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Centralia man accused of murder arrested 05/25

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10th CD: For Denny Heck it’s jobs, jobs, jobs 05/24

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State soccer preview: With fractured and sprained wrists, Tumwater's Connor Sigmon has posted 10 goals in five playoff games 05/25

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'Worst is behind us': Thurston's jobless rate falls 05/22

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Northwest Folklife Festival features more than 6,000 acts

Situation one: You’ve driven around the Seattle Center for an hour trying to park, paid through the nose, trekked a mile in the sun, missed your favorite Norwegian fiddle band and now you’ve been standing in a burger line for 20 minutes while your kids scream at you.
KBRD swing benefit set

On Saturday night, Olympia will host a benefit dance with a big band and lots of swingin’ and singin’.
Harlequin teams up with Israel Horovitz for ‘Lady’

It can be intimidating working with a world-famous playwright, as Harlequin Productions does each year with Israel Horovitz.
Live, nude ‘Monty’

Taking it all off — as the characters and actors do in “The Full Monty,” opening this weekend at Capital Playhouse — isn’t easy, but it is exhilarating. That’s the word from Jerod Nace, who is directing the musical, adapted from the 1997 film about unemployed men who decide to earn money by stripping — and unlike the Chippendales, they’re willing to go all the way.
Kool & the Gang join Van Halen's party

Enduring appeal: As Kool & the Gang approaches 50-year mark, eternally youthful hits still get people out of their chairs.
And the Oly goes to ...

Olympia is known for its vibrant music scene, and its quirks. Both are sure to be on display Saturday night at the first Oly Music Awards.
Hip-hop duo Blue Scholars add film to the mix

Seattle hip-hop duo the Blue Scholars have made quite the name for themselves creating socially conscious hip-hop music for the past 10 years. Formed by MC Geologic and DJ/producer Sabzi – who met while studying at the University of Washington – the pair wrapped their first headlining national tour in November.
Method to comedic madness

For eight years in the late ’80s and early ’90s, America knew Dave Coulier as “Uncle Joey” on the hit ABC TV sitcom “Full House” – the stand-up comedian with the funny lines, voices and impersonations.
Indigo Girl Amy Ray goes solo

She’s one-half of the Indigo Girls – a folk duo that’s sold more than 12 million records – but on her tour, Amy Ray is just another musician on the road.
An evening of indie rock trapeze

This is pure Olympia on stage: a grungy, bass-heavy indie rock band with mournful female vocals next to a group of muscly dancers performing on an assortment of aerial hoops, ropes and bars.