2015 — The Monarch Review — Page 11
Monarch Podcast #13 – Andrew Joslyn!
Thursday, April 2, 2015 11:32 — 0 Comments
Andrew Joslyn – composer, musician and all around badass dude – drops by Monarch studios to chat about the myriad of albums he’s working on, what it was like touring with Macklemore and Dave Bazan and how he and his girlfriend are recuperating from a fire that burned everything they owned.
Three Songs To The Head vol. 28
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 15:22 — 0 Comments
Hello and welcome back to Three Songs to the Head where we share three songs that moved us, three songs we love, three songs we can’t get out of our heads! Today, we’re featuring Red Heart Alarm, Aaron Mason, and The Dip. Enjoy!
Triple Threat at the Triple Door!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:38 — 1 Comment
There’s a new variety show in town and it’s happening this Friday at the Triple Door. The lineup is impeccable, featuring writer Dan Savage, the fabulous Mama Tits and Monarch favorite Prom Queen, among others. Says the organizer behind the whole thing, Kimball Allen, “I love the concept of bringing a high-energy, high-class show to a premier venue such as The Triple Door. This town (greater Seattle) is bursting with talent, but I feel that we are failing when it comes to providing professional forums/opportunities for all (emerging and established talent) to be showcased.†Indeed, the city booms with talent, which […]
The Boy in the Car (11th Avenue, Seattle) – Jeff Bender
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:21 — 1 Comment
There is a boy in the car. A metal stairway bends the side mirror as the mom backs out of an alley. The mom doesn’t notice the mirror, and the boy in the back watches. The sun bleaches his shirt as they follow a down telephone pole into the intersection.
In The Spectrum, A Show For Autism
Monday, March 30, 2015 12:35 — 2 Comments
Xolie Morra lives with Asperger’s Syndrome, a fact she both celebrates and wants to share to further educate the public about the nuanced condition. Xolie, whose band, The Strange Kind, played on Jimmy Kimmel Live, has a sweet voice and the songs she writes are crafted pop gems. This Friday, she will be performing on stage at the Vera Project supporting autism awareness and her new project, In The Spectrum. We had a chance to chat with Xolie about her condition, the show and much more. When you approached us about this show there was a particular energy to your voice […]
A Sandwich For Ben Todd
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 19:16 — 0 Comments
I love making sandwiches. I love making sandwiches and I think I’m really good at it. I also like talking with interesting people. In this column, I make sandwiches and talk with interesting people.
Monarch Podcast #12 – Three Cheers For Art!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 17:41 — 0 Comments
Amanda Manitach and Sharon Arnold drop by Monarch Studios to chat about Roq La Rue’s new opening (April 2nd) featuring, among other artists, Amanda’s amazing T-Shirt Girls. We also talk about Amanda’s new gallery, Sharon’s amazing knowledge of motorcycles and Jake fights through a hangover he didn’t tell anyone about!
The Head Of Nosferatu: An Interview With Artist Tony Hicks
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:58 — 0 Comments
In December of 2014 The Mourning Market hosted it’s semi regular bizarre at El Corazon in Eastlake, it was through this collection of eccentric curators and dark-artists that I was first introduced to the work Of Mr. Shamus Tinplate, AKA Tony Hicks of Tinplate Studios. He’s like a cuddly cross between Ming The Merciless and Professor Frink; using wire, Super Sculpey and Japanese mulberry-paper to create a bestiary of canned-cryptids, mummified faeries and teacups swimming with octosapien monsters. Inspired by 19th century Wunderkammers, Tony is now the proprietor of his own 21st century Etsy site, but you don’t have to follow him on Etsy to find […]
James Franco Review and APRIL
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 14:39 — 0 Comments
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.†– Bill Shakespeare Indeed, what is in a name? For the folks at the James Franco Review, who are hosting their first release party tonight at the Hugo House, a name both matters and doesn’t at all. The review, founded by Corinne Manning, reads submissions blind – well, sort of. They read their submissions in fiction and poetry as if all the submitters have the same name. Which name? You guessed it! James Franco. Franco has received lots of attention […]
Comedy! Shady Shores at Cafe Racer
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:27 — 0 Comments
I think he may have missed the memo himself, but God, after all, is dead. This makes it harder and harder to listen to the emissaries of his Word with anything approximating sincerity, or more exactly, it’s hard to listen at all. It’s a tough job slanging obsolete product. Pastors and preachers might as well be abacus salesmen, though this, frankly, sounds like an easier gig.
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
