Feb 13, 2020 | Feature, Featured, Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
What happens when you merge fluid improvisation and subtle noise with traditional Arabic music—then add the talent of a guitar master? The Vancouver-based band Haram aims to find out. Led by award-winning oud virtuoso Gordon Grdina, Haram will be joining us at Town...
Feb 7, 2020 | Feature, Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near-forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
Feb 6, 2020 | Listening Guide, Town Crier
In this week’s interview, Chief Correspondent Steve Scher talks with Dan Esty about solutions to big problems like climate change. Esty outlines ways to bridge political perspectives in order to approach climate change as a serious issue while maintaining...
Feb 4, 2020 | Editorial, Feature, Featured, Town Crier
On February 20 at Town Hall, Nick Buccola brings to the the stage a debate about race reverberating 50 years on. “I knew I was black, of course, but I also knew I was smart. I didn’t know how I was going to use my mind, or even if I could, but that was the only thing...
Jan 31, 2020 | Listening Guide, Town Crier
In this week’s interview, Chief Correspondent Steve Scher talks with H.W. Brands about the American West. Brands outlines what we think of today as the West, and highlights the dreams of wealth that inspired American settlers. He discusses the struggles between...
