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Gordon Lightfoot
Now that hes over 70, his frame and voice a good deal frailer than they were in his…
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Ryan Purcell & The Last Round
Seattle country-rock troubadour Ryan Purcell clearly worships at the altar of cantankerous cowboy Townes Van Zandt and his…
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Rakaa
Though they might not have blown up in the mainstream past their 2004 Kanye West collaboration This Way,…
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Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern is already a legendary shredder, the type of guitarist who plays with the fieriest intensity she…
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Matthew Dear
The ultra-versatile producer/ DJ Matthew Dears fourth album, the critically adored Black City, conceptualizes a futuristic world that…
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Hamlet
The subtext to director John Langs’ trim, wry production of Hamlet isnt Tea Party anger or midterm elections.…
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Aloe Blacc
Though Aloe Blacc’s musical debut came as the emcee half of indie hip-hop duo Emanon, the music of…
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Mayer Hawthorne & The County
For as much commotion has been made of the physical demise of strong cities like Detroit, that citys…
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The Cave Singers
As gorgeous and charming as Cave Singers sun-dappled singles like Summer Light (from 2009s Welcome Joy) may be,…
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Fistful of Mercy
As much as Id like to spend the next hundred words styling snarky Ben Harper jokes, the powerfully…
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Memento
In Chris Nolan’s smart, surprising 2000 indie breakthrough, a man bent on avenging his wifes murder is hindered…
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Evil Dead: The Musical
I dont know whether Sam Raimi is a musical theater fan, though I suspect Rodgers and Hammerstein never…
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Ken Armstrong
Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry’s new book, Scoreboard, Baby, is a riveting, exhaustive probe into the cesspool that…
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Share the Music
Anyone whos babysat for more than 15 minutes will appreciate the hypnotizing effects of childrens TV, especially those…
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Lissa Rankin
Gynecologist Lissa Rankin regularly gets drunk dialed by girlfriends who ask her questions they would never ask their…
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All Tharp
With some choreographers, an evening of their work is an essay in sameness, slight variations on a single…
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Steambot
The first thing you see at the group show Steambot is a log perched atop a metal pole.…
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Stew and the Negro Problem
Since Stew and musical partner Heidi Rodewald shelved TNP six years ago, they’ve become stage sensations, taking the…
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Ray Troll
Alaska artist Ray Troll hit on a good idea in the 80s, which was to mock our Northwest…
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Daniel Handler
Writing under the nom de plume of Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler is the mad scientist behind the 13…