Subject:

Shel Silverstein

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Unconventional Alt-Country Allies, Bobby Bare Jr. and Jay Farrar Let Each Other Shine, Friday Night at the Tractor

    Rebecca Gerhart​ Bobby Bare Jr. and Jay Farrar may have drastically different approaches to their music, but they do share an irrepressible yen to do things firmly their way. Bare Jr.'s famous dad and long-standing association with Shel Silverstein set the singer down an unconventional alt-co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Kid Rock: The Top 10 Kids' Bands and Albums

    ​Some bands don't really hit their groove until they do a kids' album. Scoff if you will, but some groups have made kids' music a full-on enterprise, grooming millions of young ears into future die-hard music lovers. Forget Raffi, we're talking the Shins, They Might Be Giants, and of Montreal. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Bobby Bare Jr. at the Top of His Game: Drunk and Funny at the Tractor Last Night

    Toby WoodruffBobby Bare Jr. having a serious moment.​Bobby Bare Jr. Tractor Tavern Thursday, March 24 For Bobby Bare Jr., the son of Nashville country singer Bobby Bare Sr., the shadow of his father is just that--a shadow. They're both from Nashville and play country music, but Bare Jr.'s row ... More >>

  • Film

    February 16, 2011

    Rabbit a la Berlin: An Accidental Cold War Game Preserve

    Toby WoodruffBobby Bare Jr. having a serious moment.​Bobby Bare Jr. Tractor Tavern Thursday, March 24 For Bobby Bare Jr., the son of Nashville country singer Bobby Bare Sr., the shadow of his father is just that--a shadow. They're both from Nashville and play country music, but Bare Jr.'s row ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 16, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    Toby WoodruffBobby Bare Jr. having a serious moment.​Bobby Bare Jr. Tractor Tavern Thursday, March 24 For Bobby Bare Jr., the son of Nashville country singer Bobby Bare Sr., the shadow of his father is just that--a shadow. They're both from Nashville and play country music, but Bare Jr.'s row ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2011

    Jonathan Coulton

    Toby WoodruffBobby Bare Jr. having a serious moment.​Bobby Bare Jr. Tractor Tavern Thursday, March 24 For Bobby Bare Jr., the son of Nashville country singer Bobby Bare Sr., the shadow of his father is just that--a shadow. They're both from Nashville and play country music, but Bare Jr.'s row ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Rocky Votolato Pledges 10% of True Devotion Royalties to One Day's Wages

    One Day's Wages is a Seattle-based non-profit organization that enacts grassroots fundraising to alleviate extreme global poverty. Rocky Votolato recently announced that he'll be donating 10% of the royalties from his most recent record, True Devotion, directly to ODW. Check out this video of Voto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Rocky Votolato at the Triple Door

    ​Seattle's Rocky Votolato played an important benefit show over the weekend at the Triple Door. The Texas-born and Washington-bred singer-songwriter was raising funds for the IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) and the packed venue was full of folks who gladly paid $15 to support Voto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Bobby Bare Jr. and Daughter Isabella Cover Shel Silverstein

    Bobby Bare Jr. and his Bella Bare I had a nice little chat with Bobby Bare Jr. this morning, who is heading our way on March 28th for a show at the Sunset. As per usual, BBJ has lots of irons in fire, with his pet project being a multi-faceted tribute to his songwriting mentor, Shel Silverstein ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 11, 2009

    Opening Nights: Death, Sex and Pharaoh Serket

    Bobby Bare Jr. and his Bella Bare I had a nice little chat with Bobby Bare Jr. this morning, who is heading our way on March 28th for a show at the Sunset. As per usual, BBJ has lots of irons in fire, with his pet project being a multi-faceted tribute to his songwriting mentor, Shel Silverstein ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Afternoon 'Anti-Holiday Spirit' Edition

    It's all mid-December downers on Daily Weekly, Buzzer Beater and Thread CountDo on to others as some other jerk has done unto you. Let's snake ourselves a basketball team.DirecTV to Seattle: No Blazer-games for you!Bellevue Philharmonic cancels its holiday concert.But over on the other two blog ... More >>

  • Music

    October 11, 2006

    Speakin' Out

    Bobby Bare Jr.'s anti-Nashville screed.

  • Film

    July 26, 2006

    July 26-Aug. 2, 2006

    Ed Wood, Harry Nilsson, and East Germans in space!

  • Arts

    February 23, 2005

    This Week's Cartoons

    David B., Shel Silverstein, Posy Simmonds, Jaime Hernandez, Bob Callahan, and Ho Che Anderson

  • Arts

    February 18, 2004

    Opening Nights

    David B., Shel Silverstein, Posy Simmonds, Jaime Hernandez, Bob Callahan, and Ho Che Anderson

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Seattle Weekly

    Music Awards Showcase 2003

  • Music

    November 13, 2002

    Viva Hate

    At first, Bobby Bare Jr. couldn't stand the raw, stripped-down sound of his new album. Now, he can't wait to make more records just like it.

  • Arts

    October 31, 2001

    Monster mash

    The symphony gets freaky tonight.

  • News

    June 30, 1999

    Wozzing the wheels

    The symphony gets freaky tonight.

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