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2017 MoPop Pop Conference: A Preview

2017 MoPop Pop Conference: A Preview

A 2016 Pop Con panel from left to right: Evie Nagy, Greil Marcus, Kembrew McLeod and Sean Nelson

Scandinavian Style: Marimekko-Inspired Looks for Spring Fashion

Scandinavian Style: Marimekko-Inspired Looks for Spring Fashion

Inspired by Finnish design house Marimekko’s sprightly designs on display at the Nordic Heritage Museum, bright colors and a playful mix of patterns are propelling spring fashion forward

Sachin & Babi Noir “May” viscose-blend dress in onyx, $625, from Butch Blum. Quay Eyeware Australia “The Bat” sunglasses in white/silver, $25, and speckled and brushed dipped bangles, $28 each, both from Baleen

Q&A with Sound Off! Champ Jason McCue

Q&A with Sound Off! Champ Jason McCue

We catch up with Jason McCue, an inventive singer/songwriter and winner of the 2017 MoPop Sound Off! underage battle of the bands

Jason McCue isn’t your average musician. With just an acoustic guitar and his haunting voice, the 20-year-old took home first place at this year’s Sound Off!, a 21-and-under battle of the bands, hosted by Seattle’s Museum of Popular Culture. While it’s difficult to fit his inventive music into a genre, he calls it alternative folk….

2017 MoPop Pop Conference: A Preview

2017 MoPop Pop Conference: A Preview

A 2016 Pop Con panel from left to right: Evie Nagy, Greil Marcus, Kembrew McLeod and Sean Nelson

Scandinavian Style: Marimekko-Inspired Looks for Spring Fashion

Scandinavian Style: Marimekko-Inspired Looks for Spring Fashion

Inspired by Finnish design house Marimekko’s sprightly designs on display at the Nordic Heritage Museum, bright colors and a playful mix of patterns are propelling spring fashion forward

Sachin & Babi Noir “May” viscose-blend dress in onyx, $625, from Butch Blum. Quay Eyeware Australia “The Bat” sunglasses in white/silver, $25, and speckled and brushed dipped bangles, $28 each, both from Baleen

Q&A with Sound Off! Champ Jason McCue

Q&A with Sound Off! Champ Jason McCue

We catch up with Jason McCue, an inventive singer/songwriter and winner of the 2017 MoPop Sound Off! underage battle of the bands

Jason McCue isn’t your average musician. With just an acoustic guitar and his haunting voice, the 20-year-old took home first place at this year’s Sound Off!, a 21-and-under battle of the bands, hosted by Seattle’s Museum of Popular Culture. While it’s difficult to fit his inventive music into a genre, he calls it alternative folk….

The Center for Wooden Boats Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

The Center for Wooden Boats Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

This historic Lake Union gem totally floats our boat

At The Center for Wooden Boats’ (CWB) annual Wooden Boat Festival, set for Independence Day weekend, July 2–4, explore the nautical education nonprofit’s Lake Union Park home—and help celebrate its 40th anniversary. Turnout has grown more than fivefold since CWB welcomed 3,000 people to its first festival in 1976. “The festival is designed to celebrate…

'Young Blood' Exhibit now on View at The Frye Art Museum

‘Young Blood’ Exhibit now on View at The Frye Art Museum

The Frye presents works of Seattle natives Noah Davis and Kahlil Joseph

Last August, painter and installation artist Noah Davis, who was raised in Seattle but based in Los Angeles, died of cancer at the age of 32. During his brief career, Davis established himself as a significant force in the art world and one of the country’s most prominent African-American artists. His somber, mysterious and emotionally…

30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle

30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle

Your guide to the best summer nightlife, arts and outdoor entertainment our city has to offer.

When it comes to endless summer nights, Seattle has the bragging rights sewn up: Around here, sunlight lingers into end of day (we’ll have 16 hours of daylight on June 21!), making for long, languid evenings that seem to stretch on forever. Sure, our nights are seldom hot—some years, we just settle for dry—but the…

Preview: Nick Cave's Soundsuits Fill SAM with Exquisite Color, Craft and Curiosity

Preview: Nick Cave’s Soundsuits Fill SAM with Exquisite Color, Craft and Curiosity

Crocheted potholders, vintage tin tops, stripey wool sweaters, pipe cleaners, sequins, hooked rugs, porcelain birds, god’s eyes, Beanie Babies, synthetic hair, candy wrapper chains, unfurled cassette tapes and a million white pearl buttons. Such are the materials of Nick Cave’s delicious madness, on view starting today at SAM in the stunning exhibit, “Meet Me at…

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