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I know there is this kind of perennial, low-wattage war of coolness
Published 7:00am Wednesday, April 7, 2010I know there is this kind of perennial, low-wattage war of coolness going on between Seattle and Portland. Who has the best restaurants, who has ... Read more
Q&A: Spoon’s Britt Daniel on Religion, Coffee, and The Drudge Report
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010"I watch a lot of Fox News." Read more
The Short List: The Weeks Recommended Shows
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Angels and Airwaves / Wednesday, April 7 After the split of Blink-182, Tom DeLonge worked tirelessly to prove that his new incarnation would forever change ... Read more
Beach House’s Sand Doom
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010The duo's latest is a lesson in mixed messages. Read more
Autumn De WildeSpoon–featuring Britt Daniel, top left–plays The Moore on Friday, April
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Autumn De Wilde Spoon–featuring Britt Daniel, top left–plays The Moore on Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10. Spoon played the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago ... Read more
When Youre Strange: A Film About the Doors: Dont Ride the Snake
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010A rock doc with more than a whiff of fried brain cells, Tom DiCillo’s When You’re Strange serves to remind the faithful that the Doors ... Read more
Sia: Death of Cool
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010The hipsters daughter has changed her tune. Read more
First Call: Still Liquor’s Bartender Favors Bushmills for a Bender
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010The Watering Hole: Still Liquor, 1524 Minor Ave., Capitol Hill, 467-4075. The Atmosphere: While the two-month-old cocktail bar bills itself as a place in “the ... Read more
Mix a Match for Georgetown?
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Rock clubs have not fared well in the city's faraway neighborhood. Read more
Opening Nights: The Gypsy King
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Treading the line between shtick and outright theft. Read more
Norman WongMontreal’s Stars made a name for themselves with their frothy, melodic
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Norman WongMontreal’s Stars made a name for themselves with their frothy, melodic songs with darker lyrics about wars, fighting, death, and melancholy, as heard on ... Read more
Chris KornelisThe xx’s Romy Madley Croft mingles with fans after an in-store
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Chris KornelisThe xx’s Romy Madley Croft mingles with fans after an in-store performance at Ballard’s Sonic Boom in November, 2009. The xx play Showbox SoDo ... Read more
Artist: MGMTAlbum: CongratulationsRelease Date: April 13Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): StreamListen: Entire
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010Artist: MGMTAlbum: CongratulationsRelease Date: April 13Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): StreamListen: Entire album streaming here.While it certainly is no Oracular Spectacular, MGMT’s sophomore effort plays ... Read more
Our Favorite Restaurants 2010
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010All Purpose Pizza “Kid-friendly” is a hyphenated poison pill for many restaurants. Especially ones that, with some pies going for nearly $30, clearly cater to ... Read more
The Weekly Wire: This Weeks Recommended Events
Published 7:00am Tuesday, April 6, 2010WEDNESDAY 4/7 Visual Arts: Splendid Isolation Commodore Perry is nowhere to be seen in the 60-plus images collected in “Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints,” essentially ... Read more
Chona KasingerSea Fever, with The Fragrance, Valhalla Hill. Neumos, 925 E. Pike
Published 7:00am Monday, April 5, 2010Chona KasingerSea Fever, with The Fragrance, Valhalla Hill. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $7. The local indie-pop outfit Sea Fever is a ... Read more
Duff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what
Published 7:00am Monday, April 5, 2010Duff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.I am excited for my good ... Read more
Once upon a time, roughly Spring 2008, Capitol Hill lost two of
Published 7:00am Monday, April 5, 2010Once upon a time, roughly Spring 2008, Capitol Hill lost two of its most cherished fast food establishments on the perimeter of Cal Anderson Park: ... Read more
Citizen Cope. Easy Street Records, 20 Mercer St., 691-3279. 3 p.m. Free.
Published 7:00am Saturday, April 3, 2010Citizen Cope. Easy Street Records, 20 Mercer St., 691-3279. 3 p.m. Free. All ages. One morning last year, I was getting coffee at Starbucks in ... Read more
Mimicking Birds are (from left->right) Tim Skellenger, Nate Lacy, and Aaron Hanson.
Published 7:00am Friday, April 2, 2010Mimicking Birds are (from left->right) Tim Skellenger, Nate Lacy, and Aaron Hanson. They play The Tractor on Saturday night. Mimicking Birds’ Nate Lacey speaks with ... Read more