WEDNESDAY 10/16
Shannon and the Clams
(MUSIC) Led by powerhouse vocalist Shannon Shaw, beloved storage rock band Shannon and the Clams are again with a brand new album, The Moon Is within the Unsuitable Place—produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Blossoming out of tragedy, the album reckons with the grief that adopted after Shaw’s fiance was killed in a automotive accident simply weeks earlier than their marriage ceremony. “All of us felt the urgency of constructing one thing that reckoned with this meteor that smashed into our planet,” keyboardist Will Sprott mentioned in a press assertion. “That is essentially the most targeted document we’ve ever carried out, so far as every part coming from a singular traumatic occasion.” The band will play tracks from the albums alongside Americana ensemble the Deslondes. (Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE forty fifth St, 8 pm, $35, all ages) AUDREY VANN
THURSDAY 10/17
Unwound: New Plastic Concepts thirtieth Anniversary
(MUSIC) Again in 2015, VICE wrote, “Unwound won’t ever reunite so recover from it.” Properly, the magazine can eat its phrases as a result of the Olympia, Washington-born post-hardcore quartet defied all odds once they reunited in 2022 after a two-decade hiatus. The band will return to city to have a good time the thirtieth anniversary of their second album, New Plastic Concepts, which was recorded proper right here in Seattle. Bassist Jared Warren (of Karp, the Melvins, and Massive Enterprise) will fill the sneakers of founding member Vern Rumsey, who handed away in 2020. (The Showbox, 1426 First Ave, $40-$45, 8 pm, 21+) AUDREY VANN
FRIDAY 10/18
“Rapper’s Delight” Annotated
(MUSIC/HISTORY) Historical past can be made on Friday, October 18, when Charles Mudede and hiphop professor Daudi Abe carry out their Stranger piece “Anatomy of a Music: The Sugarhill Gang’s ‘Rapper’s Delight’ (1979)” reside! Onstage! At Clock-Out Lounge! The world has by no means seen a efficiency like this earlier than! As they wrote in our newest Artwork + Efficiency challenge, “Rapper’s Delight” made hiphop accessible to the world. It is the monitor “that made it doable for Dr. Dre and Jay-Z to be billionaires, Snoop and Martha Stewart’s world-famous friendship not solely achievable however worthwhile, and a nasty breakdancer on the Olympics go viral.” On the present, Mudede and Abe will interject the tune with their annotations and broaden on the music’s place in historical past whereas additionally exploring among the samples featured within the music and the tracks that adopted in “Rapper’s Delights” footsteps. Particular visitor DJ Vitamin D will present the soundtrack. Will probably be a hiphop present, will probably be a historical past lecture, and will probably be a dance get together—you do not need to miss it. (Clock-Out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, 9 pm, $10, 21+) MEGAN SELING
SATURDAY 10/19
The Disabled Checklist
(COMEDY) Kayla Brown and Dan “Undisputable Genius of Comedy” Hurwitz, creators of the “award-eligible” mockumentary That is Spinal Harm, return to host this bimonthly showcase of native humorous people with disabilities, which lately hit an even bigger stage at Bumbershoot. The jokester troupe has been performing in and round Seattle since 2018, with a rotating forged every time. This month’s installment options Laura Lyons, Michael Bellevue, Ryan Padilla, and Forest Ember. (Northwest Movie Discussion board, 1515 twelfth Ave, 7 pm, $7-$14) LINDSAY COSTELLO
SUNDAY 10/20
Paris, Texas: New 4K Restoration
(FILM) Paris, Texas is my favourite movie of all time, and my second and third are True Tales and 3 Ladies, each of which might arguably exist in Paris, Texas‘s universe. A matted Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) meanders out of the matte desert, the place he is reunited together with his eight-year-old son, Hunter, and his billboard-designing brother within the neon canyons of Los Angeles. He tries on totally different roles: He imagines turning into the “wealthy father,” undertaking nothing however to chase after his son’s affection. A highway journey then guides Hunter and Travis again to the foundation of their trauma. The result’s a neo-Western that feels spiritually in tune with Twin Peaks, Repo Man, and—hear me out—the parable of Odysseus. It additionally did extra to advertise pink fuzzy sweaters than the whole lot of Barbie‘s countless press marketing campaign. By the way in which, I would usually balk at a 127-minute runtime, however Wim Wenders’ ultra-deliberate filmmaking (and Robby Müller’s choreography) calls for a gradual learn. Sure pictures linger lengthy after the credit roll. (SIFF Cinema Downtown, 2100 Fourth Ave, a number of showtimes by way of Oct 24, $14.50-$19.50) LINDSAY COSTELLO
MONDAY 10/21
Writer Speak: Caroline Choe, Banchan
(FOOD/BOOKS) Way over simply easy snacks, banchan (the scrumptious shared aspect dishes that complement Korean meals) can characterize a number’s hospitality and generosity. As musician and author Michelle Zauner wrote of her late mom in her memoir Crying at H Mart: “She remembered which banchan aspect dish you emptied first so the following time you have been over it would be set with a heaping double portion.” New York Metropolis-based chef, artist, trainer, and author Caroline Choe places these bites within the highlight along with her first-of-its-kind cookbook Banchan, which affords each conventional and trendy recipes for every part from smoky gochujang hen salad to hobakjeon (zucchini pancakes). On Tuesday, Choe may also be at Ebook Larder in Fremont to speak with chef Rachel Yang of Joule and Revel. (Elliott Bay Ebook Firm, 1521 tenth Ave, Oct 21 at 7 pm, free; Ebook Larder, 4245 Fremont Ave N, Oct 22 at 6:30 pm, $31.65 for a ticket and a replica of Banchan, $5.75 for only a ticket) JULIANNE BELL
TUESDAY 10/22
Tejiendo Historias | Weaving Tales
(VISUAL ART) Fulgencio Lazo’s second solo exhibition at ArtX Up to date continues to showcase the artist’s ultra-vibrant, visually complicated fashion, knowledgeable by his cultural identification as a member of Mexico’s Indigenous Zapotec folks and his hometown of Oaxaca. As an artist, Lazo is integral to the material of Seattle’s Latine cultural scene—he is participated in Day of the Useless celebrations on the Seattle Artwork Museum and the Tacoma Artwork Museum. Head to this exhibition to familiarize your self with an area legend. (ArtX Up to date, 512 First Ave S, Tues-Solar by way of Nov 16, free, all ages) LINDSAY COSTELLO
