Get ready to DANCE, Seattle! Dave Vann
Seattle isn’t exactly known as a dancing town.
While Lizzo and Beyoncé-themed nights at clubs bring out young folks ready to lose their shit to “Good As Hell” for the umpteenth time, there aren’t tons of spots that consistently offer a space to dance to live music, especially by local artists. But Ahamefule J. Oluo wants to change all that.
Every fourth Friday, the noted Seattle-based trumpeter, composer, and writer now brings a party/concert called The Shrine to the Crocodile. It kicked off at the venue last month—and its goal? To play a heady mix of jazz, funk, and other Black and West