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From the Northwest to Nashville

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

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

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

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…

Best Concert Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

Best Concert Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

With fantastic sound, killer sightlines, and 30 women’s restrooms, this venue is ready to rock. 🎶 #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Seattle’s True Loves Drop a Funky New Single

Seattle’s True Loves Drop a Funky New Single

Born from a wine and weed-fueled jam session, the latest groove lands just in time to close out summer 

Born from a wine and weed-fueled jam session, the latest groove lands just in time to close out summer…

Johnny Huynh: Mechanical Engineering Student and The Voice of a New Generation

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

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,…

Seattle’s Ruinous Media Brings City’s Weirdness to its Music Podcasts

Seattle’s Ruinous Media Brings City’s Weirdness to its Music Podcasts

Ruinous Media captures the Seattle experience, and then some

Podcasts are full of murder, mystery, mayhem and sports. Seattle’s Ruinous Media is focusing on another genre, music, with a veritable cast of well-known Seattle characters who tell stories in an engaging and compelling way. Along the way, Ruinous has exported Seattle’s unique brand of “weird” to audiences across the United States and around the…

The Music Man

The Music Man

Kevin Sur’s Artist Home creates a culture of trust by elevating musicians and connecting audiences

Kevin Sur slunk to town looking for a rock to slip under, but instead found his place in the sun.  In 2003, he was a down-on-his-luck guitarist and songwriter who had invested seven years building up the punk band Luckie Strike, so named as a bowling reference.  Bonded by social rejection and the compulsion to…

Stories from Seattle: "Venues in Seattle are Going to Close"

Stories from Seattle: “Venues in Seattle are Going to Close”

Steven Severin, co-owner of Neumos, is fighting to keep the music alive

Neumos’ co-owner Steven Severin

Seattle Opera’s Lullaby of Bird

Seattle Opera’s Lullaby of Bird

Thanks to musical pacing issues and stylized staging, 'Charlie Parker’s Yardbird' is a brief opera but not a fast-moving one

Joshua Stewart as Charlie Parker and Angela Brown as Addie Parker in ‘Charlie Parker’s Yardbird’

This Week in Seattle Shows: 'Fleabag,' ACT’s Solo Fest and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘Fleabag,’ ACT’s Solo Fest and More

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel less alone in your failure to adult

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in ‘Fleabag’

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