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Brian J. Barr

Stone: Reaching.

Music

Soft as (Allen) Stone

Seattle's contribution to the soul-revival canon is high on pedigree, light on soul.

DIY: The Luxury of the Rich

Music

DIY: The Luxury of the Rich

Doing it yourself is great, if you can afford it.

Moore, left, and Gordon.

Music

Kim and Thurston: Split Single

For Sonic Youth's golden couple, marriage was their most rebellious move.

The BBC at a typically rowdy recent performance.

Arts & Culture

Reading and Singing

The Bushwick Book Club turns homework assignments into music.

Verlinde, with his stack and his axe.

Music

Fretboard Journal’s $13 Question

Why readers gladly fork out for the glossy, geeky guitar magazine.

Music

An Incomplete History of Ice Cube’s Career Architecture

From PHX to NWA to Are We There Yet?

Hardly Art's Ruben Mendez (left) and recent signees Seapony. Dirty.

Music

Seattle’s March to Fuzz

Amid a sea of pop and folk, some scuzzier sounds in town are having a moment.

Ke$ha: smart, sexy, burpy.

Music

The Genius of Ke$ha

The next Madonna? The next Lauper? Either way, you love her.

White Center: Almost Hip

Music

White Center: Almost Hip

Cheap rent and legit truck food have yet to spoil this West Seattle suburb.

Danzig walks the line between camp and menace.

Music

In Defense of Danzig

The ex-Misfit is a visionary who demands our respect.

Chicken or fish?

Music

Humble Prince Billy

The Wonder Show of the World is worth making a fuss over, even if its founder won't.

All songs delivered.

Music

NPR: Music’s Loveline

Why public radio's become the go-to spot for bands to hook up with paying customers.

McGraw Country

Music

McGraw Country

How calculated risks have made this man as ubiquitous as red, white, and Nicholas Sparks.

Not Kurt Russell.

Music

Seducing Kris Kristofferson

With its 50th release, Seattle's Light in the Attic Records celebrates the pleasure and pain of reissues.

Drivers wanted: a sparse Saturday-night crowd.

Music

Mix a Match for Georgetown?

Rock clubs have not fared well in the city's faraway neighborhood.

Yes, I know where I'm going.

Music

Devendra Banhart: To Be Continued

Yeah, he'll finish that song when he's done. Thanks.

Music

Wintergrass: Bluegrass Blues

The location may have changed, but the music knows no difference.

In the ring with Neil Young.

Music

Tooth & Nail’s Latest Cover Boy

Meet the 25-year-old, Grammy-nominated Seattleite you’ve never heard of, at the local label that gets no respect (in…

Who knew bearded ladies could actually be attractive?

Music

Q&A: Aja Pecknold’s a Fleet Fox

The band’s manager proves there can be life after Seattle Weekly.

Maas’ research gave her a new  appreciation for the G-Man.

Music

Maas Media

How a local filmmaker rediscovered Seattle’s soul.