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.

Music News

The Comet Tavern Reopens and Reintroduces Itself to Capitol Hill

The Capitol Hill bar scales back its music schedule, but adds a weekly country brunch.

03/31/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Juniper Shuey

The design half of Zoe | Juniper inverts the process by constructing the visual elements before the dance for BeginAgain.

03/27/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Festival News

Bumbershoot Moves Its Main Stage Back to Memorial Stadium

The biggest names head back outside this year. Plus, lineup announcement show details.

03/26/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater Review

'The Suit' Fits Perfectly

Don't miss Seattle Rep's presentation of Peter Brook's humorous and heartbreaking play about marital discord and Apartheid.

03/25/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Music News

Sasquatch! Music Festival Cancels Its Fourth of July Weekend

Poor ticket sales squash Sasquatch! expansion plans, but the Memorial Day weekend fest will go on as planned.

03/24/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater Review

'Little Shop of Horrors' Basks in Macabre Sunshine

ACT Theatre's dark musical comedy revels in campiness but struggles with paper thin characters.

03/20/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Season Announcement

Seattle Shakespeare Co. Annouces Its Summer Plays and 2014–15 Season

Plan ahead to see Wooden O and an indoor season which includes 'Othello, 'Twelfth Night,' and Beckett.

03/19/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Video Games

'Infamous: Second Son' Brings Seattle to the PlayStation 4

Bellevue's Sucker Punch studio recreates their familiar surrounding for the new superhero game.

03/18/2014 Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Season Announcement

UW World Series Unveils Its 2014–15 Lineup

The university once again offers a diverse slate of international music and dance.

03/12/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Iska Dhaaf's Nathan Quiroga

The singer (aka Buffalo Madonna) chats about Iska Dhaaf's new album Even the Sun Will Burn and the group's video with Macklemore.

03/11/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum Headline Watershed Music Festival 2014

Passes for the Gorge's summer country music festival go on sale Thursday.

03/10/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Art Walk

Art After-Hours: Where to Go This First Thursday

Museums are free, galleries stay open late. So many choices...

03/05/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Dan Webb

The master woodworker opens the first solo museum exhibit of his photorealistic carvings at Bellevue Arts Museum.

03/04/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

On The Town

Clothed in Betrayal

The Suit manages moments of whimsy and an emotional punch.

03/01/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Culture Calendar

Spring Arts 2014: 25 Hot Tickets

A preview of can't miss events coming to Seattle in spring 2014.

03/01/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Annotated Space

Seattle Is Infamous in PlayStation 4’s New Hit Game

Take an in-depth look at how Bellevue’s Sucker Punch Productions made the Emerald City the star of Infamous: Second Son.

03/01/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: Tacocat's 'NVM'

Seattle's funnest band is at it again.

02/28/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Met Picks

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

NWFF gets political, Pacific Science Center goes undercover, and B. B. King lets the good times roll.

02/27/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Visual Art

Made in China: Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi at the Frye

The pair's Chinese paintings display how artistic influence needn't be overt.

02/26/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Season Announcement

'Kinky Boots' and 'Something Rotten!' Highlight 5th Avenue Theatre's 2014–15

Catch last year's Tony Awards champ and the world premiere of the new musical from the director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon.

02/24/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld