What Sets Seattle Hip Hop Apart: 'It's Real Music’ Some of the roots of Seattle hip hop go back to Zimbabwe. In 1968, Dumisani Maraire came to the University of Washington as an artist in residence to... Posey Gruener Marcie Sillman
Two Tiny Buskers At Northwest Folklife Festival Memorial Day weekend in the Seattle area means barbecues, camping trips and the annual Northwest Folklife Festival. This four-day festival of folk... Marcie Sillman
'My Mother's Eyes': The History Of A Ballad for Moms Moms have been canonized in song long before Taylor Swift’s “The Best Day,” The Backstreet Boys’ “The Perfect Fan” and Tupac Shakur’s “Dear Mama.” Durin... Amanda Wilde
Troubled Life of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain Unfolds In New Film Marcie Sillman talks with author and journalist Charles R. Cross about the new Kurt Cobain documentary, "Montage of Heck." Marcie Sillman Andy Hurst
Violist Alex Guy Had To Leave Seattle To Love Seattle Seattle can be a frustrating place to live. There’s the rising rents, and the constant noise from construction sites and traffic. Despite all that, we... Joshua McNichols
Mindie Lind's Voice Is The Aural Version Of Honey The camera pans across four bathroom stall doors, revealing a set of legs in each. It stops at the last stall, where no legs are visible. Instead, a... Marcie Sillman
Rare photos of Black Seattle unearthed Seattle is a young city, y oung enough that most of its history can be traced through photographs. Until recently though, most of those photos have been... Marcie Sillman
Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon At The Neptune (Warning: It’s Awkward) Seattleites turned out in force recently to hear from and ask questions of alt-rock deity Kim Gordon. Gordon is a musician, artist, record producer and... John O'Brien
Before Frontman Jimi Hendrix Came Sideman Jimmy James Jeannie Yandel talks with music historian and Jimi Hendrix biographer Charles Cross about a collection of early songs featuring Hendrix getting an... Jeannie Yandel Jason Pagano
WATCH: Love Songs, 'In The Blues Sense Of The Word' Ross Reynolds interviews blues and boogie pianist Arthur Migliazza, who then treats a live audience to a performance in the KUOW studios. Migliazza... Ross Reynolds
