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Classical, Etc. • Enso String Quartet Verdi tossed off his tasty but
Published 10:11pm Tuesday, November 5, 2013Classical, Etc. • Enso String Quartet Verdi tossed off his tasty but neglected string quartet as a lark during rehearsals for Aida; the ESQ plays ... Read more
The holidays are just around the corner and today’s Tunesday is brimming
Published 4:31pm Tuesday, November 5, 2013The holidays are just around the corner and today’s Tunesday is brimming with the charitable feeling of the season. First up: Caffe Vita’s Coffee for ... Read more
XVIII Eyes, I’ll Keep You (out now, self-released, xviiieyes.com) XVIII Eyes is
Published 9:37pm Friday, November 1, 2013XVIII Eyes, I’ll Keep You (out now, self-released, xviiieyes.com) XVIII Eyes is the new, far more gothic-sounding moniker of the band formerly known as Eighteen ... Read more
Here’s a helpful hint to all the aspiring indie rockers out there:
Published 11:26pm Thursday, October 31, 2013Here’s a helpful hint to all the aspiring indie rockers out there: Go to this show! The top-billed performers—Bazan, Walla, and the Winters’ John Roderick—are ... Read more
Words like “credibility” and “persona” tend to turn up more often in
Published 11:02pm Thursday, October 31, 2013Words like “credibility” and “persona” tend to turn up more often in discussions about hip-hop or pop than about folk music, but for a songwriter ... Read more
Wednesday, Nov. 6 andre allen anjos This RAC producer is a prodigious
Published 6:38pm Thursday, October 31, 2013Wednesday, Nov. 6 andre allen anjos This RAC producer is a prodigious remixer—there are more than 150 remixes on his Soundcloud page, and his name ... Read more
Opening ThisWeek PDallas Buyers Club Opens Fri., Nov. 8 at
Published 4:09pm Wednesday, October 30, 2013Opening ThisWeek PDallas Buyers Club Opens Fri., Nov. 8 at Harvard Exit and Lincoln Square. Rated R. 117 minutes. Making a straight white Texas homophobe the ... Read more
Wednesday, Nov. 6Garrison KeillorIt’s the keen edge of Keillor’s satire that best
Published 4:08pm Wednesday, October 30, 2013Wednesday, Nov. 6 Garrison Keillor It’s the keen edge of Keillor’s satire that best belies his stereotype (among those who don’t know better) as merely ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events Boobs and the Bard This show’s subtitle,
Published 10:18pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Stage Openings & Events Boobs and the Bard This show’s subtitle, “A Shakespeare Burlesque,” is probably unnecessary. Performers include Jesus la Pinga, Scarlett O’Hairdye, and ... Read more
12 Years a Slave Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Guild 45th and
Published 10:09pm Tuesday, October 29, 201312 Years a Slave Opens Fri., Nov. 1 at Guild 45th and other theaters. Rated R. 133 minutes. How do you tell the story of ... Read more
Classical, Etc. • The Met: Live in HD Shostakovich’s surreally irreverent The
Published 10:09pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Classical, Etc. • The Met: Live in HD Shostakovich’s surreally irreverent The Nose, in William Kentridge’s imaginative and acclaimed production. See metopera.org for participating theaters., ... Read more
The Trials of Muhammad Ali Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at
Published 10:09pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013The Trials of Muhammad Ali Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Varsity. Not rated. 94 minutes. The most famous athlete of the 20th century, ... Read more
AKA Doc Pomus Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Grand Illusion.
Published 10:08pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013AKA Doc Pomus Runs Fri., Nov. 1–Thurs., Nov. 7 at Grand Illusion. Not rated. 98 minutes. “You gotta live something in order to sing something.” ... Read more
Friday, Nov. 1 White Lung Ironically, this Vancouver-based punk band wrote on
Published 8:37pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Friday, Nov. 1 White Lung Ironically, this Vancouver-based punk band wrote on its Facebook page earlier this month that this tour will likely be the ... Read more
Black Weirdo Halloween Party Hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction uses the term “black weirdo”
Published 8:29pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Black Weirdo Halloween Party Hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction uses the term “black weirdo” as shorthand to describe the ethos behind its art—one that’s self-assured and unconcerned ... Read more
Ayron Jones is indebted. And he knows it. “I’ve heard people try
Published 7:27pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Ayron Jones is indebted. And he knows it. “I’ve heard people try to emulate what Stevie Ray Vaughan did, and even myself,” the 27-year-old Seattle ... Read more
Welcome to our special edition of Tunesday, TUNESDAY OF TERROR. In today’s
Published 6:57pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Welcome to our special edition of Tunesday, TUNESDAY OF TERROR. In today’s monstrous music news: -Apparently, the Daughter of Frankenstein loves the Tacoma music scene. ... Read more
With three albums and more than three million hits on its YouTube
Published 5:39pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013With three albums and more than three million hits on its YouTube channel, these musicians from Adelaide, South Australia, have cemented themselves as the kings ... Read more
Your Daily Dose of Food + Drink News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany
Published 5:09pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013Your Daily Dose of Food + Drink News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany 1. Fremont wine and whiskey bar The Barrel Thief hosts a Halloween party ... Read more
Since its creation in 1971, Greenpeace has had its share of showdowns
Published 9:24pm Friday, October 25, 2013Since its creation in 1971, Greenpeace has had its share of showdowns with whalers, seal hunters and illegal loggers. Now its environmental flagship, the Rainbow ... Read more