Music
On His New Solo Record, ‘Leavings,’ Seattle MC Tay Sean Asks Us to Evolve
Featuring cosmic funk, outré hip-hop, and a cosmology equal parts Carl Sagan and Carl Jung.
Music
With HEAT Records, Seattle’s Getting Spicier
The young imprint showcases local underground club producers with a penchant for bodied bangers.
News
The Little Camera Shop That Grew With Its Neighborhood
Challenged by an industry and a neighborhood in constant flux, Glazer’s Camera widens its scope.
Music
To Understand the Best Local Records this Month, Look North and South
Context for these albums lie outside Seattle’s core, up and down the Salish Sea.
Film
Clyde Petersen’s ‘Torrey Pines’ Is a Fascinating Work of Ambient Animation
The Seattle animator’s debut feature-length film is trippy, hilarious, and strangely meditative.
Music
Luna God’s ‘LGEP 2’ Is a Brilliant Showcase for Seattle’s Promising Hip-Hop Up-and-Comers
Each of the producer’s inventive tracks playfully highlights the vocalists’ unique strengths.
Music
Monkeying Around on the Jungle Gym
Seattle’s newest house and techno label found international success by diddling around.
Arts & Culture
Pete Bagge Speaks to the Racial and Sexist Tensions Undergirding His Early Comic Series ‘Neat Stuff’
From 1985 to 1989, the local legend’s Fantagraphics series walked a fine satirical line.
Best of Seattle
Charting Your Next Nautical Adventure on Lake Washington
Best Staycation: Boating on Lake Washington
Arts & Culture
All-Local Group Show, ‘Floaters,’ Embraces the Floatiness of New-Media Art
It will also feature a giant cat litter box.
Arts & Culture
The Best Local Records We Heard This July
Our favorites this month came from Seattleites grasping for distinct new sounds.
Arts & Culture
Seattle’s Michael Heck of Pity Party Studios Is the 13th Artist Zara Ripped Off This Summer
For the trendy Spanish clothing retailer, plagiarizing indie designers is super “in” this season.
News
Social Media in a Time of Crises
The power to spread awareness of injustice is an undeniable good. But how do we maintain our sanity…
Arts & Culture
‘BOOM’ Tackles the City’s Growing Pains Through Art
“We’re trying to show that this current wave of change is totally precedented.”
Music
Vats’ Post-Punk Paeans
The Seattle trio’s debut LP connects the dots between Northwest DIY’s origins and today.
Arts & Culture
The Treehouses of Western Washington
This summer, consider staying in one of Washington state’s many lofty lodges.
Music
G.L.O.S.S.’ New Record, ‘Trans Day of Revenge,’ Is a Case for Righteous Queer Rage
The Olympia hardcore band doesn’t ask for safe space, they demand it with knives and bricks.
Arts & Culture
Taylor Dow’s ‘Apocalypse Dad’ Puts Masculinity in an Empty Wasteland
The new 44-page comic book from the Olympia-based cartoonist is their most affecting yet.