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And plenty more, including Akimbo, Elvis Perkins, and Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head.

And plenty more, including Akimbo, Elvis Perkins, and Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head. For all our festival coverage, visit…

Dallas Observer's Top Ten Americana Albums: She & Him, Bonnie Prince Billy, Fleet Foxes, and more.

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A collection of lists from our friends at the Village Voice, LA

A collection of lists from our friends at the Village Voice, LA Weekly, Nashville Scene and the rest…

After a lackluster performance at last year's festival, Neko Case earned a few points back with a energetic set with A.C. Newman's super-geek outfit, The New Pornographers.

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Sasquatch! 2008 opened Saturday, May 24 at The Gorge in George, Wash.

Sasquatch! 2008 opened Saturday, May 24 at The Gorge in George, Wash. All photos by Renee McMahon, except…

Seattle Soundbite, Thursday, March 19: In celebration of the restaurant industry's long tradition of being the bread and butter for struggling artists of all types--particularly musicians--Seattle Soundbite brings the musicians and the fancy food together in the second incarnation of what will hopefully become a longstanding Seattle tradition. Basically, some of SeattleaE™s best restaurants will be hanging out at the SODO, serving high-class street-vendor style foods while musicians with food service backgrounds entertain the gorging crowd. Sub Pop band The Helio Sequence, a Portland duo that consists of Benjamin Weikel (no doubt one of the happiest-looking drummers in the history if indie rock) and axe-wielding frontman Brandon Summers headline the affair. Though the band's indie pop constructions are perfectly pleasant in recorded form (their latest release is called Keep Your Eyes Ahead), on stage the two men manage to conjure more energy than most bands three times their size. Another notable act is the instrumental concept band Bird Show Of North America, who play dynamic songs named after birds while the band's full-time artist, Curtis Poortinga, paints pictures the audience can admire-- and purchase for around $20-$40-- after the show. With Sue Quigley, Doctor Doctor, and Puget Sound System with Truce. Showbox SODO, 1700 1st Ave. S., 652-0444. 6 p.m., $15. Note by SARA BRICKNER MP3: Can't Say No

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A Brian Jonestown Massacre Cover Night and The Academy Is… made the

A Brian Jonestown Massacre Cover Night and The Academy Is… made the list too. Check out briefs and…

Spaceman looks on as Jay Barz and his crew perform.

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Freeway brought the heat to Chop Suey on Saturday night, thanks to

Freeway brought the heat to Chop Suey on Saturday night, thanks to local record label Sportin’ Life, along…

Ah, yes, good old fashioned posters.

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At the Sunset Tavern, Tuesday Nov. 18, The Moondoggies, The Maldives, Final

At the Sunset Tavern, Tuesday Nov. 18, The Moondoggies, The Maldives, Final Spins, The Banyans, and Grand Hallway…

Gogol Bordello played at Showbox SoDo on Monday, March 10. All photos

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Gogol Bordello played at Showbox SoDo on Monday, March 10. All photos

Gogol Bordello played at Showbox SoDo on Monday, March 10. All photos by Laurie Pearman.Published on March 11,…

The week kicked off with art at First Thursday in Pioneer Square

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The week kicked off with art at First Thursday in Pioneer Square

The week kicked off with art at First Thursday in Pioneer Square and performances from Head Like a…

John Vanderslice, Thursday, September 17: Among that certain cadre of orchestral-pop troubadours -- Leonard Cohen descendants like Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, DeVotchKa's Nick Urata, sometimes Billy Bragg -- John Vanderslice stands out for sounding the most like all the others combined. In these Depression 2.0 times, that may seem like a bargain -- it's like hearing a half-dozen singer-songwriters for the price of one! -- but let's not be quite so cynical. Vanderslice isn't a pop composite as much as he is a musical Zelig, having rubbed shoulders in recording studios and on stages with the likes of Death Cab, Spoon, Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats and Sufjan Stevens. The fact that he remains relatively under the radar means that the lush arrangements and striking lyrics off his latest album, Romanian Names, can be enjoyed in a more intimate setting alongside fans who, like you, are in it for the music. With Pink Mountaintops and Mimicking Birds. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave. 441-5611. 8 p.m. $14 adv. Note by ROSE MARTELLI

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Pacific Pride, McCoy Tyner, and John Vanderslice are also performing in Seattle

Pacific Pride, McCoy Tyner, and John Vanderslice are also performing in Seattle this week. Check out our picks…

Susan Tedeschi, Wednesday, August 19: While most great musical partnerships are forged before the respective parties go down their own solo paths, Susan Tedeschi and her husband Derek Trucks are working in the opposite direction. They're in bed together, they're raising a family together, they've toured together, and they've made appearances on each others' records. But they've never made a proper album together. It's an inevitability that has the potential to be greater than anything the couple has every accomplished on their own. Tedeschi brings a beautiful, gravelly voice, Southern charm and pop sensibilities pinned on her vest; Trucks sings through his slide guitar in a voice of his own, but pushes increasingly onto the fringes of popular music on a crash course toward self-indulgent experimentalism. Together on a full-length, they could play to each others' strengths, temper their vices, and make the record their fans are begging for. Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St. 684-4800. 7 p.m. $22. All ages. Note by CHRIS KORNELIS

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Crocodiles and Susan Tedeschi are also on stage around the Seattle area

Crocodiles and Susan Tedeschi are also on stage around the Seattle area this week. Check out our band…

[Wednesday, August 20] A sort of supergroup culled from SeattleaE™s thriving punk/power-pop scene (members have previously been spotted in the Greatest Hits, the Pop Machine, and the Cute Lepers), the Shy Ones come at their simple, spiky, catchy tunes the same way as the Ramones once didaE“ by revving up the sounds of Tommy James and the Shondells and early Kinks and the like, merging the Mod-pop aE™60s with the proto-punk aE™70s. With the Electric Kisses, the Pranks. King Cobra, 916 E. Pike St. 9 p.m. Listen to All I Ever.

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Elder Mason, Necrophagist, and The Drones made the list too. Check out

Elder Mason, Necrophagist, and The Drones made the list too. Check out briefs, photos and audio samples from…

The Blink 182 parking lot.

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What used to be an all-day festival a ferry-ride away in Bremerton,

What used to be an all-day festival a ferry-ride away in Bremerton, canvasing the Kitsap County Fairgrounds on…

Our weekly look at the people around town hits the Seattle U

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Our weekly look at the people around town hits the Seattle U

Our weekly look at the people around town hits the Seattle U campus, and its tributaries, over Valentine’s…

Photographer Laura Musselman caught Jens Lekman playing a set at the Crocodile

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Photographer Laura Musselman caught Jens Lekman playing a set at the Crocodile

Photographer Laura Musselman caught Jens Lekman playing a set at the Crocodile on June 4, 2009.Published on June…

It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop

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It shouldn’t really be surprising that The National’s slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop

It shouldn’t really be surprising that The National’s slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop would make for the evening’s most…

OK Go keeps it bright and loud at the Gorge.All photos by

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OK Go keeps it bright and loud at the Gorge.All photos by

OK Go keeps it bright and loud at the Gorge.All photos by Renee McMahonPublished on May 30, 2010

"Was it the heat? The all-day drinking? The way the stage lights

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“Was it the heat? The all-day drinking? The way the stage lights

“Was it the heat? The all-day drinking? The way the stage lights hit Jack White and shone upon…

The a cappella harmony titled aEœTales of Girls, Boys and MarsupialsaE was one of my favorite parts of the show.

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When I previewed this show, I wrote about how after listening to

When I previewed this show, I wrote about how after listening to The Wombats’ debut album “The Wombats…

The Carnivores from Atlanta, GA

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Franz Ferdinand played a sold out set at the Showbox at the

Franz Ferdinand played a sold out set at the Showbox at the Market Thursday night with Atlanta band…

This weekend, the exhibit "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses" opened at

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This weekend, the exhibit “Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses” opened at

This weekend, the exhibit “Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses” opened at the EMP with about 225 artifacts…