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City Arts Fest’s lineup keeps swelling. This week, the festival — Oct.
Published 7:00am Friday, August 17, 2012City Arts Fest’s lineup keeps swelling. This week, the festival — Oct. 17 to 20, various venues — the festival added Mos Def, and a ... Read more
Festival of the River
Published 7:00am Friday, August 17, 2012Waxing (whining, really) nostalgic about the days when Bumbershoot didn’t cost a penny has grown tiresome. Not because it’s a completely illegitimate gripe, but because ... Read more
14/48 Kamikaze Festival
Published 7:00am Thursday, August 16, 2012August is generally a dead month in the arts, so it’s a good time to launch the 14/48 Kamikaze Festival, a summer variant on the ... Read more
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 14, 2012EDITOR’S PICK Poliça Friday, August 17 This Minneapolis electronic R&B quintet, barely a year old, is riding a big wave of buzz, but with all ... Read more
Seven Nights: The Week Ahead
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 14, 2012Wednesday, August 15 Blicky These local ’80s revivalists combine post-punk and electronica. With Moose Portrait. The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416, thecrocodile.com. 8 p.m. $5. ... Read more
Alex FineDuff McKagan (left) is the founding bassist of Guns N’ Roses
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 7, 2012Alex Fine Duff McKagan (left) is the founding bassist of Guns N’ Roses and a columnist at Seattle Weekly. Jack White (right) brings his solo ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 7, 2012WEDNESDAY 8/8 Stage: In the Spirits Burlesque producers Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann excel at excess, and their newest cabaret show, Burlesco DiVino: Wine in ... Read more
Mind Field: PTSD & the Military
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 7, 2012Can the Armed Forces afford to accurately diagnose soldiers--and their families--with psychological issues stemming from war? Read more
Ray’s of Light on Shilshole
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 7, 2012A beachfront stalwart updates its menu, with mixed results. Read more
Ask a Mexican!
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 7, 2012SPECIAL BEST-OF EDITIONDear Mexican, So often when we see Mexican bands perform in the U.S. and Mexico, the crowd at some point starts chanting “¡Cu-le-ro!” ... Read more
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 7, 2012Nicki Minaj, Twin Shadow, and Akimbo's last show ever. Read more
Blue Origin logoIt was a happy weekend for NASA, with the federal
Published 7:00am Monday, August 6, 2012Blue Origin logoIt was a happy weekend for NASA, with the federal space agency’s successful landing of its Mars rover yesterday and its Friday agreements ... Read more
August: The Month Ahead
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 31, 2012It's a long month. Here's a show for every night. Read more
The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, July 31, 2012WEDNESDAY 8/1 Comedy: In With a Bang Anything but an ordinary TV chat show, IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! has built on the podcast success and eccentric ... Read more
Seattleites tend to take the city’s quirks for granted. When you’ve lived
Published 7:00am Friday, July 27, 2012Seattleites tend to take the city’s quirks for granted. When you’ve lived here long enough, 100 consecutive days of drizzle is ho-hum, the original Starbucks ... Read more
Look, there are a lot of great malls in the area. But
Published 7:00am Friday, July 27, 2012Look, there are a lot of great malls in the area. But the Cinnabons taste sweetest of all at the Tacoma Mall, assuming you can ... Read more
You can tell a lot about a Thai place from its pad
Published 7:00am Friday, July 27, 2012You can tell a lot about a Thai place from its pad thai—a dish too many of the city’s restaurants have “dumbed down” for American ... Read more
Vinyl may have become the preferred music format for audiophiles, but it
Published 7:00am Friday, July 27, 2012Vinyl may have become the preferred music format for audiophiles, but it isn’t winning prizes for affordability. That’s why the $1 bins at Easy Street ... Read more
For pet foods and supplements, West Seattle’s Next to Nature is the
Published 7:00am Friday, July 27, 2012For pet foods and supplements, West Seattle’s Next to Nature is the whole package. Its prices are competitive—on average cheaper than Petco’s, Pet Pros’, and ... Read more
Perhaps it’s the B in Ballard that brings out the neighborhood’s seemingly
Published 7:00am Thursday, July 26, 2012Perhaps it’s the B in Ballard that brings out the neighborhood’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for bourbon. A number of recently opened establishments specialize in America’s ... Read more