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Crocodile :
Thu., February 9, 8:00pm
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Eleanor Friedberger's video for "Heaven" starts with a shot of her drinking a glass of red wine on an ocean pier before an angel takes her aside and remonstratively shows her a slideshow of her life's worst sins, which include making out with an Asian guy and swigging from a bottle of whiskey...
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Belltown
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Comet Tavern :
Thu., February 9, 9:00pm
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the most interesting music happening in Seattle can be found on a Tuesday-Thursday at the Comet. If my theory that different crowds have specific liquor longings is correct, tonight’s show would be the equivalent of what we referred...
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Capitol Hill
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Turns out gothic synth pop young gods Cold Cave actually have their own wine. It's a Pinot Noir from Sonoma christened "Burning Sage"—after Cherish the Light Years’ iron lung–pumping industrial dirge of the same name—and you can find a picture of the band’s Wesley...
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Central District
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Re-bar :
Fri., February 10, 10:00pm
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Re-Bar—and this Drinking Issue’s alcohol advertisers—would probably prefer I didn’t say this, but let’s be real: the ideal drink to go along with Omar S’s finely tuned Detroit techno is…water. Water for washing down a tab or two, and for staying...
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Capitol Hill
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On his long-running Travel Channel show No Reservations, celebuchef Anthony Bourdain drinks as often as he eats—and maybe more. In interviews, he's often said that his favorite cocktail is a good gin Negroni with an orange-slice garnish. But, this being the man who's gamely eaten an...
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Downtown
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Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is reconfigured into the setting of "Padua High" (actually Tacoma’s Stadium High School, an amazing neo-gothic structure on Puget Sound that resembles a castle by the sea). Julia Stiles plays Kat, a Sylvia Plath-reading feminist who can’t...
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Queen Anne
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Funhouse :
Sat., February 11, 9:30pm
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Tripwires frontman John Ramberg and guitarist Kurt Bloch (Fastbacks, Young Fresh Fellows) form this side-project and tribute group that Ramberg calls "a cover band of a relatively unknown British band called The Equals;" the music is an infectious blend of power-pop, ska, and '60s garage rock....
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Eastlake & South Lake Union
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High Dive :
Sat., February 11, 9:30pm
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Michael Vermillion got his start with alternative rock band Vendetta Red, but after the group disbanded in 2006, he released an alt-country album (Last Night On Earth) and has been DJing regularly under the tag Sad Bastard. True to his name, Vermillion spins some dreary tracks—sad country...
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Fremont
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Copperleaf is a massively earth-friendly undertaking--a 34-seat restaurant (not counting the patio) that incorporates composting, water reclamation and an on-site farm just to see to the needs of its kitchen. If that doesn't have your sweetheart swooning, list the local gastro-crushes--Theo...
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South King County
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Valentine's Day |
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Citrus :
Tue., February 14
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Set on Lake Union, Citrus is an ambitious and trendy new establishment bathed in pink and blue lights—imagine a more spacious version of an Virgin America jet, plus more booze. The happy hour draws a crowd in their 20s and 30s wanting to indulge in fancy cocktail specials ($5), like the...
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Eastlake & South Lake Union
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Valentine's Day |
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If you need to impress someone from out of town, or are from out of town yourself, Salty's happy hour is a smart bet for a visually-stunning Valentine's Day date (granted you are not trying to impress an interior designer). What you'll both notice, and what Salty's is famous for, is the view....
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South King County
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Valentine's Day |
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The interior is exactly what you're looking for when trying to escape February's alternating snow/sleet/freezing wind. For a space that takes up the better part of a condo tower floor, it's surprisingly inviting. Big couches line the walkway in a variety of configurations leading to smaller...
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Downtown
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Adorned with velvet curtains, satin throw pillows, and candles, the Capitol Club exudes a casual yet sexy Mediterranean vibe fit for this special day of the year. It's the place to be for intimate couples, drunken brides-to-be, musicians, and even belly-dancing troupes. During happy hour (5-9...
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Capitol Hill
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Valentine's Day |
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Twist is stylish without taking itself too seriously. The Belltown bar is decorated in purple and black, with urban art on the walls and a revolving pig-shaped disco ball in the lounge. Its extensive happy-hour menu features $3 wine and $6 cocktails (get her the pomegranate martini), along with...
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Belltown
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Valentine's Day, Happy Hours, Food & Drink |
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Hal Ashby’s 1972 countercultural touchstone may now seem somewhat adrift, since that dominant, Nixon-era culture has disappeared. Suicidal Bud Cort falls for lively Ruth Gordon, each of them learning valuable life lessons along the course of their, ahem, romance. (They don’t...
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Queen Anne
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Valentine's Day, Film - Repertory & Special Screenings, Film - Art House, Film |
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For music fans looking for a Valentine's night out, there isn't a better option than checking out Philadelphia's Dr. Dog at the Neptune. Dr. Dog is a Great Equalizer—everybody loves their lively psych pop songs—thus ensuring harmony with your date, and you'll get to hear new...
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University District
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Chop Suey :
Tue., February 14, 8:00pm
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Let's face it: it's Tuesday (barf), and it's Valentine's Day (double barf), so you're going to want to get college drunk tonight (that goes double for you love song-covering hooligans that plan on getting on stage tonight). So here's what you do (I call it the “Valentine's Liquid...
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Capitol Hill
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The Grizzled Mighty is a blues-rock duo with a female drummer (Whitney Petty, formerly of Deerhunter) who plays simple, bare-bones beats and a frontman, Ryan Granger, whose guitar work and vocals are raw and distorted. Anyone who’s been paying attention to rock music over the past ten...
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Ballard
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El Corazon :
Thu., February 16, 7:30pm
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When it comes to local black metal, there are few ensembles that are grimmer or more monstrous than Phalgeron. Roaring guitars, ear-splitting drums, and dueling black and death metal vocals—from Tyler Splurgis and Lane Storli, respectively—coalesce into the Seattle trio’s...
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Eastlake & South Lake Union
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When it comes to mastering the brooding, moody stillness of the Pacific Northwest, few artists capture the piercing light and haunting shadows of the region as well as Damien Jurado. For the past 17 years, Jurado has humbly churned out a catalog of stark but sweeping masterpieces that have...
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University District
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Big Head Todd recently released a Robert Johnson tribute album, but it's another Johnson—Jack—who owes the bulk of his success to Todd Park Mohr & Co. The imposing Korean frontman proved that it was possible to be a collegiate smooth-jam fave without having
to send one's guitar into...
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University District
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El Corazon :
Sat., February 18, 9:00pm
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I’m not a big sports fan, but when I find myself watching the game, I often root for the underdog. Watching director (and former roadie) Sacha Gervasi’s 2009 documentary about his beloved but down-on-their luck Canadian metal band Anvil extracted a similar emotional response: here...
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Eastlake & South Lake Union
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Is it Jeff or Jeffrey? With his regular celebrity roasts on Comedy Central, we've known the comic as Jeffrey Ross. But if he prefers the shorter, punchier iteration for his Jeff Ross Roasts America tour, who are we to argue? He's funny by either moniker, especially when trashing figures like...
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University District
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Chop Suey :
Sun., February 19, 8:00pm
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The Fresh and Onlys are part of a closely connected faction of rock bands burning bright in San Francisco right now that includes Thee Oh Sees, Sonny and the Sunsets, the Sub Pop-signed Kelley Stoltz, and the Hardly Art-signed Sandwitches, all of whom draw influences from raw 60s garage pop and...
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Capitol Hill
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Hipster Runoff once called Animal Collective "a band created for/by/on the Internet," but that distinction might be more appropriate for Die Antwoord. The South African hip-hop group emerged into the Internet’s collective consciousness in early 2010 when its video for “Enter the...
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Downtown
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