Music
The best and latest music writing from The Stranger
Nobody Is Safe From the Rumba
Sacha Maxim Brings Latin Sounds Home With Disco Mundo
This story originally appeared in The Stranger’s 2026 Queer Issue. It’s easy to glamorize the life of a record store owner. Just look at High Fidelity (both the original and the remake). Shooting the shit all day with your similarly music-obsessed friends while you mercilessly judge the tastes of customers—what more could you ask for?…
Kinsey Lee Doesn’t Make Hot Tracks, She Makes Cold Cuts
Take a Bite of Her Debut Solo Album
Pop Loser: Smash Your Cell Phone, Bring Your Binoculars
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Crocodile Security Staff Organize After Sale of Venue
The Collective Seeks Raises, Safer Working Conditions, Hazard Pay
The Crocodile Plots Its Future
The Belltown Staple Is Under New Ownership and Out of Debt
Pop Loser: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Charli’s Version)
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Things to Do in June: Music
The Best Concerts and Dance Nights Happening This Month
Pop Loser #31: SOPHIE Summer
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I Smell Something in the Air…It Smells Like the KEXP BBQ
See Ty Segall, Arlo Parks, Angine de Poitrine, and More
Pop Loser #30: Babydoll Dresses, Godless Whores, and Sapphic Shoegaze
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The Seattle Opera Hosted Its First Official Furry Night
And You Can Thank Chester the Geroo for the Honor
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