Mark Baumgarten

Mark Baumgarten (born August 18, 1978) grew up in the small cow-town of Tomah, Wisconsin, before moving to Minneapolis to pursue his writing career. He eventually settled in the Pacific Northwest where he enjoys the mild winters, the music and the mountains. In the last decade he has served as music editor of Willamette Week and executive editor of City Arts, Sound, Twin Cities Metropolitan and Lost Cause magazines. He is the author of Love Rock Revolution (out July 10, 2012), and is currently the editor-in-chief for Seattle Weekly. Mark lives in Seattle.