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West Seattle High School Winter Concert
In December of 1996, I had tickets to one of a pair of Soundgarden shows at Mercer Arena.…
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Clutch Douglass
Its obvious Clutch Douglass has a sense of humorexemplifying the Seattle sound by being caffeinated, passive-aggressive, and prone…
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Naked Bacon
One of the most scarring, terrifying things I’ve ever seen in my life is Kevin Bacon without a…
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Sightseer
Read It and Weep, a hard-hitting tale of self-loathing, is the song that best showcases the early identity…
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Leif Totusek
Plenty of musicians cite a diverse background, but none can lay claim to one quite like Seattles Leif…
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Trashed Cans
Dear Dategirl, I live in White Center and have recently become smitten with a classy young lady from…
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DJ Tony B
DJ Tony B is not to be confused with the KUBE 93 radio personality with whom he shares…
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Yen Wor Karaoke
This dingy bar in the Admiral Junction represents the roots of karaoke. The Japanese may have invented it,…
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Erin McNamee
Several years ago I was having drinks with some friends at the Celtic Swell on Alki Beach when…
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Roger Ressmeyer
Mercer Island photographer Roger Ressmeyer has done quite a bit of globe-trotting on assignments for Time, National Geographic,…
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GlowZone
The old-school family bowling alley with 40 lanes, pro shop, restaurant, and lounge is going the way of…
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Celtic Swell Happy Hour
There is a beer on tap in West Seattle that tastes like flowers. A gulp of the Laurelwood…
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Skylark Monday Scrabble Night
Im kind of addicted to playing Facebook Scrabble, confesses Beth Yockey Jones as she helps put the Scrabble…
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Uncle Mike’s Barbecue
Mike Gordon’s mother, Geraldine, was such a good cook that Ray Charles used to swing by the family’s…
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Betty Hageman
Its not just sticks and stones and dirt and rock in North Seattle artist Betty Hagemans Soil Horizons/Personal…
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The Hood Internet
If it werent for the infectious, processor-heavy creations of a certain laptop DJ called Girl Talk, odds are…
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The Allman Butters
Sound on the Sound founding editor Abbey Simmons is not only a graceful, passionate writer and tireless local…
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Gabriel Mintz
Gabriel Mintz is a purebred eccentric. He has stringy Kenny G hair and wire-rim glasses, and talks in…
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Dashboard Confessional
The year was 2000, and throngs of teenagers were discovering just how difficult their lives really seemed to…
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Nate Diggity Johnsons 30th Birthday
While plenty of people are content sitting on the couch watching Ace of Cakes, Seattle has its own…