In a certain light, talent bookers are the canary in the coal mine. The intermediary who helps facilitate a live…
It all started when Jen Wood finally bought a piano. With a new marriage and a new home, the Seattle…
Wednesday, Oct. 8 DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist Play Afrika Bambaataa When DJ Shadow dropped his first album, Endtro ducing,…
Mary Lambert, Heart on My Sleeve (Oct. 14, Capitol Records, mary lambertsings.com) Fourteen tracks go by quickly on this debut full-length…
Even though the way most of us consume music is changing, there’s still a lot of romance in the old-fashioned…
Aaron Carter, the Shaq-challenging onetime he-boy, is now 25 and returning to El Corazon to continue his strange conquest of…
What makes something a “hidden gem?” Is it really a back bar if there’s a two-hour wait? And do we…
As long as there have been drinkers, there have been dive bars, and Seattle has some great ones. A few…
You won’t be doing the safety dance when you need help, but you can take some comfort if you have…
The party has to end sometime. After all the drinks have been downed and cabs have been called, a bartender…
Next time you’re out getting sloshed at the cantina, take a moment to thank a leathery winged mammal. “Bats are…
Where would we be without the meaty torpedos loaded with cream cheese and caramelized onions that make up our city’s…
Conor Oberst performed to a packed house at The Showbox. Photo by Kyu Han Fans lined up around the block…
Art rock doesn’t have to be inaccessible: Ought’s latest record, More Than Any Other Day, is ambitious and experimental, but never…
In the world of music there are those for whom the joy of creation is its own reward, and there…
Complete Surrender, the latest album from Slow Club, the English duo of Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor, is a bit…
Saturday night at Key Arena was buzzing with excitement as the Rocket Man took the stage. With blue-rimmed sunglasses, sparkling…
Showbox hosted one of several Decibel Festival showcases last night, but its lineup was one of the best with a…
Wednesday, Oct. 1 Art rock doesn’t have to be inaccessible: Ought’s latest record, More Than Any Other Day, is ambitious and…
This week, we chat with singer-guitarist Carl Newman on writing, band democracies, and bad album covers. What is a Brill…
