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The Garfield alum’s new album is all jazz and all hip-hop.

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Seattle's Best Karaoke Bars

Cue the vocal warm-ups and songbook flipping. Here’s your guide to the best karaoke around the city—no skill required.

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Our bucket list of sounds you can’t get anywhere else.

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The local singer-songwriter has a new single out today, and a new album out soon.

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This centuries-old monastic practice is also a longtime Seattle tradition.

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Seattle Outdoor Concert Guide 2025

Spend this summer grooving outdoors.

05/01/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

The Beat Goes On

Inside Seattle’s Longest-Running Jazz Gig

Bassist Phil Sparks has turned Latona Pub into home for more than 20 years.

04/10/2025 By Eric Olson

City in Motion

Yonny Is the Hottest Seattle Hip-Hop Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

At least not yet.

02/04/2025 By Eric Olson Photography by Chona Kasinger

Saxual Healing

Kenny G Looks Back on His Seattle Roots in a New Memoir

How did this skinny local kid become the best-selling instrumental musician of all time?

09/23/2024 By Eric Olson

Obsession

Musician Tomo Nakayama Shares His Favorite Seattle Spots

The Tractor Tavern, Asian markets in White Center, and day trips to Bow-Edison.

09/10/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

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Sir Mix-a-Lot Reflects on 1990s Seattle

"Fast-forward to 1993 and we’re all standing at the Grammys."

08/22/2024 By Eva Walker and Jake Uitti

Sound Salvation

KEXP Goes Live in the Bay Area

Is this what it feels like when your favorite indie band makes it big?

08/21/2024 By Sofia Schwarzwalder

Interview

Evie Stokes Is Ready to Go Live

The new host of KEXP’s Drive Time show built her musical taste in Seattle, with a little help from indie radio.

07/22/2024 By Allison Williams

Moral Panic at the Disco

Remembering Seattle's Teen Music Ban

A new podcast unearths the history of the infamous Teen Dance Ordinance.

07/15/2024 By Eric Olson

Explainer

The Science Behind the Sound at the Gorge Amphitheatre

A look at the sonic properties of the picturesque concert venue.

06/06/2024 By Seth Sommerfeld

Obituary

Remembering Steve Albini, Who Recorded Nirvana's Final Album

Albini viewed Kurt Cobain and co. as victims of major record label meddling.

05/09/2024 By Dan Engler

9 to 5

The Ballad of the Working Musician

Most Seattle artists still have day jobs. Meet a few.

03/19/2024 By Eric Olson Photography by Daniel Berman

Interview

Brandy Clark Finds Americana Music Right Here at Home

What do you get when you add Brandy Clark and Brandi Carlile? A hometown record with a whole lot of Grammy nominations.

02/01/2024 By Allison Williams

Homecoming

MØAA’s Origin Story Is Pure Seattle

Singer-songwriter Jancy Buffington returned to her teenage roots for the shoegaze band’s second album.

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Hymnal

How a Historic Anacortes Church Turned into a Destination Recording Studio

Indie stars like Fleet Foxes and Angel Olsen have converged on the coastal town to make music at the Unknown.

09/13/2023 By Eric Olson Photography by Kyle Johnson

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Inside Seattle’s Longest-Running Jazz Gig

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