Recently we watched what turned out to be a Ford Explorer commercial (wouldn't have known if the band's site hadn't told us), but it wasn't the car that impressed us. The song was sweet and fun with lots of clapping; we like clapping. So the DVR was stopped, rewound, and out came Shazam to discover the band and song. To our surprise and delight it was a band named Derby and they are from Portland! Here's the song that caught our attention. more ›

This past Saturday was Rat City Rollergirls' second bout of the season at KeyArena. Seattle's own all-female flat-track roller derby league hosted the Rose City Rollers from Portland in a showdown that was sold out 15 minutes after it began. See the scores below! The next Rat City bout is on Saturday, March 19, and tickets are already on sale. More information on their website. more ›

Seattle's own Rat City Rollergirls kicked off a new season of roller derby last month, and bout number two of the season is set to go down at KeyArena tomorrow afternoon, into the early evening. more ›

We're pretty sure we've never watched the Kentucky Derby. Often dubbed "the most exciting two minutes in sports," the 134th(!) Run for the Roses takes place tomorrow at Churchill Downs (6:10 p.m. EDT, so 3:10 p.m. here). Not that it really matters, but Florida Derby winner Big Brown is the 3-1 favorite to win. more ›