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posted Friday, September 4, 2009 - Volume 37 Issue 35 |
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Arts and Entertainment
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Boylesque 101 on Capitol Hill
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Miss Indigo Blue, twirlygirl extraordinaire and headmistress of the Academy of Burlesque, along with gender-bending sensation Miss-ter Waxie Moon, will begin teaching Boylesque 101 - the first class of its kind anywhere - at Oddfellows Building inside West Hall September 7.
"Boylesque seems timely," Indigo told SGN. "T more |
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Paul Giamatti bares his soul about Cold Souls
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Among the more refreshingly unusual items screened during this year's Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) was first-time writer/director Sophie Barthes' Cold Souls. A surreal sci-fi comedy about the human soul, the plot follows Paul Giamatti as he rehearses for an upcomin more
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David Cook takes Seattle by storm
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
David Cook
August 24
Showbox SoDo
Alternative rocker and post-grunge sensation David Cook brought his Declaration tour to an adoring audience at the Showbox SoDo August 24. For many, Cook became a household name when the singer-songwriter won the sevent more
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The Dead Weather with Jack White, intense & dramatic
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
The Dead Weather
August 20
Paramount Theatre
Truth be told, I went to The Dead Weather show last week to be in the same building with Jack White - and I wasn't alone. The large turnout at the Paramount Theatre, leaning heavily male and very much hipster, more
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Northern Xposure weekend a success
by James Whitely -
SGN Contributing Writer
Northern Xposure (NX), the annual Seattle social fundraising weekend directly benefiting Lambert House, took place August 20-23.
According to Rich Kaalaas, one of the primary promoters, 'It is a mix of bar time, social time, and dance time.'
NX began the evenin more
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Beatlemania descends at Edgewater retro-party
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
August 21, 1964 was an important day for rock music in Seattle, and it had nothing to do with Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam, or the yet-to-be-born Death Cab for Cutie.
On this day, four young men - the pride of England and undeniably the world's biggest stars - landed in the Queen C more
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Annex presents Emerald, a fun present-day myth
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Emerald and the Love Song
of the Dead Fishermen
Annex Theatre
Through August 29
In this new play by Brendan Healy, now playing at the Annex Theatre, a mystical girl is born with green hair on the day her fisherman father drowns at sea. She grows up he more
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Legends and new talent
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Dr. John
Mercy was moved to her feet by Dr. John's performance at Jazz Alley. She had to agree with another person in the audience who said he works with the best musicians. Indeed, the members of the Lower 9-11 - guitarist Reynard Poché, bassist David Barard and dr more
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Susan Tedeschi roars at the Zoo
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Susan Tedeschi
August 19
Woodland Park Zoo
The only thing missing from Susan Tedeschi's performance at Woodland Park Zoo was a slab of baby back ribs and the charcoal. This woman brought the fire, delivering an explosive set that had me sweating more than more
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MUSIC LOUNGE |
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Bumbershoot and beyond: Five upcoming music festivals
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WHERE IT'S AT |
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Depeche Mode, Etheridge highlight August shows Depeche Mode, Etheridge highlight August shows
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Shorts a truly sidesplitting treat
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Deep Inside Hollywood - Romeo San Vicente
Jane and Mulcahy Give 'Em Hell
While he's currently starring as a well-endowed-but-down-on-his-luck basketball coach on HBO's Hung, Thomas Jane will soon be seen wielding another weapon entirely in the violent detective story Give 'Em Hell Malone. Directed by Gay filmmaker Russell Mulcahy (Highlander), Malone features Jane as an ol more |
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Going through Hard Times, War Room's dance party
by James Whitely -
SGN Contributing Writer
On August 19, SGN attended Hard Times, the 'Multi Poly Omni Sexy Art Experiment' at the War Room. It is young, sexy, and stylish, and has the feel of a house party - and a fucking good one at that. (The first Hard Times was held on June 24.)
So who comes to this party? Accor more
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Penguins Episode 1 an evening of zany blasphemy
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Penguins Episode 1: Heaven the Hard Way
Annex Theatre
Through August 28
Top off your evening with a big dose of blasphemy, Catholic-style. Watch as Father Jones (Chris Dietz) sends henchmen to off his rivals in the nunnery so he doesn't have to give up the more
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Drama at home during 'monkey month'
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Okay, as I sit here with yet another pile of paper I've spilled something on today, I have to wonder: Is there something wonky going on in the universe besides the usual wackiness, astrology-wise, or what? Ah, but according to my honey bunny, who's a top-notch astrologer in Chinese an more
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