Ishmael Butler on the past, the present, and the brightness of blackness.
Cutting through the crap with longtime locals the Fall-Outs.
Earshot lumbers on, attracting Seattle’s strong players and ace out of towners.
John Vanderslice gets both personal and political.
SPOTTED OUTSIDE OF: Fallout Records, 1506 E Olive, 323-BOMB NAME: Erica AGE: Never ask a lady her age. WHERE DO…
Has anyone else noticed that familiar voice in the Target commercials for leatherwear? (Oh, shut up, so we’ve been watching…
Pick one for someone you love, or hate, or yourself.
Seattle Weekly: Your new album, Menos el Oso [Suicide Squeeze], sounds pretty emotional, but some of the song titles are…
DAN MELCHIOR’S BROKE REVUE Bitterness, Spite, Rage & Scorn (In the Red) TIJUANA HERCULES When the Moon Comes Up Wild…
Spotted Outside of: Tower Records (4321 University NE, 632-1187) Name: Erin West Age: 19 Where do you live? “In the…
Brazil’s Caetano Veloso remains the most relevant musician of his generation.
Certain things are meant to be bought on the street. It’s clear, for example, that the trade in certain mind-altering…
Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with No Depression magazine.
Wednesday, March 16Joseph ArthurJoseph Arthur can do a hell of a lot for one man alone onstage, and that’s before…
In a clinical study of human misbehavior, Frances McDormand stands far above the other subjects of Laurel Canyon.
House of the Rising Sun.
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Weep, weep, weep. The Afghan Whigs have broken up—which isn’t really that interesting because they’d already broken down. Ladies and…
It started with an innocent request: Would I DJ at a friend’s birthday party? Well, sure. He’s my buddy, and,…
Once a geek, always a geek. I can do a million crunches and get high with Marilyn Manson and Limp…