PNB Shows Off Versatility in ‘See the Music’
Presenting a repertory program, “See the Music,” as the opening of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2015-2016 season Friday night at McCaw … Continue reading PNB Shows Off Versatility in ‘See the Music’
A conversation with Seattle
Presenting a repertory program, “See the Music,” as the opening of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2015-2016 season Friday night at McCaw … Continue reading PNB Shows Off Versatility in ‘See the Music’
A distinguished national early music group, Agave Baroque, made its Seattle debut last Tuesday night at Trinity Parish Church with … Continue reading Agave Baroque Makes ‘Heavenly’ Seattle Debut
It’s fun to hear bands do the odd cover song, but I’ve always had a special place in my heart … Continue reading Cover Me: Local Acts Give Their Influences Some Love
This week has seen another of the Seattle Symphony’s new ventures under music director Ludovic Morlot, this one intended to … Continue reading Kevin Ahfat Wins 2015 Seattle Symphony Piano Competition
The elements finally cut Bumbershoot 2015 a break yesterday. After dealing with two days of dodgy weather, festival staff must’ve … Continue reading Tony’s View of Bumbershoot 2015, Day Three
@peaches BLEW MY MIND TONIGHT @Bumbershoot ‼️ pic.twitter.com/qKv9nDNiy9
— Kelli Lindsey (@poundgrape) September 8, 2015
Monday opened, for me, with the Lady Parts Justice event at the Bagley Wright Theatre. It was hosted by Lizz Winstead, comedian/writer/”Daily Show” creator. The event was to kick off the new app from Lady Parts Justice, Hinder. It looks like more of a website that is mobile-friendly, but it does provide a valuable service in showing you the steps anti-choice politicians are going through to restrict access to family planning services. Winstead made a quite funny (and likely true) joke about how she thought 2pm would be the best time for their show because everyone would probably be too fucked up by 5.
The show itself, at 90 minutes was the longest thing I saw at Bumbershoot all weekend, was enjoyable. It had a diverse group of comedians. I particularly enjoyed Joyelle Johnson and Leah Bonnema. Hari Kondabolu was a surprise guest, and he was great (as expected) but he did the same set, more or less, that I saw yesterday in the Super Secret Comedy Show (but it was very funny). One thing I did realize was that his story about being told to go back to America took place in Denmark, not Amsterdam, as I noted in Sunday’s recap). Helen Hong and D’Lo Kid. D’Lo had a funny joke about being trans, so he’d be having a same-junk marriage instead of a same-sex marriage.
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