Travel abroad by heading down to Columbia city, watch out for Raindogs and Swordfishtrombones in Ballard, silkscreen your favorite shirt and get your holiday shopping done at Seattle Center, and more! more ›

This weekend, get within arm's length of itty bitty snakes, touch the face of language, and do something nice for yourself and the environment. more ›

One of our writers is taking The Long Walk today. And tomorrow. And the two days after that. It's exactly what it sounds like, really. An engaged constitutional, a thoughtful meander, an intentional pacing. And a right fine way to spend the weekend. more ›

SUPPORT HONK!: HONK! Fest West is a free, non-profit, and community supported music festival devoted to marching bands, drum corps, samba lines, and the like. This year will be HONK!'s fourth, and even though the Festival isn't until May, the work has already begun to raise the necessary funds to cover permits, venue rentals, food for the musicians and volunteers, travel costs, and all the other line-item details that come with putting on a music festival. Not only can you contribute to their Kickstarter, but you can attend their first fundraiser this Saturday with performances by: VamoLà, Tubaluba, Bucharest Drinking Team, The Garfield High School Drumline, and Orkestar Zirkonium. Drink and dance it up for a good cause. Saturday 8:00 p.m. // Underground Events Center // $10 - $20 Sliding Donation more ›

MAGMA FESTIVAL: Hollow Earth Radio's annual MAGMA Festival continues into its second weekend with two fabulous shows you would do well to attend. First up, Washington Hall hosts The Hive Dwellers, NighTraiN, Militant Child, and Alex Miranda for an evening of delight wrapped in a hardwood shell. Then Saturday brings a swell line-up of the emotionally minded and sweetly deranged with Broken Water, Kunt Kuntroll, and Santee at the mysterious Healthy Times Fun Club. If you're wondering where it is, wander around Capitol Hill until you see the group of wild-haired mystics carrying dowsing rods and sweatbands and follow them. Friday 8:00 p.m. // Washington Hall // $9 Saturday 9:00 p.m. // Healthy Times Fun Club // Donations Accepted more ›

Those crazy kids at Hollow Earth Radio are having a bang-up month. Their annual MAGMA Festival is flowing into its second week, and today they issue Episodes 3 and 4 of The Sea-Port Beat, a fresh (people still say that, right?) radio documentary on the independent and underground music legacy of the Pacific Northwest. It's a one-two punch of the practical and theoretical. more ›

MAGMA FESTIVAL: Hollow Earth Radio's annual MAGMA Festival kicks off today with a bang heard round the world. Which is not that hard to do, when you consider how little a reverbation will attenuate around a tectonic shell. But we digress! Tonight, Vera Project welcomes Spurm, Kristin Allen-Zito, and Pwrfl Power, among others. Then, on Saturday, MAGMA will commandeer a Light Rail Train, putting Toy Boats, Jordan O’Jordan, Walrus Machine, and The Beaconettes in front of transit customers, and inviting them to walk along to the afterparty at Radar Hair and Records featuring Ya Ho Wa 33. And if that wasn't enough, on Sunday, Magma covers Beck's classic One Foot in the Grave with performances by, but not limited to, Pica Beats, Cock & Swan, and 1985. Whew! This is only the first week, too. Better pace ourselves. Friday 8:00 p.m. // Vera Project // $9 with club card / $10 without Saturday 5:30 p.m. // International District Light Rail Station // Free music, pay transit fare before boarding Saturday 8:00 p.m. // Radar Hair and Records //$8-$20 sliding scale Sunday 7:00 p.m. // Hollow Earth Radio // $5 more ›

Today, Hollow Earth Radio kicks off The Sea-Port Beat, a radio documentary in eight parts on the independent music legacy of the Pacific Northwest. This isn't just grunge we're talking about here, but the nitty gritty and little-known stories from the underground that have helped shape our scene into the wonderful and multi-faceted one it is now. more ›

An assortment of A&E goodness: Billy Elliot, the DIY Holiday Marketplace and kids on saxophone. more ›

DICK DALE: 72 years old and still going strong, Dick Dale continues to ride the wave that made him a star. Arguable inventor of the classic surf sound, Dale was also a collaborator with Leo Fender, pushing guitar amps out of their clean and quiet beginnings up into 11. He is justifiably a legend. A very loud legend. more ›

VINYL IS SO IN RIGHT NOW: DJs, music collectors, and music lovers of all sorts who also happen to own a record player should consider heading down to the powerhouse Big Dig Record Show in Eastlake tonight. You'll probably score some great deals on the vinyl you've been lusting after, and in the process you'll get the opportunity to meet (and get drunk with) fellow collectors. The truly picky passionate will need to pay an extra chunk of change to get in the doors at 3 p.m. for the best chance of finding that rare EP you can't even get on eBay. There's an official afterparty, too, featuring the Emerald City Soul Club and Mr Supreme, legendary Seattle dj and record collector extraordinaire. more ›

LIVE LOCAL RADIO: Seattlest Abbey joins Josh from Sound on the Sound (Abbey's other writing gig) to play over an hour of great local bands, who not only have great albums out but also put on an amazing live show. This celebration of the best local live acts of 2008 is courtesy of basement-dwelling Hollow Earth Radio, an internet-only radio station that's on 24 hours a day, despite the fact you've never heard of them. more ›