By josh
(image, alissa anderson [flickr])
- Gawker spent last week dissecting [#] the appropriate category for Marisha Pessl’s hotness. Decide for yourself tonight when she reads from Special Topics in Calamity Physics, which has gotten a series of stellar reviews — including a favorable front pager at the New York Times Sunday Book Review [nyt] and high praise from Seattle’s own Sean Carman [maudnewton]. The reading starts at 7:30; get there early and work on a clever comment for the Q&A or signing line. [elliottbay]
- Chan Marshall, once known as much for her potential for onstage breakdowns as for producing disc after disc of great songs, pulls a double-header set of solo shows this evening. When Cat Power came through Seattle earlier in the year with a backing band, local reviews of her show were gushing [interimlover]; let’s hope the trend continues tonight (early show, all ages; late show 21+) [neumos]
