Music
Great Grandpa’s Try-Hard Snack Rock
They may sing about getting stoned and eating Cheetos, but the members of Great Grandpa are anything but…
Dusty Henry
Music
On ‘Being Here Is Hard,’ Whitney Ballen Sings the Existential Blues
“It’s not a happy album at all.”
Music
Big BLDG Records Review Roundup, With Roy Rodgers and Western Haunts
Getting mathy and hazy with the local label’s newest releases.
Music
Dreamdecay Pulls Itself Apart on “YÚ”
An amalgamation of the English word “you” and the Spanish word “tú,” the record lives in two worlds.
Music
Minus the Bear Returns From the Void
With their new album, the Seattle mainstays don’t change the formula, but build on their history.
Arts & Culture
The Smackdown in Sea-Town
From WWE-Style mutations to lucha libre, Seattle is experiencing an indie-wrestling renaissance.
Music
Big BLDG Is Making the Jump From Music Festival to Nonprofit Record Label
The SoDo-based organization will provide physical releases for up-and-coming artists, for free.
Music
Like the Comic That Inspired Them, Merso Keeps Its Riffs Murky
The band takes cues from Alan Moore’s ‘Swamp Thing’ on its new record, ‘Red World.’
Music
The Washington State History Museum Lets You Experience the Origins of DIY IRL
‘A Revolution You Can Dance To’ Revisits Olympia’s ’90s Underground Music Explosion
Music
At ‘Home’ With the Exquisites
Punk partners for 20 years, Jason Clackley and Gavin Tiemeyer’s new record looks back on hard times.
Music
Chris Staples Wants to Write You a Song
After starting a customizable eBay song-for-sale business, the Seattle musician took it on the road.
Music
Zoolab and King Snake, Possessed by Rhythm
With the addition of two live drummers, Terence Ankeny’s DJ sets go from transfixing to mesmerizing.
Music
No Sleaze, All Squeeze
Seattle label Suicide Squeeze has lasted two decades by treating artists like family, not business.
Arts & Culture
Renton-based Keyboard Kid Is #Based
Aside from his appearance on Clams Casino’s debut LP, the producer also pumped out two new records.
Arts & Culture
iji’s Zach Burba Creates Art From the Collective Unconscious on ‘Bubble’
Cobbled from entries in the band’s group dream journal, the new album is fittingly mysterious.
Arts & Culture
Your Heart Breaks Remembers Geneviève Castrée With ‘From Mount Eerie’
Recorded in 2008, the album stands as a document of depression and friendship.
Arts & Culture
Sloucher’s Debut Rings With Sounds of Seattle’s Indie Rock Past
The supergroup makes a familiar yet bold statement on its debut EP.
Arts & Culture
Stephen Steinbrink’s Dissociative Blues
The Olympia-via-Phoenix songwriter reimagines his past on ‘Anagrams.’
Music
Sunny Day Real Estate and Grand Hallway Vocalists Unite at the EMP
Tomo Nakayama and Jeremy Enigk perform together this weekend, an especially apt pairing.
News
Seattle’s Top Five Transit-Accessible Summer Spots
Just because you don’t have a car doesn’t mean summer is lost.