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Rad Art Show at Wall of Sound Featuring Works by Max Clotfelter

Steve Winwood — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Some rad looking characters in this little number. The art works of a certain fella known as “Max Clotfelter” will enjoy some prominent placement at a little art show opening party at the Wall of Sound record store September 10th from 7 to 9 p.m. Said show is entitled “Who Let The Alley Inside – Oozing illustrations of the end times.” Rad title for an art show. Allegedly, the show will include over 100 drawings in pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, and other media, which will be available for purchase by you, guy. Hype from the press release action: Richard [...]

An Open Letter to KEXP

Steve Winwood — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:46:00 +0000

Every time you play the Hold Steady’s “Gotta Stay Positive,” I find myself reaching for the dial and turning this garbage off. I am getting sick and tired of this daily ritual, friends. Get it together and stop playing Hold Steady. [Ed: Commenter "Steve Winwood" spends a good deal of time lambasting us in the comments section for failures of a startling range. So we're pleased to see he's using our U-post feature to branch out.] You are reading An Open Letter to KEXP! Consider leaving a comment!NOW SPONSORING: Strawberry Theatre Workshop. Their new production of Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9 [...]

New Brow at the NWFF Closes Tonight

Steve Winwood — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:03:00 +0000

The documentary New Brow, showing for one more night at the NWFF (7 p.m., 9 p.m.), is an enjoyable if somewhat amateurish fan letter to the Juxtapoz scene. Shot on cheap-looking digital video with tinny sound quality (or maybe it was NWFF’s system?), this series of effusive artist testimonials about why they like their own work features copious footage of their distinctive and weird paintings, short and funny cameos by the movement’s primary stars–particularly Robert Williams, hilarious and ornery as always–and brief appearances by local luminaries Kirsten Anderson of Roq La Rue, Larry Reid of Fantagraphics, and Seattle’s best porcelain [...]

New Brow at the NWFF Closes Tonight

Steve Winwood — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:03:00 +0000