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We Make Music for Heads

We Make Music for Heads

TV Star Talk Influences, Burnout, and Their Plan to Achieve “Medium Indie-Rock Stardom.”

by Audrey Vann

Love Notes, Letters, and Trolls: April 1-April 17, 2026

WATCH: Seattle-Based Photographer Nate Gowdy on Documenting ICE in Minneapolis

Dear Hendrix

Arts

Dear Hendrix

In This House We Believe Cal Raleigh Is the MVP

SIFF Unveils Full 2026 Lineup That’s Shining With Local Gems

Arts

SIFF Unveils Full 2026 Lineup That’s Shining With Local Gems

You’ll Kick Yourself if You Miss These

LATEST COLUMNS

The Art of Stupidity

The Art of Stupidity

Stranger Suggests: The People’s Princess of Ireland, A ’90s Rock Memoir, and the Seattle Torrent’s Pride Night

Suggests

Stranger Suggests: The People’s Princess of Ireland, A ’90s Rock Memoir, and the Seattle Torrent’s Pride Night

Dear Hendrix

Arts

Dear Hendrix

The Little Pokémon Gym That Could

The Little Pokémon Gym That Could

I Saw U: Singing on Top of Mt. Erie, Riding the 70 at Night, and Pulling Me out of Lake Washington in October

I Saw U

I Saw U: Singing on Top of Mt. Erie, Riding the 70 at Night, and Pulling Me out of Lake Washington in October

Outward Bound

Outward Bound

New Music You Shouldn’t Miss

Super Seattle Sonics

New Music You Shouldn’t Miss

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The Stranger in Print

Welcome to The Stranger’s April Issue

Welcome to The Stranger’s April Issue

Available Now at Hundreds of Locations Around Town!

by Stranger Staff

April 2026 Issue

The Egyptian Will Reopen This Month for a Latin American Punk Film Festival Put On by a Puppet Company

What Happened to Teatro ZinZanni?

Spring Reads for Desperate Times

Croissants for the Girlies

Whatever Happened to the Abortion Pill Stockpile?

The Lion’s Blood at Cafe Munir

Dina Martina

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If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em

If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em

Brandi Kruse tried to join the Olympia press corps she despises. It didn’t work.

By John Stang

The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year

The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year

They’re the Most Important State Races in 2026 and No One Knows Anything About Them

by Nathalie Graham

slog

Slog AM

Slog AM: US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship, Pickup Hits Two People on One Lime Bike, Ribbon Cut at Black Panther Park

April 20, 2026 9:30 am

News

Stop Putting Soap in the Fountain in Waterfront Park

April 16, 2026 2:53 pmApril 17, 2026 3:32 pm

News

Which Democrats Killed the Bill for Farmworkers Rights?

April 14, 2026 3:00 pmApril 14, 2026 3:45 pm

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 17–19, 2026

EverOut

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 17–19, 2026

April 17, 2026 10:00 am

EverOut

Ticket Alert: Sombr, The Strokes, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

April 16, 2026 1:59 pmApril 16, 2026 1:59 pm

Drag

‘Drag Race’ Episode 15: RuPaul’s LaLaPaRuza Lip-Sync Whatcha-Callit

April 15, 2026 4:53 pmApril 15, 2026 4:56 pm

Stranger Suggests: The People’s Princess of Ireland, A ’90s Rock Memoir, and the Seattle Torrent’s Pride Night

Suggests

Stranger Suggests: The People’s Princess of Ireland, A ’90s Rock Memoir, and the Seattle Torrent’s Pride Night

April 20, 2026 10:00 am

The Art of Stupidity

April 15, 2026 4:34 pmApril 15, 2026 4:34 pm

Film

Poems That Move

April 14, 2026 12:00 pmApril 14, 2026 4:08 pm

Outward Bound

April 14, 2026 10:26 amApril 14, 2026 10:26 am

News

Mayor Katie Wilson Announces a Summer Full of Bike Supremacy

April 13, 2026 4:00 pm

Slog AM: US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship, Pickup Hits Two People on One Lime Bike, Ribbon Cut at Black Panther Park

Slog AM

Slog AM: US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship, Pickup Hits Two People on One Lime Bike, Ribbon Cut at Black Panther Park

April 20, 2026 9:30 am

Slog AM: Hormuz Is (Mostly) Open; Pedestrian Deaths Are Up in Seattle; and No, You’re Not Imagining Things, Your Seasonal Allergies Really Are Getting Worse

Slog AM

Slog AM: Hormuz Is (Mostly) Open; Pedestrian Deaths Are Up in Seattle; and No, You’re Not Imagining Things, Your Seasonal Allergies Really Are Getting Worse

by Megan Seling April 17, 2026 9:40 amApril 17, 2026 9:43 am

Slog AM: Washington Wins Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster, Europe Is Running Low on Jet Fuel, and the Road to Canada Is Back Open

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Slog AM: Washington Wins Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster, Europe Is Running Low on Jet Fuel, and the Road to Canada Is Back Open

by Hannah Murphy Winter April 16, 2026 9:39 amApril 16, 2026 9:39 am

Slog AM: City Council Approves Shelter Expansion, Local Choreographer Amy O’Neal Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship Grant, More Boots on the Ground in Iran

Slog AM

Slog AM: City Council Approves Shelter Expansion, Local Choreographer Amy O’Neal Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship Grant, More Boots on the Ground in Iran

by Charles Mudede April 15, 2026 9:36 amApril 15, 2026 9:37 am

Slog AM: Iran War Not Good for Seattle Economy, Portland Amazon Worker Dies and Warehouse Keeps Working, the Makah Tribe Just Wants to Hunt Whales

Slog AM

Slog AM: Iran War Not Good for Seattle Economy, Portland Amazon Worker Dies and Warehouse Keeps Working, the Makah Tribe Just Wants to Hunt Whales

by Hunter Pauli April 14, 2026 9:30 amApril 14, 2026 10:14 am

Stranger Suggests: A Safe Space for Cat People, Half-Hieroglyphs Full of Longing, and a Book Documenting Seattle’s Graffiti Culture

Suggests

Stranger Suggests: A Safe Space for Cat People, Half-Hieroglyphs Full of Longing, and a Book Documenting Seattle’s Graffiti Culture

One Really Great Thing to Do Every Day of the Week

by Audrey Vann, Julianne Bell, Amanda Manitach, Charles Mudede, Todd Hamm and Nathalie Graham April 13, 2026 11:45 amApril 13, 2026 11:46 am

Slog AM: A Missing Beaver in Seattle, Trump Fights With the Pope, Hungary’s Right Wing Prime Minister Loses Election Handily

Slog AM

Slog AM: A Missing Beaver in Seattle, Trump Fights With the Pope, Hungary’s Right Wing Prime Minister Loses Election Handily

by Nathalie Graham April 13, 2026 9:30 amApril 13, 2026 9:54 am

There’s a New Fungus Among Us

News

There’s a New Fungus Among Us

TMI? No, TMVII, the Sexually Transmissible Ringworm!

by Vivian McCall April 10, 2026 3:00 pmApril 17, 2026 9:36 am

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 10–12, 2026

EverOut

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: Apr 10–12, 2026

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, Cutie Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20

by EverOut Staff April 10, 2026 2:00 pm

Washington State Has a Public Defense Crisis

News

Washington State Has a Public Defense Crisis

The State Could Get McCleary’d Again

by Nathalie Graham April 10, 2026 1:00 pmApril 10, 2026 1:34 pm

Slog AM: Anti-Millionaires Tax Suit Filed, Melania Insists She Didn’t Know Epstein, San Francisco Coffee Chain Removes Pride Flags From Stores

Slog AM

Slog AM: Anti-Millionaires Tax Suit Filed, Melania Insists She Didn’t Know Epstein, San Francisco Coffee Chain Removes Pride Flags From Stores

by Nathalie Graham April 10, 2026 9:30 am

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