It's been fascinating watching the skyrocketing fame some Seattle music folk have been finding lately. Not only did Macklemore sell out three nights at the Showbox and The Head and the Heart sell out their first headlining show at the same venue in 15 minutes, but local musician and sound engineer Kory Kruckenberg won a Grammy a little over a week ago for Best Engineered Album, Classical. He's an integral part of the music community, as evidenced by the huge turnout last night at Conor Byrne. more ›

Amanda Knox testified (in fluent Italian!) that she's innocent and, perhaps even less convincingly, that the pink rabbit-shaped vibrator was a joke. On the PG-13 side of the news, the envelope goes to the West Seattle blog for revealing that recent Mateo Messina, who won a Grammy for the Juno soundtrack, turns out to be a native son. Native sons and daughters of Ballard residents may be torn asunder, if Seattle school boundary changes take effect, according to MyBallard. more ›