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Broken Social Scene

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    More Bumbershoot Pics: Anti-Flag, Big Boi, and YOU!

    Renee McMahon​Check out a slideshow of photo highlights from Bumbershoot 2011, including pics of Big Boi (above), Hall & Oates, and Broken Social Scene. And if you stopped by the Weekly both and had your picture taken, go find yourself right over here. Renee McMahonAnti-Flag​

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2011

    Bumbershoot Sunday: Shitty Sound, Half-Empty Crowds, and One Buzz-Killing Rave

    Atari Late-Thirties Riot​If Bumbershoot Saturday was pleasant and chill, my Bumbershoot Sunday was largely about disappointment--too much shitty sound, too many half-empty crowds (judging on t-shirts spotted, I understand Macklemore did not have that problem), and one terribly buzz-killing rav ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 6, 2011

    The Whisperlights

    Atari Late-Thirties Riot​If Bumbershoot Saturday was pleasant and chill, my Bumbershoot Sunday was largely about disappointment--too much shitty sound, too many half-empty crowds (judging on t-shirts spotted, I understand Macklemore did not have that problem), and one terribly buzz-killing rav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Full Bumbershoot 2011 Lineup: Mavis Staples, The Kills, Hall & Oates, Macklemore, Shabazz Palaces, Lemolo, Butthole Surfers ...

    Renee McMahonVetiver​Update: This item was originally posted on Friday afternoon, but has been updated to include the day-by-day schedule. Over the last 10 years, Bumbershoot has gone from a four-day festival on Labor Day weekend sporting marquee headliners in both Seattle's Center's KeyArena ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    The 75 Greatest Things You Missed at Coachella This Year

    All photos: Curtis Cartier/Seattle WeeklyThe hunt for drugs at the Sahara Tent for many was hardly a secret.​There was a massive music festival in Southern California this past weekend. Maybe you heard about it? Coach-something? Anyway, lots of stuff happened. I should know--I was there, man. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    5 Underage Bands to Watch at Sound Off! 2011

    Ambulance​Sound Off!, the Experience Music Project's battle for bands too young to buy a beer, marks its 10th anniversary this year. Beginning February 12th, 12 bands plucked from a pool of over 100 applicants compete for the title that has jumpstarted the careers of bands such as The Lonely F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Win Tickets to See Black Whales Dan Mangan Jared Mees and the Grown Children at the Columbia City Theater Tomorrow Night

    ​Columbia City Theater's got another awesome lineup of Northwest indie-rock tomorrow night -- Seattle's own Black Whales will headline, celebrating the release of their new 7", "Rattle Your Bones," which they recently recorded with the venerable John Goodmanson. Opening the show will be Port ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2010

    Broken Social Scene Create Clever Sonic Textures and Fill the Stage With a Dozen Canadians at the Paramount Last Night

    ​Broken Social Scene Friday Oct. 15, 2010 The Paramount Theatre Broken Social Scene proved there is such thing as strength in numbers at the Paramount Theatre last night. At times the Canadian collective swelled to as many as 12 members on stage, which must have helped the band power through ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2010

    Broken Social Scene

    ​Broken Social Scene Friday Oct. 15, 2010 The Paramount Theatre Broken Social Scene proved there is such thing as strength in numbers at the Paramount Theatre last night. At times the Canadian collective swelled to as many as 12 members on stage, which must have helped the band power through ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    ​Broken Social Scene Friday Oct. 15, 2010 The Paramount Theatre Broken Social Scene proved there is such thing as strength in numbers at the Paramount Theatre last night. At times the Canadian collective swelled to as many as 12 members on stage, which must have helped the band power through ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Broken Social Scene's Violent New Mash-Up Video For "Meet Me in the Basement"

    An anonymous and very dedicated Broken Social Scene fan has created a new video for "Meet Me in the Basement," an epic instrumental track off BSS's latest, Forgiveness Rock Record. The video is a pastiche of violent images, the main themes being bombs, riots & protests, and kids playing video game ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Lilith Fair's Still Coming to the Gorge, Reznor's Keeping Busy, and It's Summer In Cities Other Than Ours

    -- NY Times: Lilith Fair has now canceled a dozen dates. However, LiveNation assures us that tomorrow's Gorge stop on the summer road trip is still a go. -- Rolling Stone: NIN may be taking a respite from the road, but Trent Reznor just keeps on shelling out the goods. He just announced that he'l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Tonight: Stars at the Triple Door, Quadron at Nectar

    ​Stars, with Dead Child Star. Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. Sold out. While it might be a tad blasphemous to proffer that an offshoot of Broken Social Scene contains a voice that should be heard more frequently than others (an inherently capitalist suggestion), there are plen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Q&A: Stars' Torquil Campbell on The Five Ghosts, Believing in Ghosts, and His Dream of Someday Not Being In Stars

    ​Torquil Campbell's life is music. Besides being the songwriting scion behind Montreal's Stars -- who are performing two sold out shows at the Triple Door tonight and tomorrow night -- he's also a sometimes member of Broken Social Scene and has a solo project, the DJ act Dead Child Star (which ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Stars

    ​Torquil Campbell's life is music. Besides being the songwriting scion behind Montreal's Stars -- who are performing two sold out shows at the Triple Door tonight and tomorrow night -- he's also a sometimes member of Broken Social Scene and has a solo project, the DJ act Dead Child Star (which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Broken Social Scene, King Sunny Ade, Queen, and Another Video of "Drunk Girls"

    -- Sound of the City: LCD Soundsystem's got a new video for "Drunk Girls," off the forthcoming record, This Is Happening. -- Wall Street Journal: Queen's Brian May is going to bat for the badgers. -- LiveDaily: King Sunny Ade and his African Beats have canceled their April/May U.S. tour -- incl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Last Night: Tobacco Has Some Smoking Moments at Chop Suey

    Tobacco played at Chop Suey on Tuesday, March 30th. ​There's a difference between a show rocking and a show ROCKING. Last night's Tobacco show at Chop Suey rocked (notice it's not in all caps), but never took off into that stratospheric, "holy shit, am I even on the same planet right now?" ter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Tonight: Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene at the Tractor

    Jason Tavares​Jason Collett, with Zeus, Bahamas. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $10. Toronto vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jason Collett is member of Broken Social Scene, but that's not really so special - I'm pretty sure at least half of Canada's population has ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2010

    Jason Collett

    Jason Tavares​Jason Collett, with Zeus, Bahamas. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $10. Toronto vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jason Collett is member of Broken Social Scene, but that's not really so special - I'm pretty sure at least half of Canada's population has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    This New Broken Social Scene Track Is Kind of Boring

    The cover of Forgiveness Rock Record​This morning, Broken Social Scene tweeted that they're offering up "World Sick," a song from the band's upcoming album Forgiveness Rock Record, free on the band's website (you have to give your e-mail address to get the song). The last time the band came to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Last Night: Surfer Blood, Atlas Sound, Fresh Espresso and the Lineup for Sasquatch '10

    Abbey BradenSurfer Blood played the Crocodile Monday, February 15​It stands to reason that the bands slated to perform at an inaugural Sasquatch launch party would also be booked to play the festival. That turned out not to be the case last night at the Crocodile last night. The only band on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Sasquatch 2010: My Morning Jacket, MGMT, Band of Horses, Massive Attack, and the Rest of the Lineup Is Announced

    My Morning Jacket​As it happens, our predictions were a tad bit ambitions this year ... and completely off the mark. Now we can sit around guessing how many hours MMJ will play. 3-day tickets are $170, back on sale Wednesday, via Ticketmaster. What do you think? Is it worth $170? Among the ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Last Night: Amy Millan and Bahamas are the Soundtrack to Green Curry @ the Triple Door.

    ​For two seconds, let me gush on how flippin' great the Triple Door is; Nice staff, great sound, swank atmosphere, strong drinks, amazing sightlines, and an entirely way-too-nice-for-a-rock-show atmosphere all combine to make an incomparable, unforgettable evening, regardless of who is perform ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2009

    Amy Millan

    ​For two seconds, let me gush on how flippin' great the Triple Door is; Nice staff, great sound, swank atmosphere, strong drinks, amazing sightlines, and an entirely way-too-nice-for-a-rock-show atmosphere all combine to make an incomparable, unforgettable evening, regardless of who is perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestions, Since Broken Social Scene Is Sold Out

    Blood Red Dancers' frontman and bassist Aaron PoppickIf you don't like Broken Social Scene -- or didn't get your tickets in time -- I'd like to humbly suggest attending the Blood Red Dancers show tonight at the Comet Tavern. They are-- if you don't know already-- a three-piece driven by Aaron Poppic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    Broken Social Scene

    Blood Red Dancers' frontman and bassist Aaron PoppickIf you don't like Broken Social Scene -- or didn't get your tickets in time -- I'd like to humbly suggest attending the Blood Red Dancers show tonight at the Comet Tavern. They are-- if you don't know already-- a three-piece driven by Aaron Poppic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Langerado Music Festival Gets Cancelled

    The unfortunate rumors swirling around the internet for the past few days are true. Today, the good folks behind South Florida's popular Langerado Music Festival have announced they are nixing the festival just five weeks before it was scheduled to take place, March 6-8 in Miami.Although the three d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2008

    Last Night: Little Penguins, Faunts, Patterns at Sunset Tavern

    The unfortunate rumors swirling around the internet for the past few days are true. Today, the good folks behind South Florida's popular Langerado Music Festival have announced they are nixing the festival just five weeks before it was scheduled to take place, March 6-8 in Miami.Although the three d ... More >>

  • Film

    June 11, 2008

    The Tracey Fragments: Ellen Page is chopped into pieces

    The unfortunate rumors swirling around the internet for the past few days are true. Today, the good folks behind South Florida's popular Langerado Music Festival have announced they are nixing the festival just five weeks before it was scheduled to take place, March 6-8 in Miami.Although the three d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2008

    Jason Collett

    Friday, March 21

  • Calendar

    November 28, 2007

    The Most Serene Republic

    Friday, November 30

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    Tonight's Sneak Peak

    Friday, November 30

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2007

    Stars, Miracle Fortress

    Our favorite Canadian drama queens

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Broken Social Scene Plays Kevin Drew

    Friday, October 26

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    MMMmmm Drop!

    Friday, October 26

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2007

    Last Night: Feist at the Moore

    Friday, October 26

  • News

    April 4, 2007

    i AM Trying to Hear That

    Can a Seattle "music recommendation" startup beat your favorite record store clerk?

  • Music

    January 17, 2007

    The Short List

    Highlights-and otherwise-from this week's music calendar.

  • Music

    November 29, 2006

    Seeing Stars

    If you think Amy Millan has just now 'gone country,' you haven't been listening.

  • Music

    October 4, 2006

    Notable Shows

    Highlights-and otherwise-from this week's music calendar.

  • Music

    February 1, 2006

    The Soft Bulletin

    Montreal's Stars set their little corner of the world on fire.

  • Music

    December 28, 2005

    2005 in the Mix

    We asked Seattle Weekly's music writers to compile a CD-R of their favorite music from the year. Here's what they came up with.

  • Music

    November 2, 2005

    Ex-Models ft. Kid Millions

    Also: Broken Social Scene, The Clientele, Children of Nuggets, and Husky Rescue.

  • Music

    October 19, 2005

    Oct. 19-25, 2005

    Also: Broken Social Scene, The Clientele, Children of Nuggets, and Husky Rescue.

  • Music

    September 21, 2005

    Sept. 21-27, 2005

    Also: Broken Social Scene, The Clientele, Children of Nuggets, and Husky Rescue.

  • Music

    September 14, 2005

    Sept. 14-20, 2005

    Also: Broken Social Scene, The Clientele, Children of Nuggets, and Husky Rescue.

  • Music

    June 8, 2005

    Out Hud

    Also: Feist and Weezer

  • Music

    April 21, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Also: Feist and Weezer

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    Music Previews

    Also: Feist and Weezer

  • Music

    November 12, 2003

    Music Calendar

    Also: Feist and Weezer

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