Arts & Culture

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 10–13

UW Chamber Dance Company hosts its yearly concert, the Bezos Center for Innovation opens at MOHAI, and Icelandic musicians collide with the Seattle sound.

10/10/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Theater

Divergent Musical Theater: 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Carrie: The Musical'

The two productions that Seattle Theatre Group hosts this week couldn't be more different.

10/09/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

The Joy Formidable Rocks Little Big Show 7

Catch the KEXP favorite shred while raising money for Seattle Music Partners.

10/09/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with La Luz's Shana Cleveland

The Seattle surf rock outfit releases its smoky debut LP this weekend at the Crocodile.

10/08/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Books & Talks

Malcolm Gladwell Discusses 'David and Goliath' and Underdog Igenuity

We talk to the bestselling author about his new book about giants and the misfits who continually defeat them.

10/07/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 3–6

Marvel at AXIS Dance Company's wheelchair-bound dancers, catch Dave Chappelle's return, and take in the first weekend of Arts Crush and Earshot Jazz Festival.

10/03/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Books & Talks

Margaret Atwood Brings the MaddAddam Trilogy's Finale to Town Hall

The Canadian author is a master of prose... and a pretty fun tweeter.

10/02/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Arts Funding

Power 2 Give Offers New Avenue for Arts Fundraising

ArtsFund's new Kickstarter-esque platform matches donations for small regional arts projects.

10/01/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: Andy Fitts's 'Smoky Wilds'

One of Seattle's best backing musicians steps into the spotlight.

09/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, and the Head and the Heart Headline Deck the Hall Ball 2013

The names taking part in 107.7 The End's holiday showcase read like a Coachella lineup.

09/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Sept 26–29

Local Sightings showcases its fresh talent, Velocity Dance kicks off it's season with a "Big Bang!," and Seattle Pops does Gershwin.

09/26/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Theater

‘The Servant of Two Masters’ Delivers 18th Century Italian Comedy with a Modern Twist

Seattle Rep's latest revival mixes classic style with current pop culture irreverence.

09/25/2013 By Angela Qian

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Decibel Festival's Sean Horton

As Seattle's electronic music festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, we catch up with the event's founder.

09/24/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Dance

Pacific Northwest Ballet Takes Flight with 'Air Twyla'

Choreographer Twyla Tharp's premiere works take center stage for PNB's 2013-14 season opener.

09/23/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: Sept 19–22

The National brings its mature rock to the Paramount and Grand Jury Prize winner C.O.G. returns to SIFF.

09/19/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Bushwick Book Club's Geoff Larson

The man who helps Seattle songwriters turn books into songs talks about the process and which books he won't do.

09/18/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: The Trouble Starts' 'East'

A belated look at a choice local alt-rock offering from August.

09/17/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Article

Is Benjamin Salman Seattle’s Next Great Pianist?

At just 19 years old, the son of celebrated concert pianist Mark Salman is proving that a talent for tickling the ivories doesn’t skip a generation.

09/17/2013 By Matthew Halverson

Article

How To Get More Out of the Money You Planned to Spend on a Newspaper

In early August, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid a quarter of a billion dollars for The Washington Post. He’s a smart guy, but...didn’t anyone tell him print is dead?

09/17/2013

Article

Malcolm Gladwell Believes Nothing Is Too Big to Fail

The pop sociologist champions the underdog in his book, David and Goliath.

09/17/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld