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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Darrell’s Tavern Grand Re-opening
Come up north on Saturday Feb 13th to celebrate the rebirth of a great neighborhood dive, Darrell’s Tavern at 18041 Aurora. I’d passed by Darrell’s Tavern (just off Aurora Avenue, a bit south of Aurora Village) so many times, and never happened to find it open when it was convenient. Then when I started to [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Booze,Seattle History,Seattle Neighborhoods by peterga
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Sunday Alternative Holiday Shopping
This Sunday offers some fine one-day shopping opportunities for those on your lists with tastes toward the “alternative.” Club Motor (SoDo) hosts the gothy “Mourning Market” from noon to 6pm, and the Transcendent Church of Bass (Interbay) hosts the “Bizarre Bazaar” from 3pm to 7pm. Both are free to attend and feature a good selection [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Events Calendar,Fashion,Folk Art,Free,Gothic,Holidaze,Seattle News,Shopping,Visual Arts,Weird,steampunk by peterga
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Celebrate the 21st Amendment (Part 4)
It’s Repeal Day! We’ve reviewed some of the very oldest bars in Seattle, some out of the way and often overlooked prohibition era bars, and what may be the oldest continually operating gay bar in the country. Tonight’s the night you should celebrate your constitutional right to booze at one of these historic saloons or [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Booze,Seattle History by peterga
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Celebrate the 21st Amendment (Part 3)
This post continues the discussion of some of Seattle’s oldest bars in honor of the upcoming anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition (Sat. Dec 5). The Oldest Bar in Seattle Establishing the date of origin of Seattle’s oldest bars and determining which is the oldest bar in Seattle is a more complex undertaking than it [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Booze,Seattle History by peterga
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Celebrate the 21st Amendment! (Part 2)
In honor of this Saturday’s anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, we continue the discussion of the oldest bars in the Seattle area. This post again focuses on some of the lesser known historic bars of the area. The Cabin – Est. 1933 – Shoreline The Cabin is in a now suburban neighborhood where you’d [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Booze,Seattle History,Seattle Neighborhoods by peterga
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Celebrate the 21st Amendment! (Part 1)
Conveniently landing on a Saturday this year, December 5th marks the highpoint of the holiday season — the 76th anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment and the repeal of Prohibition. Why not mark the occasion at one or two of Seattle’s oldest bars — establishments that have been around since the end of [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Booze,Seattle,Seattle History by peterga
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Pure Cirkus @ Heavens
Who doesn’t love a circus? Who doesn’t love freaks? Seattle’s own PURE Cirkus returns with freaks, suspensions, jello wrestlers and fire performers this Wednesday Nov. 25th at Heavens nightclub (the former Catwalk in Pioneer Square). Advanced tickets and more info on the SST / PURE Cirkus Roadshow
No Comments » - Posted in Circus,Events,Events Calendar,Performance,Seattle,Weird by peterga
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Steamcon – Oct. 23-25
If you are reading this with goggles on the top of your head and a ray gun holstered on your breeches, you probably do not need this reminder. But if you’ve never really dipped into the world of steampunk you should take a few minutes to just do a google image search on steampunk and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events,Music,Visual Arts,steampunk by peterga
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Conflux – Portland Dark Arts Festival
For those with a predilection for things dark and heathen, it’s well worth a trip down to Portland for the Conflux Dark Arts Festival this Friday and Saturday. Last year’s event was very strong and varied in musical and visual performances and deserved even a larger audience than it had. This year’s event features steampunk [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Dance,Events,Gothic,Music,Theater,Visual Arts,Weird by peterga
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Degenerate Art Ensemble
Prague’s “Kulture Magazine” says of Degenerate Art Ensemble, “They entranced the audience… the secret of their performance is perfect drama, gradation and splendid visuals, indescribable costumes and a punk-symphonic-garage-big-band style. Dynamic upheavals were turning into relaxing passages and everything was falling into place like wheels in a post-modernist clock machine.” Friday and Halloween Saturday, Oct. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Art,Dance,Events,Music,Performance,Theater,Weird by peterga
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Saturday Surf at Slims
Whether or not you missed 3 Bad Jacks and the Hard Money Saints last night, surf and rockabilly fans will want to head down sodo tonight to Slim’s Last Chance Chili Shack and Watering Hole. LA artist The Pizz will be there signing and selling his art, to the tunes of Seattle’s ’63 Burnout (myspace) [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Art,Music by peterga
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
The Moonspinners at Bernards
The Stranger once referred to Bernards as the city’s “Best bar to finally stop stalling and kill yourself.” The mood should be decidedly different when Garth, Tor, and Annabella take over Wednesday. “The MoonSpinners are a trio who play 60-esque inspired music with a modern attitude–pop, mostly, music of various types, soul, girl-group, French pop, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events,Music by peterga
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Voltaire and the Skeletal Orchestra
America’s favorite Cuban-American, humorous, darkwave, European folk troubadour returns to Seattle, and this time he is not alone. Along with backing gypsies on strings, accordian, etc., the author of “Paint it Black-a guide to Gothic homemaking” shares the stage with a curious range of supporting acts, including Norway’s Stonesy The Nasty Habits, Portland’s Adrian H [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Music,Weird by peterga
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Night Blind at The Ruins
The creative team behind Night Blind, a local film in the works, is sponsoring a cocktail party fundraiser at The Ruins the evening of Thursday, April 2nd. The film has won the IFP/Seattle Spotlight Award, and the creators has secured the support of various luminaries on their advisory board, including two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Janusz [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Events,Film,Seattle News by peterga
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
GWAR!
What can you say about GWAR? Well for starters, most people say “Don’t wear nice clothes.” GWAR (the name is a shortened version of the original “GWAARGGGH!!!”) are of course known for their elaborate costumes, spraying the crowd with various fluids, and their “boundless hatred for all things alive.” They and their “marauding mutant metal” [...]
