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Bob Marley

  • Music

    May 2, 2012

    Atari Folk

    Folklife answers the question: What do a Game Boy and a washboard have in common?

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    4/20 Fun: Ten Anti-Marijuana PSAs Sure to Make Stoners Giggle

    So it's 4/20 ... April 20th ... an unofficial official holiday for stoners and weed enthusiasts everywhere. Chances are you've heard by now, as 4/20 seems to become a slightly bigger deal every year, and even if you're not part of the cannabis community you've likely been subjected to the onslaught ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    The X-Factor's Chris Rene Makes a Polished and Positive Hit Out of "Young Homie"

    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: "Young Homie," Chris ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 28, 2011

    Ziggy Marley

    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: "Young Homie," Chris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    David Boardman: Seattle Times Executive Editor and Karaoke Master?

    ​We have it on good authority that Seattle Times Executive Editor David Boardman was at a bar called Recessions in downtown Washington, D.C., on Friday night, where he delivered what's being described as a "pretty awesome" karaoke rendition of Bob Marley's iconic track "No Woman, No Cry." Sea ... More >>

  • Music

    July 13, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Gillian Welch to Memory Tapes.

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Apropos of Nothing: The 10 Craziest Hair Styles in Rock

    Surfing the interwebs yesterday, I stumbled across this handy infographic by Pop Chart Lab* which reduces pop stars to their haircuts. Identifying Cat Stevens by his unruly mop is fun and all, but it got me thinking about some of the archetypal styles in rock and even their evolution. Did hair metal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    The Cave Singers' Derek Fudesco: Indispensable SXSW Accessory? "Speed"

    Derek Fudesco, right, with the Cave Singers.​Every March, the entire music industry descends on Austin, Texas, for the South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival March 15 to 20, and Seattle's scene is no exception. Dozens of bands are making the trip, and they'll be playing more shows an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2010

    Concert Photos: Aloe Blacc Brings His Soulful Church of 'Love and Happiness' to the Nectar

    ​For any musician, spending more than an hour and a half onstage is an impressive feat. For the dapper Aloe Blacc and his unfairly funky backing band The Grand Scheme, keeping the sold out Nectar Lounge dancing for that length of time seemed effortless. As the band offered their take on the Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Tonight: The Wailers at Neumos, Sleepy Sun at Chop Suey

    Steven Wittenberg​The Wailers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $20. No name is as synonymous with the reggae genre than Bob Marley and no band is as closely associated with his legend as The Wailers, who went on to sell more than 250 million albums after forming in 1969. Though most ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2010

    The Wailers

    Steven Wittenberg​The Wailers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $20. No name is as synonymous with the reggae genre than Bob Marley and no band is as closely associated with his legend as The Wailers, who went on to sell more than 250 million albums after forming in 1969. Though most ... More >>

  • Music

    June 30, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Steven Wittenberg​The Wailers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $20. No name is as synonymous with the reggae genre than Bob Marley and no band is as closely associated with his legend as The Wailers, who went on to sell more than 250 million albums after forming in 1969. Though most ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Tiesto

    Steven Wittenberg​The Wailers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $20. No name is as synonymous with the reggae genre than Bob Marley and no band is as closely associated with his legend as The Wailers, who went on to sell more than 250 million albums after forming in 1969. Though most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    I've Been Listening to King Tubby, Kristin Hersh, and ELO

    ​ Once one is exposed to towheaded frat boys singing Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" whilst ordering jello shots (an unfortunate rite of passage for most college students, willing or not), it can be easy to write off reggae, and by naive extension, dub. That's too bad, because dub is one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    CD Review: Is Grayskul's Graymaker the Best Local Hip-Hop Release of the Year?

    Terry CreightonGraymaker comes out today via Taxidermy Records.​For all the talk about Grayskul's gothic sensibilities, the local hip-hop duo traffic in humor as much as they do horror. This is especially true of 2007's Bloody Radio. Whereas Onry Ozzborn and JFK's 2005 effort, Deadlivers, ofte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Seattle's About to Listen to Bjork, Daniel Johnston, Beyonce, and a Lot of The Cave Singers

    Waiting to be retrieved: Elton John kicks it with Lil' Wayne at in the holds section at The Seattle Central Library.​ Among the albums Seattleites are about to pick up from the library's holds section are: Exodus, Bob Marley Pure Disco, Compilation Welcome Joy, The Cave Singers (at least two ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2009

    Grayskul Gives Way to Blue

    JFK and Onry finally add color to their typically dark palette.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Throwback Tuesdays: Curtis Mayfield -- "Freddie's Dead"

    Last week, local hip-hop group They Live! released a disturbing but powerful video for their song "Meth Heads," which I couldn't help but write about on this blog. It's a really good anti-Meth tune and it got me thinking about the first anti-drug song that actually made an impression on me and soc ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    Femi Kuti Pushes Afrobeat Into the 21st Century

    The son of a genre pioneer brings hip-hop, soul, jazz, and brevity to the mix.

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Ziggy Marley’s Family Business

    The reggae heir tapped the likes of Willie Nelson and Jack Johnson for a record aimed at toddlers, tykes, and their ’rents.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Last Night: Laura "Piece" Kelley-Jahn and THEESatisfaction at Nectar

    Laura "Piece" Kelley-Jahn at NectarI really was looking for excuses to go to bed early last night. It was Sunday night and turning in before 11:00 p.m. can do wonders for Monday morning. But as much as I wanted to crash, I dragged myself to Nectar Lounge in Fremont to see local poet/soul/hip-hop cha ... More >>

  • Music

    March 4, 2009

    K’naan: The Dusty Foot Troubadour

    Serving hip-hop on a global platter.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    New Music: K'naan Releases Troubadour -- Performs in Seattle March 10

    K'naan Troubadour (A&M Octone) The UN projects that in 2009, a third of Somalia's total population will be dependent on humanitarian aid--this, in a country that has no central government, where the most viable economic vocation is piracy. Enter K'naan. Having fled civil war in Mogadishu in 199 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Don Carlos

    Saturday, February 21

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Nat King Cole's Re:Generation

    After hearing Cee-Lo's superb rendition of Nat King Cole's "Lush Life" on KEXP yesterday, I did some digging around to find out more about the upcoming Re:Generations album, a re-imagining of Cole classics by contemporary artists/producers. It's slated to hit stores March 10, according to a press re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2008

    Last Night: REVERBfest: Tad, KEG, the Salmon Bay Eagles, and More

    After hearing Cee-Lo's superb rendition of Nat King Cole's "Lush Life" on KEXP yesterday, I did some digging around to find out more about the upcoming Re:Generations album, a re-imagining of Cole classics by contemporary artists/producers. It's slated to hit stores March 10, according to a press re ... More >>

  • Music

    April 23, 2008

    Dome Stadium Tavern’s Gone Clean

    Guess that’s what 180 days in the hole will do for ya.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    Silver and Gold

    Guess that’s what 180 days in the hole will do for ya.

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Unorthodox

    Spiritual lyrics and a beer garden

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2007

    Last Night: Stephen Marley at the Showbox

    Spiritual lyrics and a beer garden

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2007

    Road Page

    Spiritual lyrics and a beer garden

  • Music

    January 3, 2007

    Michele Scoleri

    Bumbershoot's Artistic Director is a sucker for meat on a stick and English troubadours.

  • Music

    March 29, 2006

    Weekly Notable Shows

    Highlights—and otherwise—of the week's calendar.

  • Music

    February 22, 2006

    Start It All Over Again

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with rave and post-punk historian Simon Reynolds.

  • Arts

    January 25, 2006

    Pop Calendar

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with rave and post-punk historian Simon Reynolds.

  • Diversions

    December 15, 2004

    Dec. 15-21, 2004

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with rave and post-punk historian Simon Reynolds.

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    CD Reviews

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with rave and post-punk historian Simon Reynolds.

  • Music

    June 16, 2004

    CD Reviews

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with rave and post-punk historian Simon Reynolds.

  • News

    April 9, 2003

    Call It 'Baghdad Lament'

    Struggling to be political with instrumental music.

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    Strokes make a video; Doors make a comeback, sorta.

    Struggling to be political with instrumental music.

  • Music

    May 15, 2002

    Long-Distance Winner

    Struggling to be political with instrumental music.

  • Film

    August 29, 2001

    You can get it

    Caribbean manifesto still carries an irresistible beat.

  • Music

    August 8, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    Caribbean manifesto still carries an irresistible beat.

  • Arts

    August 1, 2001

    Small World

    Tiny notes from our busy local arts scene

  • Music

    June 13, 2001

    Revisionist reggae?

    EMP's latest exhibit downplays Bob Marley's role as it celebrates Jamaica's music.

  • Music

    July 12, 2000

    Whadchagit?

    EMP's latest exhibit downplays Bob Marley's role as it celebrates Jamaica's music.

  • Music

    January 12, 2000

    Deadwronged

    Fallen icons Bob Marley and Notorious B.I.G. get worked over.

  • Arts

    December 29, 1999

    Good-time capsule

    It's loaded with civilization as I know it.

  • Music

    May 5, 1999

    Smokin' grooves and the Inner Rollins

    It's loaded with civilization as I know it.

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