Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'chachalounge'
March 18, 2008
A small crowd has gathered on East Pine to watch the demolishing of a once quintessential Seattle block. The condos have officially won, as the buildings which once contained Seattle divey-landmarks the Cha Cha, Bimbo's Bitchin' Burrito, and Kincora's are no more. Eagle-eyed Seattlest editor Kim has sent us a couple of mobile photos of the destruction. Sadly, she reported overhearing at the scene, "Am I missing something? This apparently means nothing to me." We'd......
Continue Reading "What Was Once Pine Street... "March 11, 2008
JAZZ: Dr. John kicks off a 6-night run at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, giving audiences the benefit of a life studded with "troubles at home." Singing about New Orleans before, during, and after it was cool, he created a musical love letter to the city of New Orleans in 2004, "N’awlinz Dis Dat or D’udda," and won an award from the Académie Charles Cros at their 57th awards ceremony. He may be most famous as......
Continue Reading "Can't Miss It: Tuesday"December 3, 2006
Music: The electronic talent of Guillermo Scott Herren's Prefuse 73 show at Chop Suey tonight comes highly recommended from every quarter of the Seattle media scape, and after listening to some of his work you can see why. 8 p.m. // Chop Suey // $12 Even More Music: A friend recommends the new deal at the Baltic Room called "The Beatdown." Quoth the friend: "I stopped by the first week and not only was the......
Continue Reading "Get Out"October 23, 2006
We're sitting upon a black leather stool in the Cha Cha Lounge, next to Bimbo's in Capitol Hill. We're watching a drunk boy and drunk girl dirty dance to Spanishy folk-rock. We think our dirty dancing queen may be on more than burritos and booze because she moves away from the boy, to a pair or women sitting at the bar. She locks lips and tongues with both and runs her fingers through their hair......
Continue Reading "Soul of a Whore"