Seth Sommerfeld

There’s no shortage of sonic diversity in the Inland Northwest. From smooth-spitting rappers and contemplative folk singer-songwriters to atmospheric bedroom producers and slam pit thrashers, the creative abundance in our region cranks out dozens upon doz... See more

It was just Tuesday of last week when it looked like Gonzaga might legitimately be the best team in college basketball. The Bulldogs were undefeated. They’d already blown the doors off of major conference programs like Creighton, Oklahoma and Maryland. Th... See more

There’s a reason why saying someone “needs to be the smartest person in the room” is an insult. Nobody wants to come off as a condescending jerk who pathetically has to feel superior to others via intellectual validation. Those dudes (let’s be honest, the... See more

There’s a special intimacy to the world of independent pro wrestling that you just have to experience to understand. While the massive arenas WWE books shows in provides a level of spectacle, there’s a purity to seeing wrestlers ply their trade up close i... See more

During the late ’80s hair metal ruled the rock-and-roll world. The glam-influenced brand of hard rock was big, brash, loud and lascivious. In psychological terms, it often felt like pure id in musical form. Bands like Poison and Mötley Crüe became superst... See more