Posts tagged ‘Tacoma Music’

Post Defiance Celebrates Two Years: A Conservatory Concert

Continuing tradition from our first anniversary, Post Defiance follows the Wright Park Picnic with the second party stop of our annual August celebration: the Conservatory Concert.…

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Rock in a Hard Place: Tacoma’s Struggling Independent Music Scenes

I’m not the only Tacoman who wishes for more and better live music here. I talked with five local music professionals to get some expert perspective on the future of independent music scenes in Tacoma.

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Add a Little 1965 Tacoma to Your Holiday Playlist

If you’re like me (and I refuse to believe that I am the lone fanatic in this town), you harbor an appreciation for holiday music. You may never voice it or you may be audacious about it, but either way, you can stand a little carol now and then. Or maybe heaping, endless hours of it (like me). And perhaps (also like me) you have exhausted the classics and are yearning for something a little more, oh, Tacoma-esque in your playlists. Well, way back in 1965, The Ventures were there to help out.

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Celebrating Three Years of the Warehouse

It’s time to officially declare The Warehouse an institution. For three years, Adam Ydstie, Katie Lowery, and Doug Stoeckicht have organized, produced, and presented incredible live music. Featuring talented musicians in venues both traditional and non, all over Tacoma and points north, The Warehouse has never disappointed.

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Grace Sullivan: Drifting Toward Apartment Lights

There are a lot of fractured reflections in Grace Sullivan’s debut EP as Apartment Lights. “The White River” is an album composed of three songs that emerged from restorative moments in the natural world.

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Tacoma’s Own Firework, Grace Youn

Summer has officially hit Tacoma, which means you may have already contemplated escaping the heat by heading to the movies. But did you know that there’s a Tacoma connection with a current big-screen blockbuster?

You may be surprised to discover that a young classical violinist now youtube sensation from Tacoma just happens to make an appearance in the documentary “Katy Perry: Part of Me.”

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Colin Scott Reynolds’ “Oh Tacoma”

I have my fingers crossed that the rest of the world will, like me, uncover and immediately love singer/songwriter/Valhalla coffee-roaster Colin Scott Reynolds.

The unassuming bearer of an unexpectedly mellifluous and powerful voice, Colin’s performances are local treats that must be experienced.

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Let’s Squeak and Squawk!

STARTING TONIGHT:
Five nights, three venues, and over thirty bands – all for you at the Squeak and Squawk Festival, Tacoma!

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Celebrate Halloween With The Warehouse – Sunday, October 30

Sunday’s show at The Space (729 Court C) features Peter Wolf Crier, Birds + Batteries, and Goldfinch.

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