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Mike Acerbo, Gay singer-songwriter, releases debut album
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Folk rocker Mike Acerbo released his debut album, The Search, February 14. Ten years in the making, the album combines a unique array of sounds, drawing comparison to the likes of Sufjan Stevens, The Avett Brothers, and Guster. With intricate arrangements of cellos, fiddles, piano, recorders, brass, and guitars, the album un more |
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Time for Kate Clinton:
Comedian talks election, pissing off right-wingers, and her responsibility to be political
Time for Kate Clinton:
Comedian talks election, pissing off right-wingers, and her responsibility to be political
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN Contributing Writer
Times like this - election years, when politics are a comedian's punching bag - were made for Kate Clinton, who has hilariously riffed on 30 years of stupid president more
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Seattle Art Museum salutes Gauguin and Polynesia
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN Contributing Writer
Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise
Seattle Art Museum
Through April 29
Forget the sordid tales of the 13-year-old Polynesian mistress, the 'abandoned' European wife and five children, the horrors of advanced-stage syphilis, the self-d more
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Seattle Women's Chorus shines in Valentine's show
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Shot Through the Heart
Benaroya Hall
February 19
This past weekend, Seattle Women's Chorus performed in a sweet and sassy program they dubbed Shot Through the Heart due to its proximity to Valentine's Day and all the love songs on the set list. Though th more
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Emii struts her stuff in 'Stilettos'
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Pop recording artist and singer-songwriter Emii's career is on the rise. Bursting onto the dance music scene with her first single, 'Magic,' in 2010, Emii quickly earned a legion of loyal fans who love the pop star's style, swagger, and talent. She's worked with some of the industry's more
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SGN's Academy Awards predictions
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
It doesn't feel like there's a lot of drama in regard to Sunday night's 84th annual Academy Awards telecast. While Hugo leads the way with 11 nominations, in reality it feels like an afterthought compared to The Artist and its 10 nominations, or The Descendants and its five. The more
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Soundtrack for Madonna's W.E. is elegant and fitting
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
When the Academy Award nominations were announced this year for Best Original Score, there was one glaring omission from the chosen five: Abel Korzeniowski's sweeping musical backdrop for the film W.E., a directorial second for Madonna, was unforgivingly ignored on a list that included two more
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