Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Goes To The Symphony Mike McCready, the lead guitarist for Pearl Jam, gave his first performance for the Seattle Symphony when he was just a kid. "I was 12 years old," he... Marcie Sillman
The Coming Of The Great War, Set To Music To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, University of Washington professor Robin McCabe planned a series she calls “Music from the... John O'Brien
Musician And Author James McBride: 'The Details Always Tell The Story' As you listen to this episode of Speakers Forum, keep in mind that author James McBride gave this talk without any notes. In it he riffs on his family,... John O'Brien
Room To Breathe: Seattle Opera Enters The Lang Era The first sign that change has come to Seattle Opera is on the walls. Many of the temporary partitions that for years divided the Opera's administrative... Marcie Sillman
Seattle Musician Jamie Aaron Mourns Changing Capitol Hill Ross Reynolds talks with local musician Jamie Aaron, who recently released her debut solo album "Velo Scene," about her inspirations. Aaron will be... Ross Reynolds Matthew Streib
[Live Music] Beat Connection Writes Music To Cure 'Industrial Condo Sadness' When RadioActive's Noah Phillips Reardon was 13, her friend put Beat Connection's song "Silver Screen" on a mix tape. Noah played it over and over and... Noah Phillips Reardon
Seattle Jazz Icon Overton Berry Reflects On Long Career Ross Reynolds interviews Seattle jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Overton Berry about his long long career stretching back 50 years. Berry played... Ross Reynolds Matthew Streib
Engineering The Soundtrack Of Your Life Marcie Sillman talks to Joel Beckerman about his new book, "The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms The Way We Think, Feel And Buy," and about his work as... Marcie Sillman Amina Al-Sadi
The Miserable Year That Inspired Ahamefule Oluo's 'Now I'm Fine' It was 2006, and Ahamlefule J. Oluo was not fine. "I was very young, in my early 20s," he says. "I had just gone through a divorce." His Nigerian father... Marcie Sillman
Cey Adams: From Graffiti To Corporate Clients Ross Reynolds speaks with graphic artist Cey Adams about how Adams' career has paralleled the rise of hip hop and rap culture over the past 30 years. Ross Reynolds
