Tonight's recommended shows: openers, awesomeness & charity!
Got your running shoes handy? No, not your Chucks. I mean the ones that you lace up to go the distance. Yes, I know they're…
They Live! and the bright future of Seattle hip hop
The last time I saw They Live! perform was at the Showbox and they were opening for Ghostface Killah, the seemingly popular Wu-Tang Clan emcee…
Tonight's recommended show: Blind Pilot at Neumo's
They're playing our song / Can you see the lights? / Can you hear the hum? / Of our song / I hope they get…
Best news of the day: Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar to play in Seattle at the Showbox at the Market
{photo by hot avocados photography} Just as we thought this Monday would never end, a piece of news so exciting popped into our inbox to…
Simian Mobile Disco return to Neumos tonight – and release a new video
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIofSxwkkQE] It's only a few hours away, but I'm getting excited for Simian Mobile Disco's show at Neumos tonight. This'll be the third time I've…
Cut FOOTLAOS! for Laos this Tuesday, December 1st in Capitol Hill
In November, 2008, our dear Visqueen-er, Rachel Flotard joined her friend Justin on a trip to southern Laos to visit his family. While there,…
Imaginary Interview: Japandroids
If you are looking for a band that embodies the essence of every completely generic moment in high school that felt momentous because of…
Tonight's recommended show: Raphael Saadiq at the Showbox
In the days and weeks after Bumbershoot, the question of "who was the best act you saw [during the three day festival over Labor Day…
Erin McKeown at the Tractor tonight
Erin McKeown, the folk singer-songwriter who plays tonight at the Tractor with fellow traveller Jill Sobule, has a song on her newest album called "(Put the…
Five reasons for ladies to go see Fuck Buttons
Every noise/drone/math rock show I've gone to has been a sausage fest. Nothing wrong with that -- dudes are fine -- it would just be…