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Decasia
Bill Morrison’s short symphony of decaying celluloid is both one of the worst and best films of 2002.…
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Grass Widow
After releasing just one record with Kill Rock Stars, 2010’s solid Past Time, the San Francisco post-punk trio…
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
In this 2009 stop-motion adaptation, Wes Anderson has added an existential layer to the protagonist of Roald Dahl’s…
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he Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) fell out of fashion, like his geodesic domes, with the waning of the ’60s.…
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Nite Jewel
The Los Angeles electro-pop artist Ramona Gonzalez released her well-received debut as Nite Jewel, Good Evening, in 2009…
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Grease Sing-Along
1978’s most popular film cemented John Travolta’s movie superstardom, and gave Olivia Newton-John her only taste of it.…
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Wild Nothing
It’s a heartening thing when a band you like releases a second album that’s as good—or even better—than…
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Big Birthday Bash
The crumbs and debris Bumbershoot have been swept away, but Seattle Center isn’t yet done with our (Indian)…
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Blackstreet
Though this isn’t technically billed as a middle school dance, you will probably find–or be one of the–many…
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Blondie & Devo
While they’ve never been amorously linked, it’s romantic to think of Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh and Blondie’s Deborah…
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Against Me!
When the news broke earlier this year that Against Me! singer Tom Gabel was coming out as transgender,…
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Chinatown
In Roman Polanski’s neo-noir Chinatown, Jack Nicholson’s private eye sexes up his mediocre snooping with blithe arrogance and…
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The Men
with On March’s Open Your Heart, this Brooklyn punk group refines the aggressive, go-for-broke promise of last year’s…
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Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is no longer the biggest festival in the Northwest, but the event, in its 42nd year, is…
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Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
“They should have been the band that went way beyond any of us who were influenced by them,”…
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AAIIEE
Filling a niche few could expect, this longtime local punk band released See You In Seattle, a concept…
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Olympic Music Festival
At first glance, the Olympic Music Festival, held outside Quilcene on what used to be a dairy farm,…
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PAX Prime
Nerdy hobbies like anime watching and video gaming used to be solitary pursuits enjoyed at home, often in…
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Pollens
This Seattle six-piece incorporates drone music, polyrhythms, and complex vocal harmonies into its idiosyncratic sound. With Tartufi, By…
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Amon Tobin
Known both for his virtuosic sound-design abilities and his attention-grabbing live visuals, electronic musician Tobin’s latest is 2011’s…