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1:12 am
May. 26, 2012
Sasquatch! Friday: Killer Traffic (But No Steve Winwood), Crowd-Burning Hits (Without the Hitmakers), and Mark Lanegan (Grunge's Bad Blake)
By Chris Kornelis
Sorry, I'd have more to report had we not sat for 2-plus hours in the short stretch of road between the 90 and the Gorge. Oh, well. We got to know 95.7, the region's version of Seattle's Jack FM... More >>

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1:23 pm
May. 25, 2012
Which Seattle Musician Was Just Named LA Weekly's Whitest Musician of All Time?
By Erin Thompson
This morning, continuing their Complete Lists series, our siblings at LA Weekly presented their Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time, compiled using the following criteria:To qualify as one of our... More >>

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1:07 pm
May. 25, 2012
Gregory's Bar & Grill Turns Karaoke Korrespondent Into a Sentimental Lady
By Jeff Roman
Situated between the Red Lion and Radisson hotels just across the street from Sea-Tac Airport (on International Blvd.) is Gregory's Bar & Grill, a Wednesday to Saturday karaoke venue that's been h... More >>

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10:35 am
May. 25, 2012
If You're Not Already At Folklife or Sasquatch, Today Reverb Recommends The Planned Parenthood Benefit At The Croc
By Gwendolyn Elliott
Memorial Day weekend has arrived and with it the official start to the summer festival season. If you're not already trekking to Sasquatch or attending Folklife, Reverb's got a game plan for you... More >>

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10:13 am
May. 25, 2012
Chastity Belt's Casual Come-Ons and Stripped-Down Riffs Make Excellent Party Jams
By Julia Mullen Gordon
Chastity Belt Fuck Chastity Belt Out now, chastity-belt.bandcamp.com "This is the worst music you will ever hear. Chastity Belt is the worst band to ever exist," proudly proclaims their Bandcamp ... More >>

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10:11 am
May. 25, 2012
Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper Sasquatch! Edition: Fatal Lucciauno Talks Tupac
By Todd Hamm
Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper is a semi-regular feature on Reverb, in which we track down some of [y]our favorite MCs/rap artists and ask them to blab about their personal favorites. As... More >>

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12:00 pm
May. 24, 2012
Sonics History: How's This Gonna Work?
By Duff McKagan
With all the hubbub about the access for the Port of Seattle aside (and thank you KING-5's Chris Daniels for the traffic report this week!), it really does seem possible that we here in Seattle... More >>

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11:34 am
May. 24, 2012
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Stay Consistent, Compelling on Their New EP
By Julia Mullen Gordon
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Prehistory EP Dead Oceans Post-rock blog darlings Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band recently returned to the stage after an extended hiatus (they hadn't performed since 20... More >>

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9:33 am
May. 24, 2012
Don't Miss a Rare Northwest Appearance by The Softies Saturday at Folklife
By Julia Mullen Gordon
Indie pop duo the Softies are undoubtedly one of my favorite Northwest artists of all time, and so it's inevitable that I'm beyond excited to get the chance to see them perform their beautiful ha... More >>

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9:11 am
May. 24, 2012
The Official Decibel Festival 2012 Initial Line-Up Announcement: Carl Craig, John Talabot, Kimbra, Actress
By Eric Grandy
Today brings the official announcement of the the first half of Decibel Festival's 2012 line-up, following yesterday's unauthorized and disavowed leak. Sharp readers will note several similarities... More >>

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7:00 am
May. 24, 2012
Cher Lloyd Starts Gaining Some American Traction with "Want U Back"
By Erin Thompson
Nice Hits! is a Reverb column that unironically dissects, reviews, and appreciates the best songs of the current Top 40. It is unsnobbishly premised on the logic that just because a lot of the mus... More >>

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12:45 pm
May. 23, 2012
Decibel Festival 2012 Initial Line-Up Leaks: Orbital! John Talabot! UPDATE: "This Is Not the Decibel Line-Up"
By Eric Grandy
Seattle electronic music and arts festival Decibel may have just blown a bit of it's 2012 roll-out strategy today, when an initial line-up went live on their site and started making the social net... More >>

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12:22 pm
May. 23, 2012
Lionel Richie Will Not Play The Shanty Tavern This Friday
By Gwendolyn Elliott
We here at Seattle Weekly HQ just fielded a phone call from someone now known around the office as the "crying grandma" and after a little fun, it's time to come clean. Lionel Richie, contrary to ... More >>

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12:02 pm
May. 23, 2012
Make Time Next Week to Meet the Brooklyn Brothers
By Ma'Chell Duma LaVassar
It may or may not surprise you to learn we Seattle Weekly writers occasionally take other gigs. I recently had the pleasure of cheating on the Weekly with SIFF, previewing flicks for their festiv... More >>

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10:59 am
May. 23, 2012
Justin Bieber Is Coming To the Tacoma Dome on Tuesday, October 9
By Erin Thompson
Girls and boys, get your panties ready for throwing on stage--Justin Bieber's just announced his 2012 North American tour dates, and Washington's on the itinerary. The Biebs will perform at the Ta... More >>

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10:45 am
May. 23, 2012
Best Coast Brings Her Slightly Off-Key Summer Fun to the Neptune
By Eric Grandy
Best Cost Tuesday, May 22, 2012 The Neptune Theatre Going into last night's Best Coast show, I was thinking how hard it must be for a hyped artist to be touring behind a sophomore album that mos... More >>

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9:00 am
May. 23, 2012
Hilary Hahn Is Listening To Herself, Hauschka, and "No Diggity"
By Gwendolyn Elliott
As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every ... More >>

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7:49 am
May. 23, 2012
The Fishbone Documentary Is Now Streaming on Netflix
By Dave Lake
"They should have been the band that went way beyond any of us that were influenced by them." - Les Claypool, Primus If you're old enough to remember Fishbone from their early '90s heyday, chanc... More >>

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6:30 am
May. 23, 2012
I Can Go For That: Ten Classic Rock Covers That Are Better Than the Original
By Julia Mullen Gordon
Yesterday, we learned that Merge Records band Hospitality recently tackled the Steely Dan classic "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" for the A.V. Club's "Undercover" series. While they maintained the... More >>

Music

12:00 am
May. 23, 2012
Don't Fear the Laser
By Dave Lake
Red eyes and a smoker's cough are a common denominator among the teens and 20-somethings congregated outside the Seattle Laser Dome's box office... More >>

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12:00 am
May. 23, 2012
Through @ 2: Dicks' Picks
By Erin K. Thompson
The Situation On a recent Tuesday evening, I'm at the Ballard Smoke Shop drinking beer with local garage-pop quartet Detective Agency: drummer... More >>

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12:00 am
May. 23, 2012
Tell Me About That Song: fun.'s "We Are Young"
By Joe Williams
SW: Do you remember when and where you wrote "We Are Young"? Ruess: For the most part I was just in my car driving to meet with another producer... More >>

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11:56 am
May. 22, 2012
Today in Occult Video Debuts: Goth-Wavers Grave Babies' "Fuck Off"
By Eric Grandy
Yesterday, it was tarot cards, today it's Ouija boards. (Somewhere, Bob Larson is praying for Seattle's hipster Satanists.) Grave Babies' new clip for "Fuck Off," from last month's Gothdammit EP... More >>

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Don't Fear the Laser Don't Fear the Laser
By Dave Lake

Red eyes and a smoker's cough are a common denominator among the teens and 20-somethings congregated outside the Seattle Laser Dome's box office for a recent midnight showing of Pink… More >>

Seven Nights: The Week in Music Seven Nights: The Week in Music
By SW Staff

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Flight to Mars Mike McCready's UFO tribute band is celebrating 10 years together; tonight's show will benefit the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, a cause near and… More >>

Tell Me About That Song: fun.'s "We Are Young" Tell Me About That Song: fun.'s "We Are Young"
By Joe Williams

SW: Do you remember when and where you wrote "We Are Young"? Ruess: For the most part I was just in my car driving to meet with another producer that I… More >>

Through @ 2: Dicks' Picks Through @ 2: Dicks' Picks
By Erin K. Thompson

The Situation On a recent Tuesday evening, I'm at the Ballard Smoke Shop drinking beer with local garage-pop quartet Detective Agency: drummer Ulrika Larsson, guitarist/vocalist Nate Kruz, bassist Gwen Stubbs,… More >>

The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

Ryan Purcell and The Last Round/Friday, May 25 Ryan Purcell writes songs evocative of the places Jason Aldean sings about in his self-explanatory Middle American anthem "Fly Over States." Yet Purcell… More >>

Shannon Stephens: Weed & Feed Shannon Stephens: Weed & Feed
By Gwendolyn Elliott

When Shannon Stephens turned 35, she stopped giving a shit what people thought of her. She stopped caring if her weeds were overgrown. And she decided to start writing music… More >>

Seven Nights: The Week in Music Seven Nights: The Week in Music
By SW Staff

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 Buffalo Death Beam This folk-rock group's gentle harmonies wouldn't sound out of place in Ballard, but BDB formed when its members were students at WSU. With Yarn, Red… More >>

Duff McKagan: A Hall of Appreciation Duff McKagan: A Hall of Appreciation
By Duff McKagan

Watching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on HBO recently, I was struck by how honored I was to have been included in such an epic class… More >>

Ring My Belle: St. Paul de Vence Ring My Belle: St. Paul de Vence
By Rachel Belle

Last summer I interviewed my grandma, to record all her stories ("I was married in a jail!") before it was too late. She talked a blue streak, in the thick… More >>

Jarv Dee: Rap and Tap Jarv Dee: Rap and Tap
By Erin K. Thompson

The Situation I'm at Moe Bar on a recent Monday night, sitting across from local hip-hop artist Jarv Dee, 27, and his glass of Hennessy. He wears a flat-bill cap… More >>


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