The Monarch Drinks With Chad Channing
Friday, May 16, 2014 13:17 — 0 Comments
In 1991 I was 14 years old. My music knowledge was limited. I listened to hip hop, heavy metal and stuff my parents liked, which was primarily Frank Sinatra, crooners, doo-wop and Neil Diamond. Oh, and “Weird” Al Yankovic was top on my list, too. A LOT of “Weird” Al Yankovic. There was one particular night, however, during my fourteenth year of life that changed not only my music listening course but millions of others around the world as well. As most teens are wont to do, I was sanctioned in my bedroom, alone, listening to the radio, most likely […]
The Monarch Drinks With Jinkx Monsoon
Monday, May 5, 2014 13:13 — 0 Comments
“Australia was wonderful!” Jinkx Monsoon said and she scooted her chair in and arranged herself at the table. Himself. Whichever. He was technically Jerick Hoffer at the moment, not Jinkx Monsoon, but really, that’s a fragile distinction. They are now practically one indistinguishable entity—although Jerick can seem much more soft spoken than his wild and wonderful drag personae, Jinkx. The whole thing is enough to make one confuse his and/or her pronouns.
Monarch Podcast #7 – Shaun Scott
Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:01 — 0 Comments
Shaun Scott is a writer, filmmaker and one well-dressed dude. He stopped by to chat with The Monarch Review’s Jake Uitti and Sean De Tore about social media addiction, his previous few films and to listen to one of Jay-Z’s best songs (since Shaun, Jake and Sean are all original east coast boys). Have a listen!
A Quick Interview with Cal’s Michael Reich
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 13:43 — 1 Comment
Michael Reich is a professor of economics and Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard. His research publications cover numerous areas of labor economics and political economy, including the economics of racial inequality, the analysis of labor market segmentation, historical stages in U.S. labor markets and social structures of accumulation, high performance workplaces, union-management cooperation and Japanese labor-management systems.
Monarch Podcast #6 – Kris Orlowski
Saturday, April 5, 2014 9:32 — 0 Comments
Seattle’s Kris Orlowski, the man with the beautiful-yet-gravely singing voice, has a record release show April 12th at the Showbox with Campfire OK and St. Paul de Vence. Kris dropped by to chat with Jake and Sean for the latest Monarch Podcast to talk mustaches, the shirt he was wearing, when he picked up his first guitar and more!
Monarch Podcast #5 – Josh Henderson and Rachel Belle
Thursday, April 3, 2014 21:55 — 0 Comments
Josh Henderson is an award winning chef and founder of the Huxley Wallace Collective – a group of restaurants, experiences and gathering spaces in the Pacific Northwest. Properties he has led from concept to execution include: the Skillet Group, The Hollywood Tavern, Westward, Little Gull Grocery, and Cone & Steiner General.
Talking Business With Justice Reign
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12:46 — 0 Comments
Justice Reign, a former resident of the Monarch Apartments, is a man of business and a lover of Seattle. He and his company, the Reign Group, are aiming to reach out to the progressive thinkers, artists and business folk in the area to hold Seattle to a higher standard. Below is an interview with Justice about his work.Â
The Monarch Drinks With Socialism
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 13:10 — 1 Comment
On Tuesday, March 18th, Seattle Councilwoman Kshama Sawant and The Stranger’s Charles Mudede engaged in the Town Hall discussion, Why Socialism, Why Now?, moderated by Deepa Bhandaru. The Monarch sent co-founding editor Caleb Thompson to write about the talk, the video of which you can see in its entirety here.Â
Monarch Podcast #4 – Leah Baltus, Jonathan Zwickel and Evan Flory-Barnes
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:06 — 0 Comments
Bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes drops by the podcast with City Arts Magazine’s Editor in Chief, Leah Baltus, and Senior Editor, Jonathan Zwickel, to chat about a meeting promoting Seattle arts at the Smith Tower, Genre Benders, what it’s like putting a City Arts issue together, Evan’s 12th Man for the Arts idea and more!Â
Monarch Podcast #3 – Kevin Sur and Evan Flory-Barnes
Monday, March 10, 2014 16:56 — 0 Comments
Artist Home’s Kevin Sur and bassist/composer Evan Flory-Barnes are two of the most plugged-in, knowledgeable and passionate people when it comes to Seattle music. Kevin is one of the main people responsible for Doe Bay Fest, Timber! and Timbrrr, Slack Fest and more. Evan has played with just about everyone in town from The Monarch’s Caleb Thompson to Macklemore to his current band Industrial Revelation. Oh, he’s also written a symphony. Sean De Tore and I sat down with Kevin and Evan to talk about Evan’s 12th Man for the Arts idea and much more!
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