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Likening their legacy to the King of Filth John Waters, punk outfit Redd Kross has constructed a reputation for themselves by making subversive music in a “excessive pop celeb fashion.” Tracks like “Annette’s Acquired The Hits” and “Sweet Coloured Disaster” deliver an easy “fuck it” angle to self-aware satires of ’60s pop and ’70s rock hits. However do not get it twisted—Redd Kross will not be a parody band—their tracks are cheeky and enjoyable with out being a mockery. AV
(Tractor Tavern, Ballard)
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Speculative fiction champions Clarion West are providing some severe interplanetary inspiration with a “Summer season of Science Fiction & Fantasy,” which features a studying sequence with luminary authors. The talks proceed this week with award-winning creator and indie singer-songwriter Sarah Pinsker. Present as much as develop your horizons. LC
(Seattle Public Library – Central, Downtown)
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This interactive comedy present desires that will help you really feel higher about your each day struggles. Aww, thanks, comedy present! Viewers members might be prompted to jot down their woes on slips of paper earlier than the efficiency. Comedians (Tré Walker, Courtney Brennan, Don Gavitte, and Chris Mejia this time round) will then draw them from a field, utilizing the viewers’s distinctive issues to create an improvised set. Don’t fret, they’re probably not laughing at your expense—it is extra like a uncommon second of catharsis, the place you will chuckle on the batshittery of your individual life alongside a bunch of strangers. If that feels like your bag, do not miss it. LC
(Comedy/Bar, Capitol Hill)
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This 12 months’s out of doors film choices at Marymoor Park are old-school, dog-friendly, Americana F-U-N, full with dwell music and acquainted flicks beneath the hardly seen stars. (We dwell in a light-polluted metropolis—cannot have all of it.) The much-loved summer season movie sequence will kick off on July 10 with the DeLorean-powered basic Again to the Future. Snuggle up, deliver a picnic, or chow down on bites from the meals vans on web site. LC
(Marymoor Park, Redmond)
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Singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza writes intimate lyrics about her life then wraps them up in grungy indie rock riffs impressed by ’90s alt-rock heroes just like the Breeders and Dinosaur Jr. She is going to swing by city with songs from her critically acclaimed album, All of This Will Finish, which displays on “childhood recollections, accumulating herself in parking tons, the ecstatic journeys spent wandering Appalachian mountains and southern swamps with mates, and the occasions she needed to arise for herself.” Do not miss a gap set from alt-pop duo unwell peach. AV
(The Crocodile, Belltown)
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Comedy performer Allison Goldberg’s relationship present has made waves lately, exhibiting up in LA Journal, Thrillist, Time Out LA, and elsewhere. Let’s do because the Angelenos do, lets? The present ought to attraction to these of us who’re sick of swiping—and sick of males’s voices. In Love Is not Blind, a handful of fellas will compete on stage for one bachelorette, with the little caveat that they cannot communicate. Like, in any respect. As a substitute, the viewers will kind by the pickings by calling the boys’ mothers and unlocking their telephones. The final man standing will go on a date with the bachelorette. Sound bizarre? Nearly definitely!! No weirder than relationship on the whole, although. LC
(SIFF Cinema Uptown, Uptown)
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Know what’s higher than one film? Two motion pictures. Hear me out. Whereas double options are prolonged, butt-numbing, and probably exhausting, in addition they provide the viewer one thing that is sometimes unachievable when watching a single movie: Extra cultural context. In any case, cinema will not be created in a vacuum, and all artwork informs all different artwork in a method or one other. What does Hiroshi Shimizu’s 1936 highway portrait Mr. Thank You should do with Pace, starring Sandra Bullock and her tousled bob? How did the Beatles frenzy flick I Wanna Maintain Your Hand inform Eckhart Schmidt’s poppy artwork horror Der Fan? The Beacon will make it straightforward so that you can discover out this month. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis)
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Portland-based indie rock legends Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) and Sam Coomes (Heatmiser) will head up I-5 to play their beloved 1998 album, That includes “Birds”, in its entirety for the primary time. The album is thought for its darkish, heartbreaking lyrics hidden beneath a wall of saccharine harmonies and catchy pop songwriting. They are going to be joined by NYC indie pop group Ribbon Stage. AV
(The Crocodile, Belltown)
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Compton-born rapper YG, greatest identified for his collaborations with artists like Lil Wayne, Drake, Meek Mill, and Snoop Dogg, will cease by on his JUST RE’D UP tour named after his forthcoming album, JUST RE’D UP 3 (out August 16). Initially introduced on his social media in 2016 (and once more in 2017), the DJ Mustard-produced album will lastly see the sunshine of day. Fellow rappers Doe Boy and DJ Imaginative and prescient will open. AV
(Showbox SoDo, SoDo)
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Seattle Theatre Group’s DANCE This program has celebrated various cultures by dance for 26 years, so if you have not but caught its yearly efficiency, now’s the time. Assembling youth and grownup dancers, this 12 months’s vibrant program contains performances from Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joffrey Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, Spectrum Dance Theatre, Whim W’Him, Jeroboam Bozeman of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and Broadway professionals. LC
(Moore Theatre, Belltown)
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“I believe this place is haunted.” RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 Miss Congeniality is right here to unfold the excellent news that she’s gorgeous, however that is not all: Sapphira Cristál’s additionally a classically skilled opera singer and a composer who attended the identical Houston church as Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. I’ve by no means been so immediately jealous of somebody’s church attendance earlier than, however there is a first time for all the things, I assume! Sapphira will cease by Seattle to unfold some optimistic realness. LC
(Neptune Theatre, College District)
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Secret Cinema is strictly what it feels like—simply present up and put together to be seduced by no matter pops up on display. Alternatives to be totally shocked by a movie do not come alongside fairly often, so attempt it out as a reminder that there are nonetheless mysteries to uncover on this planet. Or possibly you will hate it. Who is aware of! That is the enjoyable of the entire shebang. Go forth, swap off your mind, and let the enigma reveal itself. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis)
FOOD & DRINK
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Mingle with fellow beer lovers at this annual fundraiser hosted by the Phinney Neighborhood Affiliation. The occasion will showcase microbrews, together with IPAs, lagers, farmhouse ales, pilsners, sours, and extra, from over 30 Northwest breweries and cideries. Your ticket contains free pub snacks like pretzels and popcorn, however in the event you’re feeling significantly peckish, Barking Canine Alehouse will sling bánh mì, ahi tuna, and veggie sliders. JB
(Phinney Neighborhood Affiliation, Phinney Ridge)
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I am going to go forward and ask what we’re all questioning: What eldritch horrors loom within the shrouded hills of previous Appalachia?! Steve Shell and Cam Collins stands out as the solely people who know for positive. The co-creators of the fictional horror anthology podcast Previous Gods of Appalachia summon a Lovecraftian degree of macabre creativeness to weave the online of an alternate, or “shadow” Appalachia. Historic parts might really feel acquainted, however Shell and Collins’ hills and hollers are only a smidge off-kilter. The duo’s dwell present will take the type of an old-timey radio play, which is already a reasonably creepy format if you consider it. A rotating solid of actors and musical performances will improve your shivers. LC
(Neptune Theatre, College District)
SHOPPING
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Comedian connoisseurs, artwork e book aficionados, and DIY zinesters, collect ‘spherical—the eleventh annual Sizzling Off the Press E-book Truthful showcases self-published and small press works by boatloads of regional indie artists and publishers. Discover out what the cool children have been engaged on on the night showcase, with collaborating artists together with Megan Kelso, Brief Run, Riot Grrrl Information, and others. Indie-poppers LAKE, Whidbey Island singer-songwriter Grant Fairbrother, Lori Goldston, Penta Swanson, and different native musicians will sling some lo-fi tunes. LC
(Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery, Georgetown)
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Analysis-based multimedia artist Lauren Ruiz and Washington-based poet/novelist Ocean probe the depths of “horological decay, compression, sempiternity, and aqueous time” on this multimedia, speculative fiction-inspired set up, which blends video and sculptural items with text-based works. Undecided what “horological decay” or “sempiternity” means? That is okay—simply think about you are exploring the artworks in ( ((elapse)) ) from aboard a subterranean analysis vessel. LC
(The Vestibule, Ballard; opening)
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Whether or not or not you spend a lot time enthusiastic about the man who made Robocop, Paul Verhoeven’s oeuvre is price a deep dive—the Dutch provocateur has earned cult standing for his darkish, satirical, and distinctly anti-Hollywood flicks. Like Fundamental Intuition, for starters! In the event you’re into labyrinthine seduction, murderous ravers, and coke-snorting detectives, this one’s for you. Seattle showgirl Monday Mourning will flip up for this screening, so anticipate some extra dazzle. LC
(Northwest Movie Discussion board, Capitol Hill)
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Bastille Day—the joyous French vacation that celebrates the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the autumn of the French monarchy—falls on Sunday, July 14, this 12 months. Fortunate for Francophiles, you do not have to get on a aircraft to fête just like the French. The beloved bistro Le Pichet will throw a soirée within the identify of liberté, égalité, and fraternité, full with baskets of snacks, dwell music from Bar Tabac, “lashings of pink, white and pink wine,” and loads of dancing on a makeshift dance ground. JB
(Le Pichet, Pike Place Market)
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Hear, hear, elder emos, mainstream punk fiends, and skater boys who bullied me in center faculty—the unique blink lineup of Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge, and Mark Hoppus are bringing their One Extra Time tour to the Gorge this month. Regardless of its identify, this is not a farewell tour—somewhat, it is named after the band’s ninth album, which marks the return of founding guitarist Tom DeLonge (who took a hiatus in 2014 to conduct alien analysis, however I digress…) Pop-punk outfit Pierce the Veil will open. AV
(Gorge Amphitheatre, George)
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This immersive, month-long foray into Seattle’s dance neighborhood affords distinctive alternatives to look at, examine, and study alongside different motion artists. The Seattle Competition of Dance + Improvisation has helped dancers construct neighborhood within the Pacific Northwest for practically 30 years—this time round, they will provide cohort-based intensives (who will “spend three weeks working towards a dwell efficiency at twelfth Ave Arts”), plus drop-in lessons and workshops for novices and skilled practitioners alike. LC
(Velocity Dance Middle, Eastlake)
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“Whats up. I am a woman.” LA-based stand-up and Vulture “Comic You Ought to and Will Know” Irene Tu will go to Seattle on the heels of a viral Comedy Central YouTube video, providing the Pacific Northwest her “fast wit, relaxed stage presence, and hilariously off-the-wall observations” (Paste Journal). LC
(Laughs Comedy Membership, College District, Friday–Sunday)
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Seattle Artwork Museum’s summer-long sequence of free visible artwork, music, and neighborhood choices will come to life at Olympic Sculpture Park once more this 12 months. On Thursday nights, attendees can anticipate dwell music and artwork actions, whereas Sunday mornings will serve up motion lessons and guided excursions of the park’s sculptures. The festivities kick off on July 11—guests can groove round to a dwell efficiency by alt-poppers Terra No person and Indonesian American DJ Chong the Nomad, then create stenciled artwork with Scott Mexcal. Sri Lankan meals cart Kottu and The Folks’s Burger will serve up snacks. LC
(Olympic Sculpture Park, Belltown, Thursday & Sunday)
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Initially began as a celebration of the neighborhood’s fishing trade in 1974, this competition has expanded through the years to incorporate a salmon dinner, a crab shack, a beer backyard replete with native craft brews, meals and artisan craft distributors, a skateboarding competitors, and dwell music. This 12 months’s music lineup contains Rubblebucket, Bare Giants, Wild Rumours, and Nite Wave, amongst many others. Gluttons for punishment can enroll within the lutefisk consuming contest, an annual competitors to see who can scarf the many of the salty, gelatinous fish. JB
(Varied areas, Ballard, Friday–Sunday)
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Northwest Tune-Up will remodel downtown Bellingham right into a peak-PNW oasis celebrating all issues bikes, beer, and music. After a protracted day of exploring the world-class mountain bike singletracks and competing in (or spectating) bike races, wind down with some dwell music and native brews. Highlights from the musical lineup embrace rapper Lupe Fiasco, bluegrass ensemble Yonder Mountain String Band, and indie rock gem Indigo De Souza. Plus, there might be loads of product distributors, family-friendly actions, and meals vans. AV
(Waterfront Waypoint Park, Bellingham, Thursday–Sunday)
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In the event you thought West Seattle Summer season Fest was only a music competition, I would not blame you—the lineup is stacked. Bands together with SF-based groovy folks group Sonny & The Sunsets, sister-fronted indie rock band La Fonda, and native Fleetwood Mac tribute the Little Lies will hold the music going throughout two phases mainly nonstop from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. However that is not all! There is a children’ zone with large inflatables, dozens of distributors, sidewalk gross sales, a beer backyard, and the standard West Seattle farmers market on Sunday. Earlier than you begin complaining about how distant West Seattle is, remember the fact that it is 100% free to attend. SL
(West Seattle Junction, Junction, Friday–Sunday)
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Collide-O-Scope has been melting brains with freaky discovered footage and expertly curated ephemera for over a decade. This mish-mash of music, oddities, and popular culture obscurity is nicely suited to the weirdo in all of us—plus, attendees have the prospect to win sick prizes all through the evening. The present is the sensible brainchild of Shane Wahlund (The Stranger’s very personal video wizard) and Michael Anderson—they will workforce up with Vanishing Seattle’s Cynthia Brothers for this collab, which is able to current a “particular concoction of classic video, freaky movie, and found-footage enjoyable in celebration of the Seattle you as soon as knew. LC
(Right here-After on the Crocodile, Belltown, Monday–Tuesday)
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Because it opened simply shy of a 12 months earlier than the pandemic, it is laborious to imagine The Beacon has been trucking alongside for 5 years already. When The Stranger reported on the single-screen cinema’s opening again in 2019, co-owners Tommy Swenson and Casey Moore deliberate to display “an eclectic, curated choice of each new and previous, avant-garde and mainstream movies,” and so they’ve undoubtedly fulfilled that promise. Alongside the way in which, they’ve found what they deem the “essence of cinema”—ten pillars of storytelling that represent the inventive quest of filmmaking. The pillars embrace “kung fu,” “blood,” and “a girl shedding her thoughts,” so rely me in. Buckle up for this screening sequence and discover out what photogénie is all about. LC
(The Beacon, Columbia Metropolis, Saturday–Sunday)
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Present some love for the beer-makers up and down Washington’s I-405 hall by visiting dozens of collaborating breweries in Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville, Kirkland, Redmond, Duvall, Bellevue, Sammamish, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, and Renton. Stay up for faucet takeovers, particular releases, brewery excursions, tastings, and extra. JB
(Varied areas, Saturday–Sunday)
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If we break down Seattle’s summer season music festivals when it comes to the generations they cater to, Capitol Hill Block Get together is for Gen Z, Bumbershoot is for Gen X, and DIDO undoubtedly caters to the millennials. This 12 months, the fest might be headlined by pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen, Seattle-born indie folks band Head and the Coronary heart, and Jack Antonoff’s Springsteen-esque undertaking Bleachers. Different highlights embrace Peach Pit, Males I Belief, Suki Waterhouse, and opening DJ units from beloved PNW bands like Acapulco Lips, King Youngblood, and La Fonda. All performances will happen on a single out of doors stage within the coronary heart of Seattle with entry to meals vans, distributors, and views of the Area Needle. AV
(Fisher Pavilion, Uptown, Friday–Sunday)
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The Seattle Symphony will tackle the rating of J.J. Abrams’ house epic Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens, which follows the scrappy heroine Rey (performed by Daisy Ridley). Relive the magic of the movie in high-definition on an enormous display amid John Williams’ unforgettable compositions. AV
(Benaroya Corridor, Downtown, Friday–Sunday)
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“Flames! Flames on the facet of my face!” Impressed by the cult movie and the board sport Clue, this theatrical interpretation expands on the long-held notion that homicide is typically a little humorous (, as a deal with). The play’s premise is an ideal match for the stage, aka Boddy Manor, the place six weirdo company will assemble with candlesticks, daggers, and ropes in tow. It is an actual whodunnit! I believe Tim Curry would approve. LC
(The fifth Avenue Theatre, Downtown, Tuesday–Sunday)
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Up-and-coming bicultural and experimental theater firm Yun Theatre, whose works query conference and confront sociopolitical points impacting marginalized communities, will premiere their newest manufacturing, June is the First Fall. Centering a homosexual Chinese language man whose return to his Hawaii house rips open previous familial wounds, the present was deemed an “endearing examine of tradition, household and private progress” by Broadway World. Director Christie Zhao described the play as “a popping out Asian queer story, [which is] uncommon in Seattle however resonates deeply with many.” LC
(Theatre Off Jackson, Chinatown-Worldwide District, Thursday–Sunday)
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Throw in your old-timey feathered caps and get thee to a nunnery—or possibly simply head outdoor for Greenstage’s always-free Shakespeare within the Park, which returns for its thirty sixth season this 12 months. They will provide up productions of the Bard’s Henry VI—Components Two and Three and acquainted rom-com Twelfth Evening, plus some scaled-back “Yard Bard” one-hour exhibits, together with “downside play” All’s Effectively That Ends Effectively, at parks throughout Seattle. Peep their calendar for efficiency occasions and areas. LC
(Varied areas, Friday–Sunday)
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I initially learn the title of this occasion as “Starball: A Dreamy Musical Astrology Present,” and was slightly excited to see how they’d interpret my Massive Three. However hey, cosmological inquiry is nice too. Enter John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis, who’ve carried out this astronomical musical at planetariums the world over. Developed whereas the pair labored on the Pacific Science Middle, Starball blends theater, improv parts, and unique tunes to assume creatively about constellations and cosmogonies. The present even pulls inspiration from viewers visions, so deliver your dream journal. LC
(West of Lenin, Fremont, Wednesday–Sunday)
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Little has been revealed about Seattle-based artist Claudia Fitch’s solo exhibition Fashions and Messengers, however I am already intrigued. The artist’s sensible, playful sculptural work is all the time a quizzical journey for the eyeballs, usually sourcing cultural narratives from pop and artwork historical past to daring, ingenious ends. I am excited to see what she’s give you this time—will she be working in bronze, ceramic, solid resin, or one other medium totally? (Fitch has additionally created fairly a couple of of the town’s public works; see in the event you acknowledge any.) LC
(Greg Kucera Gallery, Pioneer Sq., Tuesday–Saturday)
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Artist, musician, and filmmaker Clyde Petersen designed his newest solo present at J. Rinehart Gallery to be extra approachable than your conventional gallery exhibit. As a substitute of defending excellent unique prints behind glass, a number of items in Naïve Melody had been printed in restricted runs of 20, 40, 50, or extra, and so they’re all hanging on the partitions, able to be taken house that very day. Although they’re totally on show, flipping by the hanging posters feels intimate, not not like peeking at pages of personal journals. The gathering of track lyrics, poems, sketches, and recollections lays naked a path to who Petersen is as we speak. For instance, the piece “1993” (which was excerpted in our current Queer Concern) is a letter to his youthful self that recollects the moments that helped him discover, outline, and embrace his queerness, from shopping for a used copy of Lesbian Poetry, an Anthology at Open Books to surviving the mosh pit at a sweaty Sleater-Kinney present. As you study these artifacts, you will begin to consider your individual roadmap and what you may show if ever tasked to outline your self for all to see. STRANGER ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR MEGAN SELING
(J. Rinehart Gallery, Pioneer Sq., Tuesday–Saturday)
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Weaving collectively Shinto mythology and up to date feminist ideologies, native artist Hanako O’Leary’s origami works in Kamon create a novel visible vocabulary embedded with tales from her current travels to Japan’s Setonaikai Islands and her childhood summers by the Seto Inland Sea. In the event you noticed Izanami, O’Leary’s first solo museum presentation on the Frye earlier this 12 months, Kamon is an important follow-up. O’Leary will lead an artist speak and origami workshop “meant for individuals who determine as ladies or daughters” on July 27. LC
(Gallery 4Culture, Pioneer Sq., Thursday–Sunday; opening)
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As former Stranger employees author Jas Keimig wrote again in 2022, “To be an arts author in Seattle is to be regularly in awe of the site-specific works dreamed up by artists-in-residence at MadArt Studio.” Sadly, MadArt’s last exhibition is upon us, and the group present pays tribute to the group’s 15-year legacy. All previous MadArt artists had been invited to “suggest works that referenced, prolonged, or resonated with their unique MadArt creations,” resulting in a whopping 51-piece showcase that included lesser-visited areas of the MadArt house, just like the mezzanine workplace and the kitchen. It is a becoming last tribute to MadArt’s immersive artwork ethos. LC
(MadArt, South Lake Union, Wednesday–Saturday; closing)
