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    May 25, 2012

    Which Seattle Musician Was Just Named LA Weekly's Whitest Musician of All Time?

    This morning, continuing their Complete Lists series, our siblings at LA Weekly presented their Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time, compiled using the following criteria:To qualify as one of our whitest musicians, then, requires more than a pasty complexion, it requires a near-total disregard for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Tell Me About That Album: The Only Place by Best Coast

    Bethany Cosentino, the leader of L.A. duo Best Coast, is one busy lady. In between her summer-long touring schedule, Tweeting for her cat Snacks and releasing the band's hotly-anticipated sophomore album The Only Place, she's been focused on launching a clothing line for Urban Outfitters, something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    A Look Back at Coachella 2012: Vol. II, Courtesy of Our Brothers and Sisters LA Weekly

    For the second weekend in a row, our friends over at LA Weekly spent the last few days rigorously covering Coachella. Below is a look at highlights from Sunday, and here is the Weekly's complete Coachella coverage Courtesy of LA Weekly By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Seattle Times' Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong and The Strangers' Eli Sanders Win Pulitzers

    To say it was a big day in Seattle journalism would be an understatement. Monday was a huge day, with the announcement that The Stranger's Eli Sanders had taken home a Pulitzer in feature writing for his piece, "The Bravest Woman in Seattle," and the Seattle Times' Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Coachella: 5 Signs You're An Aging Hipster

    This post is courtesy of our sister paper, LA Weekly, who had a team of writers and photographers at Coachella over the weekend. We thought this post was particularly appropriate (and, yes, hit home ...) By Lilledeshan Bose Aging hipsters--the very same people Coachella targeted when it began hold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

    The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Air Chihuahua: 42 Dogs Flown to Seattle from LA Where Overpopulated Breed Faced Death

    Washingtonians have a thing about any sort of invasion by "Californiacators" - a rallying cry of Emmett Watson's Lesser Seattle brigades. But it turns out we are welcoming their dogs - the Chihuahuas of Los Angeles. They've overpopulated in LA, and some owners have become disenchanted with the littl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Q: How Many Times Will We Write About How Many Times Jay-Z And Kanye West Will Perform "Niggas In Paris"? A: As Many Times As We Have To.

    ​For the biggest touring spectacle known to mankind (Jay-Z and Kanye West, natch), one song has become a story. On tour, the dynamic duo been hamming (not H.A.M.-ing) it up by closing their sets out with "Niggas In Paris" in a nearly endless loop, replaying it upwards of ten breathless times d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    The Hunt Club: Sol-Long-Tang

    Our recently-concluded The Hunt Club contest called upon Voracious readers to find 10 esoteric edibles somewhere in Seattle. This week, we'll look more closely at a few of the listed items - and tell you where our top scavenger hunter found them. Sol-long-tang is the Korean version of stone soup, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    My Summer Music Playlist: Jesse Boykins III, DJ Quik, Helluvastate, and More

    Seattle summer doesn't really kick in until August--let's be honest--so two of my annual Seattle summer-music rituals in dj100proof's Backyard BBQ Mixtape (due soon) and The Physics' summer release (Love Is a Business out August 6) are still on the horizon. So until the city is ready, my summer-play ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Channeling Hemingway In Search Of The Ultimate Oyster Wine

    Photo by Leslie KellyMy view at yesterday's Oyster Wine finals. Pretty awesome, right?​The room was church-quiet, the reverential silence punctured only by the sound of slurping as a group of judges worked diligently to find the perfect oyster wine. This was serious business, yet it was all I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    UPDATED: International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards Finalists List Is Out

    ​If you're reading this blog, you probably have some fondness for food writers (and really, who doesn't? We're all such a cuddly bunch). If you have some fondness for food writers, then you can probably rattle off a list of your favorites off the top of your head--those who have moved you or ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2010

    For Adam Parfrey, Publishing the Unabomber's Book Is All In a Day's Work

    "America's most dangerous publisher" lives in Port Townsend and enrages readers worldwide.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Trey Gunn's Appeal to Those Who Steal Music

    This photo stolen from TreyGunn.com.​I got into an exchange with Seattle musician Trey Gunn this week about illegal downloading. Trey's a pro who's played with many, many musicians over the years, including King Crimson. Several months ago he posted an appeal to illegal downloaders on his site ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Want Real Gangsta From a Real Rapper? Check Out Freddie Gibbs' Str8 Killa No Filler Mixtape

    I'm writing you this morning from the sunny streets of Koreatown, Los Angeles, where people look at me like I'm crazy for posting up in Starbucks with a laptop and it's somehow cooler than home. As in I'm wearing pants and a button-up and still a little cold, which is not what I was expecting from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Roger Waters Vs. Elliott Smith's Wall, The Temptations Auto Tune, and Britney Spears Does Lady Gaga

    This wall's taken a beating, but Figure 8 is still my favorite Elliott Smith record.​-- LA Weekly: Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has apologized for defacing the Elliott Smith memorial mural on Sunset Boulevard with propoganda for his upcoming tour performance of The Wall. -- Pitchfork: Minus the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Winners at the James Beard Awards: Round 1

    ​Last night was the big night for the nominees (myself included) in the James Beard Foundation Media & Book Awards--the "Oscars of the Food World" as everyone is fond of calling it, and a serious party for gastronomy's big time movers and shakers. David Chang from Momofuku was there (nominated ... More >>

  • Film

    April 21, 2010

    Exit Through the Gift Shop: Half a Glimpse of Guerrilla Artist Banksy

    ​Last night was the big night for the nominees (myself included) in the James Beard Foundation Media & Book Awards--the "Oscars of the Food World" as everyone is fond of calling it, and a serious party for gastronomy's big time movers and shakers. David Chang from Momofuku was there (nominated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Jason Sheehan Nominated for James Beard Award

    ​Some of you love him. Some of you hate him. But when it comes time for the James Beard Award finalists to be announced, odds are he--that being Jason Sheehan--will be among the nominees. And this year is no different, as Sheehan is among three finalists in the review category, pitted against ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Update: Handicapping the James Beard Awards

    Into the home stretch...​This morning, the finalists for the James Beard Awards were announced from the floor of the Palace Cafe in New Orleans--a suitably food-obsessed city, from which many of the awards' big winners have come. And like I promised, here I am to see how my wicked handicapping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    The Stranger's Intellectual Property Thief-in-Chief Calls the Kettle Black

    With nipples like these, Frizzelle should be editing The New Yorker.​As the Stranger's obsession with the SF Weekly-Bay Guardian Seizuregate runs out of steam, editor-in-chief Christopher Frizzelle, who worked here until he got canned for leaking privileged information to his current employer ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Weed Takes Root

    Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    The Food Section: American Wine Prices Plummet, BPA Found in Most Canned Food

    ​The New Yorker runs a profile of LA Weekly restaurant critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Gold, a man who drives 20,000 miles a year and consumes obscene quantities of food hunting down LA's most interesting things to eat. (You have to be a subscriber to read it online, so pick up a cop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Last Night: Mickey Avalon Gets Nude and Rude @ the Showbox

    Mickey Avalon performed at the Showbox on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009​ You know you're at a Mickey Avalon concert when... 1. The crowd is smashed on a Monday night, chanting "Fuck me, fuck me!" 2. Paris Hilton look alikes are dancing and ripping each others clothes off onstage. 3. Fans are getting k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    So When Does the Party Really Start?

    The sky is still gray, the air still tastes the same and the sun will still set this evening. Yet even after this historic inaugural celebration, ushering in the 44th President of the United States, things just don't seem any different today than they did twenty-four hours ago.Attending the Seattle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Download Six Banyans Songs For Free

    Way to make my day, Banyans! I was just trolling around le MySpace, checking out band pages and skimming music sites like an irredeemable nerd when I stumbled across this little gem on the Banyans' MySpace page. The Banyans, in case you're not yet familiar, are an absolutely adorable local pop band ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Sunday Night: Mickey Avalon at The Showbox [Interview]

    For a few tracks the "kosher salami" donned a Seahawks hat that was thrown on stage near the end of the show. The first thing I noticed after walking into The Showbox on Sunday night was a girl proudly waving a string of beads over her head — anal beads. No lie. True to form, Mickey Avalon made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    Seattle Restaurant Gossip, a New Approach to Cookbook Reviewing, and Other Food News

    For a few tracks the "kosher salami" donned a Seahawks hat that was thrown on stage near the end of the show. The first thing I noticed after walking into The Showbox on Sunday night was a girl proudly waving a string of beads over her head — anal beads. No lie. True to form, Mickey Avalon made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2008

    LA Weekly on Novoselic, Flipper

    For a few tracks the "kosher salami" donned a Seahawks hat that was thrown on stage near the end of the show. The first thing I noticed after walking into The Showbox on Sunday night was a girl proudly waving a string of beads over her head — anal beads. No lie. True to form, Mickey Avalon made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate, and Other Food News

    For a few tracks the "kosher salami" donned a Seahawks hat that was thrown on stage near the end of the show. The first thing I noticed after walking into The Showbox on Sunday night was a girl proudly waving a string of beads over her head — anal beads. No lie. True to form, Mickey Avalon made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2007

    In case you missed it...

    For a few tracks the "kosher salami" donned a Seahawks hat that was thrown on stage near the end of the show. The first thing I noticed after walking into The Showbox on Sunday night was a girl proudly waving a string of beads over her head — anal beads. No lie. True to form, Mickey Avalon made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    Restaurant Critic Wins Pulitzer

    For a few tracks the "kosher salami" donned a Seahawks hat that was thrown on stage near the end of the show. The first thing I noticed after walking into The Showbox on Sunday night was a girl proudly waving a string of beads over her head — anal beads. No lie. True to form, Mickey Avalon made ... More >>

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Tim and Brian Bitch About the Oscars

    Fewer and fewer people are willing to leave their home to see a movie. Should they even care about the Oscars on TV? Or what we critics think?

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    Feds Won't Block Merger Involving Seattle Weekly

    The way is clear for Village Voice Media and New Times to combine into a 17-paper chain of weeklies.

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Our Ownership in Flux

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • News

    August 31, 2005

    A Merger Proposal Emerges

    Seattle Weekly's parent has been talking to New Times.

  • Food

    April 14, 2004

    Of Cabbages and Zings

    In an unlikely spot, a gateway to an unsung cuisine.

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Gore Vidal's History Lesson

    America the beautiful is now an ugly, megalomaniacal mess.

  • Arts

    September 24, 2003

    Robbie Conal, Umo Ensemble, and More

    America the beautiful is now an ugly, megalomaniacal mess.

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    Days of Our Nights

    Neko Case in Playboy landslide, plus news on Courtney, Costello, the Strokes, and more.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Feds Probe Parent Co. of Weekly

    Village Voice Media deal in L.A. raises antitrust issues.

  • Music

    May 8, 2002

    The Screamers

    Village Voice Media deal in L.A. raises antitrust issues.

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    5 Easy steps to making Seattle Weekly

    Village Voice Media deal in L.A. raises antitrust issues.

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Wes in paradise

    Fame and fortune's not a game that he plays; the Seattle songsmith bucks the record industry trend.

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Hoax in the machine

    Done right, it's a work of art; done wrong, it becomes reality.

  • News

    January 12, 2000

    The sale

    With "new" owners, what lies ahead for the Weekly?

  • Film

    November 18, 1998

    Lessons from England's racy 'Virgin Queen.'

    The regina monologues

  • Film

    November 11, 1998

    Death and the maiden

    Brad Pitt plays a cute, lovable Grim Reaper.

  • News

    June 17, 1998

    Choose 'Life'

    I'm hooked on 'This American Life,' but sometimes Ira delivers some bad dope.

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