Roll up with a Ball of Wax for some old-time music that feels wonderfully present, say goodbye to royalty, and finally get yourself some culture (and some dinner) via Town Hall. more ›

Rainn Wilson put on one heck of a show to benefit the MONA Foundation. Complete with a marriage proposal, Phoenix Jones, Mindy Kaling and Colin Meloy performing. Check out the shots we captured from the evening and bank on being at next year's event. more ›

Rachel Flotard is probably best known as the powerful frontwoman for one of Seattle's favorite local rock bands, Visqueen. But she's also the owner of Local 638 records, and a pretty fine solo performer--regardless of what she might tell you. She took some time out of the lead-up to a very busy weekend to tell us about how she connected with this month's Hugo House prompt, and what audience members can expect. more ›

So many events this week! And all squished towards the end of the week--you'll just have to figure out ways to cram them all in. Cheers! more ›

If you’re anything like us, hearing the words "family" and "music" together brings to mind some troubling associations. more ›

We thought it would be a pretty easy project to sort through the Bumbershoot bill for the top ten local acts. Holy cow, were we wrong! There is an unbelievable list of local bands that you would love. Unfortunately, that would be entirely too work for one weekend. Instead, we took on the monumental task of whittling it down to ten. Understandably, it was pretty difficult. Below are Seattlest's picks for the entire weekend if you are looking for a local music overload. They're listed in order of appearance at the festival. more ›

Jared Leto owns the quote of the evening: "This has got to be the craziest crowd we have ever played in front of in our whole lives." And with that, it becomes perfectly clear that this guy could have a future in acting. Maybe he could get something in commercials. He introduces the next song. It’s called "The Fantasy." more ›

Yes, there's other shows this weekend besides the Capitol Hill Block Party. more ›

's status as a cult album. more ›