Arts & Culture
Seattle Comic Artist Björn Miner Featured Among America’s Best
The artist’s work appears in the 2017 Best American Comics anthology alongside the medium’s greatest.
Kelton Sears
Music
The Best Local Records We Heard This September Smooshed the Unsmooshable
Mackned, Heatwarmer, and Darto brought together styles we didn’t know could coexist.
Music
In “Undying Light,” Tomo Nakayama Glows Amid the Darkness
Written as a balm before the election, forgotten, then revived, the song imagines brighter days.
Arts & Culture
Redoubling Its Efforts, an Artist-Lead Activist Group Asks Vulcan for Equitable Development
Initially emerging before the Upstream Music Fest, the coalition returns with new support and goals.
Film
Twenty Years Later, Local Sightings Is as Vital as Ever for Northwest Filmmakers
The Northwest Film Forum’s celebration of local indie film is pushing beyond the movie screen.
Arts & Culture
‘Teh Internet Is Serious Business’ Recasts an Infamous Trolling Marathon for the Stage
Washington Ensemble Theatre’s production follows the high-stakes 2011 hacking exploits of LulzSec.
Arts & Culture
A Night Market, Mac DeMarco, the Mayoral Debate, and More of the Week’s Best Events
Your calendar for the days ahead.
Arts & Culture
A Little-Known Local Comics Artist Plays With Time and Identity to Brilliant Effect
D.J. Bryant’s Fantagraphics debut, ‘Unreal City,’ loops back on itself, merges, and disintegrates.
Arts & Culture
Through Art, Books, and ‘Anti-Reality Hallucinations,’ X Y Z Is Building a New Seattle Scene
Four arts collectives formidable in their own right are joining forces in an exciting new space.
Music
The Best Local Records We Heard This July
DoNormaal, Shabazz Palaces and Heavy Petting’s new ones have layers upon layers upon layers.
Best of Seattle
Whether Bartending or Babysitting, Jay Cates Is Master of His Realm
Best Bartender: Jay Cates at Vidiot
Music
The Recipe for Seattle’s Best Music Video of the Year? Dogs, Peanut Butter, Mannequin Hands
Heatwarmer’s “American Dog” is an indisputable visual masterpiece.
Music
Jesse Lopez Is Pretty Fly for an NHK Guy
AT YOUR DOOR, the best local record of the year thus far, has its roots all over the…
Arts & Culture
Simon Hanselmann’s “One More Year” Is the Rare Shiny Repackage Actually Worth Your Time
Even with only 52 pages of new exclusive material, the latest Megg, Mogg & Owl collection is vital.
Music
Premiere: Witness the Debased Brilliance of Raven Matthews’ “SighCo Path”
The tune itself was already a trip, but wait until you see the music video.
News
Seattle Is Great For Summer Swims—But Is Our Poop Swimming With Us?
Experts dish on whether we should worry about all those sewage spills.
Music
The Best Local Records We Heard This May—XL Edition
The scene put out too many good albums, so get ready for a jumbo-sized edition of our roundup.
Music
Upstream, the Neoliberal Bumbershoot
Paul Allen’s new music festival was fun, but like the system that enables it, weird.