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Frank Zappa

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    The National and The Beatles Tops The Boxer Rebellion's iTunes Q&A

    As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every Wednesday we ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    Seven Snow Songs For a Seattle Snow Day

    It's a little too late for a white Christmas, but here we are in a snowy Seattle! To commemorate our multitude of snowflake visitors, here are some of my favorite snow day songs--when we think of non-Christmas snow songs, there's Frank Zappa's "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow," particularly relevant to do ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 28, 2011

    Meat and Potatoes

    From the Seattle Symphony, a classic work is just as electrifying as the novelties that preceded it.

  • Arts

    September 28, 2011

    Ear Supply: French Connections

    Varese's chaotic cityscape still sounds ballsy decades later.

  • Arts

    September 21, 2011

    New Kid in Town

    Ludovic Morlot launches his Seattle Symphony tenure with dazzling performances—and a daring failure.

  • Arts

    September 14, 2011

    Fall Arts 2011 Calendar

    Ludovic Morlot launches his Seattle Symphony tenure with dazzling performances—and a daring failure.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    "Beastie Boys Bandit" Strikes Portland Banks: Police Can't Stand it, Know He Planned It

    ​Being dubbed the "Beastie Boys Bandit" by Portland police is more than a little flattering for a serial bank robber who looks more like Frank Zappa than Mike D, MCA, or Ad-Rock. Regardless, that's what they're calling him, and he's supposedly knocked off five banks since last summer.

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Thomas Hunter Has an Awesome Solo Record (and He Might Give It to You for Free)

    ​Somewhere in between making new records with Wild Orchid Children and Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground last year, Thomas Hunter wrote and recorded his very first solo album. White China Gold is a smooth collection of songs that can't really be pinned down to just one genre or influence. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Words No Music Writer Should Ever Use Again

    ​ The other day my editor told me not to use a particular word in a story because he was "allergic to clichés." (The word was "magic.") After I finished crying and soaking my head in a warm bucket of Epsom salt, I started thinking about what else should be retired from music writing. This is ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2010

    Rocket Queen: The Devil's Rejects

    Smooth Sailing and a few of their friends in town find humor under the heavy.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Tonight: The Kindess Kind at Chop Suey, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks at the Triple Door

    Evan Carlyle​The Kindness Kind, with People Eating People, Hosannas. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. 9 p.m. $10. Since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album A Novel, the local indie pop act The Kindness Kind has been wowing crowds with their catchy electro-infused sou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

    Evan Carlyle​The Kindness Kind, with People Eating People, Hosannas. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. 9 p.m. $10. Since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album A Novel, the local indie pop act The Kindness Kind has been wowing crowds with their catchy electro-infused sou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    A Stop in Santa Cruz: A Shutter Speed Slideshow

    The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas. We were in Santa Cruz after the show and made a little comic strip playing with the shutter speed on the flash... ​

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Bozzio/Holdsworth/Levin/Mastelotto

    The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas. We were in Santa Cruz after the show and made a little comic strip playing with the shutter speed on the flash... ​

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2009

    Dirty Projectors

    The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas. We were in Santa Cruz after the show and made a little comic strip playing with the shutter speed on the flash... ​

  • Music

    November 4, 2009

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    The Moondoggies are blogging about their first national tour, which takes them from Vancouver, B.C. to Austin, Texas. We were in Santa Cruz after the show and made a little comic strip playing with the shutter speed on the flash... ​

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Monotonix

    Saturday, September 19

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Sasquatch '09: Monotonix

    If there was one band on Monday's bill that could match Of Montreal for pure stage spectacle, it was the Israeli garage-rock outfit, Monotonix. As is their custom, the band--wearing hot pants and not much else--set up not on the actual stage, but on the concert grounds in front. What followed was an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    John Tesh Ahmet and Dweezil Zappa = Late Night TV Bliss

    Here's an oldie but goody from the early days of the Conan O'Brien show. I had no idea the children of Frank Zappa were such big John Tesh fans. You've just got to watch it to believe. But be mindful, apparently watching this video on repeat could give some fellas Teshticular cancer.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    The Beer Authority: New Bottle Shop in Lake City

    The Adams' Seattle Beer Authority (Barry, Porter and Shellane) has been open for one week, and so far business is great, yet more evidence of the fact that craft beer ranks as a recession-proof mini luxury. The shop reserves one cooler each for German, Belgian, and English, with the other three cool ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestions

    Disney Cover Night at Chop Suey, 8 p.m., $7 Kane Hodder lead singer Andrew Moore has been known to end a show with minor injuries. And really, what else would you expect from a hardcore group given to shrieking lyrics like "I hate the taste of your blood, black as pitch/But I'd hate it even more to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Les Claypool's Oddity Faire

    Wednesday, March 11

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestion

    Missing Persons circa 1982Missing Persons feat. Dale Bozzio, Romance, Tin Sprocket, Feverclub, The Safe Passage Clause at Studio Seven, 7 p.m., $18The vintage New Wave/pop outfit Missing Persons circa 2009 is, well, missing persons: Co-founders Terry Bozzio (drums) and Warren Cuccurullo (guitar), a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    Missing Persons

    Tuesday, January 27

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Zappa Plays Zappa

    Saturday, January 3 and Sunday, January 4

  • Music

    August 27, 2008

    Wreckless Eric Didn’t Die in the ’80s Underground

    The husband-wife duo’s found new fame in the MySpace era.

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    Were Kanye and Beck Separated at Birth?

    Let’s consider the evidence.

  • Food

    February 27, 2008

    Save the Rimrock!

    As much an institution as Denny's, but with better cocktails.

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2007

    Zappa Plays Zappa

    Legendary subversion as a family affair

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Ween

    Tuesday, November 13

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2007

    Rockin' the Rim

    Tuesday, November 13

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2007

    Bruce Bickford At Fantagraphics

    Tuesday, November 13

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    Overnight Sensation

    Dweezil Zappa on the Sysiphean task of learning his father's back catalog.

  • Music

    April 26, 2006

    Guilt and Pleasure

    Rock criticism's power couple get their talk on at EMP's Pop Conference.

  • Music

    March 1, 2006

    Hot Chip's Coming on Strong

    Plus: J Dilla and Fire Engines.

  • Film

    June 1, 2005

    Lords of Dogtown

    Also: Mondovino, Rock School, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

  • News

    May 18, 2005

    The Wild, Wild West

    Also: Mondovino, Rock School, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

  • News

    May 11, 2005

    Al Franken's Sense

    Also: Mondovino, Rock School, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

  • Arts

    May 4, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    Dan Morgenstern, John Haskell, and Barry Miles.

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Atmosphere

    Also: Mu, and Astor Piazzolla.

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    Raiding the 20th Century

    Also: Mu, and Astor Piazzolla.

  • Food

    May 19, 2004

    Off the Waterfront

    Remembering the Moptops at Seattle's lost restaurant.

  • Music

    December 3, 2003

    About the Music

    Remembering the Moptops at Seattle's lost restaurant.

  • Music

    July 10, 2002

    Days Of Our Nights

    Remembering the Moptops at Seattle's lost restaurant.

  • Music

    May 30, 2001

    Drinking about dissection

    With a measure of privacy and brief nod to candor, the members of Aveo obliquely address their stirring brand of rock.

  • News

    October 25, 2000

    House of horrors

    With a measure of privacy and brief nod to candor, the members of Aveo obliquely address their stirring brand of rock.

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    We're only in it for the money

    Calling high-tech "libertarians" on their lack of conscience.

  • Arts

    May 17, 2000

    Globe trotting

    All the world's on stage in Bellevue.

  • Music

    September 22, 1999

    Banned, blamed,hated, & shamed

    A guide to five decades of records that have served as musical scapegoats.

  • Music

    September 15, 1999

    All mush aside

    Over three CDs and 69 songs, the Magnetic Fields take a scalpel to love in all its forms.

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