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SIFF: Week 1 Picks & Pans

Irish Shanties and Drinking Songs Warmed A Jolly Crowd, Friday At The High Dive

Jaret FerratuscoCasey Neill and his rat pack.​Renegade String Band, Casey Neill and the Norway Rats, Sassparilla High Dive Friday, January 27 If Fremont really is the Center of the Universe, from the looks of things Friday night, the High Dive houses a good portion of the Irish contingent, an ... More >>

...Like There's No Tomorrow

Jaret FerratuscoCasey Neill and his rat pack.​Renegade String Band, Casey Neill and the Norway Rats, Sassparilla High Dive Friday, January 27 If Fremont really is the Center of the Universe, from the looks of things Friday night, the High Dive houses a good portion of the Irish contingent, an ... More >>

Today Reverb Recommends Listening to Western Haunts' Excellent Utøya EP

​ Western Haunts are a local five-piece fronted by songwriter Jake Witt, and their new three-song EP, Utøya, is one of the most compelling local releases I've heard all year. Intended as a tribute to the victims of the recent tragedies in Japan and Norway (the record shares its name with the ... More >>

Ask a Mexican!

​ Western Haunts are a local five-piece fronted by songwriter Jake Witt, and their new three-song EP, Utøya, is one of the most compelling local releases I've heard all year. Intended as a tribute to the victims of the recent tragedies in Japan and Norway (the record shares its name with the ... More >>

Exclusive: Microsoft's Oslo Office Damaged by Bomb

Norwegian government offices were heavily damaged by a bomb today​A Microsoft office in Oslo, Norway, was damaged today by a bomb set off near Norwegian government headquarters.

Seattle International BeerFest

Norwegian government offices were heavily damaged by a bomb today​A Microsoft office in Oslo, Norway, was damaged today by a bomb set off near Norwegian government headquarters.

Cabin-Watch 2011!: Before Bon Iver's Cabin in the Woods of Wisconsin (and Before the Onion Parody), Mount Eerie Had a Cabin in Freakishly Remote Norway

Mount Eerie's Cabin-Time Creation, Dawn​Bon Iver's new self-titled album is out this week, and the buddies at Pitchfork aptly sum up what has become the defining myth, and albatross, for the scruffy singer/songwriter born Justin Vernon--the Cabin in the Woods (TM): The guy who recorded an alb ... More >>

Akvavit: The Water of Life

​The spirit most associated with the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is akvavit--a strong spirit with a distinct caraway or anise flavor--served alongside traditional dishes like pickled herring, gravlaks, or lutefisk. It's usually served ice-cold with a beer chaser at Ch ... More >>

Miral: Julian Schnabel Films His Girlfriend’s Life Story

​The spirit most associated with the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is akvavit--a strong spirit with a distinct caraway or anise flavor--served alongside traditional dishes like pickled herring, gravlaks, or lutefisk. It's usually served ice-cold with a beer chaser at Ch ... More >>

Taste of Norway Takes Over Ballard This Saturday

Bring on the smørbrød! ​Curious as to what exactly Norwegian cuisine consists of? Check out Norwegian Cultural Heritage Day and Taste of Norway at the Leif Erikson Lodge in Ballard from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, March 26. For modest prices, you can sample several traditional foods, in ... More >>

Casiokids

Bring on the smørbrød! ​Curious as to what exactly Norwegian cuisine consists of? Check out Norwegian Cultural Heritage Day and Taste of Norway at the Leif Erikson Lodge in Ballard from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, March 26. For modest prices, you can sample several traditional foods, in ... More >>

Free Slurpees in Celebration of 7-11's Birthday (Also Some Trivia)

Thank you! Come again...​I am not generally one for suggesting that anyone go to a convenience store looking for grub. But when it's as hot as balls out there, when there's a frosty treat waiting for you, and when said frosty treat is free? Well, then I have a tendency to relax my standards ju ... More >>

Review: The Story So Far Shows the Bittersweet Arc of Grand Archives' Albums

photo by Hilary Harris​Artist: Grand Archives Album: The Story So Far Label: Sub Pop Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy (it's free, so you can't buy it, but you get the idea.) Download: The whole thing, on Grand Archives' website If you've never heard Grand Archives--or haven't picked up an a ... More >>

MusicFest NW Adds Panda Bear to Lineup, Ensuring Hipsters Everywhere Will Buy Tickets

Photo by Ryan Pfluger​ MusicFest NW's preliminary lineup has been upgraded from "amazing" to "spectacular." The festival has added another night (bringing the total to five) to accommodate the addition of Panda Bear, the solo project of Animal Collective founding member Noah Lennox. Panda Bear ... More >>

For My Summer Playlist: Fjord Motor Company & Can

​There's a cool Norwegian folk / rock duo called Fjord Motor Company. It's Norway via Salem Oregon - so there's a local connection - for me at least. The tune is called "Sommer Kommer" from their EP Krakemal. It's oozing with whimsy even though I don't speak Norwegian. It seems to be about a ... More >>

Even More Band Of Horses News: They're Opening For Pearl Jam

​I guess they haven't completely forgotten their Seattle background - Band Of Horses will be opening for Pearl Jam for a number of tour dates in May, including a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York. These shows will be just one leg of a Band Of Horses tour that will take them around the ... More >>

CD Review: My Teen Dream Would Include a Drummer With a Gut, and a Second Guitarist With a Goatee

Jason Nocito​Band: Beach House Album: Teen Dream Label: Sub Pop Release Date: Today, Jan. 26 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream Download: "Norway" The problem with Beach House's Teen Dream is not the songwriting. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally have the '60s pop bit down pat. They write c ... More >>

Leif Erikson Lodge Holding a Crab Feed Fundraiser

​Ballard's Leif Erikson Lodge will be holding its annual crab feed fundraiser to raise money for the Sons of Norway scholarship fund and the District 2 Youth Camps. Tickets cost $30 each and include Dungeness crab or Cornish Game Hen, baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread and a beverage, accord ... More >>

Duff McKagan: I've Been Listening to Antony & the Johnsons, Beach House, and Kate Bush

Jason NocitoBeach House's new record, Teen Dream, drops on January 26 via Sub Pop Records. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​Antony & the Johnsons, "Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground" (The Crying Light): I wa ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Beach House, News of New NIN, and One More List

Renee McMahonNIN at Sasquatch 2009.​-- KEXP: Their song of the day is "Norway" by Beach House, which is a pretty good track, but not nearly as good as Cave Singers' "Beach House." -- Three Imaginary Girls: Neko Case, M. Ward, and Dan Auerbach make the year-end list of The Triple Door's Scott ... More >>

Your Arts & Space Weekend Planner

​The last weekend of August begins on the moon! That's where much of the LP record cover art is set in a new show at EMP: It's refreshing to seen a museum exhibit that doesn't pretend to offer great music or great art. Culled from the collection of an L.A. music industry executive, Spaced Out ... More >>

Norway Day Centennial Celebration

​The last weekend of August begins on the moon! That's where much of the LP record cover art is set in a new show at EMP: It's refreshing to seen a museum exhibit that doesn't pretend to offer great music or great art. Culled from the collection of an L.A. music industry executive, Spaced Out ... More >>

A Beauty This Immense

Images from where it’s always winter... for now

Trio Mediaeval

Early-music vocalists reach out to folk music

Yulefest

So do you want a little lunch, then?

Telemarking, and Its Local Star, is Pining for Olympic Recognition

Event is the poorer cousin to alpine racing.

The Final Season: Ex-Hobbit Stars in Small, Pleasing Baseball Tale

Event is the poorer cousin to alpine racing.

Nordic Knitting Conference

No bitching at this stitching extravaganza

Apart From That: Like Cassavetes in Skagit County

No bitching at this stitching extravaganza

Chemical Creation

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes: Inside/Out.

Arctic Autobahn

For Norway's 120 Days, the sun won't set soon.

The Rat Patrol

From the trailer parks of Kent to the sewers of Eastlake, public-health workers are on the job, teaching people to be smarter than rats.

Local Authorpalooza!

Read enough about Alexie, Raban, Guterson, and Robbins? Beyond the usual suspects, the Northwest has a diverse array of authors working in all quarters and genres.

Our Obsession

Read enough about Alexie, Raban, Guterson, and Robbins? Beyond the usual suspects, the Northwest has a diverse array of authors working in all quarters and genres.

Øya! Øya! Øya!

Smallmouth goes to Norway.

Most Resistant to Makeovers

PEOPLE, POLITICS, & MEDIA

Till Death Do They Part?

Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

Song of Norway

Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

King of the Road

Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

Rats Redux

Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

For a Few Dollars More

Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

CD Reviews

Researchers wonder whether same-sex couples are up to the commitment.

Columnist's Corner

The Metro Gnome

Ambient Nazi Folk Muzak

Norwegian murderer/musician Burzum is a monster with a knack for melody.

Sparrows and supertramps

Norwegian murderer/musician Burzum is a monster with a knack for melody.

Bleakness in Ballard

The darkness at the center of the Northwest's cultural heritage.

Harpooning conspiracies

Puncturing conspiracy theories about the Makahs.

Killer Salmon

Farm-raised Atlantic salmon are spreading disease and genetic weakness throughout Puget Sound and threatening to destroy native salmon in the process.