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Elvis Presley

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    The Story Behind Elvis' World's Fair Ham

    Among the revelations in KCTS's new documentary When Seattle Invented the Future: The 1962's World's Fair is the provenance of the ham that Elvis Presley famously gifted Gov. Albert Rosellini. The ham didn't come from Presley's own smokehouse, as has sometimes been reported, nor did it even come fro ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 11, 2012

    Wild at Heart

    Among the revelations in KCTS's new documentary When Seattle Invented the Future: The 1962's World's Fair is the provenance of the ham that Elvis Presley famously gifted Gov. Albert Rosellini. The ham didn't come from Presley's own smokehouse, as has sometimes been reported, nor did it even come fro ... More >>

  • Food

    June 8, 2011

    Bright Lights, Sky City

    The Space Needle's rotating restaurant has never been about food.

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2011

    Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

    The Space Needle's rotating restaurant has never been about food.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    5 Things We Learned About Wanda Jackson, Friday at Neumos

    Laura Musselman​Wanda Jackson, with Red Meat and the Billy Joe Show Friday, May 6 Neumos 1. She still has the diamond ring Elvis Presley gave her. Yes, it was that kind of ring. 2. When she went to be on The Price Is Right with Wendell--her husband of 49 years--she wore a T-shirt that read " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Baby Boomers' Seattle: Old KUBE Video Recaps The Best of 40 Years in Less than 4 Minutes

    ​Back before videos went viral, KUBE radio produced a 3:41 minute promo film jammed with Seattle people, places, and events, including memorable animals - Bobo, Namu and Ted Bundy among them. The early 90s vid showed up a while ago on YouTube and while it's not viral, it's currently being pass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Vince Mira Brings Energy, Not Soul, to His Friday-Night Elvis Tribute at the Triple Door

    Gwendolyn Elliott​Vince Mira Triple Door--2nd Annual Elvis Birthday Tribute Friday, Jan. 7 Review by Gwendolyn Elliott Vince Mira and his band took up residency at the Triple Door last week for a string of shows featuring rockabilly-inspired sets in honor of Elvis Presley, who would have tu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2011

    Wild at Heart

    Gwendolyn Elliott​Vince Mira Triple Door--2nd Annual Elvis Birthday Tribute Friday, Jan. 7 Review by Gwendolyn Elliott Vince Mira and his band took up residency at the Triple Door last week for a string of shows featuring rockabilly-inspired sets in honor of Elvis Presley, who would have tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Happy Birthday Elvis! Get Your Deep-Fried Dill Pickles at Blue Moon

    Deep-fried dill pickles are on the menu this month at Blue Moon Burgers.​To celebrate The King's birthday -- Elvis would have been 74 on Saturday -- Blue Moon Burgers is serving peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwiches with deep-fried dill pickles on the side. Oh, and peanut butter and banan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2010

    Elvis Costello Has a New Album. Yes, Some of Us Still Care.

    ​ The short version for people who, like me, hate to read reviews: National Ransom, featuring Americana and pop sounds, was recorded in Nashville and LA by T-Bone Burnett, with Leon Russell, Marc Ribot, and two of the Attractions. It's one-third tedious, one-third solid, and one-third great. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    The Videos: The Return of Stefon, SNL's Family-Friendly Nightclub Correspondent

    ​ This Saturday Night Live video has everything: Clones, banjos, Sherpas, Pierre the Muslim Elvis impersonator, a fat kid with biscuit knees and, of course, Furkels. I'm not even gonna tell you what a Furkel is. You'll just have to watch.

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    Gillian G. Gaar

    ​ This Saturday Night Live video has everything: Clones, banjos, Sherpas, Pierre the Muslim Elvis impersonator, a fat kid with biscuit knees and, of course, Furkels. I'm not even gonna tell you what a Furkel is. You'll just have to watch.

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    Rush

    ​ This Saturday Night Live video has everything: Clones, banjos, Sherpas, Pierre the Muslim Elvis impersonator, a fat kid with biscuit knees and, of course, Furkels. I'm not even gonna tell you what a Furkel is. You'll just have to watch.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Kudos For Menomena, "New" Music From Elvis, Gorillaz In Syria, and Kings Of Leon Eat Shit

    ​-- Pitchfork: Menomena's new record, Mines, gets a generous rating of 8.2. "Mines, more than any of their previous work, really sounds like the trio did as much conventional songwriting as jamming, looping, and editing." -- CNN: Kings Of Leon had to bail on their St. Louis gig after just thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    I'm All For Elvis As a Pez Dispenser, But Elvis As Mr. Potato Head? They Got the Wrong Elvis!

    ​The toy drops in August. But, seriously, if you're gonna make Elvis into Mr. Potato Head, shouldn't it be this Elvis? ​

  • Diversions

    April 21, 2010

    Blowing It by Not Blowing It

    ​The toy drops in August. But, seriously, if you're gonna make Elvis into Mr. Potato Head, shouldn't it be this Elvis? ​

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Ricky Martin is Gay and Elvis Is For Sale

    -- Blogotheque: Wilco plays "Country Disappeared" on "The Take Away Show" (above). -- Daily Telegraph: It looks like JP Morgan's gonna buy Elvis Presley's likeness for $500 million. -- Crosby, Stills, and Nash play Chateau Ste. Michelle on June 12. Tix are $50.50 o $80.50 and go on sale Friday vi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Super Diamond

    -- Blogotheque: Wilco plays "Country Disappeared" on "The Take Away Show" (above). -- Daily Telegraph: It looks like JP Morgan's gonna buy Elvis Presley's likeness for $500 million. -- Crosby, Stills, and Nash play Chateau Ste. Michelle on June 12. Tix are $50.50 o $80.50 and go on sale Friday vi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Taking Aim

    -- Blogotheque: Wilco plays "Country Disappeared" on "The Take Away Show" (above). -- Daily Telegraph: It looks like JP Morgan's gonna buy Elvis Presley's likeness for $500 million. -- Crosby, Stills, and Nash play Chateau Ste. Michelle on June 12. Tix are $50.50 o $80.50 and go on sale Friday vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Elvis and Nixon: D.C. Crowd Turns Out to Hear About Historic 70s Meeting Arranged by Seattle Attorney

    That's Elvis on the right​The tale of how Egil "Bud" Krogh - Seattle attorney, ex-White House aide and ex-con - got Elvis Presley together with Richard Nixon in the Oval Office 40 years ago isn't new. But it got a memorable retelling last week at the National Archives in D.C., on what would ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Flickr Photo of the Day: Vince Mira at the Triple Door

    Alex Crick, via Seattle Weekly's Flickr PoolVince Mira celebrated Elvis' 75th birthday at the Triple Door on Saturday, January 9.​

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Elvis, Pearl Jam, Vince Mira, and a Birthday Party for the King

    Andy Warhol​-- Billboard: Elvis -- wherever he is -- turns 75 today. -- SeaTimes: Vince Mira chats about his birthday party for Elvis, tonight and tomorrow, at the Triple Door. -- Ear Candy: Wolfgang's Vault is streaming Pearl Jam's 1994 Atlanta gig. -- -- MySpace: Everclear's playing Show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Elvis Honored in Doughnuts at Top Pot

    ​Elvis doughnuts have left the building. Really thought peanut butter and bananas was more the King's thing, but they don't refer to him in his later years as "Fat Elvis" for nothing. Today Top Pot honored the king with the king of doughnuts, a raised doughnut with maple glaze and bacon sprink ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    A.M. Music News: Hype, Dirty Projects, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's New Boss: Sean Hannity

    ​-- New York Magazine: Citing bands like Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, and MGMT, NY Mag says New York is "America's music capital again." Seriously? Dirty Projectors? -- The Oklahoman: Jack White will produce the next LP for rock hall of famer/onetime Elvis squeeze Wanda Jackson. -- NME: S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Seattle's Listening to Mobb Deep, Bowie, and Bat For Lashes

    ​A quick glance at the hold section at the Seattle Central Public Library reveals that Seattle's got an eclectic ear. You, too, can flip through the racks at the bottom floor by the check-out counter. Here's some of what I saw this morning waiting for a discriminant patron: Bat For Lashes -- ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2009
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    April 22, 2009

    Gutenberg! The Musical!

    Sunday, August 23

  • Diversions

    July 9, 2008
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    May 7, 2008

    El Vez

    Sunday, August 23

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2008

    El Vez

    Sunday, August 23

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    Dappled Cities

    Thursday, October 11

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2007
  • Blogs

    January 15, 2007

    Dick, Elvis and Bud

    Thursday, October 11

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2006

    George and Elvis

    Thursday, October 11

  • Music

    January 11, 2006
  • Arts

    February 25, 2004

    This Week's Reads

    Starbuck O'Dwyer, Anthony B. Chan, Chris Abani, Jennifer Vogel, and Dean King.

  • Music

    May 28, 2003

    Red Elvises

    Starbuck O'Dwyer, Anthony B. Chan, Chris Abani, Jennifer Vogel, and Dean King.

  • News

    December 11, 2002

    The Cocktail Hour

    Starbuck O'Dwyer, Anthony B. Chan, Chris Abani, Jennifer Vogel, and Dean King.

  • Arts

    September 4, 2002

    Fall Arts— Music

    Starbuck O'Dwyer, Anthony B. Chan, Chris Abani, Jennifer Vogel, and Dean King.

  • Music

    August 28, 2002

    The Great Pretender

    The multitalented, multifaceted Robert Lopez really is the man who would be king.

  • News

    July 24, 2002
  • Music

    July 17, 2002

    A Little Less Reanimation

    The multitalented, multifaceted Robert Lopez really is the man who would be king.

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    A June wedding

    The multitalented, multifaceted Robert Lopez really is the man who would be king.

  • Music

    May 15, 2002

    Loud and clear

    Classic Costello, painted from memory.

  • Arts

    March 27, 2002

    Small World

    The King is alive

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    Whadchagit?

    The King is alive

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    Male order

    Because sometimes a guy's wardrobe needs a woman's touch.

  • Music

    December 15, 1999

    Citizen John

    Because sometimes a guy's wardrobe needs a woman's touch.

  • News

    February 17, 1999

    Letters

    Defaced

  • Arts

    January 20, 1999

    All Shook Up

    How Elvis left the building.

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