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Resolution Run

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Resolution Run

You are fat. You are hungover. You might’ve kissed someone other than your spouse last night. You don’t…

The Yes Men Fix the World

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The Yes Men Fix the World

The anti-globalist performance guys who call themselves the Yes Men are masters of forging corporate rhetoric and media…

Bozzio/Holdsworth/Levin/Mastelotto

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Bozzio/Holdsworth/Levin/Mastelotto

Individually, each of these guys has a sterling resume: Tony Levin is the innovative bassist who spent years…

Pre-Party Prix Fixe at Taste

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Pre-Party Prix Fixe at Taste

To ring in the new decade, sit yourself down for a locally inspired three-course dinner, smack dab in…

Apparat

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Apparat

Berlin techno magician Sasha Ring, aka Apparat, is perhaps best known for his music with Modeselektor’s Gernot Bronsert…

Seattle Symphony

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Seattle Symphony

Some years back, Gerard Schwarz changed his Seattle Symphony New Year’s programming from pops faves to Beethoven’s Ninth—perhaps…

Japanther

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Japanther

If you can shake off your New Year’s Eve hangover enough to get down to the Comet, Brooklyn’s…

Loverboy

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Loverboy

The rampant, virtually unchecked spread of tribal casinos is apt to polarize moralists and economists alike. On the…

The New New

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The New New

One of two exhibits highlighting recent acquisitions at SAAM, “The New New” is the more accessible gallery, featuring…

Choklate

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Choklate

There are a number of reasons why it’s hard for singers pursuing neo-soul and R&B to make a…

Murder City Devils

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Murder City Devils

Back during the Murder City Devils’ first go-around, from 1996 until 2001, the rabid Seattle garage-punk sextet could…

Helladope

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Helladope

Near the vanguard of the vaunted new wave (or whatever you wanna call ‘em) that crashed tsunami-like through…

Gladiators Eat Fire

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Gladiators Eat Fire

Located somewhere along the noisy, experimental continuum that stretches from the Blood Brothers to Future of the Left,…

Cake

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Cake

On a cold rainy day, nothing perks my mood like Cake. The Sacramento alt-rockers’ Motorcade of Generosity and…

Our Favorite Local Releases of 2009

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Our Favorite Local Releases of 2009

From Bazan to Visqueen, Seattle had almost as many standout releases this year as Tiger Woods had mistresses.

Oh, Right, THAT New Year

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Oh, Right, THAT New Year

Dear Uptight Seattleite, I want to listen to Democracy Now! but I have a problem with Amy Goodman’s…

What We Listened to in 2009

Music

What We Listened to in 2009

Even if the music came from 1956, 1995, or … the future!

Lake Washington awaits you on New Year’s Day.

Arts & Culture

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

WEDNESDAY 12/30 Visual Arts: Seasons in a Bag One of two exhibits highlighting recent acquisitions at SAAM, “The…

Sunday at the 5th Avenue.

Arts & Culture

Moments to Remember: Classical/Dance

A half-dozen favorite memories from 2009, onstage and on CD.

Minus the Bear, 12/31 at Showbox at the Market.

Music

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Helladope ~ Wednesday, January 30 Near the vanguard of the vaunted new wave (or whatever you wanna call…