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SEATTLE WEEKLY ASKS LOCAL MUSICIANS ABOUT THE LEGACY OF GRUNGE IN SEATTLE

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Seattle Weekly
Leading up to the Reverb Festival taking place in Ballard this Saturday, Seattle Weekly has been publishing short Q&A’s with local artists about the influence of the Seattle music explosion of 1991 and how it relates to bands in the area today. A diverse selection of musicians have given their two cents, from The Screaming Trees’ Mark Pickerel to Mash Hall’s Larry Mizell Jr. to singer/songwriter Kelli Schaefer. The answers have largely been positive, but some of them may surprise you.

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MALICE AND MARIO SWEET – SPEED OF LIGHT VIDEO BY JUSTO

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MARIO SWEET
Presented in a collage of candid video clips, photo stills and live performance, the music video for “Speed of Light” created by Justo is an intimate and extremely creative look into the musical lives of his close friends and Seattle artists Malice and Mario Sweet. Shout out to Larry Mizell Jr. for enlightening us with the knowledge of the video’s existence and excellence. Watch the multimedia saturated music video below.
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ATTEND THE SEATTLE HIP-HOP CAREER & BUSINESS EXPO

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Seattle Hip-Hop Career & Business Expo
The Seattle Hip-Hop Career & Business Expo, scheduled for October 9, is part of the Seattle City of Music Festival and will focus on introducing young people who are part of the hip-hop generation to the many career and business opportunities in and around hip-hop music and culture as well as providing aspiring artists and entrepreneurs with tools to grow their careers and businesses. Featured guests include Ben London (Media Rights Manager, Hewlett Packard), Devon Manier (Sport N Life Records), Tony Kiewel (Head of A&R, Sub Pop), Larry Mizell Jr. (The Stranger, KEXP), David Meinert (Fuzed Music), Kate Becker (Seattle Theater Group) and many more. To learn more information about the event, follow the link.

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LISTEN TO LOCAL MUSIC EXPERTS TALK SUMMER MUSIC ON KUOW

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KUOW
With our live music scene, especially the festivals, getting better and better, the quality of local bands skyrocketing, the recent inception of the City of Music Commission and the success of local record labels and other music businesses, Seattle is poised to make a major comeback as one of the premier music cities in the nation. Local music authorities Josh Powell, program director at the Vera Project, Larry Mizell Jr, writer for The Stranger host of KEXP “StreetSounds” and Music Commissioner and Liz Riley, cofounder and editor of Three Imaginary Girls, talk with KUOW’s Steve Scher about Summer Music, the state of Seattle’s music scene and BBQing. Give it a listen after the link.

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