OUR PiCKS

So Alive
Ryan Adams

Standing Outside the Fire
Garth Brooks

Shelter from the Storm
Bob Dylan

Summer Skin
Death Cab for Cutie

Saeglorpur
Sigur Ros

READER PiCKS

Show in July
Chris Gaines

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I Hate Sally | photo by Jess Baumung

I Hate Sally, an Ontario screamo band (Or THE Ontario screamo band, depending upon the size of Ontario’s handkerchief sporting population) will grace The Boulevard on Jun 5th, at 5 p.m., accompanied by THE CHARIOT, Misery Signals and I am Ghost. A favorite in Canada (Canadian magazines like Chart Attack have shown amazing amounts of love for the bands brilliant breakdowns and the impressive tightness of the band as a wh....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000123 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000123 Vol 2 Issue 11 Emily Fisher

For a rock and roll band that got its start in Seattle in December 1991, it’s no surprise that Candlebox was immediately labeled “grunge.” But while that moniker fits, to a certain extent, they define themselves in broader terms as an alternative rock/blues band.

However, it’s not unfair to assume that bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana had an influence. Candlebox does in fact have something in common with Pearl Jam, other than the aforementioned soggy city; Dave Krusen, who played drums on Pearl Jam’s album Ten, collaborated with Candlebox on their 1998 album Happy Pills.

Success has been their story since the beginning. In 1993, Candelbox’s debut self-titled album sold four million copies. Lucy, the band’s sophomore album, was certified gold.

With all the t....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000122 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000122 Vol 2 Issue 11 Brian Clark Elkfest is coming back for its 3rd year, a three-day street party in Browne’s addition that will see 14 acts grace the lovely neighborhood along Cannon Street for a stellar, extended weekend of largely local musicians over the first weekend in June. The party gets going on Friday, June 1st, with Danny Weber, La Cha-Cha, Kid Theodore and Band of Annuals and continues Saturday with Barcelona, A Pack of Wolves, http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000121 Vol 2 Issue 11 A.W. Rowse

...hold EP release show at The Blvd

Just eight short months after Mistress and the Misters released their full-length album, “Conflagration,” they are back with a 5-song EP featuring their latest and greatest work. They will release this disc upon the world and kick off their summer West Coast tour on Friday, June 8th at the Blvd House of Music, located at 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. across from the INB Performing Arts Center. Joining the band are SiDEKiCK favorites La Cha-Cha, and Seattle power-rockers http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000120 Vol 2 Issue 11 Julia Lipscomb

EMIC EP (2007)
Mistress & The Misters
1. Bone to Pick
2. Mute
3. Neck Romancing
4. Consuela
5. Bill and the Hill Sisters

Mistress and the Misters’ sophomore kick in the rear is finally here – well, it’s to be released at their June 8th show with the return of their even madder Seattle sisters in Iceage Cobra – but they leaked the 5 new tracks to me early, so I was one lucky little mistress who got to dance to them before anyone else. If you’re an old ‘Misters fan who remembers seeing them every other weekend setting fire to a “Conflagration” in a random dirty bar, you’d love “Neck Romancing,”....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000119 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000119 Vol 2 Issue 11 A.W. Rowse

If the SiDEKiCK still picked out the “Best Band Name” for each issue, Great Stalin’s Ghost! would undoubtedly be our winner. This three-piece rock band from Moscow, Idaho not only has a great name, but the talent and energy to back it up. We were able to coax the band into Audio Jerk Record’s new studio in the Spokane Valley for the 3rd installment of The SiDESHOW, our brand new video podcast. Check it out now by going to www.spokanesidekick.com and selecting “SiDESHOW” from the side navigation bar.

For those who prefer live music, Great Stalin’s Ghost will be playing with Black & Tann on Saturday, J....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000118 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000118 Vol 2 Issue 11 SiDEKiCK Editors Over the following 24 pages you will find the SiDEKiCK’s pathetic attempt to summarize all of Greek Mythology into eight tiny info boxes. Shortly after we started on this theme we realized that there was simply too much information to properly describe even a portion of what is needed for a minimal understanding of the subject.

It also doesn’t help that there is no collectively accepted history of the subject as each ancient historian recorded the deeds and lineage of the greek deities in a slightly different and often conflicting way. For example, one account says that Zeus, ruler of Mount Olympus and leader of the gods, was raised by a nymph named Cynosura. Another account claims that a goat named Amalthea raised him. This is a little bit of discrepancy seeing that Zeus in THE god of Greek Mythology.

Nevertheless, the following boxes are a glimpse at some ....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000117 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000117 Vol 2 Issue 11 SiDEKiCK Editors

For our most recent Pick of the Issue, our opinion about the most exciting live entertainment event in Spokane coming up over the next few weeks, we’re selecting roots rock/jam band O.A.R.’s Tuesday, June 19th concert at the Big Easy Concert House, with Bedouin Soundclash offering support.

O.A.R. (which stands for Of a Revolution, meaning fans get really self-righteous and annoying if you call them “oar” instead of spelling it out) is an incredibly popular American rock outfit that’s celebrated an eno....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000116 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000116 Vol 2 Issue 11 A.W. Rowse Hello You!

Thanks for tuning in. This issue holds a very special day for the SiDEKiCK – June 15th offically marks our 1 year birthday. Yes, it is hard to belive that just one year ago we started delivering our quaint little publication to the businesses of Spokane and Spokane Valley. In that time we have grown from a mere 4,000 issues to our current total of 8,500. Not bad for a couple of dudes in a basement.

First off we would like to thank all of our advertisers that have been with us since our first issue – Boo Radley’s, Brooklyn Nights, The Blvd and The Zombie Room (Spread), we salute you. We would also l....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000115 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000115 Vol 2 Issue 10 Robert Thornley Hill The final play at Interplayers rounds out towards the end of May, with the comedy Sparky and the Fitz, starring television veterans Ellen Crawford and Mike Genovese (left), which runs through Saturday, May 26th.

The play revolves a retirement age love triangle, centering on an everyday relationship between a wife (Fitz) and her husband (Sparky). Fitz is entertaining the idea of jumping into another relationship with the UPS man or stay with the status quo and let the years roll by, building up to a hilarious final collection.

Showtimes are weekdays at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and matinees at 2 on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Prices range from $12 to $21 depending on showtime and whether you qualify for a senior discount (62+). Student tickets, meanwhile can be purchased for $10 no matter the show. Tickets are available through the Interplayers Box Office at (509) 455-PLAY or through www.ticketswest.com or any of the TicketsWest outlets around to....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000114 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000114 Vol 2 Issue 10 Brian Clark The Spokane Civic Theatre is closing the doors on their 2006-2007 season of plays with the lavish musical The Sound of Music. The downright iconic Rogers and Hammerstein production will go up on the Civic Theatre’s main stage on Friday, May 18th where it will remain for a month-long engagement.

I feel kind of silly even attempting to describe The Sound of Music because, if you’ve no idea what it’s about, then you might want to consider getting a library card and a Blockbuster account. The story centers around a schoolteacher bringing a love of music (and the naming of her favorite things) to the Austrian hills, specifically the house of the von Trapp family (von Trapp, of course, being Austrian for lovable, suspender-clad dorks).

Besides “My Favorite Things,” The Sound of Music also includes the canonical tunes “Do Re Me,” “Climb Every Mountain,” and between six and seven thousand others. The local production is directed by Yvonne A.K. Johnson, with musical direc....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000113 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000113 Vol 2 Issue 10 The Blue Spark ]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000112 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000112 Vol 2 Issue 10 Katie Shampeny

Ruben Sandwich - $7.25

Sometimes you just need to have some down-home comfort food. Whether because of a crappy day or because you’re nursing a major hang over, comfort food will always perk you up. I know they say you shouldn’t use food as a way to make yourself feel better, but screw those people. A great place to find some good comfort food is at Donna’s Diner at 15112 E Sprague in the Valley.

Donna’s is your classic diner. It even has the seemingly endless counter with padded stools to sit at. The food that we decided to partake of consisted of a chili burger (the real kind with chili piled on top), a chicken fried steak sandwich, and a classic Reuben. My choice was the chicken fried steak sandwich. It was a nice chunk of meat breaded with cheddar cheese melted on top and slapped between two pieces of Texas toast. That....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000111 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000111 Vol 2 Issue 10 A.W. Rowse

Calamari Rings - $7.99

Back in January of this year, the SiDEKiCK visited Thai Bamboo’s South Hill store to see how Spokane’s largest Thai establishment fared against our picky palettes. We found the restaurant to be outstanding in every way except in one small instance – I thought their calamari sucked. According to my previous review “Thai Bamboo’s problem was that the calamari itself looked and tasted like something I would get from Skippers – manufactured and mass-produced. While their Thai dipping sauce was awesome, the calamari itself wasn’t worthy of the sauce.”

To my surprise they read the review and listened. I got an email from Thai Bamboo owner Tom Burgess about a month ago telling me that they were now serving h....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000110 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000110 Vol 2 Issue 10 The Editors

Here are some clues to help you on your quest.

Clue 1: No Clues. This one is easy.

Prize: The first person to tell us (very specifically) where Nunchuck is will win a pair of tickets to see O.A.R. perform live at the Big Easy on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007.

OUR PiCKS

Razor Love
Neil Young

Rocky Racoon
The Beatles

River, The
Garth Brooks

Ruby Tuesday
Rolling Stones

Rock Island Line
Leadbelly

READER PiCKS

Run Me Down
The Black Keys

http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000102 Vol 2 Issue 10 Brian Clark The all ages venue of The Big Dipper is hosting a stellar concert full of formidable local talent (there seems to be a slew of those coming up) when Pullman’s Ether Hour heads into town to support Spokane outfits Paper Mache, The Let Up and Mistress and the Misters.

Paper Mache is a sort of indie rock band with a strong commercial vibe, marked by a lead voice that belongs in a pop punk band and some guitar riffs that sound more at home in an arena rock tour, even if the acoustic guitar is just as prevalent as the elect....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000101 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000101 Vol 2 Issue 10 Patrick McHenry I learned to play guitar with the blues. It’s my favorite genre of music. Of course, I can’t really call myself a true ‘bluesman’ because of my severe lack of sadness in life. I mean, the only heartache I’ve suffered through is the loss of loved ones and lovers. Then again, that’s all you need to play the blues (it’s just that if you lived though the Great Depression or the Black Plague you have more street-cred for enduring something truly horrible). Here’s a short lesson on the blues for beginners or unfamiliar guitarists.

Figure 1 is the pentatonic scale, in E. The great thing about the pentatonic scale (it took me weeks to figure this out) is that you can start anywhere on the fret and follow the same pattern as Figure 1. A pentatonic in ‘A’ would start on the 5th fret of the top E string. A pentatonic in ‘G’ would start on the 3rd fret, and so on and so on. There....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000100 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000100 Vol 2 Issue 10 Brian Clark

Washingtonian singer/songwriter and all around rockin’ chick Brandi Carlile is coming to the Big Easy Concert House for a Thursday, May 24th performance. (As a side note, how have no pissed off feminists written about our repeated use of the word “chick” and general tone that often sounds like frat boys making inappropriate comments while watching soft core porn at 3 a.m. on USA. I feel gypped here.)

Back to the point at hand, Carlile is touring in support of her sophomore release The Story, and is apparently doing very well for herself – consistently selling out theatres and concert halls from Portland to Cleveland. (I’m required by law at this point to pause and mention the w....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000099 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000099 Vol 2 Issue 10 A.W. Rowse

Dear Spokesman Delivery Drivers,

I am very pleased that you enjoy the SiDEKiCK’s homegrown newspaper rack system. We are very proud of our ingenuity and thriftiness when it comes to supplying racks to businesses in the community. After all, we are not a multi-million dollar company with nearly unlimited resources and power – if that were the case we would simply buy pre-made racks from a manufacturer instead of making our own.

Nevertheless, please keep your newspapers out of the SiDEKiCK’s racks! It is one thing when a Spokesman stack accidently gets put on-top of our papers by a business owner that doesn’t know any better, but it really chaps my ass when I find a stack of SiDEKiCK’s on the floor with ‘Our Voice’ place in the SiDEKiCK’s rightful position (please see picture to the left taken at Ringo’s Casino). Perhaps you cannot read the bright ....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000098 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000098 Vol 2 Issue 10 A.W. Rowse KYRS’ Spotucky Radio and the Spokane Sidekick present the Dry County Crooks live at the Zombie Room on Saturday, May, 19th. While technically the Dry County Crooks are not the headliner, they are the act that this paper is most excited about. Due to a booking error, the Dry County Crooks were originally scheduled to play Mootsy’s but have now moved their show down the street and are sharing their show with progressive jazz band Reptet out of Seattle. These two bands will also be joined by country punk rockers Williston. This 21 and older show will take place at the newly christened Zombie Room (formerly The Spread w....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000097 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000097 Vol 2 Issue 10 Christopher McBride

Blue Scholars
photo by Gabriel Teodros

If there’s one thing that every Spokanite knows, it’s that nothing goes better with raw fish than educated Seattle hip-hop. Driving the point home at Raw Sushi on the 18th will be the Blue Scholars, a ridiculously talented, hopelessly poetic duo from our big brother city to the west.

Though the Blue Scholars had the honor of being the only mainstage hip-hop artist at Sasquatch last year, as well as a mainstage act at Bumbershoot, an appearance at a small local venue like Raw is hardly a rarity for the....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000096 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000096 Vol 2 Issue 10 Brian Clark

The Shook Twins | photo by Lisa Wareham

I don’t want to give the impression that we rate all of the shows coming to Spokane from best to worst, but there are definitely concerts that pique our interest more than others, and if we had a runner-up for Pick of the Issue this time around, the All Girl Review at Caterina would be it. Featuring the mostly local talent of The Shook Twins, Vespertine, Karli Fairbanks and http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000095 Vol 2 Issue 10 Sam Kenyon

If it’s true what they say, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” then by all accounts, 6’ Swing really means something. The seven piece Spokane based swing band is all about bringing back the swinging sound of the 20s.

6’ Swing, pronounced “six foot swing,” plays classic tunes reminiscent of a much different time in American music. They just finished recording their first CD and plan to release it at their upcoming show at Centerstage on May 24, where they will be opening for The Stolen Sweets. The six song demo highlights the group’s ability to produce a genuine vintage sound ....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000094 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000094 Vol 2 Issue 10 Emily Fisher

Scratch n’ sniff this. Aggressive punk rock is in the air and the So Cal band (HED) p.e. is scheduled to hit up Spokompton. Touring with such act as Metallica, Slayer, Korn, The Defontes, Linkin Park, P.O.D., and Slipknot, these guys are no longer the side show.

With a new album being released on June 26, (HED) p.e. will play The Big Easy on May 30th.

Hailing from Orange County, Calif., (HED) p.e. can hold their own. The metal/rap/hard core band will appear with Authority Zero, http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000093 Vol 2 Issue 10 Brian Clark Due to our using Wikipedia for a borderline unprofessional level of internet research, we’ve identified a near phenomenon we call The Wikipedia Corollary. It’s pretty simple, really – you search something in Wikipedia that’s actually pertinent to your task at hand and, before you know it, you’re reading about obscure medieval sacrifice rituals or the best way to cook goat cheese pizza, and at no point did you ever leave the Wikipedia network. With their insanely cross-referenced articles and almost overwhelming breadth of entries, it’s nearly impossible not to click on a link that is only moderately involved with what you set out to learn about, from there following god-knows-what until you’re sufficiently informed about something – just not about what you had logged on to read about in the first place. It seems to be quite a frequent occurrence for anyone who uses Wikipedia with any regularity. In the Sidekick office, for example, it’s not at ....]]> http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000092 http://www.spokanesidekick.com/display.php?action=features&subtype=4&id=0000000092 Vol 2 Issue 10 The Editors For this issue, we’re celebrating the greatest resource in the history of the world, the indispensable website known as Wikipedia. Some people cite that the user updated entries are unreliable but it’s our opinion that if you’re intelligent about your research and double-check seemingly dubious claims that are uncited, you’ll find Wikipedia a routinely reliable, highly engaging and incredibly vast pool of knowledge. Props to whoever edits that thing and keeps things running smoothly, as they do a commendable job keeping the content factual and, for that matter, highly readable. At any rate, you can find various tidbits of information surrounding Wikipedia on the bottom of several pages, as well as an introduction to “The Wikipedia Corollary” in a special, one-off feature on page 21. Enjoy.