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John Luther Adams. Courtesy Seattle Symphony

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Seattle Symphony’s ‘Become Desert’ Exceeds the Hype

John Luther Adams’ follow-up to ‘Become Ocean’ delivers a stunning surround-sound experience.

Clock In at Clock-Out Lounge

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Clock In at Clock-Out Lounge

The new Beacon Hill venue/restaurant/bar strives to foster the music scene with a working class vibe.

Full Upstream Music Fest Lineup Revealed

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Full Upstream Music Fest Lineup Revealed

The reunited Jawbreaker joins Miguel, The Flaming Lips, and a myriad of local bands.

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2018 Lineup Revealed

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Sasquatch! Music Festival 2018 Lineup Revealed

David Byrne, Tyler, the Creator, Bon Iver, The National, and Modest Mouse headline the Gorge.

Courtesy Barsuk Records

Arts & Culture

Song Premiere: Hibou’s ‘Black Mirror’-Inspired “Junipero Love”

The Seattle indie pop songwriter gets lost in dreamy sound on a new track from ‘Something Familiar.’

Photo by Danny Clinch

Music

Pearl Jam Announces Safeco Field Concerts to Raise Money for Homelessness

August’s “The Home Shows” will be the band’s first Seattle gigs in five years.

The New Year’s Garbage Bash moves to Conor Byrne and brings along Honcho Poncho. Courtesy of the band

Music

Your Guide to New Year’s Eve in Seattle

Fill your weekend with folly and frivolity and music for every taste as we ring in 2018.

The Encyclopedic Sets of T.Wan

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The Encyclopedic Sets of T.Wan

Seattle’s most multifarious DJ finds her voice.

Versing Ascends to ‘Nirvana’

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Versing Ascends to ‘Nirvana’

On their new record, the band explores self-criticism and problematic faves.

Heatwarmer. Courtesy of the artist

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.

In “Undying Light,” Tomo Nakayama Glows Amid the Darkness

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In “Undying Light,” Tomo Nakayama Glows Amid the Darkness

Written as a balm before the election, forgotten, then revived, the song imagines brighter days.

Quoth the RVN

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Quoth the RVN

A local rapper trades hip-hop for soft grunge, exploring the darkness within.

Photo by Mira

Music

On the Labor, Ego, and Reward Behind IVVY’s ‘Safe Within’

For Madi Levine, dance music is no place for rock stars.

Courtesy ACED

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.

Tune In to the Lovesick Stylings of LV:SK FM

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Tune In to the Lovesick Stylings of LV:SK FM

Martín Sepulveda’s hip-hop debut deconstructs masculinity and the complexities of love.

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

As appetites for live music fade, Seattle’s independent venues see the light in dance nights.

The Top 5 Local Records To Look Forward to This Fall

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The Top 5 Local Records To Look Forward to This Fall

Don’t miss new albums from Macklemore, IVVY, Versing, Mackned, and Darto.

Who Is She?’s Seattle Anti-Freeze

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Who Is She?’s Seattle Anti-Freeze

The new project from members of Lisa Prank, Tacocat, and Chastity Belt is blazing a path for romcom-core.

Still from JuiceTheGods’s “MAKE EM SAY REMIX.” By Yung Tada

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JuiceTheGod Is West Seattle’s Newest Rising Rapper, But Will He Keep Rapping?

A talented artist and basketball player, circumstance may soon force him to choose between the two.

The Best Local Records We Heard This August Had a Lot of Feelings

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The Best Local Records We Heard This August Had a Lot of Feelings

An eclipse will do that.