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The Orpheus Project

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The Orpheus Project

Some might say they’ve been to hell and back after a difficult trip to Costco. For Orpheus, the…

James Victore

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James Victore

How’s this for a job that sucks? For the July 2009 cover of Esquire, graphic designer James Victore…

Lizz Winstead

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Lizz Winstead

At home in New York, in the middle of her My State of the Union comedy tour, Lizz…

Mae Ngai

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Mae Ngai

Near the corner of Sixth and King, Chinatown, the chief witness in a looming government bribery trial is…

Timothy Siciliano

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Timothy Siciliano

Though his boldly colored new show, Donguguan Highways in Hot Pink, draws inspiration from that booming new manufacturing…

Shonen Knife

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Shonen Knife

Japan’s long-running all-girl trio Shonen Knife is down to one original member: Singer-guitarist Naoko Yamano. Bassist Michie Nakatami…

Federale

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Federale

The phrase “of the Brian Jonestown Massacre” is thrown about by so many Portland musicians you’d think it’s…

Ivar’s Salmon House Happy Hour

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Ivar’s Salmon House Happy Hour

Ivar’s Salmon House has one of the best outdoor patios in the city. Sitting at the north end…

Industry Lounge Happy Hour

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Industry Lounge Happy Hour

Meat markets get a bad rap, especially the ones that can’t be bothered to pretend that they’re something…

People Under The Stairs

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People Under The Stairs

In the liner notes for their 2002 record O.S.T., producer and emcee Thes One wrote that “somewhere along…

Earl's on the Ave Happy Hour

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Earl’s on the Ave Happy Hour

Their website claims they make the best drinks in Seattle. If “best” translates to “strongest,” it’s no lie,…

Modern English

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Modern English

Modern English are best known for the 1982 single “I Melt With You,” which kids these days often…

Finn MacCool's Happy Hour

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Finn MacCool’s Happy Hour

At first glance, Finn’s might appear to be your run-of-the-mill Americanized “Irish” pub, complete with trivia night, karaoke…

El Gaucho Happy Hour

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El Gaucho Happy Hour

It’s hard to believe that when El Gaucho first opened in Seattle more than 50 years ago, it…

A Better Promise

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A Better Promise

We Seattleites are accustomed to recycling every damn carton and container we use, but bottle caps present a…

Ivar’s at Pier 54 Happy Hour

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Ivar’s at Pier 54 Happy Hour

It’s amazing what price will do for a person’s perspective. Ask a non-tourist to go to happy hour…

Titus Andronicus

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Titus Andronicus

New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus likes to show off their book smarts – they named their band after a…

Ratatat

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Ratatat

Though the vast majority of June release LP4 came out of the same recording sessions that spawned 2008’s…

Fresh Bistro Happy Hour

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Fresh Bistro Happy Hour

With steak night Mondays and seafood boil Wednesdays now gracing the menu, why wouldn’t you visit this popular…

Crooked Fingers

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Crooked Fingers

After a ten-year run fronting Chapel Hill indie-luminaries Archers of Loaf, Eric Bachmann and the rest of the…