His Electro Blue Voice, Ruthless Sperm (Aug. 20, Sub Pop, subpop.com): Beyond winning Album Title of the Year, this debut…
Cabana This local four-piece incorporates a lot of Northwest rock touchstones from the past 20 or so years—layered, reverb-heavy guitars,…
Thursday 8/15 Books/Karaoke: Total Eclipse of the Heart With his 2007 debut Love Is a Mixtape: Life and Loss, One…
Growing up, a young Arrington De Dionyso recalls owning a book by famous “sound effects guy” Michael Winslow from Police…
Julia Shapiro writes really incredible love songs. What’s refreshing is they’re fun love songs. Nobody’s weeping about broken hearts or…
Who knew Jerick Hoffer was destined for stardom? First, probably, his fellow students at Cornish College; then most everyone who’s…
Though L.A.’s Hunter Hunted has only been active since early 2013, Michael Garner and Dan Chang, the duo behind its…
Discerning the influence of Barsuk Records is, for me, a very personal affair. Looking at the Seattle label’s discography, or…
Ken Stringfellow has worked with bands like R.E.M., the Posies, and Big Star. He’ll be backed by local Americana-peddlers the…
Public transportation policy is like contraception: lots of people use it, but that doesn’t mean anyone wants to talk about…
Stage Openings & Events Das Barbec U A concert performance of Scott Warrender and Jim Luigs’ rollicking translation of Wagner’s…
Classical, Etc. • Seattle Opera: Their quadrennial production of Wagner’s Ring is one of the opera world’s most acclaimed, drawing…
Local & Repertory • American Comedy Classics Barbara Stanwyck plays the showgirl on the lam, harbored by an eccentric group…
About 2:30 into the new track released by Monogamy Party, “Ashamed,” it sounds like Ricky Claudon is rubbing his guitar…
PThe Hunt Opens Fri., Aug. 16 at Guild 45th. Rated R. 111 minutes. Mads Mikkelsen plays a serial killer on…
Summer is a time for relaxed fashion standards. People wear shorts to work—well, I do anyway—and tourists bring their sartorial…
You probably know Khia best from her graphic 2002 breakthrough single “My Neck, My Back (Lick It)” off her album…
Wednesday, August 7 Ken Stringfellow has worked with bands like R.E.M., the Posies, and Big Star. He’ll be backed by…
When you have Double Duchess, Big Dipper, and Gaytheist all in one place, it’s pretty much impossible not to have…
This was a very close race, but the winner is The Highline by a soy nugget. Jokes aside, this 3-year-old…
