Puget Sounds

PREMIERE: Watch Tomo Nakayama's New Video for "Ocean"

The local singer-songwriter has a new single out today, and a new album out soon.

09/03/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

City Sounds

Seattle Outdoor Concert Guide 2025

Spend this summer grooving outdoors.

05/01/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

The Beat Goes On

Inside Seattle’s Longest-Running Jazz Gig

Bassist Phil Sparks has turned Latona Pub into home for more than 20 years.

04/10/2025 By Eric Olson

City in Motion

Yonny Is the Hottest Seattle Hip-Hop Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

At least not yet.

02/04/2025 By Eric Olson Photography by Chona Kasinger

Drops of Issaquah

Property Watch: Train Singer Pat Monahan’s Quietly Grand Issaquah Home

And tell me, does this house blow your mind?

10/01/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Saxual Healing

Kenny G Looks Back on His Seattle Roots in a New Memoir

How did this skinny local kid become the best-selling instrumental musician of all time?

09/23/2024 By Eric Olson

Obsession

Musician Tomo Nakayama Shares His Favorite Seattle Spots

The Tractor Tavern, Asian markets in White Center, and day trips to Bow-Edison.

09/10/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

Moral Panic at the Disco

Remembering Seattle's Teen Music Ban

A new podcast unearths the history of the infamous Teen Dance Ordinance.

07/15/2024 By Eric Olson

Obituary

Remembering Steve Albini, Who Recorded Nirvana's Final Album

Albini viewed Kurt Cobain and co. as victims of major record label meddling.

05/09/2024 By Dan Engler

Homecoming

MØAA’s Origin Story Is Pure Seattle

Singer-songwriter Jancy Buffington returned to her teenage roots for the shoegaze band’s second album.

12/20/2023 By Harry Levin

Building Bridges

Totem Star Lights the Way for Seattle’s Next Generation of Music

The youth nonprofit that started in a juvenile detention facility finds a permanent home at King Street Station.

02/07/2023 By Sophie Grossman

Home Collections

DJ Supreme La Rock Is the Ultimate Record Keeper

This KEXP personality and international mix master has been into vinyl since he was a boy.

12/19/2022 By Angela Cabotaje Photography by Chona Kasinger

Made in WA

Washington's Music Inventions, Sung and Unsung

Grunge was a hit. But Paul Tutmarc's electric bass strikes a deeper chord.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Sophie Grossman

Mix Master

Who's Behind the Music at the International Fountain?

After crafting musical mixes for Seattle Center's iconic water feature for 26 years, DJ Whetzel hangs up the headphones.

07/05/2022 By Jameson Fink

Ticket Alert

Fisherman’s Village Music Festival Is Yet Another Reason to Love Spring

Digable Planets, Deep Sea Diver, and Haley Heynderickx round out a balanced lineup.

03/07/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Now Playing

Why KEXP Is Still Seattle's Indie Radio Station

Fifty years after its inception, this public radio station can afford to stay weird.

03/07/2022 By Sophie Grossman Illustrations by Jordan Kay

Mixtape

Music Recommendations from Your Favorite Seattle Bands

From deep cuts to a Grammy Award–winning track, these selections curated by local artists are a window into Seattle’s kaleidoscopic music scene.

02/10/2022 By Sophie Grossman

In a While, Crocodile

The Crocodile Returns with a Comedy Venue and Hotel

The storied club makes a fierce comeback, bolstering Seattle's nightlife with several new additions.

12/02/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Home (Page) Run

How the Garages Became Seattle’s Biggest Band

The 80-or-so-member international music collective, forged in the video game ‘Blaseball,’ is one of the best-selling Seattle artists on Bandcamp.

09/13/2021 By Stefan Milne

Hear Here

3 Local Albums to Listen to This September

New releases from SassyBlack, Chastity Belt, and Somesurprises drop soon.

09/12/2019 By Stefan Milne

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