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The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 21, 2012Tragic love at Seattle Opera, Mark Rothko at the Rep, and film noir at SIFF. Read more
The Grizzled Mighty
Published 8:00am Monday, February 20, 2012The Grizzled Mighty is a blues-rock duo with a female drummer (Whitney Petty, formerly of Deerhunter) who plays simple, bare-bones beats and a frontman, Ryan ... Read more
Dr. Dog
Published 8:00am Sunday, February 19, 2012For music fans looking for a Valentine’s night out, there isn’t a better option than checking out Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog at the Neptune. Dr. Dog ... Read more
Valentine’s Day at the Capitol Club
Published 8:00am Sunday, February 19, 2012Adorned with velvet curtains, satin throw pillows, and candles, the Capitol Club exudes a casual yet sexy Mediterranean vibe fit for this special day of ... Read more
On Valentine’s weekend, I went with my girlfriend to her home island
Published 8:00am Friday, February 17, 2012On Valentine’s weekend, I went with my girlfriend to her home island of Bainbridge. We drank for a few hours in Winslow, and as she ... Read more
Four months removed from an Italian prison cell, Amanda Knox has agreed
Published 8:00am Friday, February 17, 2012Four months removed from an Italian prison cell, Amanda Knox has agreed to a nearly $4 million book deal about her trial and imprisonment for ... Read more
Smokestack Arias
Published 8:00am Friday, February 17, 2012Seattle composer Wayne Horvitz’s latest musical tribute to America’s labor movement of relates the 1916 Everett Massacre in song-cycle form (soprano plus piano). Seattle union ... Read more
Michael Vermillion
Published 8:00am Thursday, February 16, 2012Michael Vermillion got his start with alternative rock band Vendetta Red, but after the group disbanded in 2006, he released an alt-country album (Last Night ... Read more
Omar S
Published 8:00am Wednesday, February 15, 2012Re-Bar—and this Drinking Issue’s alcohol advertisers—would probably prefer I didn’t say this, but let’s be real: the ideal drink to go along with Omar S’s ... Read more
By now you’re familiar with the latest internet meme–six loosely related images
Published 8:00am Wednesday, February 15, 2012By now you’re familiar with the latest internet meme–six loosely related images tied together under one “theme.” So far, “Gay Man” and “Political Science” have ... Read more
Spring Arts: Calendar of Events
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012FEBRUARY Ongoing–March 2 Oklahoma! SEE REVIEW. 5th Avenue Theatre, 5thavenue.org Ongoing–March 4 I Am My Own Wife SEE REVIEW. Seattle Repertory Theatre, seattlerep.org Ongoing–April 29 ... Read more
This Means War: Reese Witherspoon Must Choose Between Two Hunks
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012Hostilities in This Means War are declared as two workmates compete for the affection of the same woman. The contested objective is Lauren (Reese Witherspoon), ... Read more
Damien Jurado Makes a Record He Likes
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012The local songwriter is no longer writing for the critics. Read more
La: Skate or Die
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012When punk gave way to rap, La picked up a board. Read more
Seems as though Amanda Knox has the world by the tail. There
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012Seems as though Amanda Knox has the world by the tail. There she was yesterday, strolling around her old UW haunts, listening to music on ... Read more
Spring Arts: Opera, Bar by Bar
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012“I hope everyone’s having a double tonight,” emcee Ksenia Popova says to the 50 or so people loosely packed into the U District’s Blue Moon ... Read more
Spring Arts: Fresh Starts
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012Alcohol, opera, first dates, and more: our guide to the new season. Read more
Eleanor Friedberger
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012Eleanor Friedberger’s video for “Heaven” starts with a shot of her drinking a glass of red wine on an ocean pier before an angel takes ... Read more
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012The Grizzled Mighty/Wednesday, February 15 The Grizzled Mighty is a blues-rock duo with a female drummer—Whitney Petty, formerly of Deerhunter—who plays simple, bare-bones beats, and ... Read more
SpokAnarchy! in Action
Published 8:00am Tuesday, February 14, 2012The '80s punk scene in Eastern Washington's capital gets the documentary treatment. Read more