Columbia City Theater photo courtesy of the venue BY M.V. SMITH The Columbia City Theater has been a vital part of Seattle’s cultural fabric for over a century. Originally a neighborhood movie theater, performers ranging from a pre-fame Jimi Hendrix to Wilco have...
View of Calluna interior. Photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn. BY FRANK KOHL Jazz has found a new home in Seattle! After a two-year struggle with the pandemic and the mystery of which jazz venues will survive, this gem of a listening room has emerged. Welcome to Calluna, the...
Nancy Erickson photo courtesy of the artist. On a Saturday in early December, I visited the Pacific Room Alki for a performance by jazz singer Nancy Erickson. It was a typical cold Seattle winter night: the rain fell at a steady pace as winter whipped itself into a...
Town Hall photo by Steve Dubinsky. By Whitney Bashaw For two years, one of Seattle’s beloved cultural institutions was closed for renovations. Town Hall Seattle’s programming returns home to the former church on Eighth and Seneca. Built about a century ago as a...
Mara Palma and Brian Puchea photo by Bruce Tom. By Lucienne Aggarwal Café Nordo’s Culinarium and new jazz lounge, the Knife Room, located in the heart of Pioneer Square provide an enticing atmosphere to imbibe live music, art, and theater. The two venues under one...