MUSIC—LA’s Together Pangea make rock ‘n’ roll as the devil intended: loud, snotty, and full of piss and vinegar. Their latest album, Badillac, is a maturation of sorts (that is to say, this one doesn’t contain a song called “Too Drunk to Cum”), but their raucous live show is as nuts as ever. Expect beer […]
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MUSIC—Yuna’s magically mellifluous voice—somehow calling to mind smoke, knives, and soft pillows all at once—used to be one of Malaysia’s best-kept secrets. But then people everywhere heard her sing, and now Yuna belongs to the whole world. Bonus? She’ll be sharing tonight’s bill with Seattle’s Shelby Earl, whose power-gloss folk music would be enough of […]
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FILM—NW Film Center’s been celebrating Wes Anderson’s films and inspirations all month, and they saved the best for last: Not only are they screening Moonrise Kingdom—maybe the purest distillation of Anderson’s aesthetic in a single film—but the Mercury’s delightful Erik Henriksen is introducing it. BOBBY ROBERTSWhitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park, 6 pm, $6-8 JADE DISTRICT—You’ve […]
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COMEDY—You might know Jackie Kashian from her podcast The Dork Forest, Last Comic Standing, or from This American Life—but if you haven’t seen her live, well, you don’t really know her at all, do you? Fix that: The fast-talking Kashian is clever, likeable, and hilarious, and no one with even a bit of self-respect should […]