HOTlanta trap star Young Jeezy is bringing his tried and true to the Showbox at the Market on Friday, September 2nd for a rare Seattle stop. Young Jeezy has come a long way since his first top 10 single, “Soul Survivor” featuring Akon, in 2005. Jeezy will be releasing his fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103 on September 20th, which he’s released his first single “Ballin” featuring Lil’ Wayne, for.
It’s rare that Seattle gets paid a visit from commercial rappers of this caliber. Don’t miss it! TIX HERE

A fair amount of notable acts have emerged from the Australian music scene over the past couple years. From the likes of Cut Copy, Tame Impala and Empire of the Sun, Australia’s taste continues to be at the tip of listener’s tongues. Judging by the recent buzz created by Melbourne’s Little Red, there’s seemingly another name to add to that list.
Late last year, Midnight Remember arrived from Little Red and turned some heads. Little Red has since signed with True Panther Records, home to lovely Delorean, Girls and Tanlines, who …

Chad Valley – Now That I’m Real (How Does It Feel) from Lucy Bridger on Vimeo.
Seattle Scenester got a chance to catch up with Chad Valley, the emerging New Wavist from the ever-so-thriving Oxford scene. Chad Valley (Hugo Manuel) has put out two EPs in the last year and has become quite the name drop in the blog world. Hugo is the lead singer of another notable Oxford band, Jonquil. Above is a gem from his latest EP, Equatorial Ultravox. Chad Valley will be playing at The Crocodile with Active …

Sonny Smith and his friends (and backing band) The Sunsets are working their way back to Seattle to play The Funhouse on Tuesday, June 28th. Sonny brings his innocent, lovey dovey doo-wop songs from San Francisco on the first leg of their US/CANADA tour with The Sandwitches. Seattle’s Seapony, who Seattle Scenester has seen on several accounts, will be opening for the show.
Sonny and the Sunsets have kept mouths fed for the past couple years. In 2007, The Sunsets, a rotating group of Bay area kids well known in the …

Every college band’s dream is to escape the inebriated house party circuit and make some music for the greater ear. The New Division, originally a dorm room project by frontman John Kunkel, has done exactly that. In 2007, Kunkel created a four-piece out of California Baptist University, keeping the name and the synthy influence. Kunkel has continued to be the brain child of much of the writing and sound while his mates have aided in their great live shows, playing out of Riverside, California. Over the past three years, The …

For those that have seen the lines of hundreds of attractive individuals, possibly in wigs, tuxes, or short skirts on First and University, you might still be wondering what sort of mischief was missed. Seattle Art Museum throws a quarterly party, one of Seattle’s best at that, dubbed SAM Remix. On Friday, March 11th, SAM will open its doors to young and old for yet another sold-out SAM Remix party.
For the uneducated, it’s one of the few opportunities to see SAM at night full of dancing smiles with drinks in …

Fans, longtime listeners, and die-hard radio junkies will be finally be able to put a face to the compelling, endearingly nasal-like voice that captures our attention each week. Legendary storyteller Ira Glass is making his way to the west coast Saturday, August 21 for a performance at Benaroya Hall.
Developer, producer, and host of Chicago Public Radio’s “This American Life,” Glass brings unique and compelling stories to nearly 1.5 million ears each week. The show, which debuted in 1995, has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism, and Glass was named …

There is always something extra exciting about a concert at The Paramount. It’s partially due to the ambiance of walking into that place and knowing you’re not going to see Annie’s red hair screaming about her “Hard Knock Life”, rather an awesome concert with unbeatable sound and acoustics. If I could see any of my favorite musicians at a venue in Seattle, it would be at The Paramount.
That said, I was jazzed to hear that one of my favorite bands was headlining at The Paramount this last Saturday. Lucky enough …

Walking into the Seattle Art Museum has never been so fun. As you walk up to the front door, you can’t help but notice a line of a few hundred “Seattle” branded people waiting to get in the door. Although this particular SAM REMIX party sold out, there was a fair amount of people with leftover tickets hovering around the front door. You couldn’t help but notice a fair amount of people dressed in wigs which is hardly a rare thing but there were just enough to notice some sort …

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