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Sounders vs. Celtic FC

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Sounders vs. Celtic FC

The Sounders are in their second MLS season. Their opponent in today’s friendly match, Glasgow’s Celtic Football Club,…

Bite of Seattle

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Bite of Seattle

Go ahead—you can gorge yourself at the Bite of Seattle without chewing up the environment. Among its 50…

From the Land of the Midnight Sun

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From the Land of the Midnight Sun

This weekend’s showcase of Finnish cinema, From the Land of the Midnight Sun, may or may not make…

Best of Magnuson Park

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Best of Magnuson Park

This city has no shortage of summer festivals—Seafair, the Bite of Seattle, Bumbershoot, Hempfest… the list goes on…

L'Edition Francaise

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L’Edition Francaise

At tonight’s Bastille Day party, it isn’t about what you put on, but what you take off. Burlesque…

Too Beautiful to Live

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Too Beautiful to Live

Too Beautiful To Live, the Podcast that smirkingly boasts having “tens of listeners,” opens up the show to…

Hypernova

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Hypernova

Hypernova could have been arrested for playing their music. In their home country of Iran, Western music is…

Dwele

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Dwele

Many musicians profess their art as an emotional release, but very few claim witnessing the fatal shooting of…

Wakey! Wakey!

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Wakey! Wakey!

Wakey! Wakey! frontman Mike Grubbs is one of those Brooklynites whose thin, pale frame suggests he exists on…

The Temptations & The Four Tops

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The Temptations & The Four Tops

Eddie Kendricks: Dead. Melvin Franklin: Dead. Paul Williams: Dead. David Ruffin: Dead. Al Bryant: Dead. Otis Williams: Hey,…

John Roderick

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John Roderick

Usually when a musician announces he’ll be talking a lot during a show, it’s a dreadful omen—like when…

The Coup

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The Coup

There’s definitely no shortage of politicized hip-hop in Seattle; in fact, our city is a downright respectable producer…

Mini Mansions

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Mini Mansions

Mini Mansions is the side project of Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman, and as far…

Ariel Pink

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Ariel Pink

L.A.’s Ariel Marcus Rosenberg – more commonly known as Ariel Pink – first unleashed his eccentric personality on…

The Unthanks

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The Unthanks

Here in the States we’re used to “folk” meaning stripped down, low-voiced, and massive beards. But across the…

Monotonix

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Monotonix

Seeing Monotonix perform their garage-rock anthems is, in the plainest terms, a fucking experience. The band rarely ever…

Hobosexual

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Hobosexual

Two-man band Hobosexual sounds like a hybrid between ’80s hair metal, dirty blues and Southern rock. As in,…

Dio Tribute

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Dio Tribute

To the unschooled, it would be easy to write off the work of the late Ronnie James Dio…

Portland Cello Project

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Portland Cello Project

Of all the musicians the Portland Cello Project has collaborated with–Horse Feathers, Thao with the Get Down Stay…

Cellos in their natural habitat.

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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Dwele / Wednesday, July 7 Many musicians claim their art is an emotional release, but very few admit…