Posts tagged ‘local music’

Bleak Outlook? Local All-Ages Venue Bows Out Loudly

A few weeks ago, The Redroom, Tacoma’s only centrally located all-ages venue announced it will be closing its doors at the end of April. From their…

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Music Rises at CATHEDRALS: Tacoma

The second in the already-popular CATHEDRALS: Tacoma concert series will take place on Friday, July 27 at 8 pm. David Bazan, Kevin Sur (of Indian Valley Line), and Pretty Broken Things will perform at Immanuel Presbyterian Church – Tickets $16

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Apartment Lights Switching On

Music lovers in Tacoma and beyond are familiar with Grace Sullivan. As a founding member of the very popular Goldfinch, she co-wrote and performed songs of barren sincerity mined from the dark vein between sacrament and sense. Last year, fans noticed changes in the band, including Grace’s absence. But by no means had she stopped writing music.

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Help a Seriously Injured, Uninsured Local Musician

Local musician and much beloved friend and citizen Luke Stevens suffered severe injuries due to an on-the-job fall. The accident resulted in five serious fractures to his spine, the most threatening located at C-6: the cervical spine/neck. The harsh reality is that he and his family will need some financial assistance in the coming month to pay rent, bills, and medical expenses.

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Cathedrals Tacoma – Concert Series, Part 1: Pickwick, The Maldives & Pearly Gate Music

This Saturday, March 24, Pickwick, The Maldives and Pearly Gate Music will be playing Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma. Why should you go see a rock show in a church? Let us explain…

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Clemm Rishad and William Jordan are The Writer’s Block

In just one lightning fast year, William Jordan and Clemm Rishad, the Tacoma duo responsible for Nicki Minaj’s hit “Fly”, have become newly anointed, highly-sought after pop and hip hop hit-makers. But these two Tacomans are so much more than songwriters.

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Goldfinch on a Wing

Goldfinch has been “an active part of the arts community in Tacoma for many years, and I think that using a random space in the city to record in a non-sterile environment makes the most sense,” singer Aaron Steven says. “After all, we are not a hermetically sealed city, and I don’t believe our art should be, either.”

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The Warehouse: Giving Music A Home

This Tacoma-based company is quietly making its mark by turning the notion of “underground” on its head and engaging the community and artists in a bold synthesis of freedom and hospitality.

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