Seattle Twist

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. 30 and 31, at the Moore Theater.

Purchase tickets online (you will need the coupon code SONIC )
Degenerate Art Ensemble web site

August 4, 2009 – Seattle, WA. The notorious Georgetown Art Attack returns to action on Saturday, August 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. This festive monthly event draws attention to one of Seattle’s few remaining art communities with challenging visual and performing arts presentations as well as unique dining, drinking, and shopping opportunities throughout the historic neighborhood.

The August 8 installment of the Georgetown Art Attack includes: “CB” a photography exhibition exploring the culture of the café racer motorcycle by Jaime Forero at Smarty Pants; a special display of Tina Randolph’s large-scale linocut print recently produced during the Flat Stanley Steamroller Print Initiative in Georgetown at Frida/Georgetown Tile Works; “Comics Savants: A Survey of Seattle Alternative Cartoonists” celebrating 20 years of Fantagraphics Books’ presence in the region featuring Peter Bagge, Jim Blanchard, Charles Burns, Ellen Forney, Roberta Gregory, Ted Jouflas, Megan Kelso, David Lasky, Jason T. Miles, Patrick Moriarity, Eric Reynolds, Jim Woodring, and introducing Eroyn Franklin at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery; Recent works by Georgetown painter Tyler Kohat at All City Coffee; West Coast punk rawk show with Koalacaust from Santa Cruz, Joyce Manor from Long Beach, Tacoma’s Premise Beach, and Jason Clackley of Seattle at Squid & Ink; and the usual spontaneous mirth and merriment we’ve come expect during the Art Attack.

Additional information and map at: www.georgetownartattack

July 29, 2009 – SEATTLE, WA. Since relocating to Seattle from Southern California 20 years ago, Fantagraphics Books has remained committed to nurturing and promoting the diverse practitioners of alternative comics in the Northwest. The country’s most successful purveyor of challenging comics routinely employs local cartoonists and publishes the work of regional artists which has contributed to Seattle’s international reputation as the unrivaled center of alternative comics. To celebrate this association, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents “Comics Savants: A Survey of Seattle Alternative Cartoonists” opening Saturday, August 8.

This exhibition will feature over a dozen emerging and established artists, including many of the most accomplished cartoonists in the alternative movement. Among them: Peter Bagge, who coined the term “alternative comics” in 1990 and as the highly-regarded creator of the phenomenal HATE comic book series attracted dozens of young cartoonists to the city during the 90s decade; Seattle native Charles Burns, whose teen years are fictionalized in his amazing graphic novel BLACK HOLE, soon to be a motion picture directed by David Fincher; Visionary artist Jim Woodring, one of only a handful of cartoonists to be embraced by the fine art world, having been awarded the United States Artist Fellowship in 2007 and a 2009 Art Trust Washington State Artists Fellowship, who will exhibit work from his forthcoming graphic novel WEATHERCRAFT; Ellen Forney, whose collaboration with local author Sherman Alexie won the prestigious 2008 National Book Award; David Lasky who will exhibit pages from his collaboration with Seattle writer Chris Estey “The Last Testament” from HOTWIRE #2; Second wave Seattle alternative cartoonist Megan Kelso; emerging artist Eroyn Franklin, who will exhibit hand cut pages from her Xeric award winning graphic novel ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY AT THE NOTHING FACTORY; current and former Fantagraphics Books staffers Jim Blanchard, Roberta Gregory, Patrick Moriarity; Ted Jouflas; Jason T. Miles and Eric Reynolds.

In addition to the display of original artworks, an eclectic array of comics and graphic novels by exhibiting artists will be available. Many featured artists will attend the opening reception of Saturday, August 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is located at 1201 S. Vale St. (at Airport Way S.) only minutes south of downtown. This event coincides with the colorful Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack featuring exciting visual and performing arts presentations in close proximity throughout the historic artists’ enclave.

Seattle 60′s Night STUDIO 66 is at Lo-Fi this Saturday.
Live Music by The Tripwires and Goldie Wilson
Go-Go Dancing by The Tangerine Tonic Go-Go Troupe
Resident DJs Chrispo, Gort, Vodka Twist
Joined by Special Guest Agent Double-O S.O.U.L.
Two Rooms, Two Bars, Two Bands Four DJs = Eight Bucks

Saturday August First @
Lo-Fi Performance Gallery
429 Eastlake Ave E.

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Also Join Studio 66 Resident DJ’s Chrispo and VodkaTwist
at MOE BAR 1425 10th Ave E (next to Neumo’s)
Last Thursdays (July 30th, Aug 27th, Sept 24th +)

Roq la Rue
presents

Roq La Rue Gallery
2312 2nd Ave
Seattle 98121

Roq La Rue is pleased to host Chris Crites second show at the gallery, a new series of paintings entitled “About:Face”.
Working with acrylic on paper (including his trademark paper bags), Crites’ hyper meticulous works explores the communicative plane we humans share that speaks to us on so many levels that language cannot. This body of work is a continuation of Crites exploration of faces from different stages in time. Part of what fascinates Crites is the unseen story, or history behind each image, and depict very poignant moments in the subjects lifetime, captured in a still image. He says “By working in a larger scale and with different materials, this series represents a challenge to myself and what I believe to be some of my most engaging paintings.”

Travis Lampe makes his debut at the gallery with a show entitled “Best Loved Tales of Misery and Woe”.
Working in his humorous trademark retro animation inspired style, this exhibition “Is about a creeping stain of woe that is so permeating that it’s gone back in time and spoiled all of your childhood memories – but in a funny way.” says Lampe.

More info coming soon.
Please contact us to be on a preview list!
(Text from the Roq la Rue website)

roqlarue.com
bagpainter.com
travislampe.com

Every 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wednesday at Georgetown’s Swingin New Venue The Tiger Lounge!

http://www.myspace.com/tigerloungeagogo

Break away from the usual pub crawl and join the Seattle Snuggie Pub Crawl. Why walk around Ballard in a blanket with sleeves? Why not?

It’s a fundraiser for Northwest Harvest and wearing your Snuggie is a must (especially to cash in on the sweet drink deals) and dressing it up is encouraged.

Lots of bars are included in the Ballard Snuggie (or Slanket?) Crawl, including The Loft, Moshi Moshi and Conor Byrne. Check out the Seattle Snuggie website for details.

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 and the Wounds and local oddball, experimental act God Gave up the Ghost. If you thought goths don’t have a sense of humor, come out and be disabused.

El Corazon calendar – Voltaire MySpace

 From the website:

Here’s your chance to have a no risk opportunity to try on some fantasies in a safe and healthy place. The Kinky Carnival is a fun sexy playground for adults; a spacious place for sensual expression that is clean, beautiful and well-lighted.

Seattle’s Kinky Carnival

 

…..to make MLK’s Birthday A Hangover Holiday

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is winding up this week. It’s the world’s grand geek gadget fest each year, and Las Vegas is ground zero.  An eruption of techno-porn, thinly veiling pent-up consumerism, greed, and outright lust… it’s perfect for Vegas!

Top on my list… the leopard taser. With an MP3 player!

Top 10 Reasons We’re Doomed at gizmodo is a must-read…

How are violent weapons with a sassy case one of the most buzzed about gadgets here? How are Tasers even considered gadgets? These things have clearly been erroneously put in the hands of cops and security guards everywhere who see them as a great alternative to handling situations verbally, and now we’re supposed to give them to people who see leopard print as a pretty hip fashion choice? Commodifying serious violence isn’t funny or cute, and just because you slap the shittiest MP3 player ever in a hip holster for a pink Taser doesn’t make it a gadget I’d want to see people carrying around.

But I say, damn, that’s a fine girlie weapon. I wonder if they’d let me into Venom with it.