Tacoma-born comedian Jo Koy (Joseph Glenn Herbert) is used to hearing the sound of laughter. With a natural charisma and a lively stage persona, the Filipino American is a well-known face in the world of stand-up.
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Jo Koy’s return to Seattle to produce big laughs, also talks about being Filipino
Posted on 17 September 2009.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 28 No 39 | 9/19 - 9/252 Comments
Relatively unknown Javanese gamelan music becomes an emerging art form
Posted on 10 September 2009.
Do you know what the soundtracks of the sci-fi show “Battlestar Galactica” and the video game “Sonic Unleashed” have in common with certain works of classical music composers John Cage and Lou Harrison?
They all contain the haunting, bell-like sounds of gamelan, an Indonesian musical ensemble.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 28 No 38 | 9/12 - 9/180 Comments
Amy Anderson: One of the funny people
Posted on 27 August 2009.
Three minutes.
This was the length of Amy Anderson’s first standup performance at an open mic night in 1997 on Saint Patrick’s Day in a Minneapolis comedy club. At the end of her three minutes, she had found her passion.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 28 No 36 | 8/29 - 9/40 Comments
A Parade! A Parade!
Posted on 23 July 2009.
Fun at the Seattle Chinatown Seafair Parade 2009
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, News, Vol 28 No 31 | 7/25 - 7/310 Comments
Michael Jackson remembered
Posted on 01 July 2009.
“I remember growing up in India — my grandpa would always speak of Michael Jackson as an embodiment of Western culture. When I started living in the States and he would visit us, he would joke about wanting to go to an MJ concert.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 28 No 28 | 7/4 - 7/100 Comments
The first lady of style: Meet the designers that created the looks
Posted on 11 April 2009.
By Thi-Le Vo Northwest Asian Weekly What do Asian American and Asian designers Thakoon Panichgul, Jason Wu, and Junya Watanabe all have in common? Their creations have graced the frame of first lady Michelle Obama, who is now emerging as a fashion icon. When she wore a J. Crew “crystal constellation” cardigan, it sold out [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Fashion, Features, Lifestyle, Vol 28 No 16 | 4/11 - 4/170 Comments
1993: Christmas shopping ideas in the ID
Posted on 06 December 2008.
Editor’s note: This story was originally printed in Northwest Asian Weekly on Dec. 11, 1993. This article will reference the year of the dog, plug stores that now exist in our memories, and remind us that TV sets and stereos were hot items in the early 90s. We hope that our readers will get a kick from this holiday blast from the past.
Posted in Community News, Cultures, Features, Vol 27 No 50 | 12/6 - 12/120 Comments
That wasn’t Zeppelin A review of the Hotel Café Tour
Posted on 22 November 2008.
I’ve never been to Chop Suey before. When I walked in the door last Saturday night, I liked the place right off the bat because of its size. Smaller venues are nice because you get to be right up close to the artist. You can see hands playing the guitar. You can hear all the little imperfections — things you can’t hear in a bigger venue. The intimacy made some of the performers of the Hotel Café Tour look impressive. For others? Not so much.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 27 No 48 | 11/22-280 Comments
Blog says: ‘You’re a disgrace. To the race.’
Posted on 15 November 2008.
“You’re at a party. At seven it’s one kind of conversation, and at nine it’s totally different, but it’s still the same topic. We’re just like that,” blog-owner Diana Nguyen said about Disgrasian.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 27 No 47 | 11/15-211 Comment
Where fire meets paper and doesn’t make ash
Posted on 15 November 2008.
Imagine a piece of art taking only 15 seconds to complete. While most would barely have time to pick up a brush, Toyko-born artist Etsuko Ichikawa would have already completed a few works already — on average, she says each piece takes her about 3 seconds.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 27 No 47 | 11/15-210 Comments
