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PHOTO GALLERY: The Crystal Method gets down to business at Republiq
Seattle photographer Suzi Pratt captured these photographs of electronic-music duo The Crystal Method performing Thursday, March 3, at Republiq on First Avenue South in Seattle.
Las Vegas natives Ken B. Jordan and Scott Kirkland formed the group in the early ’90s, rising to prominance in the world of electronic music. The duo’s top-selling album, “Vegas,” sold [...]
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CD REVIEW: Shakira’s new album, ‘Sale el Sol’: ‘I’m crazy but you like it’
By MIKEL TOOMBS
If Shakira hasn’t yet appeared in Seattle, maybe it’s because she hadn’t found the ideal venue. Judging by her largely Spanish-language new album, “Sale el Sol,” the problem is now solved.
This bright Colombian would be a perfect fit for Bumbershoot’s Fisher Green stage (this year sponsored by State Farm, although a good time [...]
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘And Party Every Day: Inside Story of Casablanca Records’
In the 1970s, Casablanca Records became the symbol of music-industry excess.
Founded by the magnetic Neil Bogart (with co-founder and cousin Larry Harris), Casablanca introduced such over-the-top superstars as the fire-breathing KISS and the dance-inducing Donna Summer and the Village People. Fueling the madness of Casablanca’s heyday were loads of money, cocaine, weed, booze, sex and [...]
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UPDATE: War Room closing; fire sprinkler law among factors
The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which faced a Dec. 1 deadline to a install a sprinkler system estimated to cost more than $60,000.
The club plans to close Nov. 30 and is now officially for sale.
“It’s a [...]
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War Room a casualty of state’s fire sprinkler law and other factors
The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which faced a Dec. 1 deadline to a install a sprinkler system estimated to cost more than $60,000.
The club plans to close Nov. 30 and is now officially for sale.
“It’s a [...]
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