By Glen Boyd
Alternative Pop band Vegas DeMilo will be performing an acoustic set in support of their just released 4th album Black Sheep Lodge at Easy Street Records in the West Seattle Junction on Easter Sunday March 31 from 5-6 pm.
Described by the band themselves as a 12-song response to Liz Phair’s 1990s alt-rock classic Exile In Guyville (which was itself Phair’s own response to the Stones iconic 1972 album Exile On Main Street), the new album crackles with a self-infused energy that conjures both the power-pop of bands like the Raspberries and Badfinger and the alt-rock of 1990s bands like the Smithereens and Gin Blossoms. On songs like “Charlie Watts” and “Imaginary Blondes,” the band takes on the clueless personas of the various exes and boyfriends that Phair once railed against with such righteous indignation on Guyville.
Information from Eastridge Church
Eastridge Church invites the community to celebrate Easter weekend, March 29-31, at its two campuses (Issaquah and West Seattle) with events designed for the entire family. During a season when so many people are ready for refreshing, renewal and hope, Easter could not come at a better time.
Times and age groups differ between sites. Please contact your closest community center to learn more about these events.
Ballard Community Center
March 30; 10am
Delridge Community Center
March 30, 10am
High Point Community Center
March 30, 10am
Loyal Heights Community Center
March 30, 10am
Yesler Community Center
March 30, 10am
BURIEN and DES MOINES
Des Moines Beach Park, 22030 Cliff Avenue S., Des Moines, WA. March 30, 9-11 a.m. kids ages 2-12 welcome
By Matt Vaughan Easy Street Records - Seattle
The Billboard charts are broken. They’ve been hijacked. The Top 200 is no longer viable.
The Nielsen Soundscan rating and tracking system was adopted in 1991. It was the most accurate system the record industry had ever used. So how did the charts get dirty again? In the last couple years, a NASCAR fortune-fueled entity called The Penske Media Group has purchased Soundscan and has since rebranded it under the name Luminate. They also purchased legendary chart-publishing company Billboard. So, Penske now owns the data supplier while also owning the publication that distributes the data, effectively owning the music charts.
Mission Cantina, founded by Peter Morse and others over 19 years ago has operated for the past decade under the leadership of Morse, Shawn Padilla, and Tina Schlotfeldt. It closed on February 17, bowing to costs and other issues.
Now Padilla, will re-open soon and continue to operate under the ownership of West Seattle couple Gina Topp and Ben Johnson.
Information from Seattle Department of Transportation
Since 2021, we have been evaluating and updating Healthy Streets across the city based on the trends we’ve seen in terms of community use and public feedback.
We are excited to announce that construction of this Healthy Street in West Seattle will begin this Spring! Over two years of outreach and engagement have resulted in a final design that includes many elements requested by the community—including additional walking space and ensuring ADA access.
Alki Point is a regional destination park and marine reserve habitat, as well as a destination for many popular outdoor activities like kayaking and paddle boarding, whale watching, exploring the low tides, and taking in views of the sunset and mountain range.
