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Overgrowth & Understory
The poet Joyce Kilmer famously wrote, I think that I shall never see/A poem as lovely as a…
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Tristan and Isolde
Never had a composer dared to use a musical metaphor so blatantly and yet so subtly until Richard…
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GreenNote Festival
Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint),…
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Origami Ghosts
Like their respective namesakes, Seattle’s Origami Ghosts make music that is delicate and haunting. The band’s songs glide…
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The Art of Discovery
Fifty years ago, the Junior League of Seattle began a Northwest art collection, from which over 70 pieces…
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Moneta
On their MySpace, Moneta writes about existing in a wasteland music scene filled with auto-tuned teenie-boppers, neon-clad frat-core,…
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The Laramie Project
First performed 10 years ago (and soon thereafter on HBO), The Laramie Project was developed from more than…
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Alpha Yaya Diallo
Though hes been out of Africa, and based in B.C., for years now, the Guinea-born singer and guitarist…
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James Pridgeon
In the age of Xbox and Wii, pinball machines are history. And history is the theme of sorts…
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Romeo & Juliet
GreenStages traveling outdoor production of Romeo and Juliet a subtly subversive treat. Romeo (goofy and gracile Ryan Higgins),…
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Etran Finatawa
I’m guessing you will probably have very few opportunities to see a nomad culture brought to life onstage,…
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Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman’s career is not like yours. It doesn’t matter who you are, because you’re not a satirical,…
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Sub Pop built its reputation on grunge and sustained it on indie rock. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba…
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Mary Gauthier
Im shocked there hasnt been a movie made about Mary Gauthier. Maybe Ill write the screenplay. All the…
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Maylene & The Sons of Disaster
Southern rock lives on in the grooves of Alabamas Maylene & the Sons of Disaster — country-fried like…
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Capitol Hill Block Party
CHBP organizers really outdid themselves this year. The three-day events lineup is current, big-name, and ultra hipster-friendly …
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LAKE
Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson started the Olympia collective LAKE with every intention of touring as a Fleetwood…
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Red Heart Alarm
Last Saturday, the Dusty 45s headlined an impressive local lineup at the PBRBQ (i.e, a barbecue sponsored by…
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The Spinto Band
Do you know anyone from Delaware? I’ve met a lot of people in my life, and none of…
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Man of La Mancha
The biggest stars of Taproot’s production are the designers: Mark Lund (scene and sound), Sarah Burch Gordon (costumes),…