Bumbershoot 2018
The Broadway-worthy hijinks of ‘Off Book: The Improvised Musical’ podcast come to Bumbershoot.
From local music favs to outdoor getaways to tasty bites, these are your choices for the best our city has to offer.
Best Musical Act Thunderpussy After years, 2018 finally (finally!) saw Thunderpussy put out the its self-titled debut LP. So how does a band survive—heck, even… Continue reading
Best Park Green Lake Park With its almost-three-mile concrete path snaking around the lake’s entire edge, always-active basketball and tennis courts, a sports field, boat… Continue reading
Arts & Culture Calendar
The week’s best entertainment options.
The Sun pushes us to improve, and Mercury clears things up.
While not escapist fare, Searching ‘s story of a father searching for his daughter online does feel authentically of the internet.
Opera Review
An ambitious, imaginative, double-cast production in which one sings, the other doesn’t.
Don’t be fooled by Hooters-esque facade. The Regina Hall-led film is a warm, funny, and communal.
Arts & Culture Calendar
The week’s best entertainment options.
Mars goes direct and Virgo season rolls out a Pisces full Moon.
Music
The destinctive-voiced Isaquah singer-songwriter comes into her own on her new album ‘You’re a Shooting Star, I’m a Sinking Ship.’
Album Review
While it’d be a fine record for most bands, the group’s new album falls short of its own standard thanks to questionable production and sequencing decisions.
Film
The understated indie boasts a fabulous performance by Kelly Macdonald, but does that matter in the Best Popular Film era?
Arts & Culture Calendar
The week’s best entertainment options.
Space Witch
Leo season closes with a calmer sky, and Mercury goes direct.
Music
The Home Shows at Safeco Field weren’t about the band’s legacy, but that of the genre as a whole.
Arts & Culture
Seattle Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ is a must-see production that feels engaged with the cultural conversation.
Cultural Preservation
With a lively crowd on hand, the Council unanimously voted to delay any demolition of the venue by 10 months.
Festival Recap
A look back at the high points of Sub Pop’s 30th anniversary blowout.
