Why this safe, sleepy sound is so darn popular.
Also: The Perceptionists, Monade.
Wed Live Music Abbondanza Pizzeria Marco at 7 p.m. 6503 California Ave. S.W., 206-935-8989. All American Metro Retro at 9…
The Turn-Ons love music, and they love to look good playing it.
Seattle’s Himsa unleash their fury on an unsuspecting nation—just don’t call it ‘metalcore.’
Highlights-and otherwise-from this week’s music calendar.
ARTO LINDSAY, Prize (Righteous Babe) “When did I empty/My empty mind?” “Make it gradual/Tone says it all.” “Stay calm/Keep calm/…
WHO: Richard A. Martin WHAT DID YOU DO? I’m the outgoing music editor at Seattle Weekly, a former editor at…
England’s Arctic Monkeys just want to get laid.
The beguiling free improv of Daniel Carter and Reuben Radding.
Top-selling records at local independent record stores
Rhett Miller goes out on his own.
News flash: Pavement doesn’t suck live. At least, they didn’t suck at the Showbox, where the last American indie-rock heroes…
Corporate punk! Covers! Circle (pit) jerks! A Warped Tour report.
When the Gnome is a record-shoppin’, don’t come a-knockin’! Your craggy correspondent hit the bins early this year, pickin’ up…
Seattle Weekly: You’re originally from Seattle, right? Michelle Bishop: I grew up in Bothell, just north of Seattle, and went…
VARIOUS ARTISTS, Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam (Epic/Ignition) Combining the best of mod energy, punk attitude, and…
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores10.KAISER CHIEFS Employment (Universal)9.DAFT PUNK Human After All (Virgin)8.STARS Set Yourself on Fire (Arts &…
A new video collection tries to nail down the ever-elusive Madonna.
PJ Harvey’s New York Stories.
