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As we enter the thick of year-end list season, when critics and
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010As we enter the thick of year-end list season, when critics and music writers compile their favorite albums of 2010, the inboxes belonging to those ... Read more
At some point, a flash mob stops being a flash mob and
Published 8:00am Monday, December 13, 2010At some point, a flash mob stops being a flash mob and starts being regular old public performers. But who cares what they’re called when ... Read more
DaM-FunK, Nectar Lounge, 412 N. 36th St. $12. 21 and over. 8
Published 8:00am Friday, December 10, 2010DaM-FunK, Nectar Lounge, 412 N. 36th St. $12. 21 and over. 8 p.m. Though modern boogie funk only really got a few years of shine, ... Read more
Mezzo Lunatico
Published 8:00am Friday, December 10, 2010What did trapeze artists, fan dancers, fire spinners, and Eastern European folk musicians do, say, 15 years ago, before Seattles burlesque/cabaret boom made these all ... Read more
In last week’s Industrial Noise column I talked about Sub Pop’s decision
Published 8:00am Friday, December 10, 2010In last week’s Industrial Noise column I talked about Sub Pop’s decision to stick with eMusic, and label founder Jonathan Poneman’s lukewarm response to the ... Read more
“I have devils inside that fight me,” reads the epigram that begins
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 9, 2010“I have devils inside that fight me,” reads the epigram that begins Vikram Jayanti’s documentary, The Agony and The Ecstasy of Phil Spector. “And I’m ... Read more
Some people have dreams, like statuesque megamansions, supercharged sports cars or powerful
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 9, 2010Some people have dreams, like statuesque megamansions, supercharged sports cars or powerful jobs–and some people, well, they want Billy Idol to play their birthday party. ... Read more
When money is tight, sometimes it is better (and cheaper) to have
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 9, 2010When money is tight, sometimes it is better (and cheaper) to have your friends painted on the wallLast time on “Food Pairing for the Modern ... Read more
Yesterday marked the birthday of local emcee Sol–responsible for one of 2010’s
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 8, 2010Yesterday marked the birthday of local emcee Sol–responsible for one of 2010’s best local hip-hop releases in Dear Friends, Vol. 2–and as a birthday present ... Read more
The Expendables
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 8, 2010Last time I caught The Expendables in town, they were supporting Slightly Stoopid on a Cauzin Vapors tour stop at Marymoor Park. Now, the tables ... Read more
Tame Impala
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 8, 2010Amidst a slew of competition, Australias Tame Impala might just be the best band doing the insurgent psychedelic rock thing right now. Thats because although ... Read more
The return of winter beer season is perhaps the only part of
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 8, 2010The return of winter beer season is perhaps the only part of the over-marketing of the holidays that doesn’t make me cringe. When six-packs of ... Read more
The Bad Plus
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 8, 2010An all-originals album isnt exactly a big step for most bands. But part of the attention this Minneapolis-bred trio has endlessly attracted over the past ... Read more
Seattle Folk Festival
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 8, 2010Its clear that, like its long-running peer the Northwest Folklife Festival, the inaugural Seattle Folk Festival defines the word folk in the broadest (and truest) ... Read more
Opening Nights: A Tuna Christmas
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010Two actors play a cast of 22. Read more
An Incomplete History of DaM-FunK
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010Seattle artists dj100proof and DJ Supreme chime in on the "Ambassador of Funk." Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010THURSDAY 12/9 Photography: Western Grids Photographer Joe Deal died this June in Providence, Rhode Island, where he taught at RISD. But his life (1947–2010) was ... Read more
Seattle’s own sexy electro-pop singer Melakai is scheduled to perform at the
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010Seattle’s own sexy electro-pop singer Melakai is scheduled to perform at the Chapel Bar during DJ Skiddle’s weekly GRIND night at 9 p.m. this Friday, ... Read more
Which is exactly what this gentlemen was doing at the bus stop
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010Which is exactly what this gentlemen was doing at the bus stop in front of Harborview at 8 a.m. this morning. Asking someone to turn ... Read more
The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 7, 2010The Expendables / Wednesday, December 8 Last time I caught the Expendables in town, they were supporting Slightly Stoopid on a Cauzin’ Vapors tour stop ... Read more