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Coliseum
We live in a time of grand excesses, where auto-tune and terrible studio tricks that were once reserved…
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Pavement
I was one of about six people who were more excited about seeing Pavement than anyone else playing…
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Bumblefuck
Bumbershoot tends to Hoover up most of the quality local bands you might want to see in the…
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Mark Kozelek
The latest Sun Kil Moon record, the lovely and gently rhythmic Admiral Fell Promises, is actually just Mark…
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Dave Mustaine
Perhaps the only thing harder than defending Courtney Love is being a Dave Mustaine apologist. After being famously…
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Dave Matthews Band
Its very chic for connoisseurs of cool music to trash the Dave Matthews Band. Yes, they crank out…
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Bumbershoot 2010: Defending Courtney, Myth & Dylan, and Picks for the Whole Weekend
BUMBERSHOOT SATURDAY: A complete guide to all the shows, including Neko Case, Wheedle’s Groove, and the Decemberists BUMBERSHOOT…
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The Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
While this 24-year-old Cuban pianist was discovered and championed by none other than Quincy Jones, he obviously caught…
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Cyndi Lauper
Like pizza, unexpected tax refunds, and sunny days in winter, its impossible to not like Cyndi Lauper. In…
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Hootenanny For A Healthy Gulf
About six months ago, a few weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, STG honcho Debra Heesch and Ashley…
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Bumbershoot Saturday: Picks and Notes Featuring Neko Case, Wheedle’s Groove, the Decemberists, and More
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Northwest Rooms Seattle Street Biennale An ode to local street art, from…
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The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
WEDNESDAY 9/1 Books: The Upside of Flooding We’ve had our fill of environmental-disaster movies (The Day After Tomorrow,…
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22 Doors Happy Hour
22 Doors continues to hold down the title for darkest, loungiest Bar on 15th Avenue at night. It’s…
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Bumbershoot Sunday: Picks and Notes Featuring Weezer, Horse Feathers, Laff Hole!, and More
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. • Starbucks Stage The Tripwires A local supergroup of sorts, The Tripwires comprise…
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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
The Alfredo Rodríguez Trio / Wednesday, September 1 While this 24-year-old Cuban pianist was “discovered” and championed by…
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No Impact Man
Colin Beavan, the author of No Impact Man and subject of this 2009 documentary, decided to systematically reduce…
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Six names guaranteed to make you laugh: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and…
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Little Big Man
This short sports documentary recalls a time, 1982, when Kirkland was just a bedroom suburb, not the unaffordable…
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Mamma Roma
Very much a transitional work for Pier Paulo Pasolini, his 1962 Mamma Roma is also about a woman…
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A Doctor in Spite of Himself
The clown is the most expressive of all creatures, writes Christopher Bayes on his Web site, and is…