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St. Patrick's Day

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Bloody Smurf Jizz & 6 Other Cocktails for Washington's Memorial Day Booze Apocalypse

    This post was written by Pete Seazle, whose work regularly appears on the West Seattle Fun Blog: Memorial Day Weekend is one of the biggest booze fests of the year, shadowed only by the likes of St. Patrick's Day, The Fourth of July, and Flag Day. And as the three-day weekend of inebriation kicks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Mulleady's Irish Pub: A Kid-Approved Meatfest

    Most parents with kids-in-tow tend to steer clear of pubs on St. Patty's Day, even if they're all-ages establishments. Brilliantly, there are 364 days each year when Emerald City pubs aren't solely dedicated to the Emerald Isle. Now that March 17, 2013, is 352 days away, there's plenty of time to me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    A Dragon Tale: Cosmic Dragon Puts The 'Super' In Lemon Haze

    ​This week I visited the Cosmic Dragon Collective, the first shop in the past month without "Green" in its name. It's located in the Greenwood neighborhood, though, so I guess they still get to be part of my month-long lead-up to St. Patrick's Day, albeit on a technicality.

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Like Looking for Hay in a Haystack, Seattle Police Seek St. Patrick's Day Stabber: Female, Wearing Green

    Seattle Police are looking for a white female in her twenties seen with green leggings early yesterday morning in Belltown. That was the best description they could come up with, but there's one little problem. It was last call, in Belltown, and on St. Patrick's Day. Half of Seattle's female populat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

    So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    All You Need to Know For St. Patrick's Day

    A shamrock is a three-leaf clover, but St. Paddy's celebrants often add an extra leaf when they sketch the Celtic symbol. That's presumably because Americans just want more, more, more when it comes to the green beer holiday, and we at Voracious have done our best to deliver. This week, we've told y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    This St. Patrick's Day, Explore Irish Whiskey

    The luck of the Irish has blessed its whiskey industry, which is experiencing a surge in popularity and sales in recent years. For St. Patrick's Day there are worse ways to celebrate than supporting the distilling industry's return to greatness (see: green beer). The smooth, easy to drink whiskey is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Survival Guide to Kells 29th Annual St. Patrick's Irish Festival

    Of all the St. Patrick's Day fêtes thrown in this city, Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub's is undoubtedly the biggest. Touted as "home of the largest St. Patrick's Irish Festival in the Northwest," the bar hosts a weeklong celebration that reaches its peak on March 17 when it joins forces with neighbor ... More >>

  • Music

    March 14, 2012

    This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Vetiver to The Raincoats.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Win a Pair of Tickets to See Vetiver, Gold Leaves, and Cumulus at Columbia City Theater on Saint Patrick's Day!

    In this week's issue, we previewed the Vetiver/Gold Leaves/Cumulus show happening at Columbia City Theater this Saturday, March 17 in both the Short List and Through @ 2. Saturday's Saint Patrick's Day, and all three of these bands are all-American, but hopefully they'll throw some Thin Lizzy or Cra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Two Brand New Irish Pubs Brace for St. Patrick's Day Crush

    There are two events which will predictably and unforgivably overwhelm an Irish pub: A grand opening celebration and St. Patrick's Day. For two courageous Belltown bars, those parties will fall on almost the same day. Patrick Coyne of Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub, which this Monday opened its fourth and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 14, 2012

    Lucky 2012 with Calvin Harris

    There are two events which will predictably and unforgivably overwhelm an Irish pub: A grand opening celebration and St. Patrick's Day. For two courageous Belltown bars, those parties will fall on almost the same day. Patrick Coyne of Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub, which this Monday opened its fourth and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Four Awesome St. Paddy's Day Parties NOT in Downtown Seattle

    Seattle's downtown boasts more Irish pubs than any other neighborhood, including Kells, Fado, Owl N' Thistle, and new this year, a waterfront Paddy Coyne's scheduled to open on March 17. It's a double-edged sword. The parties are epic, but it's tough to find parking and even tougher to get a drink w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    This Week on Seattle Sounds: Lana Del Rey Scott McCaughey

    Seattle Sounds is a new partnership between Reverb and KIRO 97.3 and it features me KIRO mouthpiece Josh Kerns talking about music and talking to musicians. Usually the show airs at 3 p.m. Sunday, and this week is no exception. As an added bonus, the show will also air at 9 p.m. this Friday night. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    C.S. Finnegan's Irish House to Open in Belltown

    C.S. Finnegan's Irish House is set to open at 2605 First Ave. in Belltown on St. Patrick's Day, according to Seattle Met. Running the venture will be Ireland native Gareth Hughes, who also owns The Celtic Swell in West Seattle. C.S. Finnegan's will celebrate its grand opening with an Irish dance tro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Where Ya At, Matt? to Become Permanent Restaurant in Fremont, Thai Curry Simple Opens in SLU, & More

    In Ballard, the third installment of RoRo BBQ & Grill debuted this week in the former Zesto's space at 6416 15th Ave. N.W. In Belltown, C.S. Finnegan's Irish House is set to open at 2605 First Ave. in Belltown on St. Patrick's Day. Running the venture will be Ireland native Gareth Hughes, who also ... More >>

  • Music

    February 29, 2012

    31 Nights of Shows

    A look at March's concert calendar.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    MLK Day Calls for Pie, Social Justice Group Says

    When Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was made a federal holiday in 1983, scholar and activist Toni Tipton-Martin - then a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times - suggested to her editor that the paper run a Southern-themed menu for readers wondering how to commemorate the civil rights leader. Her editor ... More >>

  • Diversions

    November 30, 2011

    Ask a Mexican!

    When Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was made a federal holiday in 1983, scholar and activist Toni Tipton-Martin - then a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times - suggested to her editor that the paper run a Southern-themed menu for readers wondering how to commemorate the civil rights leader. Her editor ... More >>

  • Music

    June 22, 2011
  • Film

    April 6, 2011
  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Kate's Pub Quiz Boasts Strong Community and Veteran Host

    ​ The Bar: Kate's Pub was still positively soaked through with St. Patrick's Day regalia, but the atmosphere at the Wallingford favorite was so warm and homey that you could hardly fault the bar for seasonal spirit. For its relatively small size, Kate's Pub sectioned its dining area and main b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Karaoke Korrespondent Delivers His Most Horrific Performance Ever on St. Patty's Day at Vermillion's Frances Farmer Organ Karaoke

    KK could've used some of them Lucky Charms.​A couple weeks ago, to commemorate the one year anniversary of my first fifteen minutes of fame, I posted on Facebook the superhero likeness of me on the cover of the Seattle Weekly. As was the goal, a bunch of friends responded and I was able to sti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Green Beer, Boxed Wine, Raisin Bran, ET and A Beer For (Almost) Every Neighborhood

    ​ "OK, honestly you can drink whatever the hell you want, but if you are going to drink green beer this upcoming St. Patrick's Day, you're kind of a douchebag. Green beer is not only offensive to the Irish, it's offensive to beer. It's like wearing horned "Viking" helmets, or adding ice to yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Taking the Musical Route at Conor Byrne for This St. Patrick's Day

    ​Though I'm not sure I can fully get behind my colleague Erika Hobart's frat boy-bashing in this week's Short List, I can definitely back her support for Conor Byrne's musical leanings on this most Irish of holidays. In her words:Of all the massive fêtes thrown by Irish pubs in this city on S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Top 5 St. Patrick's Day Drinking Destinations

    ​St. Patrick's Day, for many Americans is, like Cinco de Mayo, a convenient excuse to party hard in the middle of a week. Luckily, St. Paddy's falls on a Thursday this year, which means that after engaging in some ridiculously drunken shenanigans, you only have to worry about getting through o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2011

    St. Patrick's Day

    ​St. Patrick's Day, for many Americans is, like Cinco de Mayo, a convenient excuse to party hard in the middle of a week. Luckily, St. Paddy's falls on a Thursday this year, which means that after engaging in some ridiculously drunken shenanigans, you only have to worry about getting through o ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2011

    This Week's Recommended Shows

    From John Atkins to Warpaint.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    America's Drunkiest Holidays: A Versus Special Edition

    Moe knows what the people like​With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner (it's tomorrow), I've decided to give the regular Versus slap-fight a pause and use this space for my own foul ends--determining which American holiday is the drunkest on the block. So how am I going to determine th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    5 Gross Green Foods

    ​Love it or hate it, St. Patrick's Day is once again upon the fair Emerald City. Maybe our nickname is the reason everyone feels so obligated to wake up and make green eggs and ham, or stop by a dive bar with their co-workers at 5 to drink a pitcher of crappy green beer before going home and p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Help Japan by Partying at Shorty's on St. Patrick's Day

    Good times at Shorty's ​Shorty's is one of the few bars that keeps it real in a neighborhood obsessed with being hip. Cheap beer, stiff wells, hot dogs, and arcade games - it's like Chuck E. Cheese for grownups! On St. Patrick's Day this Thursday, the beloved Belltown bar is hosting a fundra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Only Douchebags Drink Green Beer

    ​OK, honestly you can drink whatever the hell you want, but if you are going to drink green beer this upcoming St. Patrick's Day, you're kind of a douchebag. Green beer is not only offensive to the Irish, it's offensive to beer. It's like wearing horned "Viking" helmets, or adding ice to your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends You Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Conor Byrne

    ​Of all the massive fêtes thrown by Irish pubs in this city on St. Patrick's Day, how many are music-oriented? Sure, chugging green beer can be fun, but the venues that serve it typically attract obnoxious frat boys and at least a few belligerent girls dressed in barmaid costumes or even less ... More >>

  • Arts

    March 9, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​Of all the massive fêtes thrown by Irish pubs in this city on St. Patrick's Day, how many are music-oriented? Sure, chugging green beer can be fun, but the venues that serve it typically attract obnoxious frat boys and at least a few belligerent girls dressed in barmaid costumes or even less ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Dick's vs. Red Mill: One Burger to Rule Them All

    Photos by Matthew PielThe burger that inspired Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon to flex his political muscle to get a northern 'burb location.​Last fall, Dick's Drive-In had half of Puget Sound stuffing the online ballot box, desperately trying to get the chain's next location in their ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2011

    St. Patrick's Day Dash

    Photos by Matthew PielThe burger that inspired Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon to flex his political muscle to get a northern 'burb location.​Last fall, Dick's Drive-In had half of Puget Sound stuffing the online ballot box, desperately trying to get the chain's next location in their ... More >>

  • Food

    January 19, 2011

    First Call: Elmer's Irish Car Mom

    Every day is Halloween at this friendly Burien dive.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    It's Always Halloween With Your Mom at Elmer's Pub

    Elmer's Pub bartender Julie with all the ingredients needed to prepare a "Your Mom."​The Watering Hole: Elmer's Pub, 15027 Ambaum Blvd. S.W., 439-1007, BURIEN The Atmosphere: Do you really want to go to a place like Elmer's Pub for the atmosphere? Fuck yes, you do. When I walked inside, Slay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    The Debut From My Goodness, One of the Many Things We're Looking Forward to in 2011

    ​Speaking of things we're looking forward to in 2011 ... space became an issue when we were putting our paper to bed last night, and we had to make a few unfortunate cuts to the list of the musical events and situations we're looking forward to this year (yes, it's gonna be that great of a yea ... More >>

  • Food

    December 15, 2010

    The Jell-O Shot Revolution

    A mutant sorority-girl favorite steals Seattle's heart.

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Create Your Own Pop Tart Contest: And the Winner Is...

    Photo (and homemade pop tarts) courtesy Alizarine.typepad.com​ So, apparently, the notion of specialty Pop Tarts didn't move most of you the way it did me. I got about ten suggestions--a few comments on the blog, a couple emails, some given in person--which wasn't exactly the overwhelming res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Release Date Changed for Most Expensive Cookbook Ever

    Modernist Cuisine author Nathan Myhrvold making sweet love to a robot​We have talked quite a bit lately about Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and their massive, 2400-page "cookbook," Modernist Cuisine (which, I guess, probably isn't the most expensive cookbook ever, but is really up there, with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Top Five Foods From Children's Literature

    Sure, most kids' books lack the literary merit of, say, Moby Dick. But which would you prefer to read: a hundred pages about harvesting techniques for whale oil, or a mouth-watering description of Harry Potter's magical dinner? When it comes to food, children's literature has the adult version beat. ... More >>

  • Food

    July 14, 2010

    First Call: The Grizzled Wizard, Wallingford's Arcade Haven

    Sure, most kids' books lack the literary merit of, say, Moby Dick. But which would you prefer to read: a hundred pages about harvesting techniques for whale oil, or a mouth-watering description of Harry Potter's magical dinner? When it comes to food, children's literature has the adult version beat. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    First Call: The Grizzled Wizard, a Cleaned-Up Dive with None of That Stuff in Your Mustache

    ​The Watering Hole: The Grizzled Wizard, 2317 N. 45th St. WALLINGFORD The Atmosphere: After being chased around Wallingford by a blue Subaru Impreza in what semed to be a really lame adaptation of The Fast and the Furious, I arrived at The Grizzled Wizard thirsty and excited to see what a ba ... More >>

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