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Speaking from Los Angeles, writer/director John Ridley is well aware of Seattle’s
Published 7:06pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014Speaking from Los Angeles, writer/director John Ridley is well aware of Seattle’s expectations for his SIFF-opening Jimi Hendrix biopic. Hendrix was, before Nirvana, our greatest ... Read more
Thursday, May 15 Whim W’him Olivier Wevers continues to experiment with movement
Published 7:07pm Tuesday, May 6, 2014Thursday, May 15 Whim W’him Olivier Wevers continues to experiment with movement so slippery you need rubber gloves to catch it. For this mixed-repertory show, ... Read more
Opening Fading Gigolo John Turturro’s new New York-set comedy has received some
Published 5:08pm Tuesday, May 6, 2014Opening Fading Gigolo John Turturro’s new New York-set comedy has received some awful reviews. In it he plays a florist-turned-gigolo, with Woody Allen as his ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events Creeps In David Freeman’s 1972 play, five
Published 11:17pm Friday, May 2, 2014Stage Openings & Events Creeps In David Freeman’s 1972 play, five men with cerebral palsy in a men’s room talk frankly about their lives. Seattle ... Read more
Classical, Etc. • Seattle Opera SEE REVIEW, PAGE TK. • Seattle Jazz
Published 11:08pm Friday, May 2, 2014Classical, Etc. • Seattle Opera SEE REVIEW, PAGE TK. • Seattle Jazz Composers Ensemble All kinds of new work on this fifth-anniversary celebration evening. The ... Read more
Friday, May 2 Seattle’s Peeping Tomboys are disciples of the post-punk wallow.
Published 4:18pm Friday, May 2, 2014Friday, May 2 Seattle’s Peeping Tomboys are disciples of the post-punk wallow. Their debut EP, Levelheaded, is a rumbling, distorted work that moves slow so ... Read more
I.At around 5 p.m. it started to sink in that this
Published 2:57pm Friday, May 2, 2014I. At around 5 p.m. it started to sink in that this year’s May Day might turn out to be an absolute treat. Up until ... Read more
Thursday, May 8 Baron Samedi Choreographer Alain Buffard began his dancing
Published 12:44am Wednesday, April 30, 2014Thursday, May 8 Baron Samedi Choreographer Alain Buffard began his dancing life studying with Alwin Nikolais, and he seems to have taken to heart the ... Read more
Theater Openings & Events Bill’s Bash Seattle Shakespeare Company’s annual fundraiser
Published 9:36pm Tuesday, April 29, 2014Theater Openings & Events Bill’s Bash Seattle Shakespeare Company’s annual fundraiser celebrates the Bard’s 450th. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 733-8228 x268, billsbash.org. $100–$200. 5:30 ... Read more
Local & Repertory As You Like It This British film retrospective continues
Published 9:01pm Tuesday, April 29, 2014Local & Repertory As You Like It This British film retrospective continues with Our Man in Havana (1959), based on the Graham Greene novel, with ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events I Saw U Unexpected Productions’ new show
Published 8:47pm Tuesday, April 29, 2014Stage Openings & Events I Saw U Unexpected Productions’ new show is inspired by personals: What happens when a “missed connection” connects? Unexpected Productions Market ... Read more
Openings & Events Artists’ Reception: Two Artists, Two Seas, Two Views With
Published 7:03pm Tuesday, April 29, 2014Openings & Events Artists’ Reception: Two Artists, Two Seas, Two Views With Eva Stina Bender and Anna Johansen. Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., ... Read more
This was my first time attending Seattle Weekly’s annual “Voracious Tasting &
Published 8:27pm Monday, April 28, 2014This was my first time attending Seattle Weekly’s annual “Voracious Tasting & Awards,” and I now clearly understand why people clamor to get tickets each ... Read more
It’s finally here, the night we’ve been furiously planning for the last
Published 8:16pm Thursday, April 24, 2014It’s finally here, the night we’ve been furiously planning for the last few months–one of Seattle’s favorite food events. Dozens of restaurants and bars are ... Read more
Your Daily Dose of Food News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany 1. The
Published 7:06pm Thursday, April 24, 2014Your Daily Dose of Food News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany 1. The Pacific Science Center’s STEM: Science Uncorked event takes place tonight from 7 to ... Read more
Kool Keith aka Dr. Octagon It’s common in rap for MCs to
Published 5:07pm Thursday, April 24, 2014Kool Keith aka Dr. Octagon It’s common in rap for MCs to adopt certain alter egos. On his website, Kool Keith offers brief biographies of ... Read more
Opening ThisWeek The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Opens Fri., May 2
Published 4:38pm Thursday, April 24, 2014Opening ThisWeek The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Opens Fri., May 2 at Ark Lodge, Majestic Bay, Sundance, and other Theaters. Rated PG-13. 140 minutes. Every few years ... Read more
Standing on a dirt path, alongside a neat stack of irrigation pipes,
Published 7:37pm Wednesday, April 23, 2014Standing on a dirt path, alongside a neat stack of irrigation pipes, between two barns, and under an intense gray sky, the matte-gray U.S. Government ... Read more
Bombay Bicycle Club has been a UK indie mainstay since 2005. Though
Published 4:38pm Wednesday, April 23, 2014Bombay Bicycle Club has been a UK indie mainstay since 2005. Though it hasn’t seen as much success in the U.S., its willingness to experiment ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events The Beggar’s Opera Vaclav Havel’s non-musical take on
Published 10:51pm Tuesday, April 22, 2014Stage Openings & Events The Beggar’s Opera Vaclav Havel’s non-musical take on John Gay’s 18th-century slum story (not the usual Weill/Brecht version). Jones Playhouse Theatre, ... Read more