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• Ticket Alert: Phoebe Bridgers, Sara Bareilles, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  11-06-2026 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  We know various sporting events are vying for your attention right now, but we’re here with a quick update on the latest ticket drops. Indie rock darling Phoebe Bridgers comes to Seattle in October on The Lost Tour with support from Alex G. Grammy Award-winning pop singer Sara Bareilles announced her first album and tour in seven years, scheduling two nights at the Paramount this fall. Plus, electropop duo Sylvan Esso returns to Seattle early next year. Read on for details on those and ot
  
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• Crawling Through the Milky Way

  11-06-2026 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  “When I’m painting, I have this weird feeling, like I’m crawling over the dimensions of the subject,” Claire Johnson says from the passenger seat of my Subaru. We’re on our way to stargaze at Golden Gardens, to stare into the night sky that has inspired many of her paintings. Whether it’s a star-filled twilight, a sprinkle-encrusted donut, or a blazing forest fire, Johnson captures every faint speckle on her subject’s surface like an ant summiting a cru
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Says He’ll Hit Iran VERY HARD, Knicks Win, Is Anyone Coming to the World Cup in Seattle?

  11-06-2026 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  President Donald Trump says he’ll hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT.” Then, “at some point in the not too distant future,” he claims he’ll seize Kharg Island, which handles about 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, and take control of the country’s energy infrastructure “much like we have with Venezuela.” Trump lies constantly, especially in wartime, but we might be back to escalation.Following US strikes on Iran, Iran’s Revolutionary
  
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• Free Will Astrology Is Back!

  11-06-2026 18:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Anyone who read The Stranger way back when, when it was a weekly paper, will no doubt remember Rob Brezsney’s popular horoscope column, Free Will Astrology. It was the highlight of the week for many readers, as Brezsney has the uncanny ability to craft insightful guidance in just a few short sentences.Today, we’re very excited to announce that Free Will Astrology is back! Read Brezsney’s interpretation of the stars every Thursday at TheStranger.com, starting here.
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• Pop Loser: Smash Your Cell Phone, Bring Your Binoculars

  11-06-2026 02:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the former CEO of the Onion bought the Crocodile (good news, I think!), Phoebe Bridgers says “no phones” at her upcoming tour, and Madonna opened a dance floor in the middle of Times Square. I will share dispatches from the Bob Dylan concert. Plus, I’ll let you in on the most underrated pop song of the 1960s. Subscribe to Pop Loser here!This Week in Music:The Crocodile Plots Its Future: Stranger contributor Dave Segal investigated the
  
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• Crocodile Security Staff Organize After Sale of Venue

  11-06-2026 00:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Today the Crocodile’s security employees announced the creation of a new workers’ organization, Crocodile Solidarity Collective (aka Croc Solid). This move comes on the heels of Comedy Tent buying the entertainment venue.
  In a press release, Croc Solid laid out its goals.
  Following productive meetings with the new ownership team, Croc security staff are united to secure safe working conditions and fair pay. When venue workers are safe, the shows they help to put on and the patrons w
  
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