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Local & Repertory • American Comedy Classics There’s overacting and there’s over-Acting.
Published 5:51pm Tuesday, July 23, 2013Local & Repertory • American Comedy Classics There’s overacting and there’s over-Acting. John Barrymore provides the latter as a gloriously manic, egocentric Broadway producer in ... Read more
Wednesday, July 24 Dwele R&B music is understood to be sultry,
Published 5:05pm Monday, July 22, 2013Wednesday, July 24 Dwele R&B music is understood to be sultry, but the songs from this Detroit singer and producer are steamier than most. His ... Read more
Son Volt Wednesday, July 24 Released earlier this year, Jay Farrar and
Published 5:18pm Friday, July 19, 2013Son Volt Wednesday, July 24 Released earlier this year, Jay Farrar and co.’s album Honky Tonk is a slight departure from the dusty Americana rock ... Read more
Minneapolis-based rapper/singer/writer Dessa has a way with words that few artists come
Published 8:22pm Thursday, July 18, 2013Minneapolis-based rapper/singer/writer Dessa has a way with words that few artists come close to. Described by many as equal parts Ani DiFranco and Mos Def ... Read more
Speculation to the contrary, Edward Snowden’s purloined papers appear to mostly confirm
Published 5:23pm Thursday, July 18, 2013Speculation to the contrary, Edward Snowden’s purloined papers appear to mostly confirm Microsoft’s claim that it does not provide private customer metadata to the nation’s ... Read more
Friday 7/26 Arts: From the Mall to the Museum Since the
Published 9:39pm Wednesday, July 17, 2013Friday 7/26 Arts: From the Mall to the Museum Since the 2011 closure of Open Satellite, Bellevue has felt ever more under-galleried. There’s simply no ... Read more
As summer travelers make their way along the North Cascade Highway, the
Published 9:18pm Wednesday, July 17, 2013As summer travelers make their way along the North Cascade Highway, the Skagit River is running high and fast, both from glacier melt in these ... Read more
I’m So Excited Opens Fri., July 19 at Harvard Exit and Sundance
Published 9:57pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013I’m So Excited Opens Fri., July 19 at Harvard Exit and Sundance Cinemas. Rated R. 90 minutes. The plane is in the air, and the ... Read more
Washington taxpayers spent $800,000 last year to fill a seat in Congress
Published 8:33pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013Washington taxpayers spent $800,000 last year to fill a seat in Congress for less than two months. That’s what it cost for the special election ... Read more
Local & Repertory • American Comedy Classics “Don’t be a sucker”—that’s the
Published 6:30pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013Local & Repertory • American Comedy Classics “Don’t be a sucker”—that’s the spirit of Frank Capra’s classic 1934 American comedy It Happened One Night, which ... Read more
It’s hot out there. But that doesn’t mean you should take all
Published 5:53pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013It’s hot out there. But that doesn’t mean you should take all your clothes off, and it certainly doesn’t mean you should crawl into a ... Read more
Ivan Neville comes from an insanely musical family. His dad is Aaron
Published 4:15pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013Ivan Neville comes from an insanely musical family. His dad is Aaron Neville and he is the nephew to various members of The Neville Brothers ... Read more
Portugal. The Man Wednesday, July 17 The big news with Portland’s Portugal
Published 4:47pm Monday, July 15, 2013Portugal. The Man Wednesday, July 17 The big news with Portland’s Portugal the Man (I’m willfully refusing that punctuation) is its collaboration with producer Danger ... Read more
A young boy in a Huskies t-shirt tugs at the sleeve of
Published 4:27am Monday, July 15, 2013A young boy in a Huskies t-shirt tugs at the sleeve of a stranger at the Trayvon Martin rally at Westlake Center. She can’t hear ... Read more
There was never any doubt that Drew Grow could fill a room
Published 1:11am Monday, July 15, 2013There was never any doubt that Drew Grow could fill a room with his voice, or that he could grab attention with his rattling, pitchy ... Read more
There’s a lot of hullabaloo today over the new team Microsoft has
Published 7:54pm Friday, July 12, 2013There’s a lot of hullabaloo today over the new team Microsoft has assembled. The Seattle Times writes breathlessly in this morning’s banner story that this ... Read more
Wednesday, July 17 Gran Rapids These locals’ most recent, self-titled effort, out
Published 4:36pm Friday, July 12, 2013Wednesday, July 17 Gran Rapids These locals’ most recent, self-titled effort, out this past spring, is club-ready rap built around producer Jay Battle’s synth-centric beats. ... Read more
Thursday 7/18 Dance: Rings on Her Resume Marie Chong founded ARC
Published 4:15pm Thursday, July 11, 2013Thursday 7/18 Dance: Rings on Her Resume Marie Chong founded ARC Dance 15 years ago, presenting a mix of ballet and contemporary dance with an ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events Balagan’s New Works Summer Series Readings of
Published 10:29pm Tuesday, July 9, 2013Stage Openings & Events Balagan’s New Works Summer Series Readings of new shows—this week, the Prohibition-set musical The Roaring 21st. Balagan Theatre, 1117 E. Pike ... Read more
More Than Honey Opens Fri., July 12 at Varsity. Not rated. 96
Published 9:48pm Tuesday, July 9, 2013More Than Honey Opens Fri., July 12 at Varsity. Not rated. 96 minutes. Instead of making the underperforming White House Down, perhaps director Roland Emmerich—the master ... Read more