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It's safe to assume that Sharon Jones is cooler than you. The current queen of neo-funk/soul grew up in Macon, Georgia and Brooklyn, singing in church before ending up doing session work in the '70s as the anonymous vocals on dance and disco records. Without a solo contract of her own, she left the industry and took odd jobs like corrections officer at Rikers Island and Wells Fargo armored car guard. more ›

Last night Richard Wiseman -- "Britain’s only chair in the Public Understanding of Psychology" -- spoke at Town Hall about his study of quirkology. Which, if you don't know, is the study of the offbeat in human behavior as a way of shining light on why we act the way we do. Here's a short recap of what we learned about: more ›

KEXP is having an auction of some kind where they sell off a lot of crap they have lying around to the highest bidder. Fanboys and girls of the radio station can get a place at the High Dive VIP table, the transmitter, their urinal (those wacky DJs), or an evening with Systems Coordinator Cyrus Despres. more ›

Mike Holmgren, coach of the falling Seahawks, announced his plan for turning around the season on KIRO radio today: more ›

-You can't keep a good smoker down - Contrary to the Nanny State's logic, cigarette sales have increased in Washington since the ban has been in effect. more ›

On Wednesday we mistakenly indicated that the closing ceremonies for the People Doing Strange Things with Electricity II show at COCA would be Thursday night. It is tonight, however, 8pm to Midnight and free. more ›