Seeing as most folks will be going to see the sold out Portlandia show at the ShowboxMarket, tonight might be a good night to head out and check out some of Seattle's thriving music scene. more ›

Coming to Seattle the for the first time in several years is Buzzov*en and they are bringing their sludge metal sounds to the intimate Fun House tonight. The band is hitting the west coast after a nine-year hiatus to warm up both fingers and vocals before some larger appearances on the horizon. After some Myspace tracks tickled our Seattlest eardrums, we became bewitched over the almost The Melvins-estic sound they produce. Digging around I found this quote from Exclaim that could sum up an exact preview of what’s to come: more ›

THE BEAT NEVER DID STOP: YO, Son!, possibly the best hip-hop club night in Seattle (featured in Rolling Stone, at one point, even) and one that's been going strong for years, is having a "Classic Edition" 7th anniversary party at the War Room on Saturday. B-Mello and DV One will be spinning classic hip-hop (yesssss) all night. The party should rock hard and steady late into the night, if we know hip-hop heads in this town (and we do), so come early and stay until the wee hours to get your fix for the weekend. more ›

GIRLS WITH STRONG GASTROCS: The Pacific Northwest Highland Games are up in Enumclaw this weekend! Have you ever seen a troupe of Highland dancers, or examined any of their calves? Those ladies have serious plantar flexion skillz. And the National Highland Dance Competition's not all that's going down. We're talking pub piping, Scottish sing-alongs, a full-blown ceilidgh (it's more than just a barn dance!) and of course the field games! Seattlest's Scottish blood thrills to the thought. more ›

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