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.

Article

Tracy Morgan Brings Laughs and Unpredictability to the Neptune

Speaking of Neptune, is it possible the 30 Rock star is from outer space?

05/22/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Video Games

Microsoft Unveils Xbox One

The new video gaming console arrives later this year.

05/20/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Sasquatch Music Festival's Adam Zacks

The festival founder talks about the event's growth, ticket demands, and more.

05/20/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Cuong Vu

The influential trumpeter and UW professor breaks down the Seattle jazz scene.

05/14/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Concerts

'Bring Our Sonics Back' Rally at Neumos

Join Shawn Kemp and some of Seattle's best MCs for a night dedicated to bringing the NBA back to town.

05/13/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

The Weekend Starts...Now.

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 9–12

Seattle's secrets are revealed during Seattle Confidential; the cast of Bob's Burgers invades the Neptune.

05/09/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Ezra Dickinson

The Seattle dancer hits the streets to perform a tribute to his mother.

05/06/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer Festivals

Death Cab for Cutie, Heart, and Fun to Headline Bumbershoot

Death Cab will play its breakthough album Transatlanticism in its entirety.

05/03/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with the Cave Singers' Pete Quirk

The lead singer of the Seattle folk rock band wants you to celebrate being alive.

05/02/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: Vox Mod's 'Syn-Æsthetic'

Vox Mod whisks listeners away to otherworldly electronic realms.

04/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Theater

Trailer Trash Meets High Class in Seattle Shakes' 'Taming of the Shrew'

The kitschy revival brings double-wide humor to the Bard's comedy.

04/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Points of Reference

The Secret Ingredients of 'Bob's Burgers'

The creator of the Fox animated series tells us how Disney, Monty Python, and Gordon Ramsay helped shape his hit show.

04/29/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with NFFTY's Jesse Harris

The founder and director of the nation's largest youth film festival conducts his exit interview.

04/23/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Hometown Delivery: The Postal Service to Play KeyArena

The platinum-selling Sub Pop act (finally) announces a Seattle stop on its reunion tour.

04/23/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Music

Kris Orlowski Was Robbed — But His Famous Friends Plan To Help

Allen Stone, John Roderick, Lemolo, and more come together for a benefit show for the singer-songwriter.

04/22/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

New Video: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's "Can't Hold Us"

Mack, Lewis, Ray Dalton, and a shirtless man on a camel bring The Heist home from the wild.

04/17/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Urban Waite

The Seattle noir author returns with more thrills in The Carrion Birds.

04/16/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Massive Monkees' Joe "Jorawk" Stolte

We talk hip-hop, Beyonce, and the Sonics with a member of Seattle's world-champion breakdancing crew.

04/09/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Paul McCartney to Play Safeco Field in July

The Beatle inaugurates Safeco as a major concert venue; tickets go on sale Friday.

04/08/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film

'Room 237' Explores the Hidden Meanings of 'The Shining'

Learn the far-out theories surrounding Kubrick's horror classic at SIFF.

04/04/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld