2013 — The Monarch Review — Page 9
Macklemore’s White Walls Video
Monday, September 9, 2013 14:58 — 1 Comment
I was at the shoot for the new Macklemore video “White Walls†waiting in the crowd to see what was going to happen. I was less interested, admittedly, in the music (though I like some of Macklemore’s songs) than I was in the stunning fact that the mere rumor (later confirmed) of the shoot brought thousands of people to a shut down Broadway Avenue in Capitol Hill. I stood with my girlfriend, looking around, watching the litter (soda cans, etc.) accumulate on the street, astonished at the some 5,000 audience members. At some point a Cadillac appeared and people rushed […]
The NEPO 5K Don’t Walk Run
Monday, September 9, 2013 11:45 — 0 Comments
The NEPO 5k Don’t Run Walk is a yearly art walk curated by the NEPO House, featuring the work of many Northwest artists. Along the 3-mile walk, The Monarch Review’s Livia Dalton took pictures of the people, places and pieces. Enjoy!
The Monarch Drinks With Linda Derschang
Monday, September 9, 2013 11:12 — 0 Comments
As I’m driving on Aurora Ave. to Canlis to meet up with my “Drinks With†companion, Linda Derschang, I begin to feel nervous. This is my modus operandi when it comes to just about every interview I’ve been involved with. It really makes no difference if I know the person or not, my nerves work against me. In an attempt to remedy this I make sure to have notes, questions, ideas. Something  written down and in front of me during the interview in order to keep me focused, reassured – a security blanket. Also, you should probably know that I […]
In Mong Kok – Claire Miye Stanford
Thursday, September 5, 2013 11:55 — 0 Comments
I arrived in Hong Kong in the summer of 2006, the day before the annual Dragon Boat Festival. I had just graduated from college, and, without knowing exactly how, had found myself on the long flight, on my way to teach English for a month. Just a month. This is not one of those stories that ends with me falling in love with the place and staying longer, or falling in love with the place and returning year after year, or falling in love with the place and all of its contradictions and difficulties – which in Hong Kong are […]
Three For Shelby Earl
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:34 — 0 Comments
Seattle songwriter Shelby Earl recently released a new album, Swift Arrows. It is a beautiful, dramatic album she put together with the help of Seattle folk hero Damien Jurado. Shelby’s voice echoes and cascades, her lyrics poke and skip away. It really is a fine record. Shelby took the time to answer a few questions for The Monarch Review and, as a preface, we thought we’d offer her video here for the title track from her new album (live at the Fretboard Journal):
Bumbershoot Day 3
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 0:20 — 1 Comment
Hello and welcome back to our coverage of Bumbershoot. If you missed Day 1 click here, or Day 2 click here. Enjoy! (also check us out on Twitter here!) Cascadia ’10 I had no idea what to expect when I set off to check out Cascadia ’10 at the Tunein Stage. When I got done shooting and had a chance to listen, I was instantly impressed. It had a soul flavor, a very “Isaac Hayes†sense of funk, but with the Afrobeat feel upon which they hang they’re collective hats. These guys swing, and I instantly fell for them. The […]
Sonnet for the Four of Cups, Reversed – Amy Schrader
Monday, September 2, 2013 14:10 — 0 Comments
Bored already with herself, the empty
Bumbershoot Day 2
Monday, September 2, 2013 8:40 — 0 Comments
Hello and welcome back to our coverage of Seattle’s Bumbershoot music and arts festival. If you missed Day 1, check it out here! And without further ado… Kithkin The four lost boys of Kithkin appear to have washed up randomly on the same island and began banging on things. Mistakenly announced as the “Canadian Youth Tribe,†the quartet of forest creatures announced the start of Day 2 with a motherfucking crash. A thunderous, name-making performance by these guys has been long overdue, and they picked a great moment to follow through, opening the second day of Bumbershoot with a sun-drenched […]
Bumbershoot Day 1
Sunday, September 1, 2013 12:21 — 0 Comments
Hello and welcome to our coverage of Seattle’s Bumbershoot music and arts festival! This is Day 1, featuring acts like Nacho Picasso, Heart and more! Flavr Blue I almost I missed Flavr Blue (curse you Bumbershoot press line!) but what I did see I definitely enjoyed. Traditionally a 3-piece (they were 4-piece today), Flavr Blue makes inspiring music. Complex harmonies over a laid back groove creating a very “sunshine†feel to their set. This is a digital band, so if electronic drums are a problem for you, I get it, but it’s done with such skill by this group […]
Stop and Chat at Bumbershoot
Saturday, August 31, 2013 13:40 — 0 Comments
Andrew Harris is at Bumbershoot. He’s taking pictures and tweeting @monarchreview. Along the way he’ll be stopping to talk with various performers at the festival. Below are the transcribed mini conversations – from the comfort of your home!
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
