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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Jimmy Cliff / Wednesday, July 21  See the Q&A. Mary Gauthier / Wednesday, July 21 I’m shocked there…

Isaac Layman

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Isaac Layman

One of the warmest rooms in Seattle is the central gallery displaying eight huge photos of Otter Pops…

Franklin's scenes from the NWDC.

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The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

WEDNESDAY 7/21 Visual Arts: Limbo Land Based on the oral histories of two illegal immigrants, Many Uch and…

I’m Not There

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I’m Not There

The concept is as simple to describe as it is audacious to behold: a portrait of Bob Dylan…

But I'm a Cheerleader

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But I’m a Cheerleader

Most coming-out movies have been predictably dramatic: Gay teens fess up to their friends and family, and get…

Lisa Gralnick

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Lisa Gralnick

Forget being worth their weight in gold—what are the mundane objects of modern life really worth, as expressed…

Last Days

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Last Days

You could make a powerful film about the period leading up to Kurt Cobain’s 1994 suicide, but this…

Jeff Yeager

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Jeff Yeager

A rigorous family budget is optional in Jeff Yeager’s financial plan. So is underwear. In The Cheapskate Next…

Cyclefest/BikeMania

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Cyclefest/BikeMania

How are we to separate Cyclefest/BikeMania, bound together like Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador? BikeMania is the kid-oriented…

Léon Morin, Priest

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Léon Morin, Priest

In 1961, resolved to break with his image as a cult director “known only to a handful of…

Seattle Symphony conductor Gerard Schwarz

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Seattle Chamber Music Society

From conducting to composing is a step up, as everyone knows. So when Music of Remembrance premiered Gerard…

SAN ANTONIO - MAY 25: Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm drives against Becky Hammon #25 of the San Antonio Silver Stars during the game at the AT&T Center on May 25, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2007 NBAE (Photo by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sue Bird;Becky Hammon

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Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury

What’s the best Seattle pro sports team right now? The Mariners? Put away the rye bread and mustard,…

artsfair

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artsfair

These days, it seems like everyone is a self-proclaimed artist or artist in the making. But who’s any…

The Icarus Kid

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The Icarus Kid

There are many times when it’s no fun to watch somebody else playing Nintendo for hours, like that…

Blue Giant

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Blue Giant

When Conor Oberst went from angsty indie to twangy country, he sounded a little ridiculously in foreign territory.…

Consignment

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Consignment

Seattle’s Consignment kicks crusty, lo-fi jams and records them to cassette. Though the sound quality is about as…

Adam Lambert

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Adam Lambert

Maybe the rest of the world is right. Maybe Americans are too complacent to take to the streets…

Cataldo

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Cataldo

There’s nothing too new about Cataldo, the mostly-but-not-always-solo project of Eric Anderson. He’s a guy who writes head-bobby…

The Heels

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The Heels

The Heels’ high-energy punk rock sounds exactly like what you’d expect to hear from a quartet of fishnet-and-leopard-print-wearing…

The Avett Brothers

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The Avett Brothers

Though they’ve been making records since way back in the ‘01, North Carolina’s Avett Brothers added some serious…