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Car Seat Headrest’s Post-Teen Punk

Will Toledo Delivers the Rage of Youth With Years of Wisdom

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Seattle hip-hop group Nu Era pairs experimental production with an old-school crew

Seattle hip-hop group Nu Era pairs experimental production with an old-school crew mindset. They trade verses like Wu-Tang…

Sitting at a bus stop at 23rd and Jackson in the Central

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Sitting at a bus stop at 23rd and Jackson in the Central

Sitting at a bus stop at 23rd and Jackson in the Central District, Gregoire Sexton Brown, aka producer…

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The smell of steaming rice and beans blends with the smoke of

The smell of steaming rice and beans blends with the smoke of a sage smudge stick burning by…

The smell of steaming rice and beans blends with the smoke of

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The smell of steaming rice and beans blends with the smoke of

Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace, third in from left.

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The North Ballroom at the University of Washington isn’t the type of

The North Ballroom at the University of Washington isn’t the type of venue Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace…

Though Everything Will Change is billed as a documentary about The Postal

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Though Everything Will Change is billed as a documentary about The Postal

Though Everything Will Change is billed as a documentary about The Postal Service, that’s not an entirely accurate…

Portland songwriter EMA didn’t ask to be music’s spokesperson for the social-media

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Portland songwriter EMA didn’t ask to be music’s spokesperson for the social-media

Portland songwriter EMA didn’t ask to be music’s spokesperson for the social-media generation. Yet the artist, aka Erika…

Aaron Carter plays El Corazon tonight.

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Aaron Carter, the Shaq-challenging onetime he-boy, is now 25 and returning to

Aaron Carter, the Shaq-challenging onetime he-boy, is now 25 and returning to El Corazon to continue his strange…

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The party has to end sometime. After all the drinks have been

The party has to end sometime. After all the drinks have been downed and cabs have been called,…

Justin Townes Earle hits up the Neptune tonight.

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Art rock doesn’t have to be inaccessible: Ought’s latest record, More Than Any

Art rock doesn’t have to be inaccessible: Ought’s latest record, More Than Any Other Day, is ambitious and experimental,…

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The Decibel Festival has a history of being ahead of trends. Over

The Decibel Festival has a history of being ahead of trends. Over its 11-year run, it has featured…

Motopony, Idle Beauty EP  Out now, Entertainment One, motoponymusic.com   Motopony’s Daniel Blue

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Motopony, Idle Beauty EP  Out now, Entertainment One, motoponymusic.com   Motopony’s Daniel Blue

Motopony, Idle Beauty EP Out now, Entertainment One, motoponymusic.com Motopony’s Daniel Blue is a beat poet trapped inside…

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Talk to enough people in the Seattle hip-hop scene and inevitably the

Talk to enough people in the Seattle hip-hop scene and inevitably the name Sabzi will come up. DJ…

Talk to enough people in the Seattle hip-hop scene and inevitably the

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Talk to enough people in the Seattle hip-hop scene and inevitably the

Talk to enough people in the Seattle hip-hop scene and inevitably the name Sabzi will come up. DJ…

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The legacy of the Replacements isn’t built on runaway success. It’s almost

The legacy of the Replacements isn’t built on runaway success. It’s almost absurd to think that a band…

Chris Staples, American Soft  Out now, Barsuk Records, chrisstaplesmusic.com   Chris Staples comes

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Chris Staples, American Soft  Out now, Barsuk Records, chrisstaplesmusic.com   Chris Staples comes

Chris Staples, American Soft Out now, Barsuk Records, chrisstaplesmusic.com Chris Staples comes from a lineage of Seattle singer/songwriters…

Naomi Punk, Television Man Out Aug. 5, Captured Tracks, naomipunkmusicgroup.com Despite all efforts

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Naomi Punk, Television Man Out Aug. 5, Captured Tracks, naomipunkmusicgroup.com Despite all efforts

Naomi Punk, Television ManOut Aug. 5, Captured Tracks, naomipunkmusicgroup.com Despite all efforts to shroud itself in mystery, Olympia’s…

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This past weekend, Seattleites converged to partake of three days of indie

This past weekend, Seattleites converged to partake of three days of indie bands, food trucks, and lots of…

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This past weekend, Seattleites converged to partake in three days of indie

This past weekend, Seattleites converged to partake in three days of indie bands, food trucks, and lots of…