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Break a Heart

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Break a Heart

Deservedly, Valentine’s Day gets a bad rap nowadays. The stakes are so high, our expectations are so elaborate—there’s…

The skeleton of a monkey lies in recently burnt forest near. Porto de Moz, Para state, Brazil.

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Daniel Beltra

Seattle’s Daniel Beltra is an assignment photographer for Greenpeace who has spent over two decades documenting man’s devastating…

Moulin Rouge! Sing-Along

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Moulin Rouge! Sing-Along

Bring a date and sing along to Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical, whose numbers include “Diamond Dogs,” “The Sound…

Im Still Here, Stephen Sondheims anthem (from Folliesbut you knew that) for

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Im Still Here, Stephen Sondheims anthem (from Folliesbut you knew that) for

“I’m Still Here,” Stephen Sondheim’s anthem (from Follies—but you knew that) for indefatigable showbiz troupers, could be the…

The Album Leaf turns over a new one, Saturday at Neumos.

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The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Parson Red Heads ~ Thursday, February 4 Maybe it’s because their name reminds me ofone of my all-time…

South Pacific

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South Pacific

This touring production has been touted as everything from 2008’s Tony-winning Broadway revival to a Second Coming for…

Local Blogger and Freelancer Claims To Have Provided Uptight With Assistance on His Column

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Local Blogger and Freelancer Claims To Have Provided Uptight With Assistance on His Column

Editor’s Note:It has lately been brought to our attention that the work of the Uptight Seattleite may not…

Edmond

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Edmond

A sampler of David Mamet’s signature themes—race, class, and gender frictions—1982’s Edmond is a lean one-act fugue about…

Mudhoney

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Mudhoney

Though Mark Arm may be the face of Mudhoney and Dan Peters its solid backbone, their essence, longevity…

Mr. Angelo

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Mr. Angelo

Everyone encounters moral dilemmas. Writer Daniel Tarker’s new work picks some of the touchiest subjects to deliver a…

Penguins, Episode II: Roll Away the Rock

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Penguins, Episode II: Roll Away the Rock

Since turf war broke out between priests and nuns in part 1 of Scot Augustson’s comedy, no Y…

Love Song

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Love Song

John Kolvenbach’s Love Song is a story about the relationship between two siblings masquerading as a story about…

X-Ray Press

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X-Ray Press

Anyone who appreciates the cacophonous, unholy union of the Climax Golden Twins and the A-Frames or the arresting…

The Evil Dead

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The Evil Dead

Sam Raimi’s wildly influential and ultra-violent 1981 underground hit helped make him a future Hollywood star and also…

Arts & Culture

Blue Earth: Art as Activism

Seattle’s Daniel Beltra is an assignment photographer for Greenpeace who has spent over two decades documenting man’s devastating…

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Im Still Here, Stephen Sondheims anthem for indefatigable showbiz troupers (from Folliesbut

“I’m Still Here,” Stephen Sondheim’s anthem for indefatigable showbiz troupers (from Follies—but you knew that), could be the…

The Dwarves

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The Dwarves

Still relishing nudity and mayhem 20 years after the infamous album cover of their 13-song, 14-minute Sub Pop…

Do Make Say Think

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Do Make Say Think

Whether it’s the plodding ponderousness of Pelican or the anarchic squall of Godspeed, a good number of the…

St. Vincent

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St. Vincent

Annie Clark, the multi-instrumental and vocalist best known as St. Vincent, is a lesson in contradictions. The song…

Arj Barker

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Arj Barker

Bret and Jemaine who? On HBO’s spacy musical comedy Flight of the Conchords, Arj Barker’s Dave—the twosome’s best…