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Woodstock

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Hippies, Hipsters and Rednecks Unite! Willie Nelson's Playing the Puyallup Fair on Sept. 7

    Now here's a Puyallup Fair concert that rivals only The Flaming Lips for sheer appropriateness. Willie Nelson's music will not only be emanating from every carny booth at the Puyallup Fair this year, it will be coming from the main stage, when Nelson brings his band -- and, possibly, his new cover o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Give the Music Nerds Some: The EMP Pop Conference Makes the Colbert Report

    Indie rock has long had a place on Comedy Central's satirical right wing broadcast the Colbert Report--from Stephen Colbert's challenging the Decemberists to a green-screen guitar shred-off to having Vampire Weekend battle the Black Keys for Grammy and commercial licensing supremacy (always with the ... More >>

  • Food

    March 16, 2011

    Bottomfeeder: Demi Moore, Tommy Chong, & the Streamliner

    A Bainbridge diner thwarts yuppification.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Michael Douglas Might Have Ruined Bainbridge, but Not the Streamliner

    Sly DenhamGreasy-haired sexual harassment victims need not apply.​Bainbridge Island was once a rustic hippie retreat. There was no running water or electricity, water from Puget Sound was boiled to drink, and wood stoves served to heat many a humble A-frame. The men all wore beards and Pendle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Time Magazine's 1969 Preview of Woodstock, Featuring "Musical Hot-Rodders Such As Canned Heat, Creedence Cleaerwater Revival ..."

    ​I was bumming around the downtown library this afternoon and stumbled upon the "Time Listings" in the magazine's July 4, 1969 issue. Chiming in on the upcoming summer's musical offerings, Time noted, "This summer the U.S. will resonate with music as diverse as the land itself. Pop, rock, folk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Friday Food Porn: Vegetarians Beware

    Photo courtesy Renee McMahonBurning the Beasts at Burning Beast​ Usually, these Friday afternoons excursions into the prurient belly of Seattle's food scene are linked somehow to the week's review. But this week? Not so much. This week, I reviewed Pho Bac. And while I certainly loved the plac ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    Country Joe

    Photo courtesy Renee McMahonBurning the Beasts at Burning Beast​ Usually, these Friday afternoons excursions into the prurient belly of Seattle's food scene are linked somehow to the week's review. But this week? Not so much. This week, I reviewed Pho Bac. And while I certainly loved the plac ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Photo courtesy Renee McMahonBurning the Beasts at Burning Beast​ Usually, these Friday afternoons excursions into the prurient belly of Seattle's food scene are linked somehow to the week's review. But this week? Not so much. This week, I reviewed Pho Bac. And while I certainly loved the plac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    RE: EMP's "Taking Aim"

    Jini DellaccioThis photo--and many more--of Neil Young are part of EMP's "Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs", opening February 6.​I was stomping around over at EMP headquarters (note: not EMP, if you can dig) this afternoon, got really close to a gold record for the Woodstoc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Counting Down My Ten Favorite Live Shows of 2009: Akron/Family

    Akron/Family​10. Akron/Family at Bumbershoot. The band may not have made this list if I hadn't been so underwhelmed by Akron/Family's Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free, largely because everyone I knew talked the damn thing up so much. I can't count the number of times I put it in and tried to sit d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Pixies

    Akron/Family​10. Akron/Family at Bumbershoot. The band may not have made this list if I hadn't been so underwhelmed by Akron/Family's Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free, largely because everyone I knew talked the damn thing up so much. I can't count the number of times I put it in and tried to sit d ... More >>

  • Film

    August 26, 2009

    Taking Woodstock: A ’60s Trip We Don’t Need to Take

    Akron/Family​10. Akron/Family at Bumbershoot. The band may not have made this list if I hadn't been so underwhelmed by Akron/Family's Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free, largely because everyone I knew talked the damn thing up so much. I can't count the number of times I put it in and tried to sit d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Woodstock, Manson & The Enduring 1960's

    ​What a coincidence that Manson Family member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was released from prison right before the 40th anniversary of the first Woodstock concert? The Rolling Stones' show at Altamont, Calif., is seen as the anti-Woodstock, but there's a more profound juxtaposition: Woodstock an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Fresh Wax--All You Need to Know About Vinyl Releases This Week

    ​Ahhhh... the sun is out and there's brand new vinyl on record store shelves. That's what I called a perfect Tuesday in the summertime. If you're a fan of vinyl, it's a perfect day to go hunt for gems new and old. There are a bunch of cool new releases out today, especially local ones like M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    Strutzfest

    Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1

  • Music

    May 27, 2009

    Hendrix Gets the Rough Guides Treatment

    Perfect for music tourists in need of a map.

  • Arts

    April 1, 2009

    Books: Decibel Destroyer

    One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    Jeff Kaliss: I Want to Take You Higher

    One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    Wildebeests, Souvenir Booze, and Other Food News

    One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch

    One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    Live Music Tonight: Catfish Haven

    One man’s war against 747s, leaf blowers, car alarms, and your iPod.

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2008

    Catfish Haven

    Tuesday, February 19

  • Music

    June 27, 2007

    Politics, Golf, and Barbecue With Willie Nelson

    The Countryman brings his Fourth of July Picnic to the Gorge.

  • Arts

    January 31, 2007

    Apocalypse Then

    A play about war reporting aims for timeliness, and misses.

  • Music

    January 17, 2007

    Boozin' & Cruisin'

    Atlanta's next-level garage rockers, the Black Lips, party like it's 1969.

  • Film

    October 18, 2006

    Oct. 18-25, 2006

    Gumby attacks! Dr. Caligari returns. And Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint have a date aboard a train.

  • Music

    January 18, 2006

    The Band: A Musical History

    Also: Jazzanova's new remixes collection.

  • Diversions

    November 30, 2005

    See Me, Hear Me

    Historically minded music DVDs for your holiday dollar.

  • Music

    October 5, 2005

    Ain't No Telling

    Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross.

  • Music

    July 20, 2005

    That Real '70s Show

    Peter Shapiro's Turn the Beat Around.

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Exorcist: The Beginning

    Also: Festival Express.

  • News

    August 25, 2004

    The Fragging of John Kerry

    Also: Festival Express.

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Louis Jordan and his Tympany Band: Films and Soundies

    Also: Festival Express.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    DVD of the Year

    The Complete Monterey Pop Festival: 'This is the love crowd!'

  • Music

    October 9, 2002

    Pet Sounds

    Wales' Super Furry Animals draw Rings Around the World.

  • Music

    December 12, 2001

    Musical readings

    Should old rockers be stopped, and does your band IQ need a boost?

  • Music

    September 19, 2001

    Give peace a chance

    Has there ever been a better time to see '60s folkies?

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    News Clips— Raving at the stadium

    Has there ever been a better time to see '60s folkies?

  • Arts

    April 11, 2001

    Disc Man

    Has there ever been a better time to see '60s folkies?

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    2000 Meltdown: The year music flickered

    Has there ever been a better time to see '60s folkies?

  • Arts

    October 4, 2000

    Caution: flammable

    Where pyromania meets contemporary art.

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Rock 'n' roles

    The music industry's hate-fueled gender gap and its chart-topping front men.

  • Music

    June 28, 2000

    We have liftoff

    EMP opens with monster shows at Seattle Center.

  • Arts

    May 17, 2000

    Boomer bust

    A book about a generation that just keeps getting bigger.

  • Diversions

    December 15, 1999

    WTO wish list

    A book about a generation that just keeps getting bigger.

  • Music

    September 29, 1999

    Maximum underdrive

    An onslaught of music festivals makes for a hectic, uncertain season.

  • Music

    September 22, 1999

    Music Timeline

    An onslaught of music festivals makes for a hectic, uncertain season.

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Sell-ebrate the '60s

    An onslaught of music festivals makes for a hectic, uncertain season.

  • Music

    August 4, 1999

    Moby, anomaly

    Just back from Woodstock, Moby reflects on "the ethos of testosterone."

  • Music

    July 28, 1999

    Puke!

    Just back from Woodstock, Moby reflects on "the ethos of testosterone."

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