Day eight of our countdown in photos is here and you're in for a treat. As we sift through the last year's photos all the memories come rushing back and Morgen is excited to share those with you. Today she takes you back to down to what was Qwest Stadium with the most massive show we have seen in Seattle for a long time, if ever, with U2. more ›

Without further ado (since we regaled you with the ins and outs of the show yesterday), here are the shots we captured from Saturday's U2 and Lenny Kravitz show at Qwest Stadium. You can check out more U2 photos in the flickr set if you just can't get enough. Pretty sure "The Streets Have No Name" will be running through my head all week. more ›

There are no words to describe the size, intensity and pure unadulterated awe that occurred last night at Qwest Field. As we mentioned, it took four days just to assemble the huge stage designed solely to provide fans a 360 degree view of the U2 show that has been two years in coming. Even professional photographers shooting the show had a palpable excitement among them as we all prepared to grab shots during the meager three songs we're allotted. As a matter of fact, we may or may not have (but definitely did) take photos of ourselves in front of the stage. more ›

Today we were invited to journey into the middle of what seemed like another dimension. Well, another level anyway... another level of ROCKING! Okay, maybe not, but what we witnessed was unlike anything we'd seen before. As we were escorted onto the pitch at Qwest Field, a towering structure not unlike a four-legged spider greeted us. Just standing near it made us nervous -- we couldn't even imagine how long it must take to put something like that together, both on paper and in reality. more ›

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We were trying to figure out how to gracefully suggest you go see U23D at the Seattle Science Center's IMAX before it closes (the run ends the 19th), when we ran into Mandy's blog. Mandy, take it away:

i think U2 always reminded me of my dad. (not that this is a bad thing) but when i was little he might have put on some bono and cranked up the stereo. which i am pretty sure mortified me as a child. no one wants to be dropped off at school in junior high by your dad cranking what you think at the time is "old man rock". this is where it think my slight resentment to U2 came from. but my eyes have been opened, the clouds are clearing and i can see what i have been missing.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's speeches (and his very presence in the race) are inspiring people to speak up, chant—and now sing—about embracing change. Jon, Joe and Jake Bergevin, Kirkland-based brothers and musicians all, got some local colleagues together to record "Fired Up, Ready to Go" in response to Obama's uplifting words. more ›

Just in time for MLK Day, a friend emailed us this WTF? moment, brought to you by the automated internet. He's been researching old advertisements for slave auctions, and a Google search brought up this text ad for eBay: more ›

Seventeen teams showed up at the Old Pequliar last night to see if our voice would give out. We managed to get through the evening without having a Peter Brady moment, but we're grateful to those of you who were willing to step up to the mic at a moment's notice. more ›

Seattlest had heard nasty rumors from brother Austinist that New Orleans-based Mute Math was, in fact, a Christian rock band. At first, we didn't know whether or not to believe it. After all, there's nothing to the band's overproduced Police/early U2 sound that seems overtly religious, nor was there the requisite shout-out to the Man Upstairs in the CD liner notes or on their website. Plus, people from Texas lie. more ›

ConWorks has been bringing some interesting acts into their renovated lobby/stage space. The diversity in the inaugural lineup is nothing short of impressive, ranging from jazz to electronic music, from those with followings to the more obscure. The primary issue thus far has seemed to stem from a strong lack of promotion. Perhaps the art crowd is in the know, but knowledge of this set of events has yet to really percolate into the public. ConWorks, if you're listening, get to work on that. more ›

Seattlest made it to the opening night of the new Negativland show at Consolidated Works Friday, February 17th. The email invite promised "wine and hors d'oeuvres," but all we could find were these tiny nut bowls of asian cracker mix with wasabi peas (yuck), and the wine was sparkling white (blech), but it was free so who's complaining? more ›

Red Mill closed early one night last October so the staff could attend the Rolling Stones concert, and they’ll close early again on Super Sunday so the staff can watch the Stones’ halftime show (and the Seahawks). This was called to our attention by Red Mill’s recent the Panthers game), an amusingly awesome conflation of the Stones and Seahawks logos... more ›

For those of us compulsive channel-changers whose dials aren't permanently affixed to KEXP or NPR, finding good stuff on the radio can be maddening. more ›

Can you string a bunch of words into a well-formed sentence? Turn a few of those around into a paragraph or three? Craft those linked paragraphs into an actual chapter? Whoa, hold on there, Mailer. A few paragraphs will do at Seattlest. more ›

If you aren't going to the U2 show, we recommend in honor of our favorite holiday (sorry Arbor Day, we hate to break it to you), we would like to let you know VH1 Classic is showing 'Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover' on Sunday Apr. 24 at 7 PM. The guests include Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and JJ French and Scott Ian of Anthrax. We find this show very appropriate since there are few moments more metal in the Old Testament then Moses turning his staff into a snake. Put some spandex on him and it would look exactly like a Megadeth show. Plus, Dee Snider looks alarmingly like our late Aunt. more ›

Okay, we can admit How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb wasn't really a masterpiece or, in fact, anything more than mediocre, but that doesn't mean that Seattlest is lacking U2 fever. For months, we've been hoarding wraparound sunglasses, leather pants, and knit caps (we love the Edge!) waiting for these boys (pause, for laughter) from Ireland to come to Seattle. Granted, the show isn't until April 24th, but Saturday at 10 AM tickets go onsale at the evil monopoly that is Ticketmaster. more ›