Seattle, January 2012
Features
Enter Space Buddha
Bruce Pavitt was Seattle's first underground music mogul. Today he's a psychedelic raver dad still pushing for a revolution.
Across a velvet-black night sky, shooting stars...
Let's Go Be Gentlemen Now
21 x 24 inches, oil on panel, 2011On view at Form/Space Atelier through Jan. 28
Going Solo
A year ago this month, I performed my debut recital at Carnegie Hall alongside two of my closest friends, soprano Indra Thomas and pianist Maimy Fong. Everything I ever dreamed...
The Allies: Catherine Harris-White & Stasia Irons
Age: 25; 26Hometown: SF/Pahoa/Sea-Town; TacomaCurrent Neighborhood: Central DistrictFavorite Place in Seattle: The trees; Lake Washington Blvd.Last Book Read: Parable of the...
The Curator: Sierra Stinson
Age: 26Neighborhood: Capitol HillFavorite Place in Seattle: The pedestrian bridge at Carkeek ParkGo-to Karaoke Song: “And She Was,” Talking Heads
Sierra Stinson has nothing...
The Educator: Diana Falchuk
Age: 34Current Neighborhood: Capitol HillKaraoke Song: “My Love,” Justin TimberlakeLast Book Read: Living and Loving Out Loud, Cornell West
For Diana Falchuk, arts education is...
The Mystery: No Touching Ground
Age: unknownLast book read: Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthyRecent personal achievement: Captaining a fishing boat
No Touching Ground started with an eagle. Drawn one night...
The Filmmaker: Shaun Scott
Age: 27Neighborhood: University DistrictFavorite Color: BlackLast Book Read: The Jordan Rules, Sam SmithFavorite Movie: Network
In the age of affordable laptop editing suites,...
The Philosophers: Zoe Scofield & Juniper Shuey
Ages: 33, 36Hometown: Gainesville, Ga., Santa Cruz, Calif.Current Neighborhood: “Capitol Thrill”Pets: Leolo (Malamute dog), Ping (cat)
Juniper Shuey was a photographer and video...
The Producer: Erik Blood
Age: 35Hometown: Seattle (by way of Tacoma)Current neighborhood: Capitol Hill Favorite place in Seattle: My couchGo-to karaoke song: “Life On Mars,” David Bowie
Seattle’s most...
The Renaissance Man: Jason Baxter
Age: 23Hometown: Edmonds, Wash. Pets: Montana the catLast Book Read: The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan LethemChildhood Nickname: “Don’t Go Jason Waterfalls”
“Maximalism,” one of...
The Ringmaster: Jake Stratton
Age: 41Neighborhood: WallingfordFavorite Place: Lake View CemeteryLast Book Read: A Lion’s Tale, Chris Jericho
In geek culture, Jake Stratton is Seattle’s P.T. Barnum.
The...
The Singer: Kaylee Cole
Age: 25Hometown: Bay View, Wash.Last Book Read: Be Here Now, Ram DassFavorite Movie: Rushmore
No matter the sound of the music in Seattle’s future, Kaylee Cole will be singing...
The Crusader: Andrew Russell
Age: 28Hometown: West Lafayette, Ind., amid the cornfields and horses Current Neighborhood: Capitol Hill Pets: Bike, Specialized Tricross, unnamed Last Book Read: David Rakoff’s...
The Author: Karen Finneyfrock
Age: 39Neighborhood: West SeattleLast Book Read: The Living, Annie Dillard
Favorite Movie: Harold and Maude
Active in Seattle’s slam poetry community for years, Karen...
The Bon Vivant: Maggie Savarino
Age: 38Current Neighborhood: Madison Park Favorite Place in Seattle: Loretta’s NorthwesternerLast Book Read: The City & The City, China MiévilleFavorite Movie: Blade Runner...
The Broadcasters: Garrett Kelly & Amber Kai Morgan
Age: 30, 32Hometown: Knightsen, Calif.; Cairo, GeorgiaCurrent Neighborhood: Seward ParkPet: Esther the cat
In the age of Pandora, where algorithms deliver music you should like,...
The Advocate: Randy Engstrom
Age: 35Hometown: Suburban ChicagoCurrent Neighborhood: Beacon HillPets: Angry cat named MadgeGo-to Karaoke Song: “Blaze of Glory,” Bon Jovi
Wherever art and community collide,...
The Agency: Dumb Eyes
Age: 6Current Neighborhood: Capitol HillFavorite Color: PinkFavorite Tech Toy: HAL 9000
Dumb Eyes is a source of bold design, blazing colors and unusual layouts. The creative...
The Organizers: Chad Clibborn & Kevin Sur
Ages: 35Hometown: Mercer Island, Wash; Foster City, Calif.Current Neighborhood: BallardFavorite place in Seattle: Anywhere on the water fishing; the $3 record bins at...
The Photographer: John Keatley
Age: 31Current Neighborhood: West Seattle Pets: Oliver the PomeranianGo-to Karaoke Song: “Even Flow,” Pearl Jam
In a world awash in images, John Keatley’s portraits stand out—and...
The Publisher: Tom Llewellyn
Age: 46Neighborhood: North End, TacomaPets: Viggon the dog; Molly, Lucky and Reason the catsFavorite Color: The waxy brown of an old pair of boots
Tom Llewellyn knew he wanted to...
The Savant: Dave Pezzner
Age: 36Hometown: SeattleCurrent neighborhood: Central DistrictPets: None. But I have kids, which are like pets.Favorite place in Seattle: The Canterbury on 15th
Whether it’s...
Wrecking Fences
The early onset of night is a gongMy bones respond like bellsTheir echoes eaten up by the couch The seven days since you leftI have sought to let goSabotage the horse fence...
Here & Now
Editor's Note: Forging the Future
I sometimes feel like our region suffers from artistic complacency. Like all the comforts of living here have deadened our hunger, like we’re living in a tiny village where...
Bridge-Crossing
Photographer Matika Wilbur talks about the struggle of the modern Native American and her attempt to frame the issue in the exhibit Save the Indian, Kill the Man
I didn’t...
Street of Dreams
12th Avenue presents two ways to sample the city’s best Vietnamese
On a gray Seattle winter day, the line moves fast inside Seattle Deli, the brightly lit Vietnamese take-out on...
Truly Outrageous
J. Von Stratton designs for Seattle’s glitterati
In the breakfast nook of a vintage Capitol Hill apartment, clothing racks hold dozens of fringed and embellished underthings. In...
Don't Look Back
What to expect in music and nightlife in 2012
Bigger, better, more places to goVeteran club owner Steve Freeborn, who previously owned the OK Hotel and currently has a hand in...
Q&A with Redemption's Erin Jorgensen
At On the Boards this month, marimba player and singer Erin Jorgensen and producer Steve Fisk assemble an ethereal performance about faith and intimacy. Jorgensen is a member of...
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