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Gimme Shelter

A Belated Weekend Report: Carl Craig at the Baltic Room, "The Rolling Stones" at the Rendezvous Grotto, and Rats in the Central District

photo by Joram Young via Facebook"The Rolling Stones"​Apologies for the lateness--this post should have gone up yesterday, but I've been busy moving. That's because the first order I got from Kornelis & Seely (which sounds like a '70s detective duo or a yacht rock band) upon my hiring here at ... More >>

Woodstock, Manson & The Enduring 1960's

​What a coincidence that Manson Family member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from prison right before the 40th anniversary of the first Woodstock concert? The Rolling Stones' show at Altamont, Calif., is seen as the anti-Woodstock, but there's a more profound juxtaposition: Woodstock an ... More >>

Death and Near-Death

​What a coincidence that Manson Family member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from prison right before the 40th anniversary of the first Woodstock concert? The Rolling Stones' show at Altamont, Calif., is seen as the anti-Woodstock, but there's a more profound juxtaposition: Woodstock an ... More >>

Politics, Golf, and Barbecue With Willie Nelson

The Countryman brings his Fourth of July Picnic to the Gorge.

Bad Boys

A Bellingham biker thought he could clean up a notorious motorcycle gang, but his reform efforts crashed and he's pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

Looking Back, Seeing Double

A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

Rock Docs

SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

The Fragging of John Kerry

SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

Seven Nights

SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

Seven Nights

SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

Seven Nights

SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

CD Reviews

SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

Heads off

A new Talking Heads biography remains in the dark.

Lost in space

How concert films free the viewer from the constraints of narrative.