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Music that 'pushes sonic boundaries' tops 2023 critics poll

The Seattle Times has released its annual Best Local Albums of the Year list for 2021. Local music writers, DJs, and playlisters submit their top ten favorite local albums, and the list is made up of the albums with the most votes. KUOW’s Kevin Kniestedt sat down with Michael Rietmulder, music writer for the Seattle Times and curator of the list, about the top three albums on the list, and one of his personal favorites that made the cut.
- Kevin Kniestedt
Seattle's queens of Christmas camp are back

BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to Seattle for another take on their "The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show."
- Katie Campbell
A visit to Milwaukee's famous 'Candy Cane Lane'

For nearly 40 years, residents of a neighborhood in a Milwaukee suburb have gone wild with their Christmas decorations. And it's a long standing tradition to take a drive through "Candy Cane Lane."
- Eddie Morales
Parranda! In Puerto Rico, young people keep a Christmas musical tradition alive

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.
- Adrian Florido
In which we toot the horn of TubaChristmas, celebrating its 50th brassy birthday

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)
- Neda Ulaby
The Year in Pictures: Memorable moments of 2023

The last year in Seattle and western Washington brought moments of both heartache and joy.
- Juan Pablo Chiquiza
Every era has its own 'American Fiction,' but is there anything new to say?

In Cord Jefferson's directorial debut, Jeffrey Wright plays a frustrated author who echoes earlier Black protagonists in movies like Hollywood Shuffle and Bamboozled.
- Aisha Harris
Seattle’s year in politics and art

It has been a big year for our city. We became the center for a fentanyl epidemic, and fierce political fights over how to respond to it. But the city’s art scene also brought us some joy and delight. Bill Radle talked through some of the biggest stories in politics, the arts, and more at the Year in Review live with KUOW Arts Reporter Mike Davis, Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg and Po
- Clare McGrane
Picking out a Christmas tree for this mom and son is a literal race against the clock

In a nod to fond family traditions, a mother and son in upstate New York literally race to pick out a Christmas tree each year.
- Rachel Martin
Internet decor legends redefine the Christmas tree

Marco Zamora and Juan "El Creativo" Renteria, an LA-based creative pair, have created a spiral sculpture that gives the illusion of floating in the air.
- Vanessa Romo

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