What a loss of faith means for the former Pedro the Lion frontmans family, fans, and career.
By Paige Richmond
Wednesday, November 04
David Bazan doesn't fear hell anymore. He used to lose sleep over it, worrying about the fate of his soul."I have lied awake for 45 minutes or an... More >>
ABBA, lots of Iggy Pop, and all those discs youve slipped him on the road.
By Duff McKagan
Wednesday, November 04
Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan currently fronts the band Loaded and writes for Reverb, our music blog, every Monday and Thursday.... More >>
A rockabilly trio lets a drummer into the band and a beard into the house.
By Chris Kornelis
Wednesday, November 04
I show up at Roy Kay's Madrona home with a beard, a ponytail, and a Bic razor. Inside, three members of Kay's quartet, the Roy Kay Combo, are... More >>
Maynard James Keenan hits the road with his comic sideshow.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, November 04
Maynard James Keenan wants to make it perfectly clear that his latest project isn't a grab for any sort of brass ring. "People will say to me,... More >>
Dirty Projectors ~ Wednesday, November 4This New York trio (which adds two members when touring) is as easy to love as Animal Collective and as... More >>
The first Nirvana album was probably the last one you heard, but it marks a critical chapter in Seattle music history.
By Chris Kornelis
Wednesday, October 28
Because Krist Novoselic writes a column for our Daily Weekly blog, and because the Nirvana co-founder can be difficult to track down, many people... More >>
The drummer on most Bleach tracks talks about Nirvana's "Doom
Pop" sound, naming "About a Girl," and Endino's snack attacks.
By Krist Novoselic
Wednesday, October 28
Bleach was recorded during two different sessions. The first was a demo done in early 1988 with drummer Dale Crover, now best known as a member... More >>
Nirvana's debut could have been the band's swan song. Instead it was
the start of the sound that made Seattle famous.
By Gillian G. Gaar
Wednesday, October 28
Nirvana was the opening act for Tad and Mudhoney at Sub Pop's first Lame Fest on June 9, 1989, at the Moore. Just a year earlier, it would have... More >>
Jack Endino recorded an unknown, unnamed band at an unmemorable
session that he'll never forget.
By Chris Kornelis
Wednesday, October 28
Jack Endino had only been making records professionally for 18 months when he got a call from a kid in Aberdeen who wanted to make a demo with... More >>
Nirvana's influence is prevalent even among SoCal stoner-rockers.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, October 28
Halfway through Fu Manchu's set at Neumos last Saturday night, the band pulled out "Superbird," an ode to the Plymouth muscle car from their 2003... More >>
The TripwiresHouse to House (Spark and Shine)At last year's REVERB, I was immediately taken with the Tripwires for this reason: In their power... More >>
Lucero ~ Thursday, October 29Some styles of music just don't fit with storytelling. Others require it. For this group, made up of backstreet... More >>
They're in no hurry to grow up, but the Seattle band's music is more mature than it seems.
By Sara Brickner
Wednesday, October 21
I don't think I'm that much smarter than a sixth-grader," says David Crane, who teaches seventh grade and is the frontman for BOAT. "I've been... More >>
"If you could lick your balls," chuckles Meshell Ndegeocello, "you would!" With that playfully indelicate visual, Ndegeocello illustrates a point... More >>
Marc Seales, Thomas Marriott, and a kid named Eldar.
By Mark D. Fefer
Wednesday, October 21
Marc Seales GroupsThis is Earshot's week for pianists, starting with Seales, Seattle's dean of jazz keys. The UW prof has been taking care of... More >>
Josh OttumLike the Season (Cheap Lullaby)Josh Ottum, formerly of Friends for Heroes, is all over the place in the finest sense of the phrase. His... More >>
The sonic fraternity of the Jesus Lizard, Fu Manchu, and KARP.
By Hannah Levin
Wednesday, October 21
I don't know where or how it originated, but the whole "Rocktober" phenomenon is probably the only thing that keeps me from going batshit with... More >>