Music
How a Local Teen Explained Auto-Tune to the World
High school senior Jason Zhou is among 30 teens recognized for a standout science explainer video.
A two-minute film on the math behind Auto-Tune has put 17-year-old Jason Zhou of Redmond in the running to win the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an international contest where students explain complex scientific ideas with clarity and creativity. The challenge is open to students ages 13 to 18, and each video must come in at two…
I’ve Completely Slept on Shibuya HiFi
The Japanese-style listening bar is an absolute must-visit for music lovers.
Every once in a while, I stumble upon something in Seattle that I either didn’t know about or knew about but didn’t experience for months (or years), and become completely, can’t-stop-telling-people obsessed with it. Some examples include the Lonely Siren bar, Kraken games, and Lagree Pilates. My latest discovery is Shibuya HiFi, the Japanese-style listening bar…
Whitney Mongé’s Next Verse
The Seattle singer-songwriter who honed her craft busking at Pike Place Market is finding new creative ground in Nashville.
It’s a time of intense self-discovery for Whitney Mongé. “I’ve been playing guitar for a long time, but Nashville has forced me to become a better player,” says Mongé, fresh off her first full-band show at Analog at Hutton Hotel in Nashville. For the 38-year-old artist, the move to Tennessee caps a stretch of constant…
Finding Hope in Music
Twelve-year-old Emmy Cole of Puyallup turns her experience with cancer into a song that inspires.
James Cole can’t help but gush over his twelve-year-old daughter, Emmy. “She consistently amazes us,” says Cole of the tween who was just two years old when she was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma. “We couldn’t be more proud of the young woman that she’s becoming. She unfortunately had to grow up a little too fast,…
Sonata on Wheels
Seattle Chamber Music Society acquires a mobile concert hall.
You’ve heard of food trucks, but what about a concert truck? Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) just acquired The Concert Truck, a 16-foot box truck converted into a mobile concert hall. Complete with lights, sound system, and a grand piano, the rig has already made appearances around Seattle as part of SCMS’s annual summer residency…
From the Northwest to Nashville
Country singer Max McNown carries the forests, lakes, and rain of his childhood into every song.
Max McNown carries memories of the Pacific Northwest wherever he goes. “Our favorite camping spot was up in Washington at Lake Merwin,” recalls the rising country music star during an interview with Seattle magazine. “We would pack the car to the brim, fill it with all of my siblings and my parents, and we would…
AMPERS&ONE: Rebel Angels of K-Pop
With two members from Seattle, the group’s latest EP marks a turning point fueled by confidence and experimentation.
When it comes to breaking barriers in K-pop, AMPERS&ONE are quickly carving out a lane of their own. The seven-member group—Kamden Na, Kyrell Choi, Brian Ho, Mackiah Mercer, Seungmo Kim, Jiho Choi, and Siun Yoon, have only been on the scene since November 2023 under FNC Entertainment, the same label behind their “older brother” group…
Finding One’s Voice
Seattle’s very own Lila Forde shines bright on enchanting new album VESSEL
The childhood room of Lila Forde was very pink. “And that room is still pink,” Forde said from her home in Los Angeles about her childhood room back in Seattle. “It’s now my dad’s office. He’s taking Zoom meetings in my pink room.” The Seattle-born singer/songwriter — who grew up in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood…
Quincy’s Legacy, Live
Garfield Jazz honors one of their own with a one-night-only tribute at Jazz Alley
Here’s a bright spot on the calendar: Garfield High School’s award-winning jazz program will perform at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on April 7 in tribute to one of their own — Quincy Jones, Class of 1950. The fundraising concert, titled, The Birth of a Band! Garfield Jazz Tribute to Quincy Jones, focuses on the era from…
Johnny Huynh: Mechanical Engineering Student and The Voice of a New Generation
From a SpaceX internship to budding musical powerhouse
Known for posting impassioned pop covers in moody public garages, Huynh’s husky powerhouse vocals have garnered him a staggering 7 million social media followers across TikTok and Instagram, and a freshly inked deal with Columbia Records, all in a mere 10 months.
The song remains the same, only better
Seattle's friendliest music venue, Tim's Tavern, reopens in White Center
When Tim’s Tavern was forced to close because its landlord wouldn’t renew its lease, co-owners Mason Reed and Matthew O’Toole told their real estate agent they wanted their new location to be like the Drunky Two Shoes in White Center. They wanted somewhere with an outdoor stage, somewhere “pandemic-proof.” A year and a half later,…
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