The 2011 Sasquatch bill is un-frack-withable
{Sasquatch photo by asclepius6 from the Imaginary Flickr Photo Pool} Do you hear that? It is the sound of folks feverishly tweeting and posting about…
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at the Showbox at the Market
When I last wrote about Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings a little over a year ago, I was afraid that I might have been a…
Live At KEXP Volume Four
For a perfect sampler of the contemporary non-mainstream rock radio aesthetic, and rare versions of what's out there to boot, this is an essential holiday…
Two more non-Block Party shows not to miss
This really is a fantastic weekend for live music in Seattle. There are about 6 shows I want(ed) to go to this weekend apart from…
Another Best of '07 list: Chop Suey booker Pete Greenberg's favorite albums
I'm a huge nerd when it comes to pouring over annual, best of lists (I'm still biting my nails in anticipation of the Idolator critic's…
A transcendent night with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
One of the things that I’m thankful for in my rock and/or roll life is that I had the pleasure of seeing James Brown live…
100 Days, 100 Nights
Hearing the Dap-Kings add their furiously funky sound to albums like Mark Ronson’s Version and Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black is a fine thing, simply…
New releases for the week, from Easy Street Records
This week's new releases looks like some kinds of flashback or a Halloween trick, but alas it's true: Arrested Development, Backstreet Boys, Blues Traveler, and…