Monthly Archives: April 2015

Bumbershoot announces (finally) 2015 music lineup

Here is, at long last, the music lineup for the 2015 Bumbershoot Music and Art Festival at the Seattle Center over the Labor Day weekend:

SEPT. 5

THE WEEKND * CHANCE THE RAPPER * CAKE
FLYING LOTUS * FITZ & THE TANTRUMS * LINDSEY STIRLING
JHENÉ AIKO * ATMOSPHERE * THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT * KEYS N KRATES
BABES IN TOYLAND * KACEY MUSGRAVES * ELEPHANT REVIVAL * RAC LIVE
DEEP CREEP * JAMESTOWN REVIVAL * CHRIS STAPLETON * THE WHITE BUFFALO
ELLE KING * PHOEBE BRIDGERS * ON AN ON * RAZ SIMONE * LIL DICKY * SOFT SLEEP
GRACE LOVE & THE TRUE LOVES * BIG SCARY * MOTOPONY * SMOKEY BRIGHTS
K. FLAY * DUKE EVERS * ZACH VAN LUE

SEPT. 6

FAITH NO MORE * ZEDD * SOCIAL DISTORTION
BRAND NEW * FLOSSTRADAMUS * NEKO CASE
PUNCH BROTHERS * TCHAMI * THE MELVINS * PAPER DIAMOND
LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY & SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM * THE CAVE SINGERS * CLASSIXX
DEAD MOON * NIKKI LANE * SALVA * MOON HOOCH * MIKAL CRONIN * FOX AND THE LAW
ISRAEL NASH * CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE * UNLIKELY FRIENDS * HIBOU
CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT * CONSTANT LOVERS * THE FAME RIOT
TRACKSUIT WEDDING * JADEN CARLSON BAND

SEPT. 7

ELLIE GOULDING * HOZIER * BASSNECTAR
BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS * BRANDON FLOWERS
BORGORE * DEVOTCHKA * PEACHES * MINUS THE BEAR * BIG DATA * THE FLOOZIES
HEY MARSEILLES * BØRNS * EMANCIPATOR * NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE * KRIS ORLOWSKI
NACHO PICASSO * COLONY HOUSE * FINISH TICKET * GRIZZLED MIGHTY
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS * BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER * DAVE B
BREAD & BUTTER * LONESOME SHACK * SISTERS

Expect additions, and perhaps a subtraction or two, in the coming weeks.

Now, maybe One Reel can set about putting some tickets up for sale … bumbershoot.com

— MM

Florence LaRue keeps 5th Dimension alive

I talked earlier this morning with Florence LaRue, the lone original member of The 5th Dimension, who piled up the hits in the 1960s and ’70s, and who tie a bow on the Admiral Theatre‘s 2014-15 season with a concert on June 6.

At 71, Florence_La_Rue-rt-port-9087final_16x23-9-2LaRue — who spoke by telephone from her L.A.-area base camp — not only keeps the 5th Dimension machine running, but is also a solo act, a speaker and an author. She’s got a schedule that would run most people ragged.

But The 5th Dimension, she stressed, is at the top of her priorities list right now.

“I fit everything else in around The Fifth Dimension,” she said.

The current group consists of LaRue, soprano Patrice Morris (who joined in 2008), Willie Williams (who replaced Ron Townson after he died in 2001), bass Leonard Tucker (since 2006) and Floyd Smith (the newest member, signing on in 2009).

We’ll have much more from LaRue about The 5th Dimension and her other pursuits in a preview story, probably in the June 5 issue of Kitsap A&E.

Ticket information for the show is available by calling 360-373-6743 or logging on to admiraltheatre.org.

— MM

Tonight: Take a hike through the solar system

Ward_YoheTonight NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Ambassador,Ward Yohe will be presenting an hour-long talk about the solar system at McCloud’s Grill House off Sheridan in Bremerton. He works with all ages from elementary students to adult groups, keeping things interesting and funny.

The presentation will cover information about human and robotic exploration up through present day. These presentations are great for school age kids and their families interested in science and the universe. Also perfect for adults like me who have forgotten everything they learned in science class regarding solar systems, planets and exploration (and whatever else I have managed to forget).

The event is free and sponsored by the East Bremerton Rotary. You can find the link to the event on Facebook here.

And the link to learn more about local Ward Yohe here.

-Katrina

Manhattan Transfer revving up for … Bremerton

CherylBentyneI just got off the phone with Manhattan Transfer songbird Cheryl Bentyne, a Northwest native (born and raised in Mt. Vernon), who talked about the group’s new member, Trist Curless, about coping with the death last year of founder Tim Hauser, and about their May 30 show at the Admiral Theatre.

“We’re kind of starting over,” Bentyne said during a phone conversation from her Los Angeles home. “Whatever the Transfer can get as far as work, I think we need it. … And I think Tim would’ve wanted it this way.”

MT last played the Admiral in October 2013. But Bentyne said there would be a little different dynamic this time around.

“We’ve put some songs that were Tim’s songs on the shelf; we don’t do them any more,” she said. “Now we’ve been rethinking our repertoire. Even Trist has been bringing in songs that we haven’t done. He’s the kid of the group, but he was a fan. He can do a lot of things — beat-box things, a lot of scatting — and he keeps us on our toes.”

We’ll have much more from the interview in our preview story in the May 29 issue of Kitsap A&E.

In the meantime, you can get tickets for the show by calling 360-373-6743 or logging on to admiraltheatre.org.

— MM

Homegrown tragicomedy and really good curry: Must be a night in Port Townsend

If you don’t mind the hour-long drive, or the threat of having to pull up for a while at the Hood Canal Bridge, Port Townsend is a great destination, for a lot of reasons.

On April 24, I got to experience two of them. I drove up to see Key City Public Theatre’s original and very worthwhile new show, “Tanstaafl*” (* “There Ain’t No Such Thing As a Free Lunch”), which features a whole boatload of my favorite Jefferson County actor types. I’m sticking a link to the review below.

The show was even better because I saw it on a stomach full of the Massamun curry from Khu Larb … which is reason enough to drive up to P.T. all by itself.

It’s a fun town, especially if you can combine a good dinner and a good evening of theater to make it a real destination experience.

The only drawback was the drive home. Usually, you can catch a slightly scratchy (especially during the Beaver Valley Road portion of the trip) version of the tag-end of the Mariners’ game. But on the 24th, Felix made such quick work of the Twins that they were already into the post-game show before the “Tanstaafl*” cast even took their curtain call.

For Key City Public Theatre tickets, call 360-385-5278 or log onto keycitypublictheatre.org.

For Khu Larb reservations, call 360-385-5023, and check out the menu at khularbthai.com.

Here’s the “Tanstaafl*” review:

http://www.kitsapsun.com/entertainment/theater-if-it-aint-brecht-dont-fix-it_86233780

Real Deal Movies

I often receive late submissions to the calendar that, despite their tardiness, are still worth noting for public interest. Sustainable Cinema’s monthly documentary viewings frequently fall into both categories.

This month Kitsap County’s Sustainable Cinema will be showing “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” The film follows a brief history of plastics in the United States, as well as the lasting effects of plastics today. It works throughout to make the case that the solution will be source control.

The show is Thursday (April 23) at 6:30 p.m. at the Dragonfly Cinema on Bay Street in Port Orchard; this will be followed by discussion.

While on the subject of documentaries, Free Range Films’ last film for this season will be showing at Ground Zero Center in Poulsbo at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 3.

The documentary scheduled is “The Wisdom to Survive.” The film will cover the consensus of scientists that climate change has already arrived and asks what actions society can take going forward.

Both films are free, but donations are welcome.

–Katrina

Movies: ‘Serena’ might land with a thud, but at least it’s landing

“Serena,” the third pairing of Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle”) will finally be beamed onto a local movie screen when the Dragonfly Cinema shows it April 24-28.

The film has been panned (see Roger Moore’s review at kitsapsun.com/entertainment) as a waste of the star power that yielded four Academy Award nominations (including Lawrence’s win for “Silver Linings”) in just the two movies listed above.

But I’m of the opinion that anything with Jennifer Lawrence in it bears a look. So, there’s that.

The schedule of screenings is at dragonflycinema.com

Here’s a link to the review: http://www.kitsapsun.com/entertainment/movies-star-power-cant-save-serena_47681343

Zoo Tunes tickets on sale April 24

The 2015 lineup for Zoo Tunes at the Woodland Park Zoo was just released. Tickets will go on sale to the “general public” on Friday, April 24

Here’s who’s at the Zoo:

June 19 – The Doobie Brothers with special guest Pat Simmons Jr.
June 28 – The B-52s
July 12 – Indigo Girls
July 21 – Melissa Etheridge & Blondie
July 22 – Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
July 26 – “Sweet Harmony Soul” featuring Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin & Amy Helm
July 29 – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
August 9 – Ziggy Marley
August 16 – Trampled By Turtles & The Devil Makes Three
August 19 – Kenny Loggins

Check zoo.org or ticketfly.com for more information.

Today’s Birthdays: Gollum, Tatum’s dad, Donny Baseball and more …

MM wishes HAPPY BIRTHDAY, wherever you are, to Miranda Kerr, Carmen Electra, Crispin Glover, Andy Serkis, Don Mattingly, Clint Howard, Luther Vandross, Jessica Lange, Veronica Cartwright, Gregory Itzin, Ryan O’Neal, James Gammon, GEORGE TAKEI !!, Tito Puente, Harold Lloyd, and …

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