SPORTS OBSESSION: Any longtime Seattlest reader knows that we can't get enough of curling, whether it's watching on the CBC or playing ourselves at Seattle's Granite Curling Club, the only dedicated curling facility on the West Coast. Our obsession is often met with odd looks, but a curling open house is honestly one of the best ways going to spend your time/money. more ›

[This is part three of a series of posts on Movement, Detroit's Electronic Music Festival, held Memorial Day weekend. Part one introduced the festival using Seattle events as points of reference. Part two described the musical experience.] more ›

Last month's Deep House Originals kickoff brought about an all-too-rare sight, that of a completely barren bar, and a full dancefloor, possibly the truest testament to how good the music actually was. For anyone that had to miss that show, Saturday brings the second installment in the series, with Glenn Underground bringing the deepest of the deep house sounds. more ›

We're a little burned out. Between the music festivals, block parties, and other great shows that have come through town, it's hard to sustain the usual level of enthusiasm. It'd take something big to get us excited, and thankfully the Decibel Festival is here to stoke our musical fires. more ›

Seattle is known for grunge and always will be, no matter how much we might want the world to know we've moved on. Detroit is a bit less pigeon-holed, but they've earned that distinction through extraordinary musical breadth, impacting rock, R&B, industrial, techno, electro, and ghettotech along with other genres too numerous to mention. Over the next few days Seattle gets to benefit from Detroit's electronic legacy, with two shows guaranteed to move a crowd. more ›