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Northern Latitudes: The Frye and Alaska
After the Klondike gold rush, Seattle began booming. The Frye-Bruhn Meat Packing Co. was one such local beneficiary;…
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Dum Dum Girls
If the Ronettes or the Shangri-Las had picked up some guitars and written their own songs back in…
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I See Hawks In L.A.
While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in…
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Lambchop – Live at XX Merge
Determinedly obscure, the amorphous Nashville band known as Lambchop rarely plays Seattle. The closest fans are likely to…
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The Weekly Wire: The Weeks Recommended Events
WEDNESDAY 6/23 Arts/Sports: Watch Out for Elin! Practice your backswing and prepare to tee off. For the KAC…
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Skyspace
James Turrell’s Skyspace stands on two concrete pillars in the Henry’s erstwhile sculpture courtyard. On the exterior, thousands…
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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
DJ Marky / Wednesday, June 23 The last time I saw Marky, at the (now-defunct) War Room, the…
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Untitled Series No. 2
The Henry removed its old lobby gift shop two years ago, just when the economy went south, and…
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Windfall
The old portal to Seattle Rep and Intiman at Seattle Center used to resemble a truck-loading alley. But…
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Kathryn Schulz
Being wrong is underrated. Think how much well eventually learn from the Gulf Coast oil spill about environmental…
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Team America: World Police
This gleefully gory, vulgar 2004 flickco-written by South Park cranks Trey Parker and Matt Stone and starring an…
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Mishna Wolff
Its a good thing that Mishna Wolff has a background in stand-up comedy, since her late-80s memoir of…
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Sabrina
Man did the 1995 remake stink up Billy Wilders 1954 original with Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William…
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster
My first boyfriend was a juicer. Steroids were the drug of choice at my high school, having washed…
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The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime is a band that straddles an interesting thematic line their catalog of songs strikes…
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The English Beat
Skanking has nothing to do with Paris Hilton or any of her celebrity/ho ilk. The dance originated in…
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The English Beat
Skanking has nothing to do with Paris Hilton or any of her celebrity/ho ilk. The dance originated in…
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Fag Hag Bash
Being a fag hag can be frustrating, starting with the unflattering terminology. (May I suggest flame dame instead?)…
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Party in the Park
Much as we love the Olympic Sculpture Park, SAM can be a little persnickety about the place. It…