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BEST OF MUSIC 2011:
Albums and singles
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
1) El Camino - The Black Keys
Aside from the fact Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are unusually sexy - they are, trust me - the two-piece act managed to push this equally potent follow-up to 2010's Brothers out at the last possible minute. Every song is a great song, and together with Dang more |
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BEST OF MUSIC: Hottest artists of 2011
by Albert Rodriguez, Jessica Price, Shaun Knittel, and Jerry L. Peerson -
SGN A&E Writers
Who had an unbelievable 2011? These 10 artists, who were selected collectively by our music team.
Hottest Artists of the Year (in order)
1) Adele
Nobody really came close to matching Adele's more
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BEST OF MUSIC 2011: LIVE PERFORMANCES
by Albert Rodriguez and Jessica Price
SGN A&E Writers
By: Albert Rodriguez, Jessica Price and Jerry L. Peerson
SGN A&E Writers
Collectively, we went to every possible music venue in this city in search of great shows. Individually, we were each blown away and only mildly disappointed at what we saw and heard. Here's our lists of the best concerts we attended in 2011.
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BEST OF MUSIC 2011:
SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Young the Giant's Francois Comtois
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Already big, Young the Giant is growing. The SoCal rock band, who played at three major festivals in 2011 - Sasquatch, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits - and performed on the MTV VMAs telecast in September will end the year with two hi more
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BEST OF MUSIC: Worst of music 2011
by Albert Rodriguez, Jessica Price, Shaun Knittel, and Jerry L. Peerson -
SGN A&E Writers
The year's low points in music were at the expense of these performers, who beat out some tough competition.
Worst of Music 2011 (in random order)
1) Beyoncé - 4 album, diva derailment, burnout
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Lashes Christmas Show - R Place's holiday must-see
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Lashes Cabaret Christmas Show
December 16-17
R Place
Lashes Cabaret, with host Lady Chablis, is a Gay Seattle staple. Every Friday and Saturday, the drag queens and occasional dancers put on a solid show. Lashes Cabaret is a constant - always ther more
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A Dyke About Town: Cris Williamson glows
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN Contributing Writer
Ham for the Holidays: A Lard Day's Night
Mercy and Reality saw Ham for the Holidays: A Lard Day's Night together December 9 at Theatre Off Jackson because Cuteness had a conflict. Reality pointed out the initial image was a good imitation of The Beatles' album Hard more
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Scorsese's Hugo pure cinematic magic
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Muppets still make a rainbow connection
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Homo for the Holidays a one-of-a-kind holiday smash
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Homo for the Holidays
Oddfellows Building, West Hall
Through December 24
Seattle - especially Gay Seattle - has more holiday shows than you could shake a snow-covered Christmas tree branch at. That said, only a handful of them are actually worth th more
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The genius of Jason Robert Brown
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
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ACT Theatre
Through December 18
Jason Robert Brown is one of the most talented up-and-coming Broadway composers America has produced in a long while. His style is as versatile as the subjects he chooses, and there seems to be no restriction on what more
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Owen Meany's Christmas an enjoyable night
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant
Book-It Repertory
Through December 23
Owen Meany is a character from a novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. The novel contains a long history of a friendship between two boys, Owen and John. A portion of the novel more
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Blu-ray enhances great Mahler
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Did you ever feel that Mahler, while obviously a brilliant orchestrator, was only a very good, second-rate composer? That's how I felt, even with my treasured old performances with Leonard Bernstein and the NY Phil, until I encountered these videos from the Lucerne Festival under Claudio Abbado more |
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Dramatic and poignant, Tori Amos stills the Paramount
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Tori Amos
December 14
Paramount Theatre
Completely in her element, Tori Amos silenced a nearly full Paramount Theatre on Wednesday night with a performance that was arguably the best yet she's given in Seattle.
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Wacky Wisemen skewers the holidays
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Wisemen
ACT Theatre
Through December 22
Rapid-fire puns, song parodies, original wacky rap artistry, and more are included in an original holiday-oriented musical, Wisemen. David Bestock and Eli Rosenblatt have teamed up (Rosenstock Productions) and co-pro more
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