Drew Carey

The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

The 7 Best Celebrity-Inspired Band Names

​Here at Reverb, we spend a lot of time reading and thinking about band names. So naturally, seeing the news of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s first-ever vinyl release (Record Store Day's coming up, yo!) got us thinking about other acts with names inspired by celebrities. But since there are a ton o ... More >>

Badassitude in T-Town

When you start making baby steps towards your dreams it's not always easy finding the faults that are holding you back. Currently goals of comedic greatness seem light years away and my pace seems that of a hybrid between a sloth and snail, a new organism I have lovingly named a "slail". I've develo ... More >>

Greg Nickels Has a New Part-Time Gig, But How Will He Spend the Rest of His Hours?

Greg Nickels and his wife enjoying New England.​Greg Nickels returned from Harvard this weekend with a new beard, a workout routine, and, as of this morning, a new job. He's a "Distinguished Urban Fellow" at Living Cities, a DC-based non-profit that connects foundations and guilt-ridden billio ... More >>

Down on the Farm

The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights.

Your Arts & Aliens Weekend Planner

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Craig Ferguson

​The weekend begins with a monster dripping acid from its fangs in a sci-fi classic that had its world premiere at SIFF 30 years ago: Ridley Scott's director's cut of Alien--running through Tuesday--isn't much different than the 1979 original. In truth, Scott confessed of this 117-minute edit ... More >>

Sounders, MLS Climb the Ladder: Taylor Graham to Appear on The Price Is Right

No doubt, the Sounders' inaugural MLS season has been a success--tickets are in high demand (the team's even increased the supply) and there's no shortage of blue-and-green Sounders scarves, flags, and jerseys flapping about Seattle streets. But MLS is still a long haul from the big time; many of it ... More >>

The World's Game Came to Seattle

Plus-one is one of the 22,000 people who bought Sounders season tickets, so he brought me last night for their inaugural game at Qwest Field to see them beat the New York Red Bulls (3-0, which I'm told is a blowout in soccer terms); to see the opening ceremonies with a parade of flags representing ... More >>

Whose Live Anyway

Plus-one is one of the 22,000 people who bought Sounders season tickets, so he brought me last night for their inaugural game at Qwest Field to see them beat the New York Red Bulls (3-0, which I'm told is a blowout in soccer terms); to see the opening ceremonies with a parade of flags representing ... More >>

Macklemore's Not-So-Famous Chicken Pasta With Butter

What you get when eating with the band.

20 Minutes With Greg Proops

What you get when eating with the band.

The F-Word

Dissecting hipster Seattle's most loathed,least defended figure: the frat boy.

The Aristocrats

Also: Four Brothers, The Great Raid, Junebug, Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus, Sequins, and Writer of O.

Straight Talk

Also: Four Brothers, The Great Raid, Junebug, Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus, Sequins, and Writer of O.

Lists of the '90s

Instant Nostalgia issue