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Monday, May 5 8 a.m., Benaroya Hall Orchestra players’ careers depend
Published 7:12pm Monday, May 12, 2014Monday, May 5 8 a.m., Benaroya Hall Orchestra players’ careers depend on punctuality—you’re in your seat ready to go when the baton drops, or else. ... Read more
Burn List CD Release ShowWednesday, May 14When many people hear the word
Published 5:29pm Monday, May 12, 2014Burn List CD Release Show Wednesday, May 14 When many people hear the word “jazz,” they grumble. As Spinal Tap’s David St. Hubbins said in ... Read more
Wednesday, May 14 Riff Raff is practically an urban legend—a bizarre white
Published 8:35pm Friday, May 9, 2014Wednesday, May 14 Riff Raff is practically an urban legend—a bizarre white man with cornrows and an MTV-logo tattoo, a persona that purportedly inspired James ... Read more
ENTER TO WIN HERESeattle Weekly Presents: SIFF Supermensch: The Legend of Shep
Published 7:19pm Friday, May 9, 2014ENTER TO WIN HERE Seattle Weekly Presents: SIFF Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon Saturday | May 17 9 pm | AMC Pacific Place 11 ... Read more
With pot retailers set to open their doors in Seattle this July,
Published 6:09pm Friday, May 9, 2014With pot retailers set to open their doors in Seattle this July, entrepreneurial weedsmiths are currently scrambling to forge innovative ways to get totally baked. ... Read more
University District Street FairSaturday & Sunday | May 17 & 1810 am
Published 6:06pm Friday, May 9, 2014University District Street Fair Saturday & Sunday | May 17 & 18 10 am | U-District Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the longest running street ... Read more
Friday, May 9 Don’t Talk to the Cops invited some friends
Published 3:42pm Friday, May 9, 2014Friday, May 9 Don’t Talk to the Cops invited some friends to help celebrate vocalist and producer djblesOne’s birthday with an infectious mix of highly ... Read more
Each year I head out to the Bumbershoot lineup party wondering if
Published 3:41pm Friday, May 9, 2014Each year I head out to the Bumbershoot lineup party wondering if it’ll be a crazy mess of a success or fall flat. This year’s ... Read more
Nickel Creek Saturday, May 17 Contrary to what some might have believed
Published 5:31pm Thursday, May 8, 2014Nickel Creek Saturday, May 17 Contrary to what some might have believed in the wake of Nickel Creek’s final (at the time) tour in 2007 ... Read more
Burn List CD Release Show Wednesday, May 14 When many people hear
Published 10:51pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014Burn List CD Release Show Wednesday, May 14 When many people hear the word “jazz,” they grumble. As Spinal Tap’s David St. Hubbins said in ... Read more
If the recent spate of beautiful weather has you thinking “beach” but
Published 9:54pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014If the recent spate of beautiful weather has you thinking “beach” but you can’t get away just yet, Ty Dolla $ign and friends will bring ... Read more
You can debate whether this is in fact the 40th edition of
Published 7:10pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014You can debate whether this is in fact the 40th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival, since its inaugural was at the Moore in ... Read more
John Jeffcoat’s last film at SIFF, the 2007 comedy Outsourced, was about
Published 7:08pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014John Jeffcoat’s last film at SIFF, the 2007 comedy Outsourced, was about a Seattle tech worker sent to a strange land, India. His latest film ... Read more
Local director Ryan Worsley’s debut documentary chronicles the people, culture, and eventual
Published 7:07pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014Local director Ryan Worsley’s debut documentary chronicles the people, culture, and eventual demise of the legendary punk venue The Funhouse, which closed in 2012. (With ... Read more
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
For Isaac Olsen, the story of cult Tacoma garage-rock band Girl Trouble
Published 7:05pm Wednesday, May 7, 2014For Isaac Olsen, the story of cult Tacoma garage-rock band Girl Trouble is personal. The band—now in its 30th year—is family, quite literally. “I knew ... 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
All photos by Morgen Schuler Let me introduce you to Lena Simon. She’s
Published 7:04pm Tuesday, May 6, 2014All photos by Morgen Schuler Let me introduce you to Lena Simon. She’s a musician that you have undoubtedly heard but probably know nothing about. ... Read more
Listen to the glorious return of Seattle’s premiere avant-rappers, Shabazz Palaces, above.
Published 6:48pm Tuesday, May 6, 2014Listen to the glorious return of Seattle’s premiere avant-rappers, Shabazz Palaces, above. The track, “They Come In Gold,” is the first from Shabazz’s new LP ... 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