The premise: speakers submit talks on any subject they could possibly imagine. They have to create 20 slides projected for a total of 15 seconds each, no exception. Quite literally when their five minutes are up, they're done. Ignite is a purely volunteer-run event originating in Seattle (but is spreading like wild-fire across the world) and sponsored mostly by O'Reilly (yes, the acclaimed tech book publisher) and Make: Technology on Your Time. It's held every three months or so at the King Cat Theater on 6th downtown. The attendees were numbering in the few hundreds for a while, but now beginning to grow exponentially. At Ignite 10 there were somewhere around 800 people gathering to revel in their geekiness and tonight you can be part of the action. more ›

Pearl Jam's rhythm guitarist, who recently recorded with Fags' bassist Barbara Ireland, will join the reunited local early-80s act tonight at the King Cat Theater. (Thanks for the tip, Marlow Harris.) $15 gets you in to see that band (minus original singer Charles "Upchuck" Gerra, who died of AIDS in 1991), Ginger Coyote and the White Trash Debutantes, and the Nasty Habits—and the CD Upchuck: Gone But Not Forgiven, a new collection of Gerra's notable works. Should be muy interesante. Stone's next Seattle gig? Backing Vince Mira at the Showbox on November 1. more ›