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Alexa Stevenson
A book that opens with a graphic description of the authors in vitro fertilization faces some major obstacles…
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An Incredible Feast
An Incredible Feast walks the talk. In order to cut back on trash, the outdoor showcase of local…
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The Longacres Mile
While the Sounders have been streaky and the Mariners have sucked, down in Auburn theres a winner in…
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My Time With the Lady
Opening tonightheh, heh, I said opening, get it?My Time With the Lady, Ron Richardsons first-person account of five…
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Yankee Tavern
Steven Dietz (Beckys New Car) has a long history at ACT: This skillfully executed new suspense-comedy hybrid is…
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Mary Roach
So far as Mary Roach is concerned, there is no such thing as TMI. In her prior, compact…
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Brian Marshall Band
The local guitarist and songwriter Brian Marshall released two albums before recruiting some accomplished peers — Ivan Haas…
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The B-52s & Blondie
Here comes a bikini whale! Imagine 1978 at NYC punk club Maxs Kansas City, hearing party band the…
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Doe Bay Fest
Take everything there is to love about Sasquatch!talented and much-loved independent bands backed by beautiful sceneryand subtract all…
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The Temper Trap
Attempting to infuse soulful gestures into a scientifically proven-to-be-un-soulful genre (indie rock) has been attempted so many times…
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Tokyo Police Club
Some bands just do the youthful indie-rock thing well, and Tokyo Police Club is one of them. The…
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Michael Bolton
In the cult film Office Space, theres a computer programmer named Michael Bolton who neither looks like nor…
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Nneka
Fresh off the release of her third record Concrete Junglewhich also happened to be her American debutsinger-songwriter Nneka…
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Woven Bones
As highly as I recommend getting a taste of Austins Woven Bones, they should come with a warning…
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Hercules & Love Affair
Hercules & Love Affair, the brainchild of New York DJ Andy Butler and his BFF Kim Ann Foxman,…
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Buddy Guy and Robert Cray
If you’ve ever listened to blues, you’ve listened to both of these guys, whether you knew it or…
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8th Annual KEXP BBQ with The Lonely Forest
For their annual summer blowout, KEXP snagged Anacortes boy wonder John Van Deusen and his irresistible indie-pop band…
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Dinosaur Feathers
Vampire Weekend get a lot of love as NYCs Afropop-informed indie rock darlings, and thats fair. But theyre…
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PonyHomie
Lately there seems to be a collective of musicians in town armed with turn tables, synths and an…
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Meat Loaf
For a man named after truck stop comfort food, Meat Loaf certainly isn’t your run of the mill,…