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Archie McPhee's latest bumper stickers, posted in Seattlest's Flickr Pool

If you've been monitoring the lives of "Awesome" lately as we have, you know these things:

Jesse Sykes is playing at the Tractor Tavern this Friday and we couldn't be happier about it. Along with Neko Case, we can't think of a local-grown voice that we like better than Jesse's. What makes it even better is that she's billing it as "a special last-minute acoustic show" according to her MySpace page.

Dear, sweet Arthur & Yu. The local band (on new Sub Pop pseudo-imprint Hardly Art) has dreamy duo Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott at its core, with Bobby Wane, Ben Kersten, and Scott Blue rounding out the group. Their music is simple and pretty and straight outta the swinging 60s. So sez Gorilla Vs. Bear:

MUSIC: In a case of perfect billing, Math and Physics Club are taking a break from puppy petting and hand-holding to sing some songs for the kids as part of Town Hall's Saturday morning concert series.

ART: OKOK's move to Ballard has been good for them. The new space puts more focus on the art, separating it a bit from the (still great) retail. Free Parking, a new group drawing exhibit, opens today with works from ten artists.

MUSIC: Normally, we try to avoid El Corazon at all costs, but there’s an early show there today for a very good cause. During last week’s storm, Kate Fleming, a talented voice-over artist, died while attempting to save the audio gear in her home studio. Tonight’s show—featuring Speaker Speaker, Patience Please, Megasapian, In the Empty City, and more—is in Kate’s memory, with the money benefitting her family.

DONATE: For as much as gamers earn their nerdy reputations (and thus our ridicule), Child's Play gives them a chance to both share their geek pride and help the world around them through donations to help kids in hospitals. You want to help too, right?

Brown Bear Car Wash is so happy that media and public attention has helped them retrieve 25 of more than 40 bear statues stolen from its Fife location that it's washing cars for free today at these 19 drive-thru locations:

If you're facing the prospect of a rainy Monday night in Ballard, lucky you. The rest of us have to figure out transportation to Tuning the Air, the "weekly music series for large guitar ensemble." Begun in 2005, the ensemble offers the thunderous chorus of 10 guitars and the nimble fingers of the people who play them. (Here we're using the word "thunderous" solely for hyperbolic effect. The 45-minute show is acoustic.)

January 15: Ever reminisce about that time in your life when when your friends were just a few steps away (dormitory, first apartment)? This Sunday take a tour of The Reserve Cottages (20215 15th Ave NW, Cottage D) in Shoreline and view an unusual yet growing trend in residential development: the cottage layout. The homes, each under 1,000 square feet, are situated among native landscapes and include both private yards and shared common spaces to encourage socialization and community. This series of tours, hosted jointly by the Seattle chapter of AIA and Northwest Home and Garden magazine, feature a different home each month. Stop by between noon and 3pm.

Apparently the annual Wacky Santa Festival, whereby legions of rowdy and rambunctious impersonators of Saint Nick spread hysteria and yule around town, will commence tomorrow for the enjoyment of Seattle's children and families:

Next to Centerfolds, Seattle's only male strip club (unless you count that place way out in Rainier Valley--which we don't), sits a dive bar worthy of the moniker, Crown Hill Pub. It is, afterall, in Crown Hill, and seeing as they only serve beer and wine, it is merely a pub. Most establishments which only serve beer and wine make up for lack of hard liquor with a vast selection of local microbrews and regional vintages. The Crown Hill Pub's most exotic selections include Miller High Life, Budweiser, Yellow Tail, and Ernest & Julio Gallo. That's fine, though, because we're not here at 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning to try something new, or god forbid, something drinkable. We're here to nurse our hangover and shoot free pool.

It's music, which we love, and video, which we also love, however in Seattlest's opinion there is no more wasted modern art form than the music video. How these two vastly expressive mediums combine to form such an awful taste is beyond us. Damn you, MTV. They're just not ever worth watching, outside, of course, of a handfull of indie rock videos that never get spun and the odd Tool offering. Yes, actually some indie videos are good. You haven't seen them, because where would you? But they're good.

October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month, and in support of such a noble cause, Seattlest is pleased to present you with our Pound Pup of the Week...along with our pet-ad translator.

There is nothing quite like finding the perfect t-shirt. The t-shirt that speaks to you on a deeper level, that makes you smile, makes you laugh, or just shows off the results of your time in the gym. There's also the self-branding involved with wearing a shirt of your favorite band, team, university, or witty phrase. Here at Seattlest, we understand the plight of the male in search for the right shirt, and we're here to help. Below is our guide to finding your own cotton/poly blend here in town. (Ladies, we think you're fine just the way you are, and since you can't throw a rock without hitting a boutique in this town, you'll have to take consolation in the fact that most of these stores cater to the fairer sex as well).

October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month...and in support of such a noble pursuit, Seattlest is pleased to present you with our Pound Pup of the Week.