Hot soul, sweet Americana, continental flavors, and post-post-rock. And that's just the music. Also be on the lookout for rugby players tackling Sisters, dazed longhairs stumbling out of the theater, and families at the BBQ. more ›

Tonight will be another magical night of music at Columbia City Theater as The Round enchants Seattle art lovers yet again. The Round, which usually takes place at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, is a mixture of art and music that leaves you feeling enriched and wishing you could make an Etsy store of crafts of your own. There are Rounds now being held throughout the state as well as the country; one of which was held this last week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin (Round #7 there) with Campfire OK and Noah Gundersen performing amongst others. This is the first Round being held at Columbia City Theater, but we're pretty sure it won't be the last. more ›

Seattlest will be counting down to 2011 with a series of posts on our highlights of this year and what we're looking forward to in the next. Got a list to suggest? Send it our way. See the entire series here. more ›

The shows we're talking about may not be ghoulish or involve (much) candy, but you'll be talking about it Monday morning at work anyway. Columbia City Theater is putting on a hell of a Halloween weekend of shows that you'd be a fool to miss out on. more ›

We're not going to lie, Day 2 of Bumbershoot was unexpectedly amazing. Of the bands that made our schedule, there were quite a few that have been on our iPods for years (Weezer, David Bazan). There were those newer to our collection (Surfer Blood, Hey Marseilles). And then there were those we'd only heard in passing (Horse Feathers, Slender Means). Long story short, each and everyone of the bands that we saw today met or surpassed our expectations. We'll be writing up or thoughts in the next day or so but in the meantime, we've decided to post a handful of shots from the day. 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 ›

DINA MARTINA: We'd be completely remiss if we went this entire holiday season without reminding you, just once, that Dina Martina is in town and won't be for much longer. Her annual one-of-a-kind Christmas show is currently snuggled up at Re-bar, snogging bartenders, and getting sloppy. We wouldn't want her any other way. more ›

The Round, which normally takes place at Fremont Abbey, is as much for the performers as the audience, providing established and emerging artists a small stage to cozy up to each other and viewers. Few events qualify as sincerely intimate and art absorbed, but this gathering, simple yet boundless, certainly qualifies. more ›

Before the seasons changed and our rain-induced pseudo-hibernation began, we were able to gather up many fond musical memories during festival season. During one such venture we were able to talk to Hey Marseilles and Fences as part of our Better Know a CHBP Band series. As luck has it the two bands will be playing the Vera Project this Saturday. (Tickets $10, all ages, 7:30 PM) more ›

OK, so the Huskies match against the Tigers didn’t exactly give us the outcome we were hoping for, but at least the heartfelt performances by all in purple and gold made the city proud. While that game has come and gone, there is still one main event that is in full force. Of course, we speak of Bumbershoot, our city’s own music festival that was born as a city-funded event in 1971. more ›

Fans of thoughtful, melodic and occasionally melodramatic rock, fear not. There is a place for you at Capitol Hill Block Party as well! With the third and final part of our "Better Know a CHBP Band" series, we present Hey Marseilles, Fences, and The Lonely Forest. The last three bands of our local spotlight are among some of your best bets for heartfelt tunes that may or may not tug at your heartstrings. Regardless of what musical choices you make on the ground, with 45 acts to choose from, you’re bound to find something that will please your ears. more ›

RIPPED-OFF: Journalist Pratap Chatterjee has seen the face of the beast, and it is Halliburton. Conniving and connected, the Texas oil company has secured itself a prize position in Washington even as its corruption and incompetence cost tax-payers and soldiers dearly. Chatterjee explains all this in a helpful book called , which he's talking about tonight up at Town Hall. more ›