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To some, Olympia’s music scene must seem like the town’s surrounding South Sound waters — salty, washed-up and stinky. How could anything survive in the wake of the Sub Pop era? How could anything beat the good ol’ days of Nirvana at the North Shore Surf Club or Sleater-Kinney conquering
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Constantly being compared to classic rock legends like Free, Thin Lizzy and Cream, the band Stone Axe has gotten a lot of hype lately. But instead of Phil Lynott or Eric Clapton, you have Dru Brinkerhoff and Tony Reed, two dudes from Port Orchard. These guys have something special, a
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Constantly being compared to classic rock legends like Free, Thin Lizzy and Cream, the band Stone Axe has gotten a lot of hype lately. But instead of Phil Lynott or Eric Clapton, you have Dru Brinkerhoff and Tony Reed, two dudes from Port Orchard. These guys have something special, a
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It’s Friday night at the bar. Your boyfriend has just finished his hiccup-filled rendition of AC/DC’s “Back in Black”. You’re out of smokes, and Jägermeister is dripped down the front of your favorite white hoodie. The bartender is shooting dirty looks, and the bathroom has a line a mile long. Yep,
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It’s Friday night at the bar. Your boyfriend has just finished his hiccup-filled rendition of AC/DC’s “Back in Black”. You’re out of smokes, and Jägermeister is dripped down the front of your favorite white hoodie. The bartender is shooting dirty looks, and the bathroom has a line a mile long.
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I first heard Bacchus in 2003. I was bartending at McCoy’s in Olympia and we had a great lineup of shows every weekend. I remember specifically the buzz Bacchus created. Regulars talked them up and old-school rockers gave them props. My fellow bartender, Nathan, would say, “If these guys were
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The cheap beer, the crash of pins, the dorky shoes. A reason to cuss and brag, a game for friendly competition and the preferred sport of The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Aah, sweet bowling, one of America’s favorite pastimes. And Hell’s Kitchen is bringing us reason to love it
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The cheap beer, the crash of pins, the dorky shoes. A reason to cuss and brag, a game for friendly competition and the preferred sport of The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Aah, sweet bowling, one of America’s favorite pastimes. And Hell’s Kitchen is bringing us reason to love it