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    May 16, 2012

    Jarv Dee: Rap and Tap

    He lives with a tribe and danced with Gregory Hines.

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    January 11, 2012

    Golden Oldies

    The records that gave the music industry a rare sales uptick in 2011 weren't released in 2011.

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Adele Blew Up In 2011, But Oldies Are Responsible For Pushing Album Sales Up For the First Time Since 2004

    If there was a poster child for the music industry in 2011--a year in which album sales ticked up for the first time since 2004--there's no question it'd be Adele, the British soul singer who has sold six million copies of her sophomore album 21 since its release last February. But the records large ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2011

    Red Women's Dance Party

    If there was a poster child for the music industry in 2011--a year in which album sales ticked up for the first time since 2004--there's no question it'd be Adele, the British soul singer who has sold six million copies of her sophomore album 21 since its release last February. But the records large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2010

    Today/Tonight: Sasquatch! Day One, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek, Carrie Underwood

    ​Sasquatch! Festival. Gorge Amphitheater, 754 Silica Rd. N.W., Quincy, 628-0888. Today through Monday, May 31. Sold out. If you're a music fan in the Northwest, Memorial Day weekend doesn't mean veterans and barbecues - it means Sasquatch! This year's lineup might not have the celebrity (remem ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2010

    Sasquatch!

    ​Sasquatch! Festival. Gorge Amphitheater, 754 Silica Rd. N.W., Quincy, 628-0888. Today through Monday, May 31. Sold out. If you're a music fan in the Northwest, Memorial Day weekend doesn't mean veterans and barbecues - it means Sasquatch! This year's lineup might not have the celebrity (remem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Love For Shabazz Palaces and Damien Jurado, Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye, and M.I.A.

    Steve Jobs: Genius or bully?​-- Pitchfork has some nice things to say about the 206 this morning: They tossed Damien Jurado's Saint Bartlett a 7.9 saying, "The songs on Saint Bartlett would be considered an achievement for any artist-- but the fact that they come 13 years into a career makes t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Sasquatch 2010: My Morning Jacket, MGMT, Band of Horses, Massive Attack, and the Rest of the Lineup Is Announced

    My Morning Jacket​As it happens, our predictions were a tad bit ambitions this year ... and completely off the mark. Now we can sit around guessing how many hours MMJ will play. 3-day tickets are $170, back on sale Wednesday, via Ticketmaster. What do you think? Is it worth $170? Among the ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    The Heavy 10: Counting Down to Seek and Destroy, Day 8

    This is the eighth installment in a ten-part series; links to previous posts can be found here. ​ My dear friend Curtis Hall, who despite his percussive role in soft-rockin' Grand Archives, is a diehard metal dude, and one of my favorite people with whom to talk hard rock shop. He once astut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    I've Been Listening To...

    ​ Brothers of the Sonic Cloth and Mico de Noche split 10": I've been writing for months about how much I was looking forward to this release, and it showed up in my in-box at KEXP today. Delightfully, it's as heavy and sharp as I had hoped for. The vinyl comes with a download code so you can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Langerado Music Festival Gets Cancelled

    The unfortunate rumors swirling around the internet for the past few days are true. Today, the good folks behind South Florida's popular Langerado Music Festival have announced they are nixing the festival just five weeks before it was scheduled to take place, March 6-8 in Miami.Although the three d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    An Interview With Chuck D

    Image via www.myspace.com/chuckdpublicenemy There are few rap songs as important to modern culture as Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," a rallying cry against political indifference. Well, it's been 20 years since PE's frontman Chuck D helped scare the hell out of white America, and a black man now ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008
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    July 23, 2008

    Stick a Pitchfork in It

    One mega-festival done, one more to go.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork Day One

    One mega-festival done, one more to go.

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    Seattle MC Brings Hip-Hop to the Classroom

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    I Heard This: Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2007

    Open Letter to One Reel

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Recorded Sirens Vs. Actual Sirens

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    This Week in Music News

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2007

    Thursday

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Music

    January 3, 2007

    Good Vibrations

    More than the music itself, James Brown's biggest legacy might be the freedom he created.

  • Music

    December 13, 2006

    The Short List

    Highlights-and lowlights-from this week's music calendar.

  • Diversions

    November 30, 2005

    And They All Wrote

    A roundup of music books for the holidays.

  • Music

    September 14, 2005
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    July 27, 2005

    Brian Coleman

    A look back.

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Rabble-Rousing

    A look back.

  • Music

    October 20, 2004
  • Music

    June 2, 2004

    Roots and Fruits

    A look back.

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    CD Reviews

    A look back.

  • Music

    March 24, 2004

    CD Reviews

    A look back.

  • Music

    November 5, 2003

    Kashing In

    Basement Jaxx's third masterpiece counts its lucky stars.

  • Music

    October 29, 2003

    Mass Appeal

    Exploring Cuban hip-hop.

  • Music

    July 9, 2003

    Wheels of Steal

    Seattle mash-up maestro DJ Lance Lockarm plays connect-the-dots with pop history.

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Kudzu to You

    The invasive vine has landed in Washington.

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    Days of our nights

    The invasive vine has landed in Washington.

  • Music

    May 30, 2001

    Days of our nights

    The invasive vine has landed in Washington.

  • Music

    April 4, 2001

    Louder faster harder

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • News

    January 24, 2001

    Renters' rights redux

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    CD Reviews

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    CD Reviews

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    November 1, 2000

    Whadchagit?

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    March 15, 2000

    Equipped for warfare

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    March 15, 2000

    The 20 loudest songs

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    December 8, 1999

    The 20 albums that shaped the future of music

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    November 10, 1999

    It's a Hardknox life.

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • Music

    October 13, 1999

    Hot tickets

    At Miami's Winter Music Conference, laws and sleep take a backseat to beats.

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Wait-and-switch

    Why is Amazon.com debuting free digital downloads?

  • Film

    December 23, 1998

    The '98 yearbook

    Rewinding and revisiting the year's highs and lows.

  • Music

    August 12, 1998

    Backward masking

    What we talk about when we talk about old-school.

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