Can't Miss It: Tuesday
ELECTRONIC LOVE: Washington D.C.-based d.j. duo Thievery Corporation will be coming to the Paramount for one night only. Known for their "acid jazz" cocktail lounge sound and progressive worldly beats,they are definitely one of those groups you may think you've never heard, but once you've listened to, you'll recognize. One of their most popular songs, "Lebanese Blonde", became a hit after it appeared in a little but well-known movie, Garden State, and it is used frequently in intros on radio stations such as KEXP and NPR. We guarantee this to be great for a date night, and hopefully some movin' and shakin'.
8 p.m. // Paramount Theatre // Tickets: $35
RETURN OF THE TRUFFLE SHUFFLE: The Brown Derby Series is finally returning to the Re-Bar with their adaptation of 80's all-time favorite movie The Goonies, and we're trying very hard not to scream with all that returning childhood glee in the quiet coffee shop. (Being mature adults, we'll save that for the show.) Stocked with a great cast of Seattle actors, we can't wait to see how they pull it off, who will play Sloth, and how they'll deck out that pirate ship. Past Brown Derby Series adaptations include: Pretty in Pink, Aliens, 9 to 5, and many more. Really, we'll take anything Goonies, so Brown Derby--Brrring it!
6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, 21 and over, April 21-23 // Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St. // Tickets: $14, cash only
BRIT-POP POETRY: In 1993, Simon Armitage wrote a fifty-minute film on the life and work of Nebraskan-born poet Weldon Kees, in prose and verse, called "Looking for Robinson," that aired on BBC2. That's why we're going to see Armitage tonight at Seattle Arts and Lectures, despite not being familiar with his poetry. Being interested in Weldon Kees--who may or may not have jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge or fled to Mexico--is as good as a letter of introduction proclaiming you a "poet to watch." (Robinson, by the way, is the name of a poetic alter ego of Kees'.) That said, here's an Armitage poem for you.
7:30 p.m. // Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street // Tickets: $10-$40
