The Shins, with Viva Voce
I was excited when I left my apartment on Sunday en route to the Shins show at the Paramount Theatre. I've had their first two…
Night Canopy, The Cave Singers, and Lightning Dust at the Croc
A few weeks back, much-beloved local-rockers-with-a-national-following Pretty Girls Make Graves announced that they were splitting up. Drummer Nick DeWitt was the first to leave, and…
Back to Black
If you'd never heard of Amy Winehouse before, on listening to Back To Black you'd probably assume she was some seasoned black jazz/soul singer from…
Trompe L'Oeil
"Merci de m'avoir rapporte ma culotte," she says as they sit on the table, a birthday cake between them. A Malajube song plays in the…
Jarvis Cocker show dates announced for Seattle!!
ZOMG!!! Jarvis Cocker, former front-man for Pulp and all-around complete U.K. hottiepants, is coming to Seattle!! Liz! Mad Professor! LOOK ALIVE!!!The show is April 30th…
Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
Although I may not know Ms. Sykes personally, I can assume that, like any other artist, she is at least somewhat concerned with maintaining relevance.…
Shake Some Action! at the Comet
The Comet is a great old bar, a Capitol Hill classic, really. After a post-grunge heyday slump, the grimy Comet has seen a resurgence of…
A Weekend in the City
It may be a life pressure we as normal people will never understand, but I wonder what it's like being a pop (in the good…
Wincing the Night Away
Hype is a vengeful mistress, seducing you only to suck you dry when you're finally feeling some amount of security. The opening weeks of 2007…
O, Will!
How is it possible that I didn't realize Okkervil River covered the Big Star classic "O, Dana" on their Overboard & Down EP?????John in the…