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Do you like things that appear to be epic? Are you into feeling swept away? Were you ever in drama club in junior high? Did it make you cry when you beat Final Fantasy? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Grand Hallway is for you. With
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Seattle's diminutive Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers) will surprise you. When people see a solitary girl with an acoustic guitar they think folk music. What is folk music but telling a story? With ghostly melodies over seemingly disparate guitar work, Fortino isn't trying to get you to understand her story. She
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Two super nice guys play super cute music with super dark lyrics. I lived with one of them for a while in an insane house full of frogs and turtles. We ate frosting and rode a tandem bicycle. It sounds cute, but it was actually a depressing and lonely time
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LAKE is five K Records cuties from the mystical Isle of Whidbey and the natural springs of Olympia. The primary songwriters are Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson - a golden-haired couple who look like Muppets and sing like sunshine. Their music is so special and impossible to force into any
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It all started when I lost my I.D. My friend had a great idea; we'd go into a bar that doubled as an art gallery, and pretend to look at art. Who would refuse a civilized art enthusiast? Drinking alcohol without my papers? What do I look like to you,
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I tried my best, guys. I tapped on shoulders. I caught up to them in mid-stride. I pulled newspapers down from their faces. Not a single Tacoma citizen seems to know anything about the Squeak and Squawk fundraiser this Saturday at The New Frontier. When I asked who was set
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To the joy of underage girls everywhere, Paris Spleen announces they are still a band. Despite a dramatic onstage breakup last fall, they will continue to deliver the goods. The goods being bass-driven disco punk, bad attitudes, and a multi-racial mélange of shirtless guys who can dance. Paris Spleen's Brooke
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When I asked Lisa Fruichantie what the word "retrograde" meant, she didn't know. The word was delivered to her in a horoscope, she tells me, in regard to some business with the planet Saturn. Upon discovering the meaning of the term, the complexity delighted me. You see, "Retrograde" is the name
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Retrograde is a party and you're invited. More importantly, it's a fundraiser to support Tacoma's Sixth Annual Urban Art Festival at People's Park on June 27. Totally sponsored, clothed and designed LOCALLY, Retrograde will feature a sensational lineup showcasing some of Tacoma's best musical artists, along with newcomers and out-of-towners.