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  • Arts

    July 13, 2011

    Opening Nights: The Comedy of Errors

    Shakespeare's farce goes ragtime.

  • News

    November 24, 2010

    City Splurges on Boots

    Will the new parking "scofflaw" enforcement even cover its costs?

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Will Seattle's New Car-Boot Law Even Pay For Itself?

    ​The City of Seattle has instituted a new "scofflaw" parking program which will place immobilizing boots on the vehicles of people who have four or more unpaid parking tickets. Cutting-edge technology will be deployed, including roving meter maids, cruising the mean streets of Seattle, sportin ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 3, 2010

    Other Voices, Other Rooms

    The many evocations of SAM's Picasso show.

  • Music

    June 16, 2010

    Rocket Queen: The Devil's Rejects

    Smooth Sailing and a few of their friends in town find humor under the heavy.

  • Arts

    April 7, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

    Smooth Sailing and a few of their friends in town find humor under the heavy.

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    The Cremaster Cycle

    Smooth Sailing and a few of their friends in town find humor under the heavy.

  • Music

    March 3, 2010

    Building a Shrine

    Seattle finally gets a taste of soul-crushing metal supergroup Shrinebuilder.

  • Music

    May 20, 2009

    Rocket Queen: Annihilate This Week

    The Melvins turn 25 and Big Business expands.

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    I Die Daily

    The Melvins turn 25 and Big Business expands.

  • Music

    May 14, 2008

    Remembering a Monster

    The brothers Bishop pay tribute to the late Charles Gocher Jr., and the legendary Sun City Girls.

  • Arts

    December 26, 2007

    Unrehabbed, Unparalleled

    The brothers Bishop pay tribute to the late Charles Gocher Jr., and the legendary Sun City Girls.

  • Arts

    June 1, 2005

    Beautifully Useless

    Drew Daly's magic acts of destructive sculpture.

  • Music

    January 12, 2005

    Jan. 12-18, 2005

    Drew Daly's magic acts of destructive sculpture.

  • Diversions

    December 1, 2004

    Play, Einstein!

    Beyond Scrabble and Cranium, a new generation of smart board games can test the brainiacs on your list.

  • Music

    October 6, 2004

    Oct. 6-12, 2004

    Beyond Scrabble and Cranium, a new generation of smart board games can test the brainiacs on your list.

  • Music

    April 21, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Beyond Scrabble and Cranium, a new generation of smart board games can test the brainiacs on your list.

  • Music

    April 14, 2004

    Hiding in Plain Sight

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    March 31, 2004

    Seven Nights

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Arts

    February 18, 2004

    Visual Arts Picks

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    November 5, 2003

    Music Calendar

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    October 29, 2003

    Music Calendar

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Music Calendar

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    July 30, 2003

    Music Calendar

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Film

    July 16, 2003

    Brief Encounters

    Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

  • Film

    May 14, 2003

    Movies F-L: From the Flute Player to the Lover

    Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

  • Music

    May 14, 2003

    Eight Nights

    Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    Book briefs

    Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

  • Music

    September 5, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

  • Food

    June 14, 2000

    Patron peeves, the sequel

    Bad Boys II, The Cremaster Cycle, Garage Days, Mule Skinner Blues, The Sky Is Watching, and The True Meaning of Pictures.

  • Arts

    May 31, 2000

    Abracadabra

    A novel about magic that could use some more.

  • Film

    December 29, 1999

    Cremaster 2

    An art film out West.

  • Film

    December 15, 1999

    Man on the Moon

    Capturing the mimic, not the man.

  • Arts

    December 9, 1998

    Thinkin' man's Rag

    A musical extravaganza with something to say.

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