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Les Paul

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    February 17, 2012

    Bartenders Hunt For the Next Go-To Liqueur

    The St. Germain backlash that's been brewing since before the versatile liqueur made it to Canada may be in full elderflower. "In the last year and a half, craft bars have started to move away from St. Germain, because it became everyone's favorite song for awhile," Dushan Zaric, owner of New York' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Feist Presents Set Full Of Precious Metals At Moore

    Leslie Feist played at the Moore Theatre on Thursday, November 17, 2011. ​ Feist The Moore Theatre Thursday, November 17, 2011 Leslie Feist's past few years have all been about taking on challenges. Between skyrocketing fame (and the not-so-nice trappings that come with it), bad breakups and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Lemonheads Give Seattle A Shameless Show At Triple Door

    The Lemonheads played at the Triple Door on Saturday, November 5th, 2011. ​ The Lemonheads The Triple Door Saturday, November 5th, 2011 Walking into any sort of Evan Dando-related event is as close to a corporate games-y trust fall as the indie rock circuit gets. While the man is responsible ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Google is a Guitar Today, and You Can Play It

    It looks like this: ​ And it sounds like its settings are tuned to "Modest Mouse"--I think I just re-recorded "Cowboy Dan" accidentally while trying to search for Doctor Who slashfic. (Update: It's actually in tribute to guitar innovator Les Paul, duh, who was born on this day in 1915.)

  • Music

    March 30, 2011

    Tuesday Night Music Club

    Nine up-and-coming bands at the heart of Seattle's music scene.

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Free Energy Blurs the Line Between Respectful Parody and Tired Nostalgia at Last Night's Pickle Party at the Croc

    Julia Mullen Gordon​Free Energy The Crocodile Tuesday, Jan. 25 Review by Julia Mullen Gordon Sometimes, if you listen to too much Radiohead or Dirty Projectors, it's necessary to seek out a sonic palate-cleanser, a blissfully uncomplicated band that can get you back to neutral. Free Energy i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Zeke: The Sound of Seattle Hardcore In the '90s

    ZekeDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​After all of the major labels had left Seattle in the wake of the 'grunge' craze, the area was left to just get back to business-as-usual; kick ass rock n roll. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Sun City Girls, Seattle Grunge Boys

    ​The early 1980s was a time of intense musical exploration. There was so much music to discover, and the fun part was that it was all current. They called it "punk rock," but the sounds were way more diverse than sped-up distorted guitars, crashing drums, and aggressive vocals. Bands like Butt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Les Paul Dead at 94

    ​Les Paul, guitarist, inventor of the solid body electric guitar, recording studio innovator (he invented multitracking, for one), and inspiration for one of GIbson's most famous and well-loved guitars, died today of pneumonia at 94 years old. His innovations changed the way music (and not jus ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2009

    Darjeeling Three Takes the Road Most Traveled

    This Seattle trio doesn’t want to reinvent the indie-pop wheel; it just wants to make it less squeaky.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Music Is a Miracle

    I've gotten around to reading the comments on my article regarding the video games Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and I also took a cue from my colleague Mr. McKagan and checked out some of the chatter around the Web. Like I said in my last article about these games, they're a good thing. According to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Krist Novoselic: We All Owe Something to The Melvins

    Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Listen to an mp3 of The Melvins' Buzz Osborne, Dave Groh, and Novoselic at The Crocodile in 1992. Going on twenty five years as a band, The Melvins' new album, Nude With Boots, shows them stronger than ever. I want to tell you a litt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    My Neighbor's Review Of Neil Young In Everett

    Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Listen to an mp3 of The Melvins' Buzz Osborne, Dave Groh, and Novoselic at The Crocodile in 1992. Going on twenty five years as a band, The Melvins' new album, Nude With Boots, shows them stronger than ever. I want to tell you a litt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Last Night: The Gutter Twins in New York City

    Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Listen to an mp3 of The Melvins' Buzz Osborne, Dave Groh, and Novoselic at The Crocodile in 1992. Going on twenty five years as a band, The Melvins' new album, Nude With Boots, shows them stronger than ever. I want to tell you a litt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    A Tear and a Smile

    Krist Novoselic's column runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. Listen to an mp3 of The Melvins' Buzz Osborne, Dave Groh, and Novoselic at The Crocodile in 1992. Going on twenty five years as a band, The Melvins' new album, Nude With Boots, shows them stronger than ever. I want to tell you a litt ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Sondre Lerche

    One of music’s most charming crooners

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Is Neil Young Worth 1,400 Words? Absolutely!

    One of music’s most charming crooners

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    Is Anyone Else Pumped For Neil Young?

    One of music’s most charming crooners

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2007

    Last Night: Stephen Marley at the Showbox

    One of music’s most charming crooners

  • Music

    January 19, 2005

    LiLo in Stitches

    One of music’s most charming crooners

  • Music

    October 6, 2004

    High-Strung

    Chicago rockers the Ponys' sense is in their sound.

  • Music

    July 30, 2003

    Breaking the Silence

    Queensrche return after a six-year absence.

  • Music

    March 26, 2003

    Austintatious

    Does South by Southwest serve a higher purpose, or is it merely an excuse to go on a weeklong bender?

  • Music

    November 22, 2000

    Up from the skies

    Thirty years after his death, EMP explores Jimi Hendrix's innovations.

  • Music

    August 2, 2000

    Two Ears and a Tale

    Thirty years after his death, EMP explores Jimi Hendrix's innovations.

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