I always think it’s funny whenever I see a sign that reads “Family Mexican Restaurant.” What does the “family” actually mean? Are there really Mexican restaurants that are not family friendly? Well, it turns out there are….

By Dan Cunneen The first time I spun records in public was at an “open table” night in Seattle at Linda’s Tavern in 1995. I was so clueless that I didn’t even know how to cue a record properly. But with the help of some friends milling about, I got a quick lesson. That night,...

My gal-pal Fumiyo drives a Subaru Forester, and because Subaru is a corporate sponsor of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow, she received an offer for VIP tickets to the Seattle taping of the program. She kindly asked if I’d like to join her, and as a Roadshow fan, I enthusiastically said yes. The VIP tickets included a...

by Dan Cunneen The Nightcaps are a band I put together with my pals Theresa, Garth and Bill in the mid-nineties. We wore 1960s outfits and did our best to reconstruct mid-twentieth century pop, jazz and torch. There were tons of like-minded people that mined thrift stores for old records and listened to “Music of...