Tacoma, WA

Music connected to Tacoma

About Tacoma

• Bing Crosby, the iconic crooner, spent his formative years in Tacoma.
• The Grand Cinema, a beloved non-profit arthouse theater, began in Tacoma.
• The Northern Pacific Railroad terminus cemented Tacoma's early importance and growth.
• Tacoma's Old City Hall features a clock tower with faces that are different sizes.
• The Ruston Smelter Plume contaminated the area with arsenic and lead for decades.
• It was named after Mount Tacoma, later called Rainier, and founded in 1875.
• With over 220,000 residents, it's Washington's third-largest city.
• Sitting at 240 feet, the views of Puget Sound are common.
• Healthcare and social assistance comprise a significant portion of Tacoma's employment.
• A resilient city, breathing art and grit into every corner.
• The Seattle Mariners, with their iconic trident logo, are the closest MLB team.
• Tacoma's Cheney Stadium hosted the longest professional baseball game ever played, 33 innings.
• Glacial till and outwash deposits from the Vashon Glaciation define the area's surface geology.
• Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano, dramatically shapes the horizon south of the city.
• The Puyallup River flows into Commencement Bay, an important waterway for the city.
• Salmon species, including Chinook and Coho, migrate through the Puyallup River.
• Douglas fir and Western red cedar are common tree species in the surrounding forests.
• The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has inhabited the area for thousands of years.
• In 1887, Tacoma was chosen as the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
• Union Station, completed in 1911, features a distinctive Beaux-Arts style.
• The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, due to aeroelastic flutter.

Artists From Tacoma

Josh Keyes

Junkyard Jane Kowari Little Bill & the Bluenotes Lozen Luke Norvell

Marissa Meyer

Marvin Bailey Mono in VCF Motopony NME Negative Press Neil Andersson Neuropsychosis Pamela Burrell Paul Yoder Pearl Django Pistol for a Paycheck Portrait of Poverty R. Rogues Rich Dangel Roald Reitan Ronny Munroe Rusty Graeff Scrooge Seaweed Some By Sea Sophia Al Maria Stealing Axion Tears of Joy The Boss Martians The Choir of the West The Elephants The Singing Mechanic The Sonics The Ventures The Volk Brothers Tim Timmermans Tim Urban Vanilla Vaulderie Vicci Martinez Vivian Williams Yogi Yorgesson Yuri Ruley

Songs About Tacoma

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Mention My Name in Sheboygan by

Rock’n Me by

Still Got Love by

My Hooptie by

Tacoma by

Claiming the City by

Rock'n Me by

Welcome to Seattle by

Seattle Ain't Bullshittin' by

From Austin by

Left Hook Like Frazier by

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Tacoma, WA

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