Wild and dedicated ode to music
Sunday, August 21, 2005
It's easy to pick out the EMP from I-5, and point it out to visitors as "that-ugly-as-sin-monstrosity" just this side of the Space Needle, but that's only one aspect. Ugly could as easily be just simply strange - and it's what's inside that counts. If it were just the displays, I'd rate this lower. The displays are good and quite interesting, but let's just say the replay value is low. However, the EMP is used for much more than static (or interactive for that matter) displays. There are movies, workshops, concerts and more.. We've seen all sorts of people, from Amy Tan (with the Stephen King/Dave Barry band, The Wrockers) to Iron Butterfly. Our eldest daughter has attended several jazz workshops taught by some of the biggies in the field and has performed several times there as well (so we may be biased). Also, the inhouse restaurant is surprisingly good, inventive, and inexpensive - a great place to catch a meal before watching one of the frequent music related movies or documentaries - also a nice alternative to the space needle restaurant!