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February 16, 2012
Nicki Minaj's RedOne Collaboration"Starships" Is a Shameless and Infectious Pop Track
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 music on the radio is crap doesn't mean all the music on the radio is crap. The hit: "Starships," Nicki Min ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Ten Sad Country Songs To Get You Through Your Post V-Day Blues
No matter how you choose to celebrate Valentine's Day, you can hardly deny the looming presence it claims during the first few weeks of February. Thankfully, it's all over now. No more 1-800-Flowers emails assailing your Blackberry or E.E. Robbins commercials impinging on your commute. Only the humb ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Sierra Club and Soldiers Join Forces for a Not So Odd Couple Retreat
This weekend, a dozen active and veteran soldiers will join a dozen Sierra Club volunteers for a retreat at IslandWood, the environmental mecca on Bainbridge Island. At first blush, it would appear an "Odd Couple"- type meeting; the military tends to run conservative, enviros liberal. But the Sierr ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Michael Vermillion
This weekend, a dozen active and veteran soldiers will join a dozen Sierra Club volunteers for a retreat at IslandWood, the environmental mecca on Bainbridge Island. At first blush, it would appear an "Odd Couple"- type meeting; the military tends to run conservative, enviros liberal. But the Sierr ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Aging Emo Singers Take a Cue from Aging Punk Singers and Go Acoustic at the Tractor
Dave LakeMatt Pryor (left) encourages the audience to sing along with Anthony Raneri and and Chris Conley.Where's the Band? Tour Feb. 11 Tractor Tavern Q: What's an aging emo rocker to do once his band's popularity flatlines but he still has kids to feed and a mortgage to pay? A: What aging ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
The 50 Greatest Things You Missed at the 54th Grammy Awards
It's something of a culture shock to be sitting in a basement apartment on a cold and rainy Seattle evening after having spent the previous night in Los Angeles in the same room (well, arena) as Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. Part of me wants to curl up in bed and wallow in my post-vacation d ... More >>
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February 12, 2012
My Wife, She Loves Bon Iver!
The Pitfalls of Grammy Fame On Bon Iver and the perils of Alternative/Best New Artist adoration By Kluck Chosterman Bon Iver was just named Best New Artist and Bon Iver, Bon Iver Best Alternative Music Album of the year by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences voters in the 2011 Grammy Aw ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Tell Me About That Album: Something to Write Home About by The Get Up Kids
For a certain generation of musicians raised on pop-punk, Something To Write Home About from Kansas City's Get Up Kids was a major touchstone. The 1999 release, which put the band and its then-new label Vagrant on the map, is often singled out as the catalyst for the tidal wave of emo bands that flo ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Chinese Government Kindly Reminds Seattle Officials About the 'Evil Cult' Coming to Town
Over the next two nights in a crowded Seattle hall, a collection of colorfully-costumed characters will perform leaps, tumbles, spins, twirls, and various other theatrics set to the sounds of obscure musical instruments like the pipa and the guzheng. And, if the Chinese government is to be believed, ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Sasquatch 2012: The Year Indie Adult-Contemporary Broke
The first thing I thought when I heard the line-up announcement last night was: man, Sasquatch is never going to be Coachella. That's fine--Sasquatch is smaller, prettier, more chill. And it's not just the gorgeous natural scenery, either. In recent years, Sasquatch has gotten a lot of mileage out o ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
The Public Psychedelic Reel: On Watching the New Chemical Brothers Concert Film Don't Think
When I was in high school, a few of my friends were what you might call "serious ravers." Weekends at NAF and FX, Jncos and candy necklaces, that sort of thing. I was mostly going to punk shows, and harboring an unhealthy skepticism about club drugs, but I was also listening to the big electronic ac ... More >>
Music
February 1, 2012
Reviews: It's February 2012 and Seattle Sounds Like...
Our take on every local release.
Arts
February 1, 2012
Four by Four
The Seattle Chamber Music Festival gets a little gnarly. Just a little.
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Jonathan Franzen Says Amazon's Kindle Is Ruining the World
"The Great Gatsby was updated in 1924. You don't need it to be refreshed, do you?" He's got a point there, does Jonathan Franzen, one of America's most important essayists and novelists, whose works include the much acclaimed Freedom and The Corrections. E-books, like Amazon's Kindle, he says, are ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2012
Ellie Goulding's "Lights" Is Finally Get Some Long Overdue Attention
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 music on the radio is crap doesn't mean all the music on the radio is crap. The hit: "Lights," Ellie Gould ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
NOFX Play Wasted, Fans Don't Care at the King Cat Last Night
NOFX Tuesday, Jan. 24 King Cat Theater NOFX are famous for a lot of things, and though their humor, politics and independence may spring to mind first, their penchant for partying is also legendary. Over the course of their nearly 30 years together, the band has become world class at playing gigs f ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Tell Me About That Album: Heart Beats Pacific by Banner Pilot
With NOFX tackling our questions last week, that makes two punk rock bands in a row for our Tell Me About That Album feature, as labelmates Banner Pilot go under the microscope this week. We chatted with bassist and primary songwriter Nate Gangelhoff, who answered questions about the band's t ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
The Rock Serves Up Pizza and (Self) Pleasure
It's been quite a pizza run. Two weeks ago, Sexy Feast took me to Queen Margherita for thin-crust, Neopolitan style pizza. Last week, in celebration of National Pizza Week, I went to Kylie's Chicago Pizza for a little deep dish action. This week, I visited the new Queen Anne location of The ... More >>
Music
January 18, 2012
Tell Me About That Album: NOFX's Punk in Drublic
Fat Mike sizes up a classic nearly 20 years after its release.
Blogs
January 18, 2012
The 10 Local Albums We're Most Excited For in 2012
Last night, The Village Voice released their annual Pazz & Jop poll, which ranks the best albums of 2011 as chosen by hundreds of critics. tUnE-YarDs' w h o k i l l had the distinction of winning the top honors (while Shabazz Palaces clocked in a respectable 10th). The release of Pazz & Jop means we ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Side Saddle's Honky Tonk Tribute Was A Sold Out, Fiddle Fueled Success, Saturday at The Columbia City Theater
Side Saddle and Friends Tribute to Honky Tonk Angels Columbia City Theater Saturday, January 14 Seattle's country music fans come in all shapes and sizes, but few were more surprising Saturday night than Moondoggies roots rocker Kevin Murphy, who was uncredited on the multi-billed tribute to the fi ... More >>
Music
January 11, 2012
Golden Oldies
The records that gave the music industry a rare sales uptick in 2011 weren't released in 2011.
Music
January 11, 2012
Jingle All the Way
Noah Long's greatest wish was to spend a day with a bunch of music geeks in Ballard who make the radio noise you don't think twice about.
Music
January 11, 2012
This Week's Recommended Shows
From Wolves in the Throne Room to Fu Manchu.
Blogs
January 10, 2012
Radiohead's Playing KeyArena on April 9 (Sorry, Sasquatch!)
We had our money on a Radiohead stop at Sasquatch! But it turns out that the British kids with the Midas touch prefer KeyArena. We're going to have to go back into the archives to find the last time Radiohead played within Seattle city limits. Their last area show, in support of 2007's pay-what-you- ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Adele Blew Up In 2011, But Oldies Are Responsible For Pushing Album Sales Up For the First Time Since 2004
If there was a poster child for the music industry in 2011--a year in which album sales ticked up for the first time since 2004--there's no question it'd be Adele, the British soul singer who has sold six million copies of her sophomore album 21 since its release last February. But the records large ... More >>
Music
January 4, 2012
The Writers Block: Tacoma's Hitmaking Ghosts
From behind the curtain, two songwriters are topping the charts. 2012 could be the year they finally get the credit(s) they deserve.
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Today's Bop Street Find: Gilberto & Jobim By João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Artist: João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim Album: Gilberto & Jobim Label: Capitol Records Release: 1964 I've been on a major bossa nova kick lately, and have been working my way through the latin jazz selections at the home base of local record-enabler Dave Voorhees, Bop Street Records. ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2011
Checking In On Jaret Hughes, the NBA's First Male Dancer
The following post was written by Seattle Weekly web intern Aaron Gordon. Some people still mourn the loss of the Seattle SuperSonics. I mourn the loss of the NBA's first male dancer.
Blogs
December 22, 2011
Hey, If You've Never Heard Rock and Roll...Start With These 10 Records
Iggy & the StoogesDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.I've never been real good with the question of "What are your favorite 10 "desert-island" records". But, you know, if you're a resident of one of the Earth-like planet ... More >>
Film
December 21, 2011
The 10 Best Movies Seen in Seattle
Iggy & the StoogesDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.I've never been real good with the question of "What are your favorite 10 "desert-island" records". But, you know, if you're a resident of one of the Earth-like planet ... More >>
Music
December 21, 2011
Kill Rock Stars' Next 20 Years
The Northwest label that brought us the Decemberists, Elliott Smith, and Bratmobile Is repositioning for its digital future.
Blogs
December 16, 2011
Have I Lived a Good Enough Life for the Reunited Beach Boys to Play Sasquatch!?
Are they wearing Pendleton?I promised myself I would refrain from Sasquatch! speculation this year, since I've proved so horrible at it in the past. But for a moment, let's allow ourselves to consider how great it would be to have the Beach Boys -- with Brian Wilson! -- to close out one night ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Are they wearing Pendleton?I promised myself I would refrain from Sasquatch! speculation this year, since I've proved so horrible at it in the past. But for a moment, let's allow ourselves to consider how great it would be to have the Beach Boys -- with Brian Wilson! -- to close out one night ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Selena Gomez & The Scene
Are they wearing Pendleton?I promised myself I would refrain from Sasquatch! speculation this year, since I've proved so horrible at it in the past. But for a moment, let's allow ourselves to consider how great it would be to have the Beach Boys -- with Brian Wilson! -- to close out one night ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Amy Winehouse's Cover of the Shirelles' "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" Takes on a Heartbreaking New Resonance
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 music on the radio is crap doesn't mean all the music on the radio is crap. The hit: "Will You Stil ... More >>
Music
December 7, 2011
Local Reviews: It's December 2011 and Seattle Sounds Like...
Our take on every local release of the month.
Blogs
December 5, 2011
Ten Artists We Can't Stop Listening To, Even Though They're Assholes
We couldn't help but notice that when they released the Grammy nominations last week, neither Kanye West nor Taylor Swift received nods in the Album of the Year category, despite both having released worthy albums within the requisite period. Surely, we can expect a classic Kanye meltdown any minute ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
Laura Veirs May Now Write Children's Songs But The Top Three Most Played Songs In Her Music Library Are...
Alicia J. RoseAs 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 now and then we'll ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTu ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2011
It's Fleet Foxes Vs. Eddie Vedder In the ~~Fauxlk~~ Folk Album of the Year Fight at the Grammys
If there was any doubt that Seattle is the NEW EPICENTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK SCENE naysayers were silenced last night when the Grammy brass announced that both Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues and Eddie Vedder's Ukulele Songs had been nominated in the category of Best Folk Album (full list of n ... More >>
Music
November 30, 2011
This Week's Recommended Shows
From Chick Corea to Dan Deacon.
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November 30, 2011
Ganglians
From Chick Corea to Dan Deacon.
Calendar
November 30, 2011
T'was the Night Before Deck
From Chick Corea to Dan Deacon.
Blogs
November 25, 2011
Old Guys Rule: a Year in Review
It is a poignant time for me to be writing a year-in-review column. As I sit here on my tour bus in the back parking lot of Berlin's Columbiahalle, I can't help but think that after all of these years in music, playing gigs with Motorhead is still just one of those special things that re-envigorates ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Pulp Fiction
It is a poignant time for me to be writing a year-in-review column. As I sit here on my tour bus in the back parking lot of Berlin's Columbiahalle, I can't help but think that after all of these years in music, playing gigs with Motorhead is still just one of those special things that re-envigorates ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Checking Out Plaid at Neumos
London-based electronic music duo Plaid, who are signed to legendary electronic label Warp Records, are set to play Neumos tonight at 8 p.m. Eric Grandy has the lowdown on the group, and the history of its label, in this week's Short List: "Intelligent dance music"--as codified on Warp Records' lan ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2011
Dave Hernandez Derek Erdman's Total Poseurs DJing the Office Happy Hour at the Crocodile Tonight
It's a slow night for live music--not surprising, considering it's a Monday and a short holiday week. If you're still looking to get out, though, we recommend Crocodile's back bar. In tonight's installment of the Office Industry Happy Hour series, local artist Derek Erdman will be DJing punk rock tu ... More >>
Diversions
November 16, 2011
Ask a Mexican!
It's a slow night for live music--not surprising, considering it's a Monday and a short holiday week. If you're still looking to get out, though, we recommend Crocodile's back bar. In tonight's installment of the Office Industry Happy Hour series, local artist Derek Erdman will be DJing punk rock tu ... More >>
Music
November 16, 2011
Is the Music Industry Stabilizing?
It's been a banner year for sales of vinyl, cassettes, and even CDs.
Arts
November 16, 2011
The Orchestra as Toy Box
Splashing sounds all around.
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