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Spekulation’s Doc Watson
Monday, September 30, 2013 12:04 — 0 Comments
It’s a tradition now for Spek to send me a link of his newest album missing a song. This time, with his new record, Doc Watson, he texts: “That version I sent was missing one track, but it’s there now… ‘Sinner Man’.â€Â
Julia Massey And The Universe
Friday, September 20, 2013 11:40 — 2 Comments
Julia Massey is a Seattle singer-songwriter who performs on guitar and keys with her band The Five Finger Discount. The band recently played a live KEXP in-studio where they debuted their new song, “The Story Of The Earth, So Farâ€. Since that recording, Julia and her band have tracked, mixed and mastered the song and are ready to release it formally Sep. 20th (tonight!) at The High Dive in Fremont. The Monarch Review had a chance to chat with Julia about the single and the universe!Â
Movie Review: Will Play For Beer
Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:17 — 0 Comments
Prominently displayed in the new movie about Seattle music (and creativity), Will Play for Beer (directed and produced by Carrine Fisher), is a map by Rachel Ratner and Keith Whiteman that charts the interconnectivity of many local Seattle bands. And the map is growing! It has been on display at Capitol Hill Block Party and Bumbershoot, as well as the EMP, and people have added more bands, more connections to it. And it will continue to expand via its web site.Â
Xolie And The Strange Kind
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:03 — 0 Comments
Xolie Morra Cogley is a Seattle singer-songwriter. She plays in a band called The Strange Kind, singing, strumming guitar and mouth-trumpeting. Recently, her band got a fun announcement – that they’ll be playing Jimmy Kimmel Live! The Monarch Review had a chance to chat with Xolie about her upcoming gigs, her songwriting process and what it’s like living as a high-functioning autistic in contemporary Pacific Northwest culture.Â
The Monarch Drinks With Megan Griffiths
Monday, September 16, 2013 11:36 — 0 Comments
Sutra, the restaurant film director Megan Griffiths chose for our rendezvous, is a cute little spot on the west end of Wallingford next door to a yoga studio of the same name. It serves delicacies like edible flowers from their backyard garden and begins each service with a gong and a moment of thanks for farmers. The whole thing is a stark contrast to the dark, human trafficking subject matter of Megan’s recent film, Eden, but somehow we found ourselves sharing a table ready to eat some artisan vegan cuisine, and set to talk movies.
Seattle Theater (And Baseball) With Misha Berson
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:25 — 0 Comments
Misha Berson covers the Seattle theater scene for the Seattle Times. She moved to the Emerald City in 1991 from San Francisco, and is the author of several books, including The San Francisco Stage and Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian American Playwrights. Her latest is: Something’s Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination. The Monarch Review had a chance to chat with Misha about theater, where she likes to eat in town and baseball.
An Interview with Celene Ramadan
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:23 — 0 Comments
Celene Ramadan, aka Leeni, aka Prom Queen is a Seattle musician, artist and performer. She’s worked a ton of jobs, including as a singing telegram deliverer. She has also composed music, called chiptunes, with a Ninetendo Gameboy. Her most recent project is a compilation of songs and videos. The Monarch Review got a chance to chat with Celene about all that’s going on.
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 […]
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):
Kate Lebo’s A Commonplace Book of Pie
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:31 — 0 Comments
My father’s favorite pie was Pecan. And so when I read Kate Lebo’s description of what a pecan pie lover is like, it was as if I was reading his astrological sign. “Pecan pie-lovers manage their fear of the future by playing as hard as they work. They distract themselves from the deadlines of birthdays with the sweetest of sweet pies, honey upon brown sugar, molasses upon fat. A pecan pie-lover prepares for the worst with dessert, and does not share.†Funny, true, with a pinch of darkness.
What am I?
Bioluminescent eye
That sees by the shine
Of its own light. Lies
Blind me. I am the seventh human sense
And my stepchild,
Consequence;
Scientists can't find me.
Januswise I make us men;
Glamour
Was my image then—
Remind me:
The awful fall up off all fours
From the forest
To the hours…
Tick, Tock: Divine me.
-- Richard Kenney
