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Kristin Hersh

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    Bumbershoot Guide: Sunday

    From Das Racist to Leon Russell.

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    Dig My Mood: Uh Huh Hersh

    You don't love her enough!

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Bumbershoot

    You don't love her enough!

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Bumbershoot's Words, Performance, Vampire, and Sci-Fi Schedule Announced

    ​It's not just music at Bumbershoot, or so the festival keeps trying to convince us. Each year a mixed-bag of authors and panels is tossed into the mix, and this year's Words & Ideas Stage (at the Rep) is no different. Again there are slam poets and spoken-word artists who will perform for oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Tonight in Live Music: Former Spinanes Frontwoman Rebecca Gates Plays the Sunset

    ​Like her contemporaries Kristin Hersh and Mary Timony, Spinanes leader Rebecca Gates was an extraordinary presence in the burgeoning indie underground of the early '90s. A fantastically gifted lyricist, singer and guitar player with a vocal timbre and cadence similar to dark-hearted, moody ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Hattie's Hat raising funds for Vic Chesnutt's widow tonight

    Vic Chesnutt on tour earlier this year with bandmate Guy Picciotto at his side.​If you're headed to Ballard this evening, stop by Hattie's and throw a dollar in the kitty for Tina Chesnutt. At the behest of part-owner Jeff Taylor, the neighborhood institution is collecting funds to help Vic Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Vic Chesnutt in a Coma

    ​It was via a tweet by No Depression publisher Kyla Fairchild that I heard the heartbreaking news that Vic Chesnutt is currently in a coma after a supposed overdose of muscle relaxants. His label, Constellation, has just confirmed this. Kristin Hersh's assertion that the overdose was a suicide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    I've Been Listening to King Tubby, Kristin Hersh, and ELO

    ​ Once one is exposed to towheaded frat boys singing Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" whilst ordering jello shots (an unfortunate rite of passage for most college students, willing or not), it can be easy to write off reggae, and by naive extension, dub. That's too bad, because dub is one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Interview: Donita Sparks

    ​ Once one is exposed to towheaded frat boys singing Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" whilst ordering jello shots (an unfortunate rite of passage for most college students, willing or not), it can be easy to write off reggae, and by naive extension, dub. That's too bad, because dub is one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    Live Music Tonight: Tiny Vipers, Kids on Bikes

    ​ Once one is exposed to towheaded frat boys singing Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry" whilst ordering jello shots (an unfortunate rite of passage for most college students, willing or not), it can be easy to write off reggae, and by naive extension, dub. That's too bad, because dub is one of th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    Tiny Vipers

    Wednesday, March 12

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    July 18, 2007
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    February 21, 2007
  • Music

    September 27, 2006

    September 27-October 3

    This week's music calendar.

  • Music

    July 12, 2006

    West Seattle Rocks

    This week's music calendar.

  • Arts

    July 5, 2006

    Giant Eraser Threatens Seattle Waterfront!

    Claes Oldenburg comes to the Olympic Sculpture Garden, Sleater-Kinney calls it quits, and West Seattle is on fire.

  • Music

    April 5, 2006

    Pure Doe

    X frontman John Doe talks about harmony, jagged emotions, and performance meditation.

  • Music

    September 7, 2005

    Sept. 7-13, 2005

    X frontman John Doe talks about harmony, jagged emotions, and performance meditation.

  • Music

    July 6, 2005

    Gorillaz

    Also: 50 Foot Wave, and Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends.

  • Arts

    June 1, 2005

    Circus Contraption

    Also: Pacific Northwest Ballet, 'Queer Eye on the Future,' UFO/Paranormal Conference and Sasquatch Symposium, and 50-Foot Wave.

  • Music

    April 21, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Also: Pacific Northwest Ballet, 'Queer Eye on the Future,' UFO/Paranormal Conference and Sasquatch Symposium, and 50-Foot Wave.

  • Music

    November 19, 2003

    Music Calendar

    Also: Pacific Northwest Ballet, 'Queer Eye on the Future,' UFO/Paranormal Conference and Sasquatch Symposium, and 50-Foot Wave.

  • Music

    November 12, 2003

    Music Calendar

    Also: Pacific Northwest Ballet, 'Queer Eye on the Future,' UFO/Paranormal Conference and Sasquatch Symposium, and 50-Foot Wave.

  • Music

    July 16, 2003

    Music Calendar

    Also: Pacific Northwest Ballet, 'Queer Eye on the Future,' UFO/Paranormal Conference and Sasquatch Symposium, and 50-Foot Wave.

  • Music

    October 16, 2002

    Kid Rock

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    Strokes make a video; Doors make a comeback, sorta.

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Kid Stuff

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

  • Music

    May 22, 2002

    Days of our nights

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Bumbershoot 2000 Music Critics' Picks

    Susie Tennant has raised a delightful family concert series at EMP.

  • Music

    July 5, 2000

    Achtung baby

    Shannon Wright's emotional shows demand attention—and reward it.

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