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The One-Armed Trick

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The One-Armed Trick

Like a cross between Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy and Christy Brown in My Left Foot, “Cuajo” (slang…

Grizzly Bear

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Grizzly Bear

Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear spent last summer drawing inspiration and recording songs for the follow-up to 2006’s critical smash,…

The 39 Steps

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The 39 Steps

This touring re-creation of the recent Broadway version of Hitchcock’s 1935 film (based on John Buchan’s 1914 book)…

Let the Right One In

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Let the Right One In

This lucid Swedish indie gem from 2008, adapted for the screen by John Ajvide Lindqvist from his novel…

Why Do I Continue to Miss the Boat?

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Why Do I Continue to Miss the Boat?

Dear Uptight Seattleite, Can the French braid be modified somehow to signal one isn’t a member of a…

Islands’ Nick T. is so hip, he casts technicolor shadows.

Music

The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

Mount Eerie ~ Wednesday, October 14 “Wind’s Dark Poem,” the opening track from the double-album sprawl of Mount…

Jordan’s antismoking collage is composed of tiny cigarette packs.

Arts & Culture

The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

Thursday 10/15 Stage: Mix and Mock Reggie Watts and Tommy Smith, like most artists today, are seeking the…

News

Did Kino Gomez Flee to Die?

The accused murderer of a local sound engineer has been on the lam for over a month.

Their name comes from the Gaelic pog mo thoin, or "kiss my

Arts & Culture

Their name comes from the Gaelic pog mo thoin, or “kiss my

Their name comes from the Gaelic pog mo thoin, or “kiss my ass,” which was Anglicized to Pogue…

Stefon Harris and Blackout

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Stefon Harris and Blackout

In the realm of smooth jazz, you have people like George Benson and Herbie Hancock, phenomenal musicians who…

Drew Daly

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Drew Daly

We’re accustomed to seeing dead sharks and sliced-up anatomy in the gallery, but what to make of sectioned…

Tony de los Reyes

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Tony de los Reyes

If you’re going after the great white whale, so to speak, it might as well be Moby-Dick. Melville’s…

Tim Roda

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Tim Roda

Trained at the UW and today based in New York, Tim Roda incorporates himself, his wife, and his…

Enchanted April

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Enchanted April

Based on Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel, Mathew Barber’s play focuses on the newfound independence of four women in…

Parenthesis

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Parenthesis

A brilliant, big-hearted fun-house of an exhibit, Parenthesis takes on the theme of parents and children with a…

Steely Dan

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Steely Dan

The Cuervo Gold. The fine Colombian. Makes tonight a wonderful thing. Set to a jazzy, mellow beat, these…

Even in Antarctica, somebody’s got to take out the trash.

Arts & Culture

The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

WEDNESDAY 10/7 Books: No Comfort Seattle Arts & Lectures begins its fall series with Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer…

Trannyshack Seattle

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Trannyshack Seattle

Brace yourselves, party people of Seattle: it’s that special time of year again. Though not a federally recognized…

Army of Darkness/Evil Dead II

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Army of Darkness/Evil Dead II

Dare we call Army of Darkness the high-water mark among the collaborations of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell?…

Tina Dico

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Tina Dico

At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss Tina Dico as yet another blonde, soulless pop singer churned out…