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Seattle · SeattleThe best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox.
by Dave Segal
Glass Beams, "Snake Oil" (Ninja Tune) Unlike most musicians today, Melbourne, Australia trio Glass Beams understand the power of mystery. At a time when everyone in the biz is hustling overtime for increasingly diminishing revenues and fans seek access to and info about their fave bands on social media 24/7, Glass Beams remain an enigma—a very popular enigma, garnering over one million …See the Story
Glass Beams' Mystical Funk and Bobbyy's Seductive Fusion
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Seattle · SeattleAn interview with author Tony Sparks.
by Adam Willems
To Tony Sparks, author of Tent City, Seattle: Refusing Homelessness and Making a Home, the self-governing tent encampment Tent City 3 is as iconic and integral to the city’s social fabric as the Space Needle. Made possible by a 2002 consent decree that allowed the group to live legally on privately held land for 90 days at a time—the first such move by any US city—the camp is a “regular featu…See the Story
'Tent City, Seattle' Offers Valuable Participatory Research of Life in Tent City 3
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Seattle · SeattleThank the stars that South Seattle is still represented by a council member who doesn't haunt us or have the putrefied ideas of a zombie.
by Charles Mudede
Let's go back to the critics of Kshama Sawant. They were, if you remember, in the habit of describing her as divisive. What was meant by this? Just one thing: She totally represented the interests of the destitute and working poor. Sawant had nothing to offer the rich. Nothing. Why? Because t…See the Story
South Seattle Is Now the Only Badass Neighborhood in Seattle
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Seattle · SeattleSee Sam Miller Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.
by Megan Seling
On Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Frie…See the Story
Sam Miller Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy
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Swimming · SeattleThe Stranger's morning news round-up.
by Nathalie Graham
Evergreen State College says it will divest: Around a week after Evergreen students started their protest encampment, they will remove tents and stop the protest after Evergreen State College agreed to explore divestment from companies involved in the Israel-Hamas war. Additionally, the college agreed to publicly call for a ceasefire. Evergreen now joins Brown and Northwestern in the group…See the Story
Slog AM: Second Boeing Whistleblower Dies, Zebra Still at Large in North Bend, Paris Cleans Up River Seine for Swimming
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Seattle · SeattleSee Bernice Larson Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian.
by Megan Seling
On Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of …See the Story
Bernice Larson Is an Undisputable Genius of Comedy
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Seattle · SeattleSee someone? Say something!
by Anonymous
I Saw U at Julia's Bad Girls Brunch You were full of the electricity. You went on stage and were fire itself. You took a pic with me in it. I waved, you showed me. You are so gorgeous! Zen and the Art of Mandolin five years ago maybe. we talked at a bus stop, our bus never came. you got a gig car and gave me a ride. tell me what bus stop it was. cheersSee the Story
I Saw U: Getting Onstage at Bad Girls Brunch, Rollerblading at Lambert House, Chasing Your Dog in the U District
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Gaza · GazaThe Stranger's morning news roundup.
by Hannah Krieg
Lesson learned: Earlier this week, Ashley called me out for being a “corporate shill” because I used Accuweather for my forecast instead of the National Weather Service. My bad! The National Weather Service is forecasting a suuuuuuper nice day—sunny with a high of 63! Popular University for Gaza: I overheard two students at UW sorta laughing at how small the Progressive Student Union’s (PSU) e…See the Story
Slog AM: Former Bothell City Council Member Suspected of Murdering 20-Year-Old Woman, Seattle Floats Contracting with Private Prison, and UW Gaza Encampment Doubles in Size
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