Deep SIFF: Wheedle's Groove
You could probably be forgiven if the first time you thought of Seattle as having a vibrant music scene was when MTV first aired "Smells…
The punk rock life and unsolved death of the mastermind behind "New Wave Theatre" is extraordinary reading
Have you ever seen Eraserhead? In David Lynch's first B&W Surrealist mind-hump of a movie, there is scene with a little song the "Lady in…
Tearing Down Paisley Garden
The Purrs are a veteran Seattle rock band who have recently put out their sixth release, Tearing Down Paisley Garden, a seven song DIY statement…
Of Light / Shabazz Palaces
Long time vet Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets, Cherrywine), now laying low locally, starts the self-titled twin of his new joint's dual releases with two of…
Don't miss Damien Jurado tonight at Sonic Boom (Ballard)
Last Friday, Damien Jurado and an all-star cast of friends played to a packed house at Easy Street Records in West Seattle, as part of…
Bigger And Blackerer
Do you know a David Cross? Sometimes I think we all must. He's a really smart guy in your social circle (usually tied to the…
Saint Bartlett
"I wish I that I could float up from the ground / I will never know what that's like," are the first lines on Damien…
Hey Marseilles celebrate vinyl release of debut with all ages show at Vera (5/21) and club show at Tractor (5/22)
{Photo: Hot Avocados} I am a latecomer to the mesmerizing travelogues and swirling epiphanies of Hey Marseilles' musical majesties. Wayfarers to the bone, lead singer…
See Me River play album release tonight, with Grand Archives and S. at the Tractor
Tonight is a three band deep jubilee of American self-expression as smart and intimate as a poem by Walt Whitman, and as big and overflowing…
Are you a Drooling Fanatic? Meet the author of the funniest rock book ever written
Rock And Roll Will Save Your Life is easily the best humor book on music I've ever read. Author Steve Almond received a lot of…