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Pride Idol breaks Buble curse in week three
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Seattle Pride Idol, presented by Smirnoff, Seattle's Best Karaoke, Neighbours Seattle, Seattle Gay News, and MOViN 92.5, is back for week three, and the competition was a unique mix of style and presentation that made for a night of fun and entertainment.
The 2012 Pride Idol is a citywide singing contest host more |
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Jason Mraz won't give up
Pop star talks supporting LGBT community and his 'open' sexuality
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
How cool is Jason Mraz? For one, his unwavering fight for equal rights led him to shoot a Human Rights Campaign video recently; he's also waiting to wed until everyone can and, not long ago, united with Cyndi Lauper to tell the world that he, too, gives a damn.
And h more
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PNB scores with double bill of Apollo & Carmina Burana
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN Contributing Writer
Apollo and Carmina Burana
McCaw Hall
Through April 22
Pacific Northwest Ballet scores a double hit with its double bill of Balanchine's classic Apollo and Kent Stowell's contemporary extravaganza, Carmina Burana. The program - featuring two au more
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Esperanza Spalding is jazz's red-hot star
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Esperanza Spalding
April 24
Paramount Theatre
Esperanza Spalding is in high demand. Since winning the Best New Artist award at the 2011 Grammy ceremony, the young singer-composer-multi-instrumentalist finds herself suddenly on everyone's radar. Even the Pur more
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Goddard, Acker try to keep the secrets of Cabin in the Woods
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
The question presented when you interview The Cabin in the Woods director and co-writer Drew Goddard - and especially when you speak with actress Amy Acker - is how to speak with them about the movie without ruining any of its secrets in the process. It's a tough nut to crac more
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New Mr. Gay Washington crowned
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
On Saturday, April 14, Julian Gaspay of Seattle was crowned Mr. Gay Washington 2012-13. The new Mr. Gay Washington has already begun putting his plans for community involvement into action.
To win the pageant, Gaspay took part in a formal wear presentation, a 'white look' fo more
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Seoul Philharmonic dazzles
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
April 16
Benaroya Hall
If the largely Korean audience was looking for a source of national pride, the Seoul Philharmonic certainly delivered to a bursting reception Monday evening. Indeed, this orchestra left nothing to be desired. more
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Dierks Bentley in Seattle this weekend
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Giddily gory Cabin worth visiting
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Fun evenings with the Solo Performance Festival
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Solo Performance Festival
Theater Off Jackson
Through April 28
It's time for the next edition of the annual Solo Performance Festival. This is the sixth one, curated, as always, by the indomitable Keira McDonald. You can probably guess that all the vario more
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CATS still purring loudly
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
CATS
Paramount Theatre
Through April 22
CATS is the hit musical based on a collection of children's poems penned by the late T.S. Eliot. After Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to set Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats to music in 1979, the beloved anth more
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A Dyke About Town:
The legendary McCoy Tyner
A Dyke About Town: The legendary McCoy Tyner
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Curtis Salgado
Mercy and Cuteness enjoyed Curtis Salgado and his big band at Jazz Alley on April 10. It was a CD release party for Soul Shot. Salgado's voice was powerful and his harmonica was phenomenal. Vyasa Dodson's more
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Spectacular Tchaikovsky tops the show
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Augustin Hadelich with the Seattle Symphony
April 14
Benaroya Hall
Guest conductor Peter Oundjian began life as a violinist but shifted to conducting after a repetitive stress injury ended his playing career. His manner is easy, yet contemplative, and reminde more
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LAST CALL: Coldplay, Justice, Esperanza Spalding in Seattle this week
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
One of the busiest weeks in music this spring delivers three big shows to Seattle in the days ahead.
The biggest is Coldplay. The English supergroup return to Key Arena for the first time since February 2006, when they were promoting X&Y. Their previous trip through the Nor more |
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