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PHOTOS PHOTOS PHOTOS >>> Friday night, I was privy to a personal tour of Shake Shake Shake, the 40-seat, retro-themed walk-up Tacoma Stadium District burger joint that owners Steve Naccarato and Robert Stocker as well as Chef Gordon Naccarato will soon(!) serve roadside diner style burgers, hot dogs, fries and local
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WE ATTEND SECRET CEREMONIES >>> Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians, or C.L.A.W., held its ultra secret "Great Yearly Ceremony" at the Knights of the Pythias Temple in downtown Tacoma Monday, Jan. 21. The purpose behind the ceremony was a departing of its Eyes (officers) and the installation of its new Eyes,
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WE SCENE IT >>> Jeanne Hopkins, the singer and songwriter better known as simply Jeanlizabeth, plays host to an open mic every Sunday night at Steilacoom Pub and Grill. The night has become a playground for musicians to tinker and receive feedback from their peers. It's almost a guarantee to hear
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The underground movement to bring the glories of the ukulele to the masses has added yet another sleeper cell in the South Sound. Riding the wave of Eddie Vedder's "Ukulele Songs" CD last year and the recent sellout show at the Rialto by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro (who is known as
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Karaoke watchers are now on alert that Linsey Brooke is doing her thing at Cheers West in University Place Mondays and Tuesdays and at O'Malley's in Tacoma on Wednesday. The news prompted a quick swing by the University Place Tuesday for an update on the world of
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WE SCENE IT >>> Easter Sunday, the venerable Tacoma Cult Film Club marked its third anniversary with hallmarks of American film. Not. In keeping with tradition, the films screened were bad, bad, bad, bad. Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard wept from the back of the house. The Rev. Colin quipped, "These films are not
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WE SCENE IT >>> It was all monkey business at Tacoma Art Museum Thursday with the latest 100th Monkey arts and community schoozefest sharing space with the internationally-acclaimed exhibition, Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. The concept behind 100th Monkey events is to encourage artists and community to meet, mingle and
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HANGING OUT WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB-TACOMA >>> Social Media Club-Tacoma's first gathering of the year leaned more toward the "social" side than "media." A small group gathered Tuesday at the Harmon Tap Room to chat social media, play a few games and tip a few brews. Games included name that
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WE SCENE IT >>> Last Sunday, I dropped by the Steilacoom Pub and Deli for its weekly open mic, hosted by singer/songwriter Jeanne Hopkins - or as many know her, Jeanlizabeth. Hopkins told me she's putting the final touches on her next album, which will likely be out this spring. This open
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A SNAP HERE AND THERE >>> The wedding couple, Dawn and the "Honey Badger" Markley did their wedding their way. The ceremony was at downtown Tacoma's Fireman's Park with the reception at Dorky's Arcade. Nothing says love like a bride's veil and air hockey. She won. And Girl Trouble rocked The New
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WHEN GALEN MCCARTY TURNER JUMPS ON HIS BIKE, THINGS HAPPEN >>> As promised, Tacoma artist Tacoman Galen McCarty Turner jumped his bicycle through glowing neon tubing last night in a dark alley at Sixth and I Street. And like last year, the alley was packed in an atmosphere that felt like
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FREE PROMO BEER WE DRINK >>> The name says it all. "Dunkel Weizen: Tall Dunkel and Handsome." Just like this reviewer. The label didn't mention that it is also single, but that is a story for another time. A 22-ounce bottle of this dark gold of deliciousness from Red Hook landed on
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SPARKED >>> Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu told thousands of young people in the Tacoma Dome Friday night that they are needed to carry out God's plans for the world and make their communities a better place to live. More than 15,000 youngsters and adults came to hear Tutu's message. Tutu,
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WISH YOU THE BEST SEAN! >>> Magoo's Annex and Eatery in Tacoma's Northend neighborhood is taking back Monday nights with DJ Melodica working his vinyl collection loaded with New Wave, post punk, early electronica and garage. Magoo's slices its micro brew price to $2.75 a pint. Last Monday, the University of Puget
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LET'S LOOK AT PHOTOS >>> Tacomas pop/rock band Not From Brooklyn joined a powerful bill at The New Frontier Lounge last night that included Santee, PWRFL Power and Blank Fortunes. Weekly Volcano photographer Steve Dunkelberger snapped a few shots during Not From Brooklyn's set. Enjoy >>> LINK: What's going down tonight
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RIP MARCUS WALKER >>> Reporters aren't supposed to feel. We report the news in articles and voice our opinions in reviews with no feelings or bias. That's how it works in textbooks and movies. That's now how it works in real life. Such is the case with Marcus Walker. He died this
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SEASON FIVE OPENER >>> Last night inside the Pierce College Health Ed. Center, Tacoma's roller derby league - the Dockyard Derby Dames - opened its fifth season with fierce battles. It was a sold out bout that had some of the closes scores on record. The Femme Fianna would pull away
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RARE SEATTLE REVIEW >>> It is always a treat to see a premiere of an up-and-coming show because even when a show is bad, the troubled areas are generally fixed by the time the show comes around at another stage. Vanities: A New Musical, directed by David Armstrong, opened at Seattle's ACT:
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYNN >>> Some people send out Evites, Facebook messages or launch a phone tree to orchestrate their own big birthday bash. Others, such as Tacoma artist Lynn Di Nino, simply hang out at a neighbor's house in socks. Ironic, since Di Nino has been responsible for some of the