Fleetwood Mac

Last Night: Rilo Kiley at the Showbox

Bye-bye Paradox

Trail Mix

The hills are alive with the sound of . . . Moby. Fourteen songs tailor-made to put a spring in your walking stick.

The Whip

Tuesday, April 14

Live Music Round Up: Tuesday, April 14

The badass ladies of THEE Satisfaction (pictured) will be at the Jewelbox tonight at 10:30, if you're looking for some quality local hip hop; that's $6. The Round 47 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $5-$10, all ages If you're one of those artistic types with trust and/or intimacy issues, ... More >>

A Terrorist’s Worst Enemies: Morissette, Oberst, and Mick Fleetwood

If the CIA’s going to break the bad guys, they’re going to have to turn up the pain.

Bigger Star

Breathless hype aside, power-pop's saviors may have arrived.

White Rabbits

Thursday October 18

Rilo Kiley, Jonathan Rice, Grand Ole Party

A sexy L.A. band is your JT alternative

Jesse Smith's Got the Order for the Croc, Solo and Peter Buck

A sexy L.A. band is your JT alternative

The Southern Harmony of Musical Companions

Viva Voce look on the bright side, darkly.

A Day in the Life

What goes on in Seattle's musical life over a 24-hour span? Seattle Weekly's music writers spent Friday, Oct. 21, roaming around the city to find out.

This Week's Reads

Jonathan Safran Foer, Åsne Seierstad, Jonathan Wilson, and Mary Guterson.

Over and Over

Celebrating upward wealth redistribution with Fleetwood Mac.

Follow the Lieder

On his third album, Rufus Wainwright gets personal.

Pete Yorn, Janet Bean and the Concertina Wire, and Vic Conrad & the First Third

On his third album, Rufus Wainwright gets personal.

Zwan Song

The continuing adventures of Billy Corgan, holy roller

Missing "The Beat"

Buh-bye Bobby Brown, hello Billy Joel.

Long-Distance Winner

Buh-bye Bobby Brown, hello Billy Joel.

2 Cents

Buh-bye Bobby Brown, hello Billy Joel.

Capt. Morgan's revenge

In a scene that takes itself too seriously, the Squirrels lighten the mood.

Whadchagit?

In a scene that takes itself too seriously, the Squirrels lighten the mood.

NOUVEAU NOVELTY

Children of 'Ahab the A-rab.'

Too smooth for you

Why this safe, sleepy sound is so darn popular.

Fresh Wax--All You Need to Know About Vinyl Releases This Week

​Even though the heat has obviously trailed off, there's still a slew of hot vinyl being released that's worth devouring at your local record stores. Aside from some of the solid new releases that hit stores this week like Fruit Bats' The Ruminant Band and Modest Mouses' No One's First and You ... More >>

Steely Dan

​Even though the heat has obviously trailed off, there's still a slew of hot vinyl being released that's worth devouring at your local record stores. Aside from some of the solid new releases that hit stores this week like Fruit Bats' The Ruminant Band and Modest Mouses' No One's First and You ... More >>

Tonight: Roger Daltrey, Fool's Gold, Steely Dan

Steely Dan​Roger Daltrey plays at the Showbox SODO tonight with Paper Zoo at 7 p.m. for $40. Daltrey, in case you've been living in a cave, is the esteemed frontman of The Who. And this is his first solo tour since 1985. Metronomy, a respectable UK electronica outfit, headlines at Nectar ton ... More >>

Seattle's About to Listen to Bjork, Daniel Johnston, Beyonce, and a Lot of The Cave Singers

Waiting to be retrieved: Elton John kicks it with Lil' Wayne at in the holds section at The Seattle Central Library.​ Among the albums Seattleites are about to pick up from the library's holds section are: Exodus, Bob Marley Pure Disco, Compilation Welcome Joy, The Cave Singers (at least two ... More >>

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 >>

The Wooden Birds

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 >>

Mates of State Cover Fleetwood Mac, The Mars Volta, Tom Waits on Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)

​Husband-and-wife duo Mates of State will release their newest record this summer (and the first that they've produced themselves), a covers compilation called Crushes (The Covers Mixtape). In general, 100% covers records make me think blah, write your own damn songs, but the tracklist for thi ... More >>

Album Review: Goldfrapp's Head First Is Light On Edge, Heavy on Fluff

​Artist: Goldfrapp Album: Head First Label: Mute Release date: March 22 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream, for your next aerobic workout Download Watch: The music video for "Rocket" In 2006, Goldfrapp released a timelessly sexy record called Supernature. The album contained the glam hits ... More >>

Watch a 5th Grade Chorus Cover Beach House's "Zebra"

My elementary school was not this cool. The fifth-graders of Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who've already covered Lady Gaga, Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix, and the Cure, just added a Beach House song to their repertoire. In anticipation of the Beach House show tonight at Neumos, watch the chorus' version ... More >>

Soft Rock Cafe

My elementary school was not this cool. The fifth-graders of Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who've already covered Lady Gaga, Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix, and the Cure, just added a Beach House song to their repertoire. In anticipation of the Beach House show tonight at Neumos, watch the chorus' version ... More >>

Tonight: Soft Rock Cafe @ Hattie's Hat, Caribou @ Neumos, Bobby Bare Jr @ the Sunset

Yeah, this guy!​Soft Rock Cafe. Hattie's Hat, 5231 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-0175. 6 p.m. Do you like piña coladas? Gettin' caught in the rain? Of course you do, but you've always been afraid to admit it. Well, just be sure to attend the first-ever Soft Rock Café. Happy hour specials will be ex ... More >>

The Black Angels Offer New Track from Upcoming Album

​After putting out its first two albums through local institution Light in the Attic Records, Austin-based psychedelic rock band the Black Angels' third full-length comes out September 14 on newly-resurrected label Blue Horizon Records. In its first incarnation, Blue Horizon was a British blue ... More >>

Happy Birthday Christine McVie!

Today is the 66th birthday of Fleetwood Mac's best and brightest vocalist -- no, not Stevie Nicks, I'm talking about the amazing and forever underrated Christine McVie. When I was a little kid first listening to FM and McVie would sing, I thought she was a dude. But then I found out, no, she's a w ... More >>

LAKE

Today is the 66th birthday of Fleetwood Mac's best and brightest vocalist -- no, not Stevie Nicks, I'm talking about the amazing and forever underrated Christine McVie. When I was a little kid first listening to FM and McVie would sing, I thought she was a dude. But then I found out, no, she's a w ... More >>

Tonight: LAKE at the Tractor, Dark Dark Dark at the Sunset, Block Party Day 3

Sarah Cass​LAKE, with Breathe Owl Breathe, Typhoon. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $8. Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson started the Olympia collective LAKE with every intention of touring as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. They ended up ditching that plan to write and record ... More >>

Angus & Julia Stone

Sarah Cass​LAKE, with Breathe Owl Breathe, Typhoon. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $8. Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson started the Olympia collective LAKE with every intention of touring as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. They ended up ditching that plan to write and record ... More >>

Superchunk

Sarah Cass​LAKE, with Breathe Owl Breathe, Typhoon. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $8. Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson started the Olympia collective LAKE with every intention of touring as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. They ended up ditching that plan to write and record ... More >>

Lady Antebellum

Sarah Cass​LAKE, with Breathe Owl Breathe, Typhoon. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $8. Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson started the Olympia collective LAKE with every intention of touring as a Fleetwood Mac cover band. They ended up ditching that plan to write and record ... More >>

The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

From Cake to Big John Hamhock.

Sports

From Cake to Big John Hamhock.

LAKE

From Cake to Big John Hamhock.

Ed's Kort Haus Gives Phinney Ridge the Karaoke Spot It's Long Deserved

​Phinney Ridge finally has its own karaoke night: Ed's Kort Haus has been welcoming in singers every other Monday since July. The Greenwood Avenue strip has always been known for great karaoke, but this is the first time a spot south of NW 85th has ever done it. I walked in last Monday ... More >>

Tell Me About That Album: Papercuts' Fading Parade

Chloe Aftel​Welcome to the inaugural edition of a new feature called Tell Me About That Album, wherein we grill an artist about one of the records in their catalog, hopefully providing some added perspective that will aid in your enjoyment of the record. We start with Portland's Papercuts, the ... More >>

Going to the Crossroads: Ten Musicians in Need of a Jack White-Style Career Makeover

Ew.​When I heard the news a few weeks back that Tom Jones would be working with Jack White for White's "Blue Series" singles, I was initially baffled. But then it started to make sense. First of all, as I learned from a recent reading of Keith Richards' autobiography Life, Jones wasn't always ... More >>

At Kate's Pub, the Microphone Smells Like a Beer

Drinking is essential to the karaoke experience.