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Zion's Gate Records
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Music Stores
1100 E Pike St
Seattle,
Washington 98101
(206) 568-5446
Zion's Gate Record's is an awesome record store located a few blocks up from Broadway on E Pike in...
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Zion's Gate Record's is an awesome record store located a few blocks up from Broadway on E Pike in Capital Hill.
Zion's gate has an excellent selection and specializes in dance hall, dub, and reggae.
This is a huge record store and you can spend days looking and listening through the various vinyl collection. There are two turntables outward facing the front window of the shop so that you can watch people walk by as you sample the large stacks you pull from the shelves.
Zion's gate also stocks some techno, DnB, and House but this is the spot if your looking for Dub or Dancehall.
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Wall of Sound
Category:
Music Stores
315 E Pine St
Seattle,
Washington 98122
(206) 441-9880
Wall of Sound is a new and used CD and record store located on E Pine st one block east of RT 5....
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Wall of Sound is a new and used CD and record store located on E Pine st one block east of RT 5. This store specializes in experimental, electronic, and world music. Very interesting selection of music can be found here and you can listen to everything before you buy it. There is a small collection of used records also.
What makes this store interesting is that it seems to share the space with Comfounded Books which sells graphic novels. Very fun store to peruse through. Check out the experimental music selection.
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Venus Karaoke
Category:
Karaoke
601 S King St
Seattle,
Washington 98104
(206) 264-1779
I'll admit it. I'm a karaoke junkie. My friends and I call it our ‘group hobby’. When we don’t...
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I'll admit it. I'm a karaoke junkie. My friends and I call it our ‘group hobby’. When we don’t feel like hitting the bars, we go to booth karaoke. Venus is one of the two options we have found in the city. The good part—all of their music selections are through some online server, so the music queues up fast. The bad side, there are no binders to flip through, so you have to navigate on a secondary, small tv with a remote controller to search for and program the song you want. It doesn’t disrupt the person who is singing, so that is good. The search feature is ok. Selection is decent, probably its biggest downside. Many of the English songs have alternative karaoke videos with japanese actors. The rooms are kind of fun and barrack like in a modern minimalist kind of way. They offer 8 different languages to choose from. I've only been once, but it was a fun evening with good friends.
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Trading Musician the
Category:
Bands & DJs
5908 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle,
Washington 98105
(206) 522-6707
need to find the perfect instrument, but don't want to pay a high price? well, if you don't mind...
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need to find the perfect instrument, but don't want to pay a high price? well, if you don't mind using a used, recycled one, this is a perfect place to go looking for one. they have everything from the perfect drum set to give your fifteen year old for christmas, to the antique, beautiful violin for your aunt jane for her birthday! staff are extemley knowledgeable and helpful. don't forget to pick up some earplugs!
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I can remember going to the Tower stores in Bellevue before they closed down. In the early...
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I can remember going to the Tower stores in Bellevue before they closed down. In the early nineties they seemed to have everything. Unfortunately, they have declared bankruptcy and will be closing in a few months. But, until they close they are still a business and with their new prices (20 to 40 percent off) it is worth going. Tower cannot rival online stores in certain areas but they do have a great selection of local music that is hard to find online. They also have a great classical music section and will allow you to listen to their music in the store before you buy. Customer service here has always been great and the ambiance likewise great. So shop at Tower now before they close.
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Teatro Zinzanni is a zany, outlandish experience complete with delicious food. Tom Douglas...
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Teatro Zinzanni is a zany, outlandish experience complete with delicious food. Tom Douglas designed the menus for Teatro, which explains why the food is so dang good. They cater to both meat-eaters and vegetarians, which I was thankful for during my vegetarian phase.
The entire evening is well choreographed, complete with embarrasing diners and mid-air acrobatics. Their drinks are out of this world; I've never had a better lemon drop.
It's expensive, so treat yourself!
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Our family's lives have been forever enriched by the fabulous musical programs available at the...
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Our family's lives have been forever enriched by the fabulous musical programs available at the Suzuki Institute. Children as young as 4 can begin with a "sing and play" class to familiarize themselves with music sounds, ryhthm, and music theory. These classes are fun games that are interactive and instructional, but children are joyfully engaged and really have no idea that they are learning!
The Institute has many supportive instructors in both piano and strings, who have a passion and patience for teaching children. Kids have two lessons each week, one individual and one group lesson, and several recitals a year. One of our boys had piano instruction for 6 years before moving on to trumpet, our other is in his 6th year of violin. This school does teach children to read music, although I understand that some strict advocates of the "Suzuki method" do not.
There are other organizations like the Music School of the NW, just off Aurora on about 90th, that also have children's music programs. They also might be a good resource for finding teachers in your area. Good for you for helping to bring music into your child's life!
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Soundwaves
Category:
Music Stores
151 SW 152nd
Seattle,
Washington 98168
(206) 248-3959
If you are looking for hard-to-find live versions and import releases of your favorite artists,...
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If you are looking for hard-to-find live versions and import releases of your favorite artists, Soundwaves is your kind of place. They also carry a large selection of releases on vinyl as well as mainstream releases on CD. Before ebay, I used to special order a lot of imports from here, which is still a good way to go if you want more assurance of a quality recording.
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Sonic Boom Records
Category:
Music Stores
2209 NW Market St
Seattle,
Washington 98107
(206) 297-2666
Sonic Boom in Ballard is excellently located, near Archie McPhee, Cupcake Royale, the Majestic...
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Sonic Boom in Ballard is excellently located, near Archie McPhee, Cupcake Royale, the Majestic Bay, and many good restaurants and bars. They have a great selection of CDs at reasonable prices - I got the latest Sleater-Kinney there last year for $10.99. Occasionally they have amazing sales too. You can also come to Sonic Boom for vinyl, band posters, fliers for shows, and music publications.
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Sonic Boom Records
Category:
Music Stores
514 15th Ave E
Seattle,
Washington 98112
(206) 568-2666
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