The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.
Red Fang, Kylesa, Iron Lung, Bison B.C. at Chop Suey, 7 p.m., $12, all ages
If future Queens of the Stone Age leader Josh Homme had chosen to invite Black Flag founder Greg Ginn and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler to his legendary Desert Sessions back in the late '90s, the results probably would have sounded much like Red Fang today. Watching them peel the paint off the walls at the Comet last month felt akin to being fortunate enough to catch Metallica play a small club while tourin