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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. editor@thestranger.com (The Stranger Editor) webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/22/all-aboard-the-matchbox-twenty-cruise http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/22/all-aboard-the-matchbox-twenty-cruise Emily Nokes <p><small><em>Line Out: Your Only Source for '90s Cruise News You Can Use! </em></small></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RQ-Ip_Voenc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div></p> <p>Matchbox Twenty doesn't give a care if they weren't invited to <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/14/mark-mcgrath-and-friends-cruise">Mark McGrath's '90s cruise</a> (that included Sugar Ray, the Gin Blossoms, the Verve Pipe, Marcy Playground, and other relics, but was cancelled [despite it's excellent logo] <strong>due to cruises being disgusting</strong>)&#8212;they're having <a href="http://www.matchboxtwentycruise.com">their own damn cruise</a>, featuring no other bands, because MB20 DON'T NEED NO OTHER BANDS. </p> <p>Here's what you get: </p> <p>- Accommodations onboard the Carnival Imagination (3-nights)<br />- <strong>Matchbox Twenty concerts</strong><br />- <strong>Q&A with Matchbox Twenty</strong><br />- <strong>Photo session for all guests with Matchbox Twenty</strong><br />- Evening deck parties<br />- <strong>All Meals, coffee, tea, iced tea &amp; juices</strong><br />- 24-Hour complimentary room service &amp; pizzeria<br />- Full use of ship facilities: Two pools, whirlpools, fitness center, casino, library, duty-free shopping &amp; all Carnival events<br />- One-hour open-bar cocktail party<br />- And much more</p> <p>I think I'll sit this one out. I can't even remember what their hits were, and at least half the band seems creepy...</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/22/all-aboard-the-matchbox-twenty-cruise#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16844142&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy News http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/05/22/all-aboard-the-matchbox-twenty-cruise?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16844142&id=comments 4 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:57:07 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/10/janeane-garofalo-and-her-glasses-at-the-neptune http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/10/janeane-garofalo-and-her-glasses-at-the-neptune Adrian Ryan <p>I'd get way down on my well-worn knees and beg <strong>the dread gods of gayness</strong> and liberality to forgive my wretched soul if I could&#8212;but as a ginger, of course I don't have one.</p> <p>I have no explanation, earthly idea, or acceptable excuse as to why or how <a href="http://www.janeanegarofalo.com/">Janeane Garofalo</a> fell off the Homosexual Agenda this week. I just totally forgot to mention her! A stroke? Adult onset retardation? Whatever. I should be beaten! Flogged! <strong>Shot in the hair</strong>! My lips hobbled and impressive testes perforated! For it was indeed my sacred duty and solemn intention to promote the shit out of this event, what with Janeane being generally one of the best things to happen in the history of ever.</p> <p>She is <strong>smart to the point of scary</strong> (just LOOK at those thick glasses!), she is funny to the very threshold of wet-your-pants (or somebody else's pants), she is a brave and tireless warrior of <strong>intellectual liberality</strong> (she's besties with the Clintons and everything!), and she was in <em>Romy and Michele's High School Reunion</em>. (Please to completely ignore her participation in the leaden early-'90s turd that was <em>Reality Bites</em>. Please.)</p> <p>Tomorrow night, Janeane will grace us all with her wondrous wit and insightful insights in a rare Seattle appearance. Please forgive my foolish error of omission, and <strong>don't forget to remember to not forget to see her</strong>. God only knows when she shall pass this way again.</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/neptune_theater/Location?oid=7097368">The Neptune</a>, 8pm / $22.50 ADV, $25 DOS / All Ages (bar with 21+ ID).</em></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/10/janeane-garofalo-and-her-glasses-at-the-neptune#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16465493&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Upcoming Love http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/10/janeane-garofalo-and-her-glasses-at-the-neptune?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16465493&id=comments 0 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:11:55 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/05/win-tickets-to-see-janeane-garofalo-next-week http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/05/win-tickets-to-see-janeane-garofalo-next-week Megan Seling <p>Janeane Garofalo will be performing at the Neptune this Thursday, April 11, and we have a pair of tickets to give away!</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L2ZO6CpGbyM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>To enter, just send your first and last name to <a href="mailto:freetickets@thestranger.com">freetickets@thestranger.com</a> with <strong>Janeane Garofalo</strong> in the subject line. </p> <p>The show is all ages, doors open at 7 pm, and you can still <a href="http://www.stgpresents.org/tickets/by-month/eventdetail/569/-/janeane-garofalo">buy tickets for $22.50</a> here if you don't feel so lucky today.</p> <p>(And if you like music, we're <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/05/win-tickets-to-spiritualized">giving away Spiritualized tickets</a> too!)</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/05/win-tickets-to-see-janeane-garofalo-next-week#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16429139&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/05/win-tickets-to-see-janeane-garofalo-next-week?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16429139&id=comments 2 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:55:47 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/03/05/long-lost-footage-the-postal-service-auditions http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/03/05/long-lost-footage-the-postal-service-auditions Megan Seling <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/0dadfc1070" width="512" height="328" frameborder="0"></iframe><div style="text-align:left;font-size:x-small;margin-top:0;width:512px;"><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0dadfc1070/the-postal-service-auditions" title="from Ben Gibbard, Tom Scharpling, Al Yankovic, Rob Hatch-Miller, Aimee Mann, Moby, Duff McKagan, Nate Mendel, Page Hamilton, Tom DeLonge, Funny Or Die, Puloma Basu, Jon Daly, DC Pierson, Jon Wurster, sub pop records, FODfm, and Marc Maron">The Postal Service Auditions</a> from <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/ben_gibbard">Ben Gibbard</a> <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?app_id=138711277798&amp;href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funnyordie.com%2Fvideos%2F0dadfc1070%2Fthe-postal-service-auditions&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=150&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:90px; height:21px; vertical-align:middle;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe><br /></div></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/03/05/long-lost-footage-the-postal-service-auditions#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16166607&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Sub Pop / Hardly Art Mischief Teh Internets http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/03/05/long-lost-footage-the-postal-service-auditions?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16166607&id=comments 2 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:15:43 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/28/today-in-dreams-coming-true-adorable-human-joanna-newsom-will-marry-adorable-human-andy-samberg http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/28/today-in-dreams-coming-true-adorable-human-joanna-newsom-will-marry-adorable-human-andy-samberg Anna Minard <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:262px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/b2f2/1362099107-shutterstock_129361988.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/b2f2/1362099107-shutterstock_129361988.jpg" alt="Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom a few days ago. Shes wearin a ring!!!" title="Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom a few days ago. Shes wearin a ring!!!" width="250" height="375" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-564025p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00">Helga Esteb</a> / <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/?cr=00&pl=edit-00">Shutterstock.com</a></li><li class="imageCaption">Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom a few days ago. She's wearin' a ring!!!</li></ul></div>I had somehow not noticed that they were even dating. They've been dating for five years! (Also, I just heard about Joanna Newsom last week, so sue me.) But aw, crap, how adorable! <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/andy-samberg-engaged-to-joanna-newsom-2013252">Says <em>Us Weekly</em></a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Samberg was smitten with the 31-year-old musician even before they met through mutual friends. "He liked her music and would go to her shows," a pal told Us last year. "<strong>He had the biggest crush on her.</strong>"</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/andy-samberg-engaged-to-joanna-newsom-2013252">Click</a> to see a blown-up picture of that ring! I asked the friend who told me about it if he found out about this by googling "<strong>Joanna Newsom proposal ideas</strong>" but he vehemently denies it. Meanwhile, Pitchfork <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/49691-joanna-newsom-and-andy-samberg-engaged/">wonders if he used the ol' dick-in-a-box</a> for the proposal. Maybe! Champagne all around!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/28/today-in-dreams-coming-true-adorable-human-joanna-newsom-will-marry-adorable-human-andy-samberg#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16134085&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy News Love http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/28/today-in-dreams-coming-true-adorable-human-joanna-newsom-will-marry-adorable-human-andy-samberg?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16134085&id=comments 0 Today in Dreams Coming True: Adorable Human Joanna Newsom Will Marry Adorable Human Andy Samberg! Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom a few days ago. She's wearin' a ring!!! <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-564025p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00">Helga Esteb</a> / <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/?cr=00&pl=edit-00">Shutterstock.com</a> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:03:55 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/25/bitter-buddha-eddie-pepitone-at-nwff http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/25/bitter-buddha-eddie-pepitone-at-nwff Kathy Fennessy <p><div class="blogImageLeft" style="width:312px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/3314/1361736686-pepitone2.jpg" alt="pepitone2.jpg" title="" width="300" height="234" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Feinartz and Pepitone</li></ul></div> There are few comedians who make me laugh&#8212;for that reason, I don't normally think of myself as a comedy fan&#8212;but <strong>Eddie Pepitone</strong> has the magic touch. Steve Feinartz's new documentary about the man, <em><strong>The Bitter Buddha</strong></em>, screened at the Northwest Film Forum for one night only on Saturday with the director and star in attendance for the Q&A afterwards (on Wednesday, Pepitone had performed at Chop Suey). </p> <p>If you're interested in the work of the New York-born, Los Angeles-based comic&#8212;and cat lover!&#8212;it's a must-see, though fans of alternative comedy in general are likely to find it of interest since speakers include <strong>Patton Oswalt</strong>, Jen Kirkman, <strong>Zach Galifianakis</strong>, Mark Maron, <strong>Sarah Silverman</strong>, Dana Gould, B.J. Novak, and Matt Oswalt, creator of the great <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/puddincomic">Puddin' Strip</a></em> web series, in which Pepitone plays a splenetic office drone.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:487px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2013/02/24/1361739115-pepitone.jpg" alt="pepitone.jpg" title="" width="475" height="358" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Poster from Pepitone's last Seattle engagement</li></ul></div></p> <p>That said, if you're enthusiastic about higher-profile performers, like <strong>Whitney Cummings</strong> or <em>Parks and Recreation</em>'s <strong>Aziz Ansari</strong>, be forewarned that he has a few words about those two, but that didn't stop him from appearing on NBC's <em>Whitney</em>, one of Pepitone's many contradictions (a guy's gotta feed his cat). </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:487px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/cfec/1361737684-pepitone3.jpg" alt="pepitone3.jpg" title="" width="475" height="376" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Pepitone cracks up Feinartz</li></ul></div></p> <p>A former production assistant (<em>Dancing with the Stars</em>, <em>Gangland</em>, etc.), Feinartz may not have much formal filmmaking experience, but <em><strong>The Bitter Buddha</strong></em> is well constructed, and he doesn't stint on&#8212;or overemphasize&#8212;Pepitone's struggles with substance abuse. If he's kicked his addictions to alcohol and tobacco, food remains another matter, though he's been giving the vegan thing a try. I also found the encounters with his hard-to-please, traffic-fearing father rather moving. If that relationship has fueled his comedy, which revolves around frustration and insecurity, Eddie also craves his approval, and at the end: he actually gets some. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:487px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/1cc0/1361737529-pepitone4.jpg" alt="pepitone4.jpg" title="" width="475" height="352" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Pepitone does his De Niro impression</li></ul></div></p> <p>I identified with his situation more than I would've expected. I have no aspirations towards stand-up comedy or TV acting&#8212;Pepitone says he would also like to get back into play-writing&#8212;but I know what it's like to feel as if everybody in your orbit is doing better than you personally, professionally, and/or financially (and I don't even live in L.A.). That kind of thinking can drive you crazy or provide a bottomless well of material. Pepitone is the living embodiment of both scenarios. </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="475" height="335" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-6YRm7YXiI0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;">The Bitter Buddha<em> is available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-bitter-buddha/id597182789">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Bitter-Buddha/dp/B00BHUP3TK/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1361746688&sr=1-1&keywords=the+bitter+buddha">Amazon Instant Video</a>.</em></div></p> <p><small>Trainspotter alert: ex-<em>Stranger</em> staffer Lindy West&#8212;or her double&#8212;makes a couple of appearances.</small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/25/bitter-buddha-eddie-pepitone-at-nwff#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16089824&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Film http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/02/25/bitter-buddha-eddie-pepitone-at-nwff?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16089824&id=comments 3 "Bitter Buddha" Eddie Pepitone at NWFF K.C. Fennessy Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:27:12 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/17/skrillex-accidentally-lights-skrillexs-haircut-on-fire http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/17/skrillex-accidentally-lights-skrillexs-haircut-on-fire Emily Nokes <p>Poor Skrillex! Poor<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/im-more-than-hair/Content?oid=14595914"> Skrillex's Haircut</a>! While I can't pretend to love the music that comes out of a Skrillex, I decided he is actually <strong>a sweet human being</strong> by way of the<strong> Nardwuar test</strong>. If you aren't a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92qnnRlQ2w">complete asshole</a> to Narwuar we he interviews you, then you're alright with me. </p> <p>Here's the hot hot <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/17/skrillex-hair-fire-birthday-hollywood-video/">TMZ coverage</a> of Skrill blowing out the candles on his 25th birthday cake.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gqlW-tFHNbc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/17/skrillex-accidentally-lights-skrillexs-haircut-on-fire#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=15769060&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Celeb http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/17/skrillex-accidentally-lights-skrillexs-haircut-on-fire?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=15769060&id=comments 3 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:16:43 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/02/blind-ambition-comedian-darryl-lenox-on-seattle-pimps-and-going-blind http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/02/blind-ambition-comedian-darryl-lenox-on-seattle-pimps-and-going-blind Cienna Madrid <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:312px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/58fd/1351890402-music-lennox-570.jpeg" alt="music-lennox-570.jpeg" title="" width="300" height="211" /></div><strong>How literal is the title to your show, Blind Ambition?</strong></p> <p>My eyesight has always been just poor&#8212;I'm blind in my left eye and have very limited vision in my right. In 2009, I was backed into a corner: I could have two surgeries that might repair some of the damage in my right eye or I could go completely blind. Fortunately, the surgeries worked. When I got off the operating table, I looked down and saw my shoelaces. I'd never seen my shoelaces before without glasses or contact lenses. It was amazing&#8212;I felt like I'd won a war with the weakest thing about me. It made me expose and talk about my vulnerabilities. I started talking about these procedures onstage, and it was like a lightbulb went off. People really related to it.</p> <p><strong>You got your start in Seattle&#8212;tell me about it.</strong></p> <p>I was raised in Las Vegas with my mom and four sisters, but I always wanted a relationship with my old man. I'd never met him&#8212;just had a picture of him lying in bed with an Afro and huge sideburns. He was a pimp. So I traced him to Beacon Hill when I was 18 and ended up living in Seattle for seven years.</p> <p><u><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/blind-ambition/Content?oid=15148398">Continue reading &#187;</a></u></p> <p><em>Darryl Lenox performs tonight and tomorrow at Seattle Comedy Underground. <a href="http://comedyunderground.com/">More info here.</a></em></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/02/blind-ambition-comedian-darryl-lenox-on-seattle-pimps-and-going-blind#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=15170858&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Tonight Interview http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/02/blind-ambition-comedian-darryl-lenox-on-seattle-pimps-and-going-blind?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=15170858&id=comments 0 Blind Ambition: Comedian Darryl Lenox on Seattle, Pimps, and Going Blind Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:47:50 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/10/05/dubstep-comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/10/05/dubstep-comedy Dave Segal <p>Dubstep&#8217;s cultural impact continues to spread. Now the 21st-century musical style sweeping the country's youth with its fearsome bass wobbles and cartoonishly freaky frequencies features&#8212;very generically&#8212;in a sorta-funny sketch on the <strong>Comedy Central</strong> show <em><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/key-and-peele">Key &amp; Peele</a></em>. Here's one exchange between the dubstep fan and his out-of-touch buddy:</p> <blockquote><p>"It doesn't really seem like music to me." <br />"What would you rather listen to? I can hook you up with some Hootie &amp; the Blowfish. Color Me Badd?" </p></blockquote> <p>Have to admit: I larfed a couple of times.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Kod1q39ddE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/10/05/dubstep-comedy#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14943467&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Television http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/10/05/dubstep-comedy?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14943467&id=comments 2 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:52:40 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/24/show-review-hooves-and-beak-song-sparrow-research-and-zimbra-at-the-tractor-tavern http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/24/show-review-hooves-and-beak-song-sparrow-research-and-zimbra-at-the-tractor-tavern Sean Jewell <p>I confess to having a nasty affection for tobacco cigarettes, but I don't even think marathon training would've helped me last night when the music of <strong>Hooves and Beak</strong> suddenly, unexpectedly sucked the oxygen out of the <strong>Tractor Tavern</strong>. Harper <strong>Whitney Flinn</strong> has gathered guitar/cello, bass, and drum players since her arrival from Kansas for the <a href="http://youtu.be/qxzyt-PT5Q0">2010 EMP Sound Off!</a>, but what knocked my air out was the difference in strength in her voice now as opposed to then. Without her comedic between song banter (<em>'I'm gonna play a slow song now, try not to get a boner'</em>) making me laugh, I might have suffocated there for shortness of breath. I was aghast at her range and confidence. Already possessed of lyrical prowess, and now armed with an indelicate arsenal of harp arpeggios, Whitney Flinn and crew are all ready to start drawing reductive (albeit well-deserved) comparisons to <strong>Joanna Newsom</strong> (who Whitney cites as her own inspirator), luckily for them, however, people wont have to <em>pretend</em> to like <strong>Hooves and Beak</strong>. I was more than happy to walk over to the merch table and jump on the email list when she mentioned a new album in the works. </p> <p>With the Sunday night crowd now swollen to a whopping <strong>30 or 40 people</strong> (bands and bartenders included), <a href="http://songsparrowresearch.bandcamp.com/">Song Sparrow Research</a> took to the stage and upped the strings ante by seeing the cello, and raising one stand-up bass to accompany bandleader <strong>Hamilton Boyce </strong>on electric guitar and vocals. <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/23/song-sparrow-research-evolutionary-folk">I've waxed before</a> about the way the moody arrangements of these jazz and orchestral trained musicians brand of hushed rock manages to stay plucky enough to take flight on harmonies, and they do not disappoint live. While Boyce's voice rarely rises above an indoor speaking tone, the music is deeply and delicately atmospheric. <strong>Evan Woodle</strong> flailed and head bobbed at twice the typical &#190; beat like you'd expect a jazz drummer to, keyboard player <strong>Ryan Batie</strong> could hardly be contained in his playpen of glockenspiel and laptop, <strong>David Balatero</strong> sat plucking and pulling every available sound from cello (and later the biggest goddamn electric bass I've ever seen), and <strong>Kendall Becker</strong> kept her eyes shut and felt out the beat on stand up bass with an intensity rarely heard this side of music. <strong>Song Sparrow Research</strong> moved efficiently through some cuts from their recently released self-titled and some new material under the crowds watchful eye. Their passion for their individual instruments made them a pleasure to watch as well as hear. In a time where big noise has become synonymous with interesting, what little noise they made was attention getting and well orchestrated without being stale.</p> <p>More + pics after the jump!</p> <p>Bill toppers <strong><a href="http://zambri.net/videos-2/">Zambri</a></strong> rode all the way from New York City (Brooklyn, wassup) on a dark horse for their first performance in Seattle. They traded in strings for a set of synths, a Roland 404 sampler, and an odd setup of three microphones taped together and strung through a reverb and loop pedal board. With a total of <strong>five microphones for two lead singers </strong>they switched synchronously between keys and sampler all the while belting out mesmerizing pop harmonies. <strong>Zambri</strong>'s tangle of hair, electro pop, and microphone cords is an entertaining spectacle of it's own, but backed by the pop and hiss of live drums and even <em>more</em> keyboards the big voices and <a href="http://vimeo.com/34764870">huge synth pop sound</a> commanded the smallest crowd I've ever seen at the Tractor to huddle together front and center, and break out of starched skinnies and into their dancing pants. Clearly raised on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqWJIUwk-g&feature=related">Siouxsie Sioux</a>, and with distinct voices all their own, the brooding, intense sound of <strong>Zambri</strong>'s dual lead singers sounded like a wave of early 80s synth punk. They played through their most recent album <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/house-of-baasa/id509739219"><em>Baasa</em></a>, and their infectious passion for their own sound payed in dividends as the crowd was clearly into it.<br /><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/2d2b/1348515844-hooves_and_beak.jpg" alt="Whitney Flinn, Harper (Hooves and Beak)" title="Whitney Flinn, Harper (Hooves and Beak)" width="500" height="667" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Sean Jewell</li><li class="imageCaption">Whitney Flinn, Harper (Hooves and Beak)</li></ul></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/be6f/1348516024-beak_song_sparrow_zimbra_cropped.jpg" alt="Song Sparrow Research" title="Song Sparrow Research" width="500" height="316" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Sean Jewell</li><li class="imageCaption">Song Sparrow Research</li></ul></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/c950/1348516110-zimbra_cropped.jpg" alt="Zambri" title="Zambri" width="500" height="258" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Sean Jewell</li><li class="imageCaption">Zambri</li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/24/show-review-hooves-and-beak-song-sparrow-research-and-zimbra-at-the-tractor-tavern#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14837931&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Show Review Comedy Dancing Classical http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/24/show-review-hooves-and-beak-song-sparrow-research-and-zimbra-at-the-tractor-tavern?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14837931&id=comments 0 Show Review: Hooves and Beak, Song Sparrow Research, and Zambri, At The Tractor Tavern Whitney Flinn, Harper (Hooves and Beak) Sean Jewell Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:32:34 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/27/you-really-should-read-embarrassing-interactions-with-well-known-men-in-the-music-industry http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/27/you-really-should-read-embarrassing-interactions-with-well-known-men-in-the-music-industry Megan Seling <p>The lead story in this week's music section is goddamn hilarious. Dave Hernandez, founding bassist and guitarist in the Shins and current member of Little Cuts and the Intelligence, tells <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/embarrassing-interactions-with-well-known-men-in-the-music-industry/Content?oid=14272404">honest, funny, embarrassing stories about awkward encounters</a> he's had with <strong>Rick Rubin, Ian MacKaye, and David Lovering</strong>.</p> <p>A taste: </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/3932/1343415762-music-feature-570.jpeg" alt="RIck draped in a white yogi toga wrap Rubin" title="RIck draped in a white yogi toga wrap Rubin" width="500" height="351" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">DEREK ERDMAN</li><li class="imageCaption">RIck "draped in a white yogi toga wrap" Rubin</li></ul></div></p> <blockquote><p>The directions to Rubin's place in the Hollywood Hills led our bulky Ford Econoline, filled with sandwich wrappers and dirty socks, up a dangerously steep and curvy one-lane gravel road. Tightly manicured hedges brushed against the oversize van. The further we climbed, the harder it was to imagine what would happen if someone was coming the other way. We finally came to an elaborate wrought-iron gate that looked like it belonged in <em>The Great Gatsby</em>. A voice came through the intercom, and the gate swung open.</p> <p>After positioning the van between <strong>a Bentley and a perfectly restored vintage Triumph</strong>, we exited. There was a distinct Disneyland feel to the surroundings&#8212;the eerie feeling that everything from cracks in the walls to the air itself had been meticulously engineered. I wanted to run away screaming.</p> <p>We entered the house just in time to pass Trent Reznor walking away briskly in a black hoodie. Rubin's assistant (who resembled a horny Anton LaVey) guided us through the taxidermy horror show that was the main hall (dead exotic animals completely surrounding us) to the sitting room where we sat in uncomfortable chairs waiting for Rubin. I made sure Phil and I were sitting right next to each other. He was my spirit animal. <strong>My giggling, unable-to-stop-fucking-with-me spirit animal.</strong></p> <p>Rubin entered, and we rose to greet him like he was the pope. He was draped in a white yogi toga robe wrap sort of thing. Huge head, huge beard, huge face... and absolutely the quietest talker ever. He sat like a Buddha and conversed with James Mercer on a number of topics, at one point asking James to scat (James politely turned him down). He told us he needed us to hear his current project and had his assistant turn the stereo on full blast, playing what Phil explained to me was the band Semisonic. We sat in silence <strong>watching Rubin rock back and forth, fingering his prayer beads</strong> and grinning at us while the ENTIRE ALBUM played from front to back at a deafening level. At some point, I realized I'd made Phil hold my hand. It was all too much.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/embarrassing-interactions-with-well-known-men-in-the-music-industry/Content?oid=14272404">You really should read it.</a></p> Comedy Words Drugs ??!! Business http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/27/you-really-should-read-embarrassing-interactions-with-well-known-men-in-the-music-industry?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14296739&id=comments 0 You Really Should Read "Embarrassing Interactions with Well-Known Men in the Music Industry" RIck "draped in a white yogi toga wrap" Rubin DEREK ERDMAN Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:03:37 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/that-gotye-song http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/that-gotye-song Anna Minard <p>Good morning! Here, have a laugh. Perhaps you have lived this video IRL?</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NY4xE9rAY8k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/that-gotye-song#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14164409&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Life Comedy Shit Talk http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/that-gotye-song?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14164409&id=comments 8 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:02:05 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/06/25/louis-ck-is-playing-the-paramount-on-december-20th-and-21st http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/06/25/louis-ck-is-playing-the-paramount-on-december-20th-and-21st Paul Constant <p>Louis C.K. just sent out an e-mail announcing a new comedy tour. He's <strong>coming to the Paramount on December 20th and 21st</strong>, and he's trying something new with the ticketing: You can only buy the tickets through <a href="https://buy.louisck.net/tour-dates">his site</a>, for a flat fee. He's also got what sounds like a promising plan to stick it to the scalpers, which is highly welcome news:</p> <blockquote><p>you'll see that if you try to sell the ticket anywhere for anything above the original price, we have the right to <strong>cancel your ticket </strong>(and refund your money). this is something I intend to enforce. There are some other rules you may find annoying but they are meant to prevent someone who has no intention of seeing the show from buying the ticket and just flipping it for twice the price from a thousand miles away.</p> <p>Some of these rules may be a pain in your ass, but please be patient. My goal here is that people coming to see my shows are able to pay a fair price and that they be paying just for a ticket. Not also paying an exhorbanant fee for the privalege of buying a ticket.</p> <p>Tickets across the board, everywhere, are <strong>45 dollars</strong>. That's what you'll actually pay. In every case, that will be less than anyone has actually paid to see me (after ticket charges) in about two years and in most cases it's about half of what you paid last year.</p> <p>The benifit for me is that I won't get angry emails from anyone who paid a ton of money to see me due to circumstances out of my control. That makes me VERY happy. The 45 dollars also includes sales tax, which I'm paying for you. So I'm making <strong>more or less depending on the state</strong>.</p></blockquote> <p>Sounds like certain big bands could learn a thing or two from Louis C.K. (But not spelling. Nobody should learn how to spell from Louis CK, bless his heart.)</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/06/25/louis-ck-is-playing-the-paramount-on-december-20th-and-21st#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14020854&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/06/25/louis-ck-is-playing-the-paramount-on-december-20th-and-21st?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14020854&id=comments 2 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:44:10 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari Grant Brissey <p>Hannibal Buress's <em>Animal Furnace</em> is out today. After knowing nothing about this dude, I threw in the promo copy and laughed my ass off. Then I gave it to my brother and sister-in-law to watch after they put the kids to bed. My sister-in-law said she fell asleep "but that was nice," and my brother said "That dude's hilarious." What does that mean to you? It means WATCH THIS CLIP.</p> <p><em>Buress and Ansari clips posted after the jump because they slow down load time for the blog and our web department is too busy playing World of Warcraft to do anything about it.</em></p> <p><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMzY*ODg2NzYxNDUmcHQ9MTMzNjQ4ODY4MTU*MyZwPTEwOTgyMzEmZD1IYW5uaWJhbCUyMEJ1cmVzcyUyMC*lMjBB/bmltYWwlMjBGdXJuYWNlJmc9MiZvPWUzZDYzNzcxZTcyODQyOTZhYmQ3NTA2ZjM5NGE5NzIwJm9mPTA=.gif" /><iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="400" width="300" id="comedyhannibalframe" src="http://thelaughbutton.com/media/hannibal-buress/hannibal.html">Please view with IFRAME compatible browser</iframe></p> <p>Also, Aziz Ansari has this thing, which is also hilarious. You can <a href="http://azizansari.com/">buy it at his website for FIVE FUCKING DOLLARS</a>.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6P3zE-QHkBM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13739733&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13739733&id=comments 6 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:29 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/18/laffs-unlimited-dj-douggpound-brent-weinbach-at-the-comedy-underground-tonight http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/18/laffs-unlimited-dj-douggpound-brent-weinbach-at-the-comedy-underground-tonight Derek Erdman <p><strong>DJ DOUGGPOUND</strong> is a Chicago comedy expert in town with <strong>Brent Weinbach</strong> and Eliott Maxx tonight (and last night) and tomorrow night at <a href="http://comedyunderground.com/seattlecalendar/month.php">the Comedy Underground</a>. DJ DOUGGPOUND's is the alter-ego of <strong>Doug Lussenhop</strong>, who is the editor and co-writer for <em>Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie</em>, <em>Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!</em>, <em>Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special</em>, <em>Funny or Die Presents...</em>, <em>Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule</em> as well as editor for <em>Portlandia</em>, <em>Jon Benjamin Has a Van</em> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1582493/">a buncha other stuff</a> (including editing &amp; voices on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogEtfIdgjpY">the classic G.I. Joe PSAs!</a>).</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:444px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/4674/1337379808-pound_it.jpg" alt="DJ DOUGGPOUND" title="DJ DOUGGPOUND" width="432" height="432" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">DJ DOUGGPOUND</li></ul></div></p> <p>I sat down with Doug at <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-crumpet-shop/Location?oid=241469">the Crumpet Shop</a> to unravel the mystery of why he's here and every possible other thing.</p> <p><strong>How do you feel about Seattle? What have you done here so far?</strong></p> <p>I like how people dress up here, it's like an outdoorsy celebrity chef kinda vibe, very similar to my style. We creeped over to my favorite place, the Crumpet Shop, now I'm creepin' on some artisan wares at the Pike Street Market. I bought a drug rug from the poncho man.</p> <p><strong>What can a person expect at the shows you're doing while you're here?</strong></p> <p>The show is very musical and experimental. Brent Weinbach is probably my favorite comedian. </p> <p><strong>You're associated with <em>Portlandia</em>, do you feel like this part of the country lives up to the TV show?</strong></p> <p>Yeah because local comedian <strong>Eliot Maxx</strong> looks exactly like <strong>Fred Armisen</strong>.</p> <p><strong>What's your favorite movie?</strong></p> <p><em>Frazier.</em></p> <p><strong>Tell me all about Brent Weinbach.</strong></p> <p>He came up with that last joke. Also, his comedy is completely unique, difficult to describe. He won the <strong>Andy Kaufman Award</strong>, if that gives you an idea.</p> <p><strong>Tell me a little about Eliott Maxx.</strong></p> <p>He's been doing comedy since the &#8217;70s and his act and name has changed a few times. There's actually two portraits of him on the wall at the comedy underground with two different names and he looks completely different in each picture!</p> <p><strong>If you had unlimited money to spend in a 24 hour period, what would you do?</strong></p> <p>I'd creep up to the Pike Street Market and keep paying for those dudes to throw fish across the counter. Then, I'd creep outta there and donate the fish to the homeless.</p> <p><strong>Have you ever been in a fist fight? If so, what happened?</strong></p> <p>Honestly, I've never been in one, I just play dead. </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2GZ2NVHNHuI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>THANKS A LOT, DJ DOUGGPOUND!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/18/laffs-unlimited-dj-douggpound-brent-weinbach-at-the-comedy-underground-tonight#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13700868&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/18/laffs-unlimited-dj-douggpound-brent-weinbach-at-the-comedy-underground-tonight?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13700868&id=comments 0 Laffs Unlimited: DJ DOUGGPOUND + Brent Weinbach at the Comedy Underground TONIGHT DJ DOUGGPOUND Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:27 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/19/hopefully-laugh-tonight-at-the-crocodiles-what-a-croc-open-mic http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/19/hopefully-laugh-tonight-at-the-crocodiles-what-a-croc-open-mic Megan Seling <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:172px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/7620/1331933256-whatacrocweb.jpg1327614160-original.jpg" alt="whatacrocweb.jpg1327614160-original.jpg" title="" width="160" height="247" /></div>In <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/chuckletown-usa/Content?oid=13016647">this week's Chuckletown</a>, Cienna Madrid forces What's a Croc! host Paul Merril to finish her sentences and tell her his funniest joke:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Seattle has comedy open mic nights every night of the week&#8212;what makes What a Croc! a special snowflake?</strong></p> <p>Paul Merrill: No one wants to see an endless stream of mostly amateur comedians go up one after the other and flop-sweat for five minutes. Why not make it fun for everyone? Why not throw some trivia contests in there and give away "John Kerry '04" stickers to "lucky" audience members? Why not read passages from <em>The Star Wars Essential Guide to Characters</em>? (Okay, that was a bad idea.)</p> <p><strong>Finish this sentence.</strong></p> <p>If What a Croc! fails I will (hug) the Crocodile to the (death). And then maybe I'll (discuss the political and social ramifications of Christianity in professional sports) with a lawn jockey and a couple of egg rolls from 7-Eleven.</p></blockquote> <p>The full interview&#8212;including the punch-line to the question "<strong>Why did the clone trooper cross the road?</strong>"&#8212;<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/chuckletown-usa/Content?oid=13016647">is here.</a></p> <p>What a Croc! is <strong>free and it starts at 8 pm.</strong></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/19/hopefully-laugh-tonight-at-the-crocodiles-what-a-croc-open-mic#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13057455&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/19/hopefully-laugh-tonight-at-the-crocodiles-what-a-croc-open-mic?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13057455&id=comments 0 (Hopefully) Laugh Tonight at the Crocodile's What a Croc! Open Mic Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:30:04 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/16/before-you-get-sloshed-this-weekend-learn-from-kelly-os-mistakes http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/16/before-you-get-sloshed-this-weekend-learn-from-kelly-os-mistakes Megan Seling <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:212px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/f704/1331932406-feature-drunk-click.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/f704/1331932406-feature-drunk-click.jpg" alt="Feature-Drunk-CLICK.jpg" title="" width="200" height="297" /></a></div>THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT SHOWS THIS WEEKEND. All caps because it's really true! <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/EventSearch?eventSection=3208279">Take a look at our music listings.</a></p> <p>And with all that's happening, chances are you plan on attending one or two shows. And perhaps you're going to partake in an alcoholic drink (or five). <strong>But before you do anything</strong>, read Kelly O's <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/drunk-of-the-weeks-guide-to-getting-drunk-at-shows/Content?oid=13018123">Guide to Getting Drunk at Shows</a> and heed the expert advice contained therein:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Sometimes Too Close Is Way Too Close</strong><br />When you're sauced, boundaries melt away. One night, I was particularly drunk in the front row for Psychic TV at Neumos. All the J&#228;ger bombs convinced me that Genesis P-Orridge was singing right into my face. I took off my necklace, a little toy machine gun, and handed it to Genesis. He accepted the gift, then leaned way down and planted a big, wet-lipped kiss right on my mouth. A couple months later, I got too close to Canadian punks Demon's Claws at the Funhouse. Headbanging in the front row, my hair got caught in the neck of the bassist's guitar. He laughed but never stopped playing.</p></blockquote> <p>Even more words of wisdom (<strong>"Don't Pick a Fight You Cannot Win"</strong>) are <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/drunk-of-the-weeks-guide-to-getting-drunk-at-shows/Content?oid=13018123">waiting for you over here</a>.</p> Comedy Drinking Party! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/16/before-you-get-sloshed-this-weekend-learn-from-kelly-os-mistakes?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13057377&id=comments 0 Before You Get Sloshed This Weekend, Learn From Kelly O's Mistakes Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:18:00 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/05/celebrity-hot-tub-party http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/05/celebrity-hot-tub-party Bethany Jean Clement <p>Apropos of <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/03/05/hot-tub-boats-for-real">this</a>, commenter <strong>Supreme Ruler Of The Universe</strong> gives us the beautiful gift of this:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TESW8LMo2OY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/05/celebrity-hot-tub-party#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=12909968&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Celeb Classic http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/05/celebrity-hot-tub-party?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=12909968&id=comments 1 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:07:26 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/19/ladies-and-gentlemen-shit-niggas-say http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/19/ladies-and-gentlemen-shit-niggas-say Charles Mudede <p>My fav? "Yo, I'm on my way to the studio."<br /><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="460" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I0IXNRk0BPE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /> I love it when ladies play gents. They show how they know the game inside and out. It's also interesting that the word "nigga" now only applies to black males.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/19/ladies-and-gentlemen-shit-niggas-say#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11836080&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/19/ladies-and-gentlemen-shit-niggas-say?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11836080&id=comments 2 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:44 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/18/jeff-ross-rescheduled-to-feb-19 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/18/jeff-ross-rescheduled-to-feb-19 Grant Brissey <blockquote><p>SEATTLE - Tomorrow's Jeff Ross performance has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 7:30pm at the Neptune Theatre. All previously purchased tickets will be honored on the new date.</p></blockquote> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/18/jeff-ross-rescheduled-to-feb-19#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11823156&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/18/jeff-ross-rescheduled-to-feb-19?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11823156&id=comments 0 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:24:30 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/03/jeff-the-brotherhood-hang-out-at-npr-drink-a-bunch-of-beer-and-take-their-shirts-off http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/03/jeff-the-brotherhood-hang-out-at-npr-drink-a-bunch-of-beer-and-take-their-shirts-off Grant Brissey <p>Turns out they're also fans: </p> <p><strong>Jake Orrall:</strong> "We listen to NPR a lot actually. We download This American Life podcasts and listen to them in the van all the time."</p> <p><strong>Jamin Orrall:</strong> "That's Chicago, though, right? Is there like a rivalry?"</p> <p><strong>Person from NPR:</strong> "No, it still counts."</p> <p><strong>Jake Orrall:</strong> Oh, whoops. There's also this new show that I noticed where there's some lady where you call in an ingredient and she'll tell you like a million things to cook with it. Which one's that?"</p> <p>Love these guys.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PsMqTDxboJE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/03/jeff-the-brotherhood-hang-out-at-npr-drink-a-bunch-of-beer-and-take-their-shirts-off#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11402122&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/03/jeff-the-brotherhood-hang-out-at-npr-drink-a-bunch-of-beer-and-take-their-shirts-off?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11402122&id=comments 1 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:31:29 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/17/negroes-on-ice-bestworst-name-ever http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/17/negroes-on-ice-bestworst-name-ever Kelly O <p>From the press release:</p> <blockquote><p>After premiering in NYC last winter to sold out audiences, acclaimed hip-hop musical Negroes On Ice - starring Grammy award-winning producer Paul "Prince Paul" Huston, and 19 year old son, Paul Jr.</p> <p><em>"We wanted a name that would make Richard Nixon roll over in his grave." </em>- Prince Paul</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/deEhYPynA3M">Watch.</a></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/17/negroes-on-ice-bestworst-name-ever#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10741742&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy Band http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/17/negroes-on-ice-bestworst-name-ever?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10741742&id=comments 5 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:00:44 -0800 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/03/sandra-bernhard-coming-to-the-triple-door-february-23-and-24-2012 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/03/sandra-bernhard-coming-to-the-triple-door-february-23-and-24-2012 Grant Brissey <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="369" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7qB1-ub8doo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>From the venue:</p> <blockquote><p>Thur+Fri/February 23+24 - SANDRA BERNHARD - Since she first stepped on stage at the Comedy Store in the &#8216;70s, Sandra Bernhard has been challenging fans and critics with her outrageous humor, keen satire and rollicking stage shows. &#8220;Give the dame her due,&#8221; writes the New York Times, &#8220;It's invigorating to be in the presence of a true original.&#8221; - 730PM Thursday, 730PM and 10PM Friday $40 advance/$50 day of/$60 VIP</blockquote> Get tickets <a href="http://thetripledoor.com/Calendar/Events/February-2012/Sandra-Bernhard.aspx?date=2012-02-23">here</a>.</p> <p>That's less than <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-homosexual-agenda/Content?oid=10565833">Kathy Griffin</a>!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/03/sandra-bernhard-coming-to-the-triple-door-february-23-and-24-2012#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10578421&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/03/sandra-bernhard-coming-to-the-triple-door-february-23-and-24-2012?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10578421&id=comments 1 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:34:08 -0700 The Stranger