The Boy in the Car (11th Avenue, Seattle) – Jeff Bender
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:21 — 1 Comment
There is a boy in the car. A metal stairway bends the side mirror as the mom backs out of an alley. The mom doesn’t notice the mirror, and the boy in the back watches. The sun bleaches his shirt as they follow a down telephone pole into the intersection.
In The Spectrum, A Show For Autism
Monday, March 30, 2015 12:35 — 2 Comments
Xolie Morra lives with Asperger’s Syndrome, a fact she both celebrates and wants to share to further educate the public about the nuanced condition. Xolie, whose band, The Strange Kind, played on Jimmy Kimmel Live, has a sweet voice and the songs she writes are crafted pop gems. This Friday, she will be performing on stage at the Vera Project supporting autism awareness and her new project, In The Spectrum. We had a chance to chat with Xolie about her condition, the show and much more. When you approached us about this show there was a particular energy to your voice […]
The Head Of Nosferatu: An Interview With Artist Tony Hicks
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:58 — 0 Comments
In December of 2014 The Mourning Market hosted it’s semi regular bizarre at El Corazon in Eastlake, it was through this collection of eccentric curators and dark-artists that I was first introduced to the work Of Mr. Shamus Tinplate, AKA Tony Hicks of Tinplate Studios. He’s like a cuddly cross between Ming The Merciless and Professor Frink; using wire, Super Sculpey and Japanese mulberry-paper to create a bestiary of canned-cryptids, mummified faeries and teacups swimming with octosapien monsters. Inspired by 19th century Wunderkammers, Tony is now the proprietor of his own 21st century Etsy site, but you don’t have to follow him on Etsy to find […]
James Franco Review and APRIL
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 14:39 — 0 Comments
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.†– Bill Shakespeare Indeed, what is in a name? For the folks at the James Franco Review, who are hosting their first release party tonight at the Hugo House, a name both matters and doesn’t at all. The review, founded by Corinne Manning, reads submissions blind – well, sort of. They read their submissions in fiction and poetry as if all the submitters have the same name. Which name? You guessed it! James Franco. Franco has received lots of attention […]
We Gonna Be Alright – Shaun Scott
Monday, March 16, 2015 15:13 — 0 Comments
I first heard the name Kendrick Lamar while riding shotgun in my best friend’s whip in March of 2013.Â
Seattle x Southwest!
Monday, March 16, 2015 12:55 — 1 Comment
Jared Cortese is putting together the dopest party at SXSW, hosting a Seattle showcase – the only one of its kind this year at the giant music festival – at The Local Pub & Patio in Austin on March 21st. We had a chance to talk to Jared about the production, the bands, and his hopes for this soon-to-be-recurring showcase.Â
Three Songs To The Head vol. 27
Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:43 — 1 Comment
Hello and welcome back to Three Songs to the Head where we share three songs that moved us, three songs we love, three songs we can’t get out of our heads! Today, we’re featuring Polyrhythmics, Paolo Escobar and Roaming Herds of Buffalo. Enjoy! –Jake Uitti Okay. I have a soft spot in my musical heart for Polyrhythmics. They are instant dance. There is drama and humor in their music two. And this song, “El Fuego”, in particular, reminds me of a late, hot night in Rick’s in Casablanca. There is the triumphant break, the heavy bass lines and the bright […]
One Super Important Question For Jen Wood
Monday, March 9, 2015 12:19 — 0 Comments
Jen Wood is in the midst of a long, bountiful career in music. She’s the hard working, songbird-voiced Seattle songwriter who recently came out with the new record, Wilderness, and who is well-known for her work with The Postal Service on the song “Nothing Better.” Given her storied past as a songwriter, we wanted to ask her One Super Important Question. Jake Uitti: What is your fondest memory of making music? Jen Wood: I’ve been thinking about your question and, honestly, I’m having trouble just singling out one moment. After 21 years there are soooo many memories to choose from … At […]
Love On A Bed Of Nails: An Anti-Valentine’s Cabaret Massacre – Poster Bot
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 11:48 — 0 Comments
Downtown Seattle, The Rendezvous, the night after Valentine’s. It was a perfect night for what the good people of Heart-On called an Anti-Valentine’s Cabaret Massacre. When I woke up the next morning it wasn’t because I felt rested. I felt sick. I didn’t have too much to drink, but had definitely indulged in way too much kummerspeck. Heart-On, hosted by Armatage Spanks, was a joint venture between Seattle performance artists and a New Orleans based burlesque troupe called Freaksheaux To Geaux (pronounced Freakshow To Go for those of us who don’t speak Creole). I didn’t know what to expect, but any self-described […]
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
Book Release and Reading Feb. 6
January 6th, 2016
Hello fellow readers, travelers and Monarchians! Our first book, Traveling Light, written by Seattle author, Jim Brantingham, is now for sale! And we will be throwing a release party for it Feb. 6 at 6pm in Ravenna Third Place Books (on the corner of 65th and 20th NE). Jim will be reading from the book and there will be guest readers accompanying him. Space is limited, so we suggest you come early. Books can be bought through this link here or at Ravenna Third Place Books (which just ordered it’s second wave of books). We are super excited for this release and […]
