The Growing City
The denizens of Seattle’s DIY spaces say the new economy is making it harder to host the kind of shows that foster young bands and create space for marginalized music fans.
New Music
Second record, Third Daughter.
The Resistance
Amid concerns of a growing fascist presence in local clubs, bookers, bartenders, and musicians are swapping strategies to stop hate.
New Music
The rapper and ThraxxHouse forerunner’s latest is meant to be played loudly.
Animals on Film
Heatwarmer’s “American Dog” is an indisputable visual masterpiece.
Lifting the Veil
The enigmatic, mythologized leader of Shabazz Palaces discusses his very human life in Seattle.
Inside the Album
They may sing about getting stoned and eating Cheetos, but the members of Great Grandpa are anything but slackers.
New Music
Music befitting Junuary’s tropical depression.
New Music
‘I Was Made to Be Like Her’ emerged from visions, and charts a future path for psych as a form.
Electronica
AT YOUR DOOR, the best local record of the year thus far, has its roots all over the globe.
Leaving Seattle
The local indie band is packing its bags and heading to L.A.
Spotlight
What started as a high school Myspace page has blossomed into a vital force in the Seattle scene.
New Music
The R&B/soul singer flaunts a confident, sultry new sound on her new album.
GIF Gallery
The annual community gathering featured some of the best hip-hop in town.
The group plays with cacti and candle wax in a tactile visual outing.
The vinyl-only compilation documents 14 artists from the city’s stacked scene.
The tune itself was already a trip, but wait until you see the music video.
On “I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone,” the band explores post-loner life.
The Seattle band’s new album, “LoveJoys,” emerged as a creative purging of personal anxiety.
After playing a song hundreds of times, what happens when performers simply go blank?
