Month: March 2013

Left Hand Smoke to Unleash Tiny Revolution March 22, By Steve Stav

A lot comes along between one’s early twenties and the midst of “thirtysomething” — careers, wives, children — but the spark of youthful, musical chemistry doesn’t always diminish over time. Some fourteen years and six albums after Left Hand Smoke made their first Seatown splash as local-radio darlings, the band certainly still has “It.” Through …

Pat Thomas, Ron Johnson and Gary Perry to Discuss Legacy of the 1965 Watts Riots, the LA Rebellion and Social Justice, Reviving a Cultural, Social, Artistic and Political Framework on March 23 at 6PM, New Time

The lecture in which Pat Thomas will participate, sponsored by the Northwest Film Forum on 1960s/1970’s underground African American films on Saturday March 23rd in Seattle has been changed from 8 pm to 6 pm – the NEW time for this free event is 6 pm ! After two trips to London (May and October …

Seattle’s Famous Crocodile Café Hosts The Slackers and Georgetown Orbits for a Fun-Filled Night of Ska, By Holly Homan

It’s Sunday night and The Crocodile Café has some great ska happenin’… This time it’s New York’s The Slackers with Seattle’s Georgetown Orbits opening. Ooh la la! I’ve been in the Croc once since they remodeled and the pluses are better stage visibility and better use of the dance floor. But I miss the old …

Reverend Horton Heat & Jello Biafra Rile Up a Sold Out Crowd At Seattle’s El Corazon, By Holly Homan

Friday night and I’m back at Seattle’s El Corazon. This night it’s The Reverend Horton Heat and the legendary Jello Biafra headlining. Preceding are Huntington Beach punks Guttermouth. I arrived quite early, but about fifteen minutes before Spitting Cobras were to take the stage, hunger pangs began to overtake me, so I left the club, …

Scrap the Map: Teachers and Parents Gather To Hear A Seminar About Standardized Testing For Washington Public School Students, By Holly Homan

On a drizzly Thursday night I ventured ten miles south to the University of Washington’s Science & Engineering Building for a seminar on Scrap the MAP. As many of you know, there has been a boycott started in the Seattle School district against the MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) test that is forced on students …