A Few Good Elvi: Sing (or Swoon) at the Elvis Invitationals

A Few Good Elvi: Sing (or Swoon) at the Elvis Invi...

This is a tough post to write folks. Not because the subject matter is sad- I’m here to tell you about a freaking Elvis Impersonation Contest, there’s nothing sad about that- but because it’s going to be really, really hard to resist filling this post with a bunch of really bad puns. But I’ll try my very best to tell you all the reasons why you need to plan on spending your Saturday night at the...
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Spring Has Arrived!

Spring Has Arrived!...

Okay, not really. It’s raining, gray, and freaking freezing outside. Spring is actually still months away. BUT! Starting this Friday, you can pretend it’s Spring by heading to the Erickson Theater Off Broadway for Balagan Theater’s production of Spring Awakening. Image courtesy of Balagan Theater Okay, maybe that was a stretch. But it’s still a damn fine musical. Set in 1890 Germany, Spring Awakening...
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Get Figgy With it

Get Figgy With it...

  The holidays are upon us, y’all. The lights and the carousel are up at Westlake Center, which means one thing: The Great Figgy Pudding Street Corner Caroling Competition. This Friday, over 10,000 people will head down to Westlake Center for the 25th year of the annual caroling event. Over 40 caroling groups will be competing. At this year’s event, you will find something for everyone. From formal choirs...
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Musical Plates: White Moustache Tours Keeps You (and Your Wallet) Full

Musical Plates: White Moustache Tours Keeps You (a...

As my pants know all too well, Seattle has a lot of good food. The city may be small (and yes, Mr. I-never-get-around-to-hanging-out-in-Columbia-City-because-it’s-9-miles-from-Ballard, Seattle is a pretty small city geographically), but almost every corner is hiding it’s own culinary delight. If you find yourself in a gastronomic rut, you’re doing yourself a disservice. It’s time to get out and do some...
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The Neptune Theater is Back, and Free-er than Ever

The Neptune Theater is Back, and Free-er than Ever...

When the Neptune Theater closed it’s doors last year, Seattle wept a little. The historic theater, originally opened in 1921, was a true treasure for Seattle cinephiles. Yeah, I end up seeing most movies at my nearest comfy multiplex, but there is something magically nostalgic about old theaters. But like a beautiful butterfly emerging from a cocoon filled with really uncomfortable seats, the Neptune Theater is back and...
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Weekend Round-Up: 9/16-9/18

Weekend Round-Up: 9/16-9/18...

Oh September, how you toy with my emotions. You start off with promises of delivering a slightly late version of the summer we never had, give us two glorious weeks of shortie-short-wearing, backyard bbq-in glory, and then seemingly overnight just snatch it all away and get people talking about pumpkin lattes and Halloween costumes. Hmph. Well, you’re lucky that this weekend’s list of awesome goings on has enough...
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Free Fruit Bats show: Easy Street just got awesomer

Free Fruit Bats show: Easy Street just got awesome...

Okay, you all know how great Easy Street is. So I shouldn’t have to tell you that they always seem to get the greatest bands to perform for free in their stores. And these bands don’t just come, say hi and play one song (unlike a certain nameless Ballard record store/band that I was super disappointed in). These bands always seem to put on an actual show. And thanks to my handy dandy weekly newsletter from the...
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Out to Lunch Series: PBJ with a side of music

Out to Lunch Series: PBJ with a side of music...

Hooray, it’s here. Free music all summer long for that hour that you just need to get off your ass and do something outside. Instead of spending money at Sephora, like some people (cough cough) head to the Bank of America Plaza today for some folk-rock. Photo courtesy of Out To Lunch 2011 Summer Concert Series Kris Orlowski & The Passenger String Quartet is totally new to me, and that’s what I love about this summer...
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Brett Dennen and more: Free in-store performances

Brett Dennen and more: Free in-store performances...

I don’t know much about Brett Dennen, but I do know that I was obsessed with this song for the last month. Hopefully, I’ll be able to see him at Easy Street Records in Queen Anne tomorrow! For free!! Want to see other in-store performances? Of course you do. Here’s what some of our local stores have in, errrr, store. Photo courtesy of Easy Street Records -Brett Dennen and Taylor from Dawes will be playing on...
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KEXP Presents Ballard Day

KEXP Presents Ballard Day...

Quick- I say Ballard, you say… grown-up hipsters who don’t want to leave the city but need a backyard so their toddlers and bees can frolic freely? Surly Norwegian fisherman walking past hip bars serving $12 cocktails on their way to Fisherman’s Wharf? The closest thing Seattle has to a real beach? Ballard has all of these things, plus a very special relationship with local musical powerhouse KEXP. Maybe...
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