And downtown, at Westlake, was a spot where a lot of graffiti writers and skateboarders would hang out.” What is now known as Cal Anderson Park-back then, I don’t even know what we called it-we hung out there. The Comet Tavern had a street wall, and you could legally write graffiti there, so that was a spot we would kick it at. As a fifth- and sixth-grader, I got into writing graffiti. “That was an easy access point to culture and the arts for me, at a very young age. “I grew up in Capitol Hill, really close to Broadway,” says Macklemore, now 33. Whatever he chooses to do next is a mystery and a journey for his fans, and it’s almost guaranteed to get people talking.Įach journey begins where it all began for Macklemore – in Seattle. These sightings are a reflection of Macklemore’s style – he’s a performer who is as independent-minded and spontaneous as he is artistically bold and outspoken. In addition to major ticketed events, Macklemore tends to appear suddenly in Seattle – here and there, with little notice. And when he showed up at the 2014 Seattle Pride Parade, riding in a convertible Cadillac decked out with mini rainbow flags. Such as on the evening in 2013 when the pair filmed part of the video for their song White Walls on the roof of the Capitol Hill institution Dick’s Drive-In (as well as while driving on one of the city’s liveliest streets, Broadway).Īnd the time Macklemore threw out the first pitch at a Seattle Mariners home game this spring at Safeco Field.
Seattle fans enjoy other coveted encounters with the award-winning rap star Macklemore and his producer-collaborator Lewis.
The concert was streamed globally via Amazon Music to celebrate the release of the album “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made.” But for those who packed the floor of Neumos, it was a chance to share a few relatively intimate moments with one of the hottest acts in hip-hop.
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But the Neumos show was an unexpected treat-a free bonus show for hometown fans that had been kept under wraps until just two days beforehand. It was a tiny crowd in comparison to the nearly 50,000 who attended the three sold-out concerts at Seattle Center’s KeyArena in 2013, when the hip-hop duo closed out an extensive world tour in their own backyard. On a cold, drizzly February evening outside Neumos, a small concert venue in Seattle’s buzzing Capitol Hill neighborhood, 500 fans stood in line for hours to see Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. By Albert Rodriguez for Alaska Beyond Magazine
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