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It Really Is the Thought That Counts
Published 8:00am Monday, December 31, 2012Dear Dategirl, Up until this Christmas, I really liked my girlfriend. We’re both 23, but she’s in college and I’m a musician who also works ... Read more
It’s January 2013, and Seattle Sounds Like …
Published 8:00am Monday, December 31, 2012Our take on every new local release. Read more
Evan PerigoTexas in July will be performing January 12 at El CorazonA
Published 8:00am Monday, December 31, 2012Evan PerigoTexas in July will be performing January 12 at El CorazonA lot went into writing your favorite song, but how much do you really ... Read more
Messiah Sing- and Play-Along
Published 8:00am Monday, December 31, 2012In the chorus “For Unto Us a Child is Born” in his Messiah, Handel sets the syllable “born” to a chain of 56 rapid notes—which ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Monday, December 31, 2012WEDNESDAY 1/2 Stage: Nora Heads for the Door The first time I saw Jennifer Sue Johnson portray a frustrated wife opposite Michael Patten, their palpable passion ... Read more
Lights: HELLA brightBellingham power trio Dog Shredder has somewhat of a cult
Published 8:00am Saturday, December 29, 2012Lights: HELLA brightBellingham power trio Dog Shredder has somewhat of a cult following (including a few national voices), which usually amounts to a small, but ... Read more
My old friend Jim Martinez — a fantastic jazz pianist in Northern
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 27, 2012My old friend Jim Martinez — a fantastic jazz pianist in Northern California who will be the first to boycott Seattle if we ever get ... Read more
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D: Just What It Sounds Like
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012The ravishing and kitschy Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3-D is the rare movie whose title accurately indicates whether you’d enjoy seeing it. If you ... Read more
The Innkeeper’s Shark Tank
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012A Murray Stenson protege serves a cozy cave of Belltown regulars. Read more
Opening Nights: Sleeping Beauty and the Pea
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012Kind of what theater was like in Shakespeare's day (i.e., rowdier). Read more
The Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Blue Ribbon Boys A benefit for the headlining rock band, who recently had their equipment stolen. With Sweet Pups, Killshot, the Deceptives, ... Read more
It’s a Wonderful Life
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012Sparklehorse and the symphony of sadness. Read more
The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012WEDNESDAY 12/26 Classical: The Trumpet Shall Sound In the chorus “For Unto Us a Child is Born” in his Messiah, Handel sets the syllable “born” to ... Read more
Ask a Mexican!
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012SPECIAL YEAR-END EDITIONDear Mexican, Longtime reader, first-time writer. I need some advice. My wife (who’s a half-Mexican L.A. native, just so you don’t think we’re ... Read more
Tell Me About That Album: Pickwick’s Myths
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012A best-selling "demo" paves the way for a 2013 debut. Read more
The Short List
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012Paper Machete/Thursday, December 27 First off: Great band name, right? Secondly: Singer/guitarist/keyboardist Nate Stone and bassist/drummer Guthrie Scarr have a genuinely interesting take on indie ... Read more
Not Fade Away Seeking the Freedom to Rock in the ’60s
Published 8:00am Friday, December 21, 2012Rock and roll proves the coming-of-age crucible in Not Fade Away, Sopranos creator David Chase’s semiautobiographical feature debut of shaggy hair, shagadelic beauties, and the ... Read more
A lot went into writing your favorite song, but how much do
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 20, 2012A lot went into writing your favorite song, but how much do you really know about it? This week Seattle singer-songwriter Allie Coy delves into ... Read more
Stop stealing Glass Houses! There are 200 copies at your local record
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 20, 2012Stop stealing Glass Houses! There are 200 copies at your local record store, and they all sell for less than 75 cents.I heard it infered ... Read more
The S.S. Coachella took her maiden voyage out of Port Everglades in
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 20, 2012The S.S. Coachella took her maiden voyage out of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the Celebrity Silhouette. The legendary California music festival brought ... Read more