Tuesday, Feb. 6
Ross McMeekin: The Hummingbirds Book Launch
Ross McMeekin, editor of Spartan, debuts his novel The Hummingbirds, a tale of classic Hollywood noir and longing for connection in a power-and-beauty obsessed town—you know, something Lana Del Rey would enjoy. McMeekin has previously published in Virginia Quarterly Review, Tin House’s Open Bar, City Arts and Ploughshares. —Sarah Galvin
Hotel Sorrento
Thursday, Feb. 8
Marty Willson-Piper, Edward Rogers, Devoured by Flowers
The Church were one of the great neo-psychedelic rock bands of the 1980s, and the chemistry between guitarists Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper was a key factor. I haven’t a clue what Willson-Piper’s new material sounds like, but his earnest-schoolboy voice and crystalline guitar work can’t help but enchant. —Tony Kay
Highline
Thursday, Feb. 8
Tenderfoot
Last year we lost 2015 Future Lister Adam Kendall Woods to a fancy job in New York and now we’re thrilled to welcome him home to celebrate the release of his long-standing band’s debut LP. Tenderfoot comprises Woods and three Seattleites; their album Break Apart is a gorgeous, ambitious folk-pop paean to friends, family, growing up and giving love, illuminated by Woods’ earnest, winsome voice. —Jonathan Zwickel
Sunset Tavern
Thursday, Feb. 8 – Friday, Feb. 9
PYLON III
Tectonic Marrow Society presents the final installment of the PYLON trilogy, an architectural, tech-inflected dance work featuring the choreography and direction of 2018 Future Lister Coleman Pester. PYLON II proved memorable for its sharp aesthetic and dark themes; expect this final installment to be a more optimistic synthesis of gorgeous contemporary dance and existential ennui. —Leah Baltus
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center
Friday, Feb. 9
David Lynch: From The Alphabet to Eraserhead
David Lynch is one of the most fascinating auteurs ever to work in film, so I’m genuinely excited to see this program of very early short films, culminating in a restored version of Lynch’s first mesmerizing cinematic fever dream, Eraserhead. —Tony Kay
Seattle Art Museum
Friday, Feb. 9
Susanna’s Secret: A BDSM Opera
With a title like that, need I say more? Presented by Mount Analogue and Operamuse, this translation of the 1909 Italian intermezzo Il segreto di Susanna is a steamy, funny little number set in a present-day Seattle replete with fainting couches and light whipping. Live piano accompanies soprano and real life-bondage aficionado Samantha Gorham and baritone Darrell DJ Jordan. Runs through Feb. 18. —Amanda Manitach
Mount Analogue
Friday, Feb. 9 – Saturday, Feb. 10
Tint Dance Festival
Dance fans, try to resist this line-up for Tint Dance Festival, an annual fest celebrating dancers and choreographers of color: Alicia Mullikin, Markeith Wiley, Mary Tisa, Noelle Price, Zsa Mae, Au Collective and Northwest Tap Connection. A Q&A will follow each performance, and because this is a fest dedicated to accessibility, discounted tickets are available for the Saturday matinee. —Gemma Wilson
Erickson Theater off-Broadway
Saturday, Feb. 10
Band Crush feat. Prom Queen and the Black Tones
Time for Band Crush #4! So far, each live-band mashup concert we’ve produced has impressed on its own wildly divergent merits, and tonight we expect more of the unexpected as Prom Queen, the brainy vintage-pop band ready to sock-hop into the apocalypse, teams up with bluesy garage rockers the Black Tones for what will surely be an gritty, glittery, high-volume, big-haired spectacle. —Jonathan Zwickel
Piranha Shop
Saturday, Feb. 10
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Kat Larson’s work is deceptively quiet, but the stillness of her imagery packs layers of meaning and conceptual punch. Over the years she’s developed narrative that revolves around her own spiritual practice and healing rituals, integrating notions of self-care with traditional poetics and the tending to the physical, emotional and intellectual self before trying to heal the world. —Amanda Manitach
Bridge Productions
