Recommended SIFF Event + Ticket Giveaway: Emerald City Visions at The Triple Door {6/1}
You guys. This event is going to be AMAZING! I mentioned it in my Face the Music roundup, but I wanted to make sure you…
Rockstar New Wave Karaoke Countdown: 4 very Imaginary Ladies!
{JennyG photo: Ben Haley, JennyJ photo: Sarah Jurado} We here at TIG are honored to have four amazing Seattle-lebritys join us on stage for our…
Rockstar New Wave Karaoke Countdown: Your Favorite Book
Your Favorite Book have been writing songs that pair candid Weakerthans melodies with early Mountain Goats lo-fi acoustic guitar strums since their first release in…
SIFF Take: Robot and Frank
{Robot and Frank screens May 20, 6:00 PM at Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center.} The near future, as imagined by Jake Schrier in his feature…
SIFF Take: Cracks in the Shell (Die Unischtbare)
{Cracks in the Shell screens at SIFF May 18, 9:30pm at Pacific Place, May 22, 9pm at the Egyptian Theatre, and again May 25, 9:30pm…
Five More Picks for the First Weekend of SIFF
While I'm rapidly falling behind the prolific SIFF madman Imaginary Embracey in number of films viewed (yes, I'm jealous) I had a few picks to…
SIFF 2012: Week One Highlights
A gritty South African noir, a gorgeous French-Canadian melodrama, and a cloying gay "message movie" from right here in the US of A are among…
SIFF 2012 Preview: Face the Music
It’s time once again to run down the highlights of this year’s Face the Music program for the Seattle International Film Festival! There are a…
Rockstar New Wave Karaoke Countdown: Cristina Bautista
If you don't already know the name Cristina Bautista, you soon will. She's been part of some of our favorite Seattle bands over the last…
Rockstar New Wave Karaoke Countdown: Mal de Mer
One of my favorite songs of 2011 is Mal de Mer's "Bubble Bobble". The relentless drum, guitar, and keyboard rifts overtop a striking chorus balancing…