Arts & Culture

Summer Music Festivals

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2015 Photo Recap

Visually recounting four days of music, comedy, sunsets, and sunburns at the Gorge

05/26/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld Photography by Amber Zbitnoff

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: May 26–29

The Physics drop a new EP at Neumos and 14/48 Mixtape offers up the short theater fest's greatest hits: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

05/26/2015 By Josh Kelety

Interviews

Boss Battle with Speedy Ortiz

Sadie Dupuis discusses her band's new album Foil Deer, neurological feminism, and gendering bands.

05/22/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 21–25

Make the most of the long weekend with the art of Black Box Festival, the show tunes of Cabaret, and free burgers at Li'l Woody's.

05/21/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Film Fest

SIFF 2015 Picks: Week 1 (May 20–25)

Check out a French take on the superhero genre, Jemaine Clement's latest comedy, and uplifting African documentaries.

05/20/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film Fest

Yesler Terrace Comes to the Big Screen in SIFF's 'Hagereseb'

Zia Mohajerjasbi's short film explores memories of friendship in late-'90s Yesler.

05/20/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Summer Music Fest

Who to See at Sasquatch! Festival 2015

Our selections for the must-see acts at the Gorge's Memorial Day weekend music blowout

05/19/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: May 18–25

Northwest Folklife Festival takes over Seattle Center for Memorial Day weekend, and Nikki Glaser delivers cutting comedy: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

05/18/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld and Josh Kelety

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Louis C.K. on 'SNL'

Plus, Norm Macdonald's hilarious and touching Letterman tribute and one of the best dunks you'll ever see

05/18/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now

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

Northwest Film Forum screens the long-awaited Elliott Smith documentary, Pilobolus dances to UW, and SIFF 2015 gets under way.

05/14/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

TV Talk

Holy Crap, Is Don Draper Actually [SPOILER]?

A crazy fan theory links Mad Men's finale to Seattle's biggest unsolved mystery.

05/14/2015 By Allison Williams

Film Fest

SIFF 2015 Picks: Opening Weekend (May 14–17)

This year's festival kicks off with Sundance winners, Afghan photographers, France's response to The French Connection, and Melissa McCarthy.

05/13/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Amy Schumer Brings Her 'Trainwreck' Comedy Tour to Seattle

The all-star standup lineup features Mike Birbiglia, Judd Apatow, Dave Attell, Vanessa Bayer, and Colin Quinn.

05/13/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Giveaway

Win Tickets to Fisherman's Village Music Festival

Check out this weekend's loaded local music showcase in Everett without paying a dime.

05/12/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: May 11–17

Cloud Nothings rocks Little Big Show, while Peter Heller and Emily Heller (no relation) respectively bring their book and comedy to town.

05/11/2015 By Josh Kelety

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Comedians Get "Torn" and Punk Miley Cyrus

Plus, Mother's Day and the most improbable sequence in baseball history

05/11/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Fiendish Conversation

Breaking Down STG's 2015–16 Season Lineup

New STG season programming director Jack McLarnan talks about minutiae involved with putting together a diverse slate of performances.

05/08/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now

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

Marc Maron brings his cynical comedic introspection to town, Sleater-Kinney returns at long last to rock our faces, and Jamie Moakes turns collecting a junk action figure into art.

05/07/2015 By Seattle Met Staff