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• La Luz's Transcendent Shoegaze and (blouseusa)'s Psilocybin-Fueled Aural Nightmare

  26-04-2024 21:55 via thestranger.com
  
  The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox this week.by Dave SegalLa Luz, “Strange World” (Sub Pop) 
  I respected the dreamy surf rock that La Luz created in their early years, but was among the minority of listeners who were never really wowed by it. Consequently, I drifted away from keeping close tabs on their career.
  But somewhere along the way, the LA-via-Seattle group led by guitarist/singer/lyricist Shana Cleveland diversified their sound, showed flashes of elegant aggres
  
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• Seattle's LGBTQ Center and Kelley-Ross Pharmacy Develop New Gender-Affirming Care Program

  26-04-2024 19:58 via thestranger.com
  
  “The thing I really want to avoid is doing poor health care for poor people."by Vivian McCallSeattle’s LGBTQ+ Center and Kelley-Ross Pharmacy have developed a new informed-consent gender-affirming hormone therapy program for adult patients that may be one of the few in the country led by clinical pharmacists.
  Medical Director Janna Cuneo said the program allows trained pharmacists to operate at the top of their license in Washington, which she hopes can help expand health care access
  
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• No One Wants to Repeal the Gig Worker Minimum Wage More Than Sara Nelson

  26-04-2024 19:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Workers are standing up to the council's assault on their wages and benefits.by Hannah KriegOn Thursday afternoon, a crowd of divided workers and lobbyists filled the Seattle City Council’s Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development committee meeting to discuss Chair Sara Nelson’s extreme rollback of a recently instituted minimum wage for gig delivery workers known as “Pay Up."
  Nelson told her council colleagues that the “last thing” she wanted to do was s
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 26–28, 2024

  26-04-2024 19:00 via everout.com
  
  Seattle Independent Bookstore Day, White Center Cambodian New Year Street Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffDon't know what you're doing this weekend? You will after skimming our weekend guide, which features low- and no-cost events from Seattle Independent Bookstore Day to the 21st Annual White Center Cambodian New Year Street Festival and from Seattle Boba Fest to the Creative Works Pop-Up Market + Flatstock 94. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top e
  
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• Slog AM: Women Employees Sue SPD, US Birth Rate Declines, Forceful Police Response at Campus Protests

  26-04-2024 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamLocal unions will rally to support Gaza: On Sunday, Pacific Northwest Labor Unions, which represent 150,000 workers, will rally outside of the Federal Building in Seattle to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and to end United States military aid to Israel. The unions, which include MLK Labor, UFCW 3000, SEIU 775, UAW 4121, OPEIU 8, Restaurant Workers United, Seattle Education Association, Tacoma Education Association, and Protec 17 are asking elec
  
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• Ticket Alert: Charli XCX & Troye Sivan, Maggie Rogers, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  26-04-2024 00:25 via everout.com
  
  Plus, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and More Event Updates for April 25by EverOut StaffFriends and frequent collaborators Charli XCX & Troye Sivan are teaming up to make their fans sweat. Indie pop singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers asks that you don’t forget her—or forget to buy tickets to her upcoming tour. Plus, Neil Young & Crazy Horse will stop by the Gorge this summer for a plugged-in set. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can
  
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