Film
Raw Is a Cannibalistic Coming-of-Age Tale
Growing up and throwing up in this occasionally uncanny film.
Music
Big BLDG Records Review Roundup, With Roy Rodgers and Western Haunts
Getting mathy and hazy with the local label’s newest releases.
Arts & Culture
APRIL Says Goodbye to One Seattle, and Hello to Another
Attendance is mandatory at the very last Authors, Publishers, and Readers of Independent Literature Festival.
Arts & Culture
Village Theatre’s “A Proper Place” Undermines Its Own Program’s Stated Goal
If the idea is to “challenge and change,” critically engaging with century-old material is necessary.
Music
COSMOS Is Punctuating a Busy Year With an Eclectic New Record
Even though “Moonshine” ranges stylistically, Téron Bell’s lyricism holds it all together.
Music
A Brief History of Pearl Jam’s Drummers
Rock and roll lore, stoked decades ago by Spinal Tap, would have you believe that the drummer’s stool…
Comix
My Amazon Interview
In this week’s feature comic, Jeff Bezos and Alexa put a would-be employee through the wringer.
Comix
Tall Tales of the Emerald City: Axon’s Cosplayer Cop Tech
Giant spaceship blast doors? Check. Retinal scanners? Check. Storm Troopers? Check.
Eat Drink Toke
At Flights & Rights, the ACLU Delivers a Literal Bar Exam
The ACLU is partnering with Seattle breweries to provide free drinks with a presentation on civil rights.
Arts & Culture
K.T. Niehoff’s Exceptional ‘Before We Flew Like Birds, We Flew Like Clouds’ Lauds Exceptional Humans
The multimedia show examines what it’s like to be on the edge of extraordinary physical experience.
Arts & Culture
Lit Fix—the Reading Series That Survived
Anything but short-lived, Mia Lipman’s cabaret-style show is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
Film
“T2 Trainspotting” Exchanges the Original’s Edge for Sentimentality
There might be something here for diehard fans, but otherwise the nostalgia’s empty.
Arts & Culture
Peter Bagge Doesn’t Shy Away From Zora Neale Hurston’s Tough Questions in ‘Fire!!’
A portrait, in black and white.
Arts & Culture
The Top 20 Things to Do This Week
See Marc Maron in the flesh, Smash Putt! for the last time, and much more.
Music
With Millions of Records Sold, Bellingham’s Soundings of the Planet Are New Age’s Old Pros
After surviving the rocky MP3 era, they’ve found even more success in the world of digital streaming.
Arts & Culture
In ‘Director’s Choice,’ Pacific Northwest Ballet Moves From Darkness to Light
The company’s latest features dark, ominous work as well as sunset-inspired pastels.
Arts & Culture
Anticipating the Fringe
Three shows to look forward to at this year’s Fringe Festival.
Arts & Culture
GIFs From Redmond’s Holi Festival of Color
Revelers gathered at Redmond City Hall for the vibrantly hued Indian celebration of spring’s arrival.