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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Justin Bieber Is Coming To the Tacoma Dome on Tuesday, October 9

    Girls and boys, get your panties ready for throwing on stage--Justin Bieber's just announced his 2012 North American tour dates, and Washington's on the itinerary. The Biebs will perform at the Tacoma Dome on Tuesday, October 9. Tickets for the concert go on sale next Saturday, June 2; prices range ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    John K. Samson and the Provincial Band Play Favorites Old and New (Plus One Jawbreaker Cover) For an Adoring Tractor Tavern Audience

    John K. Samson and the Provincial Band Sunday, April 1st The Tractor Tavern I won't lie, John K. Samson's new solo album Provincial is a solid record, better than his last Weakerthan's album, even--a mix of acoustic folk songs and plugged-in power pop with smart instrumentation and smarter lyrics-- ... More >>

  • Music

    March 28, 2012

    Punk Poetry

    Acclaimed songwriter John K. Samson weighs in on some of punk rock's greatest storytellers.

  • Music

    January 4, 2012

    Answers & Advice: Carry the Weight

    Why would an adult male want to get smaller?

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Hey, Roderick: Why Aren't There Any Shows In January?

    This is but a taste of John Roderick's next Answers & Advice column. Read it the January issue of SW's Reverb Monthly online, on your Kindle, or find it inside the Weekly TOMORROW! Dear John: Why is it that there are never any shows in January? --Seven Roderick: If you'd ever tried to catch three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Tell Me About That Song: Andrew Neufield, Vocalist of Hardcore Punk Band Comeback Kid

    Comeback Kid​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Andrew Neufield, vocalist of Winnipeg hardcore punk five-piece Comeback Kid, delves into performing in Brazil, the difficulties of a "wordy" song, and the near fatal crash on the side o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Vancouver Health Officials to Hand Out $50,000 Worth of Crack Pipes and Condoms

    ​In the second installment of Good Ideas Canada Has That Would Never Fly in America, we look at the Vancouver Coastal Health program and a plan to hand out thousands of crack pipes and condoms to its burgeoning population of crackheads.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    "Christian Values" Were Never Punk

    A book I should probably have already read. (Feel free to loan me a copy.)​I know getting annoyed about MXPX in 2011 is like still complaining about the speed of AOL dial-up, but reading Dave Lake's nicely reported music lead this week about MagnifiedxPlaidx frontman Mike Herrera's second act ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Civil Twilight Performs a Moody Set in Near Darkness at Neumos

    Dave Lake​Civil Twilight Friday, March 11 Neumos It seems appropriate that a band with the word "twilight" in their name would perform most of their show in near darkness. Setting a mood is great and all, but it's also nice to see a band while they're performing, particularly one as well-sty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: 4 Local Bands That Share a Name With a National Act

    French Press FilmsWallpaper. Not the Tacoma variety.​ We know, we know, it's 2011, and in this post-apocalyptic time, all band names have been taken, yadda yadda yadda. OF COURSE you're going to have the Beach Boys and Beach House and Beach Fossils. And Wolf everything, and especially Black ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Ra Ra Riot to Tour North America in Support of Sophomore Record The Orchard, Out August 24

    Ra Ra Riot "Keep It Quiet" (Preview) from Barsuk Records on Vimeo. Barsuk's orchestral indie pop outfit Ra Ra Riot will embark on a North American tour this August in support of their sophomore record, The Orchard (which hits stores August 24). The band posted the above preview of the record on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Moondoggies Updates Galore: Limited Edition EP, Free MP3, New Full-Length, Summer Tour with Blitzen Trapper

    The Moondoggies are playing Neumos this Thursday.​The Moondoggies are about to embark on a nationwide tour with Blitzen Trapper, and they'll have plenty of new material to play all summer. In June, Hardly Art is releasing a limited-edition EP of 5 new songs called You'll Find No Answers Here: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Wolf Parade Announce New Album, Expo 86 European/North American Summer Tour

    ​Montreal's Wolf Parade's first album, 2005's Apologies to the Queen Mary, was a gem of quirky indie-pop. The band then avoided and moved way beyond the dreaded sophomore slump with 2008's expansive and exhilarating At Mount Zoomer. So I've got high hopes for the just-announced third record, E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Leonard Cohen Comes to Seattle!

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    First Call: Tini Bigs

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    God...Er, I Mean, Neil Young...Is Coming

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2008

    Saturday: Breakfast at Pemberton

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Film

    June 25, 2008

    PICK My Winnipeg: Guy Maddin reimagines his Canadian childhood.

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Open Studio Collage Party at the Henry

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Film

    March 29, 2006

    Capote, Derailed, and A History of Violence

    Leonard Cohen If you're not sitting, you better: the venerable Leonard Cohen will be in Seattle at WaMu Theater on April 23 as part of his first US tour in 15 years. Tickets go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. and will cost anywhere from $69.50 to $250. Excuse me my teen-girl moment, but: eeeeee! When I ... More >>

  • Film

    January 26, 2005

    Bright Future

    Also: The Chorus, Cowards Bend the Knee, Distant, Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst, A Love Song for Bobby Long, and Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation.

  • Arts

    January 26, 2005

    Home Improvement

    Hadley & Maxwell's 'Décor Project' puts the private spaces of curators and art collectors on public display.

  • Film

    June 16, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    Hadley & Maxwell's 'Décor Project' puts the private spaces of curators and art collectors on public display.

  • Film

    May 19, 2004

    Sad Songs, Manic Musicians, and Rogue Waves

    Here are my six picks for SIFF, in all their oddball glory.

  • Music

    April 14, 2004

    Hiding in Plain Sight

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • News

    January 14, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "The word 'humane' is the cheapest, most prostituted term in our vocabulary. It should be retired from use."

  • News

    May 21, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    "I have seen the WASL-prep teaching material. . . . It is badly written, bizarrely complex, and largely incompressible. . . . Can the test be any different?"

  • Music

    April 5, 2000

    Canadian rock massacre

    "I have seen the WASL-prep teaching material. . . . It is badly written, bizarrely complex, and largely incompressible. . . . Can the test be any different?"

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