Music

Flashback Friday: The Seattle Pop Festival

An estimated 50,000 to 70,000 people attended the 1969 music festival.  (📷: Boyd Grafmyre Facebook page) The Seattle Pop Festival was held once and only once on the weekend of July 25th, 1969 in Woodinville at the Gold Creek Park. The event was organized by Boyd Grafmyre, a local promoter known as the “Mahatma of Rock” who brought […]

/ August 8, 2022

Locals to Know: Joshua Okrent

Today’s local to know is all about building community and spreading neighborly love. Joshua Okrent is the founder of the Punk Rock Flea Market, a 16-year-old nomadic market that hosts vendors from around the region in various Seattle venues, selling everything from maps and bike parts, to painted rocks and stereos, and pretty much everything else in between. They […]

/ June 14, 2022

Locals to Know: Nikki Barron

If you’re a fan of supporting local creators for a good cause, boy have we got a locals to know for you! Today we’re sharing our conversation with Nikki Barron, the communications and outreach manager for Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare (SMASH). It’s a local org that provides access to free and low-cost medical, dental, and mental health […]

/ June 2, 2022

🎹 Locals to Know: The Rhapsody Project

American music holds something for everyone — jazz, rock ‘n roll, funk, ragtime, hip hop, and the list goes on. But The Rhapsody Project wants us to ask ourselves if we really know where that music comes from?  The project teaches young (and some older) students about the roots of America’s music through jam sessions, […]

/ February 24, 2022

Daybreak Star Radio is ‘indigenizing the airwaves’

Daybreak Star Radio wants to champion Indigenous musicians from around the world. From hip-hop to country and traditional to metal, they have shows for everyone.

/ September 16, 2021

Day In Day Out Fest (Day 2)

Bumbershoot was canceled for the second year in a row, but the folks behind Capitol Hill Block Party brought us the new Day in Day Out festival instead.

/ September 7, 2021

🎧 Local Music Lowdown: THEM

After meeting at music school these four teenagers formed the band THEM. Their debut single “BAD 4 U” is out now and streaming on all platforms.

/ June 11, 2021

Have a drink with Hi Crime

Our latest edition of “have a drink with” is a two-for where we also are introducing you to a new band — Hi Crime. Catch our IG Live with them and our Q&A.

/ April 29, 2021

🎧 Local Music Lowdown: Maya Marie

Maya Marie’s powerful vocals and music are imbued with the sounds of the artists she grew up listening to. Her new EP is out now on Bandcamp.

/ February 26, 2021

🎧 Local Music Lowdown: Marshall Law Band

Our latest music profile features the Marshall Law Band a group that played for nearly a week straight in the streets of CHOP.

/ January 19, 2021