Duff McKagan's group Loaded opened up the night for an epic night of music at the Key Arena last Friday. Then the headliner, Guns and Roses, finished out the night with what had to be one of the best rock shows of the year. Alex dropped us a few bits of photographic evidence from that night we think you'll want to see. more ›

Does it really surprise you that the Head and the Heart made it onto Morgen's countdown? Yea, we didn't think so. Day 13 in this series is a photo for each member of the group since our photographer had a really hard time choosing just one photo for the local sweethearts. more ›

In one short year, the Head and the Heart has gone from unknown to national sweethearts. Opening for another group of locals who made it big, Seattle was well-represented Saturday at Key Arena. more ›

Friday was an epic night of 80s rock at Key Arena as Journey, Foreigner, and Night Ranger took the stage. All three bands brought out high energy for their last show on this tour, delighting all 17,000 folks who filled Key Arena. Perhaps the most curious part of the evening was waiting to see if Journey's 'new' lead singer Arnel Pineda could truly pull off fronting the band. There was certainly no mistaking his vocal talent as he started off the set belting out "Separate Ways" in true Steve Perry fashion. Pineda also had great energy as he bounced across the stage. On the downside, Pineda didn't have great chemistry with the rest of the band, which may have seemed more apparent had his vocals not been so on target. The fans didn't seem to mind seeing a new, young face associated with Journey--all that mattered was hearing the band's epic songs live. more ›

Don't stop believin'--you can probably find a scalper with some tickets. more ›

Playoff basketball, classic American plays and wild wacky video kitsch, all happening tonight in Seattle. more ›

For most of us Seattlites Bumbershoot is one more indication of summer being in full swing and fall looming just around the corner. To some it may also be another annoying festival taking over downtown during the scant amount of beautiful days we have in this city. Then there are those who excitedly look forward to the musical event of the season, buy their tickets early and start acting weirdly giddy in the few days leading up to Labor Day weekend. Most likely you fit on the fringes of several of these categories, as do we. more ›

Josh Groban delighted fans at the Key Arena on Saturday with his theatrical show and operatic voice. We captured a few moments from the evening and if you are hungry for more head over to the flickr set as well. more ›

Josh Groban has been in the musical limelight for over ten years now. Though, his lofty career goals started long before as a youngster hopping from one artist-based school to the next. If we could all be so lucky, he moved to Bridges Academy from a more traditional middle school because he didn't have enough artistic input. He then participated in artistic performance camps and moved on to Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. All the while he was still planning to be a musical theater artist rather than settling into a singer/songwriter career. more ›

Tonight's events are the stuff teenage dreams and YouTube videos of soccer riots. How will you choose? That's on you. more ›

What won't Suzi go to and photograph? Answer: we still haven't found anything. more ›

Seattle's own Rat City Rollergirls kicked off a new season of roller derby last month, and bout number two of the season is set to go down at KeyArena tomorrow afternoon, into the early evening. 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 ›

What an amazing show, it definitely lived up to our expectations. We have heard from so many people that were able to fill the seats at Key on Tuesday for the Gorillaz and N.E.R.D., and most said it was the best show they'd seen all year long. That's quite a boast considering it's November, but we definitely think it's in the top 10. There was so much to look at with a full brass band, several vocalists, and guitarists backing up Damon Albarn, the voice behind the fictional character Stuart Pot headlining the Gorillaz. more ›

BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING YOUR EDDIE VEDDER FACE: Be uber Seattley and go see Pearl Jam, with Ben Harper and Relentless 7 at Key Arena. Drink lots of coffee and wear plaid. You know you want to. more ›

A couple months ago, when Eddie Vedder announced the stops on his solo tour, we were surprised to see nothing in Seattle on the agenda. But now, with the upcoming release of his band's ninth (!) studio album, Backspacer, Pearl Jam has announced a North American tour, including two nights at Key Arena to kick things off on September 21 and 22. So far, it's a tiny tour, with only shows in Seattle, L.A., San Diego, and Philadelphia, though we expect more to come before the band heads Down Under in November. Ben Harper and Relentless7 open for all shows except Philly. Seattle tix go on sale July 18, though if you're a member of the Ten club, the presale begins Monday, July 13. Full details on the tour after the jump. more ›

The PSBJ was just explaining "debtenfreude" to us--the delight you take in another's real estate misfortune. Now we have a word for how we feel after reading this headline: "Economy eats into funds for Thunder arena project." The AP says "the tax approved by voters as a way to lure the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics to town--where they were renamed the Thunder--has produced $4.2 million below projections." Seattle leadership has gotta be happy they're not knee-deep in a Key Arena renovation right now. more ›

"light has a feather" by Kevin Rosinbum, from our Flickr pool more ›

PARTY DOWN FOR CHINATOWN: The ID Spring Roll is big food-filled fun times at the SoDo that raises money for SCIDpda, the International District's community development group. Featuring all kinds of Pan-Asian food (hello, spring-roll eating contest!), live music, martial arts, raffles/door prizes, and breakdancing care of the Massive Monkees, this ain't no boring charity event. Sign us up for at least 30 spring rolls. more ›

We've moved on: The Seattle sports love affair has changed teams, never to love professional basketball again, our hearts now belong to another (Go, Sounders!), as the bill to renovate KeyArena and fund additional projects--taxes and debts owed--failed to get any traction with state legislation. With the bill officially benched, the city stands to lose out on $30 million from Clay Bennett, the NBA owner of the Sonics Oklahoma City Thunder. Bennett contractually agreed to pay off the city's lease with KeyArena, but only on the condition that the state would first approve the KeyArena bill this year and not find a replacement NBA team over the course of the next five years. more ›

Dane Cook will perform his "comedy" at Key Arena on Friday, June 5 at 8pm. Now, the last time he was at Key Arena, we also were in Queen Anne for a performance at On the Boards. Big mistake. Parking was impossible (even for Queen Anne), and that night the neighborhood was extra douchey, with the heavy scent of Axe body spray and lots of backward-hatted frat boys giving each other the shocker. Spring break, brah. Well, get ready to avoid the area on June 5th, Seattle's stop on the ISolated INcident - Global Thermo Comedy Tour, which is "touted as the largest comedy tour in history." Dane will hit the US, Canada, Africa, Brazil, Australia, UK, and Germany, the entire time assaulting his audiences by repeating his "punchlines" louder and louder, as if that alone will make them funny. Tickets are $30-$100 and go on sale this Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m. via LiveNation and Ticketmaster. more ›

might blow, and sure, Kirk Hammett & co. are getting pretty old, but somehow, they've managed to sell out the house. Scalpers are busy at it, though, so if you've got $250 (going price at more ›

When they went straight into "My Name is Jonas," we smiled so wide it hurt. At the same time, however, we raised an eyebrow and thought, what the hell is on Rivers' face? All four Weezers were decked out in white coveralls, but Rivers also sported a white ski mask with only his eyes, nose, and mustache peeking out. No matter. Rivers need not come in on vocals for some time because the first few verses were volleyed between Pat, Scott, and Brian--setting the scene for how the rest of the night would flow. more ›

After the loss of Lauren Jackson to ankle surgery a few weeks ago, the Storm powered their way into the playoffs with strong defense, good rebounding and an uptick in backcourt scoring. Last night, in their 71-64 season-ending loss to the L.A. Sparks, the Storm failed on all three. more ›

ROOTS MUSIC IN BALLARD!?: Yeah, we know this happens pretty much every night, but there's a good batch of bands at the Tractor tonight. Local singer-songwriter outfits Husbands Love Your Wives and Jack Wilson & The Wife Stealers open a bill for the wonderful and interesting anti-folk fabulousness of Elliot Brood from north of the border (and east a bit). more ›

THAT'S FUNNY, BITCHES: Chris Rock is one of those people who can just stand there and we'll laugh. But when he opens his mouth, forget it. We kind of laugh so hard we can't even hear what he's saying half the time, cycling through our various laughs from chuckle to cackle and snort. So you're probably glad we won't be at the Paramount tonight for his show. We'd just distract everything, and he'd probably make fun of us. Which would be funny. more ›

As Tuesday afternoon rolls around, we're trying to recall what we did last weekend and remember—hey yeah!—we hit two concerts: a five-band line-up at the Showbox on Friday, and Nine Inch Nails on Saturday. How could we have forgotten? Oh that's right, it was a boring-as-hell time. more ›

Yes, there's other shows this weekend besides the Capitol Hill Block Party. more ›

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HAVE SOME FAITH: George Michael wrote songs that informed the sexuality of millions of young girls around the world—songs that went on to become gay anthems, long before he came out. The 25Live Tour promises to be the hottest, funnest, gayest, screamy-est concert Key Arena has seen all year. Wave to this Seattlest who will be sitting in the second row. more ›