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Judith Roberts as Joan Didion in The Year of Magican Thinking at Intiman. Photo by Chris Bennion. "Inadvertently topical" is perhaps the best way to describe The Year of Magical Thinking, at Intiman Theatre through Sept. 20 (tix $40-$55). Joan Didion's own adaptation of her award-winning 2005 memoir of... continue reading on Seattlest

FUZZY SWEDES: Dungen is from Sweden, but by the sound of their music, they have a love affair with good old American-made Electro-Harmonix Big Muff pedals. Their psychedelic rock is awash in crazy fuzzed-out hooks backed by capering, jazz-influenced drumming and featuring catchy, pop vocals. They rock Neumos tonight... continue reading on Seattlest

(Dead Bird Double Feature plays tomorrow night at 33 S. Hanford St. Tix $18, doors at 7:30.) Photo by Tim Summers. Jessie Smith doesn't fuck around. About two-thirds of the way through Thrashoholic, her endurance piece/spelunking expedition into the psychology of binge drinking, she gives up on interpreting her subject... continue reading on Seattlest

(The CD release party for The Purrs' Amused, Confused, & More Bad News is this Saturday at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard, $7, 21+. With Black Nite Crash and Blood Red Dancers.) Amused, Confused, & More Bad News, the third (or fourth, depending on how you look at it)... continue reading on Seattlest

Chris Blakely's got the shot of what we so desperately need right now. WHAT WE NEED: Coffee. Like, right now. These events today don't make any sense, and writing this is proving unusually difficult. And, of course, there's no coffee in the cupboard. Also, we don't live anywhere near... continue reading on Seattlest