Recommended Show: Polvo at the Crocodile 10/6
When I moved to Seattle 12 years ago, I spent a lot of time talking on the phone to friends back home, mostly about music.…
Steve Martin on the banjo
What is this that I spy? Unbelievably, Steve Martin released a record this year on Rounder entitled The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.…
See Rabid Child Images' photo exhibit at Greenwood Collective
As a music writer in this town, I've tried to make it a point of trying to be supportive of the amazingly talented photographers that…
Want to see a live (DVD) Mountain Goats performance – and buy the album (The Life of the World to Come) a day early?
(In the interest of full disclosure, you all should know that I work at Sonic Boom and am going to be running this event.) …
Recommended Show: Deer Tick tonight (9/24) at High Dive
I heard Deer Tick on KEXP a few months ago and immediately rushed to buy their latest record. What I heard was a mix of…
Higher Than The Stars EP
Oh, my friend, I am so sorry. I have become one of them too. Ga-ga for the new indie pop blog romance. I know we…
Recommended show: The Brunettes w/Throw Me the Statue & Nurses tonight at The Vera Project
Okay, guys. Here’s the thing: I am writing this recommendation based solely on my love for The Brunettes. We’ve mentioned Throw Me the Statue here…
Imaginary Interview: Meiko
Meiko is a lovely, young singer-songwriter from Los Angeles who has quickly built a following over the past few years, mostly on the strength of…
Radiohead Deluxe Editions
Kid A (Deluxe Edition) Amnesiac (Deluxe Edition) Hail to the Thief (Deluxe Edition) In a career arc, Radiohead was quickly more art-rock than standard alt-rock…
Three to see: Megan Fox demoning it up, Damon returns to comedy, and a giant, bloody pig.
Jennifer’s Body @ the Meridian 16 and the Metro: A hot chick becomes possessed and starts slaughtering and eating people? That sounds cheesy, stupid AND…