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Apparently a lot went down this week. From the world of music:

Apparently a lot went down this week. From the world of music: the Spinal Tap guys, Psychobilly Brawl,…

Miniature Tigers, Thursday, May 21: Fake blood, haunted pyramids, baby dinosaurs, and cannibal queens. These are just a few sources of inspiration for the squeaky-clean, irresistible guitar-pop of the Phoenix quartet Miniature Tigers. Up there with Bishop Allen in terms of timeless simplicity, the fresh-faced young band slides through two-to-three-minute ditties as effortlessly as a comb through a pomaded pompadour on the jingle-jangle debut album Tell It To The Volcano. Leader Charlie Brand has an airy, relaxed voice and a knack for B-movie lyrics that jump out at us as if in 3D, and the title track rattles happily along before sealing the tropical island imagery with calypso backing vocals. Few bands this charismatic sound better with time, but Miniature Tigers somehow manage it. And as if that wasnaE™t enough, they do a perfectly sprightly cover of ABBAaE™s aEœMamma MiaaE as well. With Kevin Devine, Brian Bonz, Honeydove. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St. 324-8005. 7 p.m. $10 adv., $12 dos. All ages. Note by DOUG WALLEN

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Mike Watt and the Missingmen, Epik High, and Northwest Folklife Festival also

Mike Watt and the Missingmen, Epik High, and Northwest Folklife Festival also made the list. Check out our…

Bumbershoot has been happening at Seattle Center in one form or another since 1971.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MSTRKRFT, Franz Ferdinand, and Modest Mouse are among the

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MSTRKRFT, Franz Ferdinand, and Modest Mouse are among the big names playing Bumbershoot this weekend.…

Clubgoers were treated to sets from Sharam at an after-hours show at

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Clubgoers were treated to sets from Sharam at an after-hours show at

Clubgoers were treated to sets from Sharam at an after-hours show at Pioneer Square’s Trinity in the wee…

The Little Red Studio, all decked out for Halloween.

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The 2nd Annual erotic haunted house runs nightly (8 and 9:30 p.m.)

The 2nd Annual erotic haunted house runs nightly (8 and 9:30 p.m.) at Little Red Studio through October…

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Lykke Li and fellow Swedes, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, performed at The Showbox

Lykke Li and fellow Swedes, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, performed at The Showbox at the Market on Friday, Feb…

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DJ Tigerbeat will be at Chop Suey tonight.Eric Grandy went long in

DJ Tigerbeat will be at Chop Suey tonight.Eric Grandy went long in last week’s issue talking about what…

1. Dan Savage is threatening to run for mayor. From Mike the Mover to the Owl Party, unfunny joke-candidates are a tradition in Seattle, and a fairly benign one. But the sex columnist's threat to enter the mayor's race is a whole other level of ridiculous. Righteous as ever, like a KVI hot-talker for the Pike/Pine set, Savage claims his lunge for the spotlight is all for the sake of our political system. I have a love for democracy, he declared last week. And it doesn't flourish in places where people aren't challenged by legit candidates at the ballot box. But Savage's presence only insures that any legit candidates remaining on the fence will immediately flee, rather than run the risk of ending up on a Muni League debate stage with the biggest attention hog in town. Savage claims he'll bow out if somebody else jumps in, but last we checked, a couple of legit candidates already had jumped in. Dan has apparently designated himself kingmaker, which is perhaps unsurprising given that he previously took credit for getting Greg Nickels elected in the first place. (The mayor of Seattle is the mayor of Seattle because of us, he told an interviewer. He won by 1,500 votes, and we put him on the cover and people voted for him.) Like the fruit-smashing comedian Gallagher, who ran for California governor in 2003, Savage's candidacy will be an embarrassment for all concerned, but at least Gallagher didn't pretend he was upholding any principle other than the revival of his own flagging career.

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The people, trends, and events that even our cynical minds find hard

The people, trends, and events that even our cynical minds find hard to believe. By SW Staff.Published on…

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The Good Hurt, You Are HereOut now, self-releasedBandcampFormed in 2010, The Good

The Good Hurt, You Are HereOut now, self-releasedBandcampFormed in 2010, The Good Hurt is still a fairly new…

Violet's green cat ears perfectly matched her hair!

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The sun came out for Capitol Hill Block Party, and so did

The sun came out for Capitol Hill Block Party, and so did some very interesting party-goers. Here’s our…

Bumbershoot is all about the music and this years festival isn't disappointing.

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Bumbershoot is all about the music and this years festival isn’t disappointing.

Bumbershoot is all about the music and this years festival isn’t disappointing. To read more about these shows…

The High Dive hosted a celebration of the month long Beard & Stache Fest on Sunday, March 1. The competition featured the work of 100 men.

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Beards, staches, N.A.S.A. and plenty more made the month of March worth

Beards, staches, N.A.S.A. and plenty more made the month of March worth remembering.Published on March 27, 2009

Rage's Tom Morello (guitar), and members of Soundgarden (Matt Cameron on Drums, Ben Shepherd on bass) with Tad Doyle.

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Tom Morello’s Justice Tour featured Mark Arm, Boots Riley, Blue Scholars, Steve

Tom Morello’s Justice Tour featured Mark Arm, Boots Riley, Blue Scholars, Steve Earle, MC5’s Wayne Kramer, and a…

The Flaming Lips brought their Santas and aliens to the Paramount Theater,

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The Flaming Lips brought their Santas and aliens to the Paramount Theater,

The Flaming Lips brought their Santas and aliens to the Paramount Theater, Thursday, Sept. 20.Published on September 21,…

Bluebottle recently launched its holiday "Jolly Good Print Show" (through Dec. 31),

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Bluebottle recently launched its holiday “Jolly Good Print Show” (through Dec. 31),

Bluebottle recently launched its holiday “Jolly Good Print Show” (through Dec. 31), which features awesome silkscreen posters ranging…

ComiCon 2009 proved rife with intriguing characters including Akuma as he tries to eat some Bacon Salt.

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This week, Seattle was flooded with super heroes and villains, home to

This week, Seattle was flooded with super heroes and villains, home to Heaven, and the site of Zak’s…

PartMan PartHorse lost pants, found bottles in strange places, and even played

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PartMan PartHorse lost pants, found bottles in strange places, and even played

PartMan PartHorse lost pants, found bottles in strange places, and even played a set of tunes on Sunday,…

A handful of contest winners performed a pair of songs with Weezer,

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A handful of contest winners performed a pair of songs with Weezer,

A handful of contest winners performed a pair of songs with Weezer, Saturday night at KeyArena. All photos…

[Wednesday, December 10] Simply put, Charlie Hunter is the most talented instrumentalist you've never heard of. Don't let the title of jazz guitarist aE“ an incredibly limiting moniker given Hunter's vast musical influences and his preference for a seven-stringed hybrid guitar aE“ fool you into thinking that this will be a mid-tempo evening of familiar standards. Hunter was more than capable of holding his own at 2007's seminal Crossroads Festival alongside the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, Carlos Santana and John Mayer, to name a few. What sets Hunter apart from even these giants, however, is his propensity for engulfing a myriad of sounds, starting with cool blue standards and reaching all the way to funk and fusion-laced original compositions. DimitriouaE™s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m., $23.50. Listen to Speakers Built In.

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Charlie Hunter Trio, 3 Inches of Blood and Holy Ghost Revival made

Charlie Hunter Trio, 3 Inches of Blood and Holy Ghost Revival made the list too. Check out briefs…

Dolly Parton at WaMu Theater: Given her iconic status and gregarious demeanor, I figured the show would be a treat, but I had no idea she would prove to be not only one of the most generous performers IaE™d ever seen, but a classically talented stand-up comedienne with letter-perfect timing.

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From concerts, festivals and around the city, check out our photos of

From concerts, festivals and around the city, check out our photos of the week from August 8 through…