Wednesday, May 30
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Hide/Seek is a gay-centric group show organized by the Smithsonian, now on its West Coast tour. The rainbow roster includes heavyweight names like Eakins, O’Keeffe, Rauschenberg, Mapplethorpe, and Warhol. Mostly men, with few up-and-comers here, the exhibit is like a pantheon of Dead White Gay Men (DWGM). The roughly 90 works—mostly paintings and photos, plus a few... More >>
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Some downtown office workers may feel deterred from merely browsing at SAM because of, well, the ticket price. If there's not some big marquee show to see, wandering at random through the galleries doesn't seem a good value. But for the cost of absolutely nothing, if you have 45 minutes to spare, walk past the ticket desk to the museum's southwest corner and plunk yourself down on the... More >>
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Mexico meets Moulin Rouge!. TZZ's new production features a cast rowdier than a pack of college kids on spring in Cancún. The Latin-themed dinner show sounds like a potential disaster, but Caliente! is an epic party well worth the steep cover charge. The storyline is, well, plausible: A pair of bigwigs want to tear down a dinner tent and transform it into mixed-use development with not... More >>
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The appeal of Lower Queen Anne is the idea of something for everyone. It doesn't matter if you're a barely legal frat brother or a 70-year-old karaoke nut, you're either going home with someone's digits, a beautiful stranger, or, at the very least, a good story. Karaoke enthusiasts flock every night to Ozzie's, where the scene unfolds before you're even inside. While bouncers check IDs, they... More >>
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The pop-rock quintet Learning Team, one of Bellingham's most notable current players, has released three FreePs via Bandcamp since their inception in 2011, the most recent being this March's Daypack. The five-track EP contains such tasty offerings as "Oreo" and "Iced Coffee," sweet and appealingly pleasant songs driven by strumming guitars and humming vocals. The band's frontman Emile Panerio... More >>
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There's no doubt that Michael Monroe, the flamboyant former vocalist of the Finland glam band Hanoi Rocks, is one of the glammest guys in rock 'n' roll history, and these days he is still rocking out in the leather attire and big hair he was known for in the 1980s. His latest solo album, last year's Sensory Overdrive, features a backing band with previous members of Hanoi Rocks, the New York... More >>
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On his latest release El Sonido Nuevo, this Austin songwriter showcases his unique ability to apply '60s inspired pop hooks to the traditional alternative country format. With Wheeler Brothers, Redwood Son. MA'CHELL DUMA LAVASSAR More >>
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Years have passed, and the downtown library designed by Rem Koolhaas has agreeably woven itself into the urban fabric. You may not like the ramps or shelving or noise inside, but tourists love to photograph the glassy, faceted exterior, and most architectural critics agree on its modernist merit. Still, walking past, I sometimes miss the small, rather cheap, but more intimate old... More >>
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Unbuilt lots, even sloped blackberry patches sitting on unstable soil, are fast disappearing in Seattle. Particularly in Fremont, where townhouses sprout like mushrooms, any real-estate resistance is appreciated. Sitting next to the Fremont Branch Library, A.B. Ernst Park was completed four years ago with a spiral ramp and stair maze leading down to the alley behind the old P.C.C. Designed by... More >>
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Wind Cradle looks like six giant blades of grass, or the magnified cartoon facial hairs of a razor commercial. The thrill of the piece is seeing something so small and delicate rendered as a monument in stainless steel. But indestructible as it looks, fashion has conspired against Wind Cradle. The work of New Mexico native and UW MFA grad Ali Baudoin, it was installed in 1976, when earnestly... More >>
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