Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

The Dictator: Sacha Baron Cohen Attempts Scripted Comedy

Harold and Maude

Reopened Gainsbourg's Happy Hour Brings Sexy Back to Greenwood

The Place: Gainsbourg 8550 Greenwood Avenue N. 783-4004 GREENWOOD The Hours: Happy Hour is from 4-6 and 11-close every day and runs all day on Monday. Happy Hour food specials are served from 4-6pm, daily.

Robert Gates, Chancellor; Ex-Defense Secretary Forgoes Retirement With Wife in Skagit County

The Gateses in Agra.​The suspicion was that former U.S.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates would retire for good at his Big Lake home in Skagit County once he departed D.C. in June. Skagit is where his wife of 43 years, Becky, prefers to live year-round in their home of 17 years, catching up wit ... More >>

Our Idiot Brother: Paul Rudd Will Solve All Your Problems

The Gateses in Agra.​The suspicion was that former U.S.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates would retire for good at his Big Lake home in Skagit County once he departed D.C. in June. Skagit is where his wife of 43 years, Becky, prefers to live year-round in their home of 17 years, catching up wit ... More >>

Marlow & Sons Founder Weighs In on Local 360 Mercantile

​Local 360 formally opens its mercantile tomorrow, giving customers the opportunity to purchase wine, beer, freshly butchered meats, Local 360-branded sauces, and many of the ingredients the staunchly locavore restaurant uses in its own kitchen. It's now nearly obligatory for restaurants with ... More >>

Jeff & Monica's Infinite Play List

Didn't know you could sing me so well, mate.​Last October I took a trip to East Rutherford, New Jersey to catch the final Springsteen show at old Giants stadium (last concert ever to be held there). The next night I hit Manhattan and sang karaoke at this bar in the East Village called Sing Sin ... More >>

NWFF Screens Retrospective of Vincent Moon Music Documentaries--and Commissions a New One in Seattle

Beirut plays in the garage of an ice cream truck in the film Cheap Magic Inside by Vincent Moon. It'll be showing at Northwest Film Forum tonight at 8 p.m. Moon will be at the screening.​ Video killed the radio star, but a true film brings to life the stories behind real musicians. Northwest F ... More >>

The Gas Peddle

The "Nitrous Mafia" spreads widespread panic at summer music festivals.

Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice Announce Summer Album, Tour, Lovin'

​ After Johnathan Rice helped write and produce girlfriend Jenny Lewis' last album Acid Tongue and sang a couple duets with her on tour last year, the two have finally decided to go steady as a musical pair, announcing a new album and national tour this summer under the moniker Jenny and Johnn ... More >>

University of Washington Students Too Cool for the Census

It's as if they have something better to do.​New York City's lowest census return rate is in Williamsburg, a.k.a. the Haight Ashbury of Hipsterdom. Only 30 percent living in Brooklyn's coolest zip have managed to stagger their way to the post office. (Apparently the skinny jeans arms race has ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

It's as if they have something better to do.​New York City's lowest census return rate is in Williamsburg, a.k.a. the Haight Ashbury of Hipsterdom. Only 30 percent living in Brooklyn's coolest zip have managed to stagger their way to the post office. (Apparently the skinny jeans arms race has ... More >>

Daniel Carroll

It's as if they have something better to do.​New York City's lowest census return rate is in Williamsburg, a.k.a. the Haight Ashbury of Hipsterdom. Only 30 percent living in Brooklyn's coolest zip have managed to stagger their way to the post office. (Apparently the skinny jeans arms race has ... More >>

Please Come to Seattle, ZEE!

What does this guy have to do with it?​ Don't you just love it when an art critic goes to another city and writes about some fabulous show in NY/LA/Miami/London that you'll probably never see, usually wrapping it in some gassy pontification about what this show says about Art in General? Y ... More >>

Harold and Maude

What does this guy have to do with it?​ Don't you just love it when an art critic goes to another city and writes about some fabulous show in NY/LA/Miami/London that you'll probably never see, usually wrapping it in some gassy pontification about what this show says about Art in General? Y ... More >>

Give Us Your College-Educated Masses...Just Don't Expect Us to Give Them Jobs

Disaffected but undeterred, unemployed Portlanders pound the pavement in search of jobs. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal took a look "youth magnet" cities--i.e. cities that draw lots of young, college-educated migrants. Seattle's on the list, of course, but the story focuses on our always-ou ... More >>

Live Music Tonight: Nada Surf

Disaffected but undeterred, unemployed Portlanders pound the pavement in search of jobs. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal took a look "youth magnet" cities--i.e. cities that draw lots of young, college-educated migrants. Seattle's on the list, of course, but the story focuses on our always-ou ... More >>

Nada Surf

Thursday, March 27

It’s Not the City That Never Sleeps, It’s Me

But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.

Red Meat Manipulation

But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.

This Week's Critics' Picks

Audrey! Orthography! Ex-Kink!

This Week's Reads

Paul Ford and John Crawford.

CMJ's Music Marathon at Lincoln Center

Paul Ford and John Crawford.

This Week's Reads

Sean Wilsey, Melissa Bank, and Nick Hornby.

Kings of Leon

Also: Ani DiFranco, Smoke and Smoke, Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop 1, and Marianne Faithfull.

Brian Eno

Also: the Gris Gris, Neurosis, Lansing-Dreiden, Omara Portuondo, Brandy, and Beenie Man.

Factory Ready

The Stills live up to their own moniker.

Attacking the Clones

Infomatik's art-punk leaves the early '80s behind.

Stars, Bars, and Guitars

The Hold Steady report from the front lines of nightlife gone awry.

Cheap Gifts!

Last-minute items for stressed-out wallets that will make you, the giver, look shrewd.

Hey Dude, Nice Apps

Jarboe dissects digitalia.

Death By Mixtape

I bet you think that song is about this column. (OK, maybe not.)

Quick Reads

Robert Lanham, Louise Erdrich, and Elizabeth Crane.

C'mon Get Happy

Brooklyn's Rogers Sisters put the fun back in thoughtful pop.

Critical Mass 2002, Part 1

Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

Freak of the Week

Clever, chubby, and ready to sex you up: the inexplicable phenomenon of Har Mar Superstar.

Karma-Covered Apple

The Weekly's intrepid correspondent gets a N.Y.C.- sized dose of weird Halloween vibes and music industry hoo-ha at CMJ 2002.

The Rebirth of Uncool

From the epicenter of postmodern art comes a pack of honest Liars.

Jazz, Semitic-style

From New York springs a downtown sound that's traditional yet hip.

Control Thy Neighbor

Welcome to covenant country, where private governments rule and Big Brother is the neighbor next door.