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MAY 24, 2012
Oliver’s Twist FOOD & DRINK
Oliver’s Twist
Oliver's Twist

If it’s sunny, take a seat in the thrown-open front window; if gray, the area farther back is like an ideal urban cave. When you order a grilled cheese sandwich with “tomato cappuccino” ($8 or $1 off during happy hour), you will really get two slender slabs of ideal comfort food with a tomato soup whipped and served in a cafe cup, replete with unexpected edge of virtuous sweet. Price- and category-wise, this could just be a grilled cheese, but there’s nothing “just” about it. (Also on the $10-and-less menu: baby octopus, blue-cheese-and-bacon-stuffed dates, pulled-pork sloppy joe sliders). (Oliver’s Twist, 6822 Greenwood Ave N, www.oliverstwistseattle.com, 5 pm–1 am, happy hour 5–7 pm) by Jen Graves

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David Talbot BOOKS/TALK
David Talbot

As David Fincher demonstrated in his criminally underrated Zodiac, something weird was happening in San Francisco in the 1970s. A truly terrifying serial killer was on the loose; social mores were crumbling in a haze of drugs, sex, and protests; and gay rights were finally entering the mainstream. Salon founder David Talbot’s new book, Season of the Witch, argues that San Francisco was the cradle of the modern age and that all of our important progressive causes—from gay marriage to Occupy, and all the other beliefs that conservatives call “San Francisco values”—were born then and there. (Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, www.townhallseattle.org, 7:30 pm, $5) by It's Paul Constant's Birthday, Everybody!!!

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MAY 25, 2012
Hari Kondabolu FOOD & DRINK
Hari Kondabolu
Where: Laughs Comedy Spot When: Starting May 24. Thurs at 8:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 8 and 10 pm. Through May 26. ($10-$15)

Hari Kondabolu has had a big year—last October, he wrote a cover story for Spin about the band Das Racist (which includes his little brother Ashok), he’s toured India in the “Make Chai Not War” tour, and just this month has an interview (with Ashok) in Rolling Stone India. Kondabolu seems to have invented his own kind of comedy, always about social justice but frequently goofy, both confrontational and deeply humane. And when he comes to Seattle to play smaller venues, they always sell out quickly. Don’t miss this chance. (Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave NE, Kirkland, www.laughscomedy.com, 8 pm show 18+, 10 pm show 21+, $15) by Brendan Kiley

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SAT
MAY 26, 2012
Afrocop MUSIC
Afrocop
The Stepping Stone Pub

By chance, I met Afrocop keyboardist/leader Noel Brass Jr. in line at a 2010 Medeski Martin & Wood show; I gave him my extra ticket. Little did I know then that his band was essentially the Seattle version of MM&W, but without slavishly imitating the endlessly inventive NYC trio. Using keyboard, bass, and drums (sometimes augmented by guitar and melodica), Afrocop slither among post-bop jazz, sophisticated funk, and soulful ambient moments with cool finesse. Cherish these suave groove magicians. (Stepping Stone Pub, 5903 24th Ave NW, 420-3723, 9:45 pm, free, 21+) by Dave Segal

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SUN
MAY 27, 2012
Buddy Bunting VISUAL ART
Buddy Bunting
Where: Prole Drift When: Today (Free)

Jen Graves sent an e-mail to us all the other day. It said: “There is a show at a tiny gallery in the ID called Prole Drift by an artist named Buddy Bunting. IT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART. YOU MUST SEE IT. It involves prisons, basketball courts, landscapes, and hotel rooms. It is made of one gigantic painting, several small paintings, and a video. I just thought I would tell you this because it will make your life better.” Jen has never sent us an e-mail like this before. We’re going, and so, clearly, should you. (Today is the last day, but the gallery is also open Friday and Saturday.) (Prole Drift, 523 S Main St, www.proledrift.com, 11 am–2 pm, free) by Stranger Staff

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MON
MAY 28, 2012
‘Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines’ SIFF FILM
‘Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines’
Harvard Exit

The wild success of Seattle’s very first GeekGirlCon proved that the days of girls sitting demurely in the background of nerd culture are over. Wonder Women documents the long road that women have traveled in order to find their own heroes, interviewing a chorus of awesome feminists (Gloria Steinem and Kathleen Hanna among them) who critically examine (and, when appropriate, effusively praise) the female hero’s journey, from Wonder Woman through Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It’s a fun, empowering documentary about the never-ending battle against the rampant forces of chauvinist assholism. (Harvard Exit, 807 E Roy St, thestranger.com/siff, 6 pm, $11) by It's Paul Constant's Birthday, Everybody!!!

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TUE
MAY 29, 2012
‘Hit So Hard’ FILM
‘Hit So Hard’
Northwest Film Forum

This straightforward documentary is about Patty Schemel, the drummer on Hole’s most important contribution to the history of rock, Live Through This. Schemel is a great drummer and an excellent human being whose life has seen some serious highs and lows. Rock music sent her up to fame and money; drugs sent her right down to obscurity and poverty. The documentary tells all: her childhood, her years in Seattle, her close friendship with Kurt Cobain, her weird relationship with Courtney Love, her addiction to hard drugs, her lesbianism, and, of course, her long and hard fall from the terrific heights of Hole. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, www.nwfilmforum.org, 7 and 9:15 pm, $10) by Charles Mudede

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WED
MAY 30, 2012
Marc Bamuthi Joseph PERFORMANCE
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Where: Seattle Center When: Starting Wed May 30. Wed-Sat at 8 pm. Through June 2. (TBA)

Hiphop has four official pillars—the MC, the DJ, the street artist, and the b-boy/b-girl—but performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph could be a pillar of his own. His previous solo works, such as The Break/s, blend dance, music, and spoken word into a mesmerizing, rapturous whirl. His red, black & GREEN: a blues spins around the nexus of environmentalism, economics, and race in inner cities. This time, Joseph is bringing other performers with him and a set by Chicago artist Theaster Gates. (Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, www.ticketmaster.com, 7:30 pm, $25, May 30–June 2) by Brendan Kiley

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