Interpol, the NYC band that is credited for being the first of the modern Joy Division rip-offs, could be in…
Dear Uptight Seattleite, What do you think about Stumptown, that Portland coffee place, coming into the Seattle market? Betwixt and…
Artanker Convoy Cozy Endings (The Social Registry) The references to ’70s Miles Davis will abound; Artanker Convoy’s Cozy Endings is…
Hop a Groovy Bus to P-Town Itching to get south of the border? Go green on the new biodiesel-powered shuttle….
June 23 Fiend Without a Face A “Twisted Flick” from 1958, with Jet City Improv providing the (surely) horrifying dialogue….
Green Lake Motel (8900 Aurora Ave. N., 527-5000) More than two-dozen dirty mattresses are beached in the parking lot. The…
Handsome Furs Plague Park (Sub Pop) That it will be at least three years between Wolf Parade albums is enough…
Gemini (May 21–June 20) We sometimes regard being conscientious, generous, or altruistically good as the province of those better off…
JUNE 6,7 THE POLICE Offset all that summer lawn watering: A portion of the proceeds from yoga-toned Sting and Co.’s…
For a musical that strove—with unprecedented vigor—to be timely, to tackle contemporary issues, West Side Story has held up magnificently…
THERE’S SOMETHING about simply driving past the city-limit sign that’s reinvigorating—an excitement that builds as urban density fades and clumps…
Dear Uptight Seattleite, I was eating in a nice restaurant with a date last Saturday. When my beef tenderloin arrived,…
Dear Uptight Seattleite, I just witnessed some pretentious behavior. Could you please satirize it? Some Guy Dear Guy, Comfy . . . cloud . . ….
Meatface is a strip by Jessixa, about a piece of steak oppressed by Seattle’s hipster community. View earlier strips by…
We paid the price in sunburns for these slideshows and live tracks from the annual festival at the Gorge.
Trying to Do Right DEAR EDITOR: I read the article written by Rick Anderson criticizing Greg Nickels for gulping gas…
-Chris Garneau, J. Tillman, Levi Fuller hit the stage at the Crocodile Cafe.-The Philadelphia Orchestra plays Benaroya Hall, for classical…
Chris Garneau Music for Tourists (Absolutely Kosher) “We could laugh in hell together,” Chris Garneau sings on “Relief.” Over spare…
Pushing Hempfest Out DEAR EDITOR: Hmm, the heavily endowed SAM doesn’t want Hempfest anymore [“Stoners vs. Sculptures,” May 16]. I…
A comic strip about a piece of steak oppressed by Seattle’s hipster community.
