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It’s official, Obi Kaufmann will do a show at Bedlam in November. Still working out the exact date his work will go up. I know it’s kinda soon to mention this, but I’m really excited. Obi Kaufmann had his first show, at my first coffeeshop in Pullman (Sidewalk Coffee & Tea) so getting him to show here has been a dream since we opened.

see more of his work at >http://www.obikaufmann.com/

Amy Courts playing at Bedlam Coffee, July 31st 2009

At the start of a concert tour inside state prisons Amy Courts take a break from the road to sit on Bedlam’s couch for an acoustic set. Bedlam’s first “Couch Set”

Bedlam Coffee
2231 2nd ave
Seattle,WA 98121
206-910-2300

Amy Courts hails from Nashville, TN

Fresh on the heals of a west coast tour, playing at places like the Viper Room, and the House of Blues, Amy with Mariah Secrest (Tucson, AZ) head into the prisons, to bring music, some light, and perhaps a few moments of joy to the inmates. The “Activate” tour includes four prisons in the Seattle area, and has included homeless shelters and refugee centers to raise money for a myriad of charities such as Mocha Club, an African aid organization, and Not For Sale, a sex trafficking organization for whom we sell products made by former sex slaves and thereby help keep them OUT of slavery.

Currently Amy is Offering a free download of “Shiver” sponsored by Microsoft. “Shiver” From Amy’s first full length album: These cold and rusted lungs. The download can be found at http://www.myspace.com/windows?homepage=amycourts

Bedlam is very excited to have Amy at the shop, setting the style and tempo for future “Bedlam’s Couch” shows of the same of similar kind. Amy’s set starts at 8pm, with an opening act on the sidewalk in front of the shop by “Jazz Jericho” http://www.freewebs.com/jazjericho/grooveyourassoff.htm

Bedlam is now part of the CoCollage network.  Go here for more info about them>CoCollage Basically it’s a big public picture board in the shop, it will draw photos from your filckr account, or Facebook gallery, or you can email photos right to the screen via a unique email address.  To get started sending pics to Bedlam’s CoCollage screen go here >bedlam.cocollage.com once registered you can also send text only messages to the screen, and even text messages. So go on, get started today, can’t wait to see your stuff on the big screen. (I especially want all the numbered Bedlamites to get in on this)

The saucer section has been transported to the artist’s studio! Andie deRoux the original artist has great plans for it, including rebuilding the saucer completely, then using it to cast a mold from, once molded we could conceivably make as many saucer sections as we wanted the best use for this technology? After getting the Belltown Needle installed in  Belltown, I will peddle the saucer to other neighborhood groups to use in the construction of their very own personalized neighborhood-centric Space Needle.  With the Space Needle Corps blessing (I hope) Since yr here, you should wonder over and have a look at Andie’s stuff if you haven’t already >the Link

Bedlam Coffee is now selling Yellow Leaf Cupcakes.

Here’s what Yellow Leaf says about themselves: Our cupcakes are made fresh with limited quantities of each flavor offered daily. We make all of our baked goods in small batches, as not to jeopardize the integrity of the product. Our goal is to make sure the best product is available, never over-producing our cupcakes. We are very proud of our product and want you to enjoy them as much as we do!

Seeing how much love goes into these little gems is the best and primary reason we decided to feature Yellow Leaf in the shop.

Visit their website for the whole story > The Yellow Leaf  Cupcake Company or better yet, visit their store at

2209 4th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98121
-Belltown Neighborhood-
Mon - Fri: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Order some for your next meeting Call 206-441-4240

…So they’ve sent teams of scavengers out into the neighborhoods to troll for them.
Hm, flattering? Is it scary? hm..I don’t know. First instant coffee, now this, combine with a stenciled gunny sack ad campaign, and you’ve got a classic cry for help.

Which brings me to why I’m posting, a recent Seattle Coffee Works blog post has so completely nailed the independent coffee shop thing, that I just have to direct any and all attention I can to it. theLink> (That Chain with the Green Logo.” -Sebastian Simsch)

SO if you haven’t already read Sebastian Simsch’s brilliant article at the Seattle Coffee Works Blog, you really should, even if you aren’t a Seattle coffee shop owner,or a Barista, or a friend of a Barista, or a cousin of a girl that once lived with a Barista that made an Americano for Kurt Cobain’s assistant, it’s a good read.

Additionally- have you seen the giant drinking man at 1’st and Pike Yet, So Great! Damn, directly opposite the Pike Place Clock a brand new Seattle Icon to be photographed in front of. And people will make a B-Line for it in the walk-all-ways crosswalk.

” Starbucks? what Starbucks?”
“We just walked past it, that short dark shuttered place place back there on the corner where something better looking used be.”

-anyway, it was an inspiring article, at least for me, hopefully for others. Bedlam doesn’t want to be SCW, but we sure can appreciate the divine attention they bring to the independent coffeeshop. Applause Applause Applause for Seattle Coffee Works

ArtistSpotlight Zak Alexander, aka @enpet is currently showing a selection of paintings for sale at Bedlam. For a more complete look at Zak’s work visit his website >theLink You really need to get in and see these in person to really appreciate.

Yep, Bedlam is backing up in respect to it’s 24 hour weekends. Right now it just doesn’t seem like there’s enough interest. We will be open till 3am tho, so it’s kinda like were still doing it, and we are not ruling it our for the future. When we are busy at 3am, then we’ll bring back the 24 hour weekend thing, but for now 3am seems pretty well in line with what the customers want.

I have always loved the idea of RV’s. This is not your ordinary of list of Rv’s tho, some of these are just concepts, some of them are available now…all of them make me wanna get out and explore with all my stuff right there with me.
>the link