Travel Reference
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ENTERTAINMENT
Capitol Hill
NEUMO'S
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.neumos.com
;
925 E Pike St; Pike-Pine)
A punk, hip-hop and alternative-music ven-
ue that counts Radiohead and Bill Clinton (not together) among its former guests,
Neumo's (formerly known as Moe's) fills the big shoes of its original namesake. Yes, it
can get hot, and yes, mid-show it's a long walk to the toilets; but that's rock and roll.
The club's latest addition is the Barboza Lounge, a more intimate downstairs music
venue.
CHOP SUEY
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.chopsuey.com
;
1325 E Madison St; 12)
Chop Suey is a dark, high-ceilinged space
with a ramshackle faux-Chinese motif and eclectic bookings - indie, hip-hop and rock
are staples - although its Jai Ho nights with Bollywood-Bhangra dancing led by Mum-
bai native and DJ Prashant have become riotously popular.
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
CINEMA
(
www.nwfilmforum.org
;
1515 12th Ave; Pike-Pine)
A film arts organization whose two-
screen cinema offers impeccable programming, from restored classics to cutting-edge
independent and international films. It's in Capitol Hill, of course!
ANNEX THEATER
THEATER
( 206-728-0933;
www.annextheater.org
;
1100 E Pike St; Pike-Pine)
Seattle's main
experimental-fringe theater group is the Annex, whose 99-seat theater (with bar) inhab-