What our writers love this week

Music

Meklit Hadero

Soulful, tremulous and strangely cinematic, Hadero's voice will implant scenes in your mind — a softly lit supperclub, a Brooklyn stoop, a sun-baked road. Close your eyes, listen and dream. She plays Monday night at the Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $15-$18 (206-838-4333 or www.tripledoor.net).

Lynn Jacobson,

Seattle Times A&E editor

TV/DVDs

'Entourage'

Vince and the guys are back from Italy as season seven of HBO's "Entourage" opens on June 27. Vince (Adrian Grenier) is filming a new action movie in which he's determined, to the horror of his agent Ari (the great Jeremy Piven), to perform his own stunts. Based loosely on the experiences of real-life actor/producer Mark Wahlberg, these guys from Queens-turned-Hollywood define what camaraderie is all about. Look for season six on DVD beginning Tuesday, as well.

Marilyn Bailey,

Seattle Times desk editor

Music

Fresh Espresso

Expect a string of firecracker performances from this Seattle synth-rap duo this summer. P Smoov and Rik Rude play Saturday for Pride 2010 at the Wildrose on Capitol Hill (1021 E. Pike St., Seattle; 206-324-9210 or www.thewildrosebar.com), then hit Capitol Hill Block Party in July and Bumbershoot in September. They debuted new material last month at Sasquatch! for a thousand partiers (search vimeo.com), and it sounded good — "Sunglasses" introduced zen/goth vibes, "Hush" featured Rik rapping hard and fast.

Andrew Matson,

special to The Seattle Times (www.seattletimes.com/

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