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The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Telepathe ~ Wednesday, June 10 BFFs Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais, aka Telepathe, slip heavy narcotics into their electro-pop concoctions, but take care to sip ... Read more

Tell Her About It!

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Dear Dategirl, I have a problem and need an outside party’s advice. I have this friend, “Joan,” whom I’ve known about four years. We’re very ... Read more

UW Art Professor Shirley Scheier’s project of photographing power lines raised the

Published 7:00am Monday, June 8, 2009

UW Art Professor Shirley Scheier’s project of photographing power lines raised the eyebrows of Snohomish police, so they frisked her, handcuffed her, searched her car, ... Read more

Yeah, sure, The Stranger can claim Lynn Shelton’s Humpday as its own,

Published 7:00am Friday, June 5, 2009

Yeah, sure, The Stranger can claim Lynn Shelton’s Humpday as its own, but we’ve got our own horse in the SIFF derby. That being our ... Read more

Summer Guide: Click Here for Fried Chicken

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Despite one ominous sign of the fried-bird apocalypse, plenty of places still deliver the original recipe. Read more

Summer Guide: Best Bets for Outdoor Drinking

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Sometimes it’s possible to get high off nature. Hedge your bets by also drinking. Read more

Summer Guide Events Calendar: Festivals and Wiener-Dog Races

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A selection of the season’s major happenings. Read more

Summer Guide: Where to Get a Meal in the Sun

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Everything tastes better outside. Maybe that’s because there’s so much talent walking by. Read more

The Wire: This Week’s Notable Events

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

THURSDAY 6/4 Comedy: Mr. Warmth Anybody who can dis Frank Sinatra to his face and live to laugh about it deserves our utmost respect. The ... Read more

The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

Published 7:00am Tuesday, June 2, 2009

David Sanborn ~ Wednesday, June 3 through Sunday, June 7 As much as some jazz snobs like to disparage smooth, crossover, and pop forms of jazz, ... Read more

The Tour de Mike Seely continues tomorrow with a stop on the

Published 7:00am Friday, May 29, 2009

The Tour de Mike Seely continues tomorrow with a stop on the deck of Mike’s beginning at 4:00pm. The chili parlor makes the top five ... Read more

This afternoon, at 4:30, I’ll be in-studio at KISW (99.9) to discuss

Published 7:00am Thursday, May 28, 2009

This afternoon, at 4:30, I’ll be in-studio at KISW (99.9) to discuss my dive bar book with the meatball co-hosts of the Mens Room, one ... Read more

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Published 7:00am Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Thunderbird Motel ~ Wednesday, May 27 Thunderbird Motel plays the kind of blues-inspired, rootsy rock that once monopolized your father’s teenage record collection. If this ... Read more

Seattle’s Own Municipal Idol

Published 7:00am Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Adam Lambert’s got nothing on Seattle’s eccentric cast of city council candidates. Read more

While Mike McGinn appeared on the Mountain (albeit at a different time

Published 7:00am Tuesday, May 19, 2009

While Mike McGinn appeared on the Mountain (albeit at a different time than he announced), Jan Drago waited eagerly on the sidelines, and the rest ... Read more

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Published 7:00am Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Miniature Tigers ~ Thursday, May 21 Fake blood, haunted pyramids, baby dinosaurs, and cannibal queens: These are just a few sources of inspiration for the ... Read more

A few notes that didn’t make it into this week’s review of

Published 7:00am Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A few notes that didn’t make it into this week’s review of lesser-known antojitos:1. Perfection is not a virtue when it comes to forming pupusas, ... Read more

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Notable Events

Published 7:00am Tuesday, May 19, 2009

WEDNESDAY 5/20 Visual Arts: Bodies in Motion It’s a mouthful, Motonic Simulacra, Evolved Diatomoton and the other wall-mounted sculptures, but the wall-size LED array by ... Read more

I attended Washington Ceasefire’s annual luncheon at the WAC this afternoon as

Published 7:00am Thursday, May 14, 2009

I attended Washington Ceasefire‘s annual luncheon at the WAC this afternoon as a guest of Pam Eakes, my former boss at Mothers Against Violence in ... Read more

Bike to Work Day

Published 7:00am Wednesday, May 13, 2009

May is National Bike Month, and today Starbucks is sponsoring Bike to Work Day. There will be free coffee and other goodies at 44 commuter ... Read more