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    By Dusty Henry • April 21, 2015 6:10 pm

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

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    Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace, third in from left.
    The North Ballroom at the University of Washington...
    By Dusty Henry • November 24, 2014 9:43 am

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

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    Though Everything Will Change is billed as a documentary about The Postal
    Though Everything Will Change is billed as a...
    By Dusty Henry • November 6, 2014 12:33 pm

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

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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...
    By Dusty Henry • October 17, 2014 11:46 am

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

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    Aaron Carter plays El Corazon tonight.
    Aaron Carter, the Shaq-challenging onetime he-boy, is now...
    By Dusty Henry • October 3, 2014 9:23 am

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

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    The party has to end sometime. After all the drinks have been
    The party has to end sometime. After all...
    By Dusty Henry • October 2, 2014 12:10 pm

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

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    Justin Townes Earle hits up the Neptune tonight.
    Art rock doesn’t have to be inaccessible: Ought’s...
    By Dusty Henry • October 1, 2014 11:44 am

    Art rock doesn’t have to be inaccessible: Ought’s latest record, More Than Any Other Day, is ambitious and experimental, but never…

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    The Decibel Festival has a history of being...
    By Dusty Henry • September 19, 2014 9:01 am

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

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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,...
    By Dusty Henry • September 16, 2014 7:05 pm

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

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    Talk to enough people in the Seattle hip-hop...
    By Dusty Henry • September 10, 2014 9:39 am

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

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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...
    By Dusty Henry • September 5, 2014 10:02 am

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

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    The legacy of the Replacements isn’t built on...
    By Dusty Henry • August 22, 2014 2:26 pm

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

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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,...
    By Dusty Henry • August 18, 2014 5:06 pm

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

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    Naomi Punk, Television Man Out Aug. 5, Captured Tracks, naomipunkmusicgroup.com Despite all efforts
    Naomi Punk, Television Man Out Aug. 5, Captured Tracks,...
    By Dusty Henry • July 29, 2014 8:24 pm

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

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    From top: Chromeo, Childbirth, partygoers.
    This past weekend, Seattleites converged to partake of...
    By Dusty Henry • July 28, 2014 5:05 pm

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

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    By Dusty Henry • July 28, 2014 12:14 pm

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

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    Dan Hoerner outside The Big Dipper.
    It wasn’t until later in the evening on...
    By Dusty Henry • July 9, 2014 1:39 pm

    It wasn’t until later in the evening on the Fourth of July that I spilled my beer. Somewhere in the…

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    Buzz “King Buzzo” Osborne, This Machine Kills Artists (out now, Ipecac Recordings
    Scarves, Empty Houses Out June 20, self-released, scarvesmusic.bandcamp.comComing-of-age stories...
    By Dusty Henry • June 17, 2014 5:42 pm

    Scarves, Empty HousesOut June 20, self-released, scarvesmusic.bandcamp.com Coming-of-age stories have become modern mythology (you know the gods: The Catcher in…

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    The Blakes. Photo by Chris Tuite
    When the Blakes re-released their self-titled record with...
    By Dusty Henry • May 29, 2014 4:06 pm

    When the Blakes re-released their self-titled record with Light in the Attic Records in 2007, the hype was palpable. Pitchfork,…

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