Macklemore is tired of making you cry. Now, he wants to make you giggle and dance with what appears to be a new alternate persona, a la Ziggy Stardust. more ›

Allen Stone may not be a household name yet but just give it a little time. This Seattle R&B performer is heading out on tour soon but not before he headlines City Arts Festival show and performs on Conan O'Brien. more ›

As Seattle's shining start of white-kid hip-hop, Macklemore gets a lot of flak for his soulful, possibly-could-maybe-be-labeled-as-saccharine sound. But his newest track, released this morning on XXL Magazine's site, seems to be letting the listeners know that's he's no one-trick pony. more ›

If you haven't already seen Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' video for "Wings", now's the time. Hint: it's emotional, beautiful, and might make you tear up. more ›

This sort of weather makes the city feel dead, so it's no surprise our Seattlest Flickr friends have been looking for signs of life. Flora and fauna seemed to be our photographer's favorite subjects this week. Browse through and perk up for the weekend. See you at the show tonight! more ›

Whew! We made it home in one piece though sunburned, tired, sore, minus one water bottle and maybe a little hungry. Lily and Morgen were unbelievably happy to be there every second evidenced throughout the next week or two in galleries, a mini photo shoot, reviews and interviews. If you were there relive it with us and tell us your story. We're excited to hear how your fest went, it was sort of a blur for us despite the fact we kept sober the entire time (we swear!). more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of January 12 through 18: more ›

Seattle hip-hop emcee Macklemore has been on fire lately, and this may very well be his year to shine. Just last week, Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, did the unthinkable by selling out his February 25th headlining show at the Showbox during ticket presales. A second show was then added, and that too sold out within days. more ›

Today NPR posted a story called "5 Artists You Should Have Known In 2010". Guess who's on there? I bet you're not surprised, but two Seattle groups made it on the list. Granted, Kevin Cole of our very own KEXP is the one to produce this list. Though, no favoritism is needed to choose both Macklemore and Head and the Heart for the top 5. more ›

Looking for a way to fill in that anticipatory Friday evening before Bumbershoot? You know, that time when you're practically vibrating with excitement for the impending magical music goodness? We have a suggestion that will leave you satisfied, at least until the next morning. The FunOfficial Bumbershoot kickoff party at the High Dive is filled with great local music acts and you can win stuff too. What could be better? more ›

Hugo House will be officially kicking off its 2009-2010 Literary Series this Friday with well-known Seattle favorites such as Rebecca Brown, Keri Healey, Eric McHenry, and local hip-hop artist Macklemore. more ›

HIPHOP EXTRAVAGANZA: My, oh my, Seattle hiphop fans are in luck this weekend: the Blue Scholars are doing a stripped-down version of last year's The Program, with three nights at Neumos. This time, Common Market will join them every night; Truckasaurus and very special guests are playing on Saturday, Macklemore and Dyme Def will play on Monday night. Saturday's already sold out, but the second two nights are equally as awesome. Don't miss it. Really. more ›

We're starting to go stir-crazy at Seattlest HQ, though a spicy tuna roll and some grapefruit juice have provided a much-needed bracing nutritional slap on the back to keep us moving through the afternoon. The video below helped a lot, too, and so we're sharing it. Georgio Brown, with Coolout TV, has been filming and archiving Pacific NW hip-hop for almost eighteen years now. He's finally started to post some of his material on YouTube, and this one warmed our heart's cockles in particular because it features four of the best artists in local hip-hop today--all in one, condensed segment with astonishingly good audio quality. Dyme Def, Macklemore (performing the famous "White Privilege"), Fatal Lucciauno and D. Black star in this installment. more ›

JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK: This is your best bet for smooth grooving local hiphop this weekend. Clockwork probably make you very happy, but Macklemore is guaranteed to do so; his live show is unstoppably entertaining and his songs are both thoughtful and hilarious. This is his first show in town since July, people. Plus, XPerience might sing and Candidt might do "VooDoo." All of those prospects in combination are absolutely worth the rainy drive to Nectar. more ›

An enthusiastic crowd of youngsters showed up at Nam's album release party at the Vera Project this weekend to appreciate energetic performances from The Physics, Bambu, super-talented super-group Good Medicine, and Nam himself. Though The Stranger billed this night as a Good Medicine show, every artist on the bill pointed the glory towards Nam and his "de-boo" album, Exhale. more ›

OPERATION BRIGHT PINK FLAMINGO: If you were at Myrtle Edwards Park last weekend, you may have noticed a city-approved flock of plastic flamingos hanging out on the lawns. Lest you prematurely begin the spiral into "WTF, can't we just have normal public art," let us inform you that the flamingos were only visiting to remind everyone that real Chilean flamingos are available as of tomorrow to gawk at over in the Woodland Park Zoo. There will be free mini-cupcakes, music, and stilt-walking at the Zoo to mark the opening of the summer exhibit. more ›

Macklemore, recently back from touring Europe, sat down with us at Vivace last Saturday to discuss his art, his ego, and his shoes (among other topics). Get the low-down here, and don’t miss the man’s show at the Vera Project tonight with Illmaculate and Ricky Pharoe! more ›

Nectar was full of hiphop fans anticipating the power line-up on Saturday night. Macklemore, back from a tour in Europe, headlined in a masterful performance with special guests XPerience (out of Olympia) and Evan Roman; Grayskul (and his shaggy-haired little brother!) rocked some of his solo work, and we finally got to hear Wizdom do his thing. Wiz's solid work was actually upstaged by his special guest, Grynch, who is astoundingly, consistently good at focusing his energy and drawing in the crowd. more ›