BYRNE BABY BYRNE: David Byrne is back in town for a visit to the Paramount. Famous in his heyday for biting the heads off bats in his over-the-top metalhead shows...wait that doesn't seem...where's that bio again? Ah. Yes, the former Talking Heads front man is on a summer tour, playing songs by himself and Brian Eno. You'll hear stuff from Everything that Happens will Happen Today, and some back-catalogue Heads music than Eno had a hand in. Something old, something new, what's not to like? more ›

Since Capitol Hill denizens stepped up to the plate and donated the most during the 2008 summer membership drive, KEXP is spending Friday hanging out in the neighborhood. John Richards, Cheryl Waters, and Kevin Cole will all broadcast their shows from Caffe Vita--with live performances aplenty, including The Moondoggies, Say Hi, Mates of State, and Black Kids--while other djs will be taking over the sound systems at Linda's, Grey Gallery, the Cha Cha, Havana, Moe Bar, and the Wild Rose. Plus, there's extra discounts and perks for KEXP members at Capitol Hill establishments. Full details here. more ›

EIGHT TRACKS 'N EIGHT TRACKS: Oh wait, that was the predecessor to Tapes 'N Tapes, the band playing at Neumos tonight. Everybody loves a little celebratory Midwestern indie rock on Inauguration Day, right? To prepare, or if you can't make it to the show but still don't want to Miss It, check out this Lollapalooza feature from a year or two ago where you can download the tracks from their set-list. more ›

INAUGURATION PRE-FUNK: On this most hallowed Inauguration Eve, head to Neumo's and raise a mighty yawp for Obama with Orkestar Zirkonium. They'll bring the party with their local take on Eastern European brass and drums. Also on the bill: the funkdefied r&b grooves of Emerald City Soul Club and the urban Latin flavor of Picoso. more ›

Hey, it's 2009 and it's time for our first happy hour of the New Year--cunningly scheduled to coincide with Martin Luther King, Jr., Day so that many of you won't be at work to begin with. Join us at the old stomping grounds, the back of Moe Bar at Neumos on Capitol Hill, for happy hour specials and conversation and The Unforgettable Fire on repeat. We'll be there from 5-8 p.m. (happy hour specials begin at 3 p.m. if you get terribly thirsty early on). There will be nametags and markers, and who knows what-all. Hope to see you there! more ›

We hit up Moe Bar last night for Happy Hour to toss back a few and discuss Things with non-Seattlest Friends, whereupon we were pleasantly reminded of the establishment's insanely good Happy Hour deals. $2 wells, people! That's five drinks for your tenner, or three drinks if you are a Good Person and tip. You should tip. You should also join Seattlest at Moe Bar on Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for our next official Seattlest Happy Hour to take advantage of said insanely good Happy Hour deal and to chat it up with us. more ›

See that photo? That's sort of exactly like how much fun we have at Seattlest Happy Hour every month. We'll be pulling out the partay again one week from tonight. Mark your calendars and come join us. It all goes down at Moe Bar from 5-8 p.m. $2 PBR, $2 wells, other drink specials, and delights of all kinds. See you there! more ›

When drinking heavily in the afternoon with co-workers, it is always a good idea to bring your camera. That way the fuzzy details are there at least semi in-focus in the morning, and you yourself are in none of the photos! So come drink a few with us and play paparazzi at the next Seattlest Happy Hour at Moe Bar on October 20th. more ›

Did we mention it's Seattlest Happy Hour Night? We're not sure if we mentioned it yet today. Anyway, we're heading over to Moe Bar now to get an early start. We'd love to see your shining faces. more ›

BLACK MONDAY: Good God! Have you been following what's going on in the banking sector? We're closing our WaMu accounts as fast as we can and switching to WSECU before our Wamoola goes the same way as the investors in Lehman Bros. Wait...is that how bank runs start? Shit. Anyway, if ever there was a good day for drinking, it's today. Which is why Seattlest is happy to host a Moe Bar happy hour tonight from five to eight p.m. Come by and enjoy free financial advice from just-this-side-of-homeless Seattlest contributors, spinning fanciful webs of cheap liquor-fueled disinformation and plain old bad advice for your amusement. more ›

A: Drinking with Seattlest at our monthly Happy Hour at Moe Bar (925 E. Pike). more ›

Yeah, that's MvB, Charles, and yours truly hanging out in the sand, doing what we do when we're not behind our computers knocking out the blog brilliance you all know and love. (Or is it John, Dan, and Abbey? We're not telling!) more ›

Seattlest gathered with some of our buddies, some of our commenters, and a whole lot of drink specials at Moe Bar for our second monthly Seattlest Happy Hour. If you weren't there, well, you missed it. See you Sep. 15 for installment number three! more ›

We know we'll never be as cool as the people in that picture, but we promise to have just as much fun tonight for Seattlest Happy Hour at Moe Bar. Come join us anytime between 5-8 p.m. for $2 PBR, $2 wells and specials on all kinds of other drinks. If you don't come, you'll miss Katelyn's clog dance on the bar. And trust us, any chance you have to watch Katelyn clog dance, you don't want to miss it! more ›

SEATTLEST HAPPY HOUR: What the hell else are you going to do tonight after work besides head down to Moe Bar and join your tweed-wearing Seattlest contributors as we do what comes naturally on a Monday: drinking ourselves into a stupor and making untoward advances on anything that moves. In exchange for hanging out with us, we'll regale you with stories of community development committee meetings, which prominent Seattle chef is faking his/her accent, and the criminal predilections of a certain notable neighborhood activist. It'll be a veritable hyper-local hootenanny! more ›

Mark your calendars: Seattlest's second monthly blogxcursion is coming up one week from today. We'll be heading back to Moe Bar to get our drink on, as we do every third Monday. Come share some happy hour specials with us, have a little fried fish from next door, watch as Jeremy exposes himself. It's sure to be a jolly good time. more ›

Come join us and help us christen the now-monthly Seattlest Happy Hour the way things ought to be christened: by cracking open alcoholic beverages. We're there already and we'll be there til 8 p.m....what are you waiting for? more ›

HAPPY HOUR!: The Seattlest crew is clambering out of our darkened basements, adjusting our sun-starved eyes to the light of day, and exposing ourselves to our readers by showing up to the first ever Seattlest happy hour at Moe Bar, tonight from five to eight. Come, meet (and get hit on) by your favorite Seattlest contributor, share your feelings with us about how much you hate our reviews, or just plain use it as an excuse to wear tweed (you know you love it!) while you suck down $2 pints and wells from Moe Bar's happy hour menu. more ›

This Monday, the 21st, head to Moe Bar for Seattlest happy hour. Moe's splendiferously extended happy hour starts at 3, and we'll be there from 5-8 p.m. Bring $10 and your finest beer bong, because happy hour specials include $2 bottled beer and select drafts, $2 wells, and $2 off drink menu items. Come drink with us the third Monday of every month starting next week. It'll be approximately awesome. more ›

Seattlest first heard about the Raveonettes from a troubled, neurotic friend. He recommended their '03 release , which struck us as analogous to that friendship: addictive and harping on the same two or three themes. more ›