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It’s a good day for Wednesday … only on a Thursday

Fri., May 5, 2023

“They have scoliosis from constant slumps in misery” is one of the many lyrics that leap from the voice of Karly Hartzman, who is adept at creating vivid imagery. Wednesday’s singer-songwriter has no problem hooking listeners with clever wordplay as with a guitar line.

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First Friday

UPDATED: Thu., May 4, 2023

First Friday is 5-8 p.m. May 5, unless otherwise noted.

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Game On: Nintendo wages an ongoing war against its own consumers

Thu., April 27, 2023

Nintendo is often considered the Disney of the video game world. Both have dozens of instantly recognizable properties, products with mass appeal to children and older fans alike, endless streams of merchandise and even their own theme parks. Oh, and both companies will sue the pants off of anyone within reach, issuing cease-and-desist letters faster than you can say “it’s-a me.”

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Stream on Demand: ‘Citadel,’ ‘Love & Death’ among the week’s new streaming options

Thu., April 27, 2023

Editor’s note: After eight years, film critic Sean Axmaker has decided to retire his Stream on Demand newspaper column. Today is his final column. Next week, The Spokesman-Review will begin running a streaming column from the Tribune News Service.

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Shania Twain is the latest superstar to kick off her tour in Spokane

Thu., April 27, 2023

Shania Twain is gushing after learning about her latest chart success. “Giddy Up!” the energetic initial single from Twain’s new album, “Queen of Me,” is No. 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

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Bryan White returns for a charity concert at the Davenport and may leave with a song for Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., April 28, 2023

With the exception of perhaps ESPN announcer Sean Farnham, there is probably no other out-of-towner who is a bigger fan of Spokane than Bryan White. The veteran country singer-songwriter has been beating the drum for Spokane for a decade.

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Clutch remains just that as the hard rockers support ‘Sunrise on Slaughter Beach’

UPDATED: Thu., April 27, 2023

Few hard rock bands that have been around for more than 30 years feature the same lineup. However, Clutch has never been close to losing one of its players.

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Kellen Erskine is blazing his own trail as a comedian

UPDATED: Thu., April 27, 2023

It makes sense that Kellen Erskine was inspired by such quirky and cerebral comics as the late Garry Shandling and Steven Wright. Both brilliant stand-ups broke out courtesy of their unique style and provocative humor.

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It’s no mid-life crisis for Ryan Montbleau

UPDATED: Thu., April 27, 2023

Many singer-songwriters are vocal about how they suffered through the pandemic. However, Ryan Montbleau sings a different tune.

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Game On: Photorealism in games is nearly attainable – but is it worth attaining if they aren’t fun?

Thu., April 20, 2023

Graphics and physics engines have come a long way in the 50 or so years that video games have been around, from the oscilloscope dots of Tennis For Two to the near-photorealistic graphics of titles today like Microsoft Flight Simulator or Red Dead Redemption 2.

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‘National Geographic Live’: A NASA Engineer explains what’s up with space

Thu., April 20, 2023

The questions humans have about space are as endless as the universe is vast. Aerospace engineer Tracy Drain, who works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is constantly hit with queries about the cosmos.

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Cursive will play its classic album ‘Domestica’ in its entirety at the Lucky You

Thu., April 20, 2023

Touring behind the 20th anniversary of an album wasn’t an easy decision for Cursive singer-songwriter Tim Kasher to sign off on. “My issue with it is that I see our band as being progressive,” Kasher said. “We’re about looking forward, not backward. We have a new album in the works but we decided to look back on this tour.”

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‘Scream’ star Jamie Kennedy will deliver stand-up and advice for those who want to go Hollywood

Thu., April 20, 2023

Jamie Kennedy isn’t part of “Scream 6” but the character he played, Randy Meeks, in the first two films in the popular horror franchise, is mentioned halfway through the latest movie.

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Stream on Demand: Rachel Weisz takes on dual roles in ‘Dead Ringers’ for Prime

UPDATED: Thu., April 20, 2023

What’s new for home viewing on Video on Demand and Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services.

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Game On: Monster Energy threatens indie game developer with legal action

Fri., April 14, 2023

Monster Energy began making headlines for all the wrong reasons late last month when they sent out a legal demand letter to indie video game studio Glowstick Entertainment concerning their game Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals after they filed for the trademark “Monsters & Mortals.”

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Cypress Hill wants to get high on 4/20; concert canceled

Thu., April 13, 2023

Cypress Hill performing on 4/20 at the Spokane Arena couldn’t be more appropriate.

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Stream on Demand: ‘Cocaine Bear’ is less than real life, but gleefully gory

Thu., April 13, 2023

What’s new for home viewing on Video on Demand and Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services.

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With Spokane Symphony and NW BachFest concerts upcoming, it’s a celebration of music and friends for cellist Zuill Bailey

UPDATED: Thu., April 13, 2023

Luxuriating in sound is how Zuill Bailey describes his next two weeks at his home away from home, Spokane.

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Spokane Civic Theatre examines the story of Jackie Robinson in ‘National Pastime’

UPDATED: Fri., April 14, 2023

Buck O’Neil nailed it while sitting in the KXLY studio in 2003 when he reminisced about Jackie Robinson breaking major league baseball’s color line in 1947.

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Game On: PlayStation 5 sales booming, Xbox sales slacking

UPDATED: Thu., April 6, 2023

Earlier this week, research firm VGChartz published worldwide sales charts comparing units sold for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch over comparable periods – January to February of a given year. No doubt aided by the pandemic, in early 2021 the Switch saw around 3.1 million sales, followed by the PS5 with 1.5 million and the new Xbox machines at around 650k.

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