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.

Ticket Alert

Taylor Swift Comes to CenturyLink Field Next Summer

Tickets for the pop superstar's 1989 tour go on sale Friday, November 21.

11/14/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Tacoma Art Museum's Laura Fry

The Curator of Western American Art discusses the impact of TAM's new Haub Family Galleries expansion.

11/11/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Comedy

Tig Notaro Performed Topless a Week Before Her Seattle Show

The low-key standup and cancer survivor caused a buzz at the New York Comedy Festival.

11/10/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang for Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: November 10–16

An indie comics festival, the Postal Service on the big screen, and a concert at St. Mark's Cathedral: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

11/10/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld and Darren Davis

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Seattle International Comedy Competition's Ron Reid

As SICC enters it's 35th year, the event's producer discusses selections, past winner Mitch Hedberg, and more.

11/05/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Music News

Death at FreakNight and EDM's Drug Problem

Trying to make sense of another dance festival fatality and what can be done to prevent more.

11/04/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Music Marathon

Tomo Nakayama Plays 14 Free Concerts Tomorrow

The Grand Hallway frontman jets around Seattle to support his new solo album Fog on the Lens.

11/03/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Met Picks

The Top Things to See or Do in Seattle: November 2014

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre visits with ‘King Lear,’ poet Matthea Harvey reads at Chihuly Garden and Glass, and more of the month’s best bets.

11/03/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Passing Through

Tig Notaro, Still Standing

Tig Notaro joked her way through cancer and lived to tell about it.

11/03/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: FF's 'Lord'

The Seattle punk trio makes beautifully vintage noise on its debut LP.

10/31/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater Review

'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' and the Comedy of Depression

The actors behind suffering siblings carry ACT's production of the Tony-winning play.

10/30/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Minus the Bear's Jake Snider

The Seattle rock vets revitalize their forgotten b-sides with Lost Loves.

10/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alerts

One Direction and Patton Oswalt Plan Seattle Trips in 2015

Unfortunately not together.

10/28/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Monster Mash

10 Frightfully Fun Seattle Halloween Events for 2014

Whether getting scared, dancing, drinking, or playing Stephen King bingo, make the most of Halloween with these festivities.

10/27/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld, Jenni Moore, Darren Davis, and Jeremy Buben

Feature

Light a Fire Awards 2014

Seattle Met honors the best nonprofits, volunteers, and do-gooders that make Seattle a better place.

10/24/2014 By Allison Williams With Julie H. Case, Allecia Vermillion, Seth Sommerfeld, and Angela Cabotaje

Film

Chatting with Lynn Shelton About 'Laggies'

The director discusses her biggest film to date and her musical collaboration with Ben Gibbard.

10/22/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Amy O'Neal

The choreographer takes a break from dancing to push against breakdancing's masculine norms with Opposing Forces.

10/21/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater Review

The High Kicks and Missteps of 'Kinky Boots'

The touring production of the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical at 5th Avenue Theatre has the Broadway glitz, but also some nagging issues.

10/16/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art

The Frye's Pan Gongkai Exhibit Serves As a Master Class in Chinese Brush Painting

Withered Lotus Cast in Iron showcases the ancient medium's beautiful refined simplicity.

10/15/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater Review

The Bawdy Brilliance of 'The Vaudevillians' at Seattle Rep

Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales shine in their outlandish and finely honed musical revue.

10/14/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld