June 2006

FEATURES

DAYS OF WINE AND LAURELS
Elvis Costello returns to Seattle amid a hail of love and props from local musicians and writers

SHOTS AND AWE
The Honorable David Cross leads Tinkle into town to judge the greatest songwriting showdown on Earth

DIAL M FOR MUSIC
The Seattle Symphony brings Alfred Hitchcock’s soundtracks back to life at Benaroya Hall

INKING THE KIWIS
New Zealand’s Flight of the Conchords drop roots in Seattle on their way to conquering the nation

SNAPSHOTS
Aja West and Cheeba of the Mackrosoft
Barry Lieberman and the American String Project
Yes drummer Alan White and his new band, White

COLUMNS
The Serpent Swallows Its Tail (screen)
The World at Our Doorstep (global)
Lucky Like That (country)
The New Renaissance Man (jazz)

DEPARTMENTS

AT THEIR WORD
Thee Emergency’s Dita Vox names names

CALENDAR
What to do in June, a day-to-day digest

OUT & ABOUT
Roq La Rue Gallery walks through walls

NIGHTLIFE
Visual art throws a few back

REVIEWS
Smoosh’s Free to Stay plus 19 shiny new music reviews and a calendar of peerless May/June music releases

CODA
International Fashion Machines makes tech-art for the new millennium