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Branford Marsalis: The Problem With Jazz
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 13, 2011The saxophonist says the genre needs to get out of its rut of virtuosic self-indulgence. Read more
Fall Arts 2011 Calendar
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 13, 2011SEPTEMBER 15 Jacob McMurray Linked to the ongoing EMP show, he’ll discuss his music history Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind. University ... Read more
Reading and Singing
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 13, 2011The Bushwick Book Club turns homework assignments into music. Read more
Taylor Swift
Published 7:00am Monday, September 12, 2011Taylor Swift is an inspiration to gangly girls everywhereyou may be a head taller than all the boys at your school, the same ones that ... Read more
Fleet Foxes
Published 7:00am Monday, September 12, 2011For the biggest name in Seattle music, theres no such thing as a sophomore slumpthe exquisite Helplessness Blues is a full-blown commercial and critical smash; ... Read more
Bumbershoot
Published 7:00am Saturday, September 10, 2011Founded in 1971, the granddaddy of all Northwest festivals boasts over a dozen stages and hundreds of performances, not all of them musical. Over three ... Read more
The REAL Prep Charter Academy in Portland was supposed to be a
Published 7:00am Friday, September 9, 2011The REAL Prep Charter Academy in Portland was supposed to be a revolutionary type of charter school where students could learn both the music biz ... Read more
A Night in Treme
Published 7:00am Friday, September 9, 2011When David Simon, creator of The Wire, began filming his new Treme, few knew it would be such a gift to music enthusiasts. Each episode ... Read more
Laura MusselmanPJ 20 went down Sept. 3 and 4 at Alpine Valley
Published 7:00am Wednesday, September 7, 2011Laura Musselman PJ 20 went down Sept. 3 and 4 at Alpine Valley Amphitheater in Wisconsin. This post is part of a series in which ... Read more
Sign Language
Published 7:00am Wednesday, September 7, 2011Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)When you’re down, you’re not usually the type to sit around singing the blues. However, you may want to consider just that ... Read more
Ryan Henry Ward Paints the Town
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 6, 2011The tragic past and optimistic future of Seattle's most prolific muralist. Read more
Centro-Matic: Guided by Veterans
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 6, 2011We were young, dumb, and broke. They lent a hand. Read more
The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 6, 2011THURSDAY 9/8 Visual Arts: Tiny Yellow Memories The English writer and artist Clare Johnson has an obsession that measures three inches square and is usually ... Read more
Ask a Mexican!
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 6, 2011Dear Mexican, I’m a young white dude who drives to work every day, and on my daily commute, I get off the freeway and drive ... Read more
The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 6, 2011John Prine with Ani Difranco, plus Ke$ha with LMFAO. Read more
Ear Supply: Patsy Cline Can Do No Wrong
Published 7:00am Tuesday, September 6, 2011Her songs do anything she wants them to. Read more
Morgan KeulerWarpaint.Sunday’s Bumbershoot had bigger bands and bigger crowds (I hear Key
Published 7:00am Monday, September 5, 2011Morgan KeulerWarpaint.Sunday’s Bumbershoot had bigger bands and bigger crowds (I hear Key Arena was full for Macklemore’s set, so that’s 13,000 right there), and felt ... Read more
No firearmsMaybe it was the overflow of “Who are you going to
Published 7:00am Monday, September 5, 2011No firearmsMaybe it was the overflow of “Who are you going to see?” questions that I fielded Sunday, but at some point, I decided I ... Read more
Almost Famous
Published 7:00am Monday, September 5, 2011In Cameron Crowes genial, heartfelt, autobiographical 2000 movie, his protagonist (Patrick Fugit) ostensibly departs 1973 San Diego to pursue his destiny as a music journalist. ... Read more
Morgan KeulerBrite FuturesDespite Chris’s cries that this year’s Bumbershoot feels nothing like
Published 7:00am Sunday, September 4, 2011Morgan KeulerBrite FuturesDespite Chris’s cries that this year’s Bumbershoot feels nothing like the fests of yore, even a lazy festivalgoer could find pockets of good ... Read more