Email Author Hannah Levin

2009 Stories by Hannah Levin

• Rocket Queen: Livin’, Lovin’, She’s Just a Woman

  published April 15, 2009

  Shortly before the legendary Seattle band called it quits in 2002, I caught the Fastbacks playing at the... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Brothers in Arms

  published April 8, 2009

  When I ask Garnet Keim what he thinks his younger brother Snow Keim's strengths are as a... More >>

• Gerald Collier

  published April 1, 2009

  When this show was announced nearly six months ago, the good news traveled fast. Gerald Collier’s sizable, longtime fan base was... More >>

• Gerald Collier

  published April 1, 2009

  When this show was announced nearly six months ago, the good news traveled fast. Gerald Collier’s sizable, longtime fan base was... More >>

• Rocket Queen: The Rebirth of Cool

  published March 25, 2009

  "I keep going back and forth between being really happy and very sad," said Crocodile sound engineer Jim... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Music Town, U.S.A.

  published March 18, 2009

  "We're all here because we're not all there."This is the sign hanging proudly next to the bar at... More >>

• A Shot in the Dark: Tongue-Swapping & Ginger at Club Sno

  published March 18, 2009

  The first thing I notice walking into the Snoqualmie Casino is that I'm not being assaulted by the schizoid cacophony of... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Stereo Sanctity

  published March 11, 2009

  I'm one of those Luddites who still listens to cassettes quite frequently. Part of this is simply because I have a tape deck... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Honky Tonk Angels Unite

  published March 4, 2009

  Patsy Cline was an artist with a sound so distinct and a legacy so far-reaching that it's virtually impossible to think of her... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Talk to Me

  published February 25, 2009

  D.W. Burnam will defend musical theater, but can't abide by the horrible, Beyoncé-driven "homage" we've just witnessed... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Mad Lab

  published February 18, 2009

  The band Point Juncture, WA may not be named for a genuine geographic locale, but it's clear that the relaxed... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Dead Are Alive

  published February 11, 2009

  Sub Pop began a successful courtship of Brooklyn-based band the Obits in the midst of their 20th-anniversary... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Bloody While Right

  published February 4, 2009

  Procuring notoriety as bratty troublemakers is a time-honored tradition for musicians, and one that is arguably more... More >>

• Rocket Queen: Innocent When You Dream

  published January 21, 2009

  People who appreciate Tom Waits tend to treasure his songs like precious trinkets that speak directly to... More >>

• Paramount Styles

  published January 21, 2009

  With the notable exceptions of Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto and Boss Hog’s Cristina Martinez, few figures in the mid-‘90s punk scene... More >>

• Saying Goodbye to John Spalding

  published January 14, 2009

  While anticipation for the Crocodile's re-opening (currently projected for late February) builds, it's... More >>

• Gangland Security

  published January 7, 2009

  Shortly after midnight last Saturday, gunfire erupted backstage during a hip-hop show at Chop Suey on Capitol... More >>