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    For the second in Iska Dhaaf’s pre-release music video series, the Seattle
    For the second in Iska Dhaaf’s pre-release music...
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 24, 2014 9:55 am

    For the second in Iska Dhaaf’s pre-release music video series, the Seattle duo of Benjamin Verdoes and Nathan Quiroga is…

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    Photos by Kyu Han.
    Promptly at 9 o’clock Colin Meloy ambled onto...
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 23, 2014 12:14 pm

    Promptly at 9 o’clock Colin Meloy ambled onto the Neptune Theatre stage, slung his acoustic guitar around his neck and…

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    Damien Jurado performs with the Silver Sisters Choir on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Photo by Victoria VanBruinisse
    It was a shock to see Damien Jurado...
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 20, 2014 10:42 am

    It was a shock to see Damien Jurado take the stage at the Neptune Theatre Friday night clad entirely in…

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    Around the time that Damien Jurado released his eighth full-length album, Caught
    Around the time that Damien Jurado released his...
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 14, 2014 3:01 pm

    Around the time that Damien Jurado released his eighth full-length album, Caught in the Trees, in 2008, the Seattle songwriter…

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    It has come to this. The Seahawks have woven themselves so tightly
    It has come to this. The Seahawks have...
    By Mark Baumgarten • January 6, 2014 5:14 pm

    It has come to this. The Seahawks have woven themselves so tightly into the fabric of the City of Seattle…

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    This weekend Marco Collins, the legendary DJ who broke some of the
    This weekend Marco Collins, the legendary DJ who...
    By Mark Baumgarten • December 20, 2013 8:23 pm

    This weekend Marco Collins, the legendary DJ who broke some of the greatest bands of the early ‘90s alternative era…

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    Lennon wears the tights of shame.
    The Santaland Diaries Seattle Public Theater at the...
    By Mark Baumgarten • December 10, 2013 12:00 pm

    The Santaland Diaries Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse, 7312 W. Green Lake Ave. N., 524-1300, seattlepublictheater.org. $15–$29. Runs Thurs.–Sun….

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    Jay Cox was destined to write Christmas songs. “I was born on
    Jay Cox was destined to write Christmas songs....
    By Mark Baumgarten • December 9, 2013 2:15 pm

    Jay Cox was destined to write Christmas songs. “I was born on Christmas,” says the leader of Seattle band The…

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    It's all about Jo (Frasca).Michael Brunk
    Little Women ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. S.W., 938-0339,...
    By Mark Baumgarten • December 3, 2013 12:15 pm

    Little Women ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. S.W., 
938-0339, artswest.org. $17–$36.50. 
7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sat., 3 p.m. Sun., plus 3 p.m. Sat.,…

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    Poster art for A Tribute to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground at Columbia City Theatre on Friday, November 29.
    The first Lou Reed song I ever really...
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 27, 2013 4:04 pm

    The first Lou Reed song I ever really listened to was “What’s Good?” It was 1992, and though Marky Mark…

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    Illustration by Matt Kinder
    Remember when we used to complain that MTV...
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 26, 2013 10:09 am

    Remember when we used to complain that MTV didn’t show music videos anymore? As the channel, which introduced America to…

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    Baloch as grieving mother.tornthefilm.com
    Torn Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Sundance Cinemas....
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 19, 2013 1:54 pm

    Torn Opens Fri., Nov. 22 at Sundance Cinemas.
Not rated. 80 minutes. A very modern problem lies at the heart of…

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    Eric D. Johnson
    This may well be your last chance to...
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 12, 2013 10:22 am

    This may well be your last chance to see the Fruit Bats before the band ceases to be. This is…

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    Abernethy as our hapless hero in Jesus’ Son.
    Jesus’ Son West of Lenin, 203 N. 36th...
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 11, 2013 4:17 pm

    Jesus’ Son West of Lenin, 203 N. 36th St., 
216-0833, book-it.org. $22. 
7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sun. Ends Nov. 24. The primary…

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    Dorff (left) and Hirsch as troubled sibs.themotellifefilm.com
    The Motel Life Runs Fri., Nov. 8–Thurs., Nov....
    By Mark Baumgarten • November 5, 2013 2:46 pm

    The Motel Life Runs Fri., Nov. 8–Thurs., Nov. 14 at 
Grand Illusion. Rated R. 85 minutes. It’s a long way…

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    Pomus in his later career.Clear Lake Historical Prods.
    AKA Doc Pomus Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov....
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 29, 2013 3:08 pm

    AKA Doc Pomus Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at 
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 98 minutes. “You gotta live something…

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    Ayron Jones, without The Way.
    Ayron Jones is indebted. And he knows it....
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 29, 2013 12:27 pm

    Ayron Jones is indebted. And he knows it. “I’ve heard people try to emulate what Stevie Ray Vaughan did, and…

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    Dressed all in black, shaped by a smart blazer, a smiling John
    Dressed all in black, shaped by a smart...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 24, 2013 10:31 am

    Dressed all in black, shaped by a smart blazer, a smiling John Gilbreath addressed a crowd before a performance during…

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    Taking the spotlight from his partner Macklemore for a moment, Ryan Lewis
    Taking the spotlight from his partner Macklemore for...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 23, 2013 5:34 pm

    Taking the spotlight from his partner Macklemore for a moment, Ryan Lewis was named The Top Producer in Music by…

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    The last major media appearance made by Robin Pecknold—that I can recall
    The last major media appearance made by Robin...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 23, 2013 9:51 am

    The last major media appearance made by Robin Pecknold—that I can recall anyway—was in February of 2012 when the Fleet…

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