Seattle is awash in painfully precious products— why are they so appealing? Brangien Davis | April 2014 |…
Writer Adrianne Harun on Her New Novel ‘A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain’
Adrianne Harun’s haunting new novel portrays a hard-luck town along a Pacific Northwest highway Brangien Davis | March 2014…
Ayron Jones to Open for B.B. King
Like the very best rock ’n’ rollers, Seattle musician Ayron Jones seems just slightly unhinged when he performs live—as if…
Seattle Songstress Mary Lambert Goes Solo
In the cover photo on her new solo EP, Mary Lambert radiates voluptuous confidence: red lips, Veronica Lake hair, a…
Local Band Tacocat to Release its Second Album
Brandishing a riot-grrrls-meet-The-Go-Go’s sound, Tacocat charms fans with funny songs about waiting for the No. 8 Metro bus, fear of…
Seattle’s Lindy West Brings Women’s Issues to Light Online
“Jane Fonda hugged me.” Columbia City–based writer, performer and activist Lindy West still can’t quite believe she got a squeeze from one…
Point, Click, Collect: Amazon.com has entered the fine art biz
In October, adored and anonymous British street artist Banksy—whose work customarily fetches tens of thousands of dollars—set up a simple…
Person of the Year (Tie): Macklemore
If you have any doubts about Macklemore’s influence, just ask a Seattle mom. Specifically, ask the mother of a kid…
Bo-Nita: A New One-Woman Play at Seattle Rep
On the title page of her script for Bo-Nita, Capitol Hill-based playwright Elizabeth Heffron describes the work simply as “A Play…
Local Artists Zack and Gala Bent Collect Art Through Trades
“It’s a little rough and tumble,” says artist Gala Bent of the light-filled Ballard abode where she lives with husband…