Michael Alan Goldberg

Weed Forestin'

The Weekend Preview

Let Dear Darling Cure Dead Week Despair

Fleet Foxes Get 'Forked

Live Music Tonight: Imaad Wasif, Bill Horist, Cat Among Pigeons

Tonight's Show Suggestions: Snow Day Survival Edition

Rudy and the Rhetoric. Be warned, the sound is pretty awful, but I posted it because despite the bass fuzz it effectively demonstrates the mad skills that should draw you guys out to the Nectar tonight.So, things are sort of kind of back to normal. The Blue Scholars/Common Market show at Neumos is O ... More >>

Tonight's Show Suggestions

Pigeon John/Rootbeer at Nectar, 9 p.m., $10 Los Angeles nerd-rapper Pigeon John, an avowed disciple of the De La Soul school of hip-hop, got his start in the early '90s by rhyming at the Good Life Café - launching pad for the likes of Jurassic 5, Pharcyde, Dilated Peoples, and other alt-rap icons. ... More >>

The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

Pigeon John/Rootbeer at Nectar, 9 p.m., $10 Los Angeles nerd-rapper Pigeon John, an avowed disciple of the De La Soul school of hip-hop, got his start in the early '90s by rhyming at the Good Life Café - launching pad for the likes of Jurassic 5, Pharcyde, Dilated Peoples, and other alt-rap icons. ... More >>

A Fresh Q&A with Paul Weller

In tomorrow's upcoming edition of SW, you can read about British rock sensation Paul Weller who is making a rare Seattle appearance tomorrow night at The Moore. After the jump, read a detailed Q&A with Weller by writer Michael Alan Goldberg on why "The Modfather" is still excited about making music ... More >>

REVERBfest at Salmon Bay Eagles Club

Panda & Angel, Black Wales, BOAT...

Bumbershoot Recommendations: Sunday, Aug. 31

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

Feist Amazes at the Moore, and Notes on Sets From Derek Trucks, Eleni Mandell, Rocky Votolato, and More

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

Rilo Kiley

Sunday, April 20

Pigeon John

Thursday, April 17

Eels

Friday, April 11

Imaad Wasif

Thursday, April 3

Caves

Friday, April 4

What Made Milwaukee Famous

Saturday, March 29

Tiny Vipers

Wednesday, March 12

Halcion Halo

Thursday, December 27

Boris, Damon & Naomi, Kurihara

Hands down the week’s most eclectic rock show

Justice, the Go, and the Local Label Ready to Take on Journey

New day rising.

Invaders

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

The Short List

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

Plus CD Reviews of Epsers, Voices from the Frontline, and Excepter.

Emiliana Torrini

Monday, August 17

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Monday, August 17

Anamanaguchi

Monday, August 17

Tonight: Asteroid #4, Hoquiam, Psychedelic Furs

Aisless by Adam Walacavage​The brothers Jurado (Hoquiam) play what will surely be a very lovely evening of folk music at Neumos tonight, along with a newish two-person Seattle band called the Nine Tailors, who write somber, vaguely ominous songs thematically influenced by Flannery O'Connor (or ... More >>

"On This Land (Feathers Keep Falling)," a New One From Jesse Sykes, Streaming On Her MySpace

Michael Alan Goldberg​Jesse Sykes has added another sparse piece of shoegaze twang to her catalog, with the delightful "On This Land (Feathers Keep Falling)" now streaming on her MySpace page. Barsuk says she's in the studio working on a new record for a possible early/mid-2010 release. "But n ... More >>

Top 10 Songs About Food That Weren't Written By Weird Al or Raffi

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Blues Control

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

The Dead Trees

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Russian Circles

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Morrissey

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Cold Cave

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Murder City Devils

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

A Sunny Day In Glasgow

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Joey DeFrancesco

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Jewel

Michael Alan GoldbergThe Coup, at the old Crocodile Cafe.​ Seriously, never go shopping hungry, and don't listening to any of these tracks without a bacon cheeseburger. By Sara Brickner & Chris Kornelis "Fat Cats, Bigga Fish," The Coup Not only is this one of the Coup's best tracks, my fav ... More >>

Tonight: Mimicking Birds at the Tractor, Jewel at Woodland Park Zoo

Pat Graham​Mimicking Birds, with Lemolo, Wayfinders. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 8 p.m. $8. Mimicking Birds' self-titled debut strikes a balance between dynamic, sprightly melodies and hushed, languid folk lullabies. Though it was recorded in fellow Portlander and Modest ... More >>

Mary Gauthier

Pat Graham​Mimicking Birds, with Lemolo, Wayfinders. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 8 p.m. $8. Mimicking Birds' self-titled debut strikes a balance between dynamic, sprightly melodies and hushed, languid folk lullabies. Though it was recorded in fellow Portlander and Modest ... More >>

The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

Pat Graham​Mimicking Birds, with Lemolo, Wayfinders. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 8 p.m. $8. Mimicking Birds' self-titled debut strikes a balance between dynamic, sprightly melodies and hushed, languid folk lullabies. Though it was recorded in fellow Portlander and Modest ... More >>

Steve Poltz

Pat Graham​Mimicking Birds, with Lemolo, Wayfinders. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 8 p.m. $8. Mimicking Birds' self-titled debut strikes a balance between dynamic, sprightly melodies and hushed, languid folk lullabies. Though it was recorded in fellow Portlander and Modest ... More >>

The Watson Twins

Pat Graham​Mimicking Birds, with Lemolo, Wayfinders. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 8 p.m. $8. Mimicking Birds' self-titled debut strikes a balance between dynamic, sprightly melodies and hushed, languid folk lullabies. Though it was recorded in fellow Portlander and Modest ... More >>

Tonight: The Walkmen at the Showbox, Shonen Knife at the Tractor, Man Man at Neumos

​The Walkmen, with The Helio Sequence. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $20. All ages. For their sixth studio album, this month's Lisbon, the characteristically cacophonous Walkmen made a conscious effort to scale things back a bit. "We tried for a very bare instrumenta ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommmended Shows

​The Walkmen, with The Helio Sequence. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $20. All ages. For their sixth studio album, this month's Lisbon, the characteristically cacophonous Walkmen made a conscious effort to scale things back a bit. "We tried for a very bare instrumenta ... More >>

Lozen

​The Walkmen, with The Helio Sequence. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $20. All ages. For their sixth studio album, this month's Lisbon, the characteristically cacophonous Walkmen made a conscious effort to scale things back a bit. "We tried for a very bare instrumenta ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

​The Walkmen, with The Helio Sequence. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $20. All ages. For their sixth studio album, this month's Lisbon, the characteristically cacophonous Walkmen made a conscious effort to scale things back a bit. "We tried for a very bare instrumenta ... More >>