Travel Reference
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ENTERTAINMENT
Belltown
CROCODILE
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.thecrocodile.com
; 2200 2nd Ave; 13)
Nearly old enough to be called a Seattle insti-
tution, the Crocodile is a clamorous 560-capacity music venue that first opened in
1991, just in time to grab the coattails of the grunge explosion. Everyone who's anyone
in Seattle's alt-music scene has since played here, including a famous occasion in 1992
when Nirvana appeared unannounced supporting Mudhoney.
Despite changing ownership in 2009 and undergoing a grunge-cleansing refurbish-
ment, the Croc remains plugged into the Seattle scene, though these days aspiring
stage-divers are more likely to get kicked out than crowd-surfed on the arms of an ador-
ing audience. There's a full bar, a mezzanine floor and a no-frills pizza restaurant on
site. Shows kick off around 10pm.
DIMITRIOU'S JAZZ ALLEY
JAZZ
( 206-441-9729; 2033 6th Ave; Westlake & 7th)
Hidden in an unlikely spot behind a
boring-looking office building is Seattle's most sophisticated and prestigious jazz club.
Dimitriou's hosts the best of the locals and many national acts passing through.
CINERAMA
CINEMA
(
www.cinerama.com
;
2100 4th Ave; 13)
Possibly Seattle's most popular theater, Cin-
erama is one of only three of its type (with a giant curved three-panel screen) left in the
world and has a fun, sci-fi feel. Regular renovations, the last of them in 2010, have kept
it up to date. It presents a good mix of new releases and 70mm classics.
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