Arts
Love, Italian Style, in ‘Bittersweet Life’ Podcast
Town Hall program director Katy Sewall explores the expat life in her online audio broadcast
When Seattleite Katy Sewall headed to Rome in 2013 for an extended stay, she and lifelong friend Tiffany Parks—who had already been living in Rome for a decade—decided to create a podcast about the experience. The “BitterSweet Life” audio broadcast, with new episodes every Monday, is a natural for Sewall, who spent nine years at…
Sturgill Simpson Explores Surreal Seattle Roots at the Paramount
On Veterans Day, before a sold-out crowd at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, the country-funk (funtry?) artist Sturgill Simpson abruptly had the house lights turned on. “This is sort of surreal for myself. Never woulda thunk it,” said Simpson, a native Kentuckian who lived in Everett for a short while after a stint in the Navy, and…
Stella McCartney Visits Seattle’s Nordstrom Flagship Store
British designer Stella McCartney paid a visit to downtown Seattle’s Nordstrom flagship store just days before the debut of her inaugural menswear collection
Jeannie Nordstrom, Stella McCartney and Bruce Nordstrom pose for a photo during a personal appearance at Nordstrom Downtown Seattle on November 3, 2016 in Seattle, Washington
Seattleite in Sight: Tiffany Wilson
As the song goes: “What the world needs now/ is love, sweet love.” This week it seems we need it now more than ever, but on the bright side, Seattle is overflowing with artists who have love to share and talent to spare. In the case of vocalist Tiffany Wilson—whose recent KEXP performance stopped me…
Here’s Your Post-Election Neko Case, in Tacoma Tonight
Unless you already have tickets, you won’t be able to see Neko Case tonight when she visits the Pantages Theatre in Tacoma, her former hometown, for a sold out show. It’s sure to be one to remember; Case is a vocal advocate of progressive issues across the board. “In my beloved hometown, Tacoma tonight to…
Joel McHale, Funny Man
The former Seattleite riffs on fame, fortune and life’s pinnacles
Joel McHale, born in Rome, Italy, and raised on Mercer Island, cut his performing teeth on KING-TV’s Almost Live before taking on Hollywood, where he’s appeared on Community, The Soup and the new CBS comedy The Great Indoors. We caught him between takes for a chat about his new half-memoir, half-self-help book, Thanks for the…
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