Istanbul

When We Leave: Immigrant Melodrama in Berlin

Maria Hines to Open Golden Beetle in Ballard

Photo by Frank HusterChef Maria Hines doing research in Istanbul.​Anybody have a good restaurant recommendation in Cairo? Chef Maria Hines was just wondering on Twitter. The James-Beard-award-winning Hines, who runs Wallingford's Tilth, is traveling right now in Istanbul, Beirut, and Cairo, do ... More >>

Q&A: Marnie Stern on Free Shoes, Making Herself Vulnerable, and Girls on the Guitar

Marnie Stern will play the Vera Project with Witch Gardens on Saturday, November 6. ​I just got off the phone with Marnie Stern, Kill Rock Stars' girl-guitarist goddess, who last week released her third record, which I found to be an extraordinary piece of work. Marnie was at her NYC home in t ... More >>

Tonight: Fahir Atakoglu at Jazz Alley, Vieux Farka Toure at Neumos

​Fahir Atakoglu. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $24.50. You can easily hear the jingle-writing, soundtrack-composing side of this Istanbul-born pianist. There's a certain density of emotion that contrasts with the ambiguous, elusive nature of a lot of modern jazz. And that's ... More >>

Fahir Atakoglu

​Fahir Atakoglu. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $24.50. You can easily hear the jingle-writing, soundtrack-composing side of this Istanbul-born pianist. There's a certain density of emotion that contrasts with the ambiguous, elusive nature of a lot of modern jazz. And that's ... More >>

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

​Fahir Atakoglu. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $24.50. You can easily hear the jingle-writing, soundtrack-composing side of this Istanbul-born pianist. There's a certain density of emotion that contrasts with the ambiguous, elusive nature of a lot of modern jazz. And that's ... More >>

Food Carts Unfettered

​ For decades, Seattle has sorely lacked the staple of Big City convenience noshing: The Food Cart. Historically, onerous regulations have locally limited the cheap, al fresco wagons that are found everywhere else on the planet, from New York to Istanbul. But that appears to be changing. Sma ... More >>

Ben Chasny Can’t Shake His Golden State Roots

But he’s still happy to call Seattle home.

Fleeting Victories

Cultures collide at the Frye—and it’s your last two weeks to see the carnage.

Andy's Diner to be Reincarnated as The Orient Express

Cultures collide at the Frye—and it’s your last two weeks to see the carnage.

Your Receipt?

Carlos Vega at James Harris Gallery.

The Brutal Reality of Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power the generators you plug your amp into.

Head-On

Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power the generators you plug your amp into.

The Breeders: Twisted Sisters

If her sister Kim was in need, Kelley Deal would be the first to steal Vicodin from a stranger’s medicine cabinet.

Behind My Music: Vol. III

“I concentrated on music almost completely from a desire to never have to watch soap operas during lunch in the employee cafeteria.”

Behind My Music: Vol. III

“I concentrated on music almost completely from a desire to never have to watch soap operas during lunch in the employee cafeteria.”

Where the Wild Things Are

Don’t blame Eddie Vedder for his unruly fans.

Where Yokels Meet Orgo

Rural Route Film Festival comes to the GI

Orhan Pamuk

An author sings his nation’s history and pricks its conscience

Joy in the Cannes Bubble

An author sings his nation’s history and pricks its conscience

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Showing at Northwest Film Forum, Fri., July 28– Thurs., Aug. 3. Not rated. 119 minutes.

Little Money Street: In Search of Gypsies and Their Music in the South of France

French Gypsies make wonderful music, but can't show up on time for gigs.

Facing the Music

French Gypsies make wonderful music, but can't show up on time for gigs.

This Week's SIFF Picks

French Gypsies make wonderful music, but can't show up on time for gigs.

SW Picks for SIFF

Our 36 sight-blind choices for the festival, not otherwise covered in this guide. In addition to a few repertory titles, inclusion here means (a) the film has great buzz, (b) a trusted colleague has seen it, or (c) it has incredible locations or someone incredibly sexy in it.

Fair, Balanced, Foolproof

Oct. 19-25, 2005

The Hydros Are Poundin'

Aug. 3-9, 2005

Wicca, Wickets, and Wings

May. 25-31, 2005

May 25-31, 2005

May. 25-31, 2005

Crash

Also: Don't Move, Head-On, and Twin Sisters.

Bright Future

Also: The Chorus, Cowards Bend the Knee, Distant, Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst, A Love Song for Bobby Long, and Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation.

What the Big Boys Want

The state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want the taxpayers to give generously—again.

Oct. 20-26, 2004

The state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want the taxpayers to give generously—again.

Weekly Notable Shows

The state's billionaires and corporate lobbyists want the taxpayers to give generously—again.

Culture Shocks

A dangerous world visits Seattle to market its love of American tourists.

This Week's Attractions

A dangerous world visits Seattle to market its love of American tourists.

War stories

A dangerous world visits Seattle to market its love of American tourists.

The Films: MO-S

A dangerous world visits Seattle to market its love of American tourists.

Danger Zones

Past, present, and future are represented in three recent crime-fiction offerings.

Here in Geoduck Junction

Finding a home among the migrants, mavericks, and mutants of the Pacific Northwest.

Around the world in 8 hours

Foreign Films Break Out All Over Town

Lesbian & Gay Film Fest

This year, loads of lovely love.