Amazon put out their "Outstanding 2011 Albums You Might Have Missed" list and the Pacific Northwest is littered throughout including a number one spot for Shelby Earl. We knew about them and we're glad everyone else is about to discover them too. more ›

Seattlest photographer Zach Luellen's mom, Cheryl, continues her review of the area's other gigantic music festival, the DMB Caravan. more ›

This weekend the DMB Caravan arrives at The Gorge at George, Washington for a three day extravaganza. The weekend is full of a great variety of bands including Lemolo, Blind Pilot, The Roots, Devotchka, Tim Reynolds and the Dave Matthews Band. Great music and a great atmosphere for those who would like to get out of town this three day weekend. The weather is going to be beautiful and you just can’t go wrong with spending Labor Day weekend with Dave Matthews Band and friends. more ›

Today: Help for writers, the Fruit Bats, and what can we can be learned from the pitfalls of prohibition. more ›

Let the madness continue! There's a fantastic set of events to whet your appetite at Friday's City Arts Lineup. If the shows we've previewed for Friday don't sound interesting, be sure to catch Head Like a Kite with Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. They are not to be missed and Head Like a Kite will most likely, as they usually do, have guest performers jump on stage with them. You never know who you're going to get, but it'll always be an amazing time. As if that weren't enough Brent Amaker is an amazing entertainer and singer. Add in the Rodeo and he'll have your booty shaking cowboy-style. Let us know where you've been and where you're going! So far we've had a blast, wednesday night's shows and looking forward to tonight's. Meanwhile Seattlest is running rampant through the rest of the fest, so check out these shows to end your week with a bang. more ›

We thought it would be a pretty easy project to sort through the Bumbershoot bill for the top ten local acts. Holy cow, were we wrong! There is an unbelievable list of local bands that you would love. Unfortunately, that would be entirely too work for one weekend. Instead, we took on the monumental task of whittling it down to ten. Understandably, it was pretty difficult. Below are Seattlest's picks for the entire weekend if you are looking for a local music overload. They're listed in order of appearance at the festival. more ›

The holiday spirit was in full-swing Friday night at The Crocodile, as Three Imaginary Girls hosted a jolly evening of karaoke, preceeded by a special performance from the U.K.'s Jim Noir and solo sets from members of Tiny Vipers and the Fruit Bats. more ›

Courtesy of the addictive BoingBoing, Seattlest has recently learned that researchers in Gabon and Congo believe they have identified the original source and carriers of ebola, narrowing the field to 3 different species of fruit bats. Along with isolating minute genetic traces of the ebola virus in these fruit bats, researchers found that the virus led to no symptoms in the bats when directly administered, thereby leaving them free to carry and spread the virus. more ›