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• Our Top Picks for Day Two at Bumbershoot

  06-09-2015 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Neko Case will perform at 9:30 pm.
  It's day two of Bumbershoot, folks. Everything you need to have the best Sunday of your life is on our Bumbershoot calendar, including showtimes and more recommended shows than you can possibly see in one day.
  To get you started, here's a handful of top picks for today.MUSIC
  The Melvins
  "For over 30 years, Melvins have been perhaps America’s preeminent metal/proto-grunge/comedy band." -Dave SegalNeko Case
  "For country-inflected rock in the 21st century, i
  
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• Sunday Night at the Movies

  06-09-2015 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Diary of a Teenage Girl is playing at Sundance Cinemas tonight at 4:30 and 9:15.
  Instead of asking the person you want to smush over to "Netflix and chill," you'll probably gain more points by asking them out to the movies. Here are some suggestions for today:
  The Big Lebowski: The Coen Brothers' neo-noir comedy inspired by Raymond Chandler, about an LA slacker and avid bowler.Cinerama Fan Film Series: Cinerama let fans vote on over 40 films for inclusion in this series. Today: The Wizard of
  
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• Kim Davis: Letter From the Derpingham Jail

  06-09-2015 06:13 via thestranger.com
  
  This just went out from what appears to be Kim Davis's Twitter account...
  Unwelding. Deciples. Belifes. Okay, whatever. Spelling is hard. And any regular Slog reader will tell you that my stuff includes the ocassional mispelling. But this: "I think of what Rose Parks must have felt! She had it easy let me tell you." Rosa Parks—ROSA—had it easier in the south under Jim Crow than Kim Davis does in Kentucky in 2015.
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• F-You Rain! Hello, Babes in Toyland!

  06-09-2015 05:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Well, that sucked. Mother Nature decided to crack thunder and... SO. MUCH. RAIN. on Bumbershoot today. Massive rain showers flooded Babes in Toyland's set. Kudos to all the super fans that just stood there, SOAKING WET, to watch Kat Bjelland scream and thrash her way through 'Babes late 90s femme-punk anthems. I almost cried when they played "Bruise Violet." Or maybe it was just rain running down my face. In any case, better weather-luck tomorrow, Bumbershoot. And THANK YOU for letting me (final
  
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