Hairspray provides a musical bridge over John Waters.
Wed Live Music All American Metro Retro at 9 p.m. Baranof Kimball and the Fugitive Combo, Stick Shift Annie 8…
Hookah lounges are Seattle’s latest nightlife trend. But how will they fare in the face of the new smoking ban?
Dame Edna, ACT’s The Pillowman, and Belle and Sebastian top our list.
The Gnome was less than pleased to discover that anyone who was anyone got invited to the Experience Music Project…
Newspapers take what’s variously called the “flag,” “nameplate,” or “masthead”—the way their names appear atop the front page—very seriously, and…
What to seeand avoidthis week.
‘Encarta Africana’ stirs the mind and heart.
Beck, “Loser” (Geffen; 1994). iTunes Art Brut, “Formed a Band” (Fierce Panda; 2004). iTunes The Dandy Warhols, “Bohemian Like You”…
Question: What place would you most like to go back to? What’s the last place on earth you’d ever want to see again?
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW If you’ve never experienced either the cult film or original stage version, this new production of…
Local dance producer Codebase dresses up his techno past with style.
HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Center, 206-443-2222. $10-$30. Opens Thurs., May 22. 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sun….
A worthwhile musical journey to Indonesia.
Jim Adkins on Glenn Danzig, Big Poppa, and who’s really responsible for the ‘pussification’ of rock.
Send listings two weeks in advance to info@seattleweekly.com. B-17G Flying Fortress Fly-In As a prelude to the much-anticipated opening of…
More than a decade later, the Gin Blossoms’ career-defining album remains a melancholy classic.
Recent releases prove that beats aren’t just for dancing anymore.
THE CLEAN Getaway (Merge) Way before the Strokes even thought of sounding like VU, there was the Clean. They essentially…
Because it’s there In the article “Selling danger” [11/23], semiretired trekking guide Scot Macbeth laments that adventure travelers, rather than…
