In an exclusive interview with Billboard posted today, Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler talks about being Sub Pop’s newest A&R rep….
Studying the litany of animal-derived band names often feels like touring zoo exhibits: “And here we have the elusive Reignwolf . . . ”…
Last week’s music feature looks at the 2005 debut album from now defunct alt-rock band Acceptance. That album, Phantoms, was…
Being a female stand-up comic isn’t easy. But with a last name recalling one of the English language’s most blatant…
We need more bands like Full Toilet. Screw the pastoral imagery of the current indie-folk zeitgeist, lose the unGoogleable ironic…
You wouldn’t think a man who outfits his entire band in white cowboy suits would be a devoted red-wine drinker,…
As much as I love perennial favorite Jazz Alley, acts like Ricky Skaggs and The Average White Band who have…
I grew up in upstate New York, where the cows far outnumber—at a ratio of, like, 500:1—the music venues. I’ll…
In Pike Place Market’s crowded arcade, even if you can’t see pint-sized Carly Calbero, you’ll no doubt hear her. The…
There’s a saying: Opinions about rock ’n’ roll are like assholes—everybody’s got one. Well, that’s a variation of the saying,…
You can take the man out of Texas, but you can’t take Texas out of the man. So it goes…
The state of pop is a curious one these days. Cher, 67, is pop. Cee Lo is pop. Alan Thicke’s…
The best kissing music is either sweaty, loud rock ’n’ roll or a subtle, sexy soundtrack you can just put…
For us cheapos, the goods on offer at the Daiso—or Japanese dollar store, with locations at Westlake and in the…
Looking for a pair of vintage ropers? An authentic airbrushed “spirit animal” T? A great floor-length ’70s sundress? Look no…
In a world where records are sold along with apartment decor (Urban Outfitters) and often grossly overpriced (like a copy…
Nothing ruins a gorgeous Seattle sunrise or sunset like a traffic jam. No matter what poll you read, we consistently…
On a walk one morning, I spotted a raccoon, freshly stripped of its fur, on the corner of a fence….
I was reminded of the Emerald City’s enchanting charms on a recent flight back to Seattle. The panorama is breathtaking…
For a band that claims to have been “influenced more by Cocteau Twins than DNA” yet sounds like a double-stranded…
