Results tagged “thisthursday”

Joshua Roman, for those of you more concerned with what's going on at Neumo's than what's happening in Benaroya Hall, is the star cellist in Seattle Symphony. He's also 23, has hair like a young Bob Dylan, and seriously kicks ass.

Pretty much everybody loves Mirrored, the debut LP from electro-happy post-rock quartet Battles. Ok, maybe not your mom, but all the critics, indie rock snobs, and definitely dudes who work at record stores. As touted by an uncharacteristically exuberant Pitchfork, "this foursome's first full-length is a mix of over-the-top whimsy, extreme rhythms, vise-tight musicianship, and a 21st century man-machine interface between live and laptop."

It's Free Espresso Week in Seattle or something. On 15th Ave East, you've got nightspot Liberty trying to lure daysippers with an offer of free espresso drinks all week long (ends Sunday). We refer you to the Slog for all the details, the one per day per customer, the Stumptown beans (Portland rabble!). Liberty has tried to open its daytime cafe doors before, but to our eye business was just dribbling in. Maybe the free caffeine will be a shot in the arm.

The magic of theatre, like magic in general, relies heavily on misdirection. If you are dying to see a great play about cloning, there is a good chance that A Number, showing at ACT right now, will annoy the hell out of you if you go.

This Thursday the UW will host a panel discussion about change in Seattle's Central District, pitting gentrification against "revitalization"--the latter, we hope, being something said panel will subject to more rigorous definition. We are pleased to see this topic discussed in a public forum, but these days we wonder who listens to panels any more, much less an academic-sponsored one (as opposed to those ever-popular corporate-sponsored panels--everyone listens to them). What happens after the panel? Will EW cover the hot after-panel gossip?

This Thursday the 29th, author David Roberts will be giving a talk at REI based on his new book, "On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined". Seattlest is familiar with his stories mostly from those we know who have climbed much more than we can lay claim to--Roberts lost his first friend and climbing partner at the age of 18, and lived to witness 2 more climbing deaths by the time he was 22.

This Thursday the Red Hook brewery kicks off its Moonlight Cinema series with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There's so many one-liners we could throw at you right now, our brain just came out our ears.