That’s right: we are happy to have Ballard’s well-loved band, the Cops, DJing tonight from 9 pm-ish till we all fall down. Looks like Mr. Scott Kannberg (a.k.a. Spiral Stairs, Pavement’s former guitarist) will also be hopping on the decks for a spin, so it’s gonna be a great night. What’s more, it’s also the opening reception for “You Say Good-Bye, I Say Hello”, our new art show featuring music photography (Sleater-Kinney, Mudhoney and more) by local shutter queens Jenny Jimenez, Sarah Joann Murphy and Laura Musselman. See you here TONIGHT!

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Thanks to the guys at Creative Media Alliance for helping with the new website!

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It’s hard to miss Tigertail’s bright orange sign on this quasi commercial stretch of 65th. The cartoonish tiger whose tail dangles above the bar’s front door could be the grandson of that roaring Frosted Flake freak, Tony.

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Bartender: Aislinn Martinson

Pick Your Poison: Alright! I’m gonna make you a Harvey Wallbanger. These things remind me of being a kid in Alaska.

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A cozy bar and diner in Ballard that serves small-plate pan-Asian treats. Read article…

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There’s an island bar in southern Thailand that I hope still exists. Unlike the other bars on Phi Phi island, this place served no Mai Tais, attracted few backpackers and had no DJ. While the music was loud, it wasn’t so loud that you couldn’t strike up a heated political conversation with an old farang or a young transvestite — and their food and drink offerings amounted to little more than cold beer and hot peanuts. I fear that it was destroyed by the 2004 tsunami, but the bar lives on in my memory. I like to imagine that its patrons are still talking about the Clinton/Lewinsky affair.

Ballard’s Tigertail Bar & Restaurant sits on an island of its own — the same obscure, partially residential strip of Northwest 65th Street that’s home to the Tin Hat and Molly Maguire’s – and like that Thai bar, it felt like home from the minute I walked in the door.

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There’s a lot of buzz about the new Tigertail Restaurant and Bar in the 65th Street Gulch, and we checked in with great anticipation. Our first trip was short-circuited by an under active kitchen pending approval by Mayor Nickels, but left us impressed with the design and general positive vibrations of the establishment.

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It won’t be long before someone comes up with a catchy name of the Ballard/Phinney neighborhood on NW 65th (between 3rd and 8th) that seems to be transforming itself overnight. Now home to The Tin Hat, The Reading Gael, The Sneakery, and Bambino Coffee, a new bar/restaurant called Tigertail has dug in its paws. Tigertail has a great ambiance and style of its own. One feature not to overlook is that the bar and tables are made out of Kirei Sorghum Plywood which, like bamboo, is a green alternative to wood.

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Former owners of Fallout Records and Box Pop invest in Ballard’s booze business. Read article…

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