February 2007

FEATURES

KILLING US SOFTLY
Jesse Sykes is a darling, sexy, spooky chanteuse, but love, lust, and a little je ne sais quoi never hurt anybody. Meet the old voice of the young year’s best album yet.

TWO TO TANGO
Puget Sound music couples discuss life, love, and the other universal language.

THE STRING’S THE THING
Local instrument makers cater to the closet folkie in us all. Plus: Ballard’s badass bluegrass scene.

SNAPSHOTS
Hip-hopper Gabriel Teodros talks about why humanity outshines activism.

Guitarist Andre Feriante brings the love, with a little help from his friends.

COLUMNS
Rotten Apple of our Eye:
Leisure with Dejha Colantuono
Gumshoe on the Drums:
Jazz with John Gilbreath
Friends, Venezuelans, Countrymen:
Global with Darek Mazzone
Dim Sum and Then Some:
Eats with Byron Schenkman

DEPARTMENTS

AT THEIR WORD
President’s Day Quiz with the Presidents of the United States of America

CALENDAR
Same old entertainment goodness. All-new, user-friendly format.

AROUND TOWN
Art, photos, and music: everywhere all the time

NIGHTLIFE
Dance, drink, and be merry, but not necessarily in that order

REVIEWS
The Shins’ Wincing the Night Away, plus love music and 12 CD, DVD, film and book reviews

CODA
A concerted effort to champion the art of the blind date