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Gram Parsons

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Roanoke Ups The Country Twang For Ballard Balladeer Ben Fisher

    Ben Fisher Roanoke Out now, benfisher.bandcamp.com Regular Ballard Sunday Market busker Ben Fisher may be young, but with influences like Bob Dylan, John Prine, and Guy Clark, has the taste of a singer-songwriter twice his age. The U Dub junior (major: Arabic) just released Roanoke, a five song fol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    SXSW '13 to Go Ultra-Ironic; Celine Dion, Garth Brooks, Glen Frey, Kenny G, Loverboy Set to Perform

    SXSW used to be a festival where the next Bruce Springsteen, Lil Wayne or Jay-Z performed. Now it's a festival where Bruce Springsteen, Lil Wayne or Jay-Z perform. What was once the Independent Spirit Awards has turned into the Oscars. Which makes you wonder: What's the point of SXSW? Having now g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    8 Songs Made Better Because Someone Put a Bird on It

    IFC announced yesterday that they have signed everyone's favorite hipster-skewering show, Portlandia, for a second season. But if there's one thing we learned this time around, it's that everything looks better with a bird on it. Musically, there's something about birds that just suggests acoustic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    At Gram Parsons Tribute Night, Too-Faithful Renditions of an Alt-Country Visionary

    Julia Mullen Gordon​ A Tribute To Gram Parsons, hosted by Country Dave and the New Fallen Angels Columbia City Theater Friday, Feb. 11 Let's do the math. Gram Parsons, one of the most influential artists at the intersection of country and rock and roll, died at the criminally young age of 26 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2010

    Cobirds Unite

    Julia Mullen Gordon​ A Tribute To Gram Parsons, hosted by Country Dave and the New Fallen Angels Columbia City Theater Friday, Feb. 11 Let's do the math. Gram Parsons, one of the most influential artists at the intersection of country and rock and roll, died at the criminally young age of 26 ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Julia Mullen Gordon​ A Tribute To Gram Parsons, hosted by Country Dave and the New Fallen Angels Columbia City Theater Friday, Feb. 11 Let's do the math. Gram Parsons, one of the most influential artists at the intersection of country and rock and roll, died at the criminally young age of 26 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    The 50 Best Rock Singers of All Time, According to the P-I

    Overlooked​ The P-I now has a slide show up of "The 50 best rock singers of all time." Even though this kind of list is always stupid, and this one in particular was obviously haphazardly thrown together because they needed to fill some space and get their page views up, what the hell, let's ... More >>

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    From the Cave Singers to Gordon Lightfoot.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Tonight: Coalesce at Neumos, The Eagles at Key Arena, Boy Eats Drum Machine at the Tractor

    ​Coalesce, with Converge, Black Breath, Lewd Acts. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 7 p.m. $15. It's pretty awesome when a band that's been around for 16 years is making the most mind-blowing music of their career. Kansas City's Coalesce has always been known as a trailblazer in brutally te ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    The Eagles

    ​Coalesce, with Converge, Black Breath, Lewd Acts. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 7 p.m. $15. It's pretty awesome when a band that's been around for 16 years is making the most mind-blowing music of their career. Kansas City's Coalesce has always been known as a trailblazer in brutally te ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2010

    Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    ​Coalesce, with Converge, Black Breath, Lewd Acts. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 7 p.m. $15. It's pretty awesome when a band that's been around for 16 years is making the most mind-blowing music of their career. Kansas City's Coalesce has always been known as a trailblazer in brutally te ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    Richmond Fontaine

    ​Coalesce, with Converge, Black Breath, Lewd Acts. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 7 p.m. $15. It's pretty awesome when a band that's been around for 16 years is making the most mind-blowing music of their career. Kansas City's Coalesce has always been known as a trailblazer in brutally te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Grand Archives Fetches Vanilla Notice From NY Times

    Laura MusselmanMatt Brooke, with Grand Archives, at Showbox SoDo.​In her short, no-star preview of Grand Archives' set tonight at NYC's Southpaw, Amanda Petrusich says "Grand Archives plays sweet, docile country-rock in the tradition of Gram Parsons or, more recently, Beachwood Sparks." In her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Thursday, September 3

    Woods​Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses, Jonny Burke at the Tractor, 8:30 p.m., $12 Seattle's folk revival has sparked a heated ballyhoo about what exactly makes you country enough to play country music. For some, it seems, if you weren't conceived to George Jones and born on the banks of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    With Their New Track, the Maldives Invite You to Enjoy "Tequila Sunday"

    The Maldives' new album, Listen to the Thunder, drops locally August 25 (and comes out everywhere else September 15), and to celebrate, the Maldives will play a three-day stint at the Tractor Tavern -- in celebration of both the Tractor's 15th anniversary and the band's new album -- Thursday, Augus ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    The Stone River Boys

    Wednesday, July 1

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Wednesday, July 1

    Mark SulloSir Richard BishopSir Richard Bishop plays the Crocodile tonight at 8 p.m. for $10. Grudge Rock happens tonight at Re-bar; this month, Patrol and Abodox go head to head for the door money and the glory! I believe this starts at 9 p.m. and costs $7. The Stone River Boys, Chuckanut Drive a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Monday, June 15

    Thee Oh Sees, Jay Reatard, Idle Times at the Crocodile, 8 p.m., $12 adv As if there wasn't enough of the Troggs' crushing riffs and junkyard stomp in Thee Oh Sees' new album Help, "Meat Step Lively" features a bout of wavering flute. Yes, just like in "Wild Thing" (however, that song employs the oc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    Ben Kweller

    Thee Oh Sees, Jay Reatard, Idle Times at the Crocodile, 8 p.m., $12 adv As if there wasn't enough of the Troggs' crushing riffs and junkyard stomp in Thee Oh Sees' new album Help, "Meat Step Lively" features a bout of wavering flute. Yes, just like in "Wild Thing" (however, that song employs the oc ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2008

    Yesterday Hit Today

    Folk is a four-letter word that's always in style.

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    Indie Rockers Aren’t Playing Americana, They’re Playing Dress-Up

    Don’t be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    More on the Capitol Hill Block Party

    Don’t be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    Last Night: Emmylou Harris at Woodland Park Zoo

    Don’t be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts.

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2008

    Emmylou Harris

    Thursday, July 24

  • Music

    July 9, 2008

    Cowboy Robots Ride Again

    The Beachwood Sparks reunion is a California dream come true.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Live Music Tonight: Blue Rodeo

    The Beachwood Sparks reunion is a California dream come true.

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2008

    Blue Rodeo

    Monday, May 19

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007
  • Calendar

    November 21, 2007

    New Riders of the Purple Sage

    Tuesday, November 27

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Guy Terrifico Is Fantastico

    Tuesday, November 27

  • Music

    January 31, 2007

    The Short List

    Highlights-and lowlights-from this week's music calendar.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    R.I.P. "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow

    Highlights-and lowlights-from this week's music calendar.

  • Music

    January 10, 2007

    The Short List

    Highlights-and lowlights-from this week's music calendar.

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    Easy Riders

    Hairy hippies make good stoner music once again.

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    Honky-Tonk Heroes

    The rainy day music of country rockers the Maldives.

  • News

    November 22, 2006

    AIDS Evangelists, Willie Nelson, and a Missing Mexican

    "Stop pandering to the PC crybabies and get some cojones!"

  • Film

    July 19, 2006

    Entourage, Gram Parsons, and Grand Prix.

    To be Aquaman, or not to be Aquaman?

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    Independence Tunes

    To be Aquaman, or not to be Aquaman?

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Notable Shows

    To be Aquaman, or not to be Aquaman?

  • Film

    June 1, 2005

    Rock Docs

    SIFF offers a wealth of music documentaries, with important local emphasis and national significance.

  • Film

    May 18, 2005

    What We Wanna See

    What Seattle Weekly's critics look forward to.

  • Film

    January 21, 2004

    Sundance Confidential

    Forget the big picturethat'll come next week. Here's the dirt from my first five days in Park City.

  • Music

    December 10, 2003

    CD Reviews

    Forget the big picturethat'll come next week. Here's the dirt from my first five days in Park City.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    Comeback Kid

    Ex-Lemonhead Evan Dando makes a winning return.

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    Western Union

    A new archival set revisits Chip and Tony Kinman's pioneering alt-country outfit Rank and File, as the brothers continue to expand their Cowboy Nation.

  • Music

    November 6, 2002

    Courtney's dog days, plus bits on the Cure, Iggy, and more.

    A new archival set revisits Chip and Tony Kinman's pioneering alt-country outfit Rank and File, as the brothers continue to expand their Cowboy Nation.

  • Music

    March 22, 2000

    Smashing Pumpkins: Do they suck?

    A new archival set revisits Chip and Tony Kinman's pioneering alt-country outfit Rank and File, as the brothers continue to expand their Cowboy Nation.

  • Music

    March 8, 2000

    It doesn't matter any more

    A new archival set revisits Chip and Tony Kinman's pioneering alt-country outfit Rank and File, as the brothers continue to expand their Cowboy Nation.

  • Music

    February 2, 2000

    The Louvin Brothers

    A new archival set revisits Chip and Tony Kinman's pioneering alt-country outfit Rank and File, as the brothers continue to expand their Cowboy Nation.

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Pavement, Townes Van Zandt, tributes to Gram Parsons and Tom Cora

    A new archival set revisits Chip and Tony Kinman's pioneering alt-country outfit Rank and File, as the brothers continue to expand their Cowboy Nation.

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