Going back to consumer basics with the good old-fashioned window display.
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
Posted inTheater & Performance
Groovy Vernacular Hippie Spectacular Review
The ’60s lovefest came down fast after the Manson Family killed Sharon Tate and her friends in the summer of ’69. But the psychedelic freakout is still going strong in Matt Stanger’s rock musical Groovy Vernacular Hippie Spectacular [I refuse to spell it “hippy”—Eds.], with its oodles of flower children, degenerate didgeridoo playing, and go-go […]
Posted inComedy
Countdown to Maria Bamford!
Are you going to see the funniest person in all the land—Maria Bamford—tomorrow? Me too! Let’s clink glasses and be chuckle buddies whilst we revel in her hilarity. Sorry, I’ll settle down. I’m just excited, guys! Watching Bamford’s stand-up has consistently been the most fun I’ve ever had in a dark room surrounded by strangers. […]
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Tonight in Music
Mister Tang (Via) The Know–The Suicide Notes, Cumstain, Ladywolf, Mister Tang, 8 pm, $6 Alberta Rose Theatre–Storm Large, Le Bonheur, 7:30 pm, $40-45 Doug Fir–Tobacco, Stargazer Lilies, Oscillator Bug, 9 pm, $15 Lola’s Room–The Exacerbators, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S., 7 pm, $2 Mississippi Studios–Sun Angle, Animal Eyes, Talkative, 9 pm, $8-10
Posted inMovies & TV
Pixie Dust and Pixels
Northwest Animation Fest Hits the High Notes
The high notes of 2014’s Northwest Animation Fest.
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Tonight in Music
Your Pest Band (Via) Boogie’s Burgers & Brew–Your Pest Band, Wild Mohicans, Defect Defect, Piss Test, 7 pm, $6, all ages Aladdin Theater–Salif Keita, 8 pm, $35 Doug Fir–Panther Attack, Point Juncture WA, Hats Off, 9 pm, $8 Holocene–Old Age, Lost Cities, Soft Shadows, 8:30 pm, $6 The Know–Ruby Pins, Rat Columns, Landlines, 8 pm […]
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Tonight in Music
The Chanterelles (Via) Katie O’Brien’s–Bubble Cats, Dinosaur Heart, The Chanterelles, 9 pm, $3-5 Aladdin Theater–The Both, Telekinesis, 8 pm, $25 Al’s Den–St. Even, Nick Jaina, 7 pm, free Beulahland–Northern Draw, DJ Deena Bee, 9 pm, free Bunk Bar–Naomi Punk, Broken Water, 9:30 pm, $8 Club 21–Drunk Dad, Honduran, Same Sex Dictator, 9 pm Crystal Ballroom–Negativland, […]
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Tonight in Music
Watercolor Paintings (Via) Laughing Horse Books–Golden Hour, Watercolor Paintings, Void Boys, Half Shadow, 8 pm, $3-5, all ages Aladdin Theater–Southern Culture on the Skids, Johnny 7 & The Black Crabs, 8 pm, $20Al’s Den–St. Even, Ezza Rose, 7 pm, free Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Bunk Bar–Sama Dams, Zula, Hands […]
Posted inComedy
A Case of Emophilia
Emo Philips Brings His Genius Brain Back to Town
Emo Philips brings his genius stand-up back to town.
Posted inGeneral
Rubber Necking
DIY Pet Massage Advice from an Expert
Do-it-yourself pet massage advice from an expert.
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
The I, Anonymous blog has an entry titled I Give the Restaurant a 1 Star [sic]. It’s about a certain waitress who might like to cozy up to her clientele: That waitress is so desperate to get married that she professed her love to a married man, one of her patrons, and attempted to rent […]