As summer begins, which today it seems to have, I wanted to look at an often reviled member of the beer family: the American Macro Lager.
Here's to Beer! Schwag Beer Showdown
Where Seattlest Kicks It Billy-O With Molly Rose
Last week, we headed out to Smith to catch up with local singer/songwriter Molly Rose, to chat about her work, learn about her purpose in life, and come back here to tell you people all about it so that you'd feel inspired to head to Columbia City Theater for her show this Thursday night.
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
LAist is flashing a sad peace out to their editor Carolyn Kellogg with one hand and bumping knuckles with their new head typist L.A. blogger king Tony Pierce with the other.
Roadtrip Rationale: Neko Case in Milwaukee
What's the difference between seeing Neko Case in Seattle vs. seeing her in Milwaukee? In Seattle, concertgoers sip microbrews. In Milwaukee, they're drinking tallboys of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Swirl, Sniff, Slurp, and Spit
Sundays usually find us belting out the karaoke at The Twilight Exit, Pabst Blue Ribbon in hand But this Sunday Seattlest is heading uptown for what’s being billed as “The Ultimate Wine and Food Event”--The Taste of Washington Showcase of Wineries and Restaurants. Seattlest is not going to waste one word nitpicking their grandiose marketing description. After attending last year’s event, we’ve drunk the kool-aid. (Repeat after us … “This is an epic tasting event”). 165 wineries, 90 restaurants, 3.5 hours.
Shakespeare Comes to Tacoma, Cliffnotes Style
Seattlest has no idea how it happened, but London's Reduced Shakespeare Company is bringing their abridged version of the complete works of ol' Bill Shakespeare to the Tacoma Actors Guild (TAG) for a two-week run from March 24th through April 10th.

