Assistant Editor (Arts)

Seth Sommerfeld runs the arts department at Seattle Met, crafting the magazine's On the Town section, editing the Culture Fiend blog, and contributing to reader service features such as “The Ultimate Seahawks Guide” and the front-of-the-book department, Mudroom.

Seth has written about music and culture for Rolling Stone, Spin, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Charleston Post and Courier, Syracuse Post-Standard, and Billings Gazette. He also extensively covered the NBA Draft for years for Fox Sports and NBADraft.net, and was published as part of Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology.

Originally from Billings, Montana, Seth first lived in Washington while earning an undergraduate degree in journalism and broadcasting at Gonzaga University. He followed up those studies at Syracuse University, where he earned a master’s degree in arts journalism.

Arts Funding

Don't Forget to GiveBig Today

Support Seattle arts nonprofits before midnight and have your donations matched.

05/05/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film

Descending to Heck with Brett Morgen

The director discusses the creation of the documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.

05/04/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Wiig of Thrones and Conan on Letterman

Plus, Iska Dhaaf, Amy Schumer, and the Oxford comma

05/04/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Met Picks

Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: May 2015

Marc Maron delivers humorous vitriol, Sasquatch! Festival celebrates Memorial Day, and Seattle Symphony shows off a young local violin virtuoso.

05/04/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: St. Kilda's Self-Titled LP

Local soundtrack specialists craft an album of atmospheric indie folk that's all their own.

04/30/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with STIFF's Will Chase

We talk with STIFF's programming director as the event reinvents itself as the Seattle Transmedia and Independent Film Festival.

04/30/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film News

Seattle International Film Festival Unveils Its 2015 Lineup

This year's offerings include big comedies, Pixar, foodie flicks, David Foster Wallace, and SIFF degrees of separation with Kevin Bacon.

04/29/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Festival Season

Bumbershoot 2015 Features Ellie Goulding, Faith No More, and the Weeknd

The Labor Day weekend fest also includes Hozier, Chance the Rapper, Fitz and the Tantrums, Social Distortion, Brand New, and Neko Case. Tickets on sale now.

04/29/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Cobain Covers the Beatles and 'Key and Obama'

Plus Chris Rock breaks down Major League Baseball's issues, a better Superman, and Iron and Wine.

04/27/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Alice Gosti

The Italian-born choreographer discusses her epic and thematically dense five-hour How to Become a Partisan.

04/22/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

The Rocky Road to Redemption

Rocky Votolato had given up on music. But with Chris Walla's help, he's crafted his best album in a decade, Hospital Handshakes.

04/21/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

ZooTunes Lays Out Its 2015 Summer Concert Lineup

Woodland Park Zoo hosts Melissa Etheridge, the Doobie Brothers, Indigo Girls, Blondie, Mavis Staples, and more.

04/21/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Star Wars, Nelson Cruz, and Drunk Avengers

But seriously, can it be Christmas already?

04/20/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Sporting Life

The 5 Best Mariners Promotions of the 2015 Season

Safeco Field: where bobbleheads, Star Wars, and The Lego Movie intersect.

04/15/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film

SIFF 2015 Opens with Melissa McCarthy in 'Spy'

The latest pairing of actress Melissa McCarthy and director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) kicks off this year's festivities.

04/15/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with ACT Theatre's Kurt Beattie

The artistic director discusses ACT's 50th anniversary and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

04/14/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Points of Reference

How George Carlin, Ken Burns, and Stevie Wonder Influenced Allen Stone

The Seattle soul singer preps for his new album Radius and the Evolution of the Artist concert series by sharing his inspirations.

04/13/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: April 13–19

Bellevue Arts Museum showcases Jana Brevick’s ingenious metal work and EMP's Pop Conference gets weird: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

04/13/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld and Atoosa Moinzadeh

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: The Masters and Built to Spill

Plus, Louis C.K. denying Jimmy Fallon a job and an utterly insufferable tweet

04/13/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater Review

'Lizard Boy' Is Comfortable in Its Own Skin

Seattle Rep's superhero musical leans heavily on the current moment, but the songs carry it.

04/08/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld