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The 206 is PREFUNKED and ready for Decibel Festival 2008! 2008-09-22 23:19:46 I returned to Seattle Sunday night around 8PM from three days of camping, dancing, partying in tents and jamming out to sick electronic music like next week was Armageddon, going on about three hours of sleep with a car and a face full of sand, sunburned shoulders, river hair, a pack full of wet clothes [...] Read more:ready
, Festival
Girl Power Hour 1 Year Anniversary Glance 2008-09-21 03:42:27 Culturemob.com has compiled a ton of video footage of the Girl Power
Hour 1 Year Anniversary
Glitter Party which took place Thursday night September 18th at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle. This clip is just a sample of what the atmosphere was like during the actual event.
This event was hosted by Samantha Lawton [...] Read more:Year Anniversary
REVERBFEST HITS BALLARD- Support Your Local Artists! 2008-09-19 13:59:37 Seattle Weekly’s annual local music festival REVERBFest hits Ballard like a guitar smashing down on stage, scattering its glistening goodness to all around. From the Bit Saloon to Mr. Spot’s Chai House you will find Seattle’s hottest artists as well as up-and-coming musicians pouring their souls out all over the neighborhood, and you can get [...] Read more:Support
, Local
, Artists
Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving at Fremont Oktoberfest 2008-09-18 16:06:44 The Fremont
Oktoberfest is going to be off the hook this weekend. If the Buxom Beer Garden, Miss Buxom Contest, BMX stunt riders, bratwursts and free music aren’t enough to get you excited; I’m sure the TexasChainsawPumpkin
Carving Contest will. I was fortunate enough to catch a sneak peek at it [...]
Lions Hit Seattle 2008-09-18 14:46:50 Austin Texas has this Rock / Psychedelic / Jungle band called LIONS.
The band will be in Seattle
on Friday September 19th at the Showbox at the Market. The Lions
will be playing with the Toadies and the Blakes. Their album No Generation will be re-released October 28th so you can expect them to be playing [...]
Girl Power Hour Glitter Party Part II 2008-09-15 03:23:23 Previous Girl Power
Hour Glitter Party
Blog: -power-hour-glitter-party
Part II of our story takes us back to Sam and Darnell (founders of Girl Power Hour) at the Pan Pacific Hotel (seattle) planning for their big 1 Year Anniversary Glitter Party. Click here for event details.
Check out our Video:
Special thanks to Mr. Hill for providing the [...]
Anberlin 2008-09-12 11:19:27 Who is Anberlin? All I can tell you is that Anberlin is a rock band with pop influences. This band from Winter Haven Florida is fueled with big drums by Nathan Young and leading vocals by Stephen Christian. I mean, a guy with a good voice that’s not afraid to get loud and make his [...]
Shilo’s Guide and Showcase Picks for Decibel Festival 2008 2008-09-10 18:02:42 Everyone I know is getting really excited about the upcoming 2008 Decibel Festival
taking place on Capitol Hill from September 25-28 which brings pure electronic arts mayhem to Seattle with over one hundred artists performing in twenty-four showcases at almost a dozen venues.
So how do you figure out where to go and when? Ideally you could make duplicates [...] Read more:Guide
Girl Power Hour Glitter Party 2008-09-10 05:55:20 CultureMob.com takes a behind the scenes look at the Girl Power
Hour 1 Year Anniversary Glitter Party
For details go to:
Check out our video:
That was part 1. Stay tuned for part 2.
Event Hosts Samantha Lawton and Darnell Sue spent the afternoon trying out cupcakes from WinkCupcakes.com and checking out the Pan Pacific Hotel [...]
Celine Dion Tour: Taking Chances 2008-09-09 19:29:18 Candian pop supersongstress Celine
Dion is the top-selling female vocalists in the universe. The epic sound structure of her voice combined with a dazzling personality create a story for her fans, a tale played out in giant concert halls all over the world. Celine Dion
’s tickets always sell out just as her lyrics speak to the very [...] Read more:Taking
, Taking Chances
Wild Sweet Orange at the Tractor 2008-10-10 11:58:37 Wild SweetOrange
from Birmingham, Alabama appearing at the Tractor Tavern Sunday Oct 12
They’re on tour supporting their latest CD We Have Cause To Be Uneasy
They appeared on David Letterman a while back and by the miracle of YouTube, we have a clip here
Wild Sweet Orange Upcoming Events
Sun, 10.12.08 -
w/ The Audrye Sessions
Tractor Tavern
Seattle, [...]
Dar Williams on Tour 2008-10-09 13:46:45 Singer/songwriter Dar Williams
is about to tour the U.S. in support of here latest CD release The Promised Land on Razor and Tie (now available).
Here’s an mp3 and a video for a track called “It’s Alright” for you below.
“It’s Alright” MP3
“It’s Alright” Video
Dar is…
a singer, songwriter, storyteller, mother, environmentalist and so much more. She’s
Anberlin El Corazon Winner 2008-10-09 13:05:53 The winner is…
Oliver Barnes of Federal Way, WA.
Oliver’s story reads:
My girlfriend likes Anberlin. Yes, I admit I don’t even know who they are. I can’t tell you a think about them other than what I read on myspace.com. But I love my girlfriend and I know this would make her day. So I’m am [...]
Cool hand at the tiller? 2008-10-07 21:21:10 Who do you think will have the coolest hand at the tiller of the U.S.? Don’t miss the third presidential debate on October 15. CultureMob has the “cool hand on the tiller” of where to go watch the debate.
SIXX AM Tomorrow Tonight on 90210 2008-10-07 19:39:14 SIXX:A.M.’s song “Tomorrow” will be on the new 90210 tonight.
You know that TV show 90210 right?
No, the new one!
Well Nikki Sixx’s band SIXX:A.M. will debut their song “Tomorrow” on the episode tonight.
My friend put it best:
It’s like the ‘90s all over again
Info about SIXX:A.M.: -sixx-sixx-am-tomorrow Read more:Tonight
UFO the Puppet Show 2008-10-06 19:56:38 Today I interviewed Chadwick Dahlquist who is the musical director for the production of UFO the Puppet Show (a comedy). Watch him here as he explains this great Seattle event. This event starts Thursday Oct 9th at the Theatre Off Jackson (409 7TH Ave S, Seattle). Oops!!! One correction to the video: Chadwick says the [...]
9 Movies That You Should Look Forward To Seeing 2008-10-06 12:02:14 9 Movies That You Should Look Forward
To Seeing
With 109 movies still waiting to be released in 2008, it’s nearly
impossible to see them all within the next 3 months. So for all you
movie addicts out there, we decided to compile a list of 9 movies you
should watch before the year ends.
Max Payne - October 17th
W. [...]
Evergreen Speedway Demolition Derby 2008-10-05 14:33:56 Evergreen SpeedwayDemolition
Derby and Fireworks Show
Billed as the premier demolition derby of the season, this event did not disappoint and CultureMob was there. Police chase, cars rolling over, rabid fans cheering, school busses in figure 8 races, Racey the mascot, Limo world record jump by the great Mr. Dizzy, burning rubber, boat races and [...]
Talib at Hip Hop Live! Tour 2008-10-03 19:21:43 Yo Seattle! I take it you’ve all heard about the Hip Hop
Live! Tour going down this Sunday at the Showbox at the Market
This Sunday???
Did you check out the line up?
Takib Kweli
David Banner
Little Brother
B.O.B.
I’m getting emails from promoters, record label owners and radio personalities asking me if I’m going to be there. That’s when I [...]
Spring Awakening at the Paramount 2008-10-03 16:13:13 Girl About Town teamed up with Culturemob to interview two special cast members of the hit Broadway musical Spring
Awakening (winner of 8 Tony awards, including Best Musical of the Year).
This is the video of Darnell Sue interviewing cast members Claire Sparks and Lucas Wells.
Spring Awakening will be at the Paramount
Theatre (Seattle) from October [...]
Election Night Drinking Game 2008-11-03 16:32:46 The United States may be a country divided into blue and red, with some of us carving ‘B’s on our faces and some of us laughing at prank calls like 5th graders, but this Tuesday night everyone will be united by that epic American invention, the TV: crammed around a screen big or small, watching [...] Read more:Election
, Night
, Drinking
Election Night Parties in Denver 2008-10-31 18:49:09 Denver is a crazy place with lots of parties, political and otherwise. Here are the top places to watch the election results in the Mile-High City:
1. The Libertarians know how to get down, and their ElectionNight
Party at Woody’s Wood-Fired Pizza features real-live Libertarians and some free food.
2. The Election Night Simulcast at the [...] Read more:Denver
Election Night Parties in Washington D.C. 2008-10-31 17:56:11 There is no better place to be than Washington
D.C. for the momentous occasion that is the 2008 Presidential Election
. Get your friends together and head out to watch the live election returns, drink a star-spangled cocktail and scream at the TV at these top spots for election night parties:
1. Forget apple pie and baseball, [...] Read more:Night
Election Night Parties in Boston 2008-10-31 16:33:43 If America was born of the mingling thoughts of freedom by our founding fathers, then Boston
is certainly where some of the magic happened. From the Boston Common to Park Street Church to the site of the famous tea party, this New England gem has ‘I LOVE AMERICA” written all over its face. With an [...] Read more:Election
, Night
Election Night Parties in Austin 2008-10-31 15:47:34 Since moving away from Austin
in 2000 I have described the city over and over as a “tiny liberal island in a vast conservative sea.” Here’s hoping those liberal islanders have something to celebrate as they watch the election returns filter in. Just remember: you may want to take that Obama sticker off your car [...] Read more:Election
, Night
Election Night Parties in Chicago 2008-10-30 19:04:05 There is no city in the country that will be buzzing more than Chicago
on election night, and after you vote on November 4 there is nothing left to do but take a deep breath and join your fellow Americans to watch the live election returns, hold hands and cry/pray/yell, and drink red-white-and-blue cocktails like [...] Read more:Election
, Night
Election Night Parties in San Francisco 2008-10-29 18:38:43 How will the fantastic saga of the 2008 presidential election play out? No one knows, except maybe Diebold, but one thing is sure: you want to watch the results surrounded by your compatriots with drink in hand. In San Francisco
there are tons of election night parties; here are the best places to get your [...] Read more:Election
, Night
, San Francisco
Election Night Parties in Portland 2008-10-29 16:22:13 Portland is a beautiful green city, full of nice characters, some really great music, a tram, a giant bookstore, and a shiny clean dose of political activism. Which means, come November 4th, the Portlanders will be out and about and looking for a place to watch the election returns, gather with neohippie friends and drink [...] Read more:Election
, Night
Election Night Parties in Seattle 2008-10-27 18:53:04 Republicans are Red,
Democrats are Blue
Whatever you voted,
There’s drinkin’ to do!
Seattle
is a political town, full of passion and outspoken characters, luke-warm initiatives and hot debates on the street, sign-filled protests and the ubiquitous LaRouche booth. You know you care, so for the red-white-and-blue epic adventure that is the 2008 presidential election, after you vote don Read more:Election
, Night