Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Sunday
12-1pm: Films4Families: This Youngershoot package includes the must-see cleverly animated short, Western Spaghetti. 1-2pm: Fly Films SIFF 2009: With 4 days to shoot and 5…
Bumbershoot preview: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
When I first saw Black Joe Lewis perform, I was underwhelmed. They were opening a sold out show at the Showbox for Spoon in 2007…
Bumbershoot preview: Champagne Champagne
Equal parts Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Slum Village, and Tribe Called Quest with a little Outkast on the side for dipping, Champagne Champagne will be…
Imaginary Interview: USE
The seven-piece dance party band USE, nee United State of Electronica, is just about ready to release their long-awaited sophomore album L O V E…
Bumbershoot preview: Dept. of Energy
I have long thought that Robb Benson has one of the best singing voices in Seattle…which is why I used to stalk Dear John Letters…
Bumbershoot preview: Vampires and Robots
Just when I was thinkin’ that Pirates and Zombies have gotten enough love lately, this literary panel about Vampires and Robots at Bumbershoot caught my…
Imaginary Interview: The Not-Its
When you visit The Not-Its website, it promises that “if you’ve never seen us before, be prepared to jump around – it’s guaranteed to be…
Imaginary Interview: Kathleen Flinn
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is Seattle author Kathleen Flinn’s brilliant memoir about attending the legendary culinary school Le Cordon Bleu in…
Bumbershoot preview: Seattle Noir
The short story collection Seattle Noir begins and ends with the same crime: poisoning. The crimes and stories here cut through numerous socioeconomic classes and…
Bumbershoot preview: Grand Hallway
I believe that one reason Seattle and the Northwest in general puts out a crap-load of great music is the constant incest between bands. Whereas…