FRIDAY 3/30

JOSEP SANCHO--Contemporary music for solo clarinet, including works by Stravinsky, Elliott Carter, and Luciano Berio. Brechemin Auditorium, UW campus, 685-8384, 8 pm, $10 general/$8 students & seniors.

LATE, GREAT SONATAS--Fred Kronacher and David Tonkonogui perform and discuss Beethoven's Sonata in C, Op. 102, No. 1; Debussy's Sonata in d; and Prokofiev's Sonata in C, Op. 119. Greenlake United Methodist, 6415 First Ave NE, 368-9247, 8 pm, $15 general/$10 students & seniors.

JENNIFER KOH--The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra closes its 2000-01 Classical Series with guest violinist Koh, performing Dvorak's Violin Concerto in a. Pantages Theater, 727 Commerce St, Tacoma, 253-272-7264, 8 pm, $16-$50.

SATURDAY 3/31

NORTHWEST CHAMBER ORCHESTRA--Joseph Silverstein conducts Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, Elgar's Serenade for Strings in e, and Stravinsky's Concerto in D for Strings. Benaroya Hall, 200 University, 343-0445, 8 pm, $24.50 general/$20 students & seniors. Also Sun April 1, 2:30 pm.

CHARIVARY--Baroque trio Charivary performs "Images in Music: The Art of Marin Marais," a program of 17th-century French music for viola da gamba. Presented by the Early Music Guild. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 325-7066, 8 pm, $25 general/$20 seniors/$16 students.

SUNDAY 4/1

PHILHARMONIA NORTHWEST--An unspecified program of Vaughan-Williams, Messiaen, and Beethoven. Featured piano soloist is Rachel Matthews. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 675-9727, 2:30 pm, $10-$14.

MONDAY 4/2

WATJEN CONCERT ORGAN--This month's first-Monday free public recital by Carol Terry features "Music for Easter." Benaroya Hall, 200 University, 215-4800, 12:30 pm, free.

RADIO SHOWS
by Jason Pagano

FRIDAY 3/30

THIS AMERICAN LIFE--Host Ira Glass brings you tales of the coming Apocalypse, including the story of a cattle rancher presently shipping hundreds of red cows to Israel to fulfill Biblical prophecy. Also: Sarah Vowell explores the relation between nuclear freeze activists, millennial doomsayers, and her upbringing in a fundamentalist church. KUOW 94.9 FM, 7 pm.

SATURDAY 3/31

COUNTERSPIN--Examining the bias, inaccuracy, racism, and censorship of the week's major media reportage; past guests have included Molly Ivins, Noam Chomsky, and Alexander Cockburn. Produced by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. KCMU 90.3 FM, 8 am.

E-TOWN--Nick and Helen Forster host an hour of environmental news, interviews, and music. This week: live performances by the Blind Boys of Alabama and Leo Kottke. KBCS 91.3 FM, 4 pm.

THE LIVE ROOM--An hour of music and interviews with the local sound artists of Kinski, broadcast live from the studios of Jack Straw Productions. KCMU 90.3 FM, 8 pm.

SONARCHY--Guest producer Al Isaac transmits an hour of R&B from Birmingham, Alabama. KCMU 90.3 FM, 11 pm.

MONDAY 4/2

MODERN SOUL--Charles Rosenberg lays down two hours of rare vinyl and classic vintage soul. KBCS 91.3 FM, 1 am.

URBAN BUSINESS REPORT--"Minority oriented business news featuring the Bloomberg Amalgamated Index, which is made up of stocks in companies owned or operated by African Americans." Hosted by Dianne Thompson, this in-depth report is a full 60 seconds in length. KNWX 770 AM.

WEDNESDAY 4/4

WOMANOTES--Two hours of music by women of the past 75 years: Bessie Smith, Lucinda Williams, Hazel Dickens, Miriam Makeba, Susana Baca, and others. KBCS 91.3 FM, 7 pm.

OUT OF TOWN

XZIBIT: Thurs March 29, Pine Street Theater, Portland

PINK MARTINI: Thurs-Fri March 29-30, Aladdin Theatre, Portland

QUASI, LOU BARLOW: Fri March 30, Crystal Ballroom, Portland

VALENTINE KILLERS: Fri March 30, Ichabod's, Spokane

SARAH HARMER: Fri-Sat March 30-31, Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, BC

DAVE FISCHOFF: Sat March 31, La Voyeur, Olympia

GUIDED BY VOICES, CREEPER LAGOON: Sat March 31, Crystal Ballroom, Portland

JAD FAIR, ADULT RODEO, OLD TIME RELIJUN: Mon April 2, Meow Meow Lounge, Portland

THE SOFT BOYS: Tues April 3, Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, BC

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