Arts & Culture

Advice

Quiz: Should You Attend a Kite Festival?

The skies over the Long Beach Peninsula will be crowded for the 34th straight year August 18–24. Let us help you decide whether to make the drive to see kites swoop and dive.

08/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Elements of Style

Tacocat and the Politics of Pink

Feminism has a beat—and color, and lots of glitter, and you can dance to it.

08/01/2014 By Laura Cassidy

The Weekend Starts...Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: July 31–August 3

Explore the city's Jewish history at MOHAI or explore space with Gravity at the Mural.

07/31/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

Chris Pratt Based His Guardians of the Galaxy Character on Kevin Bacon

In Footloose.

07/30/2014 With Matthew Halverson

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler

The experimental Sub Pop hip-hop duo returns with Lese Majesty.

07/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Return on Fences' "Arrows"

The duo's collaboration with the former Seattle singer-songwriter is their first new track since The Heist.

07/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer in the City

Capitol Hill Block Party 2014 Slide Show Recap

We chronologically capture three days of the hip summer music festival in 30 photos.

07/28/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld and Jenni Moore

Slideshow

Slide Show: Capitol Hill Block Party 2014

07/28/2014

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: July 28–August 3

A local artist colony celebrates with the public while the Blue Angels soar overhead: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

07/28/2014 By Conor Romack

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: July 24–27

Timber! Outdoor Music Fest offers a Block Party alternative, ACT hosts 'An Evening of One-Acts,' and Strictly Seattle dancers show off their skills.

07/24/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Odesza's Harrison Mills

We chat with half of the chillwave duo about Seattle's electronic music scene and playing Capitol Hill Block Party.

07/24/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film

'Boyhood' Director Richard Linklater Discusses the Creation of His Indie Epic

The director talks about the process and pop cultural minutia of the movie that took 12 years to shoot.

07/23/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater

Five Reasons Not to Miss 'The Book of Mormon'

As the Broadway smash returns to the Paramount, here's why it's a must-see.

07/22/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer Outdoors

Artistic Pianos Come to Local Parks for the Summer

Check out (and play) 20 artistically enhanced pianos in Seattle and King County parks.

07/22/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: July 21–27

Pirates on parade and a how-to for making it in the music business: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

07/21/2014 Photography by Conor Romack

The Weekend Starts... Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: July 17–20

The Hold Steady sings about parties gone wrong, SNL's Jay Pharoah shows off his impressions, and the Sounders face one of England's premiere squads.

07/17/2014 By Seattle Met Staff