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Thursday, June 19 Even if you don’t know Maceo Parker by name,
Published 6:11pm Thursday, June 12, 2014Thursday, June 19 Even if you don’t know Maceo Parker by name, you’ve surely heard his funky saxophone work as a member of Parliament and ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events The Construction Zone An unhappy couple must face
Published 10:05pm Wednesday, June 11, 2014Stage Openings & Events The Construction Zone An unhappy couple must face themselves, and a man-eating tiger, in this staged reading of Mark Chrisler’s play-in-progress ... Read more
Photo by Morgen SchulerDavid Bazan is breathing new life into his back
Published 9:38pm Wednesday, June 11, 2014Photo by Morgen Schuler David Bazan is breathing new life into his back catalog. The Seattle songwriter, who originally gained a following with his band ... Read more
Since its 1935 premiere, Porgy and Bess has not only been the
Published 12:22am Wednesday, June 11, 2014Since its 1935 premiere, Porgy and Bess has not only been the center of a tug-of-war over whether it’s an opera—as George Gershwin conceived it—or ... Read more
Thursday, June 19 Modernism in the Pacific Northwest: The Mythic and the
Published 12:21am Wednesday, June 11, 2014Thursday, June 19 Modernism in the Pacific Northwest: The Mythic and the Mystical Summer is usually the season for tourist-friendly blockbuster shows at SAM, like ... Read more
Opening Nights PThe Amazing Adventuresof Kavalier & Clay Center Theatre
Published 12:18am Wednesday, June 11, 2014Opening Nights PThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Center Theatre at the Armory (Seattle Center), 216-0833, book-it.org. $25–$43. 6 p.m. Wed.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends ... Read more
Lewis, L’amour(digital and CD out now, vinyl out July 22) Today I
Published 11:39pm Tuesday, June 10, 2014Lewis, L’amour (digital and CD out now, vinyl out July 22) Today I fell in love. Randall Wulff, aka Lewis, in the cover art of ... Read more
Donnie & Joe Emerson, Still Dreamin’ Wild: The Lost Recordings 1979–81 (Digital,
Published 11:37pm Tuesday, June 10, 2014Donnie & Joe Emerson, Still Dreamin’ Wild: The Lost Recordings 1979–81 (Digital, CD, and vinyl out June 17) The unlikely saga that accompanied the 2012 ... Read more
Wheedle’s Groove, Seattle Funk, Modern Soul, and Boogie, Vol. II, 1972–1987 (digital,
Published 11:35pm Tuesday, June 10, 2014Wheedle’s Groove, Seattle Funk, Modern Soul, and Boogie, Vol. II, 1972–1987 (digital, CD, and two-platter vinyl box set out now) Fifth in the Wheedle’s Groove ... Read more
Lucky Them Runs Fri., June 13–Thurs., June 26 at Northwest Film Forum.
Published 9:28pm Tuesday, June 10, 2014Lucky Them Runs Fri., June 13–Thurs., June 26 at Northwest Film Forum. Rated R. 96 minutes. Something about movies set in the music world—rockers, journalists, ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay A
Published 6:38pm Tuesday, June 10, 2014Stage Openings & Events The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay A stage adaptation of Michael Chabon’s 1939-set novel. Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle ... Read more
Openings & Events Artcade Vintage arcade consoles are strewn across the gallery
Published 11:33pm Sunday, June 8, 2014Openings & Events Artcade Vintage arcade consoles are strewn across the gallery floor with video game art accompanying them. Reception during Capitol Hill Blitz! Art ... Read more
It’s no secret that Seattle has something of an indoor culture. For
Published 9:13pm Sunday, June 8, 2014It’s no secret that Seattle has something of an indoor culture. For most of the year, we’re content to shuttle from our homes to work ... Read more
How can a ridiculously “busy” and overstimulated life be combated? Stand still,
Published 9:25pm Friday, June 6, 2014How can a ridiculously “busy” and overstimulated life be combated? Stand still, look up, and marvel at the night sky. It’s so easy to lose ... Read more
Of the three Old Master composers whose sexual preference has been speculated
Published 9:24pm Friday, June 6, 2014Of the three Old Master composers whose sexual preference has been speculated on in recent years, the case for Beethoven is the least convincing, positing ... Read more
If one is the loneliest number and three’s a crowd, then two
Published 7:53pm Friday, June 6, 2014If one is the loneliest number and three’s a crowd, then two is sublime, at least in musical terms. Just ask John and Paul, Mick ... Read more
Light in the Attic Records has been hitting it out of the
Published 7:49pm Friday, June 6, 2014Light in the Attic Records has been hitting it out of the park lately with a slew of hand-picked reissues and compilations you shouldn’t pass ... Read more
* = Seattle Weekly Recommended June *11 The Milk Carton Kids The Grammy-nominated
Published 7:24pm Friday, June 6, 2014* = Seattle Weekly RecommendedJune *11 The Milk Carton Kids The Grammy-nominated duo continues to mine folk-rock traditions. With Tom Brosseau. The Neptune, stgpresents.org 11–12 ... Read more
Wednesday, June 11 If the Moondoggies could be said to have a
Published 10:47pm Thursday, June 5, 2014Wednesday, June 11 If the Moondoggies could be said to have a secret weapon—a bop gun that makes the audience bounce and sway throughout the ... Read more
At your next cocktail party, when talk turns to Seattle’s drawbridges, as
Published 10:26pm Thursday, June 5, 2014At your next cocktail party, when talk turns to Seattle’s drawbridges, as it inevitably will, you might mention that the Fremont Bridge, since its christening ... Read more