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Your Daily Dose of Food + Drink News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany
Published 5:39pm Tuesday, August 20, 2013Your Daily Dose of Food + Drink News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany 1. The happy marriage of package mailing center and espresso shop, Sip & ... Read more
The only thing that gives Bobby Long away as British is his
Published 5:39pm Tuesday, August 20, 2013The only thing that gives Bobby Long away as British is his singing voice, where his accent occasionally peeks through. His music, on the other ... Read more
One listen to Montreal-based electronic duo Majical Cloudz and it’s immediately apparent
Published 5:23pm Tuesday, August 20, 2013One listen to Montreal-based electronic duo Majical Cloudz and it’s immediately apparent just how well Devon Welsh and Matthew Otto work together. At no point ... Read more
“Oh, it must be that farm fundraiser.” I only hear the second
Published 6:37pm Monday, August 19, 2013“Oh, it must be that farm fundraiser.” I only hear the second part of an exchange between two bikers as they ride by, but I ... Read more
Wednesday, Aug. 21 Hand of the Hills Formerly known as Black Hills,
Published 12:00am Saturday, August 17, 2013Wednesday, Aug. 21 Hand of the Hills Formerly known as Black Hills, this four-piece comprises members of Scriptures, Black Swedes, Minus The Bear, and the ... Read more
Friday, Aug. 23Pasolini’s Last WordsOnce a major figure in Italian letters and
Published 5:29pm Friday, August 16, 2013Friday, Aug. 23 Pasolini’s Last Words Once a major figure in Italian letters and cinema, Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) is considerably more obscure today. His ... Read more
Lee Ritenour Tint/[Black] 25%25Wednesday, August 21—Sunday, August 25 Guitarist Lee Ritenour
Published 12:54am Friday, August 16, 2013Lee Ritenour Tint/[Black] 25%25Wednesday, August 21—Sunday, August 25 Guitarist Lee Ritenour has become a contemporary jazz institution unto himself. To date he has managed to amass ... Read more
Your Daily Dose of Food + Drink News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany
Published 9:39pm Thursday, August 15, 2013Your Daily Dose of Food + Drink News, Events and Must-Read Miscellany 1. Happy birthday, Grub. The Upper Queen Anne restaurant is throwing a first ... Read more
Slate’s food and drink editor, L.V. Anderson, recently ran a piece titled
Published 6:12pm Thursday, August 15, 2013Slate’s food and drink editor, L.V. Anderson, recently ran a piece titled “Hey Food Writers, Stop Comparing Food to Women.” In it, she bemoaned what ... Read more
Filastine Fans of Bassnectar and Thievery Corporation can find common ground in
Published 11:37pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013Filastine Fans of Bassnectar and Thievery Corporation can find common ground in this Barcelona-raised electronic musician, whose compositions blend dubstep’s death-rattle bass with acoustic samples ... Read more
The Blakes, Junko (out now, We Are OK Records, theblakesband.com): This release
Published 9:36pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013The Blakes, Junko (out now, We Are OK Records, theblakesband.com): This release won’t dethrone Jack Black as the master of the bratty genre the Blakes ... Read more
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Opens Fri., Aug. 23 at Guild 45th. Not
Published 6:49pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Opens Fri., Aug. 23 at Guild 45th. Not rated. 105 minutes. There are many things to admire about Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, ... Read more
wed/8/21 Burlesque Roman Holiday From the sixth century BCE to the
Published 6:25pm Wednesday, August 14, 2013wed/8/21 Burlesque Roman Holiday From the sixth century BCE to the 1960s, Rome has been the home of excess, and Burlesco DiVino: When in Rome, ... Read more
Grum Scottish producer Graeme Shepherd’s tracks, which exist at the intersection of
Published 12:16am Wednesday, August 14, 2013Grum Scottish producer Graeme Shepherd’s tracks, which exist at the intersection of deep house and new disco, would make Discovery-era Daft Punk proud. New single ... Read more
Prince Avalanche Opens Fri., Aug. 16 at Varsity. Rated R. 94 minutes.
Published 11:41pm Tuesday, August 13, 2013Prince Avalanche Opens Fri., Aug. 16 at Varsity. Rated R. 94 minutes. What makes Prince Avalanche a summer movie? Maybe it’s the aimlessness of its ... Read more
The Pirogue Runs Fri., Aug. 16–Thurs., Aug. 22 at Northwest Film Forum.
Published 11:41pm Tuesday, August 13, 2013The Pirogue Runs Fri., Aug. 16–Thurs., Aug. 22 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated. 87 minutes. Where’s Matt Damon when you need him? So soon after ... Read more
Sometimes helping others with their artistic passions makes you long to create
Published 11:14pm Tuesday, August 13, 2013Sometimes helping others with their artistic passions makes you long to create something you can call your own, something Ryder Bach knows all too well. ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events • Burlesco DiVino: Wine in Rome SEE
Published 10:31pm Tuesday, August 13, 2013Stage Openings & Events • Burlesco DiVino: Wine in Rome SEE THE AGENDA, PAGE 21. The Burl-X-Files: The Truth Is Down There The Shanghai Pearl ... Read more
Classical, Etc. • Seattle Opera This quadrennial production of Wagner’s Ring is,
Published 10:26pm Tuesday, August 13, 2013Classical, Etc. • Seattle Opera This quadrennial production of Wagner’s Ring is, all told, SO’s best yet—more vivid, more gripping, more moving. McCaw Hall, Seattle ... Read more
On its third record, Soft Will, Chicago trio Smith Westerns have grown
Published 7:03pm Tuesday, August 13, 2013On its third record, Soft Will, Chicago trio Smith Westerns have grown up and slowed down a bit. Whereas its second release, Dye It Blonde, ... Read more