• Going Up in Smoke

    Our People Brings 2020's BLM Energy Back to the Opera Houseby Adam WillemsGrammy Award-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine and (equally accolade-laden) Indian-American pianist Kunal Lahiry premiered their recital Our People, a celebration of LGBTQ and Black artists and histories, at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center in December 2021. It’s a production that Ballentine, who is Black, says was a response to the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd. “It was
  • The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 25–27, 2025

    Seattle Independent Bookstore Day, Seattle/King County Clinic, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffThis weekend will deliver the perfect weather (not too hot, not too cold) to run around to events from Seattle Independent Bookstore Day to the 22nd Annual White Center Khmer New Year Street Festival and from SOUK سياتل Charity Pop-up Market to the Seattle/King County Clinic. For more ideas, check out our top event picks of the week.
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  • Film Review: The Shrouds Is a Shallow Grave

    With his latest film The Shrouds, the 82-year-old Canadian filmmaker homes in on the reality that these bodies of ours will one day rot away or be reduced to ashes. It’s an unsettling truth that's easy to stuff aside, even as we watch a loved one lowered into the earth.by Robert HamThis review originally appeared in the Portland Mercury. 
    David Cronenberg’s chief cinematic obsession has long been the human body and all the painful, pleasurable, and generally fucked up things tha
  • Slog AM: Washington Considers a Tesla Tax, Reykdal Shows Up for DEI, the FBI Arrests a Judge

    Seattle's Only News Roundupby Hannah Murphy WinterGood morning! We’ve got three more days of this perfect weather, and the universe very kindly made two of them a weekend. These are the days that out-of-towners don’t know exist here. Go hang out at a street-end park. Look for mushrooms in the arboretum. (But only eat them if you know what you’re doing!) Lock down a grill at Golden Gardens at an absurdly early hour, and text everyone you know.
    But before all that, let’s st
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  • Ticket Alert: Thing, Band of Horses & Iron and Wine, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

    Plus, More Event Updates for April 24by EverOut StaffReady for another round of ticket drops? Carnation music fest Thing is switching things up this year with a series of concerts featuring Father John Misty, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Mon Laferte, and the Roots. Longtime friends Band of Horses & Iron and Wine, who recorded a covers album together in 2015, are teaming up once again for a joint headline tour. Plus, we’re giving you a heads up to snag tickets next week for Modest Mouse&rsq
  • I Saw U: Celebrating a Birthday at Phish, Getting Caught in a Hailstorm, and Attending Mariners Games with Your Big Dog

    Did you see someone? Say something!by AnonymousFriday Phish show, Row X, 50th Bday party
    I was in your row at Phish, lame dude was being “aggressively enthusiastic” and you asked me to stand between him and ya’ll. Would love to see you!Hailstorm Hottie (ugh)
    You were walking your dog when we were caught in that freak 3/13 hailstorm. The hail was cold, your smile was warm - would love to grab some hot cocoa
    Nerdy Weird Nice Guy
    Hey Andrew from Ozzie’s. Don’t red shir

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