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t’s a sight to behold: a couple thousand people buzzing around downtown Spokane — flying in and out of clubs, with music and revelry filling the air — in what’s become an annual musical treasure hunt of sorts. Yep, it’s almost time for VOLUME, the Inlander’s music festival hosted this year (June 1-2) in nine venues across downtown. As always, all ages and all musical tastes are welcome, with 80 local and regional acts offering a little something for everyone. For us at the paper, the festival has become a labor of love, a showcase of talent that’s only possible through the collaboration of musicians, venue owners and lots of other creative people. In the center of this week’s issue (page 28), you’ll find the official event guide, with details, schedules, a map and a dummies’ guide to Volume (in case you’re a newbie). We’ll see you out there! — JACOB H. FRIES, Editor

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daho has just endured an overload of TV and print ads leading up to the primary election. Lots of money went into catching the attention of voters — billboards, yard signs, TV ads and those darn robocalls that interrupt you when you’re watching a good game or just sitting down to dinner. Analysts have yet to advise us as to whether or not campaign ads were significantly effective in this latest round of voting. We know that more women ran in the statewide races, and we know voters were more inclined this year to vote for women in Idaho and across the nation. My guess is that Idaho voters didn’t pay as much attention to positive ads promoting candidates as they usually do. Unfortunately negative ads always work, and quite a few ugly accusations were slung around. Helpful or irritating, whichever fits your opinion, those campaign ads are expensive. Running for office in our democracy costs money. Not so much if you’re running for a local office, with a smaller audience to capture. If a local candidate reaches out to friends and family, she or he can usually cover the costs. But ambitious candidates for Congress or statewide office are forced to spend an inordinate amount of energy asking, even begging, for donations of cash. Campaign mailings are larger, showier and more expensive each year. And the public is not aware of where the money is coming from, as dollars are being spread around in big doses by donors who do not have to disclose their involvement.

t’s because of all this that a strong, quiet revolution around campaign financing is brewing in the highways and byways of our country. It’s being fueled by peace-loving, concerned citizens who say they want to “build a movement to amend the Constitution in ways that would defend democracy against corporate rule.” Under freedom of speech, the U.S. Supreme Court decision generally known as Citizens United has unleashed corporate and union dollars to be spent wherever they may land. I think most people will agree that treating corporations as if they have the rights of real live individuals is a stretch beyond reason. Before 2010, when the Citizens United decision was handed down, it would have been a stretch beyond our imaginations to give corporations the same freedom of speech that individual citizens have — or to equate money with speech as the Citizens United decision did. Idaho, like most states, has a good set of campaign finance regulations; we call them “sunshine laws.” But after the Citizens United decision, the sun doesn’t shine on all the contributions a candidate may receive. Move to Amend is the name of a major organization seeking to overturn the Supreme Court’s

ruling that corporations have the same rights as individual people. Move to Amend seeks the passage of a 28th constitutional amendment to do away with corporate constitutional rights and to “make clear that money is not speech.” The fiction that corporations have the same rights as individual citizens does not make sense to the ordinary American citizen. Move to Amend’s brochure asks, “How can we have rule by the people when corporations have so many rights and powers?” In dissent of Citizens United, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote: “Corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no thought, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their ‘personhood’ often serves a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of ‘We the People’ by whom and for whom our Constitution was established.” Jane Mayer, writer for The New Yorker magazine, authored an eye-opening book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, which exposes the proliferation of Super PACs. Super PACs are extremely well-funded political action committees, formed to fund expenditures independent of candidates and parties, whose origin does not have to be reported. Dark Money tells the story of how and where corporate contributions are finding their way to the election coffers of U.S. senators and Congress members, along with state officials and legislators.

et me simplify the issue: 1) It’s clear that campaigns cost too much money. The cost barrier scares off individuals who may be interested in running for public office. 2) Funding with public money is one method of countering the charge that only moneyed people can participate in the political game, or that candidates are beholden to donors who back them. After Watergate, a new system for financing presidential elections with public dollars was set up, but collapsed in the 2012 presidential campaign when candidates angled around it. 3) For our democracy to continue to represent “We the People,” I believe it is necessary to discard the Supreme Court’s interpretation of Citizens United. I’m with Move to Amend — it’s time to support a 28th amendment to the Constitution to make clear that corporations are not people and that money is not speech. n

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TITANIC becomes the unsinkable hit that every girl in your sixth-grade class saw multiple times, countless candles in the wind are lit for PRINCESS DIANA’S funeral, SOUTH PARK teaches us to respect Eric Cartman’s authority and BOEING, the powerful Washington state airline manufacturer, merges with McDonnell Douglas.

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One big 1997 cover story, “PRESUMED GUILTY?,” took a look at the strained relationships between the Spokane Police Department and the black community. Local civil rights activists argued that the police frequently pulled over black motorists, with NAACP attorney CARL MAXEY arguing that when cops enter the force, their racism “is allowed to grow and fester rather than be purged.” The cops, meanwhile, said they were getting a bad rap.

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Long before the days when local author Jess Walter’s work was leading ads for Audible.com, the INLANDER LITERARY SUPPLEMENT dug into the work of the literary stars of the region. The 1997 special section headlined the issue with The Feb. 26, 1997 issue the work of Idaho legend PATRICK McCOVER DESIGN: REBECCA KING MANUS, the recently deceased humorist who penned hilarious somewhat-exaggerated tales of growing up in the Inland Northwest outdoors surrounded by characters like cantankerous old coot “Rancid Crabtree.” The same issue worried about the impact that a giant bookstore like BORDERS could have on the small independent bookstore industry. Borders did arrive in Spokane — but was ultimately crushed by Amazon. Our independent bookstore, Auntie’s, on the other hand? It lives.

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The Inlander recently published pieces on how Twitter warps the attention span and how Facebook is destroying the journalism industry — but our technophobia was also flourishing back in 1997, as we wrestled with the perils of COMPUTER ADDICTION and the dangers of email. The Inlander continued to play the role of the Cassandra, warning in vain about the perils of the River Park Square parking garage deal. And yes, one cover did feature a big photo of a wildly grinning CARROT TOP directly beside a picture of MEGAN KANKA, a 7-year-old who had been murdered by a sex offender.

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COMMENT | CULTURE pid popular things ever more popular and stupid-seeming. And you’re not wrong about that. Most of humanity is terribly stupid. But corn should be in more stuff. There should be more structures made entirely of corn, for example, to utilize and showcase the natural beauty of corn. Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, boasts itself as “the world’s only corn palace.” Why? Why should there only be one corn palace? We should have many corn palaces, as well as corn temples and corn colleges and corn libraries. In a society that uses corn in almost every conceivable thing, it sure has a way of frequently portraying corn as a villain simply because growing corn requires a ton of water and the pesticides used to grow it are possibly contributing to growing cancer rates. It’s not corn’s fault we love it so much we want to consume it at unnatural rates!

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nce, when I was a kid, I asked my mom, “What all is corn in?” She looked at me, thought for a moment and then said, “You know, there are just some things in this universe we’ll never know.” What little Chelsea would someday find out is that corn is in pretty much everything. Corn is in cereal, toothpaste, yogurt, candy, milk, soda, shampoo, pet food, baby food, adhesives, peanut butter, ice cream, baking powder, canned soup, salad dressing, chocolate, frozen meals, cooking oil, pickles and gum, just to name a few

things off the top of my head. (I studied corn in undergrad.) And corn has accomplished all this while having basically no nutritional value, which is pretty cool if you ask me. Paradoxically, because corn is in so many things, we don’t think about it a lot. And when it does come up in conversation, we brush it off with a comment like, “Eh, it’s corn, what can you say about corn?” Sometimes when something is popular it is assumed that it is simplistic, lacks nuance, or doesn’t deserve a closer examination. Or you assume that the popularity is unjustified because most people have terrible taste and are happy to just go with what is popular, making the stu-

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Let me be clear here. Corn doesn’t need me to come to its aid. Corn is doing fine for itself. If anything, I’m doing more harm than good to corn by directly addressing its unassuming nature in this public forum. Corn flies under the radar, which is precisely how it gained so much traction in this endlessly hostile and impossibly fickle world in the first place. It is a humble yet dominating grain like there has never been before. Corn is notoriously anti-controversy. You never hear people arguing about corn chips vs. potato chips, for example. That’s because they’re widely accepted as two different, incomparable, incredibly delicious, crunchy, tempting, affordable snacks. Corn chips could easily defeat potato chips in this LETTERS hypothetical feud, but corn Send comments to refuses to lay the smack editor@inlander.com. down, probably in no small part because there’s also plenty of corn in potato chips. In fact, I’d like to see a 100 percent corn potato chip. I honestly think a 100 percent corn potato chip will be possible someday. Corn has shown us time and again that it can do anything. And there is no indication that corn is slowing down. n Chelsea Martin is the Spokane-based author of five books, including Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life. Her website is jerkethics.com.

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WEvenDON’T WANT YOUR GUNS though you knew none of them, you can’t walk into Marjory-Stone-

man Douglas High School without missing Alyssa, Scott, Martin, Nicholas, Aaron, Jaime, Chris, Luke, Cara, Gina, Joaquin, Alaina, Meadow, Helena, Alex, Carmen and Peter, because everyone else in the building misses them; aches for them, wishes for something very different for them: a life. Authors, including myself, were at the school last week to talk about our stories; our sources, the craft, the edits. But at MSD, there’s only one story. I delivered a message to the students of MSD from Sam Strahan, the murdered student at Freeman High School. I made it up of course, because Sam couldn’t. The message was, “I’m with your departed, but I died alone because I stopped my killer before he could get his AR-15 functional. If he had, my school would be as famous as yours.” LETTERS I re-read local reporting on the Send comments to gun violence symposium at Ferris editor@inlander.com. High School back in March, starring Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich. I’d read it before. I read it again to fuel my rage. Rodgers, who takes significant booty from the NRA, cited mental health as the issue. (You might want to check out Cathy’s and her GOP colleagues’ voting records on mental health and children’s services funding.) Ozzie settled on crumbling society and violent video games. Ozzie, I read again your account of growing up in a hunting culture, where many of your classmates had guns in their vehicles, should they want to hunt after school; guns everywhere, no mass murders. Nice try, but I grew up in that exact same culture. One of the biggest reasons those students didn’t commit mass murder is because none of those guns were an AR-15. You could have said that too, but you chose not to. And Cathy… my god. You’re supposed to represent us. How do you justify sending these parents your thoughts and prayers and not your vote? I was a mental health professional in this community — your community — for more than 30 years; worked with some of the top therapists and social workers in the state and not one of them could point with any certainty to the when and where of the next killing. They still can’t. If you’re waiting for mental health professionals to solve this problem, watch the Weather Channel for a yearlong wintry forecast for Hell. On my wrist, I have two bands. One was sent to me after the Sandy Hook massacre. It reads, “NOT ONE MORE.” The other was handed to me by the librarian at Marjory Stoneman-Douglas. It reads “NEVER AGAIN.” By now, they’re both obsolete. Folks, we don’t want your guns, your hunting rifles or your reasonable protection. Right now all we’re asking is to give our children — your children — a running start; a chance to get away.

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THE CLOTHES SHE WORE She worked for years to escape the addiction and violence of her past. But a routine letter from the police sent her back to that life BY MITCH RYALS

sharp stench of funk and sweat leak from the two thick brown paper bags as Elizebeth Troudt realizes what’s inside. The red fleece jacket, T-shirt, crumpled blue jeans, a bra and underwear are relics of a life filled with drugs and abuse that she’s left behind. These are the clothes she wore the night she was raped. For the past 14 years, the items sat in police custody in general storage container 3368, row 26 of the evidence facility. In February, Troudt received a letter from the Spokane Police Department summoning her to retrieve “clothing, property,” but it did not give further details. Police say that’s to protect people’s privacy. Troudt is blindsided. Opening the bags transports her back to that night. She wonders: Is he getting out? In her 41 years, Troudt feels like she’s lived 10 lives: a drug addict, a liar, a thief, a felon, a woman abused by men and a prostitute raped more than once and told she got what she deserved. But in 2011, after a stint in prison, Troudt begins adding to that list: dog groomer, menThe fear and guilt from her past are crushing tor, recovering addict, wife, adoptive mother. Elizebeth Troudt as she tries to move forward. Now, faced with the stench of a past she YOUNG KWAK PHOTO ...continued on next page

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t’s after 2 am on June 5, 2004, when Brian Frawley offers Troudt a ride. She’s on her way to get heroin from a friend, she says, and isn’t looking to turn any tricks that night. Still, she accepts the offer, and once in the car, Frawley takes off like a madman in the wrong direction, Troudt recalls. Again he asks if she’s “working” and if she’ll perform oral sex on him. “No,” she tells him. Frawley drives to a wooded area near Peaceful Valley. He locks the doors and parks against some brush so she can’t escape. He forces her head into his groin before climbing on top of her, a handgun aimed at her head, according to court records. She remembers the white Pontiac Grand Am, the red dash lights and the unlock button on the center console, rather than the door handle. She remembers the body odor and Frawley’s fat belly. After, he throws the condom out the window and demands she give him all her money. “Hurry the f--- up before you end up dead out here,” he says as she hands over two $1 bills. He tells her she was lucky he “didn’t do to her what he did to the other girls,” LETTERS according to Send comments to court records. editor@inlander.com. Troudt staggers to a home in Peaceful Valley where young kids were partying. They offer to call police, but she insists they call her friend instead. “I just wanted to get high,” she says. “I was in shock. I know a lot of people are going to ask ‘Why didn’t you call the cops first?’ All I wanted to do is get high.” So that’s what she does. Afterward, she shows police where the attack occurred. They drive her to the hospital where her clothes are taken as evidence. Even before Troudt is assaulted, Frawley was a suspect in the rape of another woman and the murder of a third. He is later convicted in March of 2006 for the murder of 20-year-old Margaret Cordova. He pleads guilty to raping Troudt and the second woman later that year.

s a child, Troudt watches as her father covers her mother in bruises. Along with them came broken bones and miscar-

riages, she says. Those are her earliest memories. By the time she’s 27, both parents are dead. Her mother committed suicide, she says. Her father was killed in a drunk driving wreck. She gets hooked on opioids in 1999 when they’re prescribed for pain during a difficult pregnancy, she says. She begins working as a prostitute in 2004, shortly before Frawley rapes her, to pay for more drugs. Her son lives with his father during that time, she says. “My life consisted of getting money to get drugs to get high, to getting money to get drugs to get SPD Capt. Brad Arleth high,” she says. When she has nowhere else to shoot up, she uses bathroom stalls around town and dissolves the heroin with toilet water. When the veins in her arms are blown, she injects the dope into her neck. She still has the scar. Eventually, she marries her drug dealer, and in 2009, they’re indicted on federal drug distribution charges. Prison saved her life, she says. “I was finally in a place where I couldn’t get high, where I couldn’t kill myself,” she says. “I finally started to see life for what it was, and I was safe.” She was released in 2011. Her sobriety brings clarity. She attends Narcotics Anonymous and self-help meetings multiple times per week. She manages her opioid addiction with a prescription for Suboxone, a medicine that reduces cravings. She moves in with a woman, Carrie, and the two eventually get married. Troudt studies to become a dog groomer. She takes pride in that work. About a year ago, she’s asked to share her story with the teenage girls in Daybreak Youth Services’ inpatient treatment program. Most have been sexually traumatized or are addicted to drugs or both, says Catherine Reynolds, the life enrichment director at Daybreak. “She was very positive and upbeat,” Reynolds says of Troudt’s talks. “The girls would listen intently to every word she said. They have been in her shoes. Whether they’ve prostituted themselves for drugs, they know what addiction is like.” Troudt’s medical records show that her PTSD has been under control and her anxiety levels are basically down to zero. That’s when she and her wife decide it’s time to adopt a kid. They’re in the process of adopting a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old. Then the letter from police arrives. At first Troudt thinks the clothes might belong to the teenage girl. She had run away from their home once before and police returned her wallet to them, she says. Maybe they had more of her stuff. In the weeks after Troudt opened the bags, she tries to find out why, after 14 years, these clothes were returned to her. So far, she’s not satisfied with the answers. Not from the mayor,

not from the police chief, not from the police ombudsman or from prosecutors. She wants them to pay — for her missed work and intensive therapy. Her lawyer, Brant Stevens, believes the city followed the law, but was still negligent in returning the clothes 14 years after the assault. The police have offered an apology but say they are obligated by law to return the clothes. “I get it. It’s a long time and a long road to recovery for a survivor who fights to reclaim their life,” says SPD Capt. Brad Arleth. “At the same time, I can’t say we did anything wrong. Protocols and processes work 99-and-a-half percent of the time, and sometimes there needs to be an adjustment.” For 14 years, Troudt’s clothes sat in the massive evidence facility during Frawley’s homicide trial and his appeal. In February, with Frawley’s appeal exhausted, a routine purge of the evidence facility triggered release of the clothes.

“I was finally in a place where I couldn’t get high, where I couldn’t kill myself. I finally started to see life for what it was, and I was safe.” Troudt’s situation isn’t entirely unusual. Erin Williams Hueter, a victims advocate with Lutheran Community Services Northwest, says it highlights the minefield police face when handling evidence of rape and interacting with victims. “It’s hard to notify someone of something so significant without just ripping the Band-Aid off,” she says. “But if you do that without any sensitivity, you are damaging that person. It’s basic respect for human dignity to be gentle to any victim of a violent crime.” She adds that trauma can affect people differently, and it’s difficult to predict how someone will react. Some people might want their items back, she says. Theoretically, a victims’ advocate like herself could act as a liaison between police and survivors in situations like this. Police say they’ve considered setting up such a procedure, but so far nothing has been established.

roudt is telling her story from the sectional sofa in her South Hill apartment. Photos of faraway places, one of Marilyn Monroe and another that says “Love is All You Need,” hang on the wall. The 16-year-old girl, whom she and her wife are looking to adopt, texts her throughout the conversation. Eventually, Carrie comes home from work. They tell the story of how they met (they were both managers at Walmart) and how Carrie popped the question. Troudt’s first words were: “Are you sure?” Their plans to buy a house are now on hold as much of their savings bleeds into Troudt’s medical and therapy bills. “I’m still not the same person,” she says. “It’s just f---ed up how something so stupid can fundamentally change your life. I feel so weak now. I’m sure in a lot of people’s minds, it’s just a piece of paper, and it was so long ago. But it’s really hard for me.” This whole thing has taught her that progress isn’t linear. For survivors of sexual trauma especially, it can be a precarious journey. Troudt continues going to therapy and has started working again, though she’s still hit with flashes of that night. She holds tight to the love that surrounds her. She’s terrified she’ll lose it. She questions if she deserves it. Without it, she’s sure she would be dead. Carrie heads upstairs to clean up from her job in construction. Their daughter will be home soon. “I’ll get dinner going in a few minutes,” Troudt says to the woman she loves. n mitchr@inlander.com

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Little vs. Jordan

those hurts the citizens most of all.” For Simmons’ part, he says he’s happy to work alongside the council members. “It is important to the entire community, as we think about jobs and resiliency,” Simmons says. His optimism is not shared by the other employees. “I’m just tired of our employees being treated like shit,” Stuckart says. “I’m done.” (DANIEL WALTERS)

With results in from Idaho’s May 15 PRIMARY ELECTION, it’s now clear who will be facing off in multiple closely watched races. In the open governor’s race, former Lt. Gov. Brad Little received the Republican nomination and former state Rep. Paulette Jordan has the Democratic nod. The weeks leading up to the race saw heated advertising among the top three Republican candidates and gathered national attention due to Jordan’s potentially historic candidacy on the Democratic side. Little comes from a long-time Idaho ranching family in southern Idaho and served in the Idaho Senate for about eight years before getting appointed lieutenant governor in 2009, where he’s served alongside current Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter. Jordan, who if elected would be Idaho’s first female governor and the nation’s first Native American governor, grew up in rural North Idaho. She served on the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council before serving as a representative for Idaho’s District 5 House Seat from 2014 until this spring, when she stepped down to focus on her campaign. Meanwhile, in the open race for the U.S. House seat Republican Rep. Raúl Labrador left in order to mount his now finished gubernatorial campaign, former state Senate majority caucus leader Russ Fulcher was the resounding winner on the Republican side, with real estate agent Cristina McNeil overwhelmingly taking the Democratic vote. The general election, which will decide those races as well as a slew of Idaho Legislature seats, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 6. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

THE SEARING OF SCOTT SIMMONS

Monday night, City Council President Ben Stuckart and City Councilwoman Karen Stratton announced they would both be resigning from the city’s Public Infrastructure, Environment, & Sustainability Committee due to their frustration with Public Works

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Division Director SCOTT SIMMONS. “I’d rather not say something in those meetings than say something mean. So I’m not going attend those meetings,” Stuckart says. “I have lost 100 percent faith in the leadership of that division.” Stuckart and Stratton’s latest frustration came from the demotion of Scott Windsor, the solid waste collection director for nearly a decade. “To me he was the most loved supervisor in any of the departments,” Stuckart tells the Inlander. “He’s been here a long time. Really good guy, didn’t deserve that at all.” Matt Lowmaster, an employee with the city’s Human Resources department, will replace Windsor. Simmons praises Lowmaster’s experience with safety, heavy equipment and finding ways to get injured employees back on the job. But Stratton and Stuckart also expressed other frustrations with another of Simmons’ choices: During last year’s budget process, the City Council allocated nearly $550,000 for hiring five refuse collectors and four city clerk positions. But the city never made those hires. Simmons says the positions weren’t necessary. “As we grow the operations, we’re going to look where we had a need to bring on a position or two,” Simmons says, “but we’re going to do so very prudently.” On Monday, the council transferred those funds into a category to help pay for sustainability initiatives. “I’ve seen the data on why we need the refuse collectors. I’m disappointed severely that they didn’t get hired,” Stuckart says. “The refusal to hire

If you’ve been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease recently, know that now, more than ever, you’re not alone. Washington has never seen STD rates this high, the state Department of Health says. “It’s up across the board,” says Zandt Bryan, the state’s infectious disease coordinator. Per 100,000 people in Washington state, 444 had chlamydia and 137 had gonorrhea, according to DOH data released last week. Most concerning, Bryan says, is that the rate of syphilis continues to rise, now up to 9.2 per 100,000 people. That can turn into congenital syphilis, when a pregnant mother passes the disease to an infant. While other parts of the state saw increases in syphilis cases with men having sex with other men, Spokane County has seen a sharp increase in syphilis cases among heterosexual partners, increasing the risk for congenital syphilis. Statewide, there were six cases of congenital syphilis last year. Kirsten Duncan, health program specialist with the Spokane Regional Health District, says syphilis wasn’t a problem in the area until 2016. That’s changed. In 2016, Spokane County reported 60 cases of syphilis. Last year, it reported 78 cases. “Syphilis is now a concern in our community,” Duncan says. “And it’s something [medical providers] should be screening for.” Consistent screening for STDs, along with consistent condom use during sex, is the best way to prevent STDs, health officials say. Duncan points to the rates of chlamydia in Spokane as proof that regular screening can work. Chlamydia is the most common STD, yet the rate actually slightly dipped in Spokane County in 2017. “We attribute that to an increase in screening,” Duncan says. She hopes that will translate to more regular screening for syphilis as well. “That’s been our main priority,” Duncan says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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NEWS | MENTAL HEALTH

‘The One Lost Sheep’ One man’s struggles with schizophrenia end tragically in Idaho, leaving his family to wonder if some questions can ever be answered BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

arly one Tuesday morning in mid-October, Nathan Hale puts a change of clothes in his backpack, takes a moment to write a note saying he’s heading back to Spokane and then he leaves his room. Without drawing any attention, the blue-eyed, scruffy-bearded man — hard to miss at 6-foot-3 and about 400 pounds — walks away from Lakeside Residential Care facility in Winchester, Idaho, a tiny town with no stoplights off Highway 95. Like a dozen other people, Hale had just moved to the small town of about 350, sandwiched between forest and farmland, in late September, after learning he couldn’t live at the Carlyle Care Center in downtown Spokane anymore. Pioneer Human Services had announced it would no longer provide assisted living at the center for the more than 100 people there with chronic mental illnesses, including Hale. For years, he’d bounced in and out of facilities as he coped with schizophrenia. But unlike other times, this move wasn’t due to his actions: the nonprofit, which mostly focuses on job training and re-entry for people coming out of prison, had simply opted to switch the building to affordable housing. So, some residents moved in with family, others moved out on their own and the majority moved into one of three spots: Bethany Place and Mallon Place, both in Spokane, and Lakeside Residential. And so, on Oct. 4, Hale celebrated his 46th birthday in his new place, a little less than an hour southeast of Lewiston. But by 8:30 am on Oct. 17, Lakeside staff notify the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office: Hale’s gone. There’s a search, but five long months pass before hikers discover his body near the Winchester Lake spillway on March 21. From the looks of it, Hale didn’t make it much more than a mile before finding a place to lie down in the brush and the trees in the state park, where the cold eventually overwhelmed his body and he died. This coda to Nathan’s life has left his family reeling, struggling with why they weren’t notified when he walked away, asking what, if anything, could have been done to save him, and wondering how to cope when someone who seemed on a bright path in his younger days could be so destroyed by an unforgiving mental illness.

than on his birthday in early October, but this fall, with both 70-somethings not in the best health, they’ve had to wait to take their first trip to Idaho. When Sharon calls to schedule their first visit, it’s been exactly two weeks since Nathan packed his bag and walked away. Only then does she learn that their son has been missing. Apparently, Nathan’s emergency contact form was blank, though they’d been listed when he lived at the Carlyle. Sheriff’s deputies and members of the residence combed the area, they learn, checking and patrolling common gathering places and bus stops, but there’s been no sign of her son. Nathan’s parents call his siblings, his ex-wife and kids, his cousins and other relatives, who post on social media and call hospitals and jails, checking anywhere he might have landed, but no one has seen him. Some places report that even if he were checked in, they wouldn’t be allowed to say. “Because there was indication that he was leaving the area and because no court order or guardianship was in place that would have prevented him from leaving, he was free to travel as he wished,” Lewis County Sheriff Jason Davis says in a written statement to the Inlander. Still, officials add him to the national missing persons database. Five months later, he’s found. The family hosts a memorial service in Walla Walla soon after. His brother Scott Hale, who works in a mental health unit at a Washington State Department of Corrections facility, mostly wonders how the new facility didn’t know he had family and how it’s possible a big guy like his kid brother could walk out the front door without anyone noticing. “It just seems like they should contact you if something bad happens to your family member,” he says. “If they would’ve called me the day that he went missing instead of [weeks] later, I would’ve driven there and looked for my brother.”

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He wonders how anyone could think that his brother could really make the choice to head back to Spokane. “It’s like asking a small child how to get to the moon,” Scott says. “I don’t know how he thought he was going to do it.” Despite the shock of it, Sharon says she doesn’t blame Lakeside for not knowing how to contact them. “I just have a lot of questions, but he’s gone, and I can’t bring him back,” she says. “My only concern was how far did they search. I can’t question them, I was never there. I don’t know what size staff they had. I don’t know what I would do. … You can’t leave the 99 and take your whole crew to go look for the one lost sheep, but as a mother, I would have.”

LONG, SLOW DECLINE

Like many people who are later diagnosed with schizophrenia, Nathan didn’t seem to have any issues when he was growing up. “He was a normal, great kid, grew up, was a very good welder, and had a lot of certifications,” Scott says. “He went to Hawaii and all over the place doing welding jobs.” In 1995, while in his early 20s, he married. Nathan and his wife Joy Hale moved around as he took welding

Nathan Hale is photographed with his kids, who are now teens. jobs in Portland, where their daughter was born, then at refineries in Northwest Washington, where they had their son. “It was probably not long after our second baby was born he just couldn’t keep jobs, and we couldn’t pay rent in the apartment we lived in, so we found a smaller place out of town,” Joy says. “From then on, for the next probably two years, he didn’t work.” Scott started to notice on visits that his brother was now cycling through job after job. “His report would be that ‘Everybody’s out to get me, sabotaging me,’ crazy notions about why he couldn’t get any work,” Scott says. Joy says she didn’t understand why, but Nathan started to spend a lot of time reading the Bible. He’d just repeatedly say God would take care of them. Eventually, after missing rent, they were going to be evicted. Joy and the kids moved home to Milton-Freewater, south of Walla Walla, and lived with her sister for a while. But Nathan wanted to stay. Scott says Nathan had a breakdown while being evicted from the Ferndale home, and after sheriff’s deputies had to remove him, he landed at Eastern State Hospital. That’s when Scott realized how his kind-hearted, friendly brother had changed. “It was kind of where it hit us how serious all of a sudden all this stuff was,” Scott says. For a while, Joy and Nathan tried to make it work. “I wanted to give it a chance. I still loved him, we had these two children, and I wanted to be a family,” Joy says by phone, holding back tears. But by fall 2005, she says she couldn’t handle the uncertainty anymore while raising their kids, and they divorced by spring 2006. “I didn’t even know who he was by then, he kind of looked straight through me,” she says. “After that it went way down hill.” He lost the right to unsupervised visits with his kids.

As his symptoms ebbed and flowed he would go to Eastern State Hospital, stabilize, get released, move into an apartment, stop taking his meds, get evicted and start the cycle again. “We physically moved him 15 times,” his mother Sharon says. “His father and I had to do all the cleaning and moving of his stuff. … We gave it all we had.” One of the last times he was evicted, he showed up at his parents’ house in Walla Walla, cold and dirty. His mother didn’t want to report him to the crisis center before letting him eat and shower. She made breakfast, but when she told Nathan to go wash up while she cleaned his clothes, he stood up, towering and spoke in the third person. “All of a sudden these other voices said to me, ‘He’s been through a lot, if you try to put him out, I will have to hurt you,’” Sharon says. “Well, I picked up my purse and my dog and I left.” Frightened, she and her husband called the crisis center. All she could think about were his clothes: they still weren’t clean. What if they came and he wasn’t in any clothes? It took four men to haul him out of the house. “They took him out in his underwear. How humiliating,” she says. “But Nathan needed help.”

CARLYLE AND LAKESIDE

Eventually, Nathan’s parents, both nearly in need of assisted living themselves, got their son into assisted living at the Carlyle in Spokane. Things were good there, stable. He stayed for more than three years. “He seemed to do really well there, they seemed to keep him on his meds,” his father Dave says. The couple would visit a few times a year, bringing his kids to visit for his birthday. Sometimes Scott would come from Western Washington with his own children and they’d take Nathan out to eat at the Golden Corral: “All he ever wanted to do.” With word the Carlyle would be closing, Nathan’s parents got a phone call from a case worker who wanted to clarify if they were officially Nathan’s guardians or caregivers or had power of attorney. Aside from being his parents, they weren’t and they didn’t. “He says, ‘We’re going to be handing him over to the state.’ It was very disturbing to me,” Sharon says. “I think whatever that counselor told him made him feel that we weren’t interested, and that’s so far from the truth. We just didn’t know what to do to help him. That’s why we requested he be in assisted living.” LETTERS She wonders if that’s why Send comments to Nathan didn’t list them as editor@inlander.com. emergency contacts. “We had emergency contact information on file at the Carlyle and worked really closely with the owner at Lakeside to transfer information and make sure they had complete records on everyone and their most current case plan,” says Hilary Young, a Pioneer spokeswoman. Scott says he understands that privacy laws limit facilities in what they can and cannot say. But he wishes, in cases like his brother’s, there could be leniency. “I just wish there was some way where there was middle ground, where we’re not in his business if he doesn’t want us to know everything going on with him,” Scott says. “But for emergencies, if he needs help from somebody, that they could notify someone.” Brian Bagley, Lakeside’s executive director, declined to answer specific policy questions, including whether residents are required to check in or out, or whether the facility had contact information for Nathan’s family. Due to privacy laws, Bagley says he can’t even confirm or deny if someone is a resident. But when somebody goes missing, he says, Lakeside notifies next of kin and state agencies, following procedure. “The community of residents, staff and volunteers at Lakeside Residential Care is deeply saddened by the loss of Nathan Hale,” Bagley writes in an email. “Out of respect for all involved, we do not intend to make further public comment at this time.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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Fuel for Debate

Tribes, Western states and oil industry groups are closely watching a fuel-tax case involving Yakama treaty rights.

Why a potentially wide-reaching tribal treaty rights case out of Washington will likely end up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

ashington state stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel tax revenue and possibly more if a state Supreme Court decision involving fuel brought to the Yakama Reservation is allowed to stand. It’s an issue that is likely to go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Other states have joined the push to have the high court take up the case because it could impact them, and last week, the U.S. solicitor general, who the Supreme Court asked to weigh in, recommended they hear the case to clear up conflicting rulings. While the states and federal government are concerned about trade implications, the case is being closely watched by tribes due to its potential to bolster or weaken treaty rights. The case, Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, centers on whether an 1855 treaty, signed with the confederated tribes and bands that would become the Yakama Nation, protects a Yakama member-owned fuel distributor from a 2007 state fuel tax. The treaty promises “the right, in common with citizens of the United States, to travel upon all public highways.” The question is whether Cougar Den, a Yakama fuel distributor licensed in Oregon that buys gas there tax free to transport to the reservation in Washington, should be subject to the Washington state fuel tax, which applies to the wholesale of gas.

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While Cougar Den argues their travel to get the fuel to the reservation shouldn’t be taxed, Washington argues the tax isn’t levied on the use of the highways, which is what the treaty intended to protect, but on the ownership of fuel. After previous court rulings held that states can’t tax gas sold at stations on reservations, states were told they could move the tax further up the supply chain and off reservations. So the Washington State Legislature created a tax on the first wholesale owner of fuel. In state, the refinery or bulk tank owner selling the fuel is the one who pays the tax, but for fuel coming in from out of state, whoever owns the fuel in state lines first has to pay the tax. When the state tried to fine Cougar Den $3.6 million in 2013 for failing to get an importer’s license or pay taxes on the fuel, the business pushed back, first getting a favorable ruling in an administrative review, then again at Yakima Superior Court and the state Supreme Court, all of which interpreted the treaty in favor of the business and tribe. In its March 2017 ruling, Washington’s Supreme Court held “that the right to travel provision in the treaty protects the tribe’s historical practice of using the roads to engage in trade and commerce.” That broad interpretation has brought a lot of interest in the case, especially from states where similar fuel

taxes are levied or where tribes, including the Nez Perce, signed a similarly worded treaty. Idaho, Kansas, and Wyoming are a few who support Washington’s stance, and oil industry organizations in Washington have also raised concerns about being put at a disadvantage. Washington state’s attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case, arguing in part that the state ruling contradicts other higher court rulings that found members of tribes are subject to nondiscriminatory state taxes and laws when they go off the reservation, unless federal law says otherwise. “The ruling will cost Washington hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel tax revenue and means that whether any other state tax — including cigarette taxes — is preempted as to the Yakama will now depend primarily on whether the tax is challenged in state or federal court,” the state’s petition reads. “No state should face this dilemma.” Idaho and other states argue that since the wording of the treaty says “all public highways,” the decision could have far-reaching impact on trade carried out by the tribes whose treaties carry that language. But Cougar Den’s attorneys argue the Supreme Court should let the state ruling stand as the case is not one of national importance, only applying to three tribes whose treaties use the specific language. “This case is another chapter in the petitioner’s long campaign to maximize revenue by infringing on treaty rights,” the brief opposed to the court taking the case states. “If Washington state wishes to lawfully tax fuel consumption by non-Indians, without placing the incidence of the tax on tribal retailers selling on reservation or otherwise violating treaty rights, it has adequate resources to do so and can amend its statutes accordingly, as it has done in the past. Unless and until Congress amends the treaty promises at issue here, the department must abide by them.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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Tuxedo Junction Conceived and hosted by concertmaster Mateusz Wolski, The M Show is shedding classical music’s formalities BY E.J. IANNELLI

n the stage of the Fox Theater, beatboxer Brotha Nature stands alone on the conductor’s podium. He’s sporting a tuxedo and waiting for the cue to begin waving his baton in time to Rossini’s William Tell Overture. “My parents are going to be so proud,” he says in an off-camera moment, eliciting hearty laughter and applause from the small audience of Spokane Symphony boosters who are here for the taping of a fictional conductor audition a la American Idol. The audio recording begins, a brassy, rousing score that’s instantly recognizable to anyone who’s ever watched The Lone Ranger or a Bugs Bunny cartoon. Brotha Nature, whose given name is Eli Dyer, gestures conventionally enough for the first few bars. Then he pauses, cups his hand over his mouth and picks up where the recording leaves off, creating a rhythmic oral orchestra of mmmphs and ngumps and chks. When he’s finished, there’s some back-andforth with the videographer over whether he should let the baton fall like a mic drop. Or whether Dyer

should leave the stage with a George Jefferson strut. They decide to do both over several more takes. Once Dyer has finished giving a post-show interview where he describes the experience as “the funnest thing I’ve ever done in a tux,” the cameras will turn on the audience, capturing gasps and cheers on demand. They’ll also get a series of staged responses from the three symphony musicians who are posing as judges: concertmaster Mateusz Wolski, principal bassoon Lynne FellerMarshall and principal trombone Ross Holcombe. Holcombe adopts a Simon Cowell persona, comparing the performances to roadkill and the “vaguely unappetizing” idea of pineapple on pizza. Later, all of this — along with earlier footage featuring local guest stars — will be scrubbed and spliced to create an amusing five-minute video segment for The M Show, a brainchild of Wolski’s that is approaching classical music from unconventional angles and stripping it of some of its stuffier decorum. ...continued on next page

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“TUXEDO JUNCTION,” CONTINUED... “The way it all came about is that we had a couple tries with different program ideas. One was called Symphony with a Splash, where we would play short, easy classical music. The whole goal was to attract new audiences and make it more accessible,” he says, “but it wasn’t really achieving the desired result.” The Spokane Symphony hasn’t been alone in experimenting with new, hipper programming like Symphony with a Splash. Nor has it been alone in occasionally meeting with underwhelming results. In America especially, where, tellingly, Donald Trump and the Kardashians are pre-eminent political and cultural figures, classical music as a genre has for decades been struggling with diminishing popular interest and a confounding degree of apathy when attempts are made to rekindle that interest — typically among younger audiences — with the help of some zhoosh. A 2014 article in Slate, ominously titled “Requiem,” compiled some of the grimmest statistics, including the rising median age of classical concertgoers (40 in 1982, 49 in 2008) and the increasing marginalization of classical music (around 3 percent of all albums sold) among wider sales trends. The M Show, however, is a live, hosted, partially interactive multimedia performance that’s venturing much further afield than the symphony’s past efforts, making it more than a selection of Star Wars tunes or classical “lite” with a wine or craft beer chaser. It’s not even held in the symphony’s usual performance space, opting instead for the Washington Cracker Co. Building and its aura of creative cool. “I’m a car enthusiast, so one of the

shows I watch is Top Gear, and the crazy thing I read [was] about Top Gear being one of the very few automotive shows that women watch. And sure enough, if you actually look at the concept of the show, it’s entertainment. Cars just provide the backdrop,” says Wolski, adding that “competitiveness and humor” are the real components to the show’s global success. In conceiving The M Show, he’s applied the same general idea, the hope of achieving a seamless combination of the inquisitiveness of MythBusters, the sketch comedy of Saturday Night Live and, yes, the crossover appeal of Top Gear — only this time with classical music as the backdrop. For the first one, which took place back in January and had the work-in-progress ethos of a TV pilot, Wolski gave an impromptu violin lesson to KXLY’s Kris Crocker, who dazzled the audience with her immediate progress. (She’d actually played in her youth.) He also enlisted wind musicians to inhale helium before playing their instruments to see if it would change the pitch (it did) and pitted a trumpet and a trombone against a violin in the frigid outdoor weather. “We went in just goofing around, and we ended up getting very science-y. There’s stuff I learned about brass instruments that, even though I’ve been in the orchestra for a while, I had no idea about because I didn’t play them,” he says. “I didn’t know they have a cold-weather valve oil and plastic mouthpieces ... for when you’re in a marching band and it’s freezing.” The M Show No. 2 is building on that format by incorporating new challenges, more ambitious set pieces, more refinement. The short prerecorded segments, like the

American Idol sendup, are designed to segue into topics by giving Wolski “the zoomability of an idea,” he says, “which means that I can get super close to very minute elements and things that you cannot truly appreciate when we are on a concert hall stage.” The videos’ slick artifice is a deliberate contrast to the semi-spontaneous authenticity of the live show. This time around, the American Idol video will springboard into Brotha Nature delving into the history and mechanics of beatboxing. He’ll then face off against a drummer in an instrumental showdown. “With a twist,” adds Wolski, as if that weren’t enough. Whether or not the swift, curiositydriven format of The M Show succeeds in drawing newcomers to classical concerts is another matter, but the symphony is certainly going all in on the series’ success. Wolski says he’s already aware of some new faces, friends of friends of friends, who were “intrigued” by the debut and “want to come back and see what happens next.” Any changes in attitude will be a byproduct of The M Show, though, not the end in itself. The primary aim, he says, is “for people to come in, have a good time and walk away with a little more appreciation for the craft, for the music.” Then, over time, “they start to see us very differently from what the typical perception of the classical musician is — some bored guy sitting on a stage in a tuxedo counting notes.” n The M Show No. 2 • Thu-Fri, May 24-25, at 8 pm • $25-$60 • Washington Cracker Co. Building • 304 W. Pacific Ave. • spokanesymphony.org • 624-1200

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ating has always been hard, like learning calculus in a foreign language, and each new date speaks a different dialect. Dating apps help cut to the chase: a photo, pithy profile, some basic parameters and — swipe right — you have a potential match. Then the election happened, kicking our collective asses and polarizing social structures, and dating got that much more complicated. Could online dating apps be helpful in avoiding a political mismatch? Maybe. They’re ideal for culling wheat from chaff in appearance, work and education, but also potentially sticky wickets like religion and politics. I scanned dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Plenty of Fish, but also more in-depth sites like Match (avoiding TrumpSingles.com) and prepared myself for the inevitable: outdated photos, misrepresented weight or marital status, a general fudging of one’s real interests

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or ideology. Sometimes it’s unintentional, because we humans can’t always reconcile our disparate realities. Other people, in an effort to appear open-minded, are foolishly optimistic. You’re 60, your target ages are 2252, but you’re not sure if you want kids. Really? I noticed more references to politics than in years past, with some would-be daters tackling the issue head-on. “I love Biden memes and have great empathy for the Parkland students,” wrote a 50-something fellow. “If you are a Trump supporter, we will not get along.” Another guy, reports an under-30 colleague, used his scant profile space to write, “if you are a liberal you should swipe the same direction of your party” (left, meaning not a match). Still others expressed their views by wearing a MAGA hat or shirt. What’s the best way to find someone politically compatible in online dating? Maybe the sites you use? FarmersOnly.com seems to attract more rural folks, so one could extrapolate likely political leanings from that. But it’s not a slam dunk. Although Cowboy977140 closes his rambling profile by expressing that he loves “Donald J Trump Making our country great again,” Bear_Remmy shares that he’s patriotic, and takes “great offense to ou[sic] current president so if you are democrat and like him that is a deal breaker for me.” It sounded anti-Trump yet implied that if I were Republican but liked the current president, that would be OK; it’s only Trump-supporting Democrats he couldn’t abide. Like I said, dating can be hard to figure out and virtual communication is no substitute for the real thing. In the end, I can only state my beliefs, do my best to read between the lines on people’s profiles, and hope they’re being candid. The best approach still seems an old-fashioned technique I hope others are still practicing: face-to-face conversation, empathy and the willingness to compromise. n

CUM INN PULLS OUT The iconic Cum Inn Bar & Grill in Spokane Valley is coming to an end. After decades, off and on, of snickering and adult-rated puns, the iconic name is getting the shaft. Due to a recent sticky situation among management, one of the co-owners is pulling out. The other has decided to rise to a new challenge and buy the place. Out with the old, in with the Green City Saloon. The name change comes in July, along with a remodeling. The renovation and new name goes to show it’s not the size of the space that matters, it’s how you use it. (ERIC SCHUCHT)

YEAR OF THE GOAT A couple months back our music editor Nathan Weinbender profiled Spokane guitar/drums duo Indian Goat, praising them as “down-and-dirty, no-bullshit rock” as exemplified by their debut album, the aptly titled 1, that arrived nine months ago. They got busy quick after that one, because their new album 2 arrives with a party at the Big Dipper featuring, naturally, Indian Goat (guitarist/ vocalist Garrett Zanol and drummer Travis Tveit) along with Deer and Flying Spiders. You can also catch them at Volume June 1 at the Red Room Lounge. (DAN NAILEN)

WEST SIDE NOSTALGIA (OF SORTS) The centerpiece of Neko Case’s new album, Hell-On, arriving June 1, is an epic 7-minute ramble called “Curse of the I-5 Corridor,” a tune that alludes to her time as an underage music fan in Tacoma, roaming Washington’s west side in search of a good time, adulthood, deep meanings in shallow relationships and so much more. Ex-Screaming Trees frontman and Northwest music legend Mark Lanegan joins her for the trip. You should consider doing the same. The tune is streaming across the internet right now. (DAN NAILEN)

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Motif BY JESS WALTER

t the funeral, my new boss Trev told me that his Grandpa Dan “fought in the holocaust.” I stared at him. “I think you mean World War II,” I said. He stared back at me. “The one with Hitler?” “Oh, yeah,” he said, “that one.” Six years I had bartended for Dan at this bottomshelf bar in the Spokane Valley, called, not surprisingly, Dan’s. I took the job after my husband passed, to have someplace to go every day. Then, after six good years, Dan died and his family put his 23-year-old idiot grandson in charge, even though Trev’s only previous management experience was a Nintendo controller. I can’t say Dan didn’t warn me about his grandson. “I’ve taken shits smarter than that kid,” he used to say. I thought he was exaggerating until Trev’s first day at work. Very first order he takes, he slides up to me. “Hey Susan, what’s in a gin and tonic?” “Rye,” I said. “Compari. Muddled Bisquick.” Doesn’t take a genius to pull a Budweiser, but Dan was right: his grandson was a topknot dipshit.

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A woman bartender learns to see through the stoolsquats in a place like Dan’s. Takes a week for them to realize you won’t sleep with them. After that you get the truth: who’s cheating on his wife, who’s cheating on his taxes, who’s cheating L&I. So it wasn’t a big surprise when the regulars started cheating Trev out of tabs. First rule of business: put a dumbf--- behind the bar and you will get f---ed dumb. The family must’ve realized Trev was overmatched, because after a month they sent his older sister to take over. Angie. Business degree from Gonzaga. Only thing worse than stupid — stupid with some LETTERS college. Send comments to Angie called a staff editor@inlander.com. meeting. Had a laptop and powerpoint. She seemed disappointed that her staff consisted of her brainstem brother, and me, a postmenopausal widow whose last shit was given sometime back in the ’90s. Angie started by telling us about how much better the bars were downtown. She showed slides of storefronts, back-bars, smiling young people. “Speakeasies, gastropubs, locally sourced, small plate places,” she said, “it’s what I want to do here — craft beer, small-batch bourbons, artisanal, local — that going to be our motif now.” Trev’s hand rose like a second-grader about to piss in reading group. “A motif is a theme, Trev,” Angie said. That’s what I mean about college — this walking

bangle thinking everything has to have a theme, like hippies who believe rocks have souls. There was only one theme in a bar like Dan’s: Get Drunk Here. But it turned out we weren’t even Dan’s anymore. Angie did a slow reveal of our new name and logo, a 1 and an 8: “From now on, we are … Eighteen!” “Because of our address,” Trev said. Angie and I looked at him. Our address was 9324 East Sprague. “No, for the eighteenth amendment,” she said. “Right to bear arms,” Trev said. “Prohibition,” Angie said. “A bar for ex-cons,” Trev said. “That’s probation,” Angie said. “The eighteenth amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol.” “You want us to stop selling alcohol?” God, I loved my job. Angie explained that our motif was pre-prohibition, that the 18 should also suggest the year 1918, one year before prohibition. “Tin drinking cups, absinthe, gaslight fixtures,” she said, “that kind of thing.” Hipster nonsense. She showed us a catalog of suspenders and old-timey hats. No way I was wearing that. “I love it,” I said. As I told the stool-squats, “What can it hurt, classing the place up, hiring a real cook? No more microwaving Hot Pockets to fool the liquor control board into thinking we have food.” Angie hired an iron artisan to hang a blacksmith-style

18 from a wrought iron frame above the door. First day the sign was up a carload of teenage girls came in thinking we were a clothing store. I wondered who might come next: Congressmen? Worried about the confusion, Angie had three swinging panels made to hang under the 18. One word on each sign: Food. Drink. Nostalgia. As I told the stool-squats, putting Drink and Nostalgia on a bar sign was like putting “Lonesome” and “Boner” outside a strip club. At first, nothing much changed. Every once in a while, someone ordered a Sazerac, but mostly I just kept pulling drafts. Pouring from plastic. But I guess one thing did change. Trev ate this 1918 shit up. He whacked his topknot, grew a waxy mustache, started calling everybody Dame and Cholly. He even read a book — his first, I think — on pre-prohibition bartending. He’d set the book down and bore us with 1918 facts. “Susan, did you know they didn’t put olives in martinis until the forties?” We hadn’t made a martini Jess Walter is the author of six in Dan’s since the forties, but novels, including Citizen Vince, The I encouraged him, because — Zero and the New York Timeswell — who doesn’t want to see bestselling Beautiful Ruins. An a train wreck? excerpt of his next novel, a story And that’s what happened. called “Plante’s Ferry,” will appear One day a young reporter from in Harper’s in July, while the novel the alternative newspaper came is set for release in late 2019. Born in to investigate this trendy and raised in Spokane, Walter lives suburban bar. in the West Central neighborhood, By this point Trev looked but has downed his share of pints like a Keystone Kop: brush in Spokane Valley’s dive bars. mustache, bowler hat, suspenders. He started mixing her a Mary Pickford. “You know,” he said over his shoulder. “If it really was 1918, you couldn’t be even here unless you were a sporting girl. You know, a whore — ” “Floozy,” said one of the stool-squats. “Hooker,” said another. “Slut,” said a third. “Women couldn’t even vote,” Trev said, as if he was the only one in the world with this information. “In a lot of ways, it was a simpler time.” He slid the drink in front of her. “That’s kinda the motif we’re going for.” I have to say, the reporter’s story was fair. Trev looked more ignorant than malicious. I only wish Dan could’ve seen the headline: Bar tries misogyny motif. He would’ve laughed his ass off. That’s what I miss most: his laugh. Five years I slept that with the old coot. And I do mean slept. Dan couldn’t have gotten wood at a lumberyard. But that’s okay. After my husband died, all I wanted was to wake up next to someone. We kept it quiet because Dan didn’t want his family to know. “It’s unseemly, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 80s,” he said. “Besides you’d never get another tip.” He always said he wanted me to have the bar after he kicked, but he never got around to writing that into his will. Oh well. What was I going to do with a misogyny bar? After the newspaper story, Angie quit. Trev and I thought it best to drop the whole pre-prohibition motif. When people asked about the sign, 18, we went with Trev’s answer and said it was for the address. We still have those other three signs, too, Food, Drink and Nostalgia, below the 18. Every day, I park beneath that word. Nostalgia. I have buried two men now. I miss them both. And I’ve lived long enough to know the whole trick to living is letting go of things. Still, you wouldn’t be human if you didn’t sometimes long for what used to be. n

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tarting in the early 1980s, North Idaho became the locus of a concentrated series of hate crimes. A Jewish restaurant and a Baptist church were tagged with swastikas. Black residents received menacing, insult-filled letters in the mail. Families’ lawns were defiled with burning crosses. Mixed-race couples and children were harassed and threatened on the street. The increase in hate crimes unsurprisingly coincided with the emergence of the Aryan Nations in the region. Under the leadership of Richard Butler, the white supremacy group established a visible and unabashed presence in the area, distributing polemic-filled leaflets warning against “fratinizing (sic) socially or sexually with blacks” and parading annually through downtown Coeur d’Alene. The community — or parts of it at least — countered the violent racism by forming the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations (KCTFHR) in 1981. It would become a perpetual thorn in the Aryan Nations’ side, championing human rights legislation at the state level and turning the hate group’s racist rallies into community fundraisers. Eventually it helped to bankrupt Butler and the Aryan Nations by bringing a civil suit against them, Keenan v. Aryan Nations, that awarded a $6.3 million judgment to some of their victims. Rebecca McNeill remembers that volatile period well. She was 9 years old when the KCTFHR was founded; her father, Bob Brown, was elected to the Coeur d’Alene City Council that same year and quickly

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became an active and longtime supporter of the organization. “When the bombings happened at the Federal Building and Father Wassmuth’s house, we were all sort of on alert,” she says, referring to the series of terrorist bombings committed by the Aryan Nations in 1986. “My sister was the president of the Junior Task Force on Human Rights, and had a weird thing where we went to see the movie Betrayed with Tom Berenger and Debra Winger about an FBI sting on a hate group. The only other people in the theater were Richard Butler and two of his bodyguards. They seemed to know who we were and were really intimidating toward us.” That firsthand experience might have made her a natural choice to direct God’s Country, Steven Dietz’s 1988 play about a real-life, right-wing paramilitary group called the Order, which was founded in 1983 near the tiny town of Metaline Falls in northeastern Washington. (Along with his involvement in Aryan Nations, Butler was assumed to have ties to the Order as well.) Instead, Troy Nickerson was initially slated to direct. Nickerson had in fact had his own unpleasant run-in with the Aryan Nations years ago when attending a prior production of God’s Country. Butler and his supporters also attended the show and then lined the aisles as the curtain fell, forcing the audience to walk a hostile gauntlet. But circumstances drew Nickerson away to oversee the Civic’s season finale, Hello, Dolly!

“It was a hard decision for me because the last thing I wanted to do was let Stage Left down,” he says. Ultimately, McNeill, who runs the theater’s box office, took the reins. “A few weeks before auditions we were talking about who could take over the show, and I felt like I had a connection to the material,” she says. And that connection wasn’t purely biographical. McNeill saw how white supremacists were being freshly emboldened by the current political climate, and she spotted worrying societal parallels between the 1980s and the 2010s. “When I was growing up, one of the things that bothered me about the community response to the Aryan Nations was that it sort of gave people a pass. As long as they weren’t as racist as those people, then they weren’t racist and didn’t need to look at their own prejudice or bias. One of the things I want people to get from this is, yes, it’s horrible to have a gun and be on a compound planning to murder people. But it’s also bad to be complacent and not take a strong stance against hate groups.” Though God’s Country might help prompt this kind of self-reflection, it isn’t a one-sided polemic. Dietz’s play, which interweaves three nonlinear narrative strands, is told entirely through court transcripts and official documents. “The brilliance of this script to me is that it’s so factual,” says McNeill. “Everything is presented very neutrally. It quotes [Aryan Nations] in their own sermons and their own literature, so it’s really representing the hate group exactly as they want to be represented.” For that reason, it can be an “intense and brutal” play — all the more raw because an impressionable young boy is caught up in the tumult. Here that role is played by 9-year-old Cole Cullen. “To me he’s kind of the central figure of the play. Not in terms of line load, but he’s the child who is watching everything happen MORE EVENTS around Visit Inlander.com for him, and complete listings of making local events. a choice about what he believes,” she says. Several of the other actors in the ensemble cast play up to seven characters, ranging from skinheads to attorneys to talk-show hosts. Partly to allow Cullen and the rest of the cast some “decompression time” after the performance, and partly to give the audience an opportunity to get to emotional and intellectual grips with what they’ve just seen, this production of God’s Country will hold talkbacks each night of its run. “What I tell the cast is that nobody’s going to applaud at the end of the show,” says McNeill. “I think it will be well received. But with heavy hearts.” n God’s Country • May 25-June 10; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, • $20 • Stage Left • 108 W. Third • spokanestageleft.org • 838-9727

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to help you chart your course for Volume (June 1-2). But don’t worry if you’re a more casual music fan. Volume is for you, too. The principle of discovery — of exploring new music, new genres, new corners of downtown — is at the heart of the festival. So, it’s OK if you don’t know everything about Wild Ones, Super Sparkle, Mama Doll, All Star Opera and Jenny Don’t & The Spurs. Soon, you will. In the meantime, we have a one-page beginner’s guide (page 15) to get you going. By the end of Volume, you’ll be tired, exhilarated, maybe hungover and probably in love with your new favorite band. You can thank us later.

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Broncho hails from Norman, Oklahoma, the same city that gave us the Flaming Lips.

The Lineup ADVERTISEMENT ROCK This unGoogleable Seattle band is made up of modern punks (including members of Vacant Life, Big Bite and Nasti), but their shaggy sound is decidedly retro. Advertisement’s unabashed love for classic ’70s rock comes through so clearly, you may find yourself rolling to the gig in head-to-toe denim in an airbrushed windowless van. Far out. Sat, June 2, 7:15 pm, Big Dipper ALL STAR OPERA HIP-HOP/SOUL These six homies out of Seattle make bohemian hip-hop with the attitude that no one member of the group is greater than the whole. Made up of two MCs and a four-piece band, they like to play around with dynamic composition and wrap listeners up in warm soundscapes. Sat, June 2, 11:15 pm, Red Room Lounge BAD MOTIVATOR ROCK Formerly known as the Static Tones, this new band has been reformatted by musician Ian Nelson into a hard-rocking four-piece, and they recently played their first show. Their name might be Star Wars-inspired, but the music isn’t: It’s heavy riffage with surfy influences, augmented by out-ofthe-garage fuzz. Sat, June 2, 11:15 pm, Mootsy’s

BAD YOSHI HIP-HOP This Seattle hip-hop trio has shared stages with Joey Bada$$, Lil Uzi Vert and Gucci Mane, swapping rapid-fire rhymes over hardhitting beats that lend themselves to explosive live shows. They consider themselves “an intergalactic musical entity, an idea and a lifestyle all in one,” but mostly what you need to know is they’re a must-see for hip-hop fans. Fri, June 1, 7 pm, Washington Cracker Building BALONELY ROCK Norman Robbins’ songwriting talents continue to progress with this garage-rock ensemble, adding his mom Kristin Robbins on bass and drummer Cody Brooks. His crooning reminds you of vintage art-rock while also offering a stripped-down intimacy that feels like the backing to one of your favorite movies. Friday, June 1, 10:30 pm, Berserk BAR TALK ROCK Four-piece straightforward rock bands are more rarity than rule anymore, making Bar Talk’s approach a retro breath of fresh air. Monster-sized guitar riffs from Jason Overdorff propel the sound alongside a steady rhythm section (Taylor Roff on bass, Matthew

Woodworth on drums), while vocalist Kaylee Goins touches on a bluesy howl between joyful pop sing-alongs. Sat, June 2, 12:15 am, Mootsy’s BIG BITE ROCK “Big” is right. When it comes to sonics, this side project of Seattlebased musician Matt Berry sounds huger than the band actually is, pulsating, swirling noise-pop that you could argue has something of a psychedelic bent to it. Think the Jesus and Mary Chain or Ride — it’s pretty, but it’s also got fangs. Sat, June 2, 9:30 pm, the Observatory BLAKE BRALEY SOUL If you’ve ever seen Blake Braley work the stage during one of his weekly Zola gigs, you’ll know a couple of things: Dude’s got serious pipes, his backing band is tight, and they make quick work of originals and R&B classics you didn’t realize you wanted to hear covered. Fri, June 1, 8:15 pm, Big Dipper BLUES LAWYER INDIE-ROCK Oakland’s Blues Lawyer is a brand-new quartet that’s an outlet for members of some of the city’s already-established bands, including Preening and Mall Walk (who played

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a great set at last year’s Volume). Their debut LP Guess Work is jittery power-pop in the vein of the Feelies or the dB’s. Fri, June 1, 10 pm, the Observatory BOYS NIGHT ROCK The new project for local stalwart Miles Martin sounds exactly like what its name implies: This garagerock band is a group of dudes looking to grip it and rip it, man. Be sure to have your chosen tallboy swill in hand when the boys go on stage and let loose. Sat, June 2, 8:15 pm, Big Dipper BRONCHO INDIE-POP This quartet from Norman, Oklahoma, the same city that birthed the Flaming Lips, writes the kind of insistent, earworm-y melodies that make every song sound like a hit single. Their tunes have been featured in prominent ad campaigns for Cartoon Network and HBO, and they translated that exposure into a gig opening for Queens of the Stone Age last year. Fri, June 1, 10:15 pm, Red Room Lounge BROTHA NATURE HIP-HOP Eli Dyer is a one-man band meant for this millennium. The MC handles lyrical contortions, beat-

boxing, trumpets, guitars and other instruments seamlessly, while also crafting a compelling song. The live looping maestro ensnares audiences with his brand of hip-hop and wrangles in some EDM lovers to bob along with his builds. Sat, June 2, 10:15 pm, Red Room Lounge BUFFALO JONES ROCK This long-running Spokane quartet delivers exactly what rock fans are looking for: strong hooks, excellent vocal harmonies, soaring guitar solos and lyrics that lean toward relationships, good and bad. The professionalism of their recordings carries over to the stage, with an added dose of spontaneity and humor. Sat, June 2, 6:15 pm, nYne CASUAL HEX POST-PUNK Eleven songs in 21 minutes. That’s the run time of Zig Zag Lady Illusion, the new album from rising post-punkers Casual Hex. The Seattle trio expertly walks a tricky line between tightly wound and off the rails, using prickly guitars, rat-tat-tat rhythms, relentless dissonance and snarled vocals. It’s somehow unnerving and approachable at the same time. Fri, June 1, 9 pm, the Observatory ...continued page 7

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The Helio Sequence FRONTMAN BRANDON SUMMERS ON CREATIVITY, PHILOSOPHY AND SPIRIT ANIMALS

ithin Portland’s ever-evolving music scene, the Helio Sequence is a constant, comforting presence. Formed in 1999, the duo — Brandon Summers (vocals/guitars) and Benjamin Weikel (drums/keys) — has released six albums of shimmering, shoegaze-y electro-poprock, each one a thoughtful and well-constructed step forward from its predecessor. The band’s sixth album (2015’s The Helio Sequence) is its first and only self-titled effort so far, and with good reason: “When we looked at the process after pulling together the songs, we realized it was a lot about trusting ourselves, flowing with our creative instincts and being in the moment,” Summers says via email. “Rather than make up some kind of fancy name for it like ‘music for self-actualization’ or ‘reflections on sonic creation,’ we figured The Helio Sequence would work well. Ha.” Here’s more of our conversation with Summers, edited lightly for space and clarity. VOLUME: For the last album, you recorded 26 songs and then distributed them to friends and family to have them vote on their favorite 10. Did you learn anything from that process that you may apply in the future? BRANDON SUMMERS: Absolutely. Working quickly was an encouraging affirmation of trusting our instincts and at the same time resisting the urge to self-edit or stifle ideas before they’ve had the chance to grow into something. It’s helped me to feel less precious about songwriting and less likely to stop myself if something isn’t going exactly as I planned. It’s tempered a lot of the doublethink. And going with the “first idea, best idea” approach has helped both of us

to streamline our work, which is something we’ve had a difficult time with in the past and has led to us taking forever to make music. We’ve been doing lots of work recording and mixing other bands and composing for commercial projects and working quickly has been critical in keeping momentum and growing in those areas. We actually find ourselves liking deadlines these days! Next year is 20 years of the Helio Sequence. What has been the driving philosophy behind the band? The driving philosophy has always been evolution and change. Growing our sound along with our always-developing understanding and love of music. In honor of the Volume festival, who played the loudest set you’ve ever seen? It was one of the first years that we played SXSW (early 2000s?) and we were wandering around the streets of Austin when we heard a rumbling coming from a record store. Curious, we walked inside the door to see a huge stack of Marshalls turned up to 11 and our minds were blown when we realized it was J Mascis and his band in full glory doing an in-store performance. We watched the whole set in a state of blaring, blissed-out awe. If the Helio Sequence was an animal, what animal would it be? Definitely a Totoro Forest Spirit. Somewhat elusive and vaguely mystical, yet earthly and affable. Unpredictable and magical, yet always there for you when you need them. And we like naps, hugs and generally howling at the moon. n

The City Hall CATASTROPHE ROCK Singer-songwriter Eliza Johnson has played within a quartet with Violet Catastrophe, as a solo artist under the moniker Eliza Catastrophe, and now she’s just plain Catastrophe. Having formed a trio with local stalwarts Ben Jennings and Cody Brooks, Johnson’s songs remain clever and self-effacing, with interesting melodies beneath those sharp lyrics. Sat, June 2, 6:45 pm, Washington Cracker Building CATHEDRAL PEARLS POP-ROCK Max Harnishfeger’s rock ’n’ roll fantasies find an outlet in Cathedral Pearls, his outfit with husband and wife duo Caleb and Karli Ingersoll. Cinematic guitar-scapes, rollicking toms, big sky synth pads — the proof is in the production. This is the sound of a band in a groove. Sat, June 2, 7:15 pm, nYne CHRIS MOLITOR FOLK A welcome transplant from California, Chris Molitor’s brand of folk-pop is a welcome addition to an ever-growing subgenre of Pacific Northwest music. His jangly guitar and percussion-fueled Americana offers an authenticity and familiarity, whether it’s on a stage or through your speakers on a summer night

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THE CITY HALL ROCK This pop-rock group started in Bellingham and now lives in Seattle, so it’s no surprise that their music is distinctly Pacific Northwest. Their early stuff features bendy, chiming guitars and soaring melodies. More recent songs have an overcast singsong vibe. According to Bandcamp, an album is coming soon. If the preview tracks are any indication, it’ll be a charmer. Sat, June 2, 7:30 pm, the Bartlett

DEER INSTRUMENTAL-ROCK Listening to the four men in Deer construct their songs via delicate passages that build through guitar-driven crescendos into massive emotional sonic geysers of rock excellence, it reminds one of some Spinal Tap lyrics (odd, considering Deer is an all-instrumental band): “That’s the majesty of rock! And the fantasy of roll!” Deer’s got both. Fri, June 1, 8:15 pm, Red Room Lounge

CLARKO PUNK There’s not much about Clarko on the internet. There are some Facebook event pages for shows with some good bands — the Wimps, Bad Boyfriends, the Trashies, Casual Hex — and that’s it. They’re a punk act, but too punk (or maybe just too new) for a Bandcamp or Facebook page. Embrace the mystery. Fri, June 1, 6:15, Baby Bar

DJ C-MAD DJ One of nYne’s resident spinners, DJ C-Mad is a pre-eminent dancefloor filler. He leans heavily toward Top 40 bangers, which will transition seamlessly into the occasional retro-pop jam. Sat, June 2, 11 pm, nYne

COLLATE PUNK This three-member punk band out of Portland makes super-catchy, lo-fi punk, and it’s a whole lot of fun. Expect simple but dark basslines, scratchy stabs of guitar and a mix of

DJ CROQUET DJ Awash in synths and driven by insistent beats, DJ Croquet (aka Matt Newkirk) plays dual roles as party starter and pop curator. He mixes snatches of artists you know — Tiga, Beck, Phoenix — with classic club beats. Fri, June 1, and Sat, June 2, 10 pm both nights, Baby Bar ...continued page 9

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Jenny Don’t & The Spurs DJ SOUL1 DJ Another nYne stalwart, DJ Soul1 is all about classic rap and R&B, his sets brimming with familiar hip-hop samples and the occasional sing-along chorus. Can you kick it? Yes, you can. Fri, June 1, 10:30 pm, nYne; Sat, June 2, 1 am, Red Room Lounge DJ UNIFEST DJ Matt Bogue knows how to get a room moving. The drummer-turnedDJ incorporates everything from oldschool hip-hop to electro-fueled dance tunes when he gets ready to rock a crowd. Fri, June 1, and Sat, June 2, 6:30 pm and in between sets both nights, Red Room Lounge DJX2050 DJ The vinyl maestro also known as DJX2050 got his start in Cheney, and now he’s spinning regularly around the Pacific Northwest. “Do what you love, love what you do,” proclaims his website, and you’ll feel that during his sets. Fri, June 1, 5 pm, Washington Cracker Building DONNA DONNA BLUES-ROCK Donna Donna is a local two-piece with a massive sound, as indebted to the blues-rock clambering of early White Stripes as the frantic punk roarings of Patti Smith. Frontwoman Lindsay Johnston’s knack for writing killer hooks keeps every moment blistering, sumptuous and razor sharp. Fri, June 1, 9:15 pm, Red Room Lounge DRUNK ON FALSE ENLIGHTENMENT ELECTRONIC The term “experimen-

tal” (in music anyway) has graduated from derogatory to Top 40 to meaningless in a world of micro scenes and subgenres. But if menacing electronic drones, clanging cymbals, bottomof-the-well sonics and glitchy tranceinducing rhythms are your bag, dare to get Drunk on False Enlightenment. Everybody’s doing it. Sat, June 2, 6:30 pm, Baby Bar EXZAC CHANGE & MATISSE HIP-HOP OK, so white rappers based out of Seattle aren’t a novelty anymore, but this stoned, laidback, ubercool hip-hop duo make Macklemore sound like Donny Osmond. They’re legit. “We smoke some shit, then write some shit,” says a part of their self-imposed “mantra.” So light up, and then listen up. Fri, June 1, 6 pm, Washington Cracker Building FAKE NEWS ROCK One of the few good things inspired by the language from the current presidential administration, Fake News’ music traffics in irrefutable truths. Dabbling in the prog-rock and psychedelia of yesteryear, this rising Spokane act carves out plenty of space to let audiences belt their hooks along with them, thanks to their contemporary sensibilities. Fri, June 1, 7:15 pm, Baby Bar FAT LADY BLUES-ROCK There’s a certain bliss to be found when you’re in a shoulderto-shoulder crowd watching Fat Lady, a group of vetted musicians bringing down the house with intricate musi-

cal partnership and blazing solos. The psychedelic and blues-rock ensemble inspires dancing and free-spirited adulation during their sets of originals and covers. Fri, June 1, 6:30 pm, nYne FEED ROCK Feed is a hyper-mega-superpower trio, and their philosophy is summed up nicely on the Help Yourself Records page: “There’s something to be said for subtlety, no doubt. But sometimes subtleties turn to missed opportunities.” Translated into sonic terms, that means Feed is all about big hairy guitar riffs, animal-style drums and heavy psychedelic freakouts. Fri, June 1, 9:30 pm, Berserk FLEE THE CENTURY ROCK The members of Flee the Century are scattered — one lives in Spokane, one in Philly, another in Portland — but their aggressive, synth-driven sound remains constant. According to their social media, they’ve been pretty much defunct since their original run from 2003 to 2008, “but we can still play if you’d like?” Yeah. We’d like. Sat, June 2, 10:15 pm, Big Dipper GEN POP PUNK A fast, crunchy four-piece band out of Olympia, Gen Pop plays with a feverish energy, makes excellent use of unsettling dissonance and is prone to making startling transitions midsong. Expect them to raise an almighty ruckus and get plenty weird. Sat, June 2, 8:30 pm, Baby Bar GREAT SPIDERS ROCK Regardless of the lineup that’s back-

Indian Goat ing him, Great Spiders frontman and songwriter Omar Schambacher is a ball of unpredictable energy on stage. You never quite know which direction he’ll go, and his songs follow suit: They flirt with singer-songwriter pop, ’60s psych-rock and twisty, Built to Spillstyle jams. Sat, June 2, 10 pm, Berserk GUN OUTFIT INDIE-ROCK The L.A.-based Gun Outfit play what they call “Western Expanse,” and to listen to their fifth full-length album, Out of Range, is to understand what that means. While lyrics tackle the Orpheus myth, Dutch Renaissance artist Bruegel the Elder and the damages and delights of drugs, the sound veers from hazy, warped cosmic country to ethereal, drone-y alt-rock. Sat, June 2, 10:30 pm, the Observatory THE HELIO SEQUENCE INDIE-ROCK Benjamin Weikel and Brandon Summers have been playing together as the Helio Sequence since the late ’90s, and that time has allowed them to fall into a comfortable groove. Their sound is bigger and more expansive than you’d expect from just two guys, synthy drones that swirl and bounce and tie themselves into knots. There’s definitely more than meets the eye. Sat, June 2, 11 pm, Washington Cracker Building THE HOLY BROKE FOLK Before the Holy Broke sang the “Roadsick Blues,” the holy goof — Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road — lived them. The band’s founder Kent Ueland must have, too,

if his songs of sweat and sorrow are the measure of experience. What’s that sound, you say? It’s a lonely motel room in his smoky warble. Sat, June 2, 9:30 pm, the Bartlett INDIAN GOAT ROCK Garrett Zanol and Travis Tveit, the two dudes behind Indian Goat, have developed a serious fan base in only a short amount of time. When you see them live, you’ll understand why: They deliver monster riffs that’ll be bouncing around in your head days after you first hear them. Fri, June 1, 11:30 pm, Red Room Lounge JENNY DON’T & THE SPURS COUNTRY This Portland quartet is the perfect match for anyone with a love for Hank and Patsy, though they also bring outlaw country and roots-rock vibes. They clearly know the Sun Records catalog. Featuring a couple guys you might know from punk legends Wipers, Jenny Don’t & the Spurs were recently nominated for Band of the Year at the 2018 Ameripolitan Awards. Fri, June 1, 8:30 pm, nYne KARATE CHAD ELECTRONIC One of the best things about the advancements in music production is the possibility for artists to make the best with what they have. Karate Chad is one of them, a producer who flourishes with his set of tools, combining electronic dream-pop with post-punk and shoegaze guitars and backed by blissful visual projections. Sat, June 2, 9 pm, Berserk ...continued page 11

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Maps & Atlases FOUR QUESTIONS FOR FRONTMAN DAVE DAVISON

ometimes you can draw a short, straight line between two albums from the same band. That’s not the case for Maps & Atlases — not right now, at least. The veteran Chicago rock band’s new album Lightlessness Is Nothing New (out June 1 on Barsuk Records) comes at the end of a long and winding road that began in 2012, when frontman Dave Davison’s father died just before the release of Maps & Atlases’ promising sophomore effort, Beware & Be Grateful. Grieving the loss of his dad and struggling with anxiety, Davison started working on Lightlessness as a solo album before bringing in in-demand producer Scott Solter, known for his work with Spoon and the Mountain Goats, among others. “He has very strong musical instincts that helped take the music in sonic directions that it wouldn’t have gone working with anyone else,” Davison says. “Scott also has a deep knowledge of records and exposed me to a lot of music I hadn’t heard before.” With Solter pushing Davison out of his comfort zone, drummer Chris Hainey and bassist Shiraz Dada joined the process, transforming the album from solo work to full-blown Maps & Atlases album. The band’s sonic hallmarks are all over Lightlessness: vibrant melodies, zigzagging rhythms, off-kilter grooves and a buzzy funk influence not often heard in indie rock. Imagine Talking Heads and TV on the Radio spending an afternoon together flipping through psych-prog-pop records and shopping for 21st century gear and you’re in the right (heavenly) mindstate. Here’s more of our conversation with Davison, edited lightly for space and clarity.

VOLUME: Lightlessness Is Nothing New is your first release since former guitarist Erin Elders left the band in 2015. How did his absence influence this album? DAVE DAVISON: Touring as a three-piece has been a very interesting experience that has allowed us to experiment with different spatial relationships between instruments. With two guitars in the band, there is an emphasis on being locked in for harmonies, but playing as a three-piece has been a fun challenge to reimagine our live dynamic and has enabled us to be more loose than we have been previously. Next year is 15 years of Maps & Atlases. What has been the driving philosophy behind the band? I think that we’ve tried to continuously make music that is both experimental and new, while at the same time meaningful and fun. Spokane’s motto is “Creative by Nature.” What’s the most creative “venue” Maps & Atlases has ever played? That is tough! We have played so many unusual spaces, especially when we were first touring and playing mostly nontraditional venues. But most of them were basements, living rooms and/or art galleries, so structurally I guess they were pretty normal. We played at an ice cream shop, which is unusual but was awesome. We’ve been lucky enough to play in a lot of inspired artistic spaces, notably the Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, which was designed by Frank Gehry. If Maps & Atlases was an animal, what animal would it be? Possum. America’s only marsupial. n

KarmaKnows KARMAKNOWS HIP-HOP Hailing from the Tri-Cities, rapper KarmaKnows (real name: Kyle Schmoetzer) has opened for the likes of Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and Ryan Caraveo, who’s also on the Volume lineup. His recent EP Sugar is earthy, confident and slightly druggy, with the occasional reverb-y guitar and ghostly saxophone making an appearance. Fri, June 1, 8:50 pm, Washington Cracker Building KING SKELLEE HIP-HOP Born and bred in Spokane, rapper King Skellee (full name: King Skellee the Great; real name: Darian Blakemore) is one of the city’s talented young MCs. “Trying to put my city on the map,” he says on his SoundCloud

profile, and if some of his slick verses take hold, it could happen. Fri, June 1, 8 pm, Washington Cracker Building KUNG FU VINYL SOUL The band formerly known as KALAJ now has this kick-ass moniker. The psych-soul ensemble still breaks genre barriers and fills dancefloors with transfixing, psychedelic guitar play. Their jazzy hip-hop infusion is sure to get you moving, and each song’s swell will have you blindly — and happily — following the group’s cues. Sat, June 2, 12:15 am, Red Room Lounge LAMINATES ROCK What’s left to say with a Marshall half stack? Enter Laminates. The

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local trio’s single “Black Sheets,” released last Christmas, conjures Jet riffs and Jay Reatard’s Ramones homages, but still casts its own shadow. “Nothing is the way it was back then,” spews singer Chris Pierce in a guttural growl. Can’t argue with that. Sat, June 2, 10:15 pm, Mootsy’s THE LAVENDER FLU PSYCH-ROCK After playing wild-eyed punk with the Hunches and the Hospitals, Chris Gunn started recording at home over many years. The result is the Lavender Flu’s mind-bending 2016 album Heavy Air, a 30-track tour through psych-rock, frazzled twang, woozy pop, gnarled noise and beyond. It’s more than an album: It’s an analog dream state worth getting lost in. Sat,

June 2, 12:30 am, the Observatory LAVOY INDIE-POP Formed in Alaska in 2007, Lavoy picked up and moved to Spokane about five years ago, bringing along a knack for insistent, synth-driven indie-pop. This year they’ll release their second EP, produced by Casey Bates (Portugal. The Man, INXS), and new songs like “Have It All” are sure to pack the dancefloor. Sat, June 2, 8:45 pm, Washington Cracker Building MAIDENHAIR ELECTRONIC The newest venture of former Hooves and Space Movies bassist Alex Moe is among his most experimental work to date, but it also might be his most hypnotizing and

approachable. Sitting at the controls of several pieces of wicked music technology, his fascination with sound manipulation has only gotten deeper and more entrancing. Fri, June 1, 8:30 pm, Berserk MALA VIDA PUNK The acidic blast of Spanish noise punks Mala Vida is potentially Volume’s most CBGB-friendly attraction, balancing angular aggression with whip-smart songwriting. With plenty of piss and vinegar to go around, Mala Vida eats tension for breakfast and toys with an entire record’s worth of furious sound exploration at a breakneck pace. Fri, June 1, 10:15 pm, Mootsy’s ...continued page 19

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WASHINGTON CRACKER BLDG 304 W Pacific Ave; all-ages 5 pm • DJ X2050 6 pm • ExZac Change & Matisse 7 pm • Bad Yoshi 8 pm • Skellee 8:50 pm • KarmaKnows 10 pm • Ryan Caraveo

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In advance, two-day wristbands are $25. If you wait until Friday, June 1, the price for a weekend pass is $35 — if they don’t sell out before then; one-nightonly passes will be available for $20. On Saturday, June 2, one-day passes will be sold for $20.

HOW DO I BUY A WRISTBAND NOW?

• ONLINE: Buy tickets at Volume.inlander.com/ tickets, and pick them up at the festival. On Friday, pick up your tickets outside the Washington Cracker Building (304 W. Pacific Ave.) from 4:30 to 9 pm. On Saturday, you can pick up tickets at the same location, 4:30 to 8 pm. Don’t miss those pick-up times! • IN PERSON: You can buy Volume passes at Global Credit Union locations, Paper and Cup (in Kendall Yards) and at Resurrection Records.

SATURDAY JUNE 2 BABY BAR

827 W 1st Ave; all-ages until 9 pm 6:30 pm • Drunk on False Enlightenment 7:30 pm • Supercrush 8:30 pm • Gen Pop 10 pm • DJ Croquet

BERSERK

125 S Stevens St 9 pm • Karate Chad 10 pm • Great Spiders 11 pm • The Misty Mountain Pony Club

RED ROOM LOUNGE

521 W Sprague Ave 6:30 pm • DJ Unifest 8:15 pm • Mama Doll 9:15 pm • Super Sparkle 10:15 pm • Brotha Nature 11:15 pm • All Star Opera 12:15 am • Kung Fu Vinyl 1 am • DJ Soul1

THE BARTLETT

228 W Sprague Ave; all-ages 6:30 pm • Pat McHenry 7:30 pm • The City Hall 8:30 pm • Wild Ones 9:30 pm • The Holy Broke 10:30 pm • Chris Molitor

THE BIG DIPPER

MOOTSY’S

406 W Sprague Ave 9:15 pm • Meat Sweats 10:15 pm • Laminates 11:15 pm • Bad Motivator 12:15 am • Bar Talk

171 S Washington St; all-ages 7:15 pm • Advertisement 8:15 pm • Boys Night 9:15 pm • Summer in Siberia 10:15 pm • Flee the Century

THE OBSERVATORY

NYNE BAR & BISTRO

232 W Sprague Ave 6:15 pm • Buffalo Jones 7:15 pm • Cathedral Pearls 8:15 pm • Trego 9:45 pm • Marshall McLean and the Holy Rollers 11 pm • DJ C-Mad

15 S Howard St 9:30 pm • Big Bite 10:30 pm • Gun Outfit 11:30 pm • Wind Hotel 12:30 am • The Lavender Flu

WASHINGTON CRACKER BLDG 304 W Pacific Ave; all-ages 6:45 pm • Catastrophe 7:45 pm • Nat Park and the Tunnels of Love 8:45 pm • Lavoy 9:45 pm • Maps & Atlases 11 pm • The Helio Sequence

I ALREADY BOUGHT MY WRISTBAND...

PICK-UP AT THE FESTIVAL: On Friday, pick up your tickets outside the Washington Cracker Building (304 W. Pacific) from 4:30 to 9 pm. On Saturday, pick up tickets at the same location, 4:30 to 8 pm.

HOW DO I GET FROM VENUE TO VENUE?

Well, use your own two feet. Or, better yet, hop a free ride on the Spokane Party Bus, which will be circulating between venues.

WHAT IF…?

... A PERFORMER I WANT TO SEE CANCELS: We will do our best to notify everyone of any schedule changes, but lineups are subject to change, at any time, without notice. All sales are final. …. I HAVE UNDERAGE KIDS: Well, several of the venues welcome festival-goers of all ages, and kids 12 and under are free, provided they are accompanied by an adult with a festival pass.

CONNECT WITH VOLUME Share your thoughts on the music, offer tips on what fellow festival-goers should check out, and give the world a peek at your awesome photos of the festivities. We’ll be letting people know about any last-minute changes, sharing our photographers’ shots and more through both Inlander and Volume’s social media. Hit us up! Twitter: @TheInlander, @volumespokane #Volume 2018 #INVolume Instagram: @TheInlander @volumespokane Facebook: The Inlander, Volume: Inlander Music Festival

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CHRIS MOLITOR Sat, June 2, 10:30 pm, the Bartlett KRISTEN BLACK PHOTO

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Expert Advice RYKER BEARD Volume booker

Bad Yoshi

Volume for Dummies

ou might be wondering, “What exactly is Volume?” So glad you asked! It’s a two-day music festival taking place at various downtown venues on June 1 and 2, with a lineup covering a broad range of genres and featuring bands both local and touring. We like to think we offer a little something for everyone. If you’re a Volume newbie — or a music festival neophyte — we’ve done our best to make it a bit easier for you. Do you…

…WANT A LITTLE TWANG?

Then nYne Bar and Bistro on Friday night is the place to be, starting at 7:30 pm with TRAVESURA, followed by JENNY DON’T AND THE SPURS (8:30 pm) and local favorites SILVER TREASON (9:30 pm). On Saturday, also at nYne, don’t miss TREGO (8:15 pm) and MARSHALL McLEAN AND THE HOLY ROLLERS (9:45 pm), both of whom tip their Stetsons to country and folk sounds.

Emerging hip-hop artist and newcomer to Volume, KarmaKnows might be the antidote needed to jumpstart summer. His unique blended of hip-hop and R&B off of his recently released project Sugar will have you singing, dancing and wanting more.

KARLI INGERSOLL Bartlett owner and Volume poster show coordinator Wild Ones is one of my favorite live bands. They have a really creative energy and dynamic live show. It’s a mix of rock, synth, dancey grooves and dreamy textures.

CONNOR DINNISON Inlander contributor The Lavender Flu conjure forth strange brews of sensual ephemera — a minute-and-a-half of LSD-induced paranoia, kaleidoscopic lens flares, a barstool epiphany lost in the ether. The bombast is earnest, the pretense is nil, the weirdness is intoxicating. You’d never guess the band is from Portland.

JORDAN SATTERFIELD Inlander contributor I’m really excited for Saturday’s first show, Drunk on False Enlightenment. Sean Glasow is an absolute wizard at the boards, making fascinating sound clashes that are really hypnotic. I saw him play a show in a basement once and it was virtually life changing.

…LIKE OLD-SCHOOL ROCK?

BLAKE BRALEY (Friday at 8:15 pm, Big Dipper) leans more toward classic R&B than rock, but he’ll appeal to anyone who likes anything retro. Meanwhile, BUFFALO JONES (Saturday at nYne, 6:15 pm) are influenced by 1970s album rock; NAT PARK AND THE TUNNELS OF LOVE (Saturday at the Washington Cracker Building, 7:45 pm) worship at the altars of Little Richard and Chuck Berry; BAR TALK (Saturday at Mootsy’s, 12:15 am) is the kind of rock ’n’ roll quartet that’s perfect for grooving with a beer in hand.

…ENJOY HIP-HOP?

Friday night at the Washington Cracker Building is a one-stop hip-hop shop. Starting at 6 pm with Seattle duo EXZAC CHANGE AND MATISSE, the evening rolls on with BAD YOSHI (7 pm), SKELLEE (8 pm), KARMAKNOWS (8:50 pm) and RYAN CARAVEO (10 pm). On Saturday, head to the Red Room for BROTHA NATURE (10:15 pm), ALL STAR OPERA (11:15 pm) and KUNG FU VINYL (12:15 am), who all experiment with hip-hop sounds.

PATRICK KENDRICK Volume program director In all honesty I know very little about Great Spiders, but to me that is the point of Volume — getting a taste of something, then fully discovering them live. Their Facebook page lists them as “Kurt Cobain and Dad style ‘Blues,’” which leads me to believe they make music specifically for me. Dad jokes aside, I am really drawn to the seamless yet messy transitions from one style to the next, hints of artistic sarcasm and wise, natural songwriting.

…LOVE SYNTHS?

BEN SALMON Inlander contributor I’ve lived in the Northwest for years. I pay pretty close attention to the regional music scene. I’m a power-pop obsessive. So I don’t know how I missed the existence of Supercrush, but I’m glad I don’t have to live any longer without them in my life. The Seattle-based band has only four 7-inch records to its name, but each of those eight songs is a slice of pitch-perfect power-pop: strummy and crunchy and dreamy and catchy in all the right ways. Unfamiliar names in festival lineups usually end up being a decent way to kill an hour. Not this time. This time, I found a new favorite band.

In that case, we recommend all the bands taking the Bartlett’s stage on Friday, including VALEN (7 pm), MINI MURDERS (9 pm) and WATER MONSTER (10 pm). And don’t skip out on the back-toback dancy goodness of SUMMER IN SIBERIA (9:15 pm) and FLEE THE CENTURY (10:15 pm) at the Big Dipper on Saturday.

…PREFER PUNK?

Get your head banging on at the Observatory on Friday night, where COLLATE (8 pm) and CASUAL HEX (9 pm) are turning things up to 11. When they’re done, hop over to Mootsy’s for a set by MALA VIDA (10:15), then put an ice pack on your sore neck.

…WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY?

A bunch of our venues are closing out both nights of Volume with DJ sets: DJ CROQUET at Baby Bar (10 pm, both nights); DJ SOUL1 (Friday at 10:30 pm) and DJ C-MAD (Saturday at 11 pm) at nYne; and DJ UNIFEST at Red Room (6:30 pm and in between sets both nights at Red Room Lounge).

DAN NAILEN Inlander culture editor The name was unfamiliar, but when I noticed a couple of folks from legendary Northwest bands like Wipers and Pierced Arrows playing in the band, I pointed my ears toward Jenny Don’t and the Spurs. And I loved what I heard — some genuine old-school country sounds led by Jenny Connors’ killer voice. A little bit outlaw, a little bit retro, a whole lot of fun.

NATHAN WEINBENDER Inlander music editor Every time I check out a project by local Norman Robbins, I come away impressed. BaLonely might be my favorite thing he’s done so far. This pop trio soothes the jittery pent-up energy of his solo act Jan Francisco, but he’s still channeling the restlessness of Talking Heads and the laconic self-awareness of the Velvet Underground.

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DAN NAILEN is the culture editor for the Inlander. He’s previously written and edited for the Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City Weekly, Missoula Independent, Salt Lake Magazine and The Oregonian, on topics ranging from music and film to food and hard news. He grew up across the country in an Air Force family and studied at the University of Utah and University of Montana, where he got his master’s degree in journalism.

Friday

The Paranoyds

WE GOT DAN NAILEN TO SHARE HIS FRIDAY NIGHT ITINERARY

y approach to getting the most of out Volume is always the same: Make a plan to mix up awesome local bands I already like with out-of-town bands I’ve never seen, and be willing to throw it all away when someone gives you a hot tip or two. This year, add in the fact I have some friends visiting who’ve never explored Spokane, and there’s added incentive to bounce around often during Volume’s two nights. Here’s how it’s looking so far:

8:50 PM: If I can tear myself away from Jenny Don’t, I’m aiming to check out some of Tri-Cities rapper KARMAKNOWS at the Washington Cracker Building.

7:15 PM: I’m starting with some surfy indie-rock delivered by two men and their percussion-giving tape deck when RUNAWAY OCTOPUS plays the Big Dipper.

9:30 PM: Man, this is a lot of running around, but my visiting country-loving friends need an earful of Spokane’s SILVER TREASON for sure, and they’re just up Sprague at nYne, so we’re hustling there for some of their set.

8:15 PM: I’ll be sure to get to Baby Bar a little early for THE PARANOYDS, because Baby Bar fills up quick (and I might need a quick taco to carry through the next couple hours). L.A. garage-pop with ladies on lead vox, Paranoyds are def one of my must-sees. 8:30 PM: Here’s hoping Paranoyds play some fast songs, ’cause I gotta bail for killer Portland honky-tonk crew JENNY DON’T & THE SPURS at nYne. Another one of my must-sees, given their tendency to sounds like old-school country I love, ala Patsy Cline and Hank Williams.

9:15 PM: The garage-blues of DONNA DONNA at Red Room Lounge should make for a nice aural-palate cleanser after some sampled beats with the hip-hop. The ferocious duo offers instant fun.

10 PM: Happily, the cool pop of WATER MONSTER is happening right next door at the Bartlett. 11 PM: We won’t go quietly into the night, though, because among the rock goodies at the Observatory on Friday, I definitely want to catch Spokane’s PERU RESH. n

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NATHAN WEINBENDER is the Inlander’s music and film editor. He comes to the paper from the Spokesman-Review, where he contributed music and culture stories to the newspaper’s features section. He is also a film critic for Spokane Public Radio, where he has co-hosted the weekly film review show Movies 101 since 2011.

Boys Night

Saturday ... AND NATHAN WEINBENDER DID THE SAME, BUT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT

he second day of any festival is tougher than the first. You’re either tired (and maybe a little hungover), or you’re playing catchup if you slacked the evening before. Because I want to see as many bands as possible, I’m aiming for the latter, which requires a lot of running around. I’m embracing variety over convenience. It sounds exhausting, but I keep telling myself I need the exercise anyway, though I’m sure I’ll eventually summon a chariot in the form of a cab or the Spokane Party Bus. 7:30 PM: I’ll start off at Baby Bar, where I can nurse a beer before the crowds get too hectic. A bonus: Seattle’s SUPERCRUSH will also be there. They play power-pop indebted to acts like Teenage Fanclub and Redd Kross, which is right up my alley. 8:15 PM: The very second Supercrush put down their guitars, I’m hoofing it to the Big Dipper, where the new local act BOYS NIGHT is playing. I’ve always liked the funny, self-deprecating pop of singer-songwriter Miles Martin, and I’m looking forward to finally catching his latest project.

9:15 PM: I’m giving myself a little more time to mosey back to the center of downtown to watch SUPER SPARKLE at the Red Room Lounge. I’ve seen them a couple times before, but not in awhile, and they’re just too damn fun to pass up. 9:45 PM: OK, so maybe I’ll have to duck out a bit early, but I really don’t want to miss Chicago’s MAPS & ATLASES at the Washington Cracker Building. I once saw them do an acoustic set in a record store, but I’ve never had the chance to see them in full band mode. 10:30 PM: This is the part of the night when that Lyft app will come in handy, because I’ll be bouncing around the city like a drunken pinball. I’ll get to the Observatory right as GUN OUTFIT starts: I’m curious to see how their loose-limbed alt-folk translates to a live setting. 11 PM: And then back to the Washington Cracker Building I go, as I realize I’m definitely sleeping in on Sunday morning. I’ve been a fan of THE HELIO SEQUENCE for a while but have never caught a show, so it’s time to remedy that. And with another year’s Volume in the books, I order Ubereats on my Lyft ride home. n

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MAMA DOLL FOLK Spokane loves Mama Doll. Go to any of their shows and you’ll encounter just as many die-hards as new converts. The quartet has gone through a few lineup changes since forming in 2013, but former Terrible Buttons member Sarah Berentson has been the driving creative force, producing hauntingly beautiful, delicately-harmonized folk balladry. Sat, June 2, 8:15 pm, Red Room Lounge MAPS & ATLASES INDIE-ROCK Since forming in the early 2000s, the cultishly adored Chicago math-rock quartet Maps & Atlases has released two full-lengths and a handful of EPs of impeccably structured and ever-shifting songs. It’s been eight years since we’ve been graced with new material; good thing, then, that their next LP Lightlessness Is Nothing New drops the same weekend as their Volume set. Sat, June 2, 9:45 pm, Washington Cracker Building MARSHALL McLEAN & THE HOLY ROLLERS AMERICANA Spokane’s very own Marshall McLean lays claim to a genre that’s very much a product of the area — Northwest Americanarock. Striving to write songs without pretension, his new backing band, the Holy Rollers, makes imaginative use of fuzzy filter treatments on acoustic instrumentation and McLean’s own distinctive picking style. Sat, June 2, 9:45 pm, nYne MEAT SWEATS ROCK Local singer-songwriter Tyler Aker has performed under several monikers over the years, and last year he played a raucous Mootsy’s set as his solo project Street Tang. It was funny, catchy and delightfully vulgar. He’s back again this year in the newly formed guitar-drum duo Meat Sweats, joined by Josh Jaklich on the skins. We’re pretty sure we’re gonna like it. Sat, June 2, 9:15 pm, Mootsy’s

MINI MURDERS PSYCH-ROCK This trio of guitarist Vaughn Wood, synthesizer maestro Tobias Hendrickson and drummer Nick Tibbetts released a lush 2017 EP, Driver, that was huge in every way. Full of epic hooks, the six songs might be labeled “psychrock” on Mini Murders’ SoundCloud page, but fans of pleasing pop and even prog will find plenty to love. Fri, June 1, 9 pm, the Bartlett

TOGETHER

MISTY MOUNTAIN PONY CLUB COUNTRY Sally Jablonsky and Milo Krims serve as the core of this band dedicated to what one might call “old-timey” tunes, full of tight harmonies and traditional sounds. Drawing on talented guests with various instrumental skills, you never know exactly what you’re going to get with Misty Mountain Pony Club, and we mean that in the best way. Sat, June 2, 11 pm, Berserk NAT PARK AND THE TUNNELS OF LOVE ROCK Nat Park and the Tunnels of Love will win points with countless nostalgic Spokanites based on their name alone, but it’s their energy that will keep people hooked. Fronted by the ever-dexterous lead howler Ryan Tucker, their traditional ’50s-inspired rock ’n’ roll is anchored by Gawain Fadeley’s virtuosic lead guitar. Sat, June 2, 7:45 pm, Washington Cracker Building NEWMAN DREAM-POP Newman might seem a deceiving name for this “goth dream pop duo.” It screams Seinfeld. But the band’s moody sound is more Twin Peaks Roadhouse than ’90s slap bass and sitcom hijinks. The group’s debut, an eerie twoand-a-half-minute dose of nostalgic melancholy for Volume 4 of the Bartlett Christmas compilation, speaks volumes. Fri, June 1, 8 pm, the Bartlett ...continued page 21

SHOUT-OUTS First off, thank you to the artists, venue owners and sponsors, including No Li Brewhouse, Hotel RL and, particularly, our presenting sponsor, Global Credit Union, who make it all possible. We also want to recognize those who toil mostly behind the scenes, including Program Director Patrick Kendrick and his team: Production Manager Shea Walser, and the talent buyers and consultants who helped to assemble this year’s incredible lineup, Jeff Glinski, Ryker Beard, Caleb Ingersoll and Karli Ingersoll. And from the Inlander, the creator and organizer of Volume, it requires a company-wide effort to pull off Spokane’s only multi-venue music festival in the heart of downtown.

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Pat McHenry THE PARANOYDS GARAGE-ROCK Retro-tinged garagerock your thing? You need to meet the Paranoyds. And you’ll have to do that in person, because the L.A. quartet largely eschews social media. They’ve built a following the old-fashioned way, delivering scintillating shows fueled by word-of-mouth buzz. Reverbsoaked guitars and echo-y female-led vocals evoke a hazy ’60s girl group, albeit one with a distinctly modern edge. Fri, June 1, 8:15 pm, Baby Bar PAT MCHENRY POP-ROCK Longtime Spokanites may remember Pat McHenry, a former local who won the Inlander’s Best Band competition in 2010 and 2011. These days, he calls Seattle home, where he’s cranking out a highly enjoy-

able blend of country, pop and rock. McHenry’s knack for a hook has landed his music on TV shows (like Cougar Town) and in ad campaigns. Sat, June 2, 6:30 pm, the Bartlett PERU RESH ROCK Itchy post-punk and hardcore fans rejoice: Peru Resh is here to tickle your Fugazi fancy. They got atonal riffs. They got vaguely violent album art. They got a song about Martha Moxley’s murder by golf club one night in 1975. They “got a little secret / nobody knows.” Except now you do. Fri, June 1, 11 pm, the Observatory RIK AND THE PIGS PUNK The Bandcamp page for this disheveled Olympia punk crew describes ’em as “the laziest delinquent

Rik and the Pigs sort of pig slobs ever born.” But crank up their new album A Child’s Gator and you’ll quickly realize the sloppiness is an act. Buzzsaw guitars, propulsive rhythms, a perfectly snotty singer: They’re tighter than some lame businessman’s buttoned-up collar. Fri, June 1, midnight, the Observatory RUNAWAY OCTOPUS SURF-ROCK There’s no fighting the future, and the boys in Runaway Octopus have embraced the coming automation age by including a machine — specifically a reel-to-reel full of percussive beats — as a third member alongside guitarist Isaac Murcar and bassist Michael Starry. The trio’s sound? Surfy garage-rock utterly pleasing to those with a taste

Seven Chains

for such things. Fri, June 1, 7:15 pm, Big Dipper RYAN CARAVEO HIP-HOP This Seattle rapper creates emotional, hook-filled tracks and visually arresting videos that have garnered millions of YouTube plays, and his songs have been streamed more than 56 million times across platforms. Caraveo is a vet of shows at Bumbershoot and Sasquatch, and Post Malone and Drake fans will for sure want to hit this like-minded set. Fri, June 1, 10 pm, Washington Cracker Building SENTIENT DIVIDE METAL Sentience. The machines come to life. They can feel things. They discover art and melody, music, study

Shostakovich, write symphonies. But reality sets in, and they grow cynical, invent weapons of mass violence and pollute the planet. This all unfolds while a metal record called Desertification by Sentient Divide spins ’round and ’round. Fri, June 1, 12:15 am, Mootsy’s SEVEN CHAINS METAL Seeping across state lines, this shadowy Coeur d’Alene trio sounds how burnt engine oil smells. Their stop-start dirges of moans and distortion are punishingly heavy, yet nimbly evolve across their epic run-times. Fear. A moonless night. Paranoia. Orcs. These things come to mind listening to Seven Chains. Fri, June 1, 9:15 pm, Mootsy’s ...continued on next page

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Stiff Love SILVER TREASON COUNTRY For anyone who likes twang of the old-school variety, this Spokane four-piece is gonna be right up your alley. Frontman Kevin Cameron, a local music stalwart, pens witty and catchy hootenannies about the classic country staples — you’ll be dancing one moment, cryin’ tears in your beer the next — assisted by Jamie Frost’s wicked pedal steel. Fri, June 1, 9:30 pm, nYne SOUL MAN BLACK GOTH-POP The death glam stylings of Soul Man Black (aka Dylan Black) are like a welcome gut-punch from a clenched fist full of glitter. He’s a tirelessly professional performance artist, resting enduring pop hooks on an immense gothic new wave backdrop, and staging one of the most dedicated live shows you’ll see all weekend. Fri, June 1, 6 pm, the Bartlett STIFF FISH PUNK Strap in when you’re in the pit at a Stiff Fish show. The Coeur d’Alene hardcore band functions at a frenetic, breakneck speed. Filled with plenty of sonic crunch and squeals, the instrumental band will at least give your neck a workout as you let loose along with their drums and basslines. Fri, June 1, 8:15 pm, Mootsy’s STIFF LOVE PUNK These four badass chicks out of

Olympia play fast and loose, delivering breathless two-minute garage-punk gems that only get faster and louder as they go on. They also seem to have a sense of humor, based on, you know, their band name. Fri, June 1, 11:15 pm, Mootsy’s SUMMER IN SIBERIA SYNTH-POP Combining traditional rock with synth-pop, Summer in Siberia represent the link between new wave sensibilities and more contemporary sounds, marrying pulsating synth lines with foot-stomping percussion. A night with Summer in Siberia promises one thing: a sweaty Spokane dance floor. Sat, June 2, 9:15 pm, Big Dipper SUPERCRUSH POP-ROCK The man behind this Seattle band, Mark Palm, cut his teeth in punk and metal bands. But somewhere along the line, he must’ve acquired a serious appreciation for Teenage Fanclub and Swervedriver, because Supercrush delivers more fuzzed-out guitar hooks than a well-stocked tackle box. It’s a sugar rush, and it feels so good. Sat, June 2, 7:30 pm, Baby Bar SUPER SPARKLE POP Resistance is futile when it comes to the soulful pop charms of this Spokane supergroup. Loaded with talented songwriters, Super Sparkle shows

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are like a perfect party, where everyone dances and leaves with a smile on their face after meeting some cool new people. Plus, confetti and backup dancers! Sat, 9:15 pm, Red Room Lounge

Valen rock and rootsy pop — and that’s why they decided to rebrand to Trego. Different name? Yeah. But the same rocksolid songs. Sat, June 2, 8:15 pm, nYne

SUS HIP-HOP This five-piece band out of Seattle plays jazz/indie/funk-inspired hip-hop. The lineup features former local Taylor Doran — who used put on a ton of art events in Spokane, including the Terrain-esque Halftone — and their as-yet-unreleased music is silky smooth and groovy. Fri, June 1, 9:15 pm, Big Dipper

VALEN DREAM POP The cover photo on Valen’s Facebook features a cassette tape of the Aimee Mann-fronted ’80s pop band ’Til Tuesday, which tells you what you need to know about her aesthetic. The L.A.-based singer-songwriter’s recent single “I’ll Be Waiting for You” is retro and contemporary at the same time, an aching, Lorde-esque ballad awash in warm synths. Fri, June 1, 7 pm, the Bartlett

TRAVESURA FOLK The Spanish word “travesura” translates as “mischief.” So, is this twangy, boot-stomping four-piece band out of Long Beach, California, mischievous? The jury’s still out on that, but the band is fronted by pro skateboarder Leo Romero, so maybe he’ll totally shred some gnarly rails during his Volume set. Fri, June 1, 7:30 pm, nYne

VERNITA AVENUE HIP-HOP/SOUL This new local group features members from Flying Spiders and Fat Lady, and this project blends the distinct sensibilities of both Spokane music scene favorites. You get a little hip-hop, a little rock, some R&B flavor: It’s a combination that suggests Vernita Avenue could win over as many fans as their predecessors. Fri, June 1, 10:15 pm, Big Dipper

TREGO ROCK If you include the word “folk” in your band name, you really can’t be shocked when people assume your band plays folk music. But Folkinception always stretched itself far beyond folk — into tuneful Americana, bluesy

WATER MONSTER ELECTRONIC Liquid electronics, slinky guitar and skittering beats abound on Water Monster’s EP Survive the Night, headphone candy made by Spokane’s own Max Harnishfeger. Its follow-up, born from the ashes of a crashed lap-

top through the generosity of GoFundMe patrons, lurks on the horizon. Fri, June 1, 10 pm, the Bartlett WILD ONES SYNTH POP In the music video for “Dim the Lights,” a 2015 single by Portland’s Wild Ones, two young women drive through a sleepy city and end up at a party where everything has a neon tinge. It’s the perfect marriage of image and sound — moody ’80s synths, far-off guitars and shimmery vocals that recall Chvrches at their dreamiest. Sat, June 2, 8:30 pm, the Bartlett WIND HOTEL INDIE-ROCK You might have thought you’d never see the Spokane crew Wind Hotel again, but they’re back and delivering their twisty blend of indierock once again for Volume. Their distinct sounds brushes up against arty prog-rock in pleasing ways. Sat, June 2, 11:30 pm, the Observatory YUNG CROWN HIP-HOP Part of the grassroots hiphop collective Panoramic Dreams, Yung Crown will likely be familiar to Spokane rap fans as the hype man at live shows for local performer T.S the Solution. Crown will be hosting Friday’s hip-hop showcase at the Cracker Building, so you can see his crowd work in action. Fri, June 1, 5 pm, Washington Cracker Building n

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Pressure cooking isn’t new, but it’s having a major resurgence. Two local experts offer insight and tips on the popular kitchen method. BY CHEY SCOTT

his isn’t your grandma’s stovetop pressure cooker, with risk of unexpected and dangerous explosions that simultaneously splatter the kitchen ceiling with whatever contents were inside. No, the pressure cookers of today are, thankfully, much safer to use and somewhat fool-proof, thanks to innovations in technology and design. Chances are, we all know at least one person raving about the wonders of their pressure cooker and how it’s helped simplify meal routines, from hands-off cooking to meal prepping and easy, one-pot dinners. Though the Instant Pot is far from being the only pressure cooker on the market, the brand name is syn-

onymous with the trend. Instant Pot, which came on the market back in 2010, and other brands’ similar devices are technically considered multicookers because they can be used as slow, rice and pressure cookers, as well as yogurt makers. The countertop devices work by building internal pressure from steam, which increases the temperature at which water boils and thus decreases cooking time for foods like grains, beans and meat. Modern electric multicookers come with numerous programmable options for pressure level and cook time, and even preset options for common foods. For those new or recently introduced to the multi-

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cooking trend — especially users overwhelmed by vast amount of praise for pressure cookers on blogs and social media — opportunities to learn more about the method happen regularly in the Inland Northwest.

t the Kitchen Engine in downtown Spokane, employee Marilee Kinsella teaches twice-monthly multicooker classes in the store’s teaching kitchen. For these demonstration-style sessions (which regularly sell out), Kinsella teaches her own adapted recipes for a full meal: tikka masala-style chicken, coconut lime basmati rice (see recipe on page 30) and her favorite, a New York-style cheesecake topped with fresh blackberries and a drizzle of reduced blackberry balsamic vinaigrette. Participants leave class with all three recipes, an understanding of the pressure-cooking process and helpful tips and tricks Kinsella has learned since she began using multicookers several years ago. ...continued on next page

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Kinsella, like many others, bought her multicooker after hearing of a friend’s success and began experimenting at home. Due to interest from the Kitchen Engine’s customers, the self-taught, lifelong home cook began sharing her know-how via classes in February. “A lot of my students who sign up are scared to use a pressure cooker,” Kinsella notes. “I always ask that question first, ‘how many of you already have one?’ and about three quarters of the class have already purchased one, but it’s sitting in the box and they’re just afraid.” Kinsella remembers the stovetop pressure cookers of old, too, and stories of her grandmother cleaning pressure-spewed tomato sauce off the ceiling. ENTRÉE “I think a lot of people asGet the scoop on local sociated pressure cooking with food news with our weekly that, and the old way of manual Entrée newsletter. Sign up pressure cooking where, if you at Inlander.com/newsletter. don’t do it right and follow directions 100 percent, you could have a pretty bad accident,” she says. With that in mind, Kinsella reassures newbies that their Instant Pot, Fagor or other brand of multicooker won’t blow up like that when used properly. She also reviews safety precautions. To start, she recommends first-time users read their device’s user manual from cover to cover, and to try simply boiling water in the cooker to get accustomed to its interface and features. No matter how many times you’ve used a multicooker, Kinsella advises to always check gasket seals around the lid and the steam release valves before each use.

fter a few years of nearly daily use of her multicooker, Kinsella has seen many recipes go terribly wrong, but she has also had as many, if not more, pressure cooking revelations.

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COCONUT LIME BASMATI RICE 3 cups coconut water 2 cups white basmati rice 1 lime, zested and juiced 1/2-1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4-1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro Rinse the rice multiple times until the water goes from cloudy to mostly clear. Soak the rice for up to 30 minutes, drain and transfer to your multicooker. Add coconut water and salt. Set your cooker to pressure cook on high for 3 minutes. Use a 10 minute natural pressure release following the cook time. This additional 10 minutes is necessary to complete the cooking. Then, release any remaining pressure using the valve. Transfer to a serving bowl and mix in the lime zest. Add some lime juice to taste and mix in the chopped cilantro. (Recipe by Marilee Kinsella)

“Cooking with a multicooker helps my husband and I stay relatively healthy with our diet,” she says. “We aren’t gluten-free and we eat everything in moderation, but the multicooker is so nice when I’m here working until 8 pm and I can come home and get a nice dinner on the table in half an hour.” Pressure cooking is a great method, she says, for hard boiled eggs because it makes the shells peel right off. You can also cook dry beans without needing to pre-soak. A juicy pot roast cooks under pressure in less than half the time an oven requires. Desserts with high moisture content — cheesecake, puddings, flan — are also perfect for pressure cooker preparation, she says. What’s not ideal for the device, in her opinion, are vegetables and seafood. And definitely don’t cook anything with alcohol inside a multicooker, unless you burn off the alcohol entirely before sealing things up, Kinsella says. “In a pressure cooker there is nowhere for it to go, so it just comes into the food and you end up with very bitter food,” she says. “That was a big trial and error — I ruined so many cuts of meat trying to figure out why it turned out so bitter.” Perhaps the most profound learning moment Kinsella’s had, however, is that the “instant” in Instant Pot is a bit of a misnomer. It’s still faster than a lot of traditional methods, but there are other elements of time at play. “Nothing is instant,” she says. “You have to wait for the pot to come up to pressure, and that depends on what you are cooking and how much liquid in the pot there is.”

“Once you turn it on, you don’t have to touch it again until it’s completely done. There’s no stirring, nothing.”

ressure cooker newbies can also learn more about the stress-less process during public classes at the Kitchen at Second Harvest, the teaching kitchen located inside the regional food bank’s East Spokane headquarters. Emily Kanally, Second Harvest’s director of nutrition and kitchen programs, teaches those classes based upon her own experience using an Instant Pot at home. Kanally uses her device about once a week, and likes it for making bulk batches of pasta, stews and soups or whole chickens that can last her throughout the week or be frozen for quick reheated meals. Kanally was turned on to the pressure cooking trend by her sister, who homeschools two girls and told Kanally that the time she’s saved using an Instant Pot has been “revolutionizing.” “What I like about it is that it’s ‘set it and forget it,’” Kanally says. “Once you turn it on, you don’t have to touch it again until it’s completely done. There’s no stirring, nothing. You can go water the garden, take a shower, and go to the store and come home and it’s ready.” Second Harvest hosts its demonstration-style multicooker classes every few months (the next is planned for August). For these sessions, Kanally teaches how to cook a full “faux-tisserie” chicken that’s then used in recipes for chicken stock and chicken noodle soup. All recipes taught in the multicooker sessions, which cost $30 per person and raise money to support the Kitchen’s free classes for its low-income client base, are posted at the nonprofit’s website, secondharvestkitchen.org. n cheys@inlander.com Cooking with a Multicooker with Marilee Kinsella • Next sessions: Tue, June 19, and Tue, June 26, from 5:30-7 pm • $39; pre-registration suggested • The Kitchen Engine • 621 W. Mallon Ave., Suite 416 • thekitchenengine.com • 328-3335

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Experience the Wonder The classic spider roll is one of many specialty rolls on Umi’s sushi menu.

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Umi Kitchen & Sushi Bar, Kendall Yards’ newest restaurant, serves fresh rolls and Asian-inspired fare from two different spaces BY CHEY SCOTT

pstairs is bright and fresh, with floor-to-ceiling windows letting in all-day beams of natural light. A muted decor palette and fishing basket-inspired light fixtures create a contemporary seaside aethstetic in the upstairs portion of Kendall Yards’ newest arrival, Umi Kitchen & Sushi Bar. Downstairs, in Umi’s detached lounge overlooking the Spokane River and Centennial Trail, the feeling is moody and masculine, with rich wood tones, dim lighting and a cozy fireplace nook furnished with leather and velvet-upholstered seating. The covered trailside patio, located beneath Maryhill Winery’s large deck, offers a cool and shaded outdoor gathering place. The street-level restaurant opened in the heart of the Kendall Yards’ retail strip along Summit Parkway in mid-May. The trail-level lounge is set to open soon; hopefully by the beginning of June, says Umi’s restaurant and bar manager Colleen Early. Though the setup is unusual (the prep and dish kitchen is downstairs, so items must be passed back and forth via elevator), Umi’s two separate spaces offer distinct experiences for its customers. Umi — which translates from Japanese to sea or ocean — is owned by local business partners Scott Hoefer and Jack Heath. The duo recruited wellknown Spokane sushi chef Tong Liu, of QQ Sushi & Kitchen at Five Mile, to take the helm of the kitchen and sushi bar alongside Haru Wong, who’s also a partner at Fire Artisan Pizza downtown, which recently added fresh seafood to its menu. In addition to an expansive list of classic and specialty rolls — like the “stuffed pumpkin roll,” ($14) which actually doesn’t include squash; rather it’s formed into the general shape of a pumpkin — Umi’s sushi bar serves a standard lineup of fresh sashimi and nigiri. The kitchen also offers tempura and a variety of noodle dishes, along with poke salads ($8-$12) and classic Asian soups: miso, clam and hot and sour. There are also kushiyaki street food-style skewers ($4-$12/two-piece plate) that comes with beef, chicken, bacon, lamb or yellowtail collar, as well as one vegetarian option, mushroom and eggplant.

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Chef Liu says the most creative section of the menu, however, is Umi’s specialty entrees, including the spicy lamb chops ($22) and pan-fried sea scallops with asparagus ($22). Liu says these American-Asian fusion dishes were created in consideration of diners who don’t prefer raw fish. The chef also emphasizes the restaurant’s focus on making traditional Japanese sauces featured on some dishes, and which aren’t commonly found at other Spokane-area restaurants. Though the full food menu from the upstairs kitchen is planned, for now, to be available to guests in the 21+ only downstairs lounge, the bar’s Asianinspired cocktail list created by Early will be more varied than what’s served in the main dining room. “We’ve stocked the shelves with everything to make all the great classic drinks, but we’re going to do a pretty expansive list of signature drinks with Asian-inspired flavor combinations,” Early says. Umi’s lounge has a heavy focus on Japanese whisky, along with sake cocktails and the Japanese distilled spirit shochu, Early says. Specialty craft cocktails are set to feature tea and tea syrups, shrubs (vinegar-based syrups), lemongrass, tropical fruits and other special garnishes, like pickled starfruit, that showcase the sushi chefs’ knife skills. Both upstairs and downstairs, Umi serves six beers on tap, along with some bottles, and a wide selection of wine. Perhaps one of the most unique features in the lounge is the Wineemotion wine dispenser, which Early will stock with high-end bottles that otherwise wouldn’t be available by the glass. One of those spots will always be reserved for a high-end sake. The lounge is set to open daily at 3 pm, and will offer happy hour from 3-6 pm and all day Sunday. The space will be open to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and until 2 am on Friday and Saturday. n cheys@inlander.com Umi Kitchen & Sushi Bar • 1309 W. Summit Pkwy. • Restaurant open Mon-Thu, 11 am-9 pm, Sat, 11 am-10 pm, Sun, 11 am-5 pm • umispokane.com • 368-9372

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ismatched by design, there are no bad seats at Ten/6, Coeur d’Alene’s newest eatery featuring Alice in Wonderland-meets-eclectic-New-Orleans style. Some seats, however, offer distinct advantages. Two chairs tucked into the entryway and partially screened from diners by old wooden doors, for example, offer a panoramic view of the space’s charming décor: teapots filled with red-tinged white roses on the tables, a giant white rabbit head with pointed ears extending past the vintage gilt frame around it, and a tumble of chairs, frames and cutlery suspended from a corner ceilTen/6’s decor and name is inspired by Alice. ing. Six bar seats in this cozy restaurant, each lettered with names of Snow White’s companions — Grumpy, Doc, Sneezy, etc. — offer views into the kitchen, where chef Alex Chaffin executes the Creole and Cajun-inspired menu dreamed up by Ten/6 owners Jill Davis and Taylor “TJ” Taylor, mother and daughter respectively. For example, try the Vieux Carré (which translates to French Quarter) beignets piled with powdered sugar ($8), which local resident and New Orleans native Kathy Beechler proclaims “excellent.” Other breakfast items include beans and rice with andouille sausage, tasso ham and two eggs ($13) and brioche French toast with buttermilk whipped cream and a caramel rum reduction ($15). Add a cup of Evans Brothers’ custom chicory coffee blend ($3.50), or let the good times roll with a cocktail like the passion fruit mimosa ($9) or bourbon apricot sour ($7). For lunch, served from 11 am to 2 pm, go big on Big Easy classics like gumbo with potato salad and crawfish biscuits ($15), jambalaya ($15) or grits with red-eye gravy and smoked gouda ($15). Curiouser and curiouser about “Alice’s Verdict?” It’s one of two lunch salads, this one with rhubarb, butter-leaf lettuce and candied pecans ($10). Another great place to sit is at the table smack-dab in front of the door, where nearly every entrant arrives with an expression of childlike delight upon seeing the eatery’s whimsically charming décor. And once more visitors experience the thoughtfully developed menu that gently introduces Inland Northwest diners to New Orleans-style food, we predict they’ll go mad for this newly minted Coeur d’Alene spot. n Ten/6 • 726 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene • Open Tue-Sun from 6 am-2 pm • facebook.com/ten6cda • 208-930-0905

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Solo: A Star Wars Story is an action-packed detour from the franchise’s main story arc BY JOSH BELL

lden Ehrenreich is not Harrison Ford. Understanding and accepting this is key to enjoying Solo: A Star Wars Story, a mostly entertaining and rollicking adventure set some time before Ford’s Han Solo shows up in the previous Star Wars movies. Ehrenreich more or less looks like the Han viewers know (in that he has the same haircut and many of the same outfits), and he’s written with similar swagger and charm and hidden integrity. But Ehrenreich’s delivery and way of carrying himself never quite connects with Ford’s existing performances, and it can be hard to imagine the star of Solo turning into the character seen in the original Star Wars trilogy within just a few in-continuity years. That doesn’t mean that this movie’s Han isn’t a strong protagonist, or that his adventures aren’t fun to watch. If anything, the movie is more fun to watch the less it concerns itself with detailed connections to other Star Wars movies. When Han is introduced here, he’s a street urchin on the dingy planet of Corellia, a member of an Oliver Twist-like gang of young thieves, led by a Fagin figure who resembles a giant slug. He dreams of escaping his dreary circumstances and becoming the galaxy’s best pilot, alongside the love of his life, fellow urchin/thief Qi’ra (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke). It doesn’t take long before he does just that, with the movie quickly jumping into a thrilling hovercar chase through the grimy Corellian streets. It’s the first of many visually impressive scenes that uphold the franchise’s tradition of creative world-building and inventive design sense. While Han escapes, Qi’ra does not, and three years later he’s still determined to save her, even if he’s had to

take a detour as a member of the Imperial Army in order to get there. He teams up with a group of outlaws led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson), who are working for crime boss Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany) on a scheme to steal the volatile and rare rocket fuel coaxium. This brings Han back in contact with Qi’ra, now one of Vos’ top lieutenants, and also introduces him to two familiar faces: giant Wookiee Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo, reprising his role from the recent Star Wars sequels, in which he took over for Peter Mayhew) and suave smuggler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover, effectively channeling Billy Dee Williams). Although the risks for the characters are appropriately high, since the job puts all of their lives in danger, the story is SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY appealingly low-stakes in Rated PG-13 the larger, fateDirected by Ron Howard of-the-galaxy Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, sense, which Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover sets it apart from all of the other Star Wars movies, even the previous standalone prequel Rogue One. If representatives of the sinister Galactic Empire appear, it’s only as obstacles to the members of the crew getting where they need to go and obtaining what they need to obtain. Han isn’t looking to topple an oppressive regime (although that will come later); he’s just looking to make enough money to get his own ship. As long as it sticks to that straightforward actionadventure premise, Solo is a blast, with two extended heist sequences that successfully combine the pleasures of sci-fi,

crime capers and Westerns, and Ehrenreich makes for a dashing and charismatic protagonist. Harrelson’s Beckett and Clarke’s Qi’ra sometimes come off as stock characters, although their ever-changing allegiances make them a little more unpredictable. There are so many amusing supporting characters that some of them are inevitably ill-served; in particular, Thandie Newton is wasted as Beckett’s wife and fellow bandit, who gets very little to do. Disgruntled droid L3-37, played via motion capture by Fleabag’s Phoebe WallerBridge, steals every scene she’s in with her cranky passion for droid liberation. L3-37 is perhaps the most obvious remnant of Solo’s mid-production switch in directors, from comedy specialists Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, the Jump Street movies) to reliable journeyman Ron Howard, who ends up with the sole director credit. It’s impossible, really, to discern which elements came from Lord and Miller and which came from Howard (who reportedly reshot up to 80 percent of the movie), but there are times when a looser, jokier version of the movie shines through. Ultimately, though, Howard settles on just the right amount of comic relief, and the screenplay from Star Wars veteran Lawrence Kasdan (who worked on The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens) and his son Jonathan keeps things moving efficiently. That is, until the final act, when the movie strains for something larger, connecting itself to the wider Star Wars mythos in awkward, unearned ways, blatantly setting it up for a sequel. After watching Han and his crew bash around the galaxy in pursuit of a buck, it’s disappointing to see them forced into serving a higher purpose. n

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The Star Wars spin-offs continue unabated with an origin story about everyone’s favorite outer space scoundrel, detailing how he met the likes of Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian. Written with its hero’s swagger and charm, it works best when it’s functioning as a standalone adventure. (JB) Rated PG-13

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Marvel’s latest is set in the nation of Wakanda, where its new king T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) must face warring factions who want to usurp the throne. As directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed), it’s more serious-minded than typical superhero fare, full of nobility and purpose without sacrificing fun and charm. (ES) Rated PG-13

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A quartet of older women explore the joys of Fifty Shades of Grey, which brings some panache to their boring personal lives. The cast — Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen — is great, but doesn’t

this premise seem dated already? (NW) Rated PG-13

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Gabrielle Union is a mom who fights back when robbers lock her outside her late father’s high-tech home, with her two kids and a hidden fortune inside. The reverse Panic Room scenario is a promising one, but the movie almost feels unfinished. (NW) Rated PG-13

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Marvel’s most mischievous (and foulmouthed) crime fighter is back, but with slightly diminished returns, assembling a cadre of antiheroes to save a troubled kid with strange powers. It’s got self-aware, self-effacing jokes to spare, though perhaps we’ve seen all this character has to offer. (JB) Rated R

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Two brothers (played by directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead) reintroduce themselves into a cult they escaped years earlier, only to discover the compound may be the site of unexplainable phenomena. Fans of

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Amy Schumer plays an insecure woman who suffers a head injury in an exercise class, only to wake up with the poise and confidence of a supermodel. She mostly carries this low-key comedy, even as the script follows the most obvious narrative routes. (NW) Rated PG-13

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Wes Anderson’s second stop-motion feature is set in a world where all canines have been exiled to an island of garbage and centers on a young pilot searching for his own lost dog. Far from a traditional kids’ movie, it’s a treat for both film geeks and animal lovers, and as visually inventive as you’d expect from Anderson. (JS) Rated PG-13

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A solitary 15-year-old kid develops an unlikely connection with a skittish racehorse, traveling with it across the deserts of the interior Pacific Northwest. It’s not as sweet as it sounds: This is a taxing journey through the American West and an examination of the brutality of poverty. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

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Charlize Theron stars in this deeply, intimately sympathetic dramedy about womanhood in the 21st century, playing a new mother who develops an unexpected bond with the freespirited young woman she’s hired as a night nanny. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, both of Juno fame. (MJ) Rated R n

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Great comedy demands tension and conflict, but this Melissa McCarthy vehicle has none. It doesn’t have laughs, either. Like Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School, she plays a divorcee who enrolls in the same college as her daughter, becoming the big mom on campus. (MJ) Rated PG-13

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t was near the home stretch of his last international tour when “Weird Al” Yankovic wondered if he needed to change things up a bit. His live shows have always been elaborate affairs, heavy on pyrotechnics and costume changes, with setlists spanning his 35year career. But this realization happened specifically, Yankovic recalls now, as he was stuffing himself into a prosthetic fat suit — you know, the one he wore in the 1988 video poking fun at Michael Jackson’s “Bad” — for what seemed like the thousandth time. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun to do a concert where I didn’t have to go through all this?’” Yankovic tells the Inlander. “I enjoy doing the full theatrics and putting on the big multimedia show, but wouldn’t it be cool to just go out there and play like a normal band? “And if I’m going to do that, why don’t I focus on the hard-

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core fans? What would the fans who have been following me from the beginning … want to hear?” Thus Yankovic’s current show was born, and he’s titled it — take a deep breath now — the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. So what makes it potentially self-indulgent? Well, if you’re merely a casual “Weird Al” fan, you know him from his deep well of spoof songs: “Eat It” (another foodthemed King of Pop pastiche) or “Amish Paradise” (a send-up of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”) or “White & Nerdy” (a play on “Ridin’ Dirty” by Chamillionaire). But he’s got just as many tracks that aren’t direct parodies, either broad swipes at entire genres or fully original compositions. It’s those deeper cuts that make up this ongoing tour, which Yankovic says is the most fun he’s ever had on the road. “It’s such a joy to do these shows,” he says. “The fans are

“MIDNIGHT STAR” — Ever look at those obviously fake tabloids in the supermarket checkout line? So has Al, and he wrote a song about them. “VELVET ELVIS” — Aping the Police, Al opines on the artistic value of those kitschy paintings of the King. “MY BABY’S IN LOVE WITH EDDIE VEDDER” — A fast-paced polka lament, wherein Al’s love interest goes gaga over the Seattle grunge icon.

great. It’s not stressful. We’re not killing ourselves physically onstage; it’s a nice, low-key vibe. We’re going out there and playing like musicians, and we’re having the time of our lives.” Here are a few of the questions we had for Yankovic during a phone conversation in the weeks leading up to his latest Spokane gig. (Responses have been edited for clarity.) INLANDER: How does the process of writing an original song differ from that of writing a specific parody? YANKOVIC: When you’re doing a straight parody, it’s more of a puzzle because the template is already there. You have the original song. You know exactly how many lines there are supposed to be. You know how many syllables are in each line. It’s a very specific template that you need to form your ideas into. Any other song, obviously, there are unlimited possibilities. You can do whatever you feel like. Sometimes it’s nice to have that structure in place, because I like to have limits. Are you always listening to contemporary pop music for fresh parody ideas? I don’t write constantly. When I’m writing, it’s a very focused kind of thing. My wife knows the experience very well, because I walk around the house with a dazed look on my face because I’m so in my own head. [laughs] She hates it. There are certainly big hits that have come along in the last few years that would merit the full “Weird Al” treatment. But I’m not actively looking for the next parody. A lot of songs that would have been good material at this point might be a little dated. I haven’t given up doing parodies, but they’re not quite my focus the way they were in the past. How has the art of parody changed since you started? When I started out, the only place that was an outlet for people doing that kind of material was The Dr. Demento Show, and I would send my material in to him on a cassette tape I recorded in my bedroom. And to my amazement, he played it on the air and changed my life in a very real way. But nowadays, you don’t have to have anybody giving you permission or deeming you worthy of airplay. You can just put it online. If your stuff is good, chances are people will find out about it, so it’s really leveled the playing field, which is a great thing. You’re touring with comedian Emo Philips, your co-star in your 1989 film UHF. It flopped when it was initially released, but has since found an audience. How does that feel? It’s very gratifying, because when we first made the movie, of course we were hoping it was gonna be a big hit. And it certainly wasn’t at the time. But over the course of a few decades, it’s developed a cult status. It got played a lot on cable television, and people found out about it after its initial theatrical run. It’s nice now that there are so many hardcore fans of that movie. I’ve attended a number of UHF screenings and done some Q&As, and to watch it with an audience now 30 years later, it’s amazing. People know every line of dialogue and chant along to the screen like it’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It’s mind-boggling to me. How does this current show differ from your past tours? We walk out on stage, we sit down on stools, and we play material from all 14 of our studio albums. It’s all the original songs, so it’s not parodies. I hate to give away surprises, but there might be a parody or two near the end of the show. But you shouldn’t go in expecting that. We play for 90 or 100 minutes, and I chat a little bit, which is something else I don’t normally do on a tour, because there’s usually a costume change after every song and no time to hang out and relax. We give the impression we’re hanging out in your living room, and we’re just jamming. And it’s not correct to say it’s a low-energy show, because we’re giving it everything we’ve got, but I’m not running around all over the stage working up a sweat. It’s a nice mix. It’s an engaging, funny show, but I’m not killing myself every night. n “Weird Al” Yankovic with Emo Philips • Sun, May 27 at 8 pm • Sold out • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200

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Festival in Focus

We take a highlighter to the Sasquatch! lineup and pick this year’s can’t-miss musical acts BY DAN NAILEN AND NATHAN WEINBENDER

aking the trek out to the Gorge Amphitheatre for the Sasquatch! Music Festival requires a lot of planning. You have to be sure you’ve got enough provisions for the weekend. You need the right camping gear, sunscreen and clothing. And, maybe most importantly, you have to get your schedule down pat:

Which artists can you absolutely not miss? Which stages do you have to hit up and at what times? So we’re doing our homework early. We’re going through the upcoming Sasquatch! roster, and we’re each picking the one artist from each of the three days we wouldn’t dream of skipping. Here are our choices.

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3:30 pm, Sasquatch Stage This one is a no-brainer for me, because while there are plenty of worthy artists on the Sasquatch! lineup, only one of them made my favorite album of 2017. If the idea of a “country” artist on the Sasquatch! lineup scares you, rest assured Price will fit right in with her commanding stage presence and kickass band. A couple years back she slayed during a daytime slot at Bumbershoot, and her songs full of tales of whiskey, weed and female empowerment will be a welcome way to help get the weekend started off right. (DAN NAILEN)

8:15 pm, Sasquatch Stage I thought about choosing an act that’s a little further down in the lineup — rapper Vince Staples, for instance, or Krist Novoselic’s band Giants in the Trees. But I’ve gotta go with David Byrne, one of my favorite living musicians and unquestionably one of the greatest frontmen in rock history. The former Talking Heads vocalist isn’t coasting as he approaches his 70s: His recent tour has been enthusiastically reviewed, employing elaborate choreography and imaginative stage direction, and he’s busting out classics in between cuts from his latest solo album, American Utopia. See him before he inevitably throws in the towel. (NATHAN WEINBENDER)

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3:30 pm, Sasquatch Stage You know what I knew about Lizzo before she opened for Sleater-Kinney at the Knitting Factory three years ago? Not a damn thing. Know what I knew by the time she was done with her set? That Lizzo is one seriously badass performer and we should all bow to her. Her major-label debut arrived about a year later, and 2016’s Coconut Oil EP made it abundantly clear she’s not going anywhere for awhile; “Good as Hell” is the kind of earworm I’ll carry around for years. It’s a bummer she performs so early in the day, but I feel worse for the bands that have to follow her on stage. (DN)

9:30 pm, Bigfoot Stage The first year I went to Sasquatch!, I missed TV on the Radio, who were just about to drop their 2006 album Return to Cookie Mountain. Big mistake. They’ve got a reputation for putting on electric live shows, using looping to create an absolutely huge sound, and while they’ve garnered critical acclaim for more than a decade, they’ve never broken through to the mainstream. Perhaps it’s because they can’t be easily pigeonholed, stylistically or otherwise, but they’ve never released a bad or uninteresting record (2008’s Dear Science is the real stunner in their discography). They effortlessly shift gears between slinky electronica, funky dance tracks and moody soundscapes. (NW)

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4:30 pm, Yeti Stage The Chicago quartet Charly Bliss is my favorite kind of retrorock act: They harken back to sounds of the recent past while establishing their own distinct personality. Every song on their debut LP Guppy, released last year, is built atop a killer pop-punk hook, and every time I hear vocalist Eva Hendricks’ piercing wail, I start thumbing through my record collection to revisit all those amazing female-fronted rock albums we got in the ’90s — Hole’s Live Through This, Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville, Veruca Salt’s American Thighs, Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out, Juliana Hatfield’s Only Everything. This is ear candy that meets those impossibly high standards. (NW)

MAY 24 SPOKANE ARENA NEKO CASE

6:30 pm, Sasquatch Stage For Americana powerhouse Neko Case, the festival offers much more than the opportunity to lend her clarion call of a voice to a lineup that can always use more strong female energy. For one, it’s a chance to introduce a bunch of songs from her upcoming album Hell-On, her first solo set in five years. She also gets to showcase her killer touring band, which includes Crooked Fingers leader Eric Bachmann (she covers his “Sleep All Summer” on Hell-On) and Case’s vocal partner and stage-banter comic foil Kelly Hogan. And maybe — just maybe — she’ll entice Northwest native and ex-Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan to join her for their duet of “The Curse of the I-5 Corridor.” (DN) n Sasquatch! Music Festival • Fri-Sun, May 25-27 • $129 for single day tickets, $325 for full festival passes • Gorge Amphitheatre • 754 NW Silica Rd., George • sasquatchfestival.com

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ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Justin James J BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen J COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, John Kay and Steppenwolf CORBY’S BAR, Open Mic and Karaoke CRUISERS, Kozmik DreamZz THE GILDED UNICORN, Kori Ailene J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Jessica Haffner J HUMBLE BURGER, Go Hibiki, Skinny the Kid THE JACKSON ST., Daniel Hall J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Jona Gallegos MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Brian Jacobs MOON TIME, Ethereal in E NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), JamShack J J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Kansas POST FALLS BREWING CO., Devon Wade RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROADHOUSE, Karaoke THE ROCK BAR, The Rock Jam Series SLICE & BISCUIT, Bluegrass Jam J SOUTH PERRY BUSINESS DISTRICT, Dylan Hathaway J J SPOKANE ARENA, The Eagles, JD and the Straight Shot STEAM PLANT BREWING CO., Wyatt Wood ZOLA, Blake Braley

Friday, 05/25

12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO, Shy-Ann 219 LOUNGE, Naughty Pine J THE BARTLETT, Tim McDonald, Dylan Hathaway J BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn

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.A. songwriter Bella Porter is one of those musicians who can create a big sound with just her voice and an acoustic guitar, and who finds authenticity in the kinds of realistic moments most songs skip right over. One of the tracks on her album Luck of the Draw even turns an anecdote about buying Girl Scout cookies outside a grocery store into a moving sketch of loneliness. Taking obvious influence from legends like Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon, Porter spins portraits of depressive episodes, lamentations about unrequited love and reflections on friendships that aren’t as strong as they once were. Potentially sad subjects, sure, but there’s always a wit inherent in her lyrics. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Bella Porter with Eliza Catastrophe • Sun, May 27 at 7 pm • 21+ • Checkerboard Bar • 1716 E. Sprague • checkerboardbar.com • 535-4007

POST-PUNK LITHICS

o hear Lithics for the first time is to fall instantly in love with the Portland band. For anyone with a taste for jagged post-punk, their sound is entrancing despite its minimalism, inspiring energetic dance spasms (maybe that’s just me?) a la Gang of Four or the Fall, while always keeping a detached, cool vibe that’s emphasized by vocalist Aubrey Horner’s singing style. Mason Crumley’s guitar slashes jagged lines through every song, while the ace rhythm section of drummer Wiley Hickson and bassist Bob Desaulniers keeps things kinda, sorta funky (in the way art-rock occasionally veers onto the dance floor). A year after playing Volume 2017, they’re back with some killer songs from their new Mating Surfaces album. — DAN NAILEN Lithics with Peru Resh and Laminates • Tue, May 29 at 9:30 pm • $5 • 21+ • Baby Bar • 827 W. First • 847-1234

J J THE BIG DIPPER, Indian Goat Album Release with Flying Spiders and Deer BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Sterling BOOMERS, Kosta la Vista CEDAR STREET BRIDGE, Mostly Harmless CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke J CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Jacob Maxwell, Pamela Jean, Just Plain Darin CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary DRY FLY DISTILLERY, Kori Ailene FARMHOUSE KITCHEN AND SILO BAR, Tom D’Orazi and Friends FORZA COFFEE CO. (GU), Dave McRae J FORZA COFFEE CO. (VALLEY), Jenna & Caleb Johansen J J GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, Sasquatch! Music Festival (see page 38) IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Bare Grass IRON GOAT BREWING, Wyatt Wood

THE JACKSON ST., Into the Drift LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Lindsay Johnston MARYHILL WINERY, The Ronaldos MAX AT MIRABEAU, The Sidemen MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, The Other White Meat MULLIGAN’S, Son of Brad NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), JamShack NORTHERN QUEST, DJ Patrick PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Britchy J THE PIN!, The Spokase feat. DJ Breece, NKNGS and more POST FALLS BREWING CO., Kicho RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIPPLES RIVERSIDE GRILL, Dragonfly SLATE CREEK BREWING, Scott Reid SOULFUL SOUPS, Ashley Pyle THE THIRSTY DOG, DJ WesOne & DJ Big Mike

Saturday, 05/26

219 LOUNGE, Still Tipsy and the Hangovers THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Jan Harrison J THE BARTLETT, Caden Townsend’s Grad Season feat. Big Gor, Ill Bill, Christian Hill, $keety Doo & more BEEROCRACY, King Taylor Project, Tonya Ballman J BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J J THE BIG DIPPER, Cause, Six State Bender, Askevault BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Kevin BOLO’S, Vern & the Volcanoes BOOMERS, Kosta la Vista CARLIN BAY RESORT, Wyatt Wood CEDAR STREET BRIDGE, Oak Street Connection J CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Daniel Hall, Kicho, Donnie Emerson

FLAME & CORK, Jacob Maxwell J J GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, Sasquatch! Music Festival HOLLYWOOD REVOLVER BAR, Children of Atom, Over Sea Under Stone, Quaggadog HOUSE OF SOUL, Nu Jack City IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Browne Salmon Truck, John Firshi IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Kori Ailene IRON HORSE (COEUR D’ALENE), Smash Hit Carnival THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Cristopher Lucas LONE WOLF HARLEY-DAVIDSON, J.W. Scattergun MARYHILL WINERY SPOKANE, Dylan Hathaway MAX AT MIRABEAU, The Sidemen MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Bright Moments

NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), JamShack NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, DJ Patrick J THE OBSERVATORY, Soul Man Black, Lucas Brookbank Brown, Nicholas Peter ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Down South J THE PIN!, Reprocessor Vol. 1 feat. Adair, Slik Vik & Rom3 POST FALLS BREWING CO., Jimi Finn RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIPPLES RIVERSIDE GRILL, Dragonfly J ROCKET MARKET, Dave McRae THE VIKING, SideStep WESTWOOD BREWING CO., Pamela Benton ZOLA, Chris Rieser and the Nerve

Sunday, 05/27

12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO, Metal Shop ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Spare Parts BIG BARN BREWING, Dylan Hathaway BOLO’S, Vern & the Volcanoes CHECKERBOARD BAR, Bella Porter, Eliza Catastrophe J CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Robby French, Cris Lucas, Jimi Finn

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Monday, 05/28

THE BULL HEAD, Marco Polo Collective J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Witherward MARYHILL WINERY, Kyle Richard ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Down South RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 05/29

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat J BABY BAR, Lithics (see facing page), Peru Resh, Laminates

J J THE BARTLETT, Northwest of Nashville feat. Jenny Anne Mannan, Good Morning Bedlam, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons GARLAND DRINKERY, Joshua Belliardo GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday J THE PIN!, Small Leaks Sink Ships POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Devon Wade RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic Jam RED ROOM LOUNGE, Tuesday Takeover with Storme RIDLER PIANO BAR, Open Mic/Jam Night THE ROADHOUSE, Karaoke SPIKE’S PHILLYS & MORE, Keven Franklin ZOLA, B.O.A.T.S.

Wednesday, 05/30 BLACK DIAMOND, Tommy G CRUISERS, Open Jam Night Hosted by The Jam Band GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with Host Travis Goulding J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Tobi D’Amore HOUSE OF SOUL, Karaoke IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Jody Piper THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MILLWOOD BREWING COMPANY, Justin James

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MUSIC | VENUES 219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BRAVO CONCERT HOUSE • 25 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE • 501 S. Thor • 340-3099 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 THE FEDORA • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208-7658888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 THE HIVE • 207 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-457-2392 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HOLLYWOOD REVOLVER BAR • 4720 Ferrel, CdA • 208-274-0486 HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK • 303 W. North River Dr. • 326-8000 HOUSE OF SOUL • 120 N. Wall • 217-1961 IRON HORSE BAR • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL • 11105 E. Sprague Ave., CdA • 509-926-8411 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR CATERING & EVENTS • 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY • 15 S. Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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MUSIC RARE MASH-UP

You definitely can’t accuse the EWU music department of doing the same ol’ same ol’ with its next show. It’s a collaboration of the school’s Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble on a piece never performed in the United States — until now. Scheherajazz is a unique classical/jazz interpretation of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s 1888 orchestral masterpiece Scheherazade. In the 1950s, American band leader Skip Martin created the mashup (before that was a thing) and while Scheherajazz was recorded for an album, it was never performed live until someone transcribed it from those recordings in 2016. The University of Bern did it first, but EWU brings the U.S. premiere to Spokane Thursday. — DAN NAILEN EWU Music Department presents: Scheherajazz • Thu, May 31 at 7:30 pm • $5-$20; free/EWU students • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane. com • 624-1200

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All it takes is one volcanic eruption to ruin your day. The active Hawaiian shield volcano Kilauea is, unfortunately, doing just that for many residents of the island of Hawaii. Kilauea’s ongoing activity is making headlines as it destroys homes, pollutes the air with poisonous gas and spews massive ash clouds into the atmosphere. Jennifer Thomson, professor and chair of EWU’s geology department, will give a public talk on the history of Kilauea and other volcanoes like it, at an event hosted by the Inland Northwest Concerned Scientists, whose goal is to bring together scientists, professionals and all other concerned citizens to discuss various topics. — ERIC SCHUCHT Science Cafe: Kilauea Rocks! • Tue, May 29 from 7-8 pm • Free • Lindaman’s Gourmet-To-Go • 1235 S. Grand Blvd. • facebook. com/INConcernedScientists

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National journalist James Pogue covered one of the nation’s most headline-making moments of the decade: the armed occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in early 2016. What Pogue observed there — presented along with an examination of the cultural underpinnings and motivations behind the standoff led by rancher Ammon Bundy — is now recounted in his new book Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West, released earlier this month. To mark the book’s release, Pogue, based in New Mexico, is coming to Spokane for a reading and discussion. (For more insight on the incidents at Malheur, also make sure to check out Longread’s new Bundyville podcast and web series by former Inlander reporter Leah Sottile; which we also preview on page 25.) — CHEY SCOTT James Pogue: Chosen Country • Sat, May 26 at 7 pm • Free • Auntie’s Bookstore • 402 W. Main • auntiesbooks.com • 838-0206

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Other than comicons, CARS VROOM VROOM!

Rev up your engines, check the tire pressure and change the oil on your sweet, sweet racin’ rides for the annual Spokane Festival of Speed. The Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN) and Porsche of Spokane join together for a weekend of vintage and historic racing cars, featuring rare models from owners across the Northwest. Friday includes the “Test & Tune” event, a day of tech inspection and showing off those beautiful rides to other collectors. The following two days include the Historic Grand Prix, during which spectators can see classic cars speeding along a 2.25-mile course. The event also includes a Friday (4-8 pm) race car show in downtown Spokane, outside the Davenport Grand, that’s free for the public. The nonprofit festival is aimed at supporting those affected by Parkinson’s disease in the community. — ERIC SCHUCHT

food truck days, art celebrations, pride parades, free carriage rides and the world’s largest 3-on-3 tourney,

not much happening this month.

Spokane Festival of Speed • Thu-Sun, May 31-June 3; times vary • $15-$210 • Spokane County Raceway • 750 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • spokanefestivalofspeed.org

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Revisit one of America’s darkest moments during this event held as part of the Spokane Public Library’s observance of May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. While many Japanese-American citizens were rounded up by the U.S. government and sent to desolate internment camps following the start of conflict between the Allies and Japan during World War II, others were able to remain in their homes, though they faced horrific discrimination from their neighbors. At this discussion, hear first-hand stories from local Japanese-Americans about the discrimination they faced, life in the internment camps and fighting the war on the U.S. side. These stories and more were recorded for the Omoide Project, an oral history collaboration between KSPS public television and Spokane’s Hifumi En Society, which provides support to the area’s Japanese-American community. — CHEY SCOTT Japanese American Experience in Spokane During World War II • Sat, May 26 from 2-3 pm • Free • Spokane Public Library, downtown branch • 906 W. Main • spokanelibrary.org and hifumien.org

12th Annual Lilac City Comicon, Spokane Convention Center, 6/2 & 6/3

Hoopfest, Downtown Spokane, 6/30 & 7/1

33rd Annual ArtFest, Browne’s Addition, 6/1–6/3

Food Truck Fridays, Downtown Spokane, Fridays in June

OutSpokane Pride Parade, Downtown Spokane, 6/9

Free Horse & Carriage Rides presented by Wheatland Bank, Downtown Spokane, Fridays in June

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I SAW YOU CLASSICAL WOMAN You: Very attractive dark haired lady with glasses in balcony seat S12 in Fox Theater for Spokane Symphony performances. Me: tall older guy who once asked you if you’d like to sit in my row to avoid getting up from your seat to let others pass by. On Sunday 5-12 you said hello to me when you passed by, & I nodded to you. I wanted to chat you up during the intermission but I lost my nerve. Now there are no more concerts till September & no chance of meeting you again till then. I know that we both like classical music, & that we both go to these events alone. That’s two things we already have in common. I think we’d both enjoy the concerts even more if we had a friend sitting next to us. Interested in opening a dialogue? E-mail me at: rostradamus@ gmail.com WM HOTTIE I was driving east on Indiana in the valley, bright and early Monday (5/14) morning, white SUV. You were driving west on Indiana, you might be a redhead and you had a goatee - probably on your WM route - and as you passed me, you mouthed “Wow.” You made me smile. And you made wonder what those tattooed arms look like under that uniform. I’ll be watching for you WM hottie.

WAL-MART CHECKSTAND 9 GRAVEYARD SHIFT You are the alt girl with long hair and glasses that works the graveyard shift at Wal-Mart off the Sunset Highway. I am the soft spoken guy with glasses a black hat, leather jacket, and goatee, that often comes through your line and has had to get a key flip the last two times I’ve been there... you are so beautiful. I have the biggest crush on you and if by the off chance that you are indeed single, which I doubt, would like the opportunity to get to know you in the setting of your choosing, and if you aren’t single, then whomever you are with is very lucky, from what I gather you seem intelligent also which seems like a rare mix. Anyways you and the other graveyard shift checkstand 9 guy are both very cool people and it’s always a pleasure to be cashed out by both of you. So either way, just know you’re appreciated.... DEVOTED READER You, a downtown shop manager, had to travel all the way to Hillyard to be seen, but you certainly made your presence known at the Great PNW’s clothing release party. Nice meeting you... and, never, ever, I mean, never, stop reading. LILAC LOVE I saw you carrying, pushing, calming and singing to three adorable kiddos during the lilac parade. You were a vision in sage green and a symbol of effortless strength and compassion! A GOOD DAY MADE EVEN BETTER Shadle Panda Express, Saturday, May 12th between 5 pm & 5:15 pm... You were the young man cashier at the checkout counter. You were very friendly and talkative with a genuine smile and warm personality. It had been quite awhile since I came across someone with such an uppity spirit. So it was nice to run across you. I was already having a great day. Your friendliness turned it into a great evening. So thanks, kiddo!

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ing me about “lame Spokane”. He was suddenly made totally speechless when you drive by with a Blue beard driving a white hearse! All he could say was “surreal.” I said “That’s Spokane!” BRAWNY MAN AND THE LITTLE OLD LADY Cheers to the brawny man in the ‘f--- this game’ T-shirt on Hamilton Thursday afternoon. You helped that little old grandma get her walker up the crosswalk, twice. She was weak and you lifted it with one hand. Your kindness did not go unnoticed. Cheers to your heart of f---ing gold.

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CARS ARE EXPENSIVE, FLESH IS FRAGILE Motorists of Spokane: As a distracted individual I often empathize with those who make mistakes in traffic. All of us could be more cautious behind the wheel, as cars are expensive and flesh is fragile. Downtown, Spokane Falls Blvd. travels west past Riverfront Park and takes a left wrapping around Riverpark Square. From there you encounter a light at an understandably intimidating intersection. I wish I was exaggerating when I say that EVERYDAY I almost get hit here. Just so I know it’s in ink somewhere (since traffic signs are just for decora-

JEERS NEVER-ENDING HUSTLE Not one week after the landlady made you remove that over-the-top stupid muffler bypass, I see your piece of crap Nissan parked in a handicapped space downtown, with a blue wheelchair handicapped tag hanging from your mirror. Now, if we were talking about parking at Social Security, would I care? No, of course not. But you weren’t parked at Social Security. Your car was sitting outside a bar. I have your number, I have your ass (whatever you want to call that muffler thing she made you dispose of), but kid, lemme tell you right now, you’re never going to have a Malibu. What you’re going to have is a shit reputation, for being That Guy - That Guy who can’t walk 5 feet unassisted because he can’t get clean. Now, if you had a legit reason for using that tag, please accept my apology... I doubt you’ll be needing it.

tion), from the left lane you have the option to turn left onto Main to go past the mall or you can hang a wide right and put yourself on Main facing west like towards Peaceful Valley. The right lane however is for turning onto Monroe to cross the bridge. It is ONLY for the bridge. Too many confused and entitled drivers drift from the right lane to cut onto Main and unknowingly put my cute Hyundai in danger. Please, Spokane. I just wanna take my turn without watching for rogue cars. One of these days I’m just gonna let you run into me, and you’ll have to meet irate and difficult lady with an expensive neck injury. Love, CarLy. RE: DOCKING TEACHERS’ PAY REPLY That’s what I love about the left... such thoughtful, nonjudgmental human kindness (as long as you are on their side). “Typical”? “Blundering”? “Windbag”? The only windbag in the mix is you. If people don’t want Republican state government then why is it in place? I am

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BENEFIT

CREATIVE KEGGER FUNDRAISER A fundraiser with Spokane’s creative leaders, with drinks by River City Brewing and food. All proceeds ensure access to opportunities to create, innovate, and imagine their way to brighter futures. TMay 24, 7-9 pm. $75. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org (2790299) STEAK & BAKE The monthly fundraiser includes live music from Diminishing faculties and a dinner menu of steak, salad, baked potato and garlic bread. Monthly on the last Friday from 5-7 pm. $10. VFW Post 1435, 212 S. David St. (535-9315) SPOKANE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATES’ UPSCALE SALE The 10th annual event benefits the Spokane Symphony Associates and offers antiques and small decorative items, costume jewelry, furniture, carpets, fine china, designer clothes, crystal, fine art and more. Preview sale May 31 from 5-7 pm ($5); Sale on June 1-2 from 8 am-5 pm and June 3 from 10 am-5 pm. At 2512 E. 29th Ave. (former Hastings). (458-8733)

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) LATE LAUGHS An improv show featuring a mix of experiments with duos, teams, sketches and special guests. Events on the first and last Friday of the month at 10 pm. Rated for mature audiences. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com YOU NEED A HERO Each week audience suggestions inspire a new superhero who (hopefully) saves the day. Fridays at 8 pm, through June 1. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) AFTER DARK A mature-rated version of the Blue Door’s monthly, Friday show; on the first and last Saturday of the month, at 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com SAFARI The BDT’s fast-paced, short-form improv show in a game-based format relies on audience suggestions to fuel each scene. Ages 16+. Saturdays from 8-9:30 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com THE DOPE SHOW! A comedy showcase where comedians joke, then toke, the joke some more! Presented by Tyler Smith, featuring nationally touring comedians with various tolerances to marijuana. Last Sunday of the month at 8 pm. $8-$14. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, and hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, from 8-9:30 pm. Free. The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com (509-822-7938) OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315

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CELEBRATE EWU Celebrate EWU’s 136-year history of fueling the region’s economy and see what’s on the horizon. Includes a presentation by EWU President Dr. Mary Cullinan, followed by a showcase of EWU’s initiatives. May 24, 10 am-noon. Free. Montvale Event Center, 1017 W. First. (413-2915) KHQ/WORKSOURCE JOB FAIR Now in its fifth year, Spokane Workforce Council partners with KHQ and WorkSource to offer Spokane’s largest job fair. Opportunities range across many industries, and span from entry-level to professional. May 24, 11 am-2 pm. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. jobfairspokane.com (279-7000) MAIL CALL This Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit explores the history of America’s military postal system and examines how, even in today’s era of instant communication, troops overseas continue to treasure mail delivered from home. Through July 15; Wed-Sat 11 am-4 pm. $4-$6. Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, 12114 E. Sprague. (922-4570) MORAN PRAIRIE GRANGE: A WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE EXHIBIT Explore the historical artifacts, photos, and stories of the Moran Prairie Grange in this exhibit made possible by a grant from Washington State Library with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Through May 29; Mon-Thu 10 am-8 pm, Fri-Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. scld.org (893-8340) THURSDAY EVENING SWING Weekly swing dance classes and open community dances; Thursdays from 6:45-10 pm. Includes progressive (6:45 pm) and dropin (7:45 pm) lessons, followed by open dancing (8:30-10 pm. $8-$50. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. strictlyswingspokane.com (509-838-5667) THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE The museum hosts a weekly, rotating mix of programs including acoustical music by local artists, happy hour, gallery talks, Art @ Work exhibition openings, films, courses, lectures and more. Thursdays, from 5-8 pm. Price varies. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org DROP IN & RPG If you’ve ever been curious about role-playing games, join us to experience this unique form of gameplaying, and build a shared narrative using cooperative problem solving, exploration, imagination, and rich social interaction. Held on the second and fourth Friday of the month, from 4-7 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org NATIVE YOUTH CULTURE DAY Activities include hide scraping, beading, drumming, stick games and a Salish language session. Breakfast, lunch and a salmon dinner will be provided. All students grade 7-12 interested in Native Culture are invited to attend this event. May 25, 8 am-6 pm. Free; registration required. Salish School of Spokane, 4125 N. Maple. salishschoolofspokane.org ROLL BACK TO THE 80S An 80s-themed part with skating from 4-7 pm and a dance party from 8-10 pm. May 25, 4-10 pm. $8-$10. Roller Valley Skate Center, 9415 E. Fourth Ave. (288-4811) COMMUNITY GARDEN PLANTINGS The Woman’s Club is seeking volunteers to help plant vegetable starts in our three community gardens. Meet at the Spo-

kane Woman’s Club to break into planting teams and head off to gardens at Polly Judd, Finch Arboretum and Underhill parks. Bring tools if you have them, we’ll provide snacks and beverages. May 26, 9:30-11 am. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. womansclubspokane.org DAYTON DAYS A day of free events following the Main Street Dayton Days parade, including “Our Western Heritage,” which celebrates the pioneer roots that cultivated this town into the thriving community that it is today. After the parade learn pioneer skills at the local museums, meet local rodeo courts dressed in full regalia and visit local shops and restaurants. May 26, 10 am. Free. historicdayton.com (382-4825) EVENING GHOST HUNT & WALK Join ghostologist and Spokane storyteller Chet Caskey for a disquieting stroll from the dark Corbin Mansion through the moonlit and haunted Moore-Turner Gardens, and on to the spooky Undercliff Mansion for tales of murder, intrigue and paranormal disturbances. May 26 and June 16. $15. Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. spokaneparks.org AN INTRODUCTION TO VIETNAM Join the Vietnamese-American Senior Association in a presentation on the culture of Vietnam, including the history, legends, music, and dress of this beautiful and ancient country. The Vietnam War is also discussed. May 26, 3 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. (444-5390) A KOREAN CULTURE PRESENTATION A presentation of traditional Korean songs and dances performed by students from the Spokane Korean Language School, along with a reading of Korean folk tales for children and traditional Korean costumes that children can try on and wear for photos. May 26, 3 pm. Free. Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Rd. (4445331) LGBT+ SENIORS POTLUCK Do you consider yourself a “senior” member of the LGBT+ community? Join others for a potluck luncheon. To help plan for food, RSVP to nancytavery@comcast.net. Also follow the Spokane LGBT Seniors Facebook page for more activities. May 26, 12-3 pm. Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Dr. uuspokane.org/WP2/calendar-of-events/ (325-6283) MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES AT FAIRMOUNT Fairmount Memorial Association hosts many activities to honor those who died serving our country in the United States Military. More than 3,800 American flags decorate the property to commemorate the weekend. There are also informational tents set up to help people find their loved ones and other historic people at all seven Fairmount parks. May 26-28. (838-8900) SPOKANE TRIBAL SERIES Join Mobius every fourth Saturday (10 am-1 pm) of the month through July to learn Spokane Tribal History and Science with guests from the Spokane Tribe. Free with science center admission. Mobius Science Center, 331 N. Post. bit.ly/2G95n9K HERITAGE GARDENS TOURS Step back in time and experience the gardens as they looked in 1915. Learn about the discovery of the gardens, the carefully planned restoration and the two influential families of early Spokane who made this their backyard. May 20 and 27 from 11 am-noon. Free. Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, 507 W. Seventh. heritagegardens.org MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION To hon-

or Veterans and loved ones, the weekend includes The Bob Hope USO Andrews Sisters Revue starring Tim Behrens’ tribute to Hope’s comedy, and our very own Andrews Sisters: Leslie Ann Grove, Pamela and Olivia Brownlee. May 27 at noon, May 28 at noon and 2 pm. Hennessey Funeral Home, 2203 N. Division. (328-2600) A JOURNEY FROM BHUTAN Join Pingala and Kamal Dhital for a discussion about the cultures of Bhutan and Nepal. They discuss Bhutan’s history, its way of life, becoming refugees, life and struggle in the camps, coming to America, and their experience here and future expectations. May 29, 6:30 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org SPOKANE CONTRA DANCE Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly Wednesday dance, with the band Crooked Kilt playing and caller Nancy Staub. Beginner workshop at 7:15 pm. May 30, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5/$7. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. womansclubspokane.org REMEMBERING THROUGH WALLS & NAMES This presentation focuses on the Vietnam Memorial and the impact it’s had in shaping subsequent memorials. Many now adopt the “wall of names” concept, including the 9/11 memorial and a major planned Holocaust memorial in Amsterdam. May 31, 12:15 pm. Free. Colfax Library, 102 S. Main St. whitco.lib. wa.us (509-397-4366) MIG-TASTIC EVENING The museum’s newest exhibit is a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ‘Fresco’ Airplane. Come for a reception and fundraiser celebrating the arrival of this new addition. Includes a brief history of the MiG and how the museum acquired it, and Honor Point Member Don Tuttle’s recount of his experience flying against MiG’s. Appetizers and drinks will be served. June 1, 5:30-7 pm. $10-$20. Honor Point Military & Aerospace Museum, 6095 E. Rutter Ave. HonorPoint.org (244-0244) VIRTUAL REALITY FIRST FRIDAYS Experiment with games and creative tools in a virtual 3D space. Stop by any time between 5-6:45 pm on First Friday to explore worlds or create your own virtual art. Made possible by CenturyLink. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org/drop-in/ (279-0299)

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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: MACBETH A contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the Company. May 24, 6:30 pm. $12. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) THE SLAM AT THE MAC The MAC hosts daily screenings of top films from this year’s 50 Hour Slam local filmmaking competition. May 22-June 3; daily at 10 am. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. bit.ly/2GFwSaH (456-3931) ISLE OF DOGS In this stop-motionanimated film from writer/director Wes Anderson, an outbreak of canine flu in Japan leads all dogs to be quarantined on an island. A boy (voice of Koyu Rankin) journeys there to rescue his dog Spots (Liev Schreiber), and gets help from a pack of misfit canines who have also been exiled. May 25-28; times vary. $3$7. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD KRFY community radio station hosts this documentary film that

brings to light a profound and missing chapter of American music history, the Indigenous influence. Rumble features pioneering Native musicians including Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy SaintMarie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo and Taboo. May 25, 7:30-9:30 pm. Free. Panida Theater, 300 N. First. panida.org THE DEATH OF STALIN When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Rated R. May 26-28; times vary. $6-$8. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) THE GROOVE IS NOT TRIVIAL A documentary film about Scottish fiddler musician Alasdair Fraser that was featured at Cannes Film Festival for the “Spotlight on Scotland” selection. This documentary follows one man’s personal quest for self-expression as he ignites a global movement toward cultural revival. May 29, 6:30-8:30 pm. $15. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org

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DUTCH OVEN INTRODUCTION Learn to add a delicious taste to your backyard barbecues, family picnics or camping at the lake. Attendees (ages 13+) learn proper oven seasoning techniques, coal preparation, arrangement and temperature, how to handle your hot oven, prepping for your meals and where to buy your gear. Discover Parking Pass required. May 24, 6-8 pm. $29. Riverside State Park Bowl & Pitcher, 4427 N. Aubrey L. White Pkwy. spokaneparks.org MARTELL COGNAC DINNER Martell Cognac brand ambassador Christophe Pienkoski and IPK present a five-course dinner featuring cocktails by Simon Moorby and food by chef Jeremy Hansen. May 24, 6:30 pm. $100. Inland Pacific Kitchen, 304 W. Pacific. ipkspokane.com SCOTCH & CIGARS Select a flight of whiskey, scotch or bourbon paired with a recommended cigar during an event on the outdoor patio. Thursdays, from 6-10 pm. $15-$25. Prohibition Gastropub, 1914 N. Monroe. n(474-9040) SUSHI MAKING CLASS: Experience the world of sushi with Alex, who teaches how to cook the rice to the endless possibilities you can create. May 24, 5:30-7 pm. $49. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. thekitchenengine.com/event/sushiwith-alex-austin-13/ (328-3335) WINE TASTING Taste the wines of Palencia & Monarcha. Includes cheese and crackers. May 25, 3-6:30 pm. $10. Vino!, 222 S. Washington. vinowine.com NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE TASTING Enjoy live jazz and sample Evans Bros. line up of coffee offerings as you learn about the process behind sourcing, roasting, and preparing the highest calibre coffees from around the world. Fourth Saturday of the month, 10 am-1 pm, through May 26. Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, 504 E. Sherman. evansbrotherscoffee.com SIP & SAMPLE The market’s weekly afternoon tasting, featuring 1-2 wines and something to munch on. Saturdays from noon-4 pm. Petunias Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison. petuniasmarket.com COMMUNITY COOKING CLASSES The Kitchen at Second Harvest provides nutrition information, scratch cooking skills, budgeting, and more. See site for dates and times; typically meets Tue and Wed from 5:30-7 pm. Free. Second Harvest, 1234 E. Front. secondharvestkitchen.org

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Advice Goddess THE SHOO MAKER

I’m a single dude in my 30s, and I really want a girlfriend, but I keep striking out with women. My female co-worker says that if I want a relationship, I need to upgrade my shoes. I wear a pair of super-comfy New Balance sneakers that I’ve had since college…yes, even wearing them on dates. In the summer, I wear Crocs sandals. What’s the problem? Are girls really that shallow? —Footloose

AMY ALKON Sadly, the CDC has been remiss in informing men of the exceptional protection against sexually transmitted diseases that open-toe shoes can provide. Men’s shoes speak to women. They are a form of what anthropologists and zoologists call “signaling” — communication between organisms. In the mating realm, signals advertise quality in a potential partner — or sound the alarm when it’s lacking. Wearing bad shoes (like your stanky, hobo-ready sneakers) suggests you lack the social intelligence to dress like a grown-up and/or the interest in taking care of more than your own needs — like for the five basic bachelor-dude food groups: beer, Hot Pockets, pizza, Doritos, and pot edibles. Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller surveyed women — straight single American women, ages 20-35 — on what they like and loathe in footwear on a potential partner. The women were asked to imagine going on a casual lunch date with guys wearing 32 different types of men’s shoes, from Birkenstocks to chukkas to leather Oxfords. Women’s preferences were “strong” and “consistent” and point to the following advice: Wear leather shoes — nice leather shoes, like Oxfords or loafers — that cover your feet. (Women hated every single sandal, from Crocs to Birkenstocks to flip-flops.) Your shoes don’t have to be expensive. You can probably do just fine with a stylish loafer you get on sale for $50. (Passable sneakers, scoring okay but not so well as the leather shoes, were the classics: Vans and Converse All Stars.) Finally, it isn’t enough to just buy the right shoes; you have to take care of them. (Another important detail that ladies notice.) Learn how to polish and clean them. Take them to a shoemaker for resoling and other upkeep. These might seem like little things but they are actually part of a whole of living like a man instead of a manchild. Admittedly, living the man way isn’t “super-comfy,” but consider where your priorities lie: more in the realm of Dr. Scholl or Dr. Kinsey?

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I’m in love with my male best friend and unfortunately, I’m pretty sure he’s never been attracted to me. This is very painful, and trying to stop thinking about him so much isn’t working. To be fair, he isn’t emotionally available right now, as he’s still mourning his divorce (a little too long for it to be healthy, I think). I’m thinking that if I stay close and stay available, he may pick me once he becomes emotionally ready again. Is that crazy? I really want a relationship and am willing to wait for him. —Tormented Nothing says “your welfare means the world to me” like clocking a man’s mourning with a stopwatch. Beyond how the guy isn’t up for a relationship right now, you seem pretty sure that you’re just the girl next door to the girls in his wank bank. So mooning over him is not the road to a relationship but the equivalent of trying to get from New York to California by doing endless doughnuts in a Walmart parking lot. If unrequited love isn’t the point — offering you protection from heartbreak and distraction from pursuing a guy who’s a real possibility — you need to disengage. But the answer isn’t trying to stop thinking about him. Thought suppression actually seems to backfire. For example, social psychologist Jennifer L.S. Borton found that asking research participants to suppress a specific thought led to their experiencing it “more frequently” and led to “a more anxious and depressed mood.” Because of this, when you have a thought of the guy, don’t try to shove it away. Instead, shift how you think of him. Focus on how he isn’t emotionally available and then on how he probably never will be for you. Next, take action. You could opt for a thought-occupying distraction like watching a movie — or, better yet, make an effort to shift your circumstances by going on dating sites to look for men who might be possibilities for you. This ultimately allows you to be there for this guy as a friend, offering him a Kleenex to dry his tears -- as opposed to mentioning that you happen to be wearing a very soft and super-absorbent pushup bra. n ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR GREEK CULINARY CLASS In this class learn how to make vegetarian moussaka, full of layered roasted vegetables and topped with a Greek yogurt and cheese gratin. May 29, 5:30-7 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. thekitchenengine.com (328-3335) TRAVELING ITALY: TUSCANY COOKING CLASS Learn how to make filone, a Tuscan unsalted bread. Chef Jeannie also leads a demonstration of infused olive oils and vinegar that you can try at home. This class includes two glasses of wine or beer and a three-course meal. Offered May 30 and 31, from 6-9 pm. $50. Commellini Estate, 14715 N. Dartford Dr. (466-0667) QUICHE CULINARY CLASS Learn to make Pâté Brisée (pie dough) including rolling, crimping and blind baking your crust. Also learn to make custard and other add-in options. May 31, 5:30-7 pm. $45. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. MallonAve. thekitchenengine.com

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THE M SHOW: MUSIC, MAYHEM & MYSTERY The second installment of witty and completely unorthodox series led and created by the Spokane Symphony’s creative concertmaster, Mateusz Wolski. May 24-25 at 8 pm. $36$60. Washington Cracker Co. Building, 304 W. Pacific. (624-1200) SHS SPRING BAND EXTRAVAGANZA The Sandpoint High School Spring Band Concert features performances by the concert and symphonic band, along with Jazz 1 and 2, and steel pans. May 24, 6:30-8:30 pm. $5. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE SINGING Friday Musical’s season finale celebrates the delight of singing with noted soprano Andrea Olsen as well as a rousing singa-Long led by Sharon Rodkey Smith. May 25, 1-2:30 pm. Free. St. Stephen’s Episcopal, 5720 S. Perry. (448-2255) CELTIC WOMAN Comprised of four young Irish women, this musical ensemble celebrates Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage with a repertoire of Irish classics, contemporary songs and stirring originals. May 30 and 31 at 7:30 pm. $45-$75. Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com (509-242-7000) SCHEHERAJAZZ EWU’s Music Department presents an innovative concert collaboration between its Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Band as they perform the U.S. premiere of a lost work known as Scheherajazz, composed by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. May 31, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5/$20. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.org

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24 HOURS ROUND THE CLOCK The 19th annual 24-hour mountain bike race at Riverside State Park is open to teams 2-10, and solos crazy enough to go it alone, compete for medals, prizes and bragging rights. May 26-27, from noon to noon. Riverside State Park, Spokane. roundandround.com (953-9831) DISC GOLF FLIGHT SCHOOL Each student (ages 10+) is shown basic techniques for driving, throwing midrange shots and putting through demonstra-

tion and hands on instruction. May 26, 1:30-3:30 pm. $40. Liberty Park, 502 S. Pittsburg St. spokaneparks.org TOURNAMENT OF THE INLAND EMPIRE A medieval-themed event featuring live jousting, sword fighting, archery, and mounted equestrian skill. May 26-27, from 2 pm-midnight $10. At the Clayton Fairgrounds. facebook. com/inlandjousting (509-276-2444) WHITEWATER RAFTING ON THE LOWER SPOKANE RIVER This threehour trip is filled with whitewater rapids, wildlife, and gorgeous scenery. Wiley E. Waters professional licensed guides steer you through class II & III whitewater rapids including the Bowl and Pitcher and Devils Toenail rapids in Riverside State Park. Offered May 27 and June 2, 10 am-1 pm. $47. spokaneparks.org (363-5418) BETWEEN THE RIVERS GATHERING A week-long workshop for learning skills that originate in the stone-age all the way up to modern homesteading. The event hosts instructors offering a broad range of classes all week long, including wilderness survival skills, primitive and homespun living, basic preparedness and skills of a practical and archeological nature. May 28-June 2. Campout held north of Spokane, in Valley, WA. Details and registration at betweentheriversgathering.com.

norm. Through June 4; Mon-Fri from noon-5 pm. Reception May 24, 4:30-6 pm. Free. EWU Downtown Student Gallery, 404 Second St. (359-6802) SONDER Join SFCC AFA/CFA Graduates for their senior art exhibition. Through June 8; reception May 25, noon-2 pm and 6-8 pm. Gallery open Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanefalls.edu THURSDAY NIGHT ART FEATURE A different artist sets up in front of the store doing demos and showing off their wares during the Thursday Market on South Perry. Thursdays, from 3:306:30 pm, thru Sept. 6. Free. Tsuga Arts Northwest, 1114 S. Perry. (768-1268) IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH AVERY MATHERLY This local 15-year-old artist has a talent that cannot be taught: art is simply a part of who he is. His themes tend to center on classic cars and portraits. May 26, 11 am-4 pm. Free. Tsuga Arts Northwest, 1114 S. Perry. (768-1268) THE TELL TALE QUILT Laboratory resident Liza Stark combines fabric and electronics in exploring how technology and craft will intersect in our future. Her “Tell Tale Quilt” is a quilt that shares intimate, but non-identifiable data about its owner with anyone who wants to listen. May 30, 5-8 pm. Free. Richmond Gallery, 228 W. Sprague. (230-5718)

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BYE BYE BIRDIE Recently drafted rock and roll superstar Conrad Birdie comes to give one lucky American teenage girl a goodbye kiss before he is inducted into the Army. Through May 27; ThuSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $23-$25. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. facebook.com/lakecityplayhouse/ HELLO, DOLLY! The beloved tale of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, the brassy and charismatic matchmaker who turns heads and hearts in turn-of-the-century New York. Through Jan. 10; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $15-$32. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) BANG BANG, YOU’RE DEAD Rogers High School senior Noah Schmidt directs this one-act play, a powerful response to the wave of school killings that have erupted in recent times. The show raises awareness against gun violence and school safety. #neveragain May 25, 7-9:30 pm. $5. Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley. (354-6551) CYT SPOKANE: THE LITTLE MERMAID Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated Disney film. May 25-26 and June 1-2 at 7 pm, May 26 and June 2-3 at 3 pm. $12-$16. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (227-7404) HERCULES: A HERO’S TALE Hercules is the story of a boy who battles monsters, after he does his chores, all the while dreaming of finding his true destiny. May 25-26 at 7 pm; May 26-27 at 3 pm. $10-$15. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cytnorthidaho.org

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SMASH A showcase of work by six Visual Communication Design BFA students. EWU’s Visual Communication Design BFA program focuses on a culminating project that conveys an issue important to each student; this year’s exhibit is all about “smashing” the

WILLOW SPRINGS CELEBRATION & FUNDRAISER Join Willow Springs Books to celebrate recent releases with readings by local authors, along with door prizes from local businesses. May 24, 6-9 pm. $10. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. bit.ly/2LgROZb (598-8933) BOOK LAUNCH: BETH CAMP The local author celebrates the release of “Rivers of Stone,” a historical fiction about a young woman who crosses Canada in the 1840s disguised as a boy. May 26, 12:30-2:30 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. (863-5536) JAMES POGUE: CHOSEN COUNTRY The national journalist’s debut book tells the story of Ammon Bundy, the 2016 armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and the larger crack up of American life. May 26, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN SPOKANE DURING WORLD WAR II Through footage from an oral history collaboration between KSPS and the Hifumi En Society, this presentation highlights the unique role the Inland Northwest played for Japanese Americans during this period. May 26, 2 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spokanelibrary.org SCIENCE CAFE: KILAUEA ROCKS! You’ve seen the flowing lava on the news; now join EWU geologist Dr. Jennifer Thomson to learn about the youngest volcano on Hawaii. May 29, 7-8 pm. Free. Lindaman’s, 1235 S. Grand Blvd. bit.ly/2rY9kte (509-838-3000) TRANS-SIBERIA: CHARLOTTE BISZEWSKI An interactive book reading experience, integrating physical computing with the traditional book form; this artist book tells the story of Irene, and her enforced migration across Russia during the Second World War. May 29, 5-7 pm. Free. Giant Nerd Books, 709 N. Monroe St. bit.ly/2IWE1bJ n

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Upcoming Events John Kay and Steppenwolf MAY 24

Classic rock legends John Kay and Steppenwolf take the stage this May at Coeur d’Alene Casino to play their beloved anthems “Magic Carpet Ride,” “Rock Me,” “Monster” and “Born to Be Wild” among other ’60’s favorites. Tickets $35+, 7 pm, Coeur d’Alene Casino.

AMERICAN HEROES GET IN FREE

Opening Day at Silver Mountain MAY 26

The snow is still melting, but summer operations begin May 26 at Silver Mountain. Scenic gondola rides offer panoramic views, and rounds of golf at Galena Ridge also offer dramatic vistas. While trail openings are weather dependent, it’s always warm and wet at Silver Rapids Indoor Waterpark. Go to visitcda.org for hours and rates.

AND DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR FAMILY MAY 26, 27, & 28

All military personnel, veterans, police officers, EMS,

Coeur d’Alene Marathon

and firefighters (identification required) Receive FREE

MAY 27

admission to the park on these special event days and

The 41st annual Coeur d’Alene Marathon starts and finishes at McEuen Park. In addition to a full marathon, participants can also choose from a half-marathon or a 5K run/walk. Late registration is available during packet pickup Saturday, May 26, from 11 am-6 pm at the Resort Plaza Shops. 6:30 am marathon start, 7 am half-marathon start, 7:30 am 5K run/walk.

their immediate family members (spouse and children) also receive a special discounted rate ($24.00 plus tax, ages 8-64, $19.00 plus tax, ages 3-7 and 65+, a savings of up to $14.00!) when purchasing tickets at Silverwood’s front gate! Also, we will have special May rates during May 28th - June 9th. $38.00(ages 8-64) $ 21.00(ages 3-7 and 65+)

For more events, things to do & places to stay, go to VisitCDA.org

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Entertainment JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF Event Center | 7 pm Tickets from $35 An innovator on Rock’s rugged side. John Kay and Steppenwolf brought us rock staples like “Born to be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride”, now they bring their distinctive sound to the Event Center to prove that Rock never softens.

THURSDAY, MAY 24TH

THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST

THURSDAY, JULY 5TH

FRIDAY, JULY 20TH

CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

TRACE ADKINS

Event Center | 7 pm Tickets from $35

Event Center | 7 pm Tickets from $25

Cedric’s universal appeal, versatility, and tremendous career successes spanning television, live performances, and film have solidified his standing as one of the premier entertainers in the world.

Bill Medley joins forces with Bucky Heard, to bring the Righteous Brothers back to the stage. Featuring a string of their biggest #1 hits, including “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Unchained Melody,” Medley’s Grammy-winning Dirty Dancing theme “The Time of My Life,” and more!

Event Center | 7 pm Tickets from $35 Trace Adkins’ trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts. The three-time GRAMMY-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry will be stopping by on July 20th for the How Did We Get Here Tour!

A L L R E S E RV E D S E AT I N G | P U R C H A S E T I C K E T S AT C A S I N O O R A N Y T I C K E T S W E S T O U T L E T Hotel & ticket packages available | Call 1 800 523-2464 for details

1 800 523-2464 | CDACASINO.COM | Worley, Idaho | 25 miles south of Coeur d’Alene