The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper: Line Out: Drinking

The Catheters!!! Champagne Champagne! Pleasureboaters! Tacocat! Wimps! La Luz! Prism Tats!

Emily Nokes — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:42:47 -0800

The Stranger is having a fantastic beer and music party called Penumbra on March 16th and it's going to be SO FUN.

Seriously! The Catheters will be playing!! My band is playing! A bunch of other sweet bands are playing!

Here's the lineup:

The Catheters (ahh!)
Champagne Champagne
Pleasureboaters
Tacocat
Wimps
La Luz
Prism Tats

There will also be DJ sets by Peel Slowly and 25 local breweries in attendance for your beer-tasting pleasure. Oh! And food trucks!

Get your tickets ASAMFP.

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Antwon: End Of Earth

Sean Jewell — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:34:01 -0800

I completely slept on rapper Antwon last year, but thanks to the announcement from Greedhead kingpin Himanshu on "the twitter" that the San Jose native would be releasing an album on his label, I've been listening ever since.

His latest release, End Of Earth, is a pleasant cross pollination of the by-now-practically-patented Seattle drug n' thug style and a mellow-hyphy Bay Area tone. Rapping over production by the likes of the rising Steel Tipped Dove and the recently retired Big Baby Gandhi (sad face) dude paints a typical tough guy persona over horror movie score on one track, then drops a some red cup party rhymes over new jack era beats the next:

Old guard hiphop sentinels have developed the annoying habit of labeling these cats '"Tumblr rap", but I call it enjoyable, and Antwon calls it free over on his bandcamp, so have a listen.

See also: his video for the track "Helicopter" from even earlier last year. Directed by Brandon Tauszik, they're both salutes to pre HDTV era music televison cinematopgraphy, with road trip-inspiring shots of the Yay Area's warmer climes. On "Helicopter", they've even taken the Steve Mcqueen chase scene through the hilly streets of San Francisco from the movie Bullit, and seamlessly integrated it with their own Lalo Schifrin sounding sample.

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Where You Gonna Watch The Seahawks This Sunday?

Kelly O — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:05:31 -0800

Dooooodes! Seahawks ARE going to the Superbowl! Well, at least math-head, super-statistics-brainiac Nate Silver says they are. So where are you gonna watch the next big game this upcoming Sunday? Inquiring minds (mine!) want to know.

Kelly O
DRUNKS OF THE WEEK! sea-HAWKS, sea-HAWKS (at Auto Battery)

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Four Bands, One Drummer and a Loud Goodbye

Pamela Sternin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:12:09 -0800

Poster by Aaron D.C. Edge

Legend tells of a drummer whose talent for remaining upright and functional behind his drum kit after inhaling copious amounts of weed and downing what could amount to a kiddie pool full of Pabst Blue Ribbon, was known throughout the land. His resume consists of being in some of the finer underground punk and metal bands in the Seattle area. Ben McIsaac, the lab rat of drummers, has never been one to commit to a single band. He's always entertaining three or four at a time thus the long running, annual blooper reel event humbly known as Ben Fest, which pits all of McIsaac's bands on one quaint bill for one destructive evening.

Here comes the sad news, Ben McIsaac will be relocating from our little rain-city of a village to the glamorous, yet roach-ridden drags of Brooklyn, New York. Now before you “Booooooo” and throw your rotten tomatoes, you have to hear my good news! All four of McIsaac's bands are burning a hole in his pocket and there's still time for one final Ben Fest! You want crusty, thrash punk? Have a friend babysit your bandana'd dog and get to the show on time for the reunion/demolition of Enforcer. Hopefully they'll bust out their fierce rendition of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer." Next we have the catchy pop/punk coating over a surf rock candied center which is Sweet Pups. Erica Brunner (McIsaac's better half) lays down the tasty guitar riffs, coaxing your feet to move to the effervescent beat. Did I mention there's a fucking keytar?

Then there's this douchebaggery of a hardcore band called Don Peyote. I highly recommend you save your choice heckling and empty cans purely to hurl at these folks. My only request is that you take it lightly on the guitar player as she, me, is currently undergoing cosmetic surgery to become the next Vanna White and my botox injection sights are still healing. At this point in the evening, those in the gambling community can place their bets on how much longer McIsaac will be able to stay upright under his own power. Perfect timing for one of the most beer-scented, forked tongued, almost seven years strong straight up punk bands, Shit Gets Smashed to take to the streets and play their LAST SHOW EVER. It's gonna be a slobber knocker and it's all going down this Saturday, the 12th at the Black Lodge. Come bid Ben McIsaac bon voyage and bring a plastic poncho, things may get a little weird.

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Girls' Generation Reminds You Not to Drink and Drive

Emily Nokes — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:58:58 -0800

Don't forget to call a taxi tonight, friends!

In an unrelated note, who wants to start a nine-piece girl band with me in the new year?

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The Homosexual Agenda: Skankin' Up the Giving; A Legend Returns, Xmess-Style

Adrian Ryan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:56:47 -0800

WEDNESDAY 11/21

SKANKSGIVING

I HATE THANKSGIVING SO MUCH, it gives me a boner. It consumes me. Give me a good ol' holiday made up by card companies and candy stores any day. Thanksgiving was clearly invented by Paula Deen's cankles; nothing but yam-steamed rooms full of footballing Republican drunkles and inedible bowls of buttered goop. Dreadful! The only thing worse than Thanksgiving is the gross people who gleefully call it "Turkey Day," who should all be cordially tossed into the nearest volcano forthwith. (PELE APPRECIATES YOUR SACRIFICE! Please come again.) There are only two slightly redeemable things about the wretched day: (1) that turkeys everywhere finally get what's coming to them, the fucking bastards, and (2) that it ends. Inevitably. (All hail wise Pele!) But this year, we get at least something of a reprieve in two forms.

The first of these comes in the shape of Ben Delacreme and Kitten LaRue, et al., who give you Party Schmarty 2: Skanksgiving Edition. It is a pre-holiday event that's held in that spooky haunted-train-cum-Chinese-joint down in Sodo. To get a feel for it, they encourage you to "think cocktail hour in the dumpster," which isn't really that difficult if you try. (Delightful!) Kitten, Ben, and Lou Henry Hoover will entertain throughout the night, DJ Mathematix will spin for those inclined to dance, the drinks they've concocted sound ridiculous ("Don't even ASK what's in it!" they warn and are not kidding), and there shall be prizes for the skankiest ho. Now, it seems we've been spending a lot of time with Ben and the crew lately, and DAMN RIGHT WE ARE. They are burlesque-draggy-cabaret GODS. If they can't properly screw over Thanksgiving, it cannot be done. (Be sure to take tons of pictures for your fucking Republican drunkles.) Orient Express, 9 pm, $7, 21+.

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"British Teen Who Drank Liquid Nitrogen Cocktail, Has Stomach Surgically Removed"

Kelly O — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:05:30 -0700

Holy Christ on a crutch. I can't get either of these stories from yesterday out of my head. "Girl Gets Stomach Removed After Drinking Cocktail at Wine Bar" and the horrifying "Man Dies After Winning Cockroach Eating Contest."

Which is worse: plain ole dying, or living without a stomach?

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Today's Music News: Sex, Streams, and Songs

Pamela Sternin — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:32:56 -0700

Throwing Down on the Puget Sound: Seattle rap artist, Raz drops his new video "Brave" with some North West flavah. Give the man some props, yo.

Gay Paris!: Do you like music? Do you like bagguettes and berrets? Do you wanna go to Paris? Then enter to win tickets and more to Pitchfork Music Festival Paris! Entries accepted until October 12th.

Discount Grind: Metal label, Earache is offering an 8GB USB stick stocked with almost 2,000 songs from their back catalog for only $160. Let the good times roll!

When Forever Comes Crashing: Good deals aplenty today! You can stream Converge's new album, All We Love We Leave Behind for free right here.

Try This At Home: Watch as this Rube Goldberg machine answers the age old question: How many people does it take to turn on a television?

Sexy Hulkster: Here's a drinking game: Every time Hulk Hogan mentions "Nick" or complains of a full belly in this edited sex flick, you knock one back. By the way, You're awesome.

Obama and Romney Get Their Song On: While you were hurling obscenities and empty beer cans at the televised presidential debates last night, the Gregory Brothers were busy compiling those soapbox statements into an auto-tuned visual orchestra.

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Too Soon? The Burning Of Witches, October 2012

Kelly O — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:05:28 -0700

I dunno—the year 1750 was a long time ago—but when someone offered me this beer over the weekend, I just couldn't drink it. "Gather Your Mob" and "The Hunt Is On" = SWEET JESUS, OH FUCK! They're not talking about duck, deer, or turkey hunting, you know?

Kelly O

More after the jump...

Wikimedia Commons / United States public domain / Folter von Frau und Tochter eines Fuhrmanns in Mellingen Hans Ueli (1577)

A witch-hunt is a search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, mass hysteria and lynching, but in historical instances also legally sanctioned and involving official witchcraft trials. The classical period of witch-hunts in Europe and North America falls into the Early Modern period or about 1480 to 1750, spanning the upheavals of the Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, resulting in an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 executions.

Official legislation against witchcraft is still found in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon. The term "witch-hunt" since the 1930s has also been in use as a metaphor to refer to moral panics in general (frantic persecution of perceived enemies). —Wikipedia

Kelly O

Gather your mob... and, uh, DO WHAT?!

Kelly O

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Hot Hot Friday Night Line Out Giveaway!

Anna Minard — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:09:44 -0700

This is the inaugural edition of the "Fuck, It's Late, We're Bored, Everybody Left in the Office Donate One Thing to This Pile" Line Out trivia contest! This goes out to you, people who work late on Fridays (we're sorry!) and people who read Line Out on the weekend (that's dedication!).

Trivia Question: What song did Negative Approach's John Brannon sing at karaoke in New Orleans last June?

One lucky winner will receive:

KELLY O
FREE! FREE! FREE! Enter now!

· A signed* copy of Wilson Phillips's newest album, Dedicated!
· One Caffé Vita gift card with "like, a dollar" on it!
· One WINNING Lucky Kelly O™ Scratch ticket (value: $1)!
· A McDonald's Monopoly sticker thing for a FREE medium fries!
· A coupon for a free 7-Eleven brand bag of chips!

Leave your answer and/or dumb jokes in the comments! Winner will be chosen at random and notified in the comments, and can pick up the prize package at our offices. IT'S FRIDAY! HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND! GOOD NIGHT!

*by "Dave Coulier"

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What Makes A Woman Lick A Chandelier?

Kelly O — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:20:22 -0700

The answer is here. Also, um... TGIF, m*therfuckers!

kelly o

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Tacoma Band Implodes, Throws Sink Through Window, Changes Name

Trent Moorman — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:14:36 -0700

When punk-sludge-metal bands live, work, and play in close confines, sometimes there are “disputes.” Occasionally, the disputes escalate into physical fights. Or when the drinking and drugging have been heavy, the fights are more just a couple of dudes rolling around on the ground with each other while yelling. They roll and yell at each other, and a chair may be knocked over. Weeks of frustration have built up. They aren’t really fighting because one of the guys wore the other one’s flip-flops. Deeper issues are at the core. The confrontation usually ends with one of the guys getting up, taking a bong rip, pulling the sink out of the wall, and throwing it out the window.

This is exactly what happened to Tacoma band Apache Chief. Who have since changed their name to Mole Asses. Singer/guitarist Miles VanMatre spoke about the goings on.

What happened? Why?

VanMatre: Apache Chief imploded. Living conditions in our cave had deteriorated to the point that an actual TPD officer said, "People live like this? Nirvana and the Sex Pistols didn’t even live like this." That’s a direct quote from the Cop when I showed him the place after some bad shit went down. Anyways, months went by and we all figured out that we missed playing music. So out of the earth atop the barrow of the great and terrible CHEIF burrowed MOLE ASSES. More angular, more heavy, and more stonery than before.

Mole Asses demo:

Mole Asses play the Crocodile on Monday, September 17th with the Trasholes, Shogun Barbi, and Bigfoot Wallace.

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"Drunk and naked Christian music star Randy Travis threatens cop's life"

Megan Seling — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:04:52 -0700

Wow:

Grammy-winning Christian music superstar Randy Travis was arrested just before midnight on Tuesday in north Texas after being found him drunk and naked near his wrecked truck some 60 miles north of Dallas.

Though he was detained initially in Grayson County on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, a class B misdemeanor, Travis made the situation worse by reportedly threatening to murder a state trooper at the scene, incurring a third-degree felony charge of retaliation that typically carries up to 10 years in prison.

Def Leppard - Absolute Hysteria

Sean Jewell — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:20:32 -0700

I read on Stereogum that Def Leppard's Hysteria turned 25 today. I checked. It did. It was released August 3rd, 1987. It was Def Leppards fourth album. I remembered that. I decided to have a listen. I'm now terrorizing my neighborhood with hard rock "hits" like Pour Some Sugar On Me, and Armageddon It, on full blast. Hairspray and jean cut-offs are in order. The cops will be here soon, I'm sure of it.

Listen, officers, this album and just about every other hair rocking orgiastic, misogynistic, Mutt Lange-produced, sausage party to be released in 1987 had a huge effect on me, and these old ass neighbors can go to hell if they don't like the synthesizer assisted drumming of recently mangled Rick Allen. I mean, Def Leppard had to change their whole sound from hard rocking Pyromania, to synth sounding Hysteria, and they enlisted the help of engineers to build his drum kit. Do you know how cool that is to help your drummer through that?

Also, if you remember, a contender for the best debut album ever was released just three weeks before this: Guns n' Roses Appetite For Destruction was trading top spots on the Billboard charts all summer with Def Leppard (back when that kind of bullshit meant something), only Def Leppard had a leg up: the ol'Brits had not only colonized their island, but also Australia, so between the US, the UK, and Oz, these dudes sold over 20 MILLION copies of this record.

Then they tried to drink themselves to death with the proceeds and only made crappy records after this. But hey, I'm still here, rocking my frizzy hair in the humid Seattle summer, and I still love this album. I'm going to cut up some old jeans to go with my tank top. Arena rock is coming back soon, I know it. Also, check out this blog!

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Drinkify Is Your New Best Friend, Drunky

Megan Seling — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:03:35 -0700

Listening to music? Of course you are! Now, thanks to Drinkify.org, you can listen to music while enjoying the appropriate beverage! Just tell Drinkify what artist/band you're currently enjoying and it will deliver a drink recipe to go along with it. (It'll also play some of that band's music if you want.)

For Fugazi they suggest: "1 oz. Havana Club Dark Rum and 1 oz. grapefruit juice. Combine in a highball glass and serve. Stir vigorously."

Prince gets 10 oz. Red Bull and 10 oz. Finlandia Vodka served neat with a garnish of cinnamon while Katy Perry gets "1 bottle Buckfast, serve at room temperature." The Operation Ivy is 10 oz. Sloe gin, served on the rocks, stirred vigorously and garnished with fire.

My favorite is "The Earth Crisis":

http://drinkify.org

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!

Visit drinkify.org for all your music/drink combos!

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Midnight Haiku

Sarah Galvin — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:36:05 -0700

I dreamed you told me you saw a house made of whales. “Even the shower was made of whales,” you said. According to some antiquated methods of dream interpretation, I probably had this dream because of the plastic whale-shaped pool toy we had sex with in the shower last night until it deflated, but any credible contemporary psychologist would say that never happened and let’s never speak of it again.

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This Is Your Brain On Fireworks

Kelly O — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:27:09 -0700

Next time you go to one of those PENETRATION parties thrown by Dumb Eyes, save your glasses.

>>>>>>Dude<<<<<

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Come Drink With Us at the Cha Cha! TONIGHT!

Megan Seling — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:48:29 -0700

As reported early, this week is the Vera Project's annual Drink for the Kids event!

And tonight, the Stranger is co-hosting the good times at the Cha Cha! Also hosting? ggnzla karaoke! Dude.

My promise to you: YOU WILL NOT HAVE A BAD TIME. So come drink with us tonight! It starts at 7 pm.

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Come Drink With Us at the Cha Cha!

Megan Seling — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:57:50 -0700

Prepare thy livers! The Vera Project's annual Drink for the Kids starts this Sunday!

When you go to the designated bar during A Drink for the Kids, 100% of the proceeds from Ninkasi beer and Fremont Mischief Liquor go directly to the Vera Project. And! You can also come down, drink whatever the hell you want, and they will have donation buckets for you to drunkenly throw your money into. There will be guest hosts from the music industry along with other fun stuff like raffles, guest DJs, karaoke, a Sounders viewing party, and more.

THE BEST PART: Monday's Drink for the Kids at the Cha Cha is co-hosted by The Stranger, meaning I (and any other Stranger staffers I can drag across the street) will be there to help get the party started! (I mean, at least as much as a straight-edge kid can start a party.) And ggnzla karaoke is co-hosting as well. They'll bring the karaoke fun!

My promise to you: YOU WILL NOT HAVE A BAD TIME. So come drink with us on Monday! It starts at 7 pm.

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Where to Party for Pride 2012

Megan Seling — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:11:49 -0700

Kelly O

Heading out to celebrate Pride week? Well we have a giant list of all the places you can party starting tonight!

Going all weekend:

The Second Annual Gay Pride Hill Climb
Make your way up Olive Way all weekend long by stopping at participating bars Tommy Gun, the Crescent, Bleu Bistro's Grotto, C.C. Attle's, the Elite, and the Social. Through Sunday. Tommy Gun, 1703 E Olive Way, 323-GUNN; the Crescent, 1413 E Olive Way, 659-4476; C.C. Attle's, 1701 E Olive Way, 726-0565; Bleu Bistro's Grotto, 1801 E Olive Way, 329-3087; the Elite, 1520 E Olive Way, 860-0999; the Social, 1725 E Olive Way, thesocialseattle.com.

Pride at Pony
The party lasts three days with performances by Ade, DJ Pavone, DJ Porq, Ms. Pony Drag competition, and a beer garden that goes all weekend long. See more information at facebook.com/ponyseattle. Pony, 1221 E Madison St, ponyseattle.com, no cover.

Friday

Wildrose Pride
With DJs Mathematix, Amateur Youth, Joy, B'More Free, a wet T-shirt contest, Raine Supreme, and many more. $2 off with a June 22 Storm ticket stub. Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St, thewildrosebar.com, 6 pm–2 am.

Sixth Annual Gay Pride Hot Dog Blessing
This year's Hot Dog Blessing will be bestowed by Kris Hermanns, executive director of Pride Foundation. Party starts at 8 pm, with the blessing at 10 pm. Free hot dogs and drink specials all night! BottleNeck Lounge, 2328 E Madison St, bottlenecklounge.com, 8 pm, no cover.

Absolut Underwear Party
With drink specials and "giveaways for boys in underwear." The Lobby, 916 E Pike St, thelobbyseattle.com, 9 pm, no cover.

Saturday

Capitol Hill Pride 2012
With music, guest speakers, and over 100 food and information booths. There will be performances and appearances by Mark Mom Finley, DJ novaTRON, the Unibroz, and many more. Plus: a doggie drag costume contest! On Broadway, between Denny and Harrison St, capitolhillpridefestival.info, 11 am, free, all ages.

Red Men's Party
With DJ Phil B and DJ Brian Gorr. Twenty percent of ticket cost will be donated to Washington United for Marriage. VIP passes are available. Neumos, 925 E Pike St, neumos.com, 9 pm, $25 adv.

Red Women's Party
With DJ Tina T, Roy G. Biv, and Mr. Charming. Twenty percent of ticket cost will be donated to Washington United for Marriage. VIP passes are available. Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, 625-4444, 10 pm, $20 adv.

Wildrose Pride
With performances by Imperial Teen, Fly Moon Royalty, Hoot 'n' Howl, Noddy, the Redwood Plan, DJ Damaged Goods, DJ Riz, DJ El Toro, and many more. And! Games, beer pong, and happy hour from 2–4 pm. Wildrose, 1021 E Pike, thewildrosebar.com, 1 pm.

Sunday

Seattle Pride Parade
The 38th annual Pride Parade will start at Fourth Ave and Union St at 11 am and travel north toward Denny Way. Festivities continue at the Seattle Center. This year's theme is The Many Faces of Pride. Fourth Ave and Union St, seattlepride.org, 11 am, free, all ages.

Seattle PrideFest
With live music, DJs, food, performances, and more. Speakers and performers include DJ Kid Amiga, DJ Skiddle, Vockah Redu & the Cru, the Fascination Movement, Comeback DJs, and many more. See the full schedule at seattlepridefest.org. Seattle Center, seattlepridefest.org, noon, free, all ages.

The 2012 KEXP Pride Party
With music from KEXP DJs (El Toro, Riz, Larry Rose, and Mel), a beer garden, and pig roasts (with all the fixings). Tilikum Place Park, Fifth Ave and Denny Way, 11 am, free to get in/$15 to eat, 21+.

Pride at the Cha Cha
With Glitterbang, Fabulous Downey Brothers, and Artstar Charlatan. All bar proceeds will be donated to Music for Marriage Equality, with donations also taken at the door. Plus: happy hour all night! Cha Cha Lounge, 1013 E Pike St, 9 pm, by donation.

And that's not all! See everything here.

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As a Lifelong Resident of Washington State, I Still Find it Really Weird to See Ads Like This

Grant Brissey — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:44:20 -0700

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Come Have a Drink For the Kids

Megan Seling — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:35:04 -0700

Prepare thy livers! The Vera Project's annual Drink for the Kids fundraiser is just a couple weeks away. It starts Sunday, June 24th and goes through Saturday, June 30th. It's your one chance a year to get drunk while also benefiting the youth of Seattle!

When you go to the designated bar during A Drink for the Kids (see the schedule below), 100% of the proceeds from Ninkasi beer and Fremont Mischief Liquor go directly to the Vera Project. And! You can also come down, drink whatever the hell you want, and they will have donation buckets for you to drunkenly throw your money into. There will be guest hosts from the music industry along with other fun stuff like raffles, guest DJs, karaoke, a Sounders viewing party, and more.

Monday's Drink for the Kids at the Cha Cha is co-hosted by The Stranger, meaning Grant Brissey and I (and any other Stranger staffers we can drag across the street) will be there to help get the party started! (At least as much as two socially awkward people can start a party.)

Here's the schedule (click on the bar name to go to the Facebook page with more event info):

Sunday June 24: Auto Battery on Capitol Hill

Monday June 25 Cha Cha Lounge (co-hosted by The Stranger!) on Capitol Hill and Solo Bar in Lower Queen Anne

Tuesday June 26: 9 Million in Unmarked Bills in Fremont and Pony on Capitol Hill

Wednesday June 27: The Neighbor Lady in the Central District

Thursday June 28: Linda's Tavern on Capitol Hill

Friday June 29: Redwood on Capitol Hill

Saturday June 30: Tin Hat in Ballard

Seven days, nine bars, all for the kids. Do it!

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I Don't Care How Seasoned an Alcoholic You Are

Grant Brissey — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:45:45 -0700

If you polished off a bottle of Midori last night, you have a horrible hangover.

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Genki Sushi on Broadway to Stay Open Until 3 am

Grant Brissey — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:57:08 -0700

Photo Blurry Because Conveyor Belt Moves at Speed of Light

God, I fear for the poor young employees at Genki Sushi. Half of them look all of 18. I hope they get a door person, because a significant amount of inebriated, obnoxious cattle will pour into that place when the bars close. This is great for the owners, but for employees in that type of service work—i.e., not full service, and therefore wrought with shitty tips—it's going to be a fucking nightmare.

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Midnight Haiku

Sarah Galvin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:37:43 -0700

Most people don’t even remember whether the thing they ate last night was a hot dog. It becomes indistinguishable from the other oblong, condiment-covered details of the evening. Not that I dislike evenings—I hope by now you know anything I say involving condiments is meant as constructive criticism.

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Before You Get Sloshed This Weekend, Learn From Kelly O's Mistakes

Megan Seling — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:18:00 -0700

THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT SHOWS THIS WEEKEND. All caps because it's really true! Take a look at our music listings.

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). But before you do anything, read Kelly O's Guide to Getting Drunk at Shows and heed the expert advice contained therein:

Sometimes Too Close Is Way Too Close
When you're sauced, boundaries melt away. One night, I was particularly drunk in the front row for Psychic TV at Neumos. All the Jäger 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.

Even more words of wisdom ("Don't Pick a Fight You Cannot Win") are waiting for you over here.

Look at this Disgusting Wall of Mucus! (And Other Secrets You Should Know About the Seattle Music Scene)

Megan Seling — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:38:38 -0700

MUSICIANS! Look! This week's paper features the Rock-and-Roll Survival Guide, where we shine a light on some of the grimiest, darkest, and most confusing corners of the music industry.

Want to know how to tour without killing a bandmate? Emily Nokes of Tacocat tells you!

Want to hear about all the shitty jobs you might have to endure in order to eat while trying to make it as a musician? Lars Finberg of the Intelligence shares his stories!

Need some tips for drinking at shows without completely ruining your life or reputation? Kelly O knows all the secrets!

Want to get your music played on the radio? DJs from 107.7 the End and KEXP have some tips for you!

There are also informative interviews with record producer Erik Blood, Grammy winner Ishmael Butler, and the Crocodile's talent buyers Melissa Darby and Hunter Motto.

But that's not all: Bree McKenna invades three local practice spaces and uncovers a Seattle landmark even more disgusting than the infamous Wall of Gum. It's a WALL OF MUCUS:

Timothy Rysdyke

See it all here!

Drunk of the Week: Where Are They Now?

Kelly O — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:48 -0800

Do you ever wonder what happens to a person after the fame and fortune of making The Stranger's Drunk of the Week? Well, I can tell you, at least, in the case of Lady Vampire Banana, she has become a "HE" (that's Mister Banana now, thank you) and has been recording new rap tracks.

Move over Nicki Minaj!

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Where Will You Watch Super Bowl XLVI?

Kelly O — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:20:39 -0800

RAFAEL RAMIREZ LEE / PHOTOS.COM

Do you stay at home to scream at the television or do you have more a more bro'mantic time at a rowdy bar with a couple dozen of your friends? I'm usually for the latter because I usually don't even know which teams are playing until the day of, and I highly depend on one of the bar's loudest self-appointed team leaders—the Bromander in Chief—to keep me updated on what's happening on the screens. I like the noise. I wanna see if Madonna's nipple slips. Ooh, and I'd like to make one of these for everyone to eat—just look at it! Where should I go? What's the best bar in Seattle for the Super Bowl?

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