Team Unicorn Records is not your typical indie record label. They don’t have a CEO, an office or even an official telephone number. It’s more of a collective of Tacoma bands and a tight knit community than a record label in the traditional sense. The bands of Team Unicorn are
Arts
My undergraduate alma mater hosts a yearly offering called "Mr. ECU," in which male competitors vie for cash and prizes by stripping to their undies. One year Barbara, queen of the snobbiest sorority on campus, hailed me at an event the month prior to Mr. ECU. I didn't know Barbara
Archives
Hairstylist Denise Francis finessed a couple of Manhattan Blowouts at the Biella Launch Thursday night: one set of the curls graced the head of spa owner and operator Ruth Soukup, while the other frolicked atop the head of Women of the Military Makeover winner, Jennifer Nagle, whose husband, newly home
Archives
The painting on the side of the building looks like it’s been there forever, well suited for a Tacoma icon many consider one of the cultural treats that set Tacoma apart from the average strip-mall enclave. It’s the kind of book store where you can bring your well-loved tomes and
Critics' Picks
[HIP-HOP] + THURS, OCT. 9 Olympia-based DJ Pasquan has arranged another night of hip-hop and rap for his frequent joint, The Cypher. This Thursday, Pasquan will host a night of MCs on the microphone at the quaint and intimate eatery/nightspot, Le Voyeur. An Oly mainstay and favorite for out-of-town acts, the
Music
It's a cliché, at this point, that there is no counting for taste. This much is true. Still, for many parents, out there, there is still the urge to mold the minds of their children, so that their musical taste may pass down through the generations. And so, we have
News Front
Calling it a bittersweet moment, Lt. Col. Steven Sattinger said goodbye and thank you to the 557th Horizontal Engineer Company today. The company, first activated in 1944 during World War II, was deactivated in a 20-minute ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "This is truly a bittersweet moment for me and many in
Food Matters
HARVEST CRUSH EXPERIENCE Stottle Winery (2641 Willamette Drive Southeast, Lacey) is celebrating harvest season with their "Harvest Crush Experience" from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Witness firsthand the winemaking process and sample varietals at different stages of the fermentation process. Nibble on small bites paired with the vinos and
We Recommend
Their most recent Jesus Rehab LP, The Zoo At Night, is described by band members and brothers Jared and Dominic Cortese as being about "mind-reading lizards, chubby 10-year-olds, and what its like to grow up in a world where no
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Tom Wopat Seattle. Oct. 21-22 7:30 pm. $26.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Gerald Albright Seattle. Oct. 23-26. $32.50
We Recommend
A little goes a long way when it comes to psych-rock. This can be a hard lesson for a lot of bands to learn. When the Sex Pistols came around to bring music back to basics, they were reacting to the bloat of bands like Pink Floyd, who had taken
We Recommend
Admittedly, anymore, it's a little silly to think of an entire record label as having one defining sound. There's too much influence getting divided and spliced by new generations of musicians. Still, when I think of ANTI- Records, I think of the junkyard nightmares of Tom Waits' latter-years output, not
News Front
The 85th Support Command hosted a two-day orientation brief informing active-component brigade commanders, currently working in a Army Total Force Policy implementation between First Army Division-West, and the 85th Support Command, of Army Reserve processes and systems, here, Saturday and Sunday. "I'm very excited about the brigade command teams
