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Reverb Last Night: Minus the Bear Redeem Themselves
Fri May 9; 1:22 pm

Photo by Meghan Peters Minus the Bear When: Thursday, May 8 Where: The Showbox at the Market When I saw Minus the Bear in spring 2006, they sucked. But last night’s show at the Showbox was a completely different experience.... More >>


Slideshows

Reviews

REVERBfest Wrap-Up

A look back at the city's only all-local music festival.

Wednesday, October 10
Is Fionn Regan Really That Bad?

And other notes from recent shows.

Wednesday, August 8
Adams Put on a Restrained, Tantrum-Free Show at the Moore

It could have put you to sleep.

Wednesday, August 1
Silverchair Goes All Young Modern, Rejects Frogstomp at the Showbox

Australian power trio didn't die in the year 2000.

Wednesday, July 25
Converted By The Polyphonic Spree, Broken By Ozzfest

Notes from recent shows around town.

Wednesday, July 18
Stephen Stills Gets Nostalgic; Deftones Get Loud

Notes on recent shows from around town.

Wednesday, July 11
Are Band of Horses Arena-Bound?

And other notes on recent sets from 3 Inches of Blood, and Bill Frisell.

Wednesday, July 4
Sasquatch! Wrap-Up, Featuring the Beastie Boys, the Arcade Fire, Björk, and More

We paid the price in sunburns for these slideshows and live tracks from the annual festival at the Gorge.

Wednesday, May 30
CD Reviews

Wednesday, April 16
New Music From Ween, Black Dice

Wednesday, November 7
New Music From Sir Richard Bishop

Wednesday, October 10
New Music From New Pornographers and Black Lips

Them’s some serious musicians behind all the vomitoriums and dick-guitars.

Wednesday, September 12
Maximo Park: Our Earthly Pleasures

Catchy guitar riffs and sneaky synths are at Chop Suey on Sunday.

Wednesday, July 18
White Stripes' Icky Thump Takes the Hard-Rock High Road, With Questionable Detours

Jack and Meg reassert their dadaist manifesto with fresh articulations, but we could have done without the bagpipes.

Wednesday, June 27

Features

Disorient Express
Subtle’s weird hop virtuosos bring the Hour Hero Yes trilogy to a close with a cerebral multimedia masterpiece.
Music By Sara Brickner

Atmosphere: The Shit Shiner
Slug knows a thing or two about polishing turds.
Preview By Ben Westhoff

Behind My Music: Vol. III
“I concentrated on music almost completely from a desire to never have to watch soap operas during lunch in the employee cafeteria.”
Music By John Roderick

It’s the End of the World as We Know It
The Dirtbombs’ apocalyptic awesomeness.
Rocket Queen By Hannah Levin

Bimbo's Refried Robot is Your Tiny Viper
How Seattle musicians pay the rent.
Day Job By Joshua McNichols

Eight is Great
Dim the sun and head to Ocho.
A Shot in the Dark By Brian J Barr

Dark Meat Drags Underground Rock Below the Mason-Dixon Line
Their live shows are art-punk spectacles torn from the pages of the most acid-fried comic books imaginable.
Music By Justin F. Farrar

Grand Archives Front Man Confronts His Critics
And brings his own pocket full of stars.
Music By Michael Alan Goldberg

Behind My Music: Vol. II
Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.
Music By John Roderick

Songs in the Key of Glee
Kelly Stoltz and UFO spring to life.
Rocket Queen By Hannah Levin

RA Scion: The Dog-Sitting MC
A look at how Seattle musicians pay the rent.
Day Job By Joshua McNichols

Your Neighborhood Doggy Daycare
It’s no surprise that Ballard’s hottest watering hole is called the Barking Dog Tavern.
A Shot in the Dark By Aja Pecknold

To Do List

Friday, May 9

Broken Disco 2.2 Gone Fishin' with Mochipet, Lusine, Codebase, Recess, Dr. Mr. M'Chateau, the Googly, Jake J., visuals by KIlling Frenzy
As Mochipet, Daly City, Cali's David Y. Wang is a man who wears a purple di... More>>
Chop Suey, Fri., May 9, 9:00pm, $10 adv./$12

Northwest New Works Festival
Let’s thank whatever gods may be for the continued health of the North... More>>
On the Boards, Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Sun., May 18, 5:00pmEvery week Friday from Fri., May 9 until Sun., May 18, 8:00pmEvery week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Sun., May 18, 8:00pm, $14-$20

The Naked Gun 2 1/2
OJ is still free. Leslie Nielsen is still alive (and co-star George Kennedy... More>>
Egyptian, Fri., May 9, 11:59pmSat., May 10, 11:59pm, $6.75-$9.25

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