Chelsea W.

  • Let off some steam

        — Posted by Chelsea W. I don’t know about you guys, but I have been super stressed out lately. And, when this happens, I find it best to find a good album and turn up the music really LOUD and to LET IT ALL OUT. Here are three albums to help that help… Continue reading

  • Get lost in some music

    Posted by Chelsea W. For me, lately, for personal reasons and also because of the stop-and-go-and-stop-again nature of the seasonal shift currently in motion, I’ve re-realized how fun it is to just get sort of lost sometimes. Take a break from the mundane and boring routines of day-to-day life and lose yourself in some music… Continue reading

  • Music and poetry pairs

    Posted by Chelsea W. WIn case you haven’t heard already, April is National Poetry Month! I normally write music posts here, but I also love poetry. So, in honor of Poetry Month, I will bring music and poetry together today! Because the Library, of course, can help you get both. Recently, I was reflecting on one… Continue reading

  • Local Tunes, Part One

    Let’s take a minute to represent Seattle and the immediate Pacific Northwest! We’re all one big family with lots of talent. Lucky for us, the Seattle Public Library seems to have noticed. Here are three local albums currently in our catalog: People Eating People (Seattle, WA), People Eating People Continue reading

  • Cold Weather Music, Part Two: Me Time Edition

    With the holiday season coming to its end, I’m sure we’re all feeling a bit over-socialized. Parties, gatherings, reunions… And now a new year is coming on, and we all have a bit of thinking to do – a little planning and little resolution-making. Time to take a little “me time” and get, well, deep.… Continue reading

  • Cold Weather Music, Part One

                   Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the boom-box is so delightful… I’m sure everyone has noticed: It’s getting A LOT colder outside. It’s getting bleaker and bleaker out there, and we’re all of course just trying to stay warm and awake. And as the holiday season sashays… Continue reading