Arts & Culture

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Sol

The rising Seattle rapper talks about returning home after traveling abroad.

11/26/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Comedy

December's Standup Showdowns

Jimmy Fallon vs. Rob Delaney. Chris Hardwick v. Doug Benson. Comedy is double booked next month, so make your picks.

11/26/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Comedy

The Five Finalists Square Off In the Seattle International Comedy Competition

The stakes are high and the laughs are plentiful as the stand-up comedy battle enters its last week.

11/25/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 21–24

John Hodgman gets witty, Radiolab gets apocalyptic, and it's already the first weekend of Christmas concerts.

11/21/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Winter in the City

Seattle Holiday Event Guide 2013

A roundup of the city's festive concerts, theater, dance, and more.

11/20/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Arcade Fire Plays the Gorge in August

Get tickets for the Grammy-winning band's only "Seattle" show of 2014.

11/19/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Concert Roundup

Coming Soon: The Physics, Cathedrals 6, and Smooch

The local hip-hop trio releases a new album, Sera Cahoone plays a church, and Allen Stone sings for Seattle Children's Hospital.

11/18/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 14–17

Ravenna Woods and XVIII Eyes play album release shows, and the writers of the Hugo Literary Series talk money.

11/14/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Film

Magnifico: SIFF's Cinema Italian Style 2013

The annual mini-festival offers a full week of new Italian films.

11/14/2013 By Zosha Millman

Ticket Alert

Seattle Rep Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary with $5 Tickets

Top-notch theater in 2013 at 1963 prices.

11/13/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art

EMP Is Ready for Its 'Close Up'

Martin Schoeller's exhibit of large-scale headshots shines a new light on famous faces.

11/13/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Darragh Kennan

The actor and New Century Theater Co. artistic director discusses playing Sherlock Holmes in Seattle Rep's The Hound of the Baskervilles and the show's impressive design.

11/12/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Classical & More

Kronos Quartet Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Kronos Quartet, still innovating 40 years on, pairs with Degenerate Art Ensemble.

11/11/2013 By Laura Dannen

Concert Recap

Death Cab for Cutie Plays Surprise Acoustic Set at the Showbox

Barsuk Records' 15th Anniversary celebration got underway with some help from its biggest band.

11/08/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 7–10

This weekend features dynamic dance at PNB, the Affordable Art Fair, and loads of local indie rock.

11/07/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Visual Art

Shimmering Tree Takes Root at Tacoma Art Museum

Jennifer Steinkamp's projection takes advantage of TAM’s dimensions to explore natural spatiality.

11/05/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Barsuk Records' Josh Rosenfeld

The label co-founder discusses how Barsuk has grown over the past 15 years.

11/04/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film Review

'Ender's Game' Sacrifices Story in the Name of Crowd-pleasing Adventure

The big screen adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel trades nuance for thrills.

11/01/2013 By Jessie Beebe

Tech Talk

Microsoft’s Xbox 180

How the company pulled off an uncharacteristic reversal after alienating hardcore gamers with weirdly restrictive features on its new gaming console.

11/01/2013 By Sam Machkovech

Article

Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

11/01/2013 By Allison Williams