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1. Artopia

   Welcome to SW's Artopia 2009

   By SW Staf & Friends

   Published: June 24, 2009

   Where better to showcase emerging arts talent than Georgetown, the neighborhood that's made “on the cusp” a form of greatness? This year, SW's annual Artopia event...

2. News

   Pride of the Backstretch

   With a simple exchange of I do’s, Emerald Downs jockey Deborah Hoonan-Trujillo became a horse-racing pioneer.

   By Mike Seely

   Published: June 24, 2009

   Deborah Hoonan and Lisa Trujillo were in high school when they met in the mid-'80s. Hoonan attended Puyallup's Rogers High, where her father, Pat, was head football coach and...

3. Uptight Seattleite

   Stress Reduction From a Baby Loaf

   Published: June 24, 2009

   Dear Uptight Seattleite,I recently joined a support group for new moms at Microsoft, and I'm having trouble fitting in. They're just so intense. Like if they're planning a...

4. Music

   Sir Richard Bishop: Less Seattle, More Lebanon

   A longtime Seattleite gets out of town and back to his roots in The Freak of Araby.

   By Brian J. Barr

   Published: June 24, 2009

   Sir Richard Bishop no longer calls Seattle home. From the early '90s until last year, he lived and worked in Ballard as a member of the eccentric and talented Sun City Girls...

5. Restaurant Reviews

   Plaka Estiatorio: Great for Kids, Better for Wednesday Nights

   A toddler gymnasium in the early evening and a mellow date night after, Ballard’s new Greek spot is lively and lived-in.

   By Jonathan Kauffman

   Published: June 24, 2009

   In a city with only one McDonald's Playland, has Greek become the family cuisine of choice? Half the kids in this city have grown up with feta-doused fries and gyros omelets at...

6. Review

   Adoration: Atom Egoyan Is Still Smart, Confounding

   By Scott Foundas

   Published: June 24, 2009

   Atom Egoyan's 12th feature film offers a typically kaleidoscopic rumination on voyeurism, videography, the relative nature of truth, and the aftermath of tragedy. It's closer...

7. Artopia

   Artopia: Ride the Black Whale(s)

   Making a splash in a saturated sea of pop.

   By Sara Brickner

   Published: June 24, 2009

   Black Whales hasn't put out any albums yet, but in 18 months of existence, the band's nevertheless built a reputation on live performance alone. And that's not due to a...

8. The Weekly Wire

   Voltaic

   Published: June 24, 2009

   For all the sad Björk fanatics who missed her 2007 Volta tour, or for those who were there and want to relive the experience over and over again, here’s the...

9. The Weekly Wire

   Ryan Shaw

   Monday, June 29

   By Saby Reyes-Kulkami

   Published: June 24, 2009

   With their boisterous, vintage R&B sound that almost literally jumps out of your speakers, Ryan shaw’s recordings have “there’s no way this guy doesn’t kick...

10. The Weekly Wire

    Fremont Outdoor Movies

    Published: June 24, 2009

    John Belushi stars in the 1978 raunch-out comedy Animal House. It’s wildly uneven, a period film that no one thinks of as a period film (looking back to the pre-Vietnam...

11. The Weekly Wire

    Beetlejuice

    Published: June 24, 2009

    Tim Burton’s very enjoyable 1988 post-mortem comedy stars Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Winona Ryder—few of whom have been used so well since. Keaton...

12. The Weekly Wire

    Jillian Venters

    Published: June 24, 2009

    The local author’s Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them (Harper, $13.99) takes a wry, humorous approach to advice subjects including:...

13. The Weekly Wire

    Sunset Rubdown

    Saturday, June 27

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: June 24, 2009

    It’s tempting to call Sunset Rubdown the “side project” of Wolf Parade singer/multi-instrumentalist Spencer Krug (also of Frog Eyes and Swan Lake), but that...

14. The Weekly Wire

    The Coathangers

    Saturday, June 27

    By Sara Brickner

    Published: June 24, 2009

    If there was ever a desperate need for a band like Atlanta band the Coathangers, a fierce foursome of punk rock women who can shriek, “I’m gonna break your...

15. The Weekly Wire

    Hoquiam

    Friday, June 26

    By Brian J. Barr

    Published: June 24, 2009

    Together with his lanky younger brother Drake, Damien Jurado uses Hoquiam to create songs inspired by his and Drake’s coastal Washington upbringing. Like Mark Lanegan,...

16. The Weekly Wire

    The Corner

    Friday, June 26

    Published: June 24, 2009

    One of Seattle's best hip hop monthly showcases, featuring a rotating cast of local MC and production talent. Performers this month include Onry Ozzborn & the Gigantics (Onry...

17. The Weekly Wire

    David Byrne

    Wednesday, June 24

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: June 24, 2009

    Dear David Byrne: I am a singer who used to be in a popular and highly influential ’80s band until we broke up because we all hated each other. Since then, I have pursued...

18. The Weekly Wire

    Deer Tick

    Thursday, June 25

    By Nicholas Hall

    Published: June 24, 2009

    John McCauley was born in the wrong decade. From his clear affection for American rock icons of the late 50's and early 60's, to his penchant for Dylanesque folk mumblings and...

19. The Weekly Wire

    PrideFest

    Published: June 24, 2009

    How did it happen that the Seattle Storm is having a special Pride celebration promotion—Friday, 7 p.m., KeyArena, vs. the Los Angeles Sparks—and the Seattle...

20. The Weekly Wire

    Bill Callahan

    Published: June 24, 2009

    When Bill Callahan chose to perform under his birth name after operating as Smog, and occasionally (Smog), his record label asked him to reconsider. It warned that album sales...