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Smokey Robinson

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Between Rock and a Hard Place: Bryan John Appleby Takes On the Tractor, While Shim Celebrates Their Album Release Friday

    Chris, I dare you to parse this album cover.​When you're dealing with a calendar as crazy-looking as this one, how do you decide what to do? There are three (!) festivals happening this weekend, four if you count the Helsing Junction Sleepover in Rochester. Heck, even Smokey Robinson's in town ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    She Don't Use... Gummy Bears? The Six Weirdest, Most Unholy Band-Brand Alliances

    ​Last week we learned that the always-amusing Flaming Lips had successfully released three new songs... via a USB drive found inside a gummy fetus. Yes, you read that right. A delicious, edible, gummy fetus. If you haven't been keeping up with the latest antics of the Oklahoma psych-pop mani ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    A.M. Music News: EMI Snubs OK Go Fans, MJ Goes 3-D, and a Note About Scott Weiland's Sobriety

    ​-- The Guardian: EMI won't let fans embed OK Go's YouTube videos anymore. That includes the video for "Here It Goes Again," that made the band famous. -- NME: Jay-Z and Bono have collaborated on a song to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. -- Rolling Stone: The Grammys will include a 3-D ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2009

    Loverboy

    ​-- The Guardian: EMI won't let fans embed OK Go's YouTube videos anymore. That includes the video for "Here It Goes Again," that made the band famous. -- NME: Jay-Z and Bono have collaborated on a song to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. -- Rolling Stone: The Grammys will include a 3-D ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 30, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    ​-- The Guardian: EMI won't let fans embed OK Go's YouTube videos anymore. That includes the video for "Here It Goes Again," that made the band famous. -- NME: Jay-Z and Bono have collaborated on a song to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. -- Rolling Stone: The Grammys will include a 3-D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    A.M. Music News: Editors Coming to The Showbox, Fleet Foxes/Modest Mouse Get Rolling Stone Nod

    Gnarls Barkley​-- Editors open their US tour at The Showbox at the Market on Feb. 5, supporting their new record, In This Light And On This Evening, out Jan. 19. -- Rolling Stone names Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" the best song of the 2000s. Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal" comes in at 97, and ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Bumbershoot: Motown Crier

    Charting Mayer Hawthorne’s rise from hip-hop DJ to retro-soul buzz-boy.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Throwback Tuesdays: The Marvalette's "Don't Mess With Bill"

    ​I was on the phone yesterday doing an interview with a notable Bumbershoot artist (I don't want to say which one) and somehow, we ended up talking about old records, '60s soul, and eventually Motown. One of the first names this mystery artist brought up yesterday was the work of Smokey Robins ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    Smokey Robinson

    ​I was on the phone yesterday doing an interview with a notable Bumbershoot artist (I don't want to say which one) and somehow, we ended up talking about old records, '60s soul, and eventually Motown. One of the first names this mystery artist brought up yesterday was the work of Smokey Robins ... More >>

  • News

    November 1, 2006

    Greg Nickels' Quiet Storm

    The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.

  • Film

    May 31, 2006

    May 31-June 7, 2006

    Peter Lorre, Bob Dylan, Doug McClure, and Nazis galore!

  • Music

    January 11, 2006

    The Other Side of Motown

    Peter Lorre, Bob Dylan, Doug McClure, and Nazis galore!

  • Music

    September 21, 2005

    Swingin' Party

    Peter Lorre, Bob Dylan, Doug McClure, and Nazis galore!

  • Music

    February 16, 2005

    Ain't That Peculiar

    A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

  • Music

    February 16, 2005

    Feb. 16-22, 2005

    A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Weekly Notable Shows

    A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

  • Music

    May 26, 2004

    Summer Music Calendar

    A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    CD Reviews

    A new box set unveils Motown at its earliest—and strangest.

  • Arts

    September 17, 2003

    Give Us the Pitch!

    We ask a few Fringe Festival artists why we should see them.

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    Weekly Music Calendar

    We ask a few Fringe Festival artists why we should see them.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003
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    April 9, 2003

    Holy Greil

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    February 12, 2003

    Love Bites

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    November 13, 2002
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    August 14, 2002

    CD Reviews

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  • Music

    May 16, 2001

    CD Reviews

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  • Film

    September 13, 2000

    Daddy's girl

    Press screening marred by verbal assault!

  • Music

    December 1, 1999

    Ears Wide Open

    Movie soundtracks to live by

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