Tickets are still available for $25! by Megan Seling Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Sam Miller, our scheduled comedy headliner, will not be able to perform as originally planned. In place of Sam, we are thrilled to announce that Dewa Dorje and Derek Sheen—two former beloved comedy Geniuses—have been added to the lineup. These two incredibly funny humans are sure to bring you some laughs along with our other Geniuses! We apologize for this last-minute changeup and appreciate your understanding and support. We can't wait to see you all tomorrow for an incredible show! Grab your ..read more

Kedai Makan Expands to Belltown, Hey Bagel Is Coming, and Renee Erickson Announces Three Restaurants by EverOut Staff Welcome to May! The local food scene is abuzz with activity this week, as the beloved Kedai Makan opens a Belltown location, the pop-up Hey Bagel plans a U Village storefront, and famed chef and restaurateur Renee Erickson announces three upcoming restaurants in Pioneer Square. Plus, find out where to get Star Wars-themed treats this Saturday. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. NEW OPENINGS  Jack's BBQ Jack Timmons's Texas-style barbecue joint plans to deb ..read more

I Will Miss Her Terribly by Charles Mudede The last time I saw Lesley Hazelton was around 7 pm on December 5, 2023. I remember the time and day because we and others were in Fremont celebrating the launch of Blaise Aguera y Arcas's book Who Are We Now? All I remember of her that night was her energy, which was the same energy she expressed when I first met her in 1995 at a literary event in the Ruins. The energy is not easy to describe. It was so many things at once: funny, deadly serious, raw, sophisticated, and in the moment. When speaking to her, I always felt the past and future dissolve i ..read more

See Dan Hurwitz Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian. by Megan Seling On Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 2023's Undisputable Geniuses. It's going to be very funny! I hope you come! Tickets are available her ..read more

The best new music to hit Dave Segal's inbox. by Dave Segal Glass Beams, "Snake Oil" (Ninja Tune) Unlike most musicians today, Melbourne, Australia trio Glass Beams understand the power of mystery. At a time when everyone in the biz is hustling overtime for increasingly diminishing revenues and fans seek access to and info about their fave bands on social media 24/7, Glass Beams remain an enigma—a very popular enigma, garnering over one million monthly $p0t1fy listeners and selling out shows worldwide. They achieved all this despite rejecting the modern playbook for entertainment-industry succ ..read more

An interview with author Tony Sparks. by Adam Willems To Tony Sparks, author of Tent City, Seattle: Refusing Homelessness and Making a Home, the self-governing tent encampment Tent City 3 is as iconic and integral to the city’s social fabric as the Space Needle. Made possible by a 2002 consent decree that allowed the group to live legally on privately held land for 90 days at a time—the first such move by any US city—the camp is a “regular feature of Seattle’s neighborhood landscape,” Sparks writes, due to its “persistent peripatetic existence.” As a graduate student at the University of Washi ..read more

Thank the stars that South Seattle is still represented by a council member who doesn't haunt us or have the putrefied ideas of a zombie. by Charles Mudede Let's go back to the critics of Kshama Sawant. They were, if you remember, in the habit of describing her as divisive. What was meant by this? Just one thing: She totally represented the interests of the destitute and working poor. Sawant had nothing to offer the rich. Nothing. Why? Because they already have everything: political power, economic power, and power over the distribution of mainstream information. Today, the only member of our ..read more

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, Fogón's Cinco de Mayo Block Party, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Whether you're putting the finishing touches on your weekend plans or you have no idea what you're doing right after you shut your laptop on Friday, we're here to help. We'd like to suggest cheap and easy events from Windermere Cup Week to the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration and from Free Comic Book Day to Fogón's 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Block Party. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week and our Cin ..read more

See Sam Miller Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian. by Megan Seling On Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 2023's Undisputable Geniuses. It's going to be very funny! I hope you come! Tickets are available here ..read more

See Bernice Larson Saturday, May 4 at the Egyptian. by Megan Seling On Saturday, May 4, some of the Pacific Northwest's funniest people will take the stage at the Egyptian Theatre as part of The Stranger's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy showcase. Andy Iwancio! Dan Hurwitz! Chris Mejia! Monica Nevi! Juno Men! Bernice Larson! Kermet Apio! And headliner Sam Miller! Plus, the whole night will be hosted by Emmett Montgomery, beloved weirdo, host of Friendship Dungeon and Joketellers Union, and one of 2023's Undisputable Geniuses. It's going to be very funny! I hope you come! Tickets are available ..read more