Come out to the Hard Rock Café Saturday night to party for a cause.Illuminate: Light the Way to a Bryte Future is the first official fundraiser by Philanthro Seattle. Featuring a black light theme, guests are encouraged to wear neon and white clothing to light up the Hard Rock as they get down to music by former MTV DJ, DJ Kazan. Seeking to connect young professionals with charitable causes, proceeds from the event will benefit the YMCA’s foster youth programs. more ›

State of the Artist (SOTA) headlined a great hip-hop filled evening at the filled-up Hard Rock Cafe on Friday. Just like their album, they had guest appearances by Helladope, P Smoov, Katie Kate & Lace Cadence. They entertained the mostly younger audience for more than an hour by playing all their songs from album Seattlecalifragilisticextrahelladopeness and then wrapping up their set with Striking Back, who played just before them. more ›

Hip-hop shows on a Friday night in Seattle have become a regular occurrence in the past year, and the latest venue to embrace it is our friends at Hard Rock Cafe. As you bob and weave through the rock memorabilia you’ll be reminded that rock n’ roll comes first, but the chain’s Seattle outpost is adapting to our diverse music scene. Like any good business, the Cafe has tailored its lineup of shows to suit our city. more ›

Tomorrow night, the Hard Rock Café will be filled with some the area’s best local wineries for the 3rd Annual Wine Rocks event. For just $35 per person, attendees can sample delicious wines from Isenhower Cellars, De Lille Cellars, Walla Walla Vintners, Goose Ridge Vineyard and many more. While you sip, dine on tasty gourmet appetizers and mingle with fellow wine and music enthusiasts. Throughout the night, a few of Washington’s best winemakers will showcase their musical talent. The scheduled line-up includes Jamie Brown of Waters Winery, Rob Newsom of Boureaux Cellars, Gordy Rawson of Chatter Creek and local wine author Paul Gregutt. Proceeds from this unique “wine experience” will benefit Art Corps, Seattle’s largest non-profit arts educator. 7 p.m. (21+) // Hard Rock Café, 116 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101 // Tickets: $35(adv) $40 (door) more ›

Stop by the Hard Rock Café Thursday, May 27th for Team Up for Nonprofits first Gigs4Good event. Headlining the show is local hip-hop superhero, Victor Shade. The solo alias of RA Scion of Common Market currently holds the #1 spot on KEXP’s hip hop chart. Supporting the show are DJ B-Mello, Project Lionheart, SOL and Dice with special guest host, Tilson from The Saturday Knights. more ›

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Your favorite overpriced musically-themed burger joint is on its way to our fair city! According to the Seattle Times, Hard Rock Cafe will be opening a new branch in that old terra cotta building down by the Pike Place Market sometime next fall. They are saying it'll be a 450-seater. It will be so rock n' roll to eat there, and we're sure there will be lots of branded merch available on which to spend your rock n' roll money (just like at a real rock concert!). Are you excited, Seattle? more ›

We're only weeks away from that magical time of year when we turn our local waters over to those diesel coughing, gray water vomiting, tourist dollar extracting devices the cruise ships. All hail! There have been a few changes at the Port this year and the new cleaner, greener personal have passed muster with the Bluewater Network, the cruise industry's traditional foil in local media, but Seattlest remains skeptical that increased cruise traffic in the Sound is in our best interest. See today's article on maritime pollution in the Post Intelligencer or this one on cruise ship wastewater. Let's throw our worries and a rock into a burlap money bag for the time being, though, and toss the whole thing overboard. Welcome to Seattle, cruise passengers! Hopefully you find something interesting on Seattlest for your 17 hours in the city! We're going to be talking a little bit about some of the cruise vessels that are coming to town and we're starting with the MS Zaandam. more ›