Part of the Capitol's holiday display, an "atheistic billboard" from the Freedom From Religion Foundation that caught the eagle eye of Bill O'Reilly and caused Gregoire some embarrassment on national television, was filched and delivered to a radio station here in Seattle this morning. What radio station did the thief deem worthy to possess said billboard? KMPS, naturally: 94.1, the country station. Yeeeehaw, let the games begin! more ›

She may still have far too much work to do this weekend, but Kim will emerge from her cocoon for two very important shows. Tonight, it's Sera Cahoone at a secret, undisclosed location and Kim refuses to spill the beans. Continuing the vaguely country theme, she'll end the weekend Sunday night at Chop Suey with the lovely and talented Star Anna. more ›

Say what you want about American Idol's biggest success story, Ms. Carrie Underwood—including that she can't dance, bless her heart—but it can't be said the woman doesn't have a strong set of pipes. She'll be the last major performer during the Puyallup Fair's final weekend. If there's anything in the show that remotely resembles her performance from last year's Grammy Awards, we'll just die: more ›

When we first heard that local Johnny Cash impersonator extraordinaire Vince Mira would be performing on the music stage at Seattle Tattoo Expo this weekend, our reaction was: "Isn't he too young to even have a tattoo?" Mira recently granted us a few minutes on the phone to answer this and all the other questions we had. "I don’t have any tattoos," he told Seattlest, "but I like Tiger Army, so I’m looking forward to playing the show." more ›

UNDER DA SEA: If, like Seattlest, you are fascinated with underwater life, tonight's your night to revel in the glories of the deep ocean. Seattle Symphony will be playing as a giant screen shows you images from the BBC series The Blue Planet. more ›

Tuesday night, country super star Tim McGraw played a show at the Gorge's ugly step-sister, Auburn's White River Amphitheater. By all accounts, the show was business as usual and all yee-haws until McGraw spotted a man in the front row harassing a female fan. Mid-instrumental break in one of his many hits, the singer had obvioulsy had enough of this "fan" and called for security to kick the guy out. When security didn't respond fast enough, McGraw took the situation into his own hands, trying to drag the man out of the audience and onto the stage. By the looks of it, the harasser had at least a hundred pounds on the country super-star, who was poured into slim-fitting Wrangler jeans, so McGraw was unsuccessful in single-handedly nabbing the jackass. more ›

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Local Singer/Songwriter Joanna Horowitz got a crazy idea a year or so ago. A long-time musician involved in the theater business, she thought it might be fun to write a musical. Enter 100 Heartbreaks... more ›

From the real-life inspiration of Seattle-based writer and performer Joanna Horowitz comes 100 Heartbreaks, a story about country singer hopeful Charlane Tucker. Tucker, a self-proclaimed expert at hook-ups, break-ups and hangovers, is a regular girl who desperately wants to "make it" in the country music world. Her genius plan to get to Nashville: Find 100 men who will love and leave her. more ›

It was bound to happen, but my God, we thought Chris and Phil would go first. more ›

Dammit, she auditioned in Seattle. Can't we claim her? more ›

We don't get it. There's been so much hype over this Brandi Carlile character for so long, and we finally "broke down" and went to see her last night at the Triple Door. We're not sure what all the buzz is about. more ›

COMEDY: Sarah Silverman is the reason we tell people to see "The Aristocrats" and now the woman has a TV show and a movie of her own, where she gets to say "I like to tell people that when God gives you AIDS (and God does give you AIDS, by the way), make...lemonaids." more ›

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KARAOKE: Wednesday night is always karaoke night at the Little Red Hen, an outpost of country music that's inexplicably smack dab in the middle of Volvo-driving, NPR-listening, holiday-tree-owning Green Lake. The crowd veers toward the early-20s spectrum, so if you need a break from parties where people discuss mortgages, the new Whole Foods, and their fucking jobs, this is the place to go. Tip: Bring cash so you can buy beer from the guy with the cooler instead of standing in a long line at the bar. more ›

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