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Wire Brings their DRILL Festival to Seattle

Tony Kay — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:32:47 +0000

When one of the most influential and unpredictable bands of the last 40-odd years curates a music festival in this fair city, it’s bound to be an unexpected and exhilarating ride. British band Wire have made a career out of doing exactly what the hell they’ve wanted to do for over four decades, mutating punk’s … Continue reading →

Friday Night’s Music Selections at City Arts Fest

Tony Kay — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:29:22 +0000

Reignwolf delivers such an astonishing show all by his lonesome that throwing him into a laser show seems almost superfluous.

Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of October 12th through the 14th

Tony Kay — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:48:51 +0000

If you haven't seen Searching for Sugar Man yet, the very existence of this show provides one spoiler right out of the gate: Enigmatic singer/songwriter Rodriguez did not shoot or immolate himself onstage.

Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of October 5th to the 7th

Tony Kay — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:16:46 +0000

Thank you, San Francisco, for Thee Oh Sees, whose shambling and sexy surf-rock-on-heavy-duty-hallucinogens live shows officially make life worth living.

Seattle Rock Veterans Present their Walking Papers (Part 2)

Clint Brownlee — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:01:04 +0000

"I don't really like most of what passes for "rock" these days. Corporate radio and the major labels have somewhat destroyed it.[...]That makes me kind of mad, actually, but I think we're just currently in a bad cycle. And everything happens in cycles."

Seattle Rock Veterans Present their Walking Papers (Part 1)

Clint Brownlee — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:33:13 +0000

"Just because you have a couple famous guys in a band does not mean anything unless you make a truly great album and play great live shows."