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Seattle magazine: Your new album, Bear Creek, is named after the Woodinville studio where you recorded it—which has also recorded such bands as Foo Fighters, Built to Spill and Fleet Foxes. How did the setting affect the composition of the record? BC: The surroundings at Bear Creek are super-rustic and mystical. The creek itself is…

WHERE: The Olympic Peninsula. WHY: For the Harvest Winery Tour (11/10–11/11. $30. Multiple locations; 800.785.5495; olympicpeninsulawineries.org), during which eight wineries between Port Angeles and Port Townsend open for tastings and harvest-inspired edibles. Try Eaglemount’s hard ciders, made from the fruit of its 1883 heirloom apple orchard in Port Townsend or Black Diamond’s red and white…

If you live in the Northwest, you’ve likely seen Nikki McClure’s bold black-and-white scenes on calendars, cards and journals. Born in Kirkland, the Olympia-based artist uses an X-acto knife to cut each intricate, evocative image out of a single sheet of paper. The resulting artwork is deceptively simple, depicting the mundane moments that make up…

Some kitchens have revolving doors. Chefs come and they go, sometimes shouting, screaming, laughing. But that’s the restaurant business, ever-fluid, never a dull nanosecond. Still, I was flat-out bummed to hear the news that Chester Gerl is leaving Matt’s in the Market. Yes, of course, I understand. He’s de-camping to NYC to be close to…

One simple: One not-so-simple: Both lovely. Both directed/produced by Christian Sorensen Hansen. Both songs from Campfire Ok’s new album When You Have Arrived.  

Fall’s crisp air lends itself to many seasonal treats (including some previously-mentioned fall drinks), but no ingredient says “fall” as much as an apple. Luckily, we don’t have to be like Herculus and travel to the Garden of the Hesperides to find fantastic apples, as they’re abundant at our local farmer’s markets. And while eating…

MUST WATCHSeattle Lesbian & Gay Film FestivalThe 17th annual celebration of films made by and for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community feels especially poignant this year, given the pending outcome of Referendum 74. But the lineup of films is as diverse and intriguing as ever: see Chris Colfer (“Kurt” on Glee) in a…

Fall is synonymous with fun opportunities for some solid family time, and this weekend’s offerings are no exception. Darigold’s Farmalicious Corn Maze is in full swing at the Thomasson Family Farm in Enumclaw, featuring 216,000 square feet of maze waiting for you to get lost in. All October long, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily,…

He’s growing… again! Tom Douglas—the 2012 James Beard Foundation restaurateur of the year and one of Seattle Mag’s most influential people of 2011—is going to open The Grange Hall next spring, a 10,000-square foot space on the ground floor of the apartment building going up on Sixth and Lenora downtown. This massive space will be…

This weekend brings us the 34th annual Pilchuck Auction, something of a “fashion week” for Seattle glass art collectors. In addition to hosting a swank gala and tours of the school’s Stanwood campus, Pilchuck organizes an enormous auction of glass art made by Pilchuck students, teachers and alumni. Proceeds benefit scholarship programs at the school,…

Walking through my neighborhood, I can’t help but covet the fig trees weighed down with green figs on the verge of full ripeness, the Asian pear tree in my neighbor’s yard which holds, I’d guess, 40lbs of fruit right now. But in a few weeks, these and the myriad apples that are ripe right now…

This year’s Incredible Feast lived up to its name, as more than 25 chefs paired up with superstar farmers, ranchers and cheese makers on Sunday at Swanson’s Nursery. Chef Tamara Murphy dreamed this dealie-o up years ago as a way to showcase the incredible edibles that show up at the Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets. Man,…