Arts
The best and latest arts and culture writing from The Stranger
Recent
Can You Call It a Comeback?
Four years ago, the Posies’ Ken Stringfellow disappeared from the public eye after three women accused him of sexual assault. Last year, he went on tour.
Sea Slug Is Oozing With the Good Kind of Weird
The Pacific Northwest Has Long Been an Animation Hub, Now It's Getting a New Film Festival of Its Own
Waking Ballet Up from Its 100-Year Nap
Classical Ballet Is Rooted in Rigid Gender Roles. The Sleeping Beauty Showed a More Expansive Approach Is Possible.
Food and Drink
These Are Some of the Best Black-Owned Restaurants in Seattle
Lil' Brown Girl, Lil Red Takeout and Catering, and More
This Week in Seattle Food News
Turkish-Inspired Barbecue, Vegetarian Vietnamese Food, and Dungeness Crab Doughnuts
The Don Johnson and the Hot Date at The Oyster Cellar
At the Seafood Bar in the Exchange Building, Bar Manager Parker Knowles’s Cocktail List Runs Hot and Cold
Music
The Rock Lottery Hat Is Never Wrong
The Magic of Community, Music, and Creating Something Out of Nothing
Can You Call It a Comeback?
Four years ago, the Posies’ Ken Stringfellow disappeared from the public eye after three women accused him of sexual assault. Last year, he went on tour.
Best New Music of the Week
Horsegirl and Delta IV: Some Slanted Indie Pop and a Song to Launch You Out of this Hellscape
Shooting Stars
The Stranger’s Intrepid Concert Photographer Picks Her Favorite Performances of the Year
Video Premiere: “Sweetie Pie” by Mikey Moo
Plus: Mikey Moo’s Debut Album, Fresh Idiot, Is Now Available on Vinyl!
Sonic Guild Announces Class of 2024 Grant Recipients
A New Batch of Musicians Just Got $10,000 Richer
Performance
Waking Ballet Up from Its 100-Year Nap
Classical Ballet Is Rooted in Rigid Gender Roles. The Sleeping Beauty Showed a More Expansive Approach Is Possible.
Gender Ordeal Is a Trans Power Trio Comedy TourÂ
The Gender Reveal podcast tour is a variety show featuring the star power of show-host Tuck Woodstock, cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky, and author Calvin Kasulke.
Ninety Hands on Deck
We went behind the scenes with the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s costume department as they prepare for the biggest production in the company’s history.
Visual Art
Film/TV
Watching Yellowjackets This Weekend? Catch Up Here.
The Horrors Persist in Season Three of Yellowjackets, But So Do Our Girls (For Now)
Sea Slug Is Oozing With the Good Kind of Weird
The Pacific Northwest Has Long Been an Animation Hub, Now It's Getting a New Film Festival of Its Own
Catch-up on the Cannibal Queens
The Vicious Teen Girls of Yellowjackets Are Back Tomorrow. Here’s What You’ve Forgotten Since 2023
20 Years of HUMP!
Dan Savage on the Most Shocking, Exciting, and Delightful Moments of His Annual Amateur Porn Festival
The Women of David Lynch
Lynch Made Visceral, Beautiful Films About Women in Danger—and Kept the Harm Onscreen
What if Luigi Got Away?
A Netflix Show Dreamed up a Luigi Mangione Nearly Two Years Before He Killed the CEO
Books
More in Arts
Hell Is on the Way
Jaysea Lynn Turns the Afterlife into Therapy
Jaysea Lynn Turns the Afterlife into Therapy
Album Preview Revue
All the Local Releases to Spin This Spring
All the Local Releases to Spin This Spring
Song Premiere: “Lose Your Mind” by Cumulus
The Band’s Forthcoming Album We've Got It All Is a Love Letter to the Music that Shaped a Generation
The Band’s Forthcoming Album We've Got It All Is a Love Letter to the Music that Shaped a Generation
Stranger Suggests: mxmtoon, Roq La Rue’s Grand Re-Opening, Lemon Boy, Nosferatu with Radiohead
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week
A Film About Beating the Shit Out of a Billionaire
Now Is a Good Time to Talk About Swept Away
Now Is a Good Time to Talk About Swept Away
Our Favorite Cosplay From Emerald City Comic Con 2025
From Luigi to Wolverine to Those Muppets That Go "Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip"
From Luigi to Wolverine to Those Muppets That Go "Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip"
Unstable Foundation
Ai Weiwei Remixes Our Globalized Culture in His Largest Retrospective in the US
Ai Weiwei Remixes Our Globalized Culture in His Largest Retrospective in the US
Watch Where You Step
UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery Is Full of Portals
UW’s Jacob Lawrence Gallery Is Full of Portals
Can You Call It a Comeback?
Four years ago, the Posies’ Ken Stringfellow disappeared from the public eye after three women accused him of sexual assault. Last year, he went on tour.
Four years ago, the Posies’ Ken Stringfellow disappeared from the public eye after three women accused him of sexual assault. Last year, he went on tour.
The Rock Lottery Hat Is Never Wrong
The Magic of Community, Music, and Creating Something Out of Nothing
The Magic of Community, Music, and Creating Something Out of Nothing
Sea Slug Is Oozing With the Good Kind of Weird
The Pacific Northwest Has Long Been an Animation Hub, Now It's Getting a New Film Festival of Its Own
The Pacific Northwest Has Long Been an Animation Hub, Now It's Getting a New Film Festival of Its Own
Put the Pieces Where You May
Lidia Yuknavitch Fills the Craters of Our Hearts
Lidia Yuknavitch Fills the Craters of Our Hearts
Who Raised Tariqa Waters?
The Seattle Artist’s SAM Debut Is a Wave of ’80s Latchkey Nostalgia
The Seattle Artist’s SAM Debut Is a Wave of ’80s Latchkey Nostalgia
Grief and Ass
Queer Dance Duo Drama Tops Want to Be Your DADS
Queer Dance Duo Drama Tops Want to Be Your DADS
Freda Epum Will Blow Your Mind
The Gloomy Girl Variety Show Unsells the American Dream
The Gloomy Girl Variety Show Unsells the American Dream
The Long-Awaited Return of Polyglot Funkateers Cymande
The Oft-Sampled Anglo-Caribbean Band Return With a Stellar LP and Tour
The Oft-Sampled Anglo-Caribbean Band Return With a Stellar LP and Tour
Rest in Peace to “Nasty” Nes Rodriguez
Remembering the Godfather of Seattle Hiphop
Remembering the Godfather of Seattle Hiphop
Seattle Opera’s Animated Take on Mozart’s The Magic Flute Is Exquisite, Riveting, and Weird as Hell
You’ve Only Got a Few Chances to Catch This Full-Scale Opera Performed Alongside an Elaborate Hand-Drawn Animated Film
You’ve Only Got a Few Chances to Catch This Full-Scale Opera Performed Alongside an Elaborate Hand-Drawn Animated Film
is a proud member of the
network
network
All contents © Noisy Creek, Inc.
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134