Billy Bragg has been churning out poignant, folk-inflected anthems for almost thirty years. What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with a look back on a career spent writing songs for the working class? more ›

Why do you get a day off anyway? Thank the union workers. more ›

Craft vendor at Bumbershoot, 1973 by Seattle Municipal Archives from the Seattlest Flickr pool. more ›

While many Seattleites relish cool summer temperatures, chile addicts are looking to fire things up. Chile season begins in the summer and peaks in early September with the Hatch Chile Festival held in New Mexico. On Labor Day weekend, people from around the world gather in Hatch, the small town that hosts the annual event. As the scent of roasting chiles saturates the air, the only question to be considered is "Red or green?" more ›

Apologies for the lack of a Roundup yesterday. There was this little obscure music and arts festival going on in town this weekend. Plus, it was Labor Day--so we abstained from work to show solidarity with the proletariat. Now for your regularly scheduled neighborhood news. more ›

With this year's Bumbershoot nearly upon us, let's continue to hope that the weekend weather keeps looking good. If you don't have tickets yet, stop by your local Starbucks to avoid the lines and fees at the gates. Check out a few more tips (bring water and a jacket! take the bus! wear sunscreen! call your mother!) at the Bumbershoot site. more ›

Last night, Bumbershoot announced the first set of acts slated for this year's festival. So far, there's a name or two that could draw us to Seattle Center this Labor Day weekend. Beck? Hell yes! A reunited Stone Temple Pilots? Not so much. more ›

Seattlest lives close to what is easily the weirdest Safeway ever. The Wedgwood Safeway, any of the store's employees will be happy to tell you, has been serving the neighborhood since 1951 and is as small-town America as a branch of a major chain can get. more ›

Last month there were some reactionary-crats out there who claimed that the Viaduct advisory vote was a meaningless waste of money. Well it turns out that they were as wrong as a brown belt with black shoes after Labor Day. The vote killed the tunnel and literally threw a monkey wrench into any re-build plans. more ›

Our first taste of the 2007 Bumbershoot lineup leaves us hungry for so much more. more ›

Note to editors of Seattlest: not all your readers (or contributors) care that much (i.e., to the exclusion of all else) about outdoor festival music. [Ed. Note: We took a vote and after this post we're all Bumber all the time. Sorry.] No matter. Labor Day weekend has come and gone, signaling the end of Bumbershoot (see the last 27 Seattlest posts), summertime picnics and backyard BBQ. more ›

This has been a busy week, at least in terms of announcements as to who's involved in things taking place sometime in the future. Seattlest breaks it down: more ›

Snip! Fluttering to the cutting room floor is Bumbershoot's Friday. The festival announced yesterday that they'll be scaling back this year to three arts-filled days instead of their traditional four. Bumbershoot will be on Saturday, Sunday and Monday of Labor Day 2006. more ›

From the "If Bumbershoot Isn't Your Thing this Year Dept."... more ›

Is there any other time of the year more appropriate to striking than Labor Day Weekend? Of course not, so the Boeing machinists voted to do exactly that Thursday night and began officially not working today. Picketing outside the Everett plant started at 11:00am this morning. more ›