Amy Phillips

SIFF: Week 3 Picks & Pans

Converge

Also: Fannypack, Monika Force, Camping, Manuel Guajiro, Fabric 19, FabricLive 20, and Drop The Lime.

South by Southwest

Also: Fannypack, Monika Force, Camping, Manuel Guajiro, Fabric 19, FabricLive 20, and Drop The Lime.

Fiery Furnaces

Also: Mates of State, Pat Metheny Group, Brooks, Jesu, Dead Meadow, Dälek, Dead Automatica, Iron & Wine, Happy Apple, Pop Ambient 2005, and Psapp.

Luna

Also: Rise Against, Greenskeepers, Mannie Fresh, Midnight Movies, and The Go! Team.

Rachid Taha

Also: Gilles Peterson in Brazil, John Legend, Hem, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and Coachwhips.

Cheap Gifts!

Looking for last-minute items for your loved ones? On a budget? Go no further than our second annual compendium of items under $50.

Isis

Le Tigre, Haiku d'Etat, Drive-By Truckers, Lesbians on Ecstasy, The Late Great Daniel Johnston, Junior Boys, Turing Machine, Beastie Boys/DJ Green Lantern, The Hidden Cameras, Ricardo Villalobos, and Wasteland.

Bumbershoot in a Box

Wish you could take Seattle's biggest arts and music festival home with you? Start with these four CDs' worth of music from this year's lineup — or use it as a guide to Bumbershoot's best.

CD Reviews

Wish you could take Seattle's biggest arts and music festival home with you? Start with these four CDs' worth of music from this year's lineup — or use it as a guide to Bumbershoot's best.