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About to Freakout! The psychedelic splendor of the Freakout Festival
In the dead of winter 2013, a group of friends set up an epic party dubbed the Psychedelic Holiday Freakout. It was successful enough to make a yearly tradition. In the decade since, the Freakout Festival (as it was rebranded in 2017) has grown, but one aspect remains constant — it’s still an epic party,…
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Seattle Night Riders and P.E.V.s
Back in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I used to walk everywhere. During 2019, rental electric scooters were booming in the city. Everyone was shocked to see something like that in our streets – like if it came from another world. I rode them all year-round everywhere around Buenos Aires.
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The last wristband: Outside the free Macklemore show
I’m going to be honest with you – I don’t know a lot about Macklemore. I know that he’s a Grammy award-winning artist from Seattle, and one of the people behind the song “Thrift Shop,” but that’s all. So when photos announcing Macklemore’s free show at Neumos circulated my social media feed yesterday, I wasn’t too stoked to get out of bed.
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Willow Pill brings the energy to Capitol Hill’s Queer/Bar
Through the crowd chatter comes the opening melody to “Cell Block Tango” from the motion picture version of 2002’s “Chicago.” An uproarious cheer ignites once the crowd see’s the guest of honor take the stage. Willow Pill, season 14 winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, struts onto the stage, blonde-wigged and wearing a black sheer dress adorned with strands of diamond chains that sway with each movement she gives to the song.
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Rainier Avenue Radio’s Black History Month museum opens to the public
For the entire month of February, Rainier Avenue Radio, now operating from the Columbia City Theater, will be presenting a museum dedicated to sharing Seattle’s Black history. The “Call to Conscience” museum will house 14 installations honoring Black History Month, including those by the Hendrix Family, the Royal Esquire Club, and the Black Heritage Society….
