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May 3, 2012
Dancing and Laughing With Gene Simmons All the Way to South America
I grew up in a really great time for rock and roll. Three-chord songs with a couple mean riffs and rebellious lyrics were the audible backdrop to my formative years. KISS' first live record, Alive! (duh), was an epic collection of riffs and chords that filled in a few questions I had about chicks an ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
Karaoke Korrespondent Learns From His Elders at Shay's Restaurant on Aurora
Karaoke in the lounge at Shay's Restaurant on Aurora Ave. has been a Shoreline tradition on Thursday and Saturday nights for over 20 years. I was there for the first time last week and couldn't believe it when their esteemed host Louie told me he had been running the show there for that long. It mad ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
The Menzingers Showcase Songs from the Best Punk Album of 2012 at El Corazon
The Menzingers, Cheap Girls Saturday, March 31 El Corazon Lounge From the opening chords of "Good Things," the song that kicks off the third LP from The Menzingers, which also began the band's set Saturday night, the hundred or so in attendance in El Corazon's bar, surged towards the stage, jamming ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
Hey! Aerosmith (Featuring That Guy From American Idol) and Cheap Trick Are Playing the Tacoma Dome on August 8
Aerosmith hasn't put out a new record since 2004's Honkin' On Bobo (seriously), but the band's remained in the public consciousness thanks to incidents involving frontman Steven Tyler serenading customers at Home Depot, feuding with guitarist Joe Perry, and co-hosting American Idol. Now the band is ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Greg Proops on Ella, Grohl, and How to Stay Awake During a Presidential Debate
Reverb Questionnaire is a list of (mostly) static questions we pose to folks outside the music industry. The questions are all answered via email. Previous participants include Michael Chabon, Michele Norris, and Janeane Garofolo. This week, before coming to the Moore, Saturday, with Whose Li ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
The 15 Best '90s Movie Soundtracks
Oh, Uma!Last week's list of the best soundtracks of the '80s naturally got us thinking--what happened in the next decade? We instantly thought of so many classic '90s soundtracks we couldn't limit it to just 10. Turns out a lot of cool stuff happened in the decade of Zubaz, boy bands, and All ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Rapture's Soundtrack: Final Requests From Sarah Silverman, Janeane Garofalo, Michele Norris, and Others
If, as Family Radio president Harold Camping says is true, and Saturday is the last day, what would your ideal soundtrack be? As part of our Reverb Questionnaire, we've asked our subjects just that. So without wasting any more precious time, here's how our respondents answered the following q ... More >>
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March 25, 2011
Karaoke Korrespondent Delivers His Most Horrific Performance Ever on St. Patty's Day at Vermillion's Frances Farmer Organ Karaoke
KK could've used some of them Lucky Charms.A couple weeks ago, to commemorate the one year anniversary of my first fifteen minutes of fame, I posted on Facebook the superhero likeness of me on the cover of the Seattle Weekly. As was the goal, a bunch of friends responded and I was able to sti ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Brent Amaker: "I ONLY Listen to Records on My Turntable. MP3 Culture Is a Drag"
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 and downing more free Red Stripes than can be ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
Punks, Skaters, and Everyone In Between Get Warped at The Gorge
A sea full of middle fingers during Every Time I Die's set at Warped Tour at the Gorge on Saturday, August 14th, 2010. The 2010 Vans Warped Tour The Gorge (George, WA) Friday, August 14 The minute I walked into the Gorge on Saturday, something in me changed. Up until the moment the polite-e ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
Why Cheap Trick (and the Doobie Brothers, and Def Leppard, But Mostly Just Cheap Trick) Are Not In the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Kent Winkler, Seattle Weekly's multimedia advertising director, is a proud son of Rockford, Ill. Know who else hails from Rockford? Yes, the dudes in Cheap Trick. They even named their 2006 album Rockford. Winkler's proud of Cheap Trick. He's a fan of Cheap Trick. And he recently sent a lette ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Learning the Old Jane's Addiction Jams
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.Never before have I been in a situation where I had to play bass lines written by someone else for a whole set. It is a challenge for sure, and an eye-opening experien ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
The Only Appropriate Soundtrack to the UK Election Situation, From Elvis Presley to NIN
TROMBIPULATION: Hung ParliamentBrits woke up this morning to a "hung parliament". Considering all of the voter dissatisfaction with government, you'd think the term would give the notion of Guy Fawkes Day a whole new meaning. But nobody was really hanged, in effigy or for real; the good citiz ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
How the Staxx Bros, Pseudoephedrine and Precious Sleep Helped Me Survive the Second Half of SxSW
Friday morning, I woke up with a scratchy feeling in the back of my throat and a heavy head. I dismissed it as a bit too much fun at the Sub Pop party the night before, got the kid and the hubby out the door on schedule and managed to have breakfast ready for the living room campers still sl ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
Reverb Questionnaire: Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin On Queen, Vinyl, and Singing With Cheap Trick
Jeff Garlin, left, gets a laugh out of our questions with Curb Your Enthusiasm cohort Larry David.Before heading up to Seattle to participate in the Marty Riemer Funny Festival at The Paramount, Friday (with Bill Burr, Nick Thune, and Kyle Cease), Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin took a few ... More >>
Music
October 28, 2009
CD Reviews: the Tripwires, Spiral Stairs
Jeff Garlin, left, gets a laugh out of our questions with Curb Your Enthusiasm cohort Larry David.Before heading up to Seattle to participate in the Marty Riemer Funny Festival at The Paramount, Friday (with Bill Burr, Nick Thune, and Kyle Cease), Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin took a few ... More >>
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September 23, 2009
Visqueen
Jeff Garlin, left, gets a laugh out of our questions with Curb Your Enthusiasm cohort Larry David.Before heading up to Seattle to participate in the Marty Riemer Funny Festival at The Paramount, Friday (with Bill Burr, Nick Thune, and Kyle Cease), Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin took a few ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
My Records of the 1970s
Duff McKagan writes for Reverb every Monday and Thursday.Being the youngest of eight kids exposed me to a LOT of music that my older brothers and sisters were listening to at any given point during my youth. Some of my earliest memories are of leafing through album covers like the Beatles' Sg ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
My Summer Records
The Tinted WindowsDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. Check back on Monday for the first in a new weekly installment from Duff.As this long, hot summer finally sees its waning days, the thought of good summer records piqued my interest as a topic to discuss this week. A good ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
My iPod: From Prince to Judas Priest
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.I had the chance to take part in a Camp Freddy gig down in L.A. last weekend at the House of Blues. Camp Freddy is a sort of rock-and-roll collective that gets together once in a while to play some gig or another (from fundraisers to straigh ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2009
Ted Nugent Offers a Valentine's Day Playlist
Detroit rock star Ted Kaczynski Nugent recently decided to play the role of a country cupid DJ. When I was thinking of artists who might be crafting Valentine's Day playlists this weekend, for whatever reason, Nugent did exactly come to mind. But apparently, when he's not out promoting his own bra ... More >>
Music
February 4, 2009
John Roderick Meets the New Croc
The Long Winters’ frontman takes us inside the iconic, soon-to-reopen Belltown club.
Blogs
December 15, 2008
Afternoon Edition: I Want You to Want Me
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
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September 17, 2008
Journey, Heart, & Cheap Trick
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
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September 12, 2008
Heart Sinks Teeth Into Palin
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
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September 12, 2008
Palin Feels Wilson Sisters' Sharp Teeth
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
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April 7, 2008
Summer Concerts for AARP Members
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
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November 2, 2007
A Fine Frenzy Tonight
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
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December 21, 2006
Colbert Comes Alive
It's like this guy wanted to be wanted. Today in Stupid: Before he says "give me your money," stick-up man says "cheese!"Lakeside Recovery: School apologizes again for offending racial sensibilities.Local Boys Get National Love: Fleet Foxes hit the big time.Hobart Does Mos Def: Figuratively, of co ... More >>
Music
March 8, 2006
Nine Black Alps
Plus: Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up and Thomas Strønen.
Music
October 12, 2005
Great Gonzos
Plus: Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up and Thomas Strønen.
Music
March 16, 2005
Castaways and Cutouts
Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Colin Meloy of the Decemberists.
Music
October 13, 2004
The Homosexuals
Also: Fela Kuti and I ♥ Huckabees.
Music
May 26, 2004
Power-Pop Grad School
An interview with the New Pornographers' Carl Newman.
Music
July 30, 2003
Guitar Romantics
Remembering the Exploding Hearts With Dirtnap Records' Ken Cheppaikode.
Music
June 18, 2003
Cleveland Rocks?
Cobra Verde answer the question with a resounding yes.
Music
March 26, 2003
Weather Woes Cause Concert Chaos
Plus the latest on Hot Hot Heat, Vendetta Red, and more.
Music
February 12, 2003
Grand Royal
The Seattle vets of Visqueen create their own classic rock with King Me.
News
December 4, 2002
Book 'Em
Capturing minds of every age with a good read.
Music
May 8, 2002
Days of our nights
Capturing minds of every age with a good read.
Music
December 5, 2001
CD Reviews
Capturing minds of every age with a good read.
Food
November 28, 2001
Sips
Holiday spice
Music
June 20, 2001
Canadians on parade
The New Pornographers lead a barrage of worthy new Vancouver bands.
Music
March 28, 2001
CD Reviews
The New Pornographers lead a barrage of worthy new Vancouver bands.
News
July 19, 2000
Best Tabs
Best of Seattle, 2000
Music
October 20, 1999
Shaun Cassidy—he's a rebel
Best of Seattle, 2000
Film
August 11, 1999
KISS this
Detroit Rock City works like a teen dream.
News
April 14, 1999
Amazon's Cheap Trick
The popular rock band signs an exclusive with the Seattle online retailer.
Music
April 7, 1999
Psycheclectic breakout
Mercury Rev shakes the psychedelic label with a sudden burst of self-discovery.
Music
October 14, 1998
Sleight of hand
Twenty years later, Cheap Trick's three-night stand brings back the magic.
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