Arts & Culture

Slide Show

Bumbershoot 2015 Photo Recap

The musical highs and stormy lows of this year's Labor Day Weekend arts festival.

09/08/2015 Photography by Amber Zbitnoff Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: September 7–13

Beat the post-Labor Day lull with literary (Jonathan Franzen) or comedic (Andy Daly) geniuses.

09/08/2015 By Joanna Sappenfield Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Summer Festivals

The Best of Bumbershoot 2015

Plan out your Bumbershoot weekend with these must-see picks.

09/03/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: September 3–7

There's plenty to laugh at this Labor Day weekend.

09/03/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Theater Review

The Childlike Charm of 'Matilda the Musical'

The precocious new musical is a delight for the whole family...when you can hear it.

09/02/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Walk

Where to Go This First Thursday: September 2015

Don't miss an Italian glass master's return, twisted wood, dark birds, and more.

09/02/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

(Formerly) Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Hari Kondabolu

The standup discusses Bumbershoot and being bummed out by the current Seattle comedy scene.

09/02/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alerts

Caitlyn Jenner Comes to Seattle in 2016

The transgender trailblazer heads to the Paramount next March.

09/01/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Game On

The Sights of PAX Prime 2015

From cosplayers to convention center–destroying monsters, there was plenty to see at the annual gaming expo.

09/01/2015 Photography by Ryan Russell Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Open Letter

Dear Steampunk Nerds:

An open letter on the occasion of the second annual Seattle Steamposium.

09/01/2015

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: Briana Marela's 'All Around Us'

The singer-songwriter sojourned to Iceland and returned with an album of gorgeous, layered electronic indie pop.

08/31/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: August 31–September 6

Italian glass master Lino Tagliapietra returns, and Kithkin says goodbye.

08/31/2015 By Joanna Sappenfield and Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Chris Walla's Return

Plus, the Sounders fell the Timbers.

08/31/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Faux Real

Great (Fake) Moments in Seattle Hip-Hop History

As MOHAI opens its Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop exhibit, we look at some less fact-checked moments that defined the scene.

08/31/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Mudroom

Perfect Party September 2015

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

08/31/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Met Picks

The Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: September 2015

Jonathan Franzen searches for Purity in the Internet age, and Seattle Symphony and Pacific Northwest Ballet begin their new seasons in style

08/31/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Festivals

This Is the End of One Reel as We Know It

After producing Bumbershoot for 35 years, the nonprofit promoter has become a shell of its former self.

08/28/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

This Week in Macklenews

Macklemore Goes "Downtown" in New Music Video

Well... downtown Spokane. But hey, Ken Griffey, Jr. is there!

08/27/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: August 27–30

Get out to watch some soccer (Sounders and Reign) or stay in to play some video games (PAX and SIX).

08/27/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Ty Taylor

The indie video game designer behind 'The Bridge' discusses the PAX 10 and his new title 'Tumblestone.'

08/26/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld