As our cash-strapped state prepares to cut services for the poor and mentally ill, billions of dollars in tax breaks and exemptions are still being doled out.
As our cash-strapped state prepares to cut services for the poor and mentally ill, billions of dollars in tax breaks and exemptions are still being doled out.
Parson Red Heads ~ Thursday, February 4Maybe it's because their name reminds me ofone of my all-time favorite records, Willie Nelson's legendary... More >>
A rockin couple seeks to fill a gaping hole in the queer-centric punk club scene.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, February 03
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the Orient Express in SoDo seems unoccupied, save for a lone bartender and a bemused hostess. However, navigate the... More >>
Less than a minute after I walked into Georgetown Music Store recently, Michael Hitt, guitar in hand, shot me a grin and encouraged me to "feel... More >>
Feral Children (CD release) ~ Wednesday, January 27See Rocket Queen. With John Atkins, Jabon. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9442. 8 p.m. $8.The Ax... More >>
How Johnny Marr made Gary Jarman's rock-and-roll wet dream come true.
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Wednesday, January 27
Growing up in the small town of Wakefield in northern England, Gary Jarman dreamt of two things: Being in a big-time rock-'n'-roll band someday,... More >>
Unlike most bands, Maple Valley's Feral Children lives up to its name.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, January 27
No one's ever going to mistake Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock for a humble rodent. However, the organic and unpredictable sonic environment... More >>
Meet the 25-year-old, Grammy-nominated Seattleite youve never heard of, at the local label that gets no respect (in town anyway).
By Brian J. Barr
Wednesday, January 20
Rural Appalachia is not generally regarded as a breeding ground for the arts, but it was in a house on a hillside in the West Virginia woods that... More >>
The punk legend comes to town with a new memoir, Just Kids.
By Chris Kornelis
Wednesday, January 20
Twenty years after the death of her friend and lover, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, punk-rock pioneer Patti Smith has released Just Kids, her... More >>
Two experimental bands find common cause in unsettling sounds.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, January 20
On a frigid and windy night one week before Christmas, Chop Suey is pleasantly full, if not quite sold out, for the latest offering from Portable... More >>
The assured songwriting of Kaylee Cole, Shenandoah Davis, and Barton Carroll belies their relative youth.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, January 20
While it's not unusual to hear young musicians complaining about how difficult it can be to get their foot in the door of the local music scene,... More >>
Fruit Bats ~ Friday, January 22Multi-instrumentalist Eric Johnson may have spent the past few years moonlighting as a member of the Shins, but... More >>
Hockey ~ Wednesday, January 13Portland's Hockey is already a huge hit in the UK, and it probably won't be long before we follow suit over here.... More >>
Were all gonna die, and Joseph Arthur wants to sing you a song about it.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, January 13
The closing track on Berlin, Lou Reed's 1973 late-blooming masterpiece, is entitled "Sad Song." Indeed it is a sad song, with Reed voicing a... More >>
It feels a lot like 93, except with more styles to choose from.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, January 13
In 1993, just prior to the release of Nirvana's In Utero, a friend and I were walking down Broadway, talking through a list of bands we wanted to... More >>