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Vee Hua 華婷婷On the music video for her latest single, “Break Me,” Los Angeles-based experimental opera singer and multidisciplinary artist Micaela Tobin wanders through ancient castles and uses light and shadow to carry forth her noise-laden...
Navi EsparzaAccomplished Seattle-based writer-director Lael Rogers and producer Megan Leonard have long been making a name for themselves in the Pacific Northwest. Most recently, the creators have embraced genre-based stories, with a focus on horror. Their...
Returning for the second year since it went on a hiatus from 2020 to 2022, Bumbershoot Festival 2024 took place in Seattle Center over August 31 and September 1 – the Saturday and Sunday prior to Labor Day. Its strong presence of interdisciplinary...
Bizhiki‘s debut album, Unbound, released on JagJaguwar, presents a powerful reimagining of contemporary Native music, born from Ojibwe homelands of the present-day Midwest. A multi-genre, multicultural collaboration that spanned across years...
Before Mexico City’s Sonido Gallo Negro took the stage at the Nectar Lounge in Seattle, the evening had already been beautifully anticipating their presence. Such anticipation began at the entryway, where the band’s swaggy merch – full...
In the Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence exhibit at Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM), multidisciplinary artist Anida Yoeu Ali invites guests into a wonderland featuring two of her most iconic art pieces: The Buddhist Bug and The Red Chador. It is the...
Hosted at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on April 26, the 21st annual Seattle Black Film Festival celebrated opening night with Songs from the Hole, a powerful and moving documentary film co-written and directed by Emmy-nominated...