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Dan Loewenstein

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Dan Loewenstein

Guiltboys, Leatherbirds, Boneheads and Other Bits collects the veteran local artist’s photos, sketches, and prints. Feathery bird skeletons…

Steve Ignorant

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Steve Ignorant

It’s a practical problem any band faces upon breaking up: Who, if anyone, will retain the rights to…

Starfucker

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Starfucker

At first glance, Portland synth-poppers Starfucker and Seattle rap crew Champagne Champagne might seem like unlikely allies for…

Donald Glover

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Donald Glover

Donald Glover is pretty easily recognizable thanks to his role as Troy Barnes on NBC’s Community, but that’s…

Sonya Stockton

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Sonya Stockton

Repetition includes works in diverse media, all with a pronounced OCD bent. Among our favorite objects: a suitcase…

Rober Plant press shoot May 2010

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Robert Plant and the Band of Joy

For all the 70s ballyhoo regarding Jimmy Page’s alleged dealings with the devil, it’s Robert Plant who still…

Nate Dogg Tribute

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Nate Dogg Tribute

When Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale passed last month, hip-hop lost one of its most distinctive voices—one that West…

Pickwick

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Pickwick

A year ago, Seattle’s Pickwick wasn’t a terrible band by any means, but they were still trying to…

Ries Niemi

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Ries Niemi

The local artist works on both a large and small scale in That’s Not How I Remember It.…

This

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This

Like the melba round under a canapé, secret adultery provides the sound foundation for dazzling verbal acrobatics and…

The Clouds, A Reality Play

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The Clouds, A Reality Play

Ghost Light’s ribald and overstuffed adaptation of the Aristophanes original takes place in the tawdry realm of reality…

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

Raconteur/monologist Mike Daisey specializes in biting the hands that have fed him, as he did–when still in Seattle–with…

David Laskin

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David Laskin

America’s tiny armed forces were a joke before its belated entry into World War I. A draft was…

The Variety Show

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The Variety Show

Veteran choreographer Donald Byrd delights in tweaking pop-culture icons and tackling charged topics, which has given his Spectrum…

All 4 1

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All 4 1

In its long, varied history, it’s been a meeting hall, a church, a studio, and a theater. But…

Hauschka

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Hauschka

One of the excitements of composing for prepared piano is the constant sense of discovery: When you attach…

Bummer Summer

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Bummer Summer

Seattle has been slow to embrace the movie-plus-booze formula one finds in other cities. But Northwest Film Forum…

Grateful Dead Night

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Grateful Dead Night

Back when former City Attorney Tom Carr was attempting to shut down the Blue Moon for, among other…

Magnog

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Magnog

Who knew that Edmonds, WA had its very own Kranky-signed, Hovercraft-affiliated space rock band back in the mid-‘90s?…

Paul Simon

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Paul Simon

The early buzz on Paul Simon’s latest, So Beautiful or So What, is that it’s his best record…