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"ANYTHING DIRTY OR DINGY OR DUSTY" >>> The bar formerly known as SAX Restaurant and Lounge on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue has reopened as D.O.A., short for Dirty Oscar's Annex - a reference to Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. And just as Oscar is a musical chap ("I Love Trash"), DOA
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MORE FUN THAN A HALL & OATES CONCERT >>> Tacoma Art Place held a fundraiser art and gift auction last night at The Villa Cafe & Imbibery to benefit its non-profit community art outreach programs. Musician Angela Jossy provided the soundtrack while Pierce County's top brass and art lovers bid on donated
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FATES WERE DECIDED AT THE SPEAKEASY ARTS COOPERATIVE >>> Some people carry lucky coins or rabbits feet, while others consult tarot cards and psychics. Still others leave their fates to "chance" and "karma." That is the basis behind the Radio8Ball show, which taped two episodes last night at Speakeasy Arts
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NEW BEER STORE TO RIVAL TACOMA BOYS AND 99 BOTTLES >>> Rumors around the South Sound that a new destination retailer of beer are true. The brains behind Jònz Catering are set to open Beertopolis Beertropolis along Tacoma's bar strip of Sixth Avenue later this summer. The location decision is down
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HE WAS AMAZING >>> Last Saturday Ben Union celebrated the release of his new CD, The Light, to a packed Jazzbones' crowd. Editor Matt Driscoll previewed the show here. I believe Union is the next Vicci Martinez in terms of garnering national attention. Union's next show will be April 16 at The Hub
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TALK ABOUT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM >>> While Editor Matt Driscoll froze his ass off at SXSW, I stopped by a couple local haunts Saturday night to snap a few shots. The Afrodisiacs' disco covers attracted an older dance crowd at Jazzbones. The band hooks them in with their
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Kevin Cross has climbed his Mount Everest. He has killed the dragon. He has now consumed his 1,000th Guinness at Doyle's Public House in Tacoma. The moment of glory came yesterday at the first pitch of the Red Sox game and not a moment before. "They won't give me my beer until