Taking a tip from Bumbershoot’s Words & Ideas program, for this year’s 44th annual end-of-summer bash we ask, Why Bumbershoot?…
With ’90s nostalgia at an all-time high, the return of Luscious Jackson is aptly timed. Who better to rock the…
Tomtem, The Farewell Party Out now, Versicolor, tomtenmusic.bandcamp.com Like his band’s 2012 release Wednesday’s Children, Tomtem frontman Brian Noyeswatkins still…
Cahalen Morrison & Country Hammer, The Flower of Muscle ShoalsOut now, Free Dirt Records, cahalen.com/country-hammer If it sounds funny for…
I last caught Kithkin at the Crocodile for its CD release show with Master Musicians of Bukkake. That band’s psychedelic…
Sure, as of today, The Sunset Tavern is closed. But get a load of what owner Max Genereaux has in…
If at first the word “lovers” doesn’t have you entertaining thoughts of a dish-destroying rampage, by the time you’re through…
In a town that’s seen some of its most beloved watering holes and venues shutter to make way for urban…
Technically he’s no longer a Seattleite. If you really want to be specific, composer and Bainbridge Island native Jherek Bischoff’s…
Does the world really need more Radiohead? Probably not. But one thing we could all use a little more of…
Here at Seattle Weekly HQ, we consider suggestions for this “cat-egory” with the utmost seriousness. Cats, as we know, rule…
Though the pair has lately branched out in pursuit of other collaborations and solo work, the Seattle country-folk world would…
We’ve dubbed him Seattle’s “man of pedal steel,” and for good reason. Country Dave Harmonson—when not playing with Cahalen Morrison…
For all Seattle accomplishes on the indie, folk, electro, and hip-hop circuits, its one Achilles heel is the largely lukewarm…
While at Cornish, 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist Lena Simon dabbled in a little bit of a lot, studying everything from classical clarinet…
Photo by Morgen Schuler •—————————————————–• As PR Manager/“Special Ops” at One Reel, best known for organizing the annual Bumbershoot festival,…
Katie Kate, Nation Out Aug. 5, self-released, katiekatemusic.com For an artist who’s openly struggled with self-confidence and the need to…
EMP’s annual Sound Off! competition, which bills itself as “the Northwest’s Premier 21 & Under Battle of the Bands,” is…
Luluc, Passerby Out now, Subpop, lulucmusic.comAs opposed to the unmistakable lushness he brought to Sharon Van Etten’s latest release, Are…
Fin Records, voted Seattle Weekly’s Best Local Label of 2012, announced today in a press release that it will close….
