Can you can? Of course you can--and Canning Across American wants you to embrace it. more ›

If you’re anything like us, hearing the words "family" and "music" together brings to mind some troubling associations. more ›

The #1 way to celebrate Bumbershoot is to do something free today. more ›

You've got one final week to see the free Bumbershoot poster and art exhibit. It's a fine way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bumbershoot. Here's why. more ›

Here at Seattlest, we’re fans of all kinds of audio fixes. One of our latest addictions is to dreamy pop music. If you’re like us, in any way, you’re really excited for the upcoming dream match-up of Brooklyn’s Freelance Whales and Stockholm’s Shout Out Louds. In even better news, we’re thrilled to have a pair of tickets to give out to you, dear reader. Just drop us a comment to this post and we’ll randomly select the winner. We’ll announce the winner when we post our interview with the boys and girl from Brooklyn later this week. more ›

Maktub's fifth album, Five, is out today and as a thank you to fans, they're offering free downloads of the whole damn thing. In particular, it's a thank you to the 200 fans who funded their last album Start It Over. Hugs all around! more ›

This beauty has been sitting out at the corner of 14th Avenue East and East Thomas for a few days now. Do not let the missing cushions throw you off. That only adds to the unique nature of this item, which is not urine-scented to an offensive degree. more ›

You can tell it’s almost summer because people are gleefully filling the sidewalks with the trash of a consumer society and, in a enlightened spirit of philanthropy, marking "free" on it. There was a time, not so long ago, when putting out a lightly used item you no longer needed was a kind of urban recycling. Who among us hasn’t grabbed a chair or desk from the street? Who?! more ›

Over at TechFlash, John Cook reports that Alaska Airlines misspoke when representatives gave what many interpreted as an announcement that they'd be offering free wi-fi to Alaska travelers at SeaTac gates. The airline will be extending the offer to travelers in Oakland for the three-month promotion, but not here. Seriously? Seattle would be the perfect place to run that deal. This reminds us to ask why we don't already have free wi-fi available at our airport. Anyone have a compelling explanation for this pitiable situation? more ›

OINK OINK, AUUGHHHH!: The NWFF is screening Pig Hunt (an apparently awesome horror movie) today as part of the launch for a new online culture magazine called The Rumpus. That sounds like a good time all around the block, literally, because you can go drink and eat at Vermillion before and after the movie and magazine launch. more ›

• A neighborhood-based local business discount card for Capitol Hill? Um, yes please! CHS tells us the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce is exploring the idea (take a survey about it here), and JSeattle leaks via Twitter, "Think it's definitely happening. Question is how it works." Rad.
• West Seattle Blog posted a surprisingly brief blurb on Mac Clay's $15 million settlement from a lawsuit over his paralyzing injury two years ago at West Seattle High School.
• Have you taken your walking tour of the viaduct yet? Queen Anne View reminds us that we have another chance on March 21. It's free, and only 45 minutes. Do it.

During regular business hours today, Fed-Ex/Kinkos will make 25 black-and-white copies of your resume on high-quality paper for free. You even get to keep the copies! We love them for this almost as much as we love Krispy Kreme whenever they do a freebie day. Seattlest wishes you a happy productive job hunt--hope this helps. more ›

The bored tunnel option just got a big wet kiss from the Senate, though its House reception will not be so warm. Still, the clock's ticking and WSDOT, King County, and the City of Seattle are inviting you on a free short walking tour of the viaduct on Saturday, March 21, while the structure is closed to traffic for an inspection. more ›

No, but seriously--this is good news. In February, all over Washington, dentists are offering free dental care to low-income children, including screenings, cleanings, X-rays and fillings (where possible), and referrals if things have gone further south than that. Because dental care is generally so expensive, it's the kind of thing that low-income parents have to skip when it comes to their kids' health. Washington Dentists Care (we know it might not seem like when they're coming at you with that drill, but they do) is sponsored by the WSDA, whom we applaud because your teeth have to last your whole life.

Here is a partial list of free care offered this month. Please call for an appointment: more ›

It's 100 percent free to be thrilled about the inauguration of our new executive leader. Joy isn't the only freebie today, however. (What? There's more?!) Krispy Kreme will give you one free donut today in honor of the occasion, and a bunch of department stores such as Nordstrom and Macys are giving away free cosmetics and beauty products starting today and continuing until supplies last. Though fitting to the savvy celeb now residing in the White House (we're speaking, naturally, of Michelle Obama), the beauty giveaway is actually in response to a lawsuit accusing the department stores of price fixing on their cosmetics. That kind of two-faced cheating is simply not going to be tolerated under the Obama administration. Get your free stuff before the country runs out of donuts and concealer! more ›

Carlos Bernadez has been charged with murder in the first degree for his direct involvement with the Chop Suey shooting last weekend. Bernadez was the man police allege opened fire from the side door of the venue, killing one and injuring two others. Roger Allen LaBranche, the first man to be arrested in conjunction with the night's events, has been charged with assault and drug-dealing. As the investigation unfolds, LaBranche may be charged with something more serious; for now, this charge allows the county to keep him as a suspect for accomplice in the murder of 29-E while they continue to clarify what exactly happened to lead up to Saturday night's violence. more ›

Our housemates will be thrilled when that huge old TV is gone from our driveway. The landlord probably will be, too, though he hasn't said anything. As of tomorrow, someone else is required to pick up the tab for processing that monster, the cost of which was our one remaining valid excuse for not taking it to a recycling center just yet. Thanks, E-Cycle Washington! Next up: getting someone else to come in here and clean out the basement freezer for free. more ›

Tonight marks the last movie in the Route 08: Scion Independent Film Series. This time the good people at Toyota are sponsoring a free screening of Chop Shop, the second film by writer/director Ramin Bahrani, best known for his depressing, yet totally stellar debut, Man Push Cart. Thematically, Chop Shop sounds like more of the same: more ›

Speaking of membership drives, every so often we head over to the shadowy area of Seattlest HQ where the beancounters with green eyeshades are number-crunching. They tell us our Seattlest RSS subscribers are up four percent this month, but we think we can beat that number. Subscribe today! It's free, after all. And while we're at it: kids, you can follow us on Twitter or on your mobile device. We also proudly introduce a pilot program where Seattlest David comes by your home and reads his "Seahawks vs. Cooking Dish" exploits aloud, any time of the day or night. But that is not free. Contact us for details. more ›

MONSTER MASH: Everyone's favorite non-robotic, non-dinosar body of awesome, a.k.a. the ferocious, hard-banging electronica/hiphop group Truckasaurus, is playing at Neumos with Head Like A Kite and Slender Means on Saturday. Heads up--Truckasaurus might be a band and not a car-eating machine, but they can still metaphorically smash your face in with their thumping, crunching, stomping version of music. It's beautiful, too. Imagine that! more ›

A free movie, free booze, and DJ Cide spinning while you socialize beforehand? Say yes to Scion's Route 08, an independent movie series showing in Seattle at the Harvard Exit. Audrey discussed the ins and outs of corporate-sponsored lifestyle marketing events in preview of the last film, Heavy Metal In Baghdad; go read that again so you're spiritually prepared for the onslaught of Scionism, and then RSVP on the Scion website by 5 p.m. tonight in order to get free admission. The movie tonight is Quinceañera, and it looks like a great pick; check out the trailer below, and we'll see you at the pre-funk reception later this evening. more ›

CELEBRATE THE SALMON: The Pacific Northwest is known for coffee, technology, and Boeing these days, but three hundred years ago we were known--if you'll allow us some leeway in the use of "known"--for salmon and trees. A group of Northwest Indian tribal organizations throws an annual, multi-ethnic, three-day party down on the Waterfront to celebrate the spiritual and ecological importance of salmon in our region, and the party commences today. Along with the music, dancing, pow wow, and usual vendors, there will of course be a salmon barbeque--so bring your appetite! more ›

That is, get Mingle, The Saturday Knights' latest all-star party album that is blowing everyone's minds in the music world and beyond, for free right now. Go to music blog Seattle Subsonic for the download link, and do it now, because soon Seattlest's favorite hiphop/rock/?!! album of the year will cost you money again! Our favorite tracks: "Dog Star," "Private School Girl," and "Nobody Beats Us." But we could have said any three tracks, really, because the entire cd rocks our face off. more ›

Road trip! The seventh annual What the Heck Fest is taking place all weekend at venues in Anacortes. Mt. Eerie is but one of the many bands set to perform. more ›

Get your name on the official list for Experience Music Project's 2008 Pop Conference, taking place in our very own Hendrix-drenched, spring-obsessed city from April 10–13. That's next weekend! This year's theme is "Shake, Rattle: Music, Conflict, and Change," and EMP has gathered over 160 writers, speakers and musicians to expound on the many facets of the subject. (The conference is completely, gloriously free.) more ›

Seattlest is quaking in their boots (bought especially for the occasion) with excitement for this years SXSW in Austin, Tex. We're making our initial sojourn to the festival and are so pleased to see there will be a strong Seattle contingent joining us in Austin this year. more ›

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Pity poor Pluto. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified the celestial body as a dwarf planet. Along with being totally emasculating, the IAU's declaration meant that Pluto was stripped of its rights as a full-fledged planet, including health insurance (medical, vision, and dental), a sweet parking space, and a Platinum American Express card. Well, now Pluto is fighting back, or at least it's found a group to take up the cause: more ›

U-N-I, the L.A. headliners at last night's show at Chop Suey, is the profoundly West Coast hiphop equivalent of human superficial fascia: loosely, intricately webbed, sticky, and pliable. Tricky, surprising beats backed Thurzday and Y-O's tight rap in a dizzying but relaxed kind of way. The night was solid for such an unsung show, with performances from some of 2008's most promising local acts: J. Pinder (his ballsy, impeccable timing meshing perfectly with high-power Vitamin D beats), the infectiously vibrant GMK, and Stranger fave The Physics. more ›

This folk-music-related post is about participation, not performance. Shapenote singing (aka Sacred Harp) has been part of American life for well over 250 years, and has been sung in Seattle for 30 or 40. A sizeable group of people will gather in Ballard this weekend, at the Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Convention, to sing it again. more ›