Tag: Music
Nancy and The Zone bring the goods this week, with a preview of the upcoming Seattle Improv Festival, a not-so-silent look at the man behind the Paramount’s mighty Wurlitzer organ, and a profile of the exceptional Cellist Lori Goldston. Also, The Young Evils blow the doors off of the studio. (Note: the
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012 under Art Zine, City Of Music, Music, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: Art Zone, Music, Nancy Guppy, Theatre
Nancy and the Zone touch all of the artistic bases as they preview the upcoming Children’s Film Festival, visit the musical plumbing at Suyama Space, run down the highlights of Sandbox Radio Live, and welcome El Vez to the studio for a lip-curlingly memorable performance. What, that’s not enough? How about a
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Posted: January 20th, 2012 under Art Zine, Film, Music, Take 21.
Tags: Art Zone, Film, Music, Nancy Guppy
It’s all rhythm, no blues on the Zone this week, as Nancy talks with master guitar builder Mike Null about his new project with Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, and local band In Cahoots lays down some heavy fuzztones in the studio. But wait, there’s more, including a profile with gonzo animation legend
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Posted: January 13th, 2012 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: animation, Art Zone, Music, Nancy Guppy, Theatre
This 90-minute, in-concert special captures one of Seattle's most beloved and politically savvy songwriters: Jim Page. The occasion: A sold-out concert celebrating his 40 years playing music in Seattle filmed in the intimate surroundings of the Seattle Public Theatre at the Bathhouse on Green Lake. Many of Page's musical collaborators join in
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Posted: December 22nd, 2011 under Art Zine, City Of Music, Take 21.
Tags: Front Row, Jim Page, Music
The final Art Zone of 2011 jumps back with a look at the 50’s furniture stylings of George Nelson, lunges ahead with a preview of six hot holiday shows, and pauses somewhere in-between for the old-timey hipness of band Blvd Park. All this, plus a profile of ballet photographer Angela Sterling, and
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Posted: December 16th, 2011 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Art Zone, Dance, Music, Nancy Guppy
Twenty years after the release of Nirvana's landmark Nevermind album, music writer Mark Yarm released Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, a first-hand account of this pivotal(and often narratively muddy) era, featuring anecdotes straight from the mouths of musicians, producers, managers, record executives, video directors, photographers, reporters, club owners,
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Posted: December 15th, 2011 under City Of Music, Take 21.
Tags: An Evening With, grunge, Music
This week, Art Zone livelies itself up with an in-studio performance by local reggae masters Dub Lounge International, as well as a profile of ace cinematographer Ben Kasulke. Also, Nancy sits down with some exceptional teenaged poets from the Freehold Theater, and takes a trip to the mini-wilderness of Fremont Peak Park.
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Posted: December 9th, 2011 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Art Zone, Music, Nancy Guppy, parks, theater
This week on the Zone: a look at photographer Isaac Layman’s fascinatingly hyper-real take on everyday objects, the return to the stage of legendary Northwest dancer/choreographer Shirley Jenkins, and a buttery smooth in-studio performance by jazz great Greta Matassa. All this, plus Nancy cracking wise with The Office’s Rainn Wilson! Check it
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Posted: December 2nd, 2011 under Art Zine, Take 21.
Tags: Art Zone, Dance, Music, Nancy Guppy
The event has ended. Please check back soon for the archived video. CityClub's Annual Year In Review 2011 features: Dean C. Allen, CEO, McKinstry; John Carlson, Host 9 to noon, KOMO 1000 Newsradio; Mary Pugh, CEO and CIO, Pugh Capital Management Incorporated; Father Stephen Sundborg, President, Seattle University. The event will be
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Posted: December 2nd, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: classical, Joshua Roman, Music, Town Hall
Originally written as a Julie Andrews television special in 1956, Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s musical Cinderella is not to be confused with the Disney version. (Think less talking mice, more fantastic music.) On the eve of its enchanting Seattle premiere, the 5th Avenue's David Armstrong tells the history of this delightful alternate take
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Posted: November 24th, 2011 under Music, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: 5th Ave Spotlight Night, Music, Theatre