FRIDAY: Formed back in 1983, the waning days of the Soviet Union, in the distant seaport city of Vladivostok, Mumiy Troll is one of Russia's most popular rock outfits. Moving from garage to hard rock to keyboard-heavy pop sounds, the group, founded by Ilia Lagutenko, represented Russia in the 2001 Eurovision contest. Yes, it's strange. The novelty alone should be enough to drag you out to Chop Suey tonight. With Anacortes' The Lonely Forest. more ›

, but given Grove's and Rosset's history, it's bound to cover plenty of interesting stuff. more ›

WANNA TALK POLITICS?: If too much politics is never enough, Town Hall has got you covered: James Traub will discuss America’s history of evangelizing for democracy, with particular emphasis on Bush's faith-based attempts to spread civic-mindedness. But before Traub kicks things off, Town Hall will have television monitors set up for viewing the Presidential Debate. Traub will even give an analysis of the debate and take a few questions. more ›

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In which Seattlest contributors divulge their weekend plans and disclose their favorite things to BBQ. more ›

It's Easter weekend, which brings back memories of being late for church and having to sit in the narthex, and dressing up. Also, ham. But most of all, easter egg hunts! What if there were a city-wide easter egg hunt! Wouldn't that be great? Probably not, but in this week's Stalk, Seattlest tells you where we'd hide the eggs if there were. more ›

This week's weather was beautiful, enough to justify Seattlest's first bbq of the year. But it's going to be a wet weekend, according to KOMO-TV's Scott Sistek. How will Seattlest keep dry? Read on... more ›