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Bottoms Up Blues Gang

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Bottoms Up Blues Gang

The through-line from W.C. Handy’s groundbreaking, genre-establishing “St. Louis Blues” to St. Louis’ Bottoms Up Blues Gang (currently…

SXSW Send-Off Party

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SXSW Send-Off Party

Tonight, a mash-up of genre-spanning local acts share the same stage before heading off to Austin for SXSW.…

Marroquin is guilty of something in Chicago.

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The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

WEDNESDAY 3/3 Stage: Criminally Entertaining When director Bob Fosse‘s Chicago debuted in 1975, the idea of a snappy…

Hard swagger: the Cool Kids.

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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Bottoms Up Blues Gang / Wednesday, March 3 The through-line from W.C. Handy’s groundbreaking, genre-establishing “St. Louis Blues”…

Music News & Notes

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Music News & Notes

Chatting with a cupcake innovator, and what’s new with THEESatisfaction, The Dutchess & The Duke, and more.

The Uptight Seattleite: Who Moved My Chai?

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The Uptight Seattleite: Who Moved My Chai?

An exclusive excerpt from his just-published trade paperback, A Sensitive Liberal’s Guide to Life.

On Paper Wings

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On Paper Wings

The power of Ilana Sol’s richly drawn 2008 documentary accumulates quietly, without the aid of a large budget…

Brazil

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Brazil

Terry Gilliam’s grim, near-great Orwellian satire from 1985 stars Jonathan Pryce as the meek clerk who becomes an…

David Stoesz

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David Stoesz

The bitter, hard-working assistant to our Uptight Seattleite columnist, Stoesz is also a regular contributor to SW. Tonight,…

Michael Chabon

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Michael Chabon

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents the prolific Bay Area author. We’ve followed his career for quite some time–since…

Northwest Art Collection

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Northwest Art Collection

Up on the eighth floor, hidden by a wonderful bent-metal screen by Glen Alps, the library is showcasing…

A Sunny Day In Glasgow

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A Sunny Day In Glasgow

Philadelphia sextet A Sunny Day in Glasgow – so named for the city in which one of the…

Lincoln Square Oscar Party

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Lincoln Square Oscar Party

Forget the pizza and sweatpants. Why watch the Academy Awards at home when you, too, could be sashaying…

James Bond Fest

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James Bond Fest

Sean, meet George. Roger, we presume you three have met. The first, briefest, and funniest incarnations of James…

The Esoterics

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The Esoterics

Composer Samuel Barber’s strengths were affectingly reticent lyricism and an equally unassuming craftsmanship, which have made his Violin…

Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes

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Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes

Beth Levine is arguably the most important woman in fashion you’ve never heard of. The late New York…

Chicago

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Chicago

When director Bob Fosse’s Chicago debuted in 1975, the idea of a snappy tunefest equating murder with show…

ByDesign

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ByDesign

You care about fonts. Poor signage annoys you. A bad map is enough to ruin your entire day.…

We Were Promised Jetpacks

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We Were Promised Jetpacks

Nearly a year after England’s legendary Fatcat Records released their debut album, These Four Walls, the Glasgow quartet…

Hypatia Lake

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Hypatia Lake

The local experimental rock outfit Hypatia Lake is somewhat similar to the Flaming Lips and the Black Heart…