Campfire OK isn't just a bunch of pretty faces, they've got a unique blend of vocal, banjo, guitar, piano and percussion that brings people in and gets them dancing. Mychal Cohen may be the face of the band, but the incredible talent of each member is what makes this group great. Morgen takes us to their performance at Capitol Hill Block Party earlier this year. more ›

Morgen takes us back to Bumbershoot once again for KEXP's special lounge session with none other than local soul sweethearts Pickwick. Sold out shows left and right, Doe Bay mainstage, and nods on NPR are just the beginning for this incredible group. more ›

Today Morgen takes us a few months back to the Bumbershoot music festival. One of the most surprising performers of the weekend was Charles Bradley. He's a kickback to the old days of rock and blues and holy cow does he know how to put on a show. more ›

Day sixteen in our countdown is set during Capitol Hill Block Party in Neumos. The Lumineers were one of Morgen's big favorite unknown finds for 2011. They're don't even have a full-length album (soon to come) but continue to blow away audiences at every show. more ›

Morgen takes us once again down to Portland for MusicFest Northwest. This time she goes with a more artistic photo of a killer Canadian band, The Handsome Furs. She recounts one of her favorite shows of the entire festival that occurred on her birthday no less. more ›

It's day three in the countdown of memorable concert photos in 2011. There were so many to choose from but the standouts are pretty obvious. Today Morgen will take you back to Bumbershoot for a photo shoot with Minus the Bear. more ›

One Reel is offering up a great pricing package for all three days of Bumbershoot. It's $75 for the entire weekend, but is it really a great deal to buy tickets for something you know nothing about? Are they desperate for tickets or just trying to get a jump on ticket sales? more ›

Tomorrow the Reverb Festival descends upon Ballard once again. If last year was any indication, rain puts a real damper on running back and forth between venues but we've got the list of shows sure to get you out of your fall funk and into the bars. more ›

Day four of MFNW (Saturday) rolled around, and we were having trouble getting our butts out of bed. Then we realized what the day had in store and we perked up and headed over to the Doug Fir. more ›

As I headed to Portland yesterday I was leaving stress and most responsibilities behind. The day was gorgeous (a warm 83 degrees), traffic was light and I was on my way to see a ton of incredible musicians for the next five days at MusicFest Northwest. Really, I couldn't imagine a better way to spend my time. more ›

Could the Labor Day weekend have been any better for a festival such as Bumbershoot, we think not. It's been a long time since we've seen the likes of such a varied array of artists so well suited to the music scene in this city. more ›

For most of us Seattlites Bumbershoot is one more indication of summer being in full swing and fall looming just around the corner. To some it may also be another annoying festival taking over downtown during the scant amount of beautiful days we have in this city. Then there are those who excitedly look forward to the musical event of the season, buy their tickets early and start acting weirdly giddy in the few days leading up to Labor Day weekend. Most likely you fit on the fringes of several of these categories, as do we. more ›

You would think the Sunday lineup for a three-day festival would be a little lacking. It's the wind-down day with fewer big names and more local, lesser-known/ lesser-loved bands. But fortunately, the Capitol Hill Block Party basically blew our minds and railed against the Sunday fest-lag. more ›

Are you tired yet? We are, but ready for more music. Let's get this thing going! Saturday was fantastic: the weather, the music, the free Vitamin Water... We caught a ton of shows and took a little me time too. Did the fest meet your expectations so far? We're holding judgement to the end, but it's been crazy so far. more ›

Friday started off with a bang. We caught shows from Fresh Espresso, Fucked Up, Head and the Heart, Thurston Moore, Craft Spells, Cults and the Fresh and Onlys. We'll work on posting the other half of our shots tonight. Stay tuned! more ›

The Capitol Hill Block Party can be kind of intimidating. But no worries--Seattlest's dynamic music duo, Lily and Morgen, are ready to walk you through it. more ›

We went to the Seattle International Beer Festival. We took pictures. Kind of like an average Saturday with your friends, only less incriminating. more ›

This year's Capitol Hill Block Party has a big ol' heaping helping of local music yet again and we want to let you in on the ones that we're excited to see there. What's really great about CHBP is the majority of bands we see there are local. Yeah, they bring in a few big names for the draw, but you're there to see local bands have their time to shine. more ›

Folks, we've talked about Doe Bay Music Fest as much as possible over the last year. Mostly because we can hardly wait for it to happen, but also because it's an incredible experience and we want to share it with you. Tomorrow is the big day. Tickets for the fest go on sale and from what we've heard, they're probably not going to last much longer than the day. Last year, without nearly as much hype, it sold out within about a week. It's a bit more expensive to head out to Orcas Island, and you will probably have to deal with some annoying ferry traffic, but it's definitely worth it. more ›

It's difficult to review the Double XX Fest and do it justice. The scope of the fest is quite ambitious. It would take an extremely dedicated person to witness even half of it. more ›

If you're not on the Bumberfans email list but you know you're headed to Bumbershoot this year, then have we got some news for you. It looks like organizers are switching it up a little bit again this year. More like they're changing things back to the way they had been after last year's disappointing revenue. more ›

Located just a few feet away from the Historic Trolley Garage, otherwise known as the husk that held Redhook, Fremont Oktoberfest offers up a plethora of beer options, Germanic and otherwise. This is the time of year for harvest ales and traditional (both international and American-style) lagers, but this fest has it all. more ›

From Everest first taking the stage, through the various moments of audio and comedic bliss throughout the long weekend, to the last chords strummed by Metric's James Shaw, we were incredibly thankful for all that Bumbershoot--this city's oldest music festival--has to offer. As we recollect, we invite you to spend some time clicking through this photo gallery made up of shots from the Seattlest Flickr Pool. more ›

Despite what some may lead you to believe, music in Seattle is incredibly rich in its diversity. Sure, we go through obsessive periods honed in on specific genres-- last year it was all about harmony-rich folk, this year it seems to be more about straight-ahead rock—but there is certainly something here that should please every music fan. more ›

The Tillamook County Creamery Association 100th Anniversary Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. more ›

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the lobby at On the Boards last Friday night, as the audience exiting the 8 p.m. performance of 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival, clashed with the incoming patrons for the 10:30 show, we found ourselves in the back corner chatting with Seattle director Aimee Bruneau. more ›

Sügisball (Autumn Ball) shows at the Uptown at 4 p.m. today. Set in and around crumbling Soviet-era tower blocks in Estonia (which is a real country!), this Cassavetes-like, slice-of-gritty-life drama follows an almost bewildering number of lonely, yearning, unfulfilled people around. At two unflinching hours, it's not for the faint of heart or saddlesore, but it's a beautiful portrait of what you might call social architecture. And then there's Dead Snow, which we previewed and we're pleased to report our high hopes for Nazi zombies were completely justified. That's spattering the Pacific Place with gore and gray matter at 9:30 p.m. Be there. more ›

Beer enthusiast/evangelist Geoff Kaiser used to write about the beloved beverage for Seattlest before he got wise to the whole, hey, anyone can start a blog thing. God, we miss him bringing his market research back to Seattlest HQ. Check out his Seattlebeernews.com for updates and reviews on many of the events from Seattle Beer Week. more ›

SIFF is making a big deal out of snagging local director Lynn Shelton's Humpday for its Northwest Connections program; it'll be the SIFF Centerpiece Gala on Friday, June 5, and hopefully help raise money to help SIFF pay for their office relocation to the Seattle Center's Alki Room. We saw--and liked-- the "mumblecore bromance" Humpday at Sundance. We'll assume you know the HumpFest backstory. The "local" emphasis of the Northwest Connections program makes for a grab-bag experience: Sundance hit The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle will rub elbows with the filmed-in-Wallingford World's Greatest Dad, starring Robin Williams, and Sandy Cioffi's documentary, Sweet Crude. more ›

Tipster Steve was just reminding us--look at that, it's like a Vermeer up there--that the tulips are in. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is on through April 30, and there are a variety of ways to get there from Seattle, including your car and motorcoach. Says the Bellingham Herald of spring: "The fields are spread out over a 15-mile radius and events are scattered around the entire county. Activities include art shows, cruises and wildlife tours, farms and nurseries, local foods and products, museums and wineries." Now where'd we put our sabots? more ›