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Ryan LewisHere's a relatively new track from Seattle rapper, Sol. It's the same Sol that nearly won the EMP Sound Off competition a few months ago and has been making a name for himself with his witty raps and playful rhymes. He actually sent this track to me on April 20 but it got caught in my spam ... More >>
A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to twitterview Macklemore a few days before his Bumbershoot performance. While the quality of a linear conversation on Twitter was certainly hit or miss during my weekly Q&As, Macklemore's twitterview transcended the superficial nature of the soci ... More >>
The local MC teams with a producer and fellow perfectionist to create a new sound with familiar beats.
Macklemore (left) and Ryan Lewis' EP, VS., comes out Nov. 27.You're never able to squeeze all the info you receive from your sources into a story. That's why the more ambitious among us scribblers expand articles into books. There's not nearly enough leftover from my piece this week on Seattl ... More >>
It's a new week, and a new batch a stories on that other part of our site where we put our print articles. Here's what we've got for you this time around: -- Vic Chesnutt: No subject is sacred for the wheelchair-bound Georgian, including JFK's sexploits. See him at The Croc on Friday. -- Ma ... More >>
--The Physics are working on a new album. And judging by the response the boys' set received, it can't drop too soon. --Wizdom is taking a short break from music and a longer one from booze. Both of which sadden me, a music-loving functioning alcoholic. --Scribes is not Ryan Lewis. I may have writ ... More >>
Slender MeansSo, it's night two of Go! Machine at the Crocodile. It will cost you $15 unless you got yourself a $20 two-day pass yesterday. Alas, tonight's bill, which features headliners Mad Rad (who else?), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Fatal Lucciauno, Helladope, Katie Kate and DJ Swervewon. ... More >>
Rabid Child ImagesMad Rad headlined Saturday's Go! Machine show at the Croc.Mad Rad may have been the headlining act on Saturday for the second and final installment of the Go! Machine concerts at the Croc, but Macklemore straight up stole the show. Whatever is fueling the Capitol Hill-born l ... More >>
An unprecedented sense of collaboration marked Seattles 2009 music scene.
I'm several days late and a dollar short with this, but that's what happens during the holidays: you lose all sense of industry and duty. Anyway, Macklemore, after enough teases on his Twitter page to drive even the most dedicated fan bonkers, finally released the video for "The Town," off his and p ... More >>
Rabid Child ImagesSpaceman hyped up crowds in 2009.It was a really good year to be into local hip-hop. Whether you were at the Capitol Club, the Corner, parties down on Airport Way, the Hidmo, Croc, Nectar, or on Twitter, things cracked off; a bevy of local releases and parties, matched with ... More >>
Ryan LewisThe Crocodile's One Year Anniversary Party, with Mad Rad, Throw Me the Statue, The Globes. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $15. The first year of nearly any new endeavor tends to fly by. This is the case with the reincarnation of the Crocodile, which re-opened its door ... More >>
Ryan LewisThe Crocodile's One Year Anniversary Party, with Mad Rad, Throw Me the Statue, The Globes. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $15. The first year of nearly any new endeavor tends to fly by. This is the case with the reincarnation of the Crocodile, which re-opened its door ... More >>
Ryan LewisThe Crocodile's One Year Anniversary Party, with Mad Rad, Throw Me the Statue, The Globes. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $15. The first year of nearly any new endeavor tends to fly by. This is the case with the reincarnation of the Crocodile, which re-opened its door ... More >>
Our favorite releases from the bands and labels that make the scene great.
About to headline The Showbox on February 25 with help from Grieves & Budo, The Physics and Sol--the presale is on now, promo code "showbox" (hint, hint)--Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are continuing one hell of a ride in the wake of their 2010-topping Vs. Redux EP. In the meantime, NYC-based photographer ... More >>
If anyone in Seattle's hip-hop community is unstoppable right now, it's the duo of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. We tried to warn you that scooping up those tickets to see them headline the Showbox for the first time with Grieves & Budo, The Physics and Sol on February 25 should've been a top pr ... More >>
When director Stephan Gray--responsible for Grynch's "My Volvo" visuals, among others--talked about filming Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Irish Celebration" video in December, he didn't hold back: "That one's kind of a monster." And he didn't lie either. The video sports Irish of all generations, from ... More >>
Macklemore, left, with producer Ryan Lewis.Showbox booker Chad Queirolo has confirmed that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have sold out their Feb. 27 date at Showbox at the Market, making it the third date the Seattle hip-hop duo has sold out in a run that includes shows on Feb. 25 and March 5. Sh ... More >>
Photo by Jason KoenigMacklemore and Ryan Lewis are riding high after selling out not one, not two, but three dates at The Showbox--not to mention the reception of their widely loved tribute to "Voice of the Mariners" Dave Niehaus. And keeping fans happy, the duo dropped their long-awaited "od ... More >>
Seattle's reigning hip-hop duo turned a lot of heads with their most recent drop "Wings"--an "ode" to Air Jordans that got the Denny Middle School choir treatment. And though a video collaboration with Zia Mohajerjasbi (of "The Town" fame) is due out in March, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis need your help ... More >>
Photo by Ryan LewisA few weeks ago, we shared some of our most eagerly anticipated music happenings of the upcoming year--and among those 17 items was the booking schedule of Fremont's Nectar Lounge, a venue made one of Seattle's best in 2010 thanks to the booking talents of Meli Darby. But a ... More >>
Last spring, we told you that the Coolout Network's Georgio Brown is working on his debut full-length film Top Left, chronicling the 20 years since he began shooting Seattle hip-hop in April 1991. And last week, we showed you how to get in on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's film collaboration with Zia M ... More >>
How a freckle-faced kid from Capitol Hill became Seattle's favorite rapper.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Showbox Friday, Feb. 25 "We worked hard for this moment," Macklemore told The Showbox on Friday night, the first of his three sold-out hometown dates. "And when I say we, I don't mean just the people on this stage--I mean Seattle hip-hop." It was a well-spoken sentimen ... More >>
SPIN posted a list of their 35 Must-Heart Acts at SXSW this morning, and shockingly, Seattle's The Head and the Heart appear second on the list. The Head and the Heart is severely under-recognized--seriously, why does no one ever talk about this band?--so it's nice to see them finally get som ... More >>
A screenshot from the "Wings" video, courtesy of Zia Mohajerjasbi.The 2011 installment of the famed Rock the Bells festival already looks to be one for the books. Modeled on last year's "classics" theme, 10 acts are slotted to perform classic albums in their entirety, including Ms. Lauryn Hil ... More >>
Renee McMahonVetiverUpdate: This item was originally posted on Friday afternoon, but has been updated to include the day-by-day schedule. Over the last 10 years, Bumbershoot has gone from a four-day festival on Labor Day weekend sporting marquee headliners in both Seattle's Center's KeyArena ... More >>
In January of 2009, Macklemore performed a few a'capella verses that he read from a white sheet of paper, and called it "Air Jordans". It was for an event put together by area photographer Chase Jarvis and event coordinator Michael Hebb called "Songs For Eating And Drinking". It was before he sold ... More >>
Courtesy of bumbershoot.org Our man Macklemore made another appearance on XXL's website, this time with his and Ryan Lewis' new single "Can't Hold Us". The song's whining synth and choral backing reminds of Lewis' collaborative record with Rhode Island MC Symmetry. The Lewis/Symmetry project ... More >>
From Das Racist to Leon Russell.
"Otherside" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis was originally released on their VS. EP in December of 2009, then released in it's remixed, Fences-featured form last November as part of the extended VS. Redux release. What jumps out on both versions is Macklemore's personal, extremely emotive lyrics, and ... More >>
Jim BennettPickwick's in-studio performance at KEXP is featured in the new PBS documentary "Something in the Water." "Something in the Water" is a new mini-documentary from director Ward Serrill that attempts to answer the question of why so much great music happens to originate in Seattle. ... More >>
The new Griff J/Ryan Lewis-directed video has taken the already hyper-glam party-starting track from Macklemore's The Unplanned Mixtape and pushed it over the top with disco balls (...) and steamy (fully clothed) hot tub action. His Raven Bowie persona has, in a way, resurrected an old, penis-flaun ... More >>
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