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MAY 26, 2012
Afrocop MUSIC
Afrocop
The Stepping Stone Pub

By chance, I met Afrocop keyboardist/leader Noel Brass Jr. in line at a 2010 Medeski Martin & Wood show; I gave him my extra ticket. Little did I know then that his band was essentially the Seattle version of MM&W, but without slavishly imitating the endlessly inventive NYC trio. Using keyboard, bass, and drums (sometimes augmented by guitar and melodica), Afrocop slither among post-bop jazz, sophisticated funk, and soulful ambient moments with cool finesse. Cherish these suave groove magicians. (Stepping Stone Pub, 5903 24th Ave NW, 420-3723, 9:45 pm, free, 21+) by Dave Segal

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MAY 27, 2012
Buddy Bunting VISUAL ART
Buddy Bunting
Where: Prole Drift When: Today (Free)

Jen Graves sent an e-mail to us all the other day. It said: “There is a show at a tiny gallery in the ID called Prole Drift by an artist named Buddy Bunting. IT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART. YOU MUST SEE IT. It involves prisons, basketball courts, landscapes, and hotel rooms. It is made of one gigantic painting, several small paintings, and a video. I just thought I would tell you this because it will make your life better.” Jen has never sent us an e-mail like this before. We’re going, and so, clearly, should you. (Today is the last day, but the gallery is also open Friday and Saturday.) (Prole Drift, 523 S Main St, www.proledrift.com, 11 am–2 pm, free) by Stranger Staff

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MON
MAY 28, 2012
‘Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines’ SIFF FILM
‘Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines’
Harvard Exit

The wild success of Seattle’s very first GeekGirlCon proved that the days of girls sitting demurely in the background of nerd culture are over. Wonder Women documents the long road that women have traveled in order to find their own heroes, interviewing a chorus of awesome feminists (Gloria Steinem and Kathleen Hanna among them) who critically examine (and, when appropriate, effusively praise) the female hero’s journey, from Wonder Woman through Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It’s a fun, empowering documentary about the never-ending battle against the rampant forces of chauvinist assholism. (Harvard Exit, 807 E Roy St, thestranger.com/siff, 6 pm, $11) by Paul Constant

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TUE
MAY 29, 2012
‘Hit So Hard’ FILM
‘Hit So Hard’
Northwest Film Forum

This straightforward documentary is about Patty Schemel, the drummer on Hole’s most important contribution to the history of rock, Live Through This. Schemel is a great drummer and an excellent human being whose life has seen some serious highs and lows. Rock music sent her up to fame and money; drugs sent her right down to obscurity and poverty. The documentary tells all: her childhood, her years in Seattle, her close friendship with Kurt Cobain, her weird relationship with Courtney Love, her addiction to hard drugs, her lesbianism, and, of course, her long and hard fall from the terrific heights of Hole. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, www.nwfilmforum.org, 7 and 9:15 pm, $10) by Charles Mudede

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WED
MAY 30, 2012
Marc Bamuthi Joseph PERFORMANCE
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Where: Seattle Center When: Starting Wed May 30. Wed-Sat at 8 pm. Through June 2. (TBA)

Hiphop has four official pillars—the MC, the DJ, the street artist, and the b-boy/b-girl—but performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph could be a pillar of his own. His previous solo works, such as The Break/s, blend dance, music, and spoken word into a mesmerizing, rapturous whirl. His red, black & GREEN: a blues spins around the nexus of environmentalism, economics, and race in inner cities. This time, Joseph is bringing other performers with him and a set by Chicago artist Theaster Gates. (Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, www.ticketmaster.com, 7:30 pm, $25, May 30–June 2) by Brendan Kiley

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THU
MAY 31, 2012
‘Rhythm on My Heels’ FILM/MUSIC
‘Rhythm on My Heels’
Town Hall

Josef Škvorecký was born in Czechoslovakia in 1924 and died in Toronto earlier this year. He was a novelist, film critic, jazz critic, and jazz musician. He wrote weird stories that combined European literary modernism with American jazz modernism. He had a great sense of humor and a deep philosophical sensibility. Tonight, Town Hall presents the Škvorecký documentary Rhythm on My Heels, featuring music by Czech jazz pianist Emil Viklický. If you’ve never heard of this Škvorecký character, here’s the perfect introduction. (Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, www.townhallseattle.org, 7 pm, $20) by Charles Mudede

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JUN 1, 2012
HONK! Fest West MUSIC/PARTY
HONK! Fest West

You can keep your manicured summer music festivals with their huge acts—what I want is noisy chaos. Marching bands from around the country descend onto the streets and clubs around the intersection of 12th and Vale in Georgetown to blast their horns, punish their giant drums, and give hundreds of drunken revelers their marching orders. Street food abounds as all the usual food trucks set up shop, hoping to catch Honkers as they wander from sight to sight and beat to beat. It’s a total fucking loud mess of a party, and it is glorious. (Intersection of 12th Ave S and S Vale St, www.honkfestwest.com, 6–10 pm, free) by Paul Constant

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‘Riddled’ THEATER
‘Riddled’
Where: Hugo House When: Starting June 1. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through June 23. ($15-$20)

The singer for the rock band Landlord’s Daughter has been “on tour”—and on the run from the law—for several years. One night at a club, she sees a cop who knows who she is. What happens next is Riddled, the latest show by Stranger Genius Award–winner Marya Sea Kaminski. The dark ’n’ stormy Paul Budraitis plays the cop—and a few other roles—and Kaminski says the band is influenced by Patti Smith, X, and the Epoxies. The theater will feel like a club. There will be a cash bar. (Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, www.hugohouse.org, 8 pm, $20) by Brendan Kiley

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