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PThe Angels’ Share Opens Fri., May 3 at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Not
Published 5:57pm Monday, April 22, 2013PThe Angels’ Share Opens Fri., May 3 at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Not rated. 101 minutes. Ken Loach, that old British leftie director, keeps up his ... Read more
“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called
Published 5:24pm Monday, April 22, 2013“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” Ernest Hemingway famously declared, dismissing in a stroke The Last of ... Read more
Monday, April 22Sparks Over their 42-year career, brothers Russell and Ron Mael
Published 5:05pm Monday, April 22, 2013Monday, April 22 Sparks Over their 42-year career, brothers Russell and Ron Mael have reinvented their sound (from glam rock to new wave to electro-pop) ... Read more
Read on to find dining and imbibing picks for today through Sunday.
Published 5:43pm Friday, April 19, 2013Read on to find dining and imbibing picks for today through Sunday. Toast Earth Day. More than a dozen volunteers are transporting kegs ten miles ... Read more
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 Ben Ottewell The husky-voiced Gomez singer’s lone solo
Published 11:52pm Thursday, April 18, 2013Wednesday, April 24 Ben Ottewell The husky-voiced Gomez singer’s lone solo output, 2011’s Shapes & Shadows, is a collection of Nick Drake–esque open-tuned guitar ruminations. ... Read more
Don’t expect anyone to admit it, but Seattle clearly loves the Senate
Published 6:15pm Wednesday, April 17, 2013Don’t expect anyone to admit it, but Seattle clearly loves the Senate Majority Caucus. Or at least it loves that merry band of Republicans and ... Read more
Stage Openings & Events Assisted Living Local playwright Katie Forgette’s new comedy
Published 11:32pm Tuesday, April 16, 2013Stage Openings & Events Assisted Living Local playwright Katie Forgette’s new comedy about elder care and dementia. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., 292-7676. $41 and ... Read more
Classical, Etc. UW Saxophone Night Classical and jazz pieces for soloists and
Published 10:18pm Tuesday, April 16, 2013Classical, Etc. UW Saxophone Night Classical and jazz pieces for soloists and ensembles. Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $5. 7:30 p.m. ... Read more
Local & Repertory Band of Sisters The new pope grabs the headlines,
Published 6:58pm Tuesday, April 16, 2013Local & Repertory Band of Sisters The new pope grabs the headlines, but what about all those less-famous nuns? Toiling away to serve the poor, ... Read more
On a rainswept mid-January morn this year, Mischa Cowles, a park ranger
Published 4:47pm Tuesday, April 16, 2013On a rainswept mid-January morn this year, Mischa Cowles, a park ranger on Harstine Island in south Puget Sound, made a disturbing discovery: 21 formerly ... Read more
WEDNESDAY 4/24 Film: Not So Tough With his two Oscars and
Published 10:38pm Monday, April 15, 2013WEDNESDAY 4/24 Film: Not So Tough With his two Oscars and worldwide brand awareness, it’s hard to remember how—between Pulp Fiction and his days as ... Read more
Arthur Newman Opens Fri., April 26 at Meridian. Not rated. 101 minutes.
Published 8:30pm Monday, April 15, 2013Arthur Newman Opens Fri., April 26 at Meridian. Not rated. 101 minutes. The name Arthur Newman has been plucked out of thin air by an Orlando ... Read more
EMP’s annual celebration of rock-and-roll academia has been a traveling affair for
Published 6:38pm Monday, April 15, 2013EMP’s annual celebration of rock-and-roll academia has been a traveling affair for the past few years. This year, the conference is shaking up the format ... Read more
When the Cave Singers emerged in 2007, the group of underground punk
Published 5:05pm Monday, April 15, 2013When the Cave Singers emerged in 2007, the group of underground punk rockers playing jams and jigs while clutching acoustic guitars and spare percussion parts ... Read more
*Various artists Ball of Wax 31: Covers! (out now, self-released, ballofwax.org):
Published 4:43pm Monday, April 15, 2013*Various artists Ball of Wax 31: Covers! (out now, self-released, ballofwax.org): If you need yet more proof of Seattle’s thriving—and diverse—music scene, look no further ... Read more
Monday, April 15The Telescopes are an English experimental drone/noise group that creates
Published 3:52pm Monday, April 15, 2013Monday, April 15 The Telescopes are an English experimental drone/noise group that creates dystopian soundscapes out of feedback and static. Make sure to wear earplugs. ... Read more
Apart from children’s exhibits, there’s usually a prohibition against touching anything at
Published 6:38pm Friday, April 12, 2013Apart from children’s exhibits, there’s usually a prohibition against touching anything at a museum. And to take anything would be a crime. Yet both the ... Read more
Wednesday, April 17 Booka Shade Mainstays of both the club and
Published 11:58pm Thursday, April 11, 2013Wednesday, April 17 Booka Shade Mainstays of both the club and festival circuits, this German duo hasn’t released a full-length album in three years, but ... Read more
Calling all local bands! Do you have a new album coming out?
Published 9:05pm Thursday, April 11, 2013Calling all local bands! Do you have a new album coming out? Did you just make a track on your laptop? Just finished your debut ... Read more
Various Artists, Ball of Wax 31: Covers (out now, self-released, ballofwax.org): If
Published 4:49pm Thursday, April 11, 2013Various Artists, Ball of Wax 31: Covers (out now, self-released, ballofwax.org): If you need yet more proof of Seattle’s thriving—and diverse—music scene, look no further ... Read more