Bumbershoot Prefunk: What to do tonight
Looking for a way to fill in that anticipatory Friday evening before Bumbershoot? You know, that time when you're practically vibrating with excitement for the impending magical music goodness? We have a suggestion that will leave you satisfied, at least until the next morning. The FunOfficial Bumbershoot kickoff party at the High Dive is filled with great local music acts and you can win stuff too. What could be better?
Win Tickets to Sound Off!
Be there to witness the first battle! Seattlest has a set of two tickets to give away for this Saturday's 7:00 p.m. performance. Leave your name in the comments if you'd like to enter to win tickets to the Sound Off semifinal!
Get the Kids Out This Weekend
Because we don't go out on school nights and we need to plan...
43 Things to Do with Out-of-Town Guests that Don't Involve the Phrase "Space Needle"
Yeah, we know -- out-of-town guests are the only reason you visit the Space Needle in the first place. But there's more to this city than really tall spires with Galileo-inspiring drops. Got friends or family coming from out of town? Here's 43 suggestions for things to do with them.
Music Genome Project To Sequence Seattle Music Scene
Tomorrow night, online radiobox Pandora drops into Seattle. Tim Westergren has been zipping about the country doing research on local music for the Music Genome Project. Coincidentally, we heard about Pandora for the first time last week when a friend of ours made us come over and look at the incredibly intricate musical descriptions they use to determine "other music you might like."
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Paul Allen is a billionaire, so it's probably okay if some things don't always quite succeed. The Experience Music Project may be one of those failures.

