Attention all you videographers, long photographers, phonographers, experimental photographers, and media-ographers of all stripes... Given Flickr's recent implementation of video, your Seattlest photography komissars sequestered themselves to ponder thoughtfully on the possible implications of YouTube-style videos of last Saturday's kegger, say, or 90 seconds of impertinent poodle tricks on the purity of the photography pool. In the end, the passive voice stepped in and decisions were made. It was decided to make the photo......

According to our inbox, Norsemen have taken our local broadband/VoIP provider! Minnesota's Best Buy just announced it dropped $97 million on the purchase of Speakeasy. But as Speakeasy CEO Bruce Chatterley says in the email to us loyal Speakeasy customers: It is important to note that though Speakeasy will now be a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy, we will continue to operate as a standalone, independent operating division with headquarters in Seattle. That's......

Back in December, we defended the search and rescue efforts for the climbers lost on Mt. Hood. We were also baffled by the intensity of the national media focused on the effort--people have died on Mt. Hood and Rainier in the past without hardly a sneeze from most national news outlets--but figured it was the fact that it trailed the Kim rescue so closely. But Outside magazine some more insightful thoughts on the matter about......

Tuesday, February 6 >>> Spanish classical guitarist Pepe Romero at Benaroya Hall. The flying-fingered flamenco phenomenon, knighted by the King of Spain, plays several of his father's compositions and one of his own, plus other Spanish works. * video: Recuerdos de la Alhambra 7:30 pm // $29-$61 // Cheap seats are in the rear orchestra section. >>> From the North at High Dive. Seattle rock music history comes full circle in a way with......

The Times reports today that it was a sort of flash flood that drowned Kate Fleming, an award-winning audiobook narrator and producer, in her basement Thursday night, as she tried to move her expensive audio equipment upstairs. As she gathered it all up, a huge surge of water slammed into the house and began filling a windowless room in the basement with a force so strong that Fleming couldn't open the door. By the time......

Wednesday 25th >>> Cut Chemist and Lyrics Born at Neumo's. If Cut Chemist's contributions to Ozomatli are a highlight of your personal musical history, Seattlest will buy you a drink. We're just praying that Lyrics Born actually has some new material this time around, sheesh. 8pm; $18 adv/$20 door. Pigeon John opens and it's all ages, shorties. >>> Ziggy Marley at The Showbox. Bob's best-looking son does reggae just like daddy. 8pm; $30 adv/$32......

Due to the high volume of suggestions received, we are not able to notify you when items are not selected for purchase. If an item is selected for purchase, a hold will be placed for you, usually within two weeks. So declares the library's Suggestion for Purchase of DVDs, CDs and Audio Books page. We can probably assume, then, that the library has decided not to purchase Weeds: Season One on DVD, as we requested......

That's Derrick Carter on that scooter. Derrick Carter the house music legend. Derrick Carter, co-owner of Classic Music Company, one of the most acclaimed house music labels on the planet (and home to Seattle's Jacob London). The Derrick Carter that's been playing house music for more than two decades, starting at the age of nine with disco at family reunions. The one who still drops a perfect mix while barely able to stand; the......

The bar is set extraordinarily low for visual entertainment from DJs. Most opt to just mix tracks on two turntables, and while that (hopefully) sounds good, it's just doesn't have the same presence as a band. That's why showmen like Jamie Lidell or Jeremy Ellis and John Arnold are such breaths of fresh air, giving a crowd something to watch while providing the body with a rhythmic imperative. Tonight's Oscillate with Jeff Milligan should prove......

Today is National High Five Day. No, really. Sure, it's a silly observation, but Seattle needs more occasions to not take itself so seriously. So why start with a mention of a ridiculous "holiday?" Seattlest felt the same joy (giddy elation if you will) hearing about NHFD that was felt upon hearing about the Seattle reappearance of King Britt. While Britt is not gimmicky in the least, both events are worthy of your attention. Since......

There's nothing like a lack of information to build curiosity and suspense. Local label/collective Mass Mvmnt (read "Mass Movement") has taken that approach very much to heart, with only a trickle of information being released over the last year. The veil of secrecy is being removed tonight however, with a showcase at the War Room featuring almost their entire roster in celebration of new releases by FCS North and Time Promises Power. So why all......

It'd be nice to be able to say that the electronic music scene is able to avoid the trappings of the Seattle hipsteritis. You'd think that when most of your product is meant for dancing, that that's what a crowd will do. Hardly. Even with a healthy crowd, it takes a lot of time (and liquid courage) to get a crowd worked up, and that's usually "worked up" by Seattle standards, which implies a lot......

Ex-Houston Astros broadcaster Gene Elston is winner of the Ford Frick Broadcasting Award, and, as such, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer. Elston beat out nine other finalists for the award, including the only one who deserves it, Mariner broadcaster Dave Niehaus. Niehaus was also a finalist last year, when he inexplicably lost out to noted malapropist Jerry Coleman. Coleman chose to use language, considered the greatest triumph of the human......

Chin-strokers are everywhere. Whether it's an indie rock show or an electronic show, you're bound to see someone standing off to the side, focusing on production minutiae instead of having a good time. In small doses that's ok, but sometimes you just want to go to a show that's bursting at the seams with energy and enthusiasm. Regardless of your tastes, there are two opportunities to go nuts tonight. It's hard to not have a......

Whenever a big-time sports team gets in some serious championship contention, local radio starts playing quickie novelty songs inspired by (or exploiting) the team in question. Usually some unknown artist will give a popular song the Weird Al treatment, altering its lyrics to fit the team, and often enhancing the tracks with fake play-by-play announcers and crowd cheers. The earliest example we recall is “Husky Fever,” adapted from "Boogie Fever,” the Sylvers’ #1 disco hit......

Seattlest has been scrambling to come up with the reason why there's renewed interest in the abandoned Quiznos story and was about to give up and blame it on the internet winds when we came across a comment left in one of our previous posts on the subject (thanks Austinist!). It looks like the popular radio show "This American Life" has finally caught up to us and released a program on the local Quiznos franchise......

Truthfully, we don't know that much about this event, but judging by the people involved and the press that's already out there we think it's going to be worth your Saturday night. The Degenerate Art Emsemble is a 45 piece orchestra composed of "adventurous classical and improvising musicians." Satuday's show at The Moore Theater will showcase 10 new orchastral works including four multi-media displays encompassing music, dance, film and theatre. Some of the names attached......

Seattlest loves Vancouver. It's got a feel up there that's almost, you know, urban. We could sit here and list all of the things we like aboot our northern neighbor, but we're sure you have your favorite activities north of the border as well. Instead we'll just give you one extra reason to load up the car and dig out the passports this weekend: The vibrant Vancouver blogging community is throwing itself a little conference......