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Naomi Punk
The local rock trio Naomi Punk–two members live in Olympia, the other lives here in Seattle–can be difficult…
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Give Me Head
There are a number of busts and portraits in the group show waggishly called Give Me Head, but…
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Randall
He doesn’t have a last name, but if you own a computer, you’ve probably heard his voice. Randall…
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Fujiya & Miyagi
When Fujiya & Miyagi emerged in the mid ‘00s, they seemed, along with bands like Hot Chip, to…
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Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman is one of those iconic illustrators for The New Yorker—she’s done dozens of covers, including the…
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Into Eternity
Danish artist Michael Madsen’s Into Eternity documents an anti-monument to negativity. Admirably forward-thinking, if undeniably quixotic, Finland’s government…
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No Rey
An international ensemble culled from more continents than a hand has fingers, No Rey plays deeply lyrical, rangy…
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Monogamy Party
Recent Good To Die Records signees Monogamy Party are a riotous, punk-driven three-piece fronted by a man called…
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General Orders No. 9
Sometimes a documentary can be too clear—too many experts, too many graphics, too many pins in the butterfly.…
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Avicii
Of late, the radio’s mercilessly been beating the Flo Rida smash single “Good Feeling” into our brains. Like…
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Ambulance
When listening to Ambulance, it’s easy to play a game of “spot the post-punk signifiers”: The local trio’s…
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Marrow
The second feature from Seattle filmmaker Matt Wilkins is, like his 2004 Buffalo Bill’s Defunct, about the frailty…
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Pico Iyer
Having literary idols is generally a bad idea. How many careers have been squandered trying to drink like…
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The Princess Bride
From 1987, Rob Reiner’s charming PG-rated adaptation of the classic William Goldman children’s tale The Princess Bride is…
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Gold Wolf Galaxy
Gold Wolf Galaxy are a spanking new act–only 5 shows into their career–who fuse electronic music and metal…
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Senna
One of the biggest names in Formula 1 racing, Ayrton Senna was 34 years old when he died…
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Videowatercolors: Carel Balth Among His Contemporaries
Color residues, image remnants, and blurring boundaries figure in this mouthful of a show, which includes no actual…
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Black nationalism lives and breathes in Göran Hugo Olsson’s remarkably fresh documentary. Sampling and lightly annotating hours of…
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Whim W’him
Cast the First Rock in Twenty Twelve, the title of Whim W’him’s new show, is fairly literal, since…
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
I cried three times in revisiting Steven Spielberg’s gorgeous, influential 1982 fairy tale. Hell, I choked up not…