The Little Big Show Packs a Tuneful, Fundraising Punch

The Little Big Show Packs a Tuneful, Fundraising Punch

The five New-York-by-way-of-New-Jersey rockers shuffled quietly onto the stage and picked up their instruments like they’d just set them down a couple of hours earlier. The audibly excited crowd swayed back and forth to their melodic, dreamy, and often swirly songs mostly from Days. Between-song banter not being their forte, guitarist and singer Martin Courtney’s dashing backstage for a forgotten capo provided the most entertaining interlude. Continue reading The Little Big Show Packs a Tuneful, Fundraising Punch

Not Ready for Prime Time? Amazon Honey Badgers Ahead

Not Ready for Prime Time? Amazon Honey Badgers Ahead

But Bloomberg also reports on Amazon’s “private” negotiations with Clise Properties, Inc., who have been trying to sell a 12-acre, triangular parcel of land (near Whole Foods) on Denny Way since 2007. Amazon has almost tripled in staff size since 2008, and they are hungry for more office space. (I’ve always assumed that, for the purposes of irony, Amazon would take over the old Seattle Times offices as well.) Continue reading Not Ready for Prime Time? Amazon Honey Badgers Ahead

SunBreak Giveaway: Starbucks Puts On a Little Big Show with Pickwick and Fly Moon Royalty

SunBreak Giveaway: Starbucks Puts On a Little Big Show with Pickwick and Fly Moon Royalty

With Valentine’ Day coming up, Starbucks decided to partner up with KEXP and Seattle Theatre Group to draft their own love letter to the arts community in Seattle. So it is that next Thursday brings the inaugural Little Big Show to the Neptune, with all proceeds going to local non-profit Arts Corps, which provides young people with access to arts education. Continue reading SunBreak Giveaway: Starbucks Puts On a Little Big Show with Pickwick and Fly Moon Royalty

Balagan Theatre Cast as an “Off-Broadway” Impresario

Balagan Theatre Cast as an “Off-Broadway” Impresario

As you know, nothing can happen in Seattle’s arts community without an outbreak of paranoid conspiracy theory, often based on people knowing next to nothing about the details. So no surprise there’s already a Save the Erickson page on Facebook. A Seattle Dances post says, based on no evidence provided in the post: “Seattle’s best, most professional, most affordable theatre for small dance companies might be going bye-bye.” Continue reading Balagan Theatre Cast as an “Off-Broadway” Impresario