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• Ticket Alert: Skrillex, Lord Huron, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  06-08-2026 23:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Are you ready for the bass drop? Legendary DJ and producer Skrillex returns to Seattle for the first time in 14 years, bringing Porter Robinson, Underscores, and more friends for hisGas Works Day Party. Indie rockers Lord Huron will warm us up next winter with two shows at the Paramount. Plus, folk singer-songwriters Cat Clyde and Dean Johnson co-headline a North American tour this fall. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.ON SALE FRIDAY, AU
  
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• Good Grief

  06-08-2026 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  In 2024, while leaving my birthday party, my sweet friend Vlora was killed in a motorcycle accident. I’d always had a severe aversion to people who ride motorcycles for this very reason. Growing up in Arizona, where state law does not require helmets for those over age 18, I’ve seen some motorcycle accidents that still haunt me to this day. But who could say no to a friend like Vlora? Not me. Vlora was 10 years younger than me and loved life more than anyone I knew.They weren’
  
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• What Happens When We Go?

  06-08-2026 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Three things are certain in life: death, summer music festivals, and the absolute poetry that The Stranger’s death-themed issue is my last at this paper. Our August issue’s feature package started with a pitch for a photo series from photographer Madison Kirkman. Two years ago, they lost a dear friend, quickly and unexpectedly. The grief hit them like a Mack truck. And because we don’t learn how to grieve before it happens, no one showed them how to keep it from isolating
  
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• Slog AM: Wyoming Trans Woman Charged for Pulling Gun on (Alleged) Douchebags, It’s Smoky as Hell, and the Mariners Go Furry

  06-08-2026 18:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Good morning! A heat advisory is still in effect today, until 10 pm Friday, and smoke from the fires in Spokane will likely linger into the weekend. A little good news on that end is that temperatures in Spokane have gone down a bit, allowing crews to contain three of the fires. A little bad news is that a fourth wildfire started on Wednesday, prompting further evacuations. That fire has since been contained, too.Officials say the three main fires were started by humans, but only one so far, th
  
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• Wednesday’s Ballot Drop Is Here

  06-08-2026 02:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Not a whole lot changed after Wednesday’s relatively small ballot drop, which is typical of the first drop after election day, says King County Elections. (At the county level, only 63,000 ballots were included in today’s update.) Most of the ballots put in drop boxes on Election Day are only just starting to be processed, and will be included in much larger drops on Thursday and Friday.  King County Elections spokesperson Halei Watkins says she anticipates total county turnout
  
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• Neumos Security Staff Unionize

  06-08-2026 01:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Gathered around a music stand serving as a podium on 10th and Pike, security staff at Neumos, Barboza, and The Runaway announced at a Wednesday afternoon rally that they have unionized as the Neumos Security Union and have filed to hold an election with the National Labor Relations Board.The Neumos Security Union is a separate entity from the previously established Neumos Workers United group, which isn’t technically a union but was formed earlier this year to advocate for workers in all
  
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• Big Beanie Baby

  06-08-2026 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  To the West Seattle dad in the beanie and SUV who laid on the horn (and I mean LAID ON THE HORN, in an extended fashion) at me in the roundabout:A couple things: First, are you okay?? That was pretty intense, bud. Second, roundabouts are great. They’re safer and more efficient than stop signs, as they keep the flow of cars moving. You might recall, when I approached from the south, and you approached from the west maybe just a split second after, we were both able to navigate the roundabo
  
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