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Hinder believes music fans need live entertainment now

Since Hinder hit the big time in 2005 with their breakthrough album, "Extreme Behavior," it's been about keeping it together. The post-grunge band, who releases visceral tunes, reached the upper echelon courtesy of their biggest hit, "Lips of an Angel," which helped buoy "Extreme Behavior" to triple-platinum status.
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David Larsen looks forward to delivering jazz originals, classics

Expect a mixed bag of originals and covers when David Larsen returns Friday to Lucky You Lounge to showcase tracks from his latest EP, "G2 and You," which was released two weeks ago. The baritone saxophonist teaches jazz and is the instrumental music director at Spokane Falls Community College.
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Dad Daze: Bob Saget, not Bill Cosby, was America’s Dad

Perception is indeed reality. This is a tale of two TV fathers. Both were known as "America's Dad" as they starred in sitcoms that ran for eight seasons that happened to coincide during the 1980s and 1990s. The actors were standups who happened to attend the same college, Temple University.
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters are returning to the Bing

Monster's Music Monthly was invented when Todd Mohr decided to turn lemons into lemonade. Not long after the pandemic started, Mohr, who fronts the venerable Big Head Todd and the Monsters, chose to release a new song every month via iTunes and craft a video to accompany each tune.
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Dad Daze: What to do for a child when a parent passes away

One of my favorite rituals, walking my young children to school, was possible after moving just three blocks from our old elementary institution. It was a bit like the Beatles classic "Penny Lane" but with quirkier characters along the streets. There was Bob, the ditzy crossing guard who was fired after delivering an off-color joke. 
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The dream and Dream the Tour continue for teen superstar JoJo Siwa

JoJo Siwa has been an inspiration for young women ever since the video of her hit single "Boomerang" became a viral sensation in 2016. Siwa, 18, came out of nowhere, or specifically Omaha, to become a feel-good worldwide sensation as a singer, dancer and YouTuber. Top tier is where Siwa has resided since 2019.
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Dad Daze: You say you want a resolution

It's easy to make new year's resolutions but difficult to keep what we propose as another calendar year commences. The Condran family has decided to help one another in 2022. We're going to try and work as a team since it's so difficult to accomplish some goals on our own.
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Chris Porter will ring in 2022 at Spokane Comedy Club

Chris Porter avoids hot button topics such as politics and religion. The observational comic, who will perform Friday and Saturday at Spokane Comedy Club, is more likely to crack wise about artisanal cuisine. "I just want breakfast, you know what I'm saying?" Porter said during his his latest one-hour special.
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Dad Daze: Can’t-miss holiday films to watch with the family

Christmas week is synonymous with holiday films. While growing up, my parents and I would experience the familiar classics "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story" and "White Christmas" the final week of each year. My children also have enjoyed these films, but we've decided to move in other cinematic directions.
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Difference Makers: Chris Bovey’s art style celebrates what makes Spokane unique

Chris Bovey is having the last laugh. While toiling as art director of The Inlander, Bovey developed an art tourism concept that was presented to Visit Spokane in 2015. “I had this idea of a poster series on Spokane that I thought could highlight how unique and cool it is here,” Bovey said from his Medical Lake studio.
News >  Family

Dad Daze: Looking at Christmas past with my father in order to move forward

While recently rifling through photos, I noticed my father Edward J. Condran Jr. sporting a "Ghost Dad" T-shirt. For the uninitiated, "Ghost Dad" is a forgettable Bill Cosby film from a generation ago. The shirt was one of the many promotional items I received during my radio daze. My dad thought the shirt was amusing.
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Don’t ask this blue comic (Josh Blue) for a magic trick

"It was really cool having the exposure, being on national television, but I was so upset that I lost to a magician," Denver-based comedian Josh Blue, 43, said while calling from Boise. "Magic sucks. It's not real! Being a magician is two steps below being a mime in my book."
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Veteran comic Jo Koy says ‘comedy is my passion’

While growing up in Tacoma during the 1980s, Jo Koy had no idea what he wanted to do with his life until he caught Eddie Murphy at the Seattle Coliseum in 1986. "I was blown away," Koy said while calling from his Los Angeles home. "He just killed it telling jokes in front of 15,000 people."
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Dad Daze: Finally, there is peace on Earth with gift-giving

It used to be so easy buying presents for the kids. When my daughters were young, it was always about princess garb, cool clothing and dolls and, of course, doll houses. Jillian loved moon shoes, Barbies and Polly Pockets, and nothing topped Madeleine's digs. I can't express how much I miss Thomas the Tank Engine.
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Comfortably dumb comic Dan Soder to make his Spokane debut

Dan Soder's life is pretty simple. The veteran standup loves the San Francisco 49ers, pro wrestling and comedy. "That's the way it's been since I was a kid, and it hasn't changed," Soder said while calling from Seattle. "Those are the things I love." Soder, 38, has made a career out of his latter passion.