After being served the law suit, we’ve been working this entire past year on trying to resolve this. Nothing myself or my lawyers have done have seemed to satisfy Mr., Mackie or his lawyers. If he wishes this to end as much as I do, as he mentions, he might wish to make that clear to his lawyers. more ›

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This exhibit will cover every phase of Picasso's career,from his early 20th century forays into painting to work from the 1970s just prior to his death. The exhibit is only possible because the Musee Picasso, which houses much of Picasso's work, has closed for renovations -- otherwise these paintings would be viewable only in Paris. more ›

MODERN STRING QUARTET: The Brooklyn-based string quartet Brooklyn Rider will be playing at Town Hall tonight. Originally forming after playing in Yo Yo Ma's traveling ensemble, The Silk Road Project, "Brooklyn Rider was born out of a desire to use the rich medium of the string quartet as a vehicle for borderless communication." The quartet is said to have a "wildly" eclectic voice along with an incredible ability in taking the 300-year-old form of the string quartet and making it contemporary enough to be vital, relevant, and interesting in the 21st century. Tonight they will feature classics from Debussy, Phillip Glass, Giovanni Sollima, and more. more ›

Making the rounds this morning, hip-hop group Manther rap about how much they long for the pre-2008 era, when giants (well, really tall athletes) walked the streets of Seattle. more ›

Crazy Heart is going to win a handful of Oscars and that does our heart good. Like the town we’re lucky enough to call home, our collective Seattlest heart has a special place for thoughtfully crafted country- and folk-soaked melodies. (Think Willie Nelson or Neil Young, not Garth Brooks or Toby Keith.) When seeking to quench our thirst for rich harmonies and heartfelt lyrics, our city offers more than its fair share of options. We’d happily talk at length about our current favorites including bands with some combination of animal and/or otherwise nature-loving names*, but for now, we turn our (and perhaps your attention) to a band in the same category from the outskirts of LA. The group, a band of brothers and others, who go by the name Dawes and hail from the North Hills, California, will be at the Tractor Tavern tonight. We were able to spend some time with Taylor Goldsmith (lead vocals, guitar, lyrics) in advance of their show with Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, and Jason Boesel (of Rilo Kiley). more ›

"NIGHT PORTRAIT" by SAM DAUCH from the Seattlest Flickr pool. more ›

The field is set for Sound Off 2010, Experience Music Project’s battle of the underage bands, and we’ve got the DL on the first competitors slated to do battle this weekend in the competition’s first semi-final round. On Saturday, four groups go into EMP; one comes out the victor and moves into the final round March 6. What do these young artists stand to gain? First prize is a performance at Bumbershoot 2010 and a bunch of sweet gear. The second place winner will perform at the Northwest Folk Life Festival 2010 and also receive some of that sweet gear. more ›

Currently touring with noted musician and legendary producer Van Dyke Parks, Clare and The Reasons will take the stage at Seattle's Triple Door tomorrow night. Seattlest was lucky enough to catch Clare on her way back from a dental exam and exchange a few words about the new album, cover songs, David Bowie and the importance of good oral hygiene. more ›

"Who’s the sweet thing that just strolled into Roseanne’s kitchen? Is it a lost supermodel? A Hollywood actress? An angel from the heavens? NOPE! It’s the same old Jackie, just fancied up for a night on the town at the Lanford singles night dance. While Roseanne is stuck at home trying to force frozen pork chops apart, Jackie’s headed out on the town trying to find “the one” so she too can join her sister in a state of domestic delight. This high waisted denim skirt with a zipper slit, vaguely astrological belt, and embellished tank all spell trouble for the single men of Lanford. Mothers, lock up your sons! Jackie is on the prowl." more ›

Ambiance/Clientele: Soulfood serves the best, most-consistent coffee on the Eastside in an uber-relaxed, community based setting. The coffeehouse is towards the back of the hippy-new age bookshop and is a great place to relax over a game of chess, book or laptop. They have numerous tables in addition to a living room-like circle of comfy chairs surrounded by local art on the walls. A couple nights a week Soulfood offers the best live music on the Eastside offering an ecletic mix of folk, jazz and rock. The first friday of every month is usually reserved for an incarnation of Twirl, Soulfood's owner Clint McCune's band. more ›

It was admittedly with some reservation that we headed to the PNB opening night performance of The Sleeping Beauty last week. We love classical ballet, but we’ve seen the boundary-pushing, über-engaging side of PNB and its offsets, and the full-length storybook ballets are usually classically vanilla, plumped with pomp and circumstance, and several hours long. more ›