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. Shabazz Palaces. Photo by Kelly O

Big news this morning that Sub Pop has signed Shabazz Palaces. Here's a celebratory five-song mix for your listening pleasures:


Congrats to all involved! Get info at Sub Pop and cultivated obscurity at shabazzpalaces.com

Book Mountain

. Peter Aaron in the new Elliott Bay Book Company. Photo by Kelly O

The Stranger just posted an article and work-in-progress photos on Elliott Bay Book Company's forthcoming move, from its long-time home in Pioneer Square up to 10th Avenue between Pike and Pine on Capitol Hill. That's right around the corner from my office! It's a bummer that Elliott Bay is moving, but it is the opposite of a-bummer that Elliott Bay will be right around the corner from my office!

Click here to check it out.