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Three Imaginary Girls Holiday Party

Alkaline Trio Brought Out the Acoustics During 15th Anniversary Tour, Last Night at El Corazon

Derek Grant, Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano​Alkaline Trio El Corazon Thursday, July 14 Matt Skiba offered tips on chivalry and bad haircuts, but the singer-guitarist of Alkaline Trio tried hardest to nail down two points Thursday night at El Corazon. "I'd like to say that playing on tour with the ... More >>

Amazon Closes Affiliates in Illinois Over Tax Law, But Is Running Out of Places to Hide

​Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn had barely finishing curving the last "n" of his signature on new online retailer tax legislation before Amazon sent out a message to all of its Prairie State that they would no longer be getting paid. That makes four states that have passed laws requiring individual A ... More >>

W. Kamau Bell

​Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn had barely finishing curving the last "n" of his signature on new online retailer tax legislation before Amazon sent out a message to all of its Prairie State that they would no longer be getting paid. That makes four states that have passed laws requiring individual A ... More >>

Congrats, Washington! You've Won the Bronze For Worst Budget Shortfall in the Nation

​The good news is that Washington's budget shortfall--now calculated at $1.1 billion, or 7.1 percent of the overall state budget--is about six-and-a-half times better than Illinois' yawning $13 billion hole that's an eye-popping 47 percent of its overall budget. The bad news is that a budget g ... More >>

Sufjan Stevens

​The good news is that Washington's budget shortfall--now calculated at $1.1 billion, or 7.1 percent of the overall state budget--is about six-and-a-half times better than Illinois' yawning $13 billion hole that's an eye-popping 47 percent of its overall budget. The bad news is that a budget g ... More >>

The World's Most Honest Job Advertisement

​If you're a reporter at the Illinois Valley News in southern Oregon, you can certainly accuse your bosses of making you work a lot of hours for not a lot of money. What you can't do, however, is claim that they didn't warn you.

An Incomplete History of Guitar and Drum Duos

From Cash Money to Cash Audio to the Triple Door.

Dog Beat Dog

To pull off the biggest dogfighting bust in U.S. history, investigators went deep undercover. So did their dogs.

Eggs Will F#@&ing Kill You: Friday Food Freak-Out Comes A Day Early

Yeah, that's a lot of eggs​My original choice in using Friday as my day to write about all the various food recalls and terrible environmental news was not arbitrary or just a nice bit of alliteration. No, the Friday Food Freak-Out became a Friday thing because Friday is the day that all compa ... More >>

RE: Photos From My Summer Vacation: The Hard Rock Ad Seattle Hasn't Seen Yet

​I just got back from a marathon, 10-day vacation/tour of the midwest. For those of you who have had the chance to spend large amounts of time in the Illinois/Wisconsin/Indiana regions, you know what I'm saying when I say they eat every meal like it's their last. And there's no pretense in t ... More >>

Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show

​I just got back from a marathon, 10-day vacation/tour of the midwest. For those of you who have had the chance to spend large amounts of time in the Illinois/Wisconsin/Indiana regions, you know what I'm saying when I say they eat every meal like it's their last. And there's no pretense in t ... More >>

New Versions of Four Songs from Say Hi's Oohs & Aahs Now Available on Daytrotter

Jenny Jimenez​ Eric Elbogen of Say Hi is the latest in a long list of Barsuk-signed musicians to take part in a Daytrotter recording session. In case you're not familiar, Daytrotter is an online project from the Horseshack studio in Rock Island, Illinois. Touring musicians stop by the studio t ... More >>

The Great Canned Pumpkin Shortage

In 2009, an endangered species?​Not long before Thanksgiving, the media started reporting that there was a nationwide shortage of canned pumpkin puree. Some called it a marketing hoax, but yesterday Big Money's Dan Mitchell surveyed the local and national news to confirm the shortage. Apparent ... More >>

Now on Stage: Abe Lincoln in Illinois

​Intiman's three-hour production of Robert Sherwood's 70-year-old play pays off painlessly, yielding a surprisingly funny, tender portrait of a self-doubting yokel whose uncommon empathy overrides his own considerable resistance to the call of service. Impishly played by Erik Lochtefeld, Abe s ... More >>

Opening Nights: Abe Lincoln in Illinois

​Intiman's three-hour production of Robert Sherwood's 70-year-old play pays off painlessly, yielding a surprisingly funny, tender portrait of a self-doubting yokel whose uncommon empathy overrides his own considerable resistance to the call of service. Impishly played by Erik Lochtefeld, Abe s ... More >>

Your Arts & Aliens Weekend Planner

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

The Dow of Shrooms

Within four days of shopping at the market, I saw the price of morels and porcinis fluctuate more than Apple stock on a Jobs death watch. The four day high for morels came to $40 per pound on Thursday, though that may have been pay back to me from the vendor who I made cut my porcinis in half on T ... More >>

Blagojevich, I (Kind of) Wish We'd Known Ye

Ex-governor Rod Blagojevich is perhaps the least smooth of them (Roger Ebert skewers the guy in today's Sun Times), but he comes from a long tradition of shady Illinois politicians ranging from the mild palm-greaser to the downright thieving. As a rule, I'm anti public-corruption; we voters put our ... More >>

Staph-Infected Pigs, Mini Cattle, and Other Food News

Food news stories from around the country:U.S. Pigs and Farmers Carry MRSA by Andrew Schneider (P-I): 45 percent of pigs and pig farmers tested in Iowa and Illinois carry methicillin-resistant staph -- something that has been talked about for a few years but only proven in the Netherlands. Are the U ... More >>

Of Beer and Mixing

Beyond the boilermaker.

Illinois Corruption Envy

I spent the first few months in Seattle after a year in Chicago being constantly surprised at how easily shocked everyone seemed to be by the whiff of political misdeeds. Don't get me wrong; holding people accountable for following campaign finance rules is a noble and worthy effort. But where our p ... More >>

Say It Ain't So, Gov. Blago!

Let's just call it the first of the other shoes to drop. Illinois Governor Arrested By Federal Agents Shocking. A Chicago politician indicted for corruption charges. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is giving a press conference at this very moment, detailing charges against Democratic Governor Rod B ... More >>

Evening Edition: The Day Lincoln Rolled Over In His Grave

-- So, the governor of Illinois thinks a seat in the United States is pretty f$%*ing special.-- Even if you're not "cupping," we've certainly seen you drinking your coffee.-- In case you haven't heard, our music columnist is kind of a big deal.-- Maggie says never be shy about asking what's up for h ... More >>

A Drink to the Large Hadron Collider

-- So, the governor of Illinois thinks a seat in the United States is pretty f$%*ing special.-- Even if you're not "cupping," we've certainly seen you drinking your coffee.-- In case you haven't heard, our music columnist is kind of a big deal.-- Maggie says never be shy about asking what's up for h ... More >>

The Hustle and Flow of the Rose Garden

If you’re homesick for Washington Park, Ill., they’ve got your Mickey’s waiting.

The Blizzard With the White Center

Warren Buffett’s ass-expanding meal-in-a-cup lies just beyond city limits.

The Copyrights

Monday, July 21

Bumbershoot: Day Three

Monday, July 21

Cave Singers Spend Autumn on Black Mountain

Monday, July 21

Steel City: Ugly Betty Tries Kitchen-Sink Drama

Monday, July 21

Heady Rock

Break out the black light; Danava are revisiting yesteryear's riffs.

The Original Indie Rocker

Break out the black light; Danava are revisiting yesteryear's riffs.

Sweet Clarity

As the Husky men overachieve, they credit their coach's vision.

Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

As the Husky men overachieve, they credit their coach's vision.

Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

As the Husky men overachieve, they credit their coach's vision.

Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

As the Husky men overachieve, they credit their coach's vision.

Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

As the Husky men overachieve, they credit their coach's vision.

Duck and Cover

The fight over foie gras continues.

Jimmy John's

The fight over foie gras continues.

Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

The fight over foie gras continues.

The Selling Albums at Local Stores

The fight over foie gras continues.

Aug. 24-30, 2005

Local top-selling albums

Camping Commonalities

Seattle's tent cities for the homeless are not unique, nor are the challenges.

Performance Picks

Seattle's tent cities for the homeless are not unique, nor are the challenges.

The Ask Master

Seattle's tent cities for the homeless are not unique, nor are the challenges.

Execution's toll

A new study suggests the death penalty is killing us.

Zez Confrey

A new study suggests the death penalty is killing us.