Seu Jorge’s raw elegance transcends the hipster samaba revival.
The Mekons leave their ’70s punk-rock peers in the dust.
In this crazy, mixed-up world, dear readers, there are only three things you can count on for sure: death, taxes,…
Waking people up in the morning has been my job for almost four years now. People start their day to…
A glimpse at the music industry before it learned to Just Say No.
The Gnome’s gettin’ a tattoo of a wristband so he can sneak into all the friggin’ festivals that keep popping…
Also: Wolf Parade, Brad Paisley, Portastatic, and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues: Fine Brown Sugar.
GRATEFUL DEAD Rockin’ the Rhein With the Grateful Dead: Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, West Germany, April 24, 1972 (Rhino) I’ve long harbored…
Forget Bernese mountain dogs and Kabbalah classes; the new status accessory of the twentysomething Hollywood starlet is apparently a Boy…
Legendary iconoclast John Sinclair walks and talks the history of the blues.
Neil Young looks forward and back, unevenly.
Three British buzz bands want to hold Seattle’s hand.
Irish rockers plug into the electronica-powered Area 2 tour.
Highlights-and otherwise-of this week’s music calendar.
Rival Schools handcuff the singer-songwriter to hardcore.
Atlanta’s Dust-to-Digital and Seattle’s Sublime Frequencies labels mine lost archives of glorious sound.
Tape, “A Spire” (Häpna). John Prine, “Glory of True Love” (Oh Boy!). The Thin Man, “An Undertaker Muses . . . ” (Contraphonic). Big…
An interview with Doug Martsch.
Seattle’s busiest rock eclectic, Scott McCaughey, gets Down with Wilco and comes up with an instant classic.
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores 10. ERIC CLAPTON Me & Mr. Johnson (Warner Bros.) 9. LOS LONELY BOYS Los…
