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Harlem

  • Food

    February 15, 2012

    The Turf: Gone in Name Only

    Ludi's changes very little about the legendary dive.

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Where Ya At Matt Revamps Gospel Brunch

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2012

    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 30, 2011

    Black Nativity

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Film

    October 12, 2011

    The Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975: Tales From the Revolution

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 28, 2011

    Isabel Wilkerson

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 16, 2011

    Spring Arts Calendar: From Norman Rockwell to Sarah Vowell

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2011

    Shaft/Black Dynamite

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Arts

    January 5, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2010

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    Isabel Wilkerson

    ​After snags with the drinks and divas required for a proper gospel brunch forced Where Ya At Matt to postpone its first stab at the Southern-tinged event, the food truck has finalized its line-up for the Feb. 26 party. Gospel brunches -- a Sunday morning mash-up of culinary and cultural tour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Ok, Block Party. I Admit It. I Enjoyed You This Year.

    Renee McMahon​If Bumbershoot is the matron of Seattle music festivals, Capitol Hill Block Party is its face-paint-wearing lush of a little sister. There's an undeniable meat market vibe at Capitol Hill Block Party, one that's amplified by the sudden baring of so much flesh after ten months of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2010

    Tonight: LAKE at the Tractor, Dark Dark Dark at the Sunset, Block Party Day 3

    Sarah Cass​LAKE, with Breathe Owl Breathe, Typhoon. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $8. Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson started the Olympia collective LAKE with every intention of touring as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. They ended up ditching that plan to write and record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Also Tonight: Austin Garage Rock Trio Harlem at the Sunset; Watch "Someday Soon" Video

    The Austin trio Harlem -- Michael Coomers, Curtis O'Mara, and Jose Boyer -- will be headlining the Sunset tonight at 9pm. Matador released the band's second studio album, Hippies, in April -- the music is hooky garage rock, kind of like a poppier Pixies. They'll spend the late summer opening up fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    The Dead Weather, MGMT, Atmosphere, Yeasayer Confirmed to Headline Capitol Hill Block Party

    Jack White in Seattle makes me a happy lady.​Sorry Courtney Love, but this year's Capitol Hill Block Party lineup is fucking awesome and has got me more excited for the summer concert season than yesterday's Bumbershoot announcement did. Friday, 7/23 MGMT - Yeasayer - Holy Fuck - Shabazz Pa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2010

    Jacuzzi Boys

    Jack White in Seattle makes me a happy lady.​Sorry Courtney Love, but this year's Capitol Hill Block Party lineup is fucking awesome and has got me more excited for the summer concert season than yesterday's Bumbershoot announcement did. Friday, 7/23 MGMT - Yeasayer - Holy Fuck - Shabazz Pa ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    Coolout TV's Chronic Chronicler

    Georgio Brown is prepping his long-running video series for the next level.

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Free in the Key

    Seattle University's men's basketball team is back in Division I for the first time in 30 years. Will their uneven season be the start of a new legend?

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2009

    Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal

    Seattle University's men's basketball team is back in Division I for the first time in 30 years. Will their uneven season be the start of a new legend?

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Tuesday, August 11

    Photo courtesy Courtney ChavanellHarlem​Harlem, Consignment, Coconut Coolouts at the Funhouse, 9:30 p.m., $6 The exploration of minimalism in rock 'n roll is hardly a new concept. Fuzzy ease has been in fashion since Lou stood on the corner waiting for the man, but in the past ten years since ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2009

    The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

    Photo courtesy Courtney ChavanellHarlem​Harlem, Consignment, Coconut Coolouts at the Funhouse, 9:30 p.m., $6 The exploration of minimalism in rock 'n roll is hardly a new concept. Fuzzy ease has been in fashion since Lou stood on the corner waiting for the man, but in the past ten years since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Last Night: Shemekia Copeland at Jazz Alley

    Watching Shemekia Copeland perform last night renewed my faith that the blues will survive a little while longer. The genre seemed like it was on life support for awhile as many of the old time Delta and Chicago blues players were dying off without a younger generation stepping up to take their plac ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    Shemekia Copeland

    Tuesday, July 7 and Wednesday, July 8

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Song I Currently Can't Get Out of my Head

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    Shaft

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    Bobbie and Jerome

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Alicia Keys

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Diversions

    August 27, 2008

    Is That a Stripe on Your Donkey?

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    First Call: The Kingfish Cafe

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Film

    July 9, 2008

    Gunnin’ for That No. 1 Spot: Adam Yauch presents his own Hoop Dreams

    I don't know what it is about this song but it's completely stuck in my head at the moment. A few days ago, I saw a group of teenage kids from Tacoma doing this dance over at the Mt. Baker Community Center and ever since then, "You're a Jerk" has been orbiting my brain. Maybe it's because of the s ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    Wave That Flag, Hoss!

    Five albums that’ll have you feeling patriotic…but in a healthy, nonaggressive way.

  • Film

    March 5, 2008

    Yes, Nicole Kidman Acts Despite the Botox

    Five albums that’ll have you feeling patriotic…but in a healthy, nonaggressive way.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Black Nativity

    A poet’s Christmas vision brought to vibrant life

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    A Message To All Steely Dan Detractors

    A poet’s Christmas vision brought to vibrant life

  • Film

    September 19, 2007

    Fall Preview: Brad Pitt and Company Stake Their Oscar Claims

    A poet’s Christmas vision brought to vibrant life

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Smooth Sailing

    A poet’s Christmas vision brought to vibrant life

  • Film

    August 23, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickBeen Rich All My Life

    Showing at Grand Illusion, Fri., Aug. 25– Thurs., Aug. 31. Not rated. 81 minutes.

  • Music

    June 7, 2006

    Time for Torture

    The Walkmen struggle for release.

  • Arts

    March 30, 2005

    Frankie Manning, Seattle Chamber Players

    The Walkmen struggle for release.

  • Diversions

    December 22, 2004

    Flashback Time

    Giving the gift of the musical past.

  • Music

    March 31, 2004

    Ellington for Everyone

    Giving the gift of the musical past.

  • Arts

    December 17, 2003

    Strata and East 100th Street

    Giving the gift of the musical past.

  • Music

    December 17, 2003

    CD Reviews

    Giving the gift of the musical past.

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Before the Blues

    An essential new book explores 'hot music.'

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    Homegrown

    An essential new book explores 'hot music.'

  • Film

    September 1, 1999

    1 Reel Film Festival

    Official Seattle Weekly Guide

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    Pucho power

    Once relegated to the Borscht Belt, Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers ride a resurgence.

  • Arts

    August 4, 1999

    Hell and Harlem

    A stunning one-woman show about dreams and their destruction.

  • News

    March 17, 1999

    Gates2

    'Encarta Africana' stirs the mind and heart.

  • Music

    February 24, 1999

    The sacred and the profane

    'Encarta Africana' stirs the mind and heart.

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