You’ve got free passes for the blockbuster-to-be that’s previewing at Pacific Place. The movie starts at 7:00, but there’s sure to be an overflow crowd, which means the line will start snaking its way around the top floor of the mall well before 6:30. You need to stay close. Yet your stomach is growling, though there’s no time for a full meal; besides, you’re on a budget. (Todai is too much on both accounts.) What......

When drinking heavily in the afternoon with co-workers, it is always a good idea to bring your camera. That way the fuzzy details are there at least semi in-focus in the morning, and you yourself are in none of the photos! So come drink a few with us and play paparazzi at the next Seattlest Happy Hour at Moe Bar on October 20th.......

Did we mention it's Seattlest Happy Hour Night? We're not sure if we mentioned it yet today. Anyway, we're heading over to Moe Bar now to get an early start. We'd love to see your shining faces.......

"Threadless T-Shirts and PBR" by Seattlest Flickr user SlightlyNorth A: Drinking with Seattlest at our monthly Happy Hour at Moe Bar (925 E. Pike). And, yes, that would be the wisest answer. We'll be there a little before 5 p.m., because we don't work in an office. When you come is up to you. But, really, it's Monday, and we're a rad bunch of bloggers. What else do you need? You don't want to miss......

"Respect the Mullet," courtesy of Seattlest Flickr user seattlescott69 We know we'll never be as cool as the people in that picture, but we promise to have just as much fun tonight for Seattlest Happy Hour at Moe Bar. Come join us anytime between 5-8 p.m. for $2 PBR, $2 wells and specials on all kinds of other drinks. If you don't come, you'll miss Katelyn's clog dance on the bar. And trust us, any......

SEATTLEST HAPPY HOUR: What the hell else are you going to do tonight after work besides head down to Moe Bar and join your tweed-wearing Seattlest contributors as we do what comes naturally on a Monday: drinking ourselves into a stupor and making untoward advances on anything that moves. In exchange for hanging out with us, we'll regale you with stories of community development committee meetings, which prominent Seattle chef is faking his/her accent, and......

"We're Not Worthy!" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr user Trevin C Mark your calendars: Seattlest's second monthly blogxcursion is coming up one week from today. We'll be heading back to Moe Bar to get our drink on, as we do every third Monday. Come share some happy hour specials with us, have a little fried fish from next door, watch as Jeremy exposes himself. It's sure to be a jolly good time. Mon. Aug. 18 //......

Now! Get out of your cubicle and come drink with us. We're open to you buying us drinks, but we're also open to sharing Moe Bar's fine beverage selection with you at $2 a pop for beers and wells, and $2 off the froofy drink menu. Come join us and help us christen the now-monthly Seattlest Happy Hour the way things ought to be christened: by cracking open alcoholic beverages. We're there already and we'll......

HAPPY HOUR!: The Seattlest crew is clambering out of our darkened basements, adjusting our sun-starved eyes to the light of day, and exposing ourselves to our readers by showing up to the first ever Seattlest happy hour at Moe Bar, tonight from five to eight. Come, meet (and get hit on) by your favorite Seattlest contributor, share your feelings with us about how much you hate our reviews, or just plain use it as an......

This Monday, the 21st, head to Moe Bar for Seattlest happy hour. Moe's splendiferously extended happy hour starts at 3, and we'll be there from 5-8 p.m. Bring $10 and your finest beer bong, because happy hour specials include $2 bottled beer and select drafts, $2 wells, and $2 off drink menu items. Come drink with us the third Monday of every month starting next week. It'll be approximately awesome.......

Electro-Pop: Matmos released their new record, Supreme Balloon, to acclaim back on May 6. The Baltimore-based pop/electronica duo have moved away from the conceptual electronic compositions of their earlier work and deliver a record of "cosmic pop" deliciousness. Check out the song "Rainbow Flag" [mp3] here, and check out the band down at the Triple Door tonight. 8 p.m. // 216 Union St. // $20 (+ don't forget about the Triple Door's seating policy) Guilty......

photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr user kjten22 This just in: the sun is out! In honor of this rare and auspicious occurance, we think you should cut out of work early for a "doctor appointment," and head to the hill to look at some pretty VW buses. According to the press release: Seattle-based advertising agency Creature has created a fleet of hand-painted 1960s Volkswagen buses as part of the marketing campaign for Pacifico Beer,......

We love a good drink special, so imagine our delight when we came across a full-page ad in the Weekly for a big ol' happy hour next Wednesday. Join us for a special Seattle Weekly Happy Hour on June 4, when three dozen bars extend their specials to celebrate the release of our new Seattle Weekly Happy Hour Guide! Come celebrate and pick up a copy of your own! Sure, it's a Weekly-sponsored event......

A year ago Liberty, the coffeeshop/bar/sushi joint on 15th Ave, had the unmitigated gall to advertise their establishment via posters on telephone poles near their business location. As with the Iraq War, China's unlawful presence in Tibet, and Crash's Oscar win, Liberty's advertisements resulted in massive protests. Or at least some classic passive-aggressive Seattle behavior, like an "I, Anonymous" submitted to The Stranger and masking tape put on the posters indicating that Liberty was......

Everyone knows Seattlest loves Pearl Jam. Which means we love Eddie Vedder. Which means we would have loved to see him play a tiny little venue in West Seattle on Monday night. And last night. Since this Seattlest lives in the neighborhood and all, we could have freaking walked to Kenyon Hall. But no. We weren't in the know. And, ignorantly, we decided to stay home Monday night. And last night, we decided to......

Who knew? Seattlest tends to be slow on the uptake when it comes to going out on weeknights. We're the first to admit that, most of the time, we'd rather sit at home and watch reality television or satisfy our unhealthy workaholism well into the late night hours. Weekends are for going out....but, last night, in a rare fit of early-week fun-having, we rounded up as many of our favorite girlfriends as we could,......

We’ve been watching the price of Cascadia’s happy hour hamburgers climb steadily. They were the best bargain at a buck each, but then doubled to two and are now, what, like ten bucks each? (Sadness obscures sanity.) Walk the other way from Pike Place Market, and if you can deal with a chain restaurant, you’ll find bigger burgers at McCormick and Schmick’s for just under two bucks each. And they come with cheese, lettuce,......

On Saturday night, we took one of our oldest and best friends to her very first hiphop show over at the Sunset in Ballard. She's typically more of a KT Tunstall/Garden State soundtrack kind of girl, and we had to bribe her with $2 mojitos at La Isla's late Happy Hour to get her to even leave the house after 9pm. Her feedback after three hours of Elefaders (trippy), N/NW (loud) and dj100proof's mixes?......

Downtown's Southern-esque restaurant Sazerac had the misfortune to open in 1997, which meant its decor ten years on -- velvet drapes and cushy banquettes -- looked as dated as a Google-cached snapshot of your homepage. In its review, the Stranger sharpened its claws on the surroundings: "There is some evidence in the tea-dark interior that the decorator was going for a New Orleans-inspired elegance, but somewhere along the way he or she got waylaid at......

In terms of live music, this weekend is rather Friday-heavy. Kick things off early at a free happy hour (5pm) show at Nectar with Siberian and Pseudosix, featuring members of The Decemberists, Dolorean, and The Joggers. Just a taste of what can occur when the Portland supergroup plays: Tonight there's also Apple Jam at the Triple Door, a Beatles tribute to benefit Music Works. The first show (7:30pm) is sold out, but the late one......

Instead of focusing on what Belltown has lost, we’d like to inject some positivity in the form of BBQ sauce on an overlooked aspect of this scrutinized neighborhood. ...

Realizing we’re in the midst of the “R” months, we had a sudden craving for happy hour oysters. But where? Recalling a recent review, we Googled “shucker's happy hour oysters” and quickly jumped on a bus after reading the first result: a June reprint of a 2006 rave in the Seattle Weekly about Shucker's fifty-cent oysters, two-dollar margaritas, and free parmesan crisps. We lost on almost all three accounts. Oysters had doubled to a dollar......

Francophiles attending the Beaujolais Nouveau gala in Bellevue Friday will have the chance to bid on more than a dozen travel packages (tickets to Paris? ho-hum...) as well as some rare and valuable works of art. An original lithograph by the French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is likely to draw the most interest. (The gala, which celebrates the release of the first Beaujolais of 2007, is sponsored by French-American Chamber of Commerce and takes place......

The glorious fall sunsets have disappeared along with the mouldering husks of Halloween pumpkins, and according the weather report, we can all expect a long, cold, wet weekend. But this being the Northwest, that's never stopped us from getting out and about; here's the weekend plans of your intrepid Seattlest contributors: By the time this hits the digital newsstands, Jeremy is going to be on his way to Fadó for post-work cocktails; after that......

A few hours from now, London folktronic sextet Tunng kicks off the weekend early and for free at Nectar. Doors are at 5pm for the 21+ happy hour show. Saturday night offers a solid all-ages show at the Croc, with Art in Manila (including ex-members of Azure Ray), The Good Life (Cursive side-project), and singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice. Here's the latter looking pissed at an inattentive Showbox crowd earlier this year, even though he's dating Rilo......

Jean Godden used to write a column where she would point out humorous license plates, as well as the little things that make living in Seattle the silliest. Now she is on the city council and running for re-election. Her main opponent is weightlifting coach Joe Szwaja, who spent some time on the Madison City Council. According to those in the know, "a [Madison] commuter light rail system has been proposed…but has remained on paper......

After living 56 steps (Yes, we counted several times) from this branch of the Elysian Brewery, Elysian Tangletown will always be one of our favorites. The beer: Most Seattle beer drinkers have tried at least a couple of Elysian's beers. Their standard lineup ranges from decent to great, and we love some of the special releases they put out. The Dragonstooth Stout is top notch, as is their Porter. Tangletown gets to brew some of......

Ah...The Latona. Good food, good beer and good people. When this Seattlest used to live in the Tangletown neighborhood, We could often be seen sitting at the bar or in one of the chairs at a table outside near the sidewalk. If you live near hear, this is a must visit. They always do a solid job of offering a good selection of NW brews that they rotate regularly. We have even caught a few......

We're bringing it up because Seattle Times brought it up. Here's why we hate the idea of making clubs get licensed in order to be clubs: If we happen to have some huge influx of new citizens, you can bet the majority of them aren't coming here simply because they want to sit in a cubicle for nine hours and return home to their ever-tinier condo so they can watch TV. Where people work, they......

Seattlest decided to check out the new Tap House Grill yesterday evening. They opened earlier this week in the old Planet Hollywood location right next to Fox Sports Grill, on 6th Ave. between Pike and Pine. No matter what you think about the place, they do have an impressive amount of beer. The wall behind the bar is lined with 160 taps. They offer a solid selection of local beers mixed with offerings from......