That's right -- the Gypsy Squares monthly square dance is returning, starting January 31, 2015! We'll be back in the same venue, which is under new management and has a new name: the Stone Way Cafe. The cafe looks great, with a completely updated interior and menu, including new floors! We hosted the Gypsy Squares monthly for two years. In that time it became established as a great neighborhood dance. The venue is a rare one: open to all ages but still serving beer and wi

Few things are more satisfying to a musician than playing tunes while 7000 strangers smile, wave, and thank you for making their day a good one. Sure, these spectators may be 22 miles into a 26 mile foot-race, a bit dehydrated, perhaps delirious, and running up what seems to be an endless hill, but Rabbit Stew’s old-time music at the Seattle Marathon has created a distraction, a landmark, and a brief moment of comfort for thousands of runners over the years. While we love pla