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Bewildered by Trump’s Rise, One Seattle Punk Is Getting Out the Vote by Rallying the Scene
At the ‘Punk the Vote’ series, see tons of bands and register to vote for our next shred…
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On Crimewave’s Latest, Death Metal and Hip-Hop Join in an Awkward Marriage
The Tacoma artist’s ‘Cage W/Mirrored Bars’ EP attempts to innovate, but lands in a noisy jumble.
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Stasia Irons on Taking Over KEXP’s ‘Street Sounds’ and the State of Seattle Hip-Hop
The former THEESatisfaction frontwoman plans on keeping the show chill and focusing on the jams.
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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.
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The Best Local Records We Heard This September Found Power in Simplicity
J’Von, Freaks of Nature, CC Dust, and Swooning stood out by paring it down.
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‘Pacific Waves’ Explores the Coast for a Distinctive Electronic Sound
Stretching from San Francisco up to Van B.C., the compilation is a walk along our Western shores.
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Video Premiere: Khingz Issues a Rallying Cry With ‘Good Gangster’
Seattle Weekly’s 2009 ‘Best MC of the Year’ returns with a sobering new track.
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Video Premiere: Ravenna Woods Gets Spooky on “Good Friend”
The Seattle five-piece continues its journey into the dark recesses of your soul.
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On His New Solo Record, ‘Leavings,’ Seattle MC Tay Sean Asks Us to Evolve
Featuring cosmic funk, outré hip-hop, and a cosmology equal parts Carl Sagan and Carl Jung.
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On ‘Birth/Decay,’ Nightspace Dances With the Dark
Nightspace’s sophomore release might be their creepiest yet.
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The Genre-Fluidity of Raven Matthews
‘Disco Christ’ is a raw, emotional, uncategorizable work of self-exploration.
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J’Von’s ‘Potato’ Is More Than Just Meat and Potatoes
The animator/MC’s latest has a simple surface that belies its lyrical and structural complexity.
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With HEAT Records, Seattle’s Getting Spicier
The young imprint showcases local underground club producers with a penchant for bodied bangers.
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Chance of Rain Announces First Wave of Performers
The brand new electronic festival’s lineup includes Derrick May, one of the inventors of techno.
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For Seattle’s Electronic Music Community, the Post-Decibel Future Is Cloudy With a Chance of Rain
Michael Manahan’s new festival hopes to bridge the gap—but does that gap exist?
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Ten Acts Worth Seeing at This Year’s Bumbershoot
From hip-hop to country to improv Shakespeare, the Labor Day fest offers something for everyone.
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Zoolab and King Snake, Possessed by Rhythm
With the addition of two live drummers, Terence Ankeny’s DJ sets go from transfixing to mesmerizing.
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Fremont’s Eclectic Daybreak Records Opens for Business
Offering local vinyl hounds a new hangout, with further proof of record retail’s vitality in Seattle.
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To Understand the Best Local Records this Month, Look North and South
Context for these albums lie outside Seattle’s core, up and down the Salish Sea.
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Tacoma Rapper Yung Fern Condemns Society, and Himself
‘Weekend at Fernie’s’ is the latest addition to the city’s new wave of hip-hop.