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The Swell Season

  • Music

    January 18, 2012

    Through at 2: Ben Fisher

    "That guy who's at the Ballard market every Sunday."

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Fresh Fish: Ben Fisher, That Guy Who's at the Ballard Farmers Market EVERY Sunday

    The Situation I'm spending the evening with the young folksinger Ben Fisher at Aster Coffee Lounge in Ballard, just blocks away from Fisher's most frequently played venue, the Sunday Ballard Farmers Market. Fisher's been busking at the market for six years, ever since he moved here from Atlanta as a ... More >>

  • Film

    November 9, 2011

    The Swell Season: For Fans of the Band Only

    The Situation I'm spending the evening with the young folksinger Ben Fisher at Aster Coffee Lounge in Ballard, just blocks away from Fisher's most frequently played venue, the Sunday Ballard Farmers Market. Fisher's been busking at the market for six years, ever since he moved here from Atlanta as a ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    Reviews: It's September 2011 and Seattle Sounds Like . . .

    Every local release reviewed.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Baby Van Beezly's Madison Park Karaoke Shuffle, Featuring Lady Gaga

    ​A major venue change went down in Madison Park recently. Baby Van Beezly, the magnificent host of the most dynamic karaoke show in town, ditched the Red Onion and moved the party four doors down to The Attic. The news bummed me out at first. The Red Onion's vintage look and cozy, wide-open ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2011

    Industrial Noise: West Side Connection

    Ferry cuts could result in a happy by-product: Seattle bands forging a Kitsap County circuit.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Moondoggies Fans: Your Band Is Playing a Crazy-Small Show on Bainbridge Island for $10

    Renee McMahon​After wrapping up a national tour that will bring them to Austin's South by Southwest, New York City, Minneapolis, and Pontiac, Michigan, Seattle favorites the Moondoggies are going to play an intimate set at Bainbridge Island's Treehouse Cafe on April 2. At its most bloated, the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Fistful of Mercy

    Renee McMahon​After wrapping up a national tour that will bring them to Austin's South by Southwest, New York City, Minneapolis, and Pontiac, Michigan, Seattle favorites the Moondoggies are going to play an intimate set at Bainbridge Island's Treehouse Cafe on April 2. At its most bloated, the ... More >>

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    From the Cave Singers to Gordon Lightfoot.

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Saturday Night at No Depression Festival 2010: Lucinda Williams Steals the Show

    Dylan PriestLucinda Williams performed at Marymoor Park Saturday, August 21​Lucinda Williams is a country music icon. A goddess. The rebellious, sensual soul-daughter of Loretta Lynn. That the Swell Season, and not she, was slated to close out the night felt like a betrayal. Whether or not the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Win a Pair of Free Tickets to Saturday's No Depression Festival at Marymoor Park

    The Swell Season​For those of you who aren't heading to Tacoma on Saturday to see Lady Gaga, there's the solidly impressive folk and country-minded lineup of No Depression Festival at Marymoor Park. No Depression was born last year with performances by the likes of Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Here ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    26 Free Tracks On LimeWire Store's Ear To The Ground: No Depression Sampler

    Zoe Muth​And here I thought all LimeWire did was give away free music. The PTP's legit retail shop, LimeWire Store, has packaged together a swath of free music in the Ear To The Ground: No Depression sampler. The release coincides with Saturday's No Depression Fest at Marymoor (Cave Singers, L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    The Maldives Added to No Depression, Lil' Wayne's IRS Bill, Rock's Biggest Earners, $10 Idol Tickets, and More Music & Money

    The Maldives​-- NME: Lil' Wayne will has a swell homecoming present waiting for him when he gets out of the clink: a $1.13 million bill from the IRS. -- Forbes: U2 are the world's top-earning musicians, netting an estimated $130 million. Lady Gaga's also on the list at $62 million. -- STG Pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    No Depression Fest (Feat. Lucinda Williams, The Swell Season), Jakob Dylan, and The National Top Marymoor's Lineup

    The Swell Season's already scoping out their seats for No Depression Fest, Aug. 21 at Marymoor Park.​Marymoor Park has some good news in its summer calender, which was released this morning, including ... Sat., Aug. 14: Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jakob Dylan, The BoDeans (For The Moun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    A.M. Music News: The Thermals Are Back In the Studio, KEXP's Got The Swell Season at the Triple Door

    The Thermals​-- Pitchfork: The Thermals are already working on their new record, and Death Cab's Chris Walla is producing. See them at KEXP's Yule Ball next month. -- NME: Amy Winehouse has purchased a dancing Santa. -- Billboard: LiveNation is going to start selling video of some of the sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2009

    Tonight: Julian Casablancas, the Swell Season

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2009

    The Swell Season

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 18, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Last Night: The Swell Season at The Moore

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    Live Music Tonight: The Swell Season

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    Coachella Expands

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    The Only Part of the Academy Awards I Enjoyed

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Get Yr Coachella On

    ​Julian Casablancas, Strange Boys and Rainbow Arabia.at Showbox at the Market, 7 p.m., $22, all ages The Strokes' frontman releases a solo album. The Swell Season at the Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $32, all ages Actors who played a couple in a movie get together in real life, start a ban ... More >>

  • Music

    November 7, 2007

    Freaking and Geeking With the Hold Steady

    Surviving, if in need of a break.

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