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SQUEAK & SQUAWK FESTIVAL
Friday, September 6, 2013 • tacomaweekly.com • Section B • Page 5
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year’s Squeak and Squawk festival. By Ernest A. Jasmin ejasmin@tacomaweekly.com
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he most hipster-approved of Tacoma’s upstart music festivals is back. Squeak and Squawk returns on Sept. 12 with two indie-rock showcases daily at the Dome District’s New Frontier Lounge and Broadway Center’s Studio 1 through Sept. 16. Squeak and Squawk was founded by local scenesters Sean Alexander and Peter Lynn in 2008 and was taken over by current organizers Jena Stedtler and Adam McKinney last year. This will be the festival’s fourth run. “We don’t have any heavy metal or hip-hop or anything like that,” McKinney said, when asked to differentiate Squeak and Squawk from events like Art on the Ave and Music and Art in Wright Park. “Basically, Squeak and Squawk is a curated festival,” he said. “So I’m only booking bands that AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS (96 MIN, R) Fri 9/6: 2:00, 6:45 Sat 9/7-Sun 9/8: 11:50am, 2:00, 6:45 Mon 9/9-Thu 9/12: 2:00, 6:45 CLOSED CIRCUIT (96 MIN, R) Fri 9/6-Thu 9/12: 4:25, 9:05 BLUE JASMINE (98 MIN, PG-13) Fri 9/6: 1:50, 4:10, 6:25, 8:50 Sat 9/7-Sun 9/8: 11:40am, 1:50, 4:10, 6:25, 8:50 Mon 9/9-Thu 9/12: 1:50, 4:10, 6:25, 8:50 THE SPECTACULAR NOW (95 MIN, R) Fri 9/6: 2:20, 7:05, 9:15 Sat 9/7-Sun 9/8: 12:10, 2:20, 7:05, 9:15 Mon 9/9: 2:20, 7:05, 9:15 Tue 9/10: 9:15 Wed 9/11-Thu 9/12: 2:20, 7:05, 9:15 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (132 MIN, PG-13) Fri 9/6: 2:55, 5:45, 8:35 Sat 9/7-Sun 9/8: 12:00, 2:55, 5:45, 8:35 Mon 9/9-Thu 9/12: 2:55, 5:45, 8:35 THE WAY, WAY BACK (113 MIN, PG-13) Fri 9/6-Thu 9/12: 4:40 A HIJACKING (103 MIN, PG-13) Tue 9/10: 2:15, 7:00
I can really stand behind and say this is something worth seeing. We try to bring in more outside talent than a lot of other festivals in Tacoma do. We do have our local acts, but we’re sort of trying to broaden the musical horizons for Tacoma.” McKinney and Stedtler raised $7,500 through Kickstarter this year - more than three times last year’s budget. That allowed the duo to bring in some of their favorite acts from out of town, among them the Bay Area’s Carletta Sue Kay and Twin Steps and Tender Forever, the stage name of Portland electro-pop artist, Melanie Valera. “Carletta Sue Kay is someone that I saw at South by Southwest in 2011, and I was immediately struck by her,” McKinney said. “It’s a guy named Randy Walker from San Francisco. He’s just a really big dude, and he cross dresses sloppily and sings torch songs, almost like Antony and the Johnsons.” McKinney also expected Twin Steps’ vintage brand of art-rock to be a big hit. “They incorporate elements of ‘50s slow dance music with soul samples and guitar freakouts, and it’s all a really interesting mixture,” he said. Squeak and Squawk will also include its share of Tacoma and Seattle buzz bands, the likes of the Fame Riot, Not From Brooklyn, Wheelies, the Hoot Hoots and La Luz. The Broadway Center shows are open to all ages, while you must be 21 or older to attend the New Frontier showcases.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE The most up-todate ticketing info is available online at w w w. s q u e a k a n d squawk.com. Sept. 12 The Fame Riot, Xylophones and J. Martin, 6 p.m. at Broadway Center I Like Science, Week of Wonders and People Under the Stairs, 9:30 p.m. at New Frontier Lounge Sept. 13 Carletta Sue Kay, Hands In and the Optimistics, 6 p.m. at Broadway Center Twin Steps, Summer Cannibals and Tangerine, 9:30 p.m. at New Frontier Lounge Sept. 14. Tender Forever, Margy Pepper and La Luz, 6 p.m. at Broadway Center I Will Keep Your Ghost, Man Plus and Future Bass, 9:30 p.m. New Frontier Lounge Sept. 15 Lake, Friends & Family and the Hoot Hoots, 6 p.m. at Broadway Center Wheelies, Fen Wik Ren and Not From Brooklyn, 9:30 p.m. at New Frontier Lounge Sept. 16 Goat and Upchuck and the Chunks, 6 p.m. at Broadway Center (free) Rowhouse and friends, 9:30 p.m. at New Frontier Lounge (free)
DAWSON’S: Tim Hall Band (blues) 9 p.m., NC ENCORE: Ladies night (hip-hop, top 40 DJs) 10 p.m., $1 women, $7 men GRIT CITY @ 502: Angry Moms tour (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $15 MAXWELL’S: Lance Buller Trio (Jazz) 7 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Ghost 211 (top 40) 9 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Matt Fulchiron (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $15 UNCLE THURM’S: Delvon Lamarr Trio (funk) 7:30 p.m., NC, AA WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: Craig Morgan (country) 9 p.m., $40, AA
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 EMERALD QUEEN: Andrew Dice Clay (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $25-$65
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WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: Al Jarreau with Tacoma Symphony (jazz, pop) 7:30 p.m., $20$75, AA
ANTIQUE SANDWICH SHOP: Open mic, 6:30 p.m., $3 DAVE’S OF MILTON: Jerry Miller (rock, blues) 7 p.m., NC DAWSON’S: Crazy Texas Gypsies (blues, open jam) 8 p.m., NC GRIT CITY @ 502: Comedy open mic, 8:30 p.m., NC JAZZBONES: Rodger Lizola, Ralph Porter (comedy) 8:30 p.m., NC NEW FRONTIER: Open jam, 9 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Leanne Trevalyan (acoustic open mic) 8 p.m. UNCLE SAM’S: Subvinyl Jukebox (open jam) 8 p.m.
DAWSON’S: Clubhouse Jazz Series, 8 p.m., NC HARMON TAP ROOM: James Coates (acoustic open mic) JAZZBONES: Easy Star All Stars (reggae Pink Floyd covers) 8 p.m., $15 STONEGATE: Dave Nichols’ Hump Day Jam, $8:30 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Comedy open mic, 7 p.m., NC, 18+ WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: Cheap Trick (rock) 7:30 p.m., $25-$55, AA
THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 NEW FRONTIER: I Like Science, Week of Wonders, People Under the Sun (indie-rock) 9:30 p.m., $7
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8 TACOMA COMEDY: Naughty vs. Nice with Jubal Flagg (comedy) 8 p.m., $10, 18+
DAVE’S OF MILTON: Open mic karaoke, 9 p.m., NC JOHNNY’S DOCK: The Singles Band (dance) 5 p.m., NC MARINE VIEW CHURCH: Buckshot Jazz, Josephine Howell (jazz, gospel) 5 p.m., NC, AA NEW FRONTIER: Bluegrass open jam, 3 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Rich Wetzel’s Groovin’ Higher Orchestra (jazz) 5 p.m., NC
502: Rock Bot (karaoke band) 8 p.m. BROADWAY CENTER: Fame Riot, Xylophones, J. Martin (indie-pop) 6 p.m., $7, AA DAWSON’S: Billy Shew Band (open jam) 8 p.m., NC DAVE’S OF MILTON: Open jam, 8 p.m. ENCORE: Latin Fusion Thursday (DJs) 10 p.m., $5 women, $7 men JAZZBONES: Kry, DJ Switch (top 40) 11 p.m., $7 men, NC women ROCK THE DOCK: Open mic, 8:30 p.m., NC STONEGATE: Billy Stoops (open jam) 8 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Ben Roy (comedy) 8 p.m., $10 UNCLE SAM’S: Jerry Miller (blues, rock) 7 p.m. WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: CeeLo (soul, pop) 7 p.m., $20$60, AA
GUIDE: NC = No cover, AA = All ages, 18+ = 18 and older
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BOB’S JAVA JIVE: Brad Yaeger & the Night Terrors, The Crush, HOTT MT (rock) 9 p.m. CULTURA EVENT CENTER: Terrance Parson, Playboy Brey, Ashy Knucks (comedy) 8:30 p.m., $10, $15 DOYLE’S: Velocity (jazz, funk fusion) 9:30 p.m., NC ENCORE: Celebrate Your Saturday (DJs) 10 p.m., $10 GRIT CITY @ 502: Angry Moms (comedy) 8:30, 10 p.m., $15 LOUIE G’S: AKA CD release (rock) 8 p.m., AA NEW FRONTIER: CFA, Big Wheel Stunt Show (rock) 9 p.m., $5 STONEGATE: Rumble Underground (rock covers) 9 p.m., NC TACOMA COMEDY: Matt Fulchiron (comedy) 8, 10:30 p.m., $15 UNCLE SAM’S: True Holland, Suction, Tyranny Theory (rock) 7 p.m. WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: Trace Adkins (country) 9 p.m., $40, AA
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