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♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ZOMG One Direction Is Coming to the KeyArena on July 28 . . . of 2013

British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

Four Local Rap Albums To Look Forward To: Dark Time Sunshine; Kingdom Crumbs; CopperWire; Art Vandelay

Quality local rap albums by artists like Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death, Don't Talk to the Cops!, Grynch, THEESatisfaction, Hi-Life Soundsystem and La have already found our ears this year, which begs the question: What does the scene have left to offer us? Answer: plenty. In a frantic attempt ... More >>

Hieroglyphics

Quality local rap albums by artists like Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death, Don't Talk to the Cops!, Grynch, THEESatisfaction, Hi-Life Soundsystem and La have already found our ears this year, which begs the question: What does the scene have left to offer us? Answer: plenty. In a frantic attempt ... More >>

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Quality local rap albums by artists like Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death, Don't Talk to the Cops!, Grynch, THEESatisfaction, Hi-Life Soundsystem and La have already found our ears this year, which begs the question: What does the scene have left to offer us? Answer: plenty. In a frantic attempt ... More >>

Seattle Anarchists Fail to Get Unions to Strike, Will Settle for Bicyclists

​Convincing an entire region's union port workers to strike is tough--especially if you're actually not in the union. Perhaps that's why local anarchists are toning down their demands that union members strike to something more manageable: A bike ride!

Longshoremen's Union Rejects Occupy Protestors' Call for Strike

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is not exactly known for backing away from a fight. But the feisty workers apparently draw the line at calls for strikes coming from out-of-state Occupy protestors.

Occupy Oakland Votes to Shut Down Entire West Coast Port System on Dec. 12

Peter McGraw, spokesman for the Port of Seattle, tells Seattle Weekly that he's taking a threat of a "total West Coast port shutdown" by Occupy and labor protestors to "very seriously."

The Black Power Mix Tape 1967-1975: Tales From the Revolution

Peter McGraw, spokesman for the Port of Seattle, tells Seattle Weekly that he's taking a threat of a "total West Coast port shutdown" by Occupy and labor protestors to "very seriously."

Keak Da Sneak

Peter McGraw, spokesman for the Port of Seattle, tells Seattle Weekly that he's taking a threat of a "total West Coast port shutdown" by Occupy and labor protestors to "very seriously."

Why Seattle Didn't Riot

Five reasons why Jet City didn't burn.

What's it Take to Cause a Riot in Seattle These Days?

Image source​This city is known for the "Battle in Seattle," the chaotic WTO riots in 1999, but, for the most part, we're peaceful folks. So much so that after yesterday's announcement by King County prosecutors that Ian Birk would not face charges for the unprovoked shooting of John T. Willia ... More >>

Mistah F.A.B.

Image source​This city is known for the "Battle in Seattle," the chaotic WTO riots in 1999, but, for the most part, we're peaceful folks. So much so that after yesterday's announcement by King County prosecutors that Ian Birk would not face charges for the unprovoked shooting of John T. Willia ... More >>

Yiyun Li

Image source​This city is known for the "Battle in Seattle," the chaotic WTO riots in 1999, but, for the most part, we're peaceful folks. So much so that after yesterday's announcement by King County prosecutors that Ian Birk would not face charges for the unprovoked shooting of John T. Willia ... More >>

The Cannabis Factory That Could One Day Come to Washington

​Like booze during prohibition, confusing, sometimes conflicting laws have forced the production of marijuana today to be more bootlegging than legitimate industry. More "paranoid neighbor with the high electric bills" than "respected Chamber of Commerce dues-payer who employs 50." But that co ... More >>

The Coup

​Like booze during prohibition, confusing, sometimes conflicting laws have forced the production of marijuana today to be more bootlegging than legitimate industry. More "paranoid neighbor with the high electric bills" than "respected Chamber of Commerce dues-payer who employs 50." But that co ... More >>

My Trip To California: Part 3. Can't Fail

Novoselic, DePace & Falconi in front of Can't Fail Cafe​Darbury and I just had breakfast at the Can't Fail Cafe in Oakland with Steve DePace and Ted Falconi from Flipper. Too bad Bruce wasn't there. It was nice to catch up. I haven't seen these dudes since 2008. I'm happy to have had to opport ... More >>

Free in the Key

Seattle University's men's basketball team is back in Division I for the first time in 30 years. Will their uneven season be the start of a new legend?

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana’s steady creep toward legalization nationwide.

10 Things I'll Miss About Seattle, No. 7: The Korean Suburbs

Dylan PriestWestern Garden's Samgyeopsal​Oakland and San Francisco both have good little strips of Korean restaurants, but they're paltry compared to Lynnwood, Federal Way, and Lakewood. After LA's Koreatown and Flushing, Queens, Seattle's northern and southern burbs have the biggest, most div ... More >>

To All the Morons Who Think Rich People Don't Take Publicly-Operated Water Taxis to Work

​Word out of Frisco is that the NBA's Houston Rockets, a team upon which even the poorest player clears enough buckage per year to pay cash for a manse in Medina, will be taking a public water taxi to their game against the Golden State Warriors tonight in Oakland, owing to a closure of the Ba ... More >>

REVERB: THEESatisfaction: Unsatisfied Youth

Two of Seattle’s finest female rappers venture down the coast. Maybe.

McGinn Releases Yet Another Proposal: His Immigrant and Refugee Policy

​Mike McGinn is like the Dunder Mifflin of the mayoral race--he just keeps churning out white papers! (zing!) For real, though, it's yet another policy proposal from the candidate--on how his administration will assist refugees and immigrants in the city. He proposes a lot of workshops and tra ... More >>

Mobile Farmers Markets, GMO Corn Plastic, and Other Food News

Food news from around the tweeterwebs: Rebecca Rothbaum at the Atlantic Online writes about a mobile farmers market in Beacon, N.Y. -- a produce bus that drives around to low-income neighborhoods. A similar program in New York City wants to bring 1,000 "green carts" onto the streets. These initiat ... More >>

Novella Carpenter

Food news from around the tweeterwebs: Rebecca Rothbaum at the Atlantic Online writes about a mobile farmers market in Beacon, N.Y. -- a produce bus that drives around to low-income neighborhoods. A similar program in New York City wants to bring 1,000 "green carts" onto the streets. These initiat ... More >>

Sir Richard Bishop: Less Seattle, More Lebanon

A longtime Seattleite gets out of town and back to his roots in The Freak of Araby.

The Hot Toddies

Friday, June 12

The M's Are Stuck in the Middle

Granted, the M's best power hitter, Russell Branyan (never thought I'd type those words), was given the day off at Oakland yesterday, but a gander at the batting averages for the middle of the team's order should tell you all you need to know about why the M's have struggled this year. In the thre ... More >>

Rock N Roll Adventure Kids MP3s

Rock N Roll Adventure Kids on New Years Eve at the Ghost Town Gallery in OaklandThe Rock N Roll Adventure Kids are a garage-punk band from the Bay Area who've been stridently trying to revive the analog glory of "trash rock," and whose name tells you pretty much everything you need to know about th ... More >>

Mount Vicious, Police Teeth, Madraso

Friday, November 14

Luckyiam

Wednesday, July 2

An Interview With Matt Gonzalez - Ralph Nader's Would-Be Vice President

Wednesday, July 2

Keep It Down: Worst Food Ever

Wednesday, July 2

First Call: Mahattan at the Whisky Bar

Wednesday, July 2

PHOTOS: High on Fire/Mono

Wednesday, July 2

Up & Now

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Oakland's Lesson for Seattle?

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Make Your Own Chocolate

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This Is What Happens When People Get Book Deals

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My Heart Just Settled Back to Earth

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Fresh Faced

The Weekly's new food critic explains himself.

Invaders

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

The World Isn't Fair

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

Doc Maynard's

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

One for the road

The band with indie rock's naughtiest name stops in on their farewell tour.

Destination: Anywhere but here

The band with indie rock's naughtiest name stops in on their farewell tour.

The Burrito Manifesto

A gringo's down y dirty guide to Mexican dining just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

The Lesser of Two Evils

A gringo's down y dirty guide to Mexican dining just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

Going into a nostalgic funk

Will Hi Fi Killers blow up or remain college-radio faves?

Media Culpa

Will Hi Fi Killers blow up or remain college-radio faves?