Tacoma, July 2011

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Featured Stories

Mix 'n' Mack

This past March, rising hip-hop star Macklemore relinquished the Showbox stage to iconic veteran Sir Mix-a-Lot. Two months later, the pair reconvened for a conversation about dedication, humility, and that momentous night. Read now in our Seattle edition.
Over the Rainbow, Under the Moon

In the Seattle contemporary dance scene, the only rule is there are no rules. Waxie Moon and Rainbow Fletcher are two of the city’s most notorious outlaws of dance—and also two of the most accomplished and refined dancers. Read now in our Seattle edition.
When Hari Met Reggie

You can take the comedian out of Seattle, but you can’t make him drink. Reggie Watts and Hari Kondabolu both credit the city as a springboard but have found their fortune—Comedy Central specials, TED talks, Madison Square Garden gigs—after moving to New York. Can one place be funnier than another? Read now in our Seattle edition.

First Up

Americana Eternal

Greg Vandy on the traditionalist musician Frank Fairfield. Read now in our Seattle edition.
Around Town: All aboard the Art Bus!

A tour of Tacoma’s art walk.

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Editor's Note: Genre Evolves

Genre bending is good for the brain.
I am somebody's baby

Graphite and chalk on wood panel by Mandilla. Read now in our Seattle edition.
Pitch Perfect

Northwest singer teams up with Cee-Lo on The Voice.

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Posse Up!

I got the idea for “Posse on Broadway” way before I released it. Read now in our Seattle edition.
Some (Kind of) Apology

A poem by Karen Finneyfrock. Read now in our Seattle edition.
Street Signs

Guerilla messages offer direction.

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These New York Times

It wasn't easy for stage star Marya Sea Kaminski to leave Seattle for the summer, but nothing worth doing ever is. Read now in our Seattle edition.
True Grit

A comic by Jeremy Gregory.

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