David Berman

An Incomplete History: Michael Buble's "End of May"

Listen to Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives' New Album Streaming Online

Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives comes out September 14​Two weekends ago, I had one of those rare, game-changing live music experiences, the kind when you're watching a band and your chest swells up big and red and raw like a great frigatebird during mating season and there's a lump in your th ... More >>

Live Music Roundup: Wednesday, June 17

Seminal, reunited punk band the Germs play Neumos tonight with Poison Idea, Krum Bums and the Bloodclots. It's hard to know how to feel about this, since the Germs broke up after original lead singer Darby Crash made good on his promise to commit suicide-- and he must be rolling in his grave to know ... More >>

The Weekly Wire: This Week's Notable Events

Seminal, reunited punk band the Germs play Neumos tonight with Poison Idea, Krum Bums and the Bloodclots. It's hard to know how to feel about this, since the Germs broke up after original lead singer Darby Crash made good on his promise to commit suicide-- and he must be rolling in his grave to know ... More >>

The Silver Jews Call It Quits

I may cry.  The Silver Jews are one of my favorite bands of all time. "Slow Education" may be my favorite song of all time.  So glad I've had the good fortune to have seen them live twice.  Here's the skinny from Pitchfork. According to Silver Jews songwriter genius David Berman, a Ja ... More >>

Also Last Night: Brickner Meets Kathleen Edwards At The Sunset, Acts Dweeby

John Doe and Kathleen Edwards singing "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes" It must be the week for Seattle Weekly employees to meet famous people they love! Before that benefit show happened, I had been planning on going to see Kathleen Edwards at the Tractor Tavern last night. Because I love Kathleen Ed ... More >>

Last Night: REVERBfest, Installment One (AND Two)

John Doe and Kathleen Edwards singing "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes" It must be the week for Seattle Weekly employees to meet famous people they love! Before that benefit show happened, I had been planning on going to see Kathleen Edwards at the Tractor Tavern last night. Because I love Kathleen Ed ... More >>

Show Recommendations For A Gloomy Thursday

John Doe and Kathleen Edwards singing "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes" It must be the week for Seattle Weekly employees to meet famous people they love! Before that benefit show happened, I had been planning on going to see Kathleen Edwards at the Tractor Tavern last night. Because I love Kathleen Ed ... More >>

Last Night: Silver Jews and Monotonix in Portland

John Doe and Kathleen Edwards singing "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes" It must be the week for Seattle Weekly employees to meet famous people they love! Before that benefit show happened, I had been planning on going to see Kathleen Edwards at the Tractor Tavern last night. Because I love Kathleen Ed ... More >>

How to Enjoy Fall Arts

Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

American bands provide antidote to “Britain’s Indie Malaise”

Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

Guiding Plight

Disciples of a Silver Jew ponder: Where is our once-dreary hero leading us?

Battle Hymns

Wednesday, August 22

Ber-mitzvah!

The Silver Jews' David Berman and the "Realists' Trifecta."

Cave In

Also: Daylight Basement, Silver Jews, Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926–1937, Stevie Wonder, and Lightning Bolt.

Critical Mass 2002, Part 1

Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

The poet rocker

Stephen Burt talks about pop music, indie culture, modern youth, and the shape of contemporary poetry.

Days of our nights

When music doesn't matter, and when it does.