Head to The Moore this Wednesday, October 6 at 8pm for Closing Night of the 2010 Local Sightings Film Festival and the West Coast premiere of I Am Secretly An Important Man.

Director Peter Sillen will be in attendance to present his documentary about influential Seattle poet and performance artist Steven (Jesse) Bernstein. Don't know who that is? I didn't either until I started poking around a bit, and discovered enough about this William S. Burroughs-influenced artist to want to learn more.

Bernstein made recordings of his poetry with Sup Pop Records, and (like Burroughs) inspired musicians, including some guy you might know by the name of Kurt Cobain, and filmmaker Oliver Stone (who used a recording of "No No Man" in Natural Born Killers).

With an impressive resume and an hypnotic voice, I can see just from digging around on the Internets a bit why this guy was/is such a big deal, so I have to heartily recommend you hit up the documentary premiere on Wednesday.

Tickets are only $10, and you can grab them here. Go, go and GO.

You guys know about this Stranger Genius Awards thing, right? Not to be a smart-ass, but it's pretty "genius". *ahem* Anyway! Basically a panel of Stranger editors decides who's worthy of a $5000 prize and more buzz than is humanly possible, and awards it (via cake) to one outstanding Seattle person (or persons) in the categories of Visual Art, Film, Music, Theater and Literature.

Then there's a HUGE party to officiate the rewards, with booze and music and all kinds of other good stuff. This Friday, September 17th, you can take part of this rapturous ceremony for a mere $8 at The Moore Theater - which in my opinion, is a super-cheap deal for getting to groove to awesome tunes from Emerald City Soul Club AND see Shabazz Palaces hip-hop all over the stage live. I mean, seriously. Buy your tix now! Doors at 9pm/21+

This year's Geniuses are:
Jim Woodring for Literature
Marya Sea Kaminksi for Theater
Charles Mudede and Robinson Devor for Film
Shabazz Palaces for Music
Susie Lee for Visual Art

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As I was picking out my favorite shots from this past year, it quickly became apparent that I couldn't just leave it at ten.  I've posted my top picks below (in no particular order), but you can check out the rest here.

Huge thanks to the TIG crew, especially Chris and Keenan, for giving me the opportunity to share these amazing moments with all you lovely people! And thanks to all my fellow photographers, both in Seattle and elsewhere, for giving me inspiration every day. Hope you all have a safe, prosperous, and Happy New Year! Here's to an even bigger and better 2010!

2009-09-05: Hotels @ Bumbershoot - EMP | SFM's Sky Church

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If you've been in any local Seattle record store lately, you've undoubtedly seen (and possibly listened to) the fabulous new release from this creative duo, A Woman a Man Walked By.

If you've somehow missed the listening station, or if you have been grooving to this great album at home for the last month and still can't get enough (like me), then the moment you've been waiting for approaches: On Tuesday, June 16, Ms. Harvey & Mr. Parish will be playing live in Seattle at the lovely Moore Theatre!

And you, yes YOU have the opportunity to win a pair of tickets from your friends at Three Imaginary Girls! Send us an email at tig@threeimaginarygirls.com with PJ&JTIX in the subject line before 9a on Friday, June 12 for a chance to experience the sonic brilliance for free. Or if you aren't feeling lucky, purchase tickets now; it's going to be a great show and the Moore will fill up quickly. See you there!

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at The Moore

The show was huge, and ethereal, and amazing in a way that no other shows are amazing.

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at The Moore

A gorgeous evening of epic, orchestral folk rock.

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If you want an added incentive to head downtown this Friday night, all proceeds from ticket sales will help the Cooperative Disaster Relief Fund, to benefit Midwest farmers impacted by the recent floods.

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at The Moore

“And look! Seattle can sing!” Fran exclaimed in delight as the Moore’s hallowed innards reverberated not only with the sounds of Travis, but also with a cacophony of Seattleites screaming in and out of key.

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at The Moore

It was incredibly difficult for everyone to part the venue after the developed and refined perfection of Broken Social Scene’s live show, only bolstered by the guest appearances of local indie-rock heroes.

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