Weekend Review: Pride, Flipper, and Artopia
Friday: Flipper at The Funhouse/Novoselic at EMP
SW blogger Krist Novoselic performs with Flipper. Stay tuned for clips from Novoselic's Q&A at EMP, earlier that evening. Photos courtesy of our friend Mackenzie at Randomville.
"What do you feel like talking about tonight?" said EMP curator Jacob McMurray.
"Oh...music," responded the star of the evening, Krist Novoselic.
Given that Novoselic was the bassist for one of the most successful rock bands of all time, his response raised a chuckle from several in the audience. But as we learned throughout the course of the hour-plus interview session, he could have talked about any number of things. As those of you who read his work for Seattle Weekly are aware, Novoselic is a huge proponent of election reform. But you may not know he's also well-versed in other areas such as potato farming, socialism, and fixing old Volkswagens. Read the entire write-up of Novoselic's Q&A at EMP.
-- Brian J. Barr
Saturday: Artopia in Georgetown
Now in its second year, Seattle Weekly's Artopia celebrates emerging artists, music, and beer. Click here to read Adriana Grant's report from the festival. Watch a slideshow here. Photos by Laurie Pearman.
The Saturday Knights, Nectar
The Saturday Knights
On Friday night, I attended the Saturday Knights' sold out CD release party at Nectar. To get anywhere with a view, I had to break out the riot elbow tricks gleaned from my youth frequenting punk shows at the Reno VFW Hall, because as hard as the unlucky souls trapped outside tried to talk their way into the sold-out show, it was obviously a bad idea to squeeze any more warm bodies into the overstuffed Nectar Lounge. Fortunately, hauling my bulky camera bag actually served me well, because I always had a little bit of extra space in front of me. Of course, dancing with a big bag is awkward (and I'm already an awkward dancer)-- and I spent the first half of the show shooting photos so that I could share images with you lovely people. Meanwhile, all of the Saturday Knights' rabid fans shouted along to every song on "Mingle" (CD release, my ass-- this record's been all over town by now) and jockeying to get closer to the stage.
I had some trouble identifying the "stage guests" Tilson alluded to in my interview with him last week (link to my story)-- but the bass player looked SO familiar, and I'm curious now, so I'll get back to you on that-- except for Trent Moorman on the drums, who'd just played the night before at his own CD release for Head Like A Kite. Obviously, his drum kit couldn't take it, and he smashed one, chucking the shattered fragment into the audience. Tilson concluded the show with an appeal to the crowd to vote for Obama, seconded by Barfly and approved by a cheering crowd of partying pinkos.
If you missed it, that's a shame, but the Saturday Knights ARE playing the Top Pot Donuts 2nd Annual Doughnut Eating Competition (?!?!)
-- Sara Brickner
Sunday: Seattle Pride Parade, Downtown
Watch a slideshow. Photos by Marcella D. Volpintesta.
With the temperature what it was yesterday afternoon, there would have been mass faintings had the Pride Parade been held on shade-challenged Broadway. I hope the move to Fourth Avenue, with the rally to follow at Seattle Center, is firmly established now, after three years. The parade was a smoothly functioning, high-energy, no-surprises affair: as every year, the best choreography was the tight formations of the Filipino Youth Activities group, clad in black, gold, and pink, and the best costumes came from the Latino contingents, lavish Carnival-inspired headdresses.
The rolling displays were perfectly nice, but there were no breakout extra-effort presentations like last year's fondly remembered "Bears, Bath, and Beyond" float. Other kudos, however, to:
Best Bus: The lion-themed "Gay Pride," decorated with a jungle motif, complete with a dance remix of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Best Picket Sign: The photo of Bush with the caption "Keeping a queer eye on the stupid guy"
Best Prop: The Gay Fathers Association of Seattle's giant inflatable jack-in-the-box
Best Gimmick: City Council members gliding around on Segways, some accessorized with boas.
-- Gavin Borchert
Sunday: Surfing at Westport
Not me. Not Westport.
The coldest place in Washington yesterday – and maybe on Earth – was definitely Westport. I took some buddies surfing Sunday and the temperature – both in the air and in the water - was in the low 50s. It was bloody cold. Nevertheless, the conditions were good. The wind behaved itself until later in the afternoon and sets came in about thigh high and clean, perfect for my beginner buddies. Neither one of them had ever really surfed before and both came away addicted. We’re already planning a Baja trip for when we all have lots of money and time off. But for now, we’ll keep going back to Westport. On the way home, the crummy weather broke just outside of Olympia. And there was lightning, a major rarity here. Both of my companions were fast asleep by then and I tried to wake one of them but she made some noise and rolled her head to the other side. So I drove north, feeling the air warm up, watching the lightning, listening to Radiohead, and admiring a sunset the color of mangos, the likes of which I’ve rarely seen outside the tropics. I’m glad summer’s finally here.
-- Jesse Froehling
Weekend: Debauchery
Friday: Got about the only outdoor table that was to be had on 1st Ave at Belltown Bistro, where I provided my own personal homage to Pride Weekend by drinking a lot of Sangria before catching Pity the Foo's scorching set at the Jewelbox. Saturday saw me walk from Highland Park to Georgetown (never figured it'd be so easy) to volunteer in the Artopia beer garden, followed by a home screening of Adam Carolla's "The Hammer," which has to rank as one of my favorite comedies of the year. Sunday included a day trip to Vashon Island, where the new potatoes at Vashon Hardward Company really are the best and where venerable dive bar Palmer's has been replaced by a red sushi-bistro. The times, they are a changin'.
-- Mike Seely
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