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Hollis Wong-Wear

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    The Rapture Is Coming! Voracious Contributors Share Their Judgment Day Dining Picks

    ​The Rapture's coming this weekend, and there's nothing heathens can do about it - at least according to Family Radio president Harold Camping, who issued the prediction that seven billion non-believers worldwide will perish. But those who aren't destined to survive Judgment Day can choose w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Checking Out a Show That's Uniquely Seattle at Chop Suey

    At least that's what the night's vague name (correctly) insinuates. The concert is headlined by Seattle native and current New York City resident Kimberly Nichole, whose powerful neo-soul pipes (see above video) have led her to share stages with Janelle Monae, Aloe Blacc, Bilal, and Mayer Hawthorne ... More >>

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    From Drive-By Truckers to Devo.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Release Poignant Sneaker Hymn "Wings"--With Children's Choir

    Photo by Jason Koenig​Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are riding high after selling out not one, not two, but three dates at The Showbox--not to mention the reception of their widely loved tribute to "Voice of the Mariners" Dave Niehaus. And keeping fans happy, the duo dropped their long-awaited "od ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    First Call: Spunk and Moxie at The 9 LB Hammer

    ​Editor's Note: Despite my name being at the top of this post, I didn't write it. This one is courtesy of Hollis Wong-Wear, but seeing as she's stuck in an airport somewhere and currently writing by phone, I took the liberty of posting it for her. So please, picture her and not me sitting at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Ok, Block Party. I Admit It. I Enjoyed You This Year.

    Renee McMahon​If Bumbershoot is the matron of Seattle music festivals, Capitol Hill Block Party is its face-paint-wearing lush of a little sister. There's an undeniable meat market vibe at Capitol Hill Block Party, one that's amplified by the sudden baring of so much flesh after ten months of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    The Best Thing Seattle's Got Going On Tonight: Ladies Night at Neumos with Thee Satisfaction, Lisa Dank and Canary Sing

    The talented ladies of Thee Satisfaction.​Even though I totally fucked up and forgot to write something about the show for the paper this week, I am going to attempt to make up for my failure by telling you now that tonight's Ladies Night show at Neumos is the best thing Seattle's got going on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    New Video From Canary Sing, Featuring our Friend and Blogger Hollis Wong-Wear

    The busy ladies in Canary Sing -- including Reverb contributor Hollis Wong-Wear -- have released a new video for their song "Freak Show." Keep your eyes peeled for the cameo from former SW music editor -- and perennial grinner -- Jonathan Cunningham, too. Canary Sing's next Seattle show is a Feb. 9 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    First Call: A Sidecar at Smith

    Nicholson shelved his grad school plans upon sampling a Sidecar.​This cocktail review comes courtesy of ace music intern/contributing writer Hollis Wong-Wear, who typically drinks solely for impact. Not anymore, perhaps. Watering Hole: Smith, a middle child of the Linda Derschang empire, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    I've Been Listening to Bishop Allen, Madvillain and Kid Sister

    ​Kid Sister, Ultraviolet (Downtown) Now that Kanye's proven himself to be kind of a douchebag -- one whose last album did not even come close to achieving its lofty artistic goals -- having a collabo with the dude on your new album might not be the career jumpstart it might've been, say, thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Seattle Weekly Announces Its New Music Editor

    Photo by Chantal AndersonKorny​I'm delighted to announce that we're promoting Chris Kornelis, our Web Editor, into the job of Music Editor. Chris has already been overseeing our online coverage of all the major music festivals, including our work on this year's Bumbershoot, which, in my opinio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Last Night: Folded Arms, Lip Synching, and Kid Sister

    Hollis Wong-WearKid SIster performed at Neumos on October 21, 2009.​Oh, Seattle, we have to teach you how to dance. For the majority of last night's show featuring rapper Kid Sister and production/DJ duo Flosstradamus, the crowd was mild-mannered, moderately stoic, and barely responsive. And f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Who Grinds Your Burger? These Restaurants Do

    Palace Kitchen burger, from Byy1's Flickr photostream​After reading the Sunday New York Times front-page story on e. coli contamination in supermarket ground beef -- if you haven't read the piece yet, Caleb Hannan wrote about it on the Daily Weekly yesterday -- we at Voracious have been doing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Mr. Lif and Onry Ozzborn Should Bust a Duet

    As my colleague Hollis Wong-Wear recently informed you, Rendezvous, home of Candidt's local hip-hop showcase "The Corner," is the spot this balmy summer evening for quality rhyme-spitting. Boston-born underground MC Mr. Lif headlines a show featuring another subterranean champ, Onry Ozzborn of The G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    We're Twitterviewing Spaceman, and So Can You

    Hollis Wong-Wear is up to her usual Thursday afternoon tricks, taking over the @swreverb account and chatting it up with musicians around or on their way to town. Today she's Twitterviewing local hip-hop star Spaceman, who plays the Capitol Hill Block Party's Sportin' Life showcase at 10:30 p.m. at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    We're Currently Twitterviewing Khingz

    Cahn Solo Every Thursday at 1 p.m., SW writer Hollis Wong-Wear conducts interviews with important figures in the local music scene via our Twitter page. Today is Friday, but you know what, it's been a hectic week. And Hollis just graduated from Seattle U (what what!!) so we're a day behind schedule ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    We're Currently Twitterviewing Toni Hill

    Every Thursday at 1 p.m., SW writer Hollis Wong-Wear conducts interviews with important figures in the local music scene via our Twitter page. This week, she's twitterviewing part-time Seattle resident Toni Hill, whose recent album, Only Love, is one of the best R&B albums to come out of the Northw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    We're Currently Twitterviewing DJ Tigerbeat

    Every Thursday at 1pm, SW columnist Hollis Wong-Wear of the group Canary Sing "twitterviews" a local music artist via Twitter. She's a Twitter-fiend on her own time and a savvy interviewer so it only made sense to combine the two and let her start "twitterviewing" intriguing figures in the local mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Last Night: Hey Marseilles at the Crocodile

    Josh Yesterday, buzz band Hey Marseilles got to play the Crocodile for the first time. That's a heck of an accomplishment in itself and a good sign that this septet is headed in the right direction as a band. New writer Hollis Wong-Wear was at the show and offers her musings on one of Seattle's bigg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Reverb Is on Twitter: And Twitterviewing Geo of Blue Scholars Right Now

    Yes, Reverb has given into the Twitter craze and set up an account. We're online cranking out daily content in a new form now, and you can follow us at @swreverb. Right now, new writer Hollis Wong-Wear, who some people might now from her role in the group Canary Sing, is "twitterviewing" Geo of Blu ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2008

    Bumbershoot Recommendations: Sunday, Aug. 31

    Sons and Daughters, Jakob Dylan, Strange Fruit, and more.

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