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A&E >  Entertainment

Comic and new father Jon Dore is making his Spokane debut

During an entertaining performance in Fairbanks, Alaska, in January, Canadian comic Jon Dore waxed about impending fatherhood. Most of his set slated for Friday and Saturday at Spokane Comedy Club will be about being the father of his 4-month-old son, Jackson. Dore resides in Juneau.
News >  Features

Dad Daze: The sounds of summer – on long car rides

While growing up on the other side of the country, the sounds of the summer were waves crashing, seagulls chirping and the songs of the season. There is still nothing as soothing as laying on a blanket being lulled to sleep by the surf touching down while kissed by the gentle ocean breeze.
A&E >  Entertainment

Nick Swardson to headline at Spokane Comedy Club

Nick Swardson, who is part of Adam Sandler's posse, will perform Friday through Sunday at Spokane Comedy Club. Swardson, 45, starred in "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star," which he co-wrote and co-produced. Swardson also appeared in Happy Madison Productions such as "That's My Boy" and "Grown Ups 2."
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Dad Daze: George Carlin can teach kids a thing or two about life

I interviewed George Carlin on a dozen occasions, and each 90-minute conversation was a crash course on life. The material was so stimulating that after Judd Apatow read a feature I wrote in The Spokesman-Review about Carlin and the pandemic, the lionized filmmaker asked if I could forward some of the audio.
A&E >  Entertainment

Boz Scaggs to play hits, more at Northern Quest

As the lights went down prior to the Hold Steady taking the stage before a show in 2019, Boz Scaggs's "Lido Shuffle" blasted through the speakers. The fans, the majority of which were in elementary school when Scaggs's smash hit the charts, roared.
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Nate Bargatze is back to make up dates on his Raincheck tour

Not everything is a joke to Nate Bargatze. The veteran comic sincerely appreciates the fans who held onto their tickets for shows from the early days of the pandemic. "It means a lot to me that people held on to their tickets for two years," Bargatze said while calling from Lake Tahoe. "That means a lot to me."
A&E >  Entertainment

Elle King to perform at 2022 Spokane County Interstate Fair

Singer Elle King is the biological daughter of comic and actor Rob Schneider, but she doesn't share much with the veteran humorist. The soulful King, who possesses a sexy and raspy voice, doesn't sound like anybody else on the circuit. That's part of what makes King so refreshing.
News >  Features

Dad Daze: Lending a helping hand to families in need

A longtime former colleague recently called me while crying. Fortunately, it was tears of joy emanating from the former features reporter. After struggling to make ends meet after losing her job at the start of the pandemic, she is now working in education. For months, the plucky single mother was struggling. 
A&E >  Entertainment

A Day to Remember to kick off The Podium’s new music venue on Oct. 14

It's apt that A Day to Remember will christen The Podium, the next Spokane concert venue, on Oct. 14. There's no doubt the concert will be a day to remember as The Podium fills a void in local entertainment since it's a 4,200-capacity venue with a maximum of 2,200 flexing floor capacity and 2,000 seats in the grandstand.