Film
Brief Encounters
Painted Fire, Grey Gardens, and Pie in the Sky.
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Events Around Town
ON THE PLATE Through September 21 You better watch out, you better not whine, you better not kvetchand…
News
“It’s a simple image: He hasn’t got what it takes to handle such a ‘controversial,’ world-class event.”
From dope to dupe After reading “Happy-face hypocrite?” (1/27) I see that a new image of our beleaguered…
Arts & Culture
Performance Picks
Alki Playwright Eric Overmyer loves words—his time-tripping On the Verge was a veritable journey through them—so it should…
Music
Wednesday, August 31Earth, Wind and Fire + ChicagoTwo retro tastes that go
Wednesday, August 31Earth, Wind and Fire + ChicagoTwo retro tastes that go gaudily well together—horns, flash, tunes, feel-good…
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1998 Bumbershoot Picks: Music
This year, Bumbershoot’s most interesting musical offerings are non-mainstream groups like Ozomatli, the Waco Brothers, Yo La Tengo,…
Music
Isis
Le Tigre, Haiku d'Etat, Drive-By Truckers, Lesbians on Ecstasy, The Late Great Daniel Johnston, Junior Boys, Turing Machine,…
News
PIONEERING RACISM?My jaw dropped as I read the article on the affordable
PIONEERING RACISM?My jaw dropped as I read the article on the affordable neighborhoods in Seattle [Turf, “The Hot…
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Horoscopes
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) According to South Park, holding in your farts can make you spontaneously combust. According…
Arts & Culture
New Year’s Eve Party Picks
Sat – Music Ring in the new year with vintage soul, as Wheedle’s Groove, the reconstituted revue of…
Music
Comet
It’s gotten so that you can’t spit in this town without hitting some hipster on his way to…
Music
Music Calendar
Wed LIVE MUSIC AGUA VERDE Gypsy swing with Zhaoui, 8-10 p.m. 1303 N.E. Boat St., 206-545-8570. ALL AMERICAN…
Music
Jamaica to Toronto
Plus reviews of Black Heart Procession, Spencer Wiggins, and Daniel Johnston.
Arts & Culture
Strictly Seattle and Tallis Scholars
Strictly Seattle The title is local, but dancers come from considerably farther away to study with the teachers…
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Number of the Week
The percentage of high-school students who admitted to smoking a cigarette in the previous month—the lowest such figures…
Music
Countdown
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores 10. JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER Oh My Girl (Barsuk) 9.…
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Borders et al. v. King County et al.
A transcript of the decision by Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges, June 6, 2005.
Music
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores
10. BAND OF HORSES Everything All the Time (Sub Pop) 9. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN We Shall Overcome: Seeger Sessions…