Black Star may only consist of two performers and a DJ but they filled the entire warehouse-like room of Showbox Sodo last weekend. It was the best hip hop show we'd seen this year if not beyond that. Check out our gallery from the show and tell us what you thought about their performance. more ›

If you know who Black Star is and have listened to "Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star" countless times over the last 13 years like we have, then you already know why their new single is a big deal and why we're so excited to see them perform at the Showbox SoDo on Saturday. For the uninitiated: read on. more ›

A CONSCIOUSNESS OF LIMITLESS INQUIRY: The ferocious Naomi Wolf will be at Town Hall on Friday to do a reading and sign copies of her latest manifesto, Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries. The introduction alone is worth reading, and it's available online in full at Huffington Post. Ignore the Palin photo montage to the right of the text--or don't, because it adds a chilling sense of urgency to Wolf's words. more ›

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That giant flaming ball of hot gases is back, and aside from telling ourselves to stop staring at it, Seattlest's mind is on the fence. (It's a small fence.) We haven't had enough ski season yet, but a nice dry bike ride sure would be dreamy. If the extra vitamin D from the past few days has skewed your thoughts to similar memes, or you just want to pick up a bunch of free swag and some dirt-cheap lycra, by all means please head over to Magnuson Park for the 2006 Bike Expo from Feb 18-19. more ›

Okay, okay, we know that this year’s Bumbershoot lineup will leave you wondering what year it is, since we wouldn’t really call most of the acts especially current or relevant, but there are some things worth checking out. more ›