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Chilly Hilly
For the 6,000-plus cyclists who pedal the 33 miles counterclockwise around Bainbridge Island, the annual Chilly Hilly (now…
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Opera on Tap
Launched in 2005 in New York City, Opera on Tap has chapters in 12 cities. The three “managing…
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Century Ballroom 15th Anniversary Gala
When Hallie Kuperman founded the Century Ballroom 15 years ago, we were on the brink of a renewed…
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Smash Putt
Skip the snack cart, windmills, and any concern for general safety. This spring’s Smash Putt has opted for a…
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The Matrix
This 1999 cyber fantasy starring Laurence Fishburne and man-boy Keanu Reeves is an impressive visual trip. Directors Larry…
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The Darkness
Like most people, I had assumed that British glam rock novelties the Darkness were dead until they popped…
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Richard Marx
If the world were flat, Marxism would not be a socialist movement, but rather shorthand for Richard Marx’s…
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Reignwolf
You’d be hard pressed to find a more technically proficient guitarist in any corner of the world than…
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Craig Finn
There’s one groaner of a song on Craig Finn’s otherwise fair to middling solo debut, Clear Heart Full…
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Sleigh Bells
Sleigh Bells made one of 2010’s most flamboyant debuts with Treats, a mind-boggling clash of hardcore and electro;…
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Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death
His name might be absurd, but Nacho Picasso can flat-out rap. Whether he’s making sly dick jokes, naming…
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Thieves’ Highway
Opening his week-long Noir City film/lecture series is one of Eddie Muller’s personal favorites: the 1949 Thieves’ Highway,…
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The Trouble With Harry
Based on a story by Jack Trevor, this 1955 Technicolor comedy is perversely lighthearted, unique in the canon…
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Paula Becker and Alan J. Stein
The Space Needle, Elvis, the Monorail, the Bubbleator at the Food Circus … there was even a nightclub…
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The Wages of Fear
Taken from a novel that Hitch himself wanted to adapt, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear was the…
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Kendl Winter
Banjo-wielding multi-instrumentalist Kendl Winter is a rare entry on the K Records roster. Her acoustic singer-songwriter bent is…
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They Live!
In the satirical horror of John Carpenter’s They Live! (1988), aliens have taken over the planet and conspired…
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Cate Le Bon
The Welsh singer/songwriter Cate Le Bon got her first big start in 2008 performing with Gruff Rhys’ electro-hip-hop…
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Jim Yardley
It’s a rite of passage for the male journalistic elite to write at length about sports (see: Remnick,…
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Die Antwoord
Hipster Runoff once called Animal Collective “a band created for/by/on the Internet,” but that distinction might be more…