Arts & Culture

Weird Pairings

Macklemore Was on 'Sesame Street'

We knew he was a Muppet!

01/13/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: January 12–18

Chop Suey's goodbye concert, a performance by mixed-media percussionists, and August Wilson: the best ways to spend your week without spending much

01/12/2015 By Darren Davis

Get Through the Grind

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Seahawks, Sleater-Kinney, Golden Globes

A blast of pop culture to help you start your week

01/12/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: January 8–11

Head to the mountains for Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival or stick around and catch the final days of Pop Departures at SAM.

01/08/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Local(ish) Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Seattle Opera's Greer Grimsley

The frequent Seattle Opera star discusses Tosca, his favorite roles, and dispelling operatic stereotypes.

01/07/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art

Seahawks Art for the Playoff Push

Get fired up for the game with Robin Layton's impressionistic Seahawks photos and the logo-inspiring mask.

01/06/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Chop Suey Says Goodbye with One Last Local Music Bash

The Capitol Hill concert venue celebrates with Tacocat, Kithkin, Chastity Belt, and more before closing its doors.

01/06/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Comedy Chats

Patton Oswalt Discusses His Movie Addiction and Twitter Break

The comedian visits Seattle and Tacoma with his new book Silver Screen Fiend and fresh standup.

01/05/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: January 5–11

A Cannes-winning Turkish drama, math as art, and Waxahatchee at Sunset Tavern: The best ways to spend your week without spending too much.

01/05/2015 By Darren Davis

Books & Talks

Patton Oswalt Comes to Seattle

Patton Oswalt comes to town with new standup and his second book, Silver Screen Fiend.

01/05/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Met Picks

Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: January 2015

Twelfth Avenue Arts opens its theatrical doors, Seahawks photos become fine art, and the Force is strong with the Star Wars costumes at EMP.

01/01/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Passing Through

W. Kamau Bell Q & A

Socially aware comedian W. Kamau Bell is coming to wake you up. (And make you laugh.)

01/01/2015 By Ariana Dawes

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Week: December 31–January 4

End 2014 with Mike Birbiglia, Shabazz Palaces, or Reignwolf, then start 2015 with a Husky bowl game and a polar plunge.

12/31/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

A Look Back

Met Recap: Seattle Arts and Entertainment in 2014

A year's worth of highlights, oddities, and sad goodbyes

12/30/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Top 10 Seattle Albums of 2014

From the Seattle Symphony to Shabazz Palaces to Tacocat, the best local music the year had to offer

12/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: December 29–January 4

Two days of free concerts and readings at the Crocodile, New Year's Eve soul, and zoo lights: The best ways to spend your week without spending much.

12/29/2014 By Darren Davis

The Weekend Starts...Now

The Top Things to Do This Week: December 23–28

Traditional Christmas favorites, comedy from Mike Lawrence, music from Chris Staples, and the Seahawks.

12/23/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Seattle Met Mixtape: Volume 4

Download a free compilation our favorite new local music including Odesza, S, Porter Ray, Say Hi, and more.

12/22/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

TV Talk

The End of 'The Colbert Report' and the Loss of TV's Greatest Character

Taking a moment to appreciate the unmatched brilliance of the character Stephen Colbert

12/18/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: December 18–21

KEXP hosts a yuletide benefit show at Neumos, Gonzaga basketball hits the KeyArena hardwood, and dinosaurs invade Tacoma Dome.

12/18/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Seattle Met

Arts & Culture

Macklemore Was on 'Sesame Street'

Cheap Week Seattle: January 12–18

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Seahawks, Sleater-Kinney, Golden Globes

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A Fiendish Conversation with Seattle Opera's Greer Grimsley

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