Thursday 19 June 2008

Phats and Small

Phats and Small   
Artist: Phats and Small

   Genre(s): 
Other
   



Discography:


Now Phats What I Small Music   
 Now Phats What I Small Music

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 10




 






Thursday 12 June 2008

Pioneer Square art walk covers a lot of ground

Pioneer Square offers traditional to contemporary art exhibitions the first Thursday of every month, so why not venture out tonight?

You can start a mile to the east with a studio tour of the newly opened Artspace Hiawatha Lofts. Then head to the Square to check out photography by Gregory Blackstock, who is autistic, as he packs you along to vacations across 26 states. And stretch your definition of the environment with an abstract exhibition on space and planets at SOIL Gallery.



Finally, award your adventuresome art spirit with some home-style Italian cooking.



Artspace Hiawatha Lofts Grand Opening



A grand opening for a new affordable-housing project whose 61 units include space for artist studios. The celebration includes an exhibition of the resident artists' work, along with music, entertainment and refreshments.



The project's developer, Minneapolis-based nonprofit Artspace, also created the Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts, a 50-unit affordable-housing development in Pioneer Square.



Celebration: 4-10 p.m. today, reception 5-6 p.m.



Address: 843 Hiawatha Place S., Seattle; 206-709-7611 or www.artspaceusa.org/neighborhood/hiawatha



Garde Rail Gallery



In celebration of the gallery's 10 years, it is showcasing the photography of Seattle artist Gregory Blackstock. His work features images from vacations across the country, through amusement parks, county and state fairs and boat races. And, opposed to traditional vacation shots, Blackstock provides a different view by including strangers and passers-by in his pictures.



Reception: 6-8 p.m. today.



Address: 110 Third Ave. S., Seattle; 206-621-1055 or www.garde-rail.com



SOIL Gallery



An exhibition about personal perceptions of the environment, called "Deep Space Punctuated by Planets," featuring Matt Browning, Eric Elliott, Jonathan Hudak and Whiting Tennis.



The theme results in pieces in mixed media and found objects in rather abstract compositions.



Reception: 6-8 p.m. today.



Address: 112 Third Ave. S., Seattle; 206-264-8061 or http://soilart.org



Café Bengodi



Pioneer Square is inundated with pubs and fast eats, but this place and its sister restaurant next door, Denunzio's Italian Restaurant, will force you to slow down, sit down and savor the food.



Try the garlic bread, the pescatore seafood pasta (I don't usually finish my plate, but I was close to licking this one clean) and the homemade tiramisu. All without breaking the bank — entrées average $10. Pastas are about $13, large sandwiches (with salad) are $8 and a pizza (big enough to share) is about $12.



Dinner hours: 5-9 p.m. daily



Address: 700 First Ave., Seattle; 206-381-0705 or www.seattleslittleitaly.com/cafe-bengodi-restaurant.html.



Marian Liu: 206-464-3825 or mliu@seattletimes.com








See Also

Monday 2 June 2008

Dr Phil scraps Britney Spears show

Television psychologist Dr Phil McGraw has scrapped plans to air a show about troubled pop singer Britney Spears after he was criticised for visiting her while she was in hospital.
McGraw visited Spears at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after she was admitted for an evaluation following a custody dispute at her home.
Several other counsellors later accused the therapist of breaching the singer's privacy by visiting her at the hospital.
However, McGraw said yesterday, in an interview with 'The Early Show', that he visited Spears "at the request of her family".
He claimed that the singer's mother, sister and brother "were very frustrated that she apparently wasn't going to be held (in hospital) for a longer period of time."
McGraw said that he had planned to tape a show on yesterday, stressing that the show would not have explored the tabloid side of Spears' problems, but instead would have focused on other issues surrounding her case.
"Clearly, it is not just Britney's family struggling to find a way to protect adult children who cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help," he said.
The television psychologist also said: "Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with the taping."
McGraw said that details of his visit to Spears would remain private.
The singer was released from hospital at the weekend.

Slash joins Sunset Strip Music Festival lineup

Guns N Roses guitarist Slash, Everclear, Soul Asylum and Camper Van Beethoven are among the artists who have joined the lineup for the first-ever Sunset Strip Music Festival.

The three-day event is set to take place June 26-28 at legendary Los Angeles venues including the Roxy, Whisky A-Go-Go, House of Blues, Viper Room, Key Club and the Cat Club along the 1.3-mile Strip.

Musical performances will take place Friday and Saturday evenings from 8:00pm � 2:00am. An 'Icon Roundtable' discussion moderated by CNN�s Larry King and comprised of music legends and industry experts is set to take place earlier Saturday evening.

Also on the bill for the event are Hot Hot Heat, Juliette Lewis & The Licks, Louis XIV, The 88, Godhead and B Real of Cypress Hill, who will be joined by Slash. Additional artists are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The complete lineup to date includes:

B Real of Cypress Hill featuring Slash
Camper Van Beethoven
Dilated Peoples
Everclear
Godhead
Hellogoodbye
Hot Hot Heat
Juliette and The Licks
L.A. Guns featuring Jani Lane of Warrant
Louis XIV
Soul Asylum
The 88

For tickets and additional information, visit SunsetStripMusicFestival.com.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.

Daniel Day-Lewis to present DGA award

Wicklow resident Daniel Day-Lewis has been confirmed by the President of the Directors Guild of America, Michael Apted, as one of the presenters at the upcoming DGA awards.
Day-Lewis has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his Golden Globe winning role in 'There Will Be Blood'.
This is his fourth nomination for the accolade, which he previously won in 1990 for his performance as Christy Brown in 'My Left Foot'.
Other Oscar nominees who will join Day-Lewis in presenting the DGA awards include: Marion Cotillard, Amy Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Hal Holbrook and Ellen Page.
'Ocean's Eleven' star Carl Reiner will return as host for the 60th annual DGA awards. This year will mark the 21st time Reiner has hosted the ceremony, which will take place on Saturday 26 January in Los Angeles. 

Sylvain Luc and Bireli Lagrene

Sylvain Luc and Bireli Lagrene   
Artist: Sylvain Luc and Bireli Lagrene

   Genre(s): 
Jazz
   



Discography:


Duet   
 Duet

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 13




 





Unholy Ghost

Amy Winehouse chops off her beehive

Troubled star Amy Winehouse has shocked fans by chopping off her trademark beehive hairstyle.
The 'Back To Black' singer has had her hair cut into a short crop, and has swapped her formerly dark locks for a peroxide blonde hairdo.
The new style is reported to have been the work of her hairdresser Alex Foden, who lives in the same east London apartment block as Winehouse.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "She just said she felt like it.  She'd thought about having a blonde beehive but decided on the shorter look."
A spokesperson for the star adds, "She wanted a new look for the New Year."

Is Mischa Barton Embarrassed By Her Lesbian Movie?

Mischa Barton’s bosses are not too happy with the star, after she failed to attend a number of promotional duties for her new film You And I.

In the movie, the actress plays a Russian lesbian who falls in love at a t.A.T.u. concert, however judging by Barton’s apathy she is not pleased with the final product.

When she failed to attend the film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France earlier this month, the former O.C. actress insisted she "was never due to go".

But now You And I director Roland Joffe cannot locate Barton in London to complete promo duties in the British capital.

He tells PageSix: "She hasn't pulled out of interviews, she's pulled out of everything.

“Her room is here, she is here, but trying to get the two together has just been impossible. We just don't know where Mischa is."

Black Keys

Black Keys   
Artist: Black Keys

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   



Discography:


Big Come Up   
 Big Come Up

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 14