Brooklyn (New York City)

Bear in Heaven

Chairlift

Chilled Oysters and Cheap Drinks at The Brooklyn

The Place:The Brooklyn, 1212 Second Ave. Seattle, 206-224-7000, Downtown The Hours: Sun-Fri 4-6 p.m., Saturday 3-6 p.m. The Digs: The Brooklyn has an oyster bar vibe with a slightly more brasserie look. The front section of the restaurant is dedicated to what The Brooklyn has become best known ... More >>

Blue Sky Black Death

The Place:The Brooklyn, 1212 Second Ave. Seattle, 206-224-7000, Downtown The Hours: Sun-Fri 4-6 p.m., Saturday 3-6 p.m. The Digs: The Brooklyn has an oyster bar vibe with a slightly more brasserie look. The front section of the restaurant is dedicated to what The Brooklyn has become best known ... More >>

Reading and Singing

The Bushwick Book Club turns homework assignments into music.

Monday's Bumbershoot: Charles Bradley Changes the World, One Song at a Time

Monday I tried out a new festival-going strategy--I got in, saw three amazing sets, and peaced. It was short but effective, and was a great way to tackle the final day of a monster endeavor like Bumbershoot. Here are some words about what I saw. Lemolo's haunting songs fit perfectly in the hushed, ... More >>

Orange Goblin

Monday I tried out a new festival-going strategy--I got in, saw three amazing sets, and peaced. It was short but effective, and was a great way to tackle the final day of a monster endeavor like Bumbershoot. Here are some words about what I saw. Lemolo's haunting songs fit perfectly in the hushed, ... More >>

Today Reverb Recommends You Visit Vivian Girls at the Vera Project

​Brooklyn's beloved all-girl garage band is easy on the eyes (a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead - take your pick!) Even better, their purposefully scrappy music is delightful to the ears, as they will demonstrate at the Vera Project this Friday. The Vivian Girls' style is a throwback to the ... More >>

Beach Fossils

​Brooklyn's beloved all-girl garage band is easy on the eyes (a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead - take your pick!) Even better, their purposefully scrappy music is delightful to the ears, as they will demonstrate at the Vera Project this Friday. The Vivian Girls' style is a throwback to the ... More >>

Mossy Bottom Records Is Still In Business, and Other Record Store Day News and Events

​With physical sales of albums declining as fast as ever, opening a new record store these days makes about as much sense as trying to soak up some rare rays of Seattle sunshine to power your house. So it's only fitting that when Nick Gorfkle was searching for a space for Mossy Bottom Records, ... More >>

Ninjasonik

​With physical sales of albums declining as fast as ever, opening a new record store these days makes about as much sense as trying to soak up some rare rays of Seattle sunshine to power your house. So it's only fitting that when Nick Gorfkle was searching for a space for Mossy Bottom Records, ... More >>

Milagres

​With physical sales of albums declining as fast as ever, opening a new record store these days makes about as much sense as trying to soak up some rare rays of Seattle sunshine to power your house. So it's only fitting that when Nick Gorfkle was searching for a space for Mossy Bottom Records, ... More >>

Yellow Ostrich

​With physical sales of albums declining as fast as ever, opening a new record store these days makes about as much sense as trying to soak up some rare rays of Seattle sunshine to power your house. So it's only fitting that when Nick Gorfkle was searching for a space for Mossy Bottom Records, ... More >>

Craft Spells To Release Idle Labor This Month, Followed By Tour with Beach Fossils

​Newly minted Seattleite Justin Vallesteros and his band, Craft Spells, just announced that Captured Tracks will release their debut full-length on March 29 and follow with a national tour. The LP is called Idle Labor. we've previously raved about Craft Spells tracks "Party Talk" and "After th ... More >>

Today Reverb Recommends You Peruse Kickstarter for a Way to Start the New Year with Good Karma--and Be a Part of Something

While raising capital for art projects isn't always easy, initiatives like Brooklyn-based Kickstarter have connected the like-minded and made giving easier. By using an all-or-nothing funding method and a reward system for donors its format theoretically reduces the risk on both ends--and you can ev ... More >>

JoJo's a Casualty of Zippy's War

Unsurprisingly, JoJo's is not named for former Boston Celtic great JoJo White.​Over the last week, both the West Seattle blog and Voracious' Leslie Kelly have posted harrowing accounts of how Seattle's best burger place, Zippy's, might soon be rendered homeless due to the mortal delinquency of ... More >>

Win a Pair of Tickets to See Avi Buffalo at Neumos Tomorrow Night

​Tomorrow's a packed night for shows in Seattle -- Gorillaz will be at Key Arena, the Crocodile's got Brooklyn buzz band Bear In Heaven, and the Long Beach underagers Avi Buffalo will be in town to headline Neumos. The show is all ages, starts at 8 p.m., and The Head and the Heart will open. T ... More >>

Bear In Heaven

​Tomorrow's a packed night for shows in Seattle -- Gorillaz will be at Key Arena, the Crocodile's got Brooklyn buzz band Bear In Heaven, and the Long Beach underagers Avi Buffalo will be in town to headline Neumos. The show is all ages, starts at 8 p.m., and The Head and the Heart will open. T ... More >>

The Drums

​Tomorrow's a packed night for shows in Seattle -- Gorillaz will be at Key Arena, the Crocodile's got Brooklyn buzz band Bear In Heaven, and the Long Beach underagers Avi Buffalo will be in town to headline Neumos. The show is all ages, starts at 8 p.m., and The Head and the Heart will open. T ... More >>

West Seattle Shooting Leaves Four Dead, More Wounded

​UPDATE: Police now say they think their shooter was a woman in her 50s, and that she is among the four dead found in the house. According to police, sometime earlier this afternoon someone at a home in West Seattle's Highland Park neighborhood called 911 and said that their grandmother was m ... More >>

Neon Indian

​UPDATE: Police now say they think their shooter was a woman in her 50s, and that she is among the four dead found in the house. According to police, sometime earlier this afternoon someone at a home in West Seattle's Highland Park neighborhood called 911 and said that their grandmother was m ... More >>

Watch Sleigh Bells Light Things Up in Their New Music Video for "Infinity Guitars"

​ My favorite find of the year, Brooklyn's Sleigh Bells, (Rocket Queen's on board. So is Krist Novoselic.) just released the first video from their incredible debut album, Treats, "Infinity Guitars." Picture two people being as bad-ass as possible: sunglasses. Lighting things on fire. Pit bu ... More >>

Better Late Than Never: Sleigh Bells

Most of the time, my aversion to being Pitchforked serves me well. I don't fall prey to hype easily (Clap Your Hands and Say Whaaa?), and I feel like new music comes to me in a more organic fashion, usually via a random discovery while working at KEXP, or via a discussion with a colleague or fellow ... More >>

The Brooklyn Happy Hour

Most of the time, my aversion to being Pitchforked serves me well. I don't fall prey to hype easily (Clap Your Hands and Say Whaaa?), and I feel like new music comes to me in a more organic fashion, usually via a random discovery while working at KEXP, or via a discussion with a colleague or fellow ... More >>

Also Tonight: Tanya Morgan With Def Dee and Language Arts at Columbia City Theater

Once you get past the idea that Tanya Morgan is not (despite what the name may lead you to believe) a pop diva or neo-soul songstress, the hip-hop trio's relaxed old-school vibe is beyond enjoyable. Brought to town by our very own Members Only collective, the collaboration between of Cincinnati em ... More >>

Q&A: The Hold Steady's Craig Finn

On Catholicism, barfing, and a broken Kindle.

The Hold Steady's Craig Finn On the Kindle, the A.C., and the 10 Commandments

Craig Finn, second from left, performs with the Hold Steady at Showbox at the Market on Wednesday August 18. Jaill opens the show.​In a couple of weeks, Craig Finn, frontman of the boisterous Brooklyn ensemble the Hold Steady, will turn 39. "I really was worried about 30 when I was 29," he sa ... More >>

Versus: Go Shuck Yourself

Slurping oysters at The Brooklyn and Elliott’s Oyster House.

Versus: Slippery When Wet

The Dish With so many beloved Seattle dining institutions offering oyster happy hour these days, we set out to find which one could not only lure us in, but keep us slurping for more. Some clues that you're in a good oyster bar: there's a sense of nostalgia, the bar is packed, the shucker is visib ... More >>

Bottomfeeder: Fish 'n' Ships

Seaview Avenue's Little Coney.

Little Coney's Fish & Ships

Lil ScoopLocation, location, location.​For most people, any restaurant with the name "Coney" in it is going to evoke one place: Coney Island. But most people aren't Michiganders, whose commonwealth should really consider adopting the marketing slogan "Take a Michigander." Most Detroit resident ... More >>

Woods

Lil ScoopLocation, location, location.​For most people, any restaurant with the name "Coney" in it is going to evoke one place: Coney Island. But most people aren't Michiganders, whose commonwealth should really consider adopting the marketing slogan "Take a Michigander." Most Detroit resident ... More >>

Javelin

Lil ScoopLocation, location, location.​For most people, any restaurant with the name "Coney" in it is going to evoke one place: Coney Island. But most people aren't Michiganders, whose commonwealth should really consider adopting the marketing slogan "Take a Michigander." Most Detroit resident ... More >>

First Cave Singers, Now Grizzly Bear: WS Lotto LOVES Them Some Indie Rockers

​A year(ish) or so after Seattle's own Cave Singers lent a few bars of "Seeds of Night" to Washington State Lotto for a surprisingly killer commercial involving an aging man, a dog, and a Frisbee, WS Lotto has turned to Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear to help them move more product. It's been a while ... More >>

Mix a Match for Georgetown?

Rock clubs have not fared well in the city's faraway neighborhood.

Video: Spaceman and SK Welcome Back SW's Music On the Ferry Series

MOTF Commercial - Spaceman & SK from Seattle Weekly on Vimeo. SeattleWeekly.com's on-again/off-again video series, Music on the Ferry, is returning to the on position. We'll be taking bands and artists out on the boat, feeding them, giving them drink (Red Hook, Red Hook, and Red Hook), and recordin ... More >>

Opening Nights: Brooklyn Boy. Lazy and Airless, Though a Groupie Brings Some Sparkle

MOTF Commercial - Spaceman & SK from Seattle Weekly on Vimeo. SeattleWeekly.com's on-again/off-again video series, Music on the Ferry, is returning to the on position. We'll be taking bands and artists out on the boat, feeding them, giving them drink (Red Hook, Red Hook, and Red Hook), and recordin ... More >>

Grizzly Bear

MOTF Commercial - Spaceman & SK from Seattle Weekly on Vimeo. SeattleWeekly.com's on-again/off-again video series, Music on the Ferry, is returning to the on position. We'll be taking bands and artists out on the boat, feeding them, giving them drink (Red Hook, Red Hook, and Red Hook), and recordin ... More >>

The Obits

Saturday, May 16

Vivian Girls

Thursday, April 30

Dub Trio

Monday, December 1

KEXP Yule Benefit

Saturday, December 8

Parts & Labor + Sleepy Eyes of Death

Wednesday, October 31

White Rabbits

Thursday October 18

Grizzly Bear + Deerhunter

Thursday, September 6

Crafty Supply Swap

DIY

The Brooklyn Seafood, Steak, and Oyster House

DIY

Here's to the 'Hook

Puget Sound's first microbrewery comes of age.

Easy Eating

The Brooklyn puts a fusion spin on mainstream eats.

North by Northwest

Finding a little bit of Brooklyn in the U District.