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Sun Ra

  • Music

    July 13, 2011

    The Sounds of Summer 2011

    Our box set of songs from the season, from Neutral Milk Hotel to Witch Gardens.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    My Summer Music Playlist: Motor City Drum Ensemble, Vampire Weekend, Zomby, and More

    I've already laid out my top albums of the year so far, and while all of those should be on heavy rotation this summer, here's a few more records, old and new, that I'm feeling for the summer. Enjoy. ​1. Motor City Drum Ensemble - DJ-Kicks (July 5th, 2011, !K7 Records; plays Decibel Festival ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    3 Musical Discoveries from My Non-Sasquatch!, Non-Folklife Memorial Day Weekend

    1. The 8-bit Anamanaguchi remix of Das Racist's "Rainbow in the Dark," which appears on the group's recently posted collection URC: Unreleased, Remixes, Collaborations. It starts off as a pretty typical chiptune reworking of the original track, but then around the two minute mark it takes a turn, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Stopping By the Crocodile to See THEESatisfaction and Some Equally Exciting Opening Acts

    ​In this week's Short List, Brian Barr shared his thoughts on Seattle's self-appointed weirdos, female hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction: No matter your opinion of hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction, there's no denying they've carved quite the unique niche for themselves. Thee Stasia and Cat Satisfacti ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2011

    THEESatisfaction

    ​In this week's Short List, Brian Barr shared his thoughts on Seattle's self-appointed weirdos, female hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction: No matter your opinion of hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction, there's no denying they've carved quite the unique niche for themselves. Thee Stasia and Cat Satisfacti ... More >>

  • Music

    April 6, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Jesse Sykes to the Cults.

  • Music

    May 6, 2009

    CD Reviews

    New work by two locals.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Your Weekend Arts Calendar

    Pictured: Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player, playing at SIFF Cinema. Make the jump to read the review.There are several good things to see over the weekend, as highlighted by our writers below...FRIDAYGuillermo E. Brown has been a drummer in a host of progressive jazz scenarios, most famous ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    Shuffle Mode

    Pictured: Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player, playing at SIFF Cinema. Make the jump to read the review.There are several good things to see over the weekend, as highlighted by our writers below...FRIDAYGuillermo E. Brown has been a drummer in a host of progressive jazz scenarios, most famous ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Varmint

    Pictured: Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player, playing at SIFF Cinema. Make the jump to read the review.There are several good things to see over the weekend, as highlighted by our writers below...FRIDAYGuillermo E. Brown has been a drummer in a host of progressive jazz scenarios, most famous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Free Free Jazz Tonight

    Pictured: Charles Aznavour in Shoot the Piano Player, playing at SIFF Cinema. Make the jump to read the review.There are several good things to see over the weekend, as highlighted by our writers below...FRIDAYGuillermo E. Brown has been a drummer in a host of progressive jazz scenarios, most famous ... More >>

  • Music

    November 14, 2007

    Ben Chasny Kills It on Six Organs’ Latest

    His smoky guitar and driftwood vocals pull from American folk, Japanese music, raga, drone, Beat Zen, free jazz, and classic rock.

  • Music

    May 16, 2007

    New Music From Dinosaur Jr. and Andrew Hill

    His smoky guitar and driftwood vocals pull from American folk, Japanese music, raga, drone, Beat Zen, free jazz, and classic rock.

  • Music

    June 22, 2005

    Super Mario Jams

    His smoky guitar and driftwood vocals pull from American folk, Japanese music, raga, drone, Beat Zen, free jazz, and classic rock.

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Living Ends

    His smoky guitar and driftwood vocals pull from American folk, Japanese music, raga, drone, Beat Zen, free jazz, and classic rock.

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    Say What You Think

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Maktub.

  • Music

    March 30, 2005

    50 Cent

    Also: Ben Lee, The BellRays.

  • Music

    December 22, 2004

    Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter

    Also: Raphael Saadiq, Aa, Dungen, The Soft Pink Truth, and Bryan Adams.

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    A Reasonable Guide to Horrible Noise Dudes

    Peeling paint with Wolf Eyes and Sunburned Hand of the Man.

  • Music

    September 15, 2004

    Electric Dreams

    New York's Burnt Sugar create an aural melting pot.

  • Music

    July 28, 2004

    Waves of Guessing

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Lucy Atkinson and Chris Martin of Kinski.

  • Arts

    June 9, 2004

    Arts Picks

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Lucy Atkinson and Chris Martin of Kinski.

  • Diversions

    May 26, 2004

    Space Walks

    From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen's latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    Happenings and Adventures

    From UFOs to African-American sci-fi to Paul Allen's latest museum, take an unexpected trek into the unknown.

  • Music

    February 11, 2004

    Pop Clients

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Mylab's Wayne Horvitz and Tucker Martine.

  • Music

    January 28, 2004

    Really the Blues

    A new reissue column.

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    The Unheard Music

    Atlanta's Dust-to-Digital and Seattle's Sublime Frequencies labels mine lost archives of glorious sound.

  • Diversions

    December 3, 2003

    What's That Sound?

    Think you've heard it all? Guess again.

  • Arts

    November 5, 2003

    This Week's Arts Picks

    Think you've heard it all? Guess again.

  • Arts

    August 27, 2003

    Shooting Gallery

    Seattle Weekly music writers choose the best bets for your Bumbershoot dollar.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Critical Mass 2002, Part 1

    Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

  • Music

    September 18, 2002

    The Slide Priest

    Seattle's obscure jazz giant steps into the spotlight.

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    Back to school

    Seattle's obscure jazz giant steps into the spotlight.

  • Music

    July 18, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Seattle's obscure jazz giant steps into the spotlight.

  • Music

    April 25, 2001

    Shoes for the whole Famile

    Seattle's obscure jazz giant steps into the spotlight.

  • Music

    January 24, 2001

    Scaling Mount Florida

    Seattle's obscure jazz giant steps into the spotlight.

  • Music

    January 24, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Seattle's obscure jazz giant steps into the spotlight.

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    Top-10 Lists

    Our critics select the best albums by genre, plus singles, local music, and 10 you might have missed.

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    Not of this earth

    Tributes and reissues reaffirm Sun Ra's cosmic legacy.

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    Jazz power

    Earshot lumbers on, attracting Seattle's strong players and ace out of towners.

  • Film

    September 13, 2000

    Coming attractions...

    After the summer movie drought, what to expect in the next three-plus months.

  • Music

    July 19, 2000

    Concrete poetry

    Sonic Youth connect the dots between underground music of all stripes.

  • Arts

    July 12, 2000

    When worlds collide

    Midwest music and arts collective Destroy All Monsters attacks CoCA.

  • Music

    June 28, 2000

    Nina Gordon, Get Hustle, and more.

    Midwest music and arts collective Destroy All Monsters attacks CoCA.

  • Music

    December 8, 1999

    And the Beats Goes On...

    Rediscover the sounds of Africa.

  • Music

    November 3, 1999

    The album of the year

    Rediscover the sounds of Africa.

  • Music

    September 1, 1999

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