Letter from New York

Seattle Symphony Orchestra Plays Carnegie Hall

Seatttle arts writer Thomas May follows SSO to New York for its East Coast premiere of John Luther Adams’s Pulitzer-winning Become Ocean.

05/14/2014 By Thomas May

In Memoriam

Remembering Kurt Cobain 29 Years Later

The Seattle rock icon died 29 years ago today. Relive some of his best musical moments.

04/08/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Concert

Seattle’s Singer-Songmaster Damien Jurado Returns with New Album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

01/02/2014 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

One ‘Ring’ to Rule Them All

Seattle Opera revives its Northwest-inspired cycle of Wagner’s The Ring.

08/01/2013 By Laura Dannen

Article

The New Sound of Seattle

From lyrical hip-hop to garage R&B, these three acts have what it takes to deliver our distinctly Seattle sound to the world.

06/14/2013 By Laura Dannen and Seth Sommerfeld

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Before They Were Stars: Madonna’s Virgin Tour in Seattle

To warm up for the Material Girl’s concerts at KeyArena this month, we flash back to 1985.

09/19/2012 By Brandon L. Bye

Article

Four Seattle Bands That Rock Harder Than the Rest

07/24/2012 By Laura Dannen and Seth Sommerfeld

Music Fest

Slide Show: Capitol Hill Block Party 2012

We highlight some of the best moments of this year’s fest.

07/23/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

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Esperanza Spalding Plays the Paramount

03/23/2012 Edited by Laura Dannen

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Pacific Northwest Ballet Premiere’s a New Quixote

01/25/2012 By Laura Dannen

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Seattle Summer Events Guide: Theater & Dance

06/21/2011

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Seattle Summer Events Guide: Concerts

06/20/2011

Article

Fantasy Frye-land

Oil paintings to the right, “whimsically disturbing” performance art to the left.

02/15/2011 By Suzanne Beal

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Spring Arts Preview: Top Seven Strategies Seattle Arts Should Copy

01/21/2011 By Laura Dannen

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Spring Arts Preview: Arts in a Flash

01/20/2011 By Laura Dannen

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Spring Arts Preview

01/14/2011 By Laura Dannen

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Spring Arts Preview: 21 Can’t-Miss Events

01/14/2011 By Laura Dannen, Clancey Denis, and Sarah Hirsch

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Bring It?

Northwest choreographers vie for $10k in the A.W.A.R.D. Show.

12/13/2010 By Laura Dannen

Preview

Arts Crush

09/14/2010 By Alexandra Notman