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If you haven't been to the refurbished Columbia City Theater yet, what the hell are you waiting for? The venue hosts great shows in a cushy club, delivers tasty libations care of the bar, and the light rail can get you there on the cheap in no time. 

If you need another reason, Columbia City Theater has a big (and diverse) Halloweekend lined up, with Mash Hall's final (ever? or at least for a while) show on Friday, the orchestral pop of Hey Marseilles and the heavily tattooed, tiny dog-loving singer-songwriter Fences on Saturday (both of whom recorded Doe Bay Sessions with Sound on the Sound earlier this year), and the Cabaret Macabre on Sunday, with Bad Things, Baby Gramps, burlesque (natch), and more. COSTUMES HIGHLY ENCOURAGED--caps not mine, but I appreciate the sentiment, plus it gets you in for $2 cheaper on Saturday and Sunday.

The SunBreak has a pair of tickets to give away to Saturday night's show with Hey Marseilles and Fences.  The show is 21+, so you be that old too. We'll be drawing a winner on Friday at noon. Enter below for your chance to win.... (more)

We're only one episode into Season 4 of Mad Men, and already I can't wait to see where things are headed. Like, how will the Surgeon General's 1964 report on the dangers of smoking (and the subsequent required warning on cigarette packs) affect the fledgling ad firm's biggest client, Lucky Strikes? Will we ever see our old pals Kinsey and Cosgrove again? And wherefore art thou, Joan's terrible husband and Roger's terrible wife?

And what better way to kick off the new season than with Natasha Vargas-Cooper's new book?  Born of her recurring series on The Awl, Mad Men Unbuttoned: A Romp Through 1960s America is a look at the show via mini-essays that make pointed, witty observations on the cultural context of the early '60s. So you can quickly read all about what Betty's suburban decor says about her and her family, how the writers of the time--John Cheever, Helen Gurley Brown, Mary McCarthy, Frank O'Hara--inform the series, and why the character of Don Draper is the careful combination of traits found in Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, and John Wayne.  That's a near-deadly admixture of sex appeal.

To celebrate the return of Mad Men, The SunBreak has three copies of Mad Men Unbuttoned to give away. Enter below for your chance to win a copy. We'll be drawing three winners' names Friday at noon.... (more)

There was a great sigh of relief Sunday night all across the land to accompany the Season 4 premiere of Mad Men. It was so good to see all our old friends again, especially how they've all changed in the past year of television time: Peggy grew out her bangs! Don likes it rough! Betty's unhappily married! JFK is still dead.

And what better way to kick off the new season than with Natasha Vargas-Cooper's new book?  Born of her recurring series on The Awl, Mad Men Unbuttoned: A Romp Through 1960s America is a look at the show via mini-essays that make pointed, witty observations on the cultural context of the early '60s. So you can quickly read all about the great real-life ad men of the time, the Rothko painting in Bert Cooper's office, what Peggy likely did and didn't learn in secretary school, and just how easy it was to procure an illegal abortion. Fun facts for the whole family!

To celebrate the return of Mad Men, The SunBreak has three copies of Mad Men Unbuttoned to give away. Enter below for your chance to win a copy. We'll be drawing three winners' names Friday at noon.... (more)

If one thing is clear it's that the New Pornographers are just as good live as they are in recorded form.  (See their recent late-night performance on Jimmy Fallon above.) Their new album Together features not only the band's core eight members, but also Will Sheff from Okkervil River, Annie Clark from St. Vincent, The Dap Kings, and Zach Condon from Beirut, amongst others.  Not bad.

The ridiculously talented Canadian supergroup comes to Seattle for two nights--July 31 and August 1--to share their deliciously whipsmart power pop goodness with sure to be sold-out crowds at the Showbox. The SunBreak has a pair of tickets to give away (you pick the night at the Showbox), along with the new album. The grand prize winner gets the tickets as well as a copy of the album; second prize is just a copy of Together. (Transportation is not provided, so you need to be able to get to the venue in order to win the tix. You don't have to be local to win the copy of the album.) We'll be drawing the winners on Friday at noon. Enter below for your chance to win.... (more)

Once again, ridiculously talented Canadian supergroup New Pornographers has a new album out, and of course, Together is just as solid as the rest of their discography. The band has already played Sasquatch, and will play Lollapalooza as well as the Matador 21st birthday party, along with the rest of their regular tour dates. 

Locally, A.C. Newman and Neko Case and Co. will be stopping by for two nights--July 31 and August 1--to share their deliciously whipsmart power pop goodness with sure to be sold-out crowds at the Showbox. The SunBreak has a pair of tickets to give away (you pick the night at the Showbox), along with the new album. The grand prize winner gets the tickets as well as a copy of the album; second prize is just a copy of Together. (Transportation is not provided, so you need to be able to get to the venue in order to win the tix. You don't have to be local to win the copy of the album.) We'll be drawing the winners on Friday at noon. Enter below for your chance to win.... (more)

This weekend the Safdie Brothers, Josh and Benny, were in town for their new film Daddy Longlegs, currently showing at the Northwest Film Forum.  During their time here, they also taught a class entitled "Emotionally Sloppy: A Crash-Course in Cinema of the Gut," which gives you a window into what the film is like--mumblecore meets Cassavetes in its loose, shaggy style and an emphasis on exploration of character over plot.  Taking place in a quasi-timeless New York City, the Safdies' second feature is a semi-autobiographical look at a dad, played by Ronald Bronstein, who is wildly incompetent but brings a lot of chaotic fun to his two grade school-aged sons' lives during the two weeks of the year when he has custody. 

The SunBreak has three pairs of tickets to Daddy Longlegs to give away during the rest of its Northwest Film Forum run.  We'll be drawing three winners on Tuesday at noon. Enter below for your chance to win.... (more)

Shout Factory is well known for their releases of cult TV shows and movies on DVD.  On Tuesday they opened the vault on legendary prolific low-budget director Roger Corman, in releasing Rock 'N' Roll High School and Suburbia.  It's the first two titles in Shout Factory's Roger Corman's Cult Classic series, and there's plenty more where that came from.

Penelope Spheeris (Wayne's World) wrote and directed 1984's Suburbia (clip above), about a bunch of punks in the suburbs who run away from home to live in squats.  For the most part, the film features non-professional actors, as Spheeris recruited street kids and musicians to play most of the punks in the film, including a young Flea.  The DVD has a commentary track with Spheeris and the theatrical trailer, amongst other extras.

The SunBreak has two copies of Rock 'N' Roll High School and Suburbia to give away.  Enter below for your chance to win a DVD set.  We'll be drawing two winners' names tomorrow at noon.... (more)

Shout Factory is well known for their releases of cult TV shows and movies on DVD. Today they opened the vault on legendary prolific low-budget director Roger Corman, in releasing Rock 'N' Roll High School and Suburbia. It's the first two titles in Shout Factory's Roger Corman's Cult Classic series; I'm sure there's plenty more where that came from.

Both films feature out-of-control teens from the '80s and tons of music performances, including The Ramones (natch), T.S.O.L., The Vandals, and D.I., and both DVDs are chockfull of extras, like audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and original trailers and tv spots. This is actually the deluxe thirtieth anniversary edition of Rock 'N' Roll High School, if you can believe that. 

The SunBreak has two copies of Rock 'N' Roll High School and Suburbia to give away.  Enter below for your chance to win a DVD set.  We'll be drawing two winners' names Friday at noon.

Post-punk noise trio Liars are but the latest band to appear on Dirty Laundry, the new web series (we dare not say vlog) to feature musicians in unlikely places--in this case, what is assuredly the coolest laundromat in L.A. In the above interview, Angus Andrew and Co. discuss love songs, opening for Radiohead, System Of A Down, lunch meat, and reality TV.

The experimental art-rock band's playing a 21+ show at Neumo's Saturday night, with openers Fol Chen and Flexions. To celebrate, The SunBreak has a Liars prize pack to give away, which includes a poster and a selection from the band's catalogue: They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top, Drum's Not Dead, Liars, and a Sisterworld two-disc deluxe edition. We'll be drawing the winner of the prize pack from all entries received this Friday at noon. Enter below for your chance to win.

Post-punk trio Liars have become wily veterans of the noise scene, considering last month they just released their fifth (!) album, the dark, brooding Sisterworld (see track "Scarecrows on a Killer Slant," performed at SXSW above). Since their first full-length, They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top, was released in 2001, as Americans we've experienced two wars and six Brangelina children, while Liars have experienced one poorly received witch-themed concept album, a few band lineup changes, and one breakup with Karen O.

The experimental art-rock band's playing a 21+ show at Neumo's Saturday night, with openers Fol Chen and Flexions. To celebrate, The SunBreak has a Liars prize pack to give away, which includes a poster and a selection from the band's catalogue: They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top, Drum's Not Dead, Liars, and a Sisterworld two-disc deluxe edition. We'll be drawing the winner of the prize pack from all entries received this Friday at noon. Enter below for your chance to win.