It's been a long time since Kim had a tourist to show around, so she's looking forward to giving her father a stellar tour of Seattle and its environs. On the agenda: Chateau Ste. Michelle, Bainbridge Island, the Fremont troll, and plenty of great food--finally an excuse to go to the Kingfish! Before pops arrives, she'll kick the weekend off right, with Sera Cahoone and Zoe Muth tonight at the Tractor. more ›

First Black Prez is now awake and able to talk to people, report friends who are with him at Harborview. He was shot in the abdomen and the neck with a .45 at Chop Suey on Saturday night, and immediately taken to Harborview; it now appears that the violence was not gang-related. Over the course of the next twelve hours, we heard everything from "He's not gonna make it" to "They just won't tell us anything until his mom gets here" to "Don't even think that he might not make it through! Thoughts are too powerful!" We're pleased the speculation is over, and downright thrilled that this tragedy didn't result in a second death. more ›

Around 12:30 a.m. this morning, a dispute broke out; someone opened the side door at Capitol Hill venue Chop Suey and began to fire their gun inside at the artists and show attenders inside the hallway. Three men were shot, and subsequently taken to Harborview. Local rapper 29-E died from his gun wounds at the hospital, and the host of the show, 1st Black Prez, was shot in the chest and is in very critical condition. It is not known whether he'll make it through surgery. The third man, Trama of Black Senate, has less critical injuries. The SPD has two suspects in for questioning, and their specialized gang unit detectives, homicide and CSI are all on the case. The violence appears to be gang-related. Slog is reporting that one of the promoters (Big Kountry Entertainment) was warned about the high probability of gang violence at the show and advised to cancel it, but chose to continue with the night as planned. More details when we've got them, and our heart goes out to the friends and family of 29-E, 1st Black Prez and Trama. This was a tragedy. more ›