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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Justin Bieber Is Coming To the Tacoma Dome on Tuesday, October 9

    Girls and boys, get your panties ready for throwing on stage--Justin Bieber's just announced his 2012 North American tour dates, and Washington's on the itinerary. The Biebs will perform at the Tacoma Dome on Tuesday, October 9. Tickets for the concert go on sale next Saturday, June 2; prices range ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Seattle's 10 Best Chicken Wings

    The first week in April is generally considered the best week in sports, thanks to the annual confluence of the Final Four, the Masters and the start of the baseball season. But the early days of May aren't too shabby either: The NBA finals are underway, as is the Stanley Cup chase (I think. I tend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Tourism Richmond's Hints For Landing The Best Food Writing Job Ever

    Tourism Richmond's Michelle Dunn fielded so many calls after her agency last week announced a global search for a resident food blogger - the year-long gig includes a $50,000 salary, an apartment, gym membership and daily eating stipend - that she lost her voice. "The response has been quite phenom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Bloody Caesars on Southward March

    ​The number of Canadians traveling to Las Vegas last year spiked by 20 percent, a surge that could bode well for the Bloody Caesar's future in American bars. "Now you can get a Caesar in Vegas, because a lot of Canadians go there and they don't like Bloody Marys," says Brian Dixon, general ma ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Blackie, Chad VanGaalen, and the start of Earshot Jazz Fest.

  • Calendar

    October 12, 2011

    Chad VanGaalen

    Blackie, Chad VanGaalen, and the start of Earshot Jazz Fest.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Bon Iver Approaches Rock Stardom on His Own Terms, Last Night at the Paramount

    ​Bon Iver Paramount Theatre Monday, Sept. 26 Taste-making music blog Stereogum recently published a list of five "indie types" who would do well on Simon Cowell's X Factor and five who would crash and burn. The projected failures weren't too surprising (what, you can't imagine Isaac Brook cov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Vancouver Health Officials to Hand Out $50,000 Worth of Crack Pipes and Condoms

    ​In the second installment of Good Ideas Canada Has That Would Never Fly in America, we look at the Vancouver Coastal Health program and a plan to hand out thousands of crack pipes and condoms to its burgeoning population of crackheads.

  • Music

    May 18, 2011

    True Patriot Pride

    Why the people waving their nation's flag at rock festivals this summer probably won't be Americans.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Downloading the First Track from Bon Iver's Upcoming Self-Titled Album

    ​ It was announced last month that Bon Iver's long-awaited follow-up to 2007's self-released classic For Emma, Forever Ago would be released in June, and yesterday the Justin Vernon-led band released "Calgary," the first single from their upcoming self-titled album. After a few initial listen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Will the Employer Seeking "Writers to Post Right-Wing Comments to News Outlets" Please Call Me Back

    ​So I was trollin' at HuffPo yesterday, telling some libtard about how if Obama wasn't a Muslim Marxist Kenyanazi that he would just show his birth certificate where it would say so. Then something caught my eye. It was a job ad that read "Writers Needed To Post Right-Wing Comments (Vancouver, ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2011

    The Evaders

    How Scott and Kristin Haynes lost a tacky-figurine fortune thanks to anti-tax greed.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Ra Ra Riot to Tour North America in Support of Sophomore Record The Orchard, Out August 24

    Ra Ra Riot "Keep It Quiet" (Preview) from Barsuk Records on Vimeo. Barsuk's orchestral indie pop outfit Ra Ra Riot will embark on a North American tour this August in support of their sophomore record, The Orchard (which hits stores August 24). The band posted the above preview of the record on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Wolf Parade Announce New Album, Expo 86 European/North American Summer Tour

    ​Montreal's Wolf Parade's first album, 2005's Apologies to the Queen Mary, was a gem of quirky indie-pop. The band then avoided and moved way beyond the dreaded sophomore slump with 2008's expansive and exhilarating At Mount Zoomer. So I've got high hopes for the just-announced third record, E ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2009

    Rocket Queen: Lemmy Tells You

    Motörhead’s decadent, lovable leader on money and mushrooms.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Pearl Jam Plays With Ronnie Wood

    ​Pearl Jam seems like they've got a fire under them of late. Just this past weekend during a performance at Calgary's V Fest, they debuted two new songs off of their upcoming album, Backspacer. They'd actually played one of those songs, "Get Some," on a taping of The Tonight Show in June but l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Sasquatch '09: A Word of Caution

    Don't get injured at an outdoor music festival. Or, to put it more precisely, don't get injured at an outdoor music festival if you're from the great white north and do not have insurance. Witness the plight of Robin Feagan, a University of Calgary student making her fourth trip to Sasquatch. I'd f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    A Fresh Q&A with Chad VanGaalen

    Fans of Canadian avant-garde performer Chad VanGaalen are well aware of his quirky, approach to lo-fi indie rock. But there's various aspects of the Calgary bred, soft voiced, music singer, that you don't know. After the jump check out a Q&A on VanGaalen discussing, among other things, Soft Airplan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Can Anyone Explain the Tragically Hip to Me?

    Mark C. AustinBefore The Hip's July 26 set in Pemberton B.C., I overheard one kid in the crowd say, "It's too Canadian to pass up."The Tragically Hip When: June 17 Where: The Moore Cost: $35, via Ticketmaster, on Friday The Hip are as big in Canada is Burt Reynolds is down here. And I just don't ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Leonard Cohen Comes to Seattle!

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    God...Er, I Mean, Neil Young...Is Coming

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Diversions

    July 23, 2008

    Special Tortilla Contest Edition

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    Rob a Bank. Make the Weekly. Enter Hollywood

    Maybe they’ll screen it in the pen.

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Sasquatch! Monday Notes: The Hives, Flight of the Conchords, and Rodrigo's Beer

    Maybe they’ll screen it in the pen.

  • News

    November 29, 2006

    Soldiers of Fortune

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • Arts

    January 25, 2006

    Pop Calendar

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • Arts

    August 24, 2005

    Aug. 24-30, 2005

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • Arts

    August 17, 2005

    Aug. 17-23, 2005

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • Arts

    August 10, 2005

    Aug. 10-16, 2005

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • Arts

    August 3, 2005

    Aug. 3-9, 2005

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • Music

    July 6, 2005

    July 6-12, 2005

    An elite Army Ranger, back from Iraq, led his cohorts in a precision hold-up, cops say. If money wasn't the motive, what was?

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    Another Canadian for Kerry

    North of the border, you might say the temperature is Celsius 9/11.

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Exorcist: The Beginning

    Also: Festival Express.

  • Film

    June 16, 2004

    Bad Company

    Corporations are 'persons' under the law; a new book and film ask, What kind of people?

  • Music

    October 29, 2003

    Fabulous Invalids

    Disregard those premature obituaries; Northwest orchestras are still thriving below the headlines.

  • News

    August 2, 2000

    The new movement

    The legacy of Seattle's WTO protest leaders.

  • Arts

    July 5, 2000

    Batman

    Start building the statue — Edgar Martinez has become the face of Seattle. And he's hitting damn well, too.

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    Protesting everything

    Start building the statue — Edgar Martinez has become the face of Seattle. And he's hitting damn well, too.

  • Arts

    May 31, 2000

    Labors of love

    Or, how I found myself schmoozing with romance writers in my jammies.

  • Music

    August 25, 1999

    Janis untangled

    A new box set highlights the singer's music rather than her legacy.

  • News

    November 25, 1998

    Space cases

    The Russian space program tries something really, really weird.

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