thursday agenda : singing, talking, donating
- Two years ago, the titans of McSweeney’s empire teamed up with indie rock superstars at Bumbershoot for the Revenge of the Bookeaters tour. Sarah Vowell read a story about the history of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and Death Cab for Cutie provided musical accompaniment in the form of the Transatlantic Orchestra. Dave Eggers pretended to be an Irish Setter. Mike Doughty convened all of the performers for a cover of “Hungry Like the Wolf”. [mb] The audience at McCaw swooned and emptied their pocketbooks. Last year, John Hodgman hosted a battle between words and music, in which words wiped the table with music but then the two teams got together and sang the worst song that Colin Meloy ever wrote. [mb]
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This time around, the annual fundraiser for 826 Seattle ditches the hubub of Seattle Center on Labor Day weekend and the expansive opera house for the more intimate setting of Town Hall. For the pleasure of supporting the nonprofit writing center, you will pay somewhere between thirty-five and a hundred dollars and will be treated to comedy, reading, singing, and a silent auction. There will be no face-off between the music and the writing. Hosted by John Roderick, they will join forces and may even congeal, invite surprise guests to the stage, and form something entirely new and youtubeable. Tickets available at the door.
