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Whoever made this button is a modern-day Nostradamus. God knows there’s a
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009Whoever made this button is a modern-day Nostradamus. God knows there’s a lot of reasons to want to forget about the past year. But before ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009WEDNESDAY 12/23 Music: Hits for the Holidays The best pop stars know how to turn on the charm for the holidays. No one does “Santa ... Read more
Messiah Sing- and Play-Along
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009In the chorus For Unto Us a Child is Born in his Messiah, Handel sets the syllable born to a chain of 56 rapid noteswhich ... Read more
By the way, Beth Ditto’s hair is now very short and neon
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009By the way, Beth Ditto’s hair is now very short and neon redWhile I fully regret missing most of MEN’s set, let alone personally witnessing ... Read more
Noah Gundersen and the Courage
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009At a certain age, agonizing over the existence of God and the purpose of life is pretty universally routine and if youre there, you ... Read more
Moments to Remember: Theater
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009Not the best playsinstead, our critics pick a half-dozen favorite stage memories from 2009. Read more
The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009Talbot Tagora Wednesday, December 23 The problem with covering someone else’s song—in this case, Talbot Tagora’s superbly murky, sexed-up cover of Elastica’s ’90s staple “Connection”—is ... Read more
Xmas Pops Sing-Along
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009The best pop stars know how to turn on the charm for the holidays. No one does Santa Claus Is Coming to Town like the ... Read more
MVP or STD?
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009When the Chicago Cubs sent bridge-burning malcontent Milton Bradley to the Mariners for sad lump-of-clay Carlos Silva last Friday, it was more than a pair ... Read more
The Queens Jewels
Published 8:00am Tuesday, December 22, 2009An unprecedented sense of collaboration marked Seattles 2009 music scene. Read more
Akron/Family10. Akron/Family at Bumbershoot. The band may not have made this list
Published 8:00am Friday, December 18, 2009Akron/Family10. Akron/Family at Bumbershoot. The band may not have made this list if I hadn’t been so underwhelmed by Akron/Family’s Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em ... Read more
The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform concerts in pairs, one
Published 8:00am Friday, December 18, 2009The brand-new Cadence Chamber Orchestra plans to perform concerts in pairs, one in a traditional hall (tonight at 8, at Cornish College’s PONCHO Concert Hall) ... Read more
You’ve gotta love this Photoshop job.Unfortunately, Gabriel Teodros never made it out
Published 8:00am Thursday, December 17, 2009You’ve gotta love this Photoshop job.Unfortunately, Gabriel Teodros never made it out of the country to Europe and Africa as he planned. Instead, he’s been ... Read more
Why Mexican Men Love Them Some Asian Women
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009Dear Mexican, I’m an Asian female, and for some time I’ve been fascinated by Mexican culture. I find Mexican males very attractive. Their food, language, ... Read more
Rocket Queen: The Four Bs
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009Backbeat, Barsuk, Blood, and a baby. Read more
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Cover Night
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009Every year, Andrew McKeag, guitarist for Presidents of the United States, puts together a holiday benefit show that pays tribute to one of music history’s ... Read more
The Barefoot Burglar may soon be a house-hold name, but that doesn’t
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009The Barefoot Burglar may soon be a house-hold name, but that doesn’t mean these shirts are flying off the shelves.Ya know that feeling you get ... Read more
The Classic Crime
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009The Classic Crime is a band that straddles an interesting thematic line their catalog of songs strikes a careful balance between an enduring, positive ... Read more
LAKE
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009Restraint is a powerful, often overlooked instrument in the musicians toolkit. It lends possibility, intimacy, and, paradoxically, a sense of tension that cant be attained ... Read more
Obviously, this here is a band whose members would like to retain
Published 8:00am Wednesday, December 16, 2009Obviously, this here is a band whose members would like to retain their anonymity. I wish them luck. Seattle band AFCGT is basically A Frames ... Read more