Julien Perry's Grillaxin' subject this week is Walt Wagner, the pianist whose old and new tunes are integral to the Canlis experience. The key is to feel the room: "I can't just do Radiohead all night." There's nothing Wagner won't play, but his least favorites are New York, New York and My Way. "I like Frank Sinatra, but those are such sappy songs." As for the vantage point in the bar? "Once in a while there's some serious necking going on." [Seattle Weekly]
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